| A Note for Pediatric Investigators | Dear Pediatric Investigators,
We will no longer require an internal Department of Pediatrics checklist form for grant submissions. All requests for external funding require the UI Routing Form, with approvals by the PI, Dept. Chair and Dean, with due dates as per DSP and sponsor.
- Note that salary support on grants should be discussed and approved by your division director or Chair. Grants that requires department cost share or protected time need to be approved in writing by the Chair.
- Required signatures or letters should be obtained at least 5 business days in advance of DSP and sponsor deadlines.
Please consult with Pediatrics Research Support staff to ensure timely submission of your proposals.
Thank you,
Alexander G. Bassuk, MD, PhD (he/him/they)
Professor and Chair | University of Iowa Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
Joel and Jay Stead Chair for Leadership in Children’s Medicine | University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Physician-in-Chief | University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital | | | | Celebrate Your Colleagues Welcome, New Hires!
- Carrie Shea, Clinical Trials Research Associate, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, started on August 30.
- Jenna Marlow, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Division of Neonatology, started on August 30.
- Allison Momany, Post-Doctoral Scholar, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, started on September 1.
- Kenan Najdawi, Research Intern, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, starts today, September 13.
Correction
In our last issue of Peds Express, we welcomed a new research assistant in Cardiology using an incorrect spelling of her name. Please welcome Mei Lietsch to the team, who started on August 23!
Promotions
- Racheal Niensteadt has been promoted to manager of the Child Life program within the UI Stead Family Children's Hospital as of August 30.
Work Anniversaries
- Joyce Disterhoft, Secretary II, Division of Neonatology, celebrates 20 years on September 17.
- Brady Thomas, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, celebrates 5 years on September 15.
- Patrick Sinn, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, celebrated 20 years on September 12.
HR Staff Transitions
As our HR team moves through changes in their team and the transition period that will follow, please utilize their shared inbox, pedsuichildrenshr@healthcare.uiowa.edu, for inquiries.
Working at Iowa Survey
We want to hear from you! University of Iowa Health Care is collaborating with Press Ganey again to conduct this year’s Working at Iowa Survey, which opens today.
Press Ganey staff will ensure all individual responses remain confidential. However, please keep in mind that any comments will be reported as verbatim. Visit this link for FAQs.
| | | World-Class Pediatric Care Now Available in Muscatine The word is out: now children can receive care from a UI Stead Family Children's Hospital doctor in Muscatine.
Like all UI Stead Family Children's Hospital pediatricians, Majek Olaleye, MD, provides comprehensive care for children, including well-child visits, childhood immunizations, and care for common illnesses. And for complex medical conditions and chronic disorders, Dr. Olaleye works closely with all pediatric specialists at UI Stead Family Children's Hospital to get the best specialty care available.
Tell your friends, family, and colleagues in the area: our convenient Muscatine location has free parking and offers same-day appointments for sick visits and minor injuries, including laboratory services.
Appointments for pediatric care in Muscatine can be made today by calling 800‑777‑8442, or make your appointment online. | | | | Rosh Hashanah, or Jewish New Year Rosh Hashanah literally means “head of the year". It commemorates the creation of the world. It marks the beginning of the Days of Awe, a 10-day period of introspection, repentance, and seeking forgiveness that culminates in the Yom Kippur holiday, also known as the Day of Atonement. Rosh Hashanah is celebrated for 1 or 2 days, depending on one’s level of observance, and spent eating with family and friends and attending synagogue services. Taschlich services in the afternoon are usually held outdoors, by a running body of water for congregants to “cast their sins” into the moving water. Customary greetings include Happy New Year, and L’Shana Tova (to a good year). Yom Kippur is a very solemn holiday, spent fasting and praying, with a “break-the-fast” meal with community after the last services at sunset.
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are the 2 “High Holy Days” in the Jewish religion, and the holiest, most significant holidays of the year. Like all other Jewish holidays, they begin at sunset the evening before, and end at sunset.
Sukkot begins 5 days after Yom Kippur and lasts for a a week. It celebrates the fall harvest, which also commemorates the time when the Hebrews lived in the Sinai wilderness on their way to the Promised Land. We celebrate by dining in foliage-covered booths (called Sukkah). This is followed by Simchat Torah, with services in the morning and evening, commemorating the end and beginning of the annual Torah reading cycle.
