Pediatric News
Updates from the Department of Pediatrics
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Kari Simonsen, MD, chair, UNMC Department of Pediatrics |
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Department of Pediatrics Chair Update:
Kari Simonsen, MD
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As we move into October, it is evident that fall is here. It's now been a solid six months of preparedness, responses, navigating new policies and safely adapting to care for our patients under pandemic conditions. Even amid our busy days, there are changes around us that signal the passage of time. As we endure the marathon response to the pandemic, it seems that even what were previously simple decisions have morphed into unending challenges in our professional and personal lives. To sustain ourselves, we must find ways to maintain our resilience. Importantly, we need to remember that rest and recovery are essential ingredients for endurance and productivity. Continuously working and pushing yourself is unsustainable over time, and the intention you bring to resting and recharging is an essential ingredient for your continued resilience.
So this month, I encourage you to find ways to recharge. Take time for a day – or a week – off, take a walk, meditate, play with your kids, enjoy some time outdoors as the weather changes or even indulge in a pumpkin-spice latte!
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Our Successes:
Department Celebrations
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Department of Pediatrics share their accomplishments, publications and appointments. |
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Application Deadline:
Diversity Fund Applications
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As we continue to extend and build a diverse and inclusive UNMC Learning Community, Faculty Diversity Grant monies are available for competitive funding. See the links below for guidelines and the application form. Applications are due by Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020.
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Call for Nominations:
Grand Rounds 2021
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If you would like to nominate a speaker for Grand Rounds for the 2021 schedule, please send your nomination to Sara Olsen or Jim Harper, MD. |
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Faculty Resources:
COVID-19 Guide for Employees
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The COVID-19 pandemic has deeply impacted all of us — as health care professionals and, more importantly, as human beings. At home and at work, we’ve all been facing entirely unique challenges and uncertainties. Below you will find a COVID-19 Guide for Employees. This guide provides comprehensive information about Children’s protocols in this pandemic. This guide will be updated as more information is learned about COVID-19, state and local guidelines are updated and community situations change. |
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Training Opportunity:
Erasing Cultural Indifference
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Events like the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent protests have created an urgency for increased education around diversity and inclusion. In order to create lasting and sustained change at UNMC, we must be willing to not only start the conversation, but actively seek to understand the lived experiences of people of color and continue to acknowledge, interrupt, and examine the complex social structures that have shaped our individual beliefs, both conscious and subconscious.
Register for an engaging and interactive 3-part certificate series educating on the impacts of microaggressions and privilege.
Part 1 | Trauma is Real: Understanding and Interrupting Microaggressions
Thursday, October 15
Noon – 3 pm
Workshop Duration: 3 hours - LIVE Zoom Training
Part 2 | Microaggressions: Reframing and Navigating Triggering Events Case Scenarios
Friday, November 20
Noon – 3 pm
Workshop Duration: 3 hours - LIVE Zoom Training
Part 3 | Intersectionality: Examining Concepts of Privilege
Friday, December 4
Noon – 3 pm
Workshop Duration: 6 hours | 3 hours – Self-Directed Learning; 3 hours – LIVE, Interactive Zoom Workshop
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Faculty & Staff Reminder:
Compliance Training
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UNMC requires that all faculty, staff and students complete mandatory Compliance Training once a year through Canvas. Notifications are sent on or near the 1st and the 15th of every month. If you use your Children’s email as your primary account, please check your junk folder for the training notifications.
The system may take up to 24 hours to reflect completion. To verify that your training has been completed, please log in to eServ at UNMC.
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CHRI Research Seminar Series
Map Out Your Future: Navigating Promotion and Tenure at UNMC
Getting Past Discomfort: Mitigating Bias to Become Upstanders in Healthcare
CHRI Pediatric Writing Workshop
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Department of Pediatrics Meeting: September |
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If you missed the Department of Pediatrics General Faculty meeting on Thursday, Sept. 24, please view the recording. Note: you must be logged into your Children's account to access the recording as it is saved on the shared drive. On your desktop, follow this path to view the recording: Q:\General Faculty Meetings\UNMC General Faculty Meeting 9-24-20 |
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College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
982155 Nebraska Medicine
Omaha, NE 68198-2155
402-559-6400
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