Ever wonder why Jewish holidays seem to fall on different dates every year? That’s because they correspond to the Lunar vs. Gregorian (solar) calendar. In 2021, Hanukkah begins at the end of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
For more information, see https://www.jewfaq.org/.
As told by Marla Shapiro, PhD, HSP, NCSP, DBSM
Developmental and Sports Neuropsychology
Behavioral Sleep Medicine
IA and GA Licensed Psychologist
DEI Book Club
The Stead Family Department of Pediatrics' DEI Committee is debuting a book club! The first meeting will be in October via Zoom, date to be determined. Our first book is Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult. If you are interested in joining this book club, please email Kortney Barrett and Dr. Joyce Goins-Fernandez to be included on communications.
DEI Town Hall
The Department will be holding quarterly DEI Town Halls, beginning on Friday, September 24, immediately following Grand Rounds, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. DEI Town Halls are open to all who would like to join.
| | | Live Healthy Iowa's Next Step Challenge Starts Today The Stead Family Department of Pediatrics' Wellness Ambassadors invite you to join us in Live Healthy Iowa's Next Step Challenge! Over the course of six weeks, teams engage in an active competition tracking the number of steps they accumulate. The challenge takes place today, September 13 to October 22. Through an online dashboard, or mobile app, members report their step count in an effort to move their team up the challenge leaderboard.
The Peds Wellness Ambassadors will be leading multiple walks during the challenge period. Be aware, registration requires two to 10 people sign up at a time. To support you in your commitment to wellness, the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics' Wellness Committee will be matching half of your registration fee by providing a $5 subsidy code to use during registration. Contact Claire McGranahan to receive the code prior to registering. The code will be extended to staff, faculty, and trainees in the Pediatrics department.
Mark your calendar! As part of the challenge, we will be participating in the Iowa Healthiest State 11th Annual Walk on October 6. Meet us by Elevator A on the first floor at 12:15 p.m. for a 30-minute walk around campus, and grab a piece of fruit on your way back to your desk!
BinGO HAWKS - A Five-Week Healthy Habits Program
liveWELL is partnering with UI Student Wellness to offer BinGO HAWKS - a fun five-week program to encourage taking steps towards healthier habits for nutrition, physical activity, sleep, self-care, and gratitude, The program runs from September 20 to October 24. Faculty and staff who participate can earn bonus points in My liveWELL Portal. Learn more about this program and download your BinGO HAWKS scorecard on the liveWELL website. Register now in Self Service > Benefits & Wellness > LiveWell > My liveWELL Portal.
Take Your 2021 Personal Health Assessment
Take 10 minutes to complete your 2021 PHA in My liveWELL Portal in Self Service > Benefits & Wellness. You'll receive:
| | | | Chair’s Rounds
- Fourth Tuesday of every rotation, 12:15 - 1:00 p.m.
- Residents present recent interesting clinical care cases to review and receive feedback from faculty. All faculty regardless of specialty are encouraged to attend.
- Chair's Rounds continue to meet in person. Plexiglass dividers will be spaced out in order to maintain safety precautions while eating.
Faculty Meeting
- First, third, and fifth Mondays of the month, from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. via Zoom.
Frontiers in Pediatric Research Lectures
- Second and fourth Mondays of the month, from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. via Zoom.
- September 13: David Gordon, MD, PhD; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, UIHC; "Targeting DNA Replication and Differentiation in Pediatric Sarcomas"
- Food will not be provided at this time.
Grand Rounds
- Every Friday from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. in JCP 2415 and via Zoom.
- September 17: Natalie Kruse, PT, DPT, CLT-LANA, Senior Physical Therapist, Rehab Therapies, UIHC; "Pelvic Physical Therapy: Clinical Applications for Children"
- September 24: Sherry C. Wang. PhD, Associate Professor, Counseling Psychology, Santa Clara University; Title TBD; and Joyce Goins-Fernandez, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, UIHC; DEI Town Hall
- Packed lunches will be provided. Due to COVID hospital restrictions you must take your lunch when you leave to eat on your own.
K Club
- Starting on September 9, K Club will occur approximately every two weeks, from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. on Thursdays. This meeting may be attended in person in the Morriss Conference Room, or via Zoom.
- Junior faculty present research/grant submissions to receive feedback from senior faculty on how best to structure the research/submission to maximize chances of success.
- As of August 16, food will not be permitted for in-person K Club meetings until further notice.
| | | Pediatrics Research Presentation about Medical Informatics Today
Faculty, research coordinators and other interested department members are invited to attend a research presentation today, September 13, 2021 at 5 p.m. by Zoom.
Heath Davis and Ashlee Hoberg from ICTS Bio-medical Informatics will be covering TriNetX, a tool that allows researchers the ability to explore a limited set of patient data. This tool is most useful for identification of patient cohorts in planning research and or to answer feasibility questions. They will provide training to get access to TriNetX for any attendees who may not already have it. They will also cover the ICTS Data Request process, allowing researchers to get access to individual/row level data from EPIC and other sources.
7th Annual Iowa Fall Prevention Coalition Symposium
This multidisciplinary conference will take place September 20-24, 2021, during Fall Prevention Awareness week. Iowans interested in falls prevention, such as family caregivers, health care practitioners, persons who work with older adults, students, and community members of all ages, should attend this free event!
Continuing Education Credits: with full-time attendance on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 9 contact hours will be awarded. People who wish to receive continuing education credits will register on the Carver College of Medicine CME website.
All attendees must register for the symposium online. Please use Google Chrome to open the link: Registration link for Professionals | Registration link for Caregivers.
Questions can be directed to Kathleen Lee.
Coffee Fridays
Due to recent modifications to our safety precautions, Coffee Fridays have been suspended until further notice. | | | | YOU Make a Difference, Tarah Colaizy "Thank you for coming in from home to see a patient and her husband needing to speak with a NICU provider. This family's delivery planning changed last minute at 37 weeks, and Tarah was able to help calm their fears while explaining a complex medical condition. Your Maternal Fetal Medicine team appreciates your willingness to go above and beyond!"
Nominated by: Terra Koenig, Staff Member. Awarded to Tarah Colaizy on August 12, 2021. | | | Newly Awarded Grant Dr. Anthony Fischer, assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of Pulmonary Medicine, has received a two-year grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for his project, “Genomic analysis of Staphylococcus aureus persistence in Cystic Fibrosis”. The grant is in the amount of $280,000 and runs between May 1, 2021 and April 30, 2023. | | | | Welcome, Baby Grace! Grace Kathryn Nielsen born 9/6/21 to Anne Nielsen and family. Grace weighed in at 6 lbs, 13 oz, and was 19.5 in at time of birth. Congratulations, Nielsen family! | | | Staff Spotlight: Ron Lund Ron Lund, Onboarding and Credentialing Coordinator in the Human Resources office, joined the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics in August. "I specifically aid in credentialing and compliance for faculty across all departments. Ultimately, I am here to ensure a positive and effective onboarding experience for providers. Formerly, I was employed in revenue in the specialty pharmaceutical division with an emphasis on neurology and psychiatric conditions."
Ron's career is very important to him, "but I realize that I have to take time to recreate as well. To help me transition from a busy day at the office to down time, I spend a couple of hours each evening reviewing spreadsheets, journaling my ideas and reading trade publications... I also enjoy gourmet cooking, which helps me learn to focus on detailed instructions and procedures; this is very important in our line of work. Good food also helps me relax and stay healthy."
Ron's a positively-minded person who appreciates being able to make a positive impact on people -- every day. He enjoys working for here because, "UIHC makes time-saving and life-enriching health care outcomes that thousands of people use every day. I love to be part of a team that finds innovative ways to make health care more efficient and effective."
Welcome to the Department, Ron! | | | Communications Corner: Introducing our New Twitter Account | 
Our first official social media account is live! You can find us on Twitter @UIowaPeds.
We need your help to gain followers so we can get the news about research and education in the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics to others who care about what we are doing and who should know about the innovations coming from our Department. Here are some simple things you can do to help spread the word!
- Follow our account with your professional account
- If you manage an institutional account, follow us with that, too!
- Retweet or Quote Tweet our first tweet (pinned at the top of our profile) discussing who we are and why we're on Twitter
- Tell your friends and family to follow us
- Consider adding a line to your signature for the next 30 days, promoting the new account - see below for an example:
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