Happy Holidays! I want to start with a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who worked through the holidays. I hope that each of you had some time to relax with family and/or friends.
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The Muenzer MPS Center will provide novel insights and strategies into comprehensive care for those with MPS, as well as identify therapeutics to treat this rare disease. The Center is named for Joseph Muenzer. Joe has committed his career to investigating MPS and treating these patients. With these resources and Dr. Muenzer’s experience as an international expert, the program will offer the very best complex care for these patients. |
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We would love to share announcements about births in our monthly message. It is one of the best ways I know to spread joy! Please send photos and any information about recent additions to Pediatrics and UNC Children’s families.
In December we are thrilled to announce the birth of :
Henry Brooks Seagroves, born at 11a on Thursday, December 22 to Bays and Jackson Seagroves.
And Carolina Rae Orr, born on December 24 to Dr. Colin Orr in General Pediatrics and Adolesecnet Medicine.
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Finally, we’ve seen such an outpouring of support from the community to serve our patients. Child Life coordinated a donation of $25,000 in toys from the Moffat family – this toy drive brought 3 trailers of toys to kids at UNC Children’s. Also, Spencer Brady, Manager of Academic Financial Analysis for the UNC School of Medicine and past Division Administrator for the Pediatric Division of Critical Care Medicine, recently served a holiday lunch for PICU staff – a welcome acknowledgement of their hard work and dedication. We are so grateful for the generosity of our community!
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Thank you for all you do and Happy 2023!
Gratefully,
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UNC Children's Missions Update |
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Please Welcome our New Children's Providers! |
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New Advanced Practice Providers in
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
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Capital Area Disc League Supports NCCC
We are excited to announce a $5,345 donation from Capital Area Disc League (CADL) to the Newborn Critical Care Center from proceeds raised at a recent disc golf tournament. Thank you CADL!
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Empiric Antibiotic Selection Tables on the
Children's Clinical Care Portal
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Check out these beautiful tables related to antibiotic treatment of various infections in patients are now on the Children's Clinical Care Portal. These empiric antibiotic selection tables are a multidisciplinary effort between Hospital Medicine, Emergency Medicine, ID, and Pharmacy led by Dr. Zachary Willis and William (Bill) Wilson, PharmD is the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Stewardship in the UNC Children’s Hospital.
Within the Carolina Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Dr. Willis performs daily reviews of antimicrobial use within Children’s and provides clinical support to the pediatric clinicians. Dr. Wilson is also involved in various initiatives aimed at optimizing the use of antimicrobials within the children’s hospital.
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Jain Certified as Lifestyle Medicine Physician
Dr. Nina Jain, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, in the Division of Endocrinology has recently been certified as a Lifestyle Medicine Physician through the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses ...
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Zwemer Featured in AAP Hospitalist Corner
Dr. Eric Zwemer, Associate Professor in Pediatric Hospital Medicine is featured the Hospitalist Corner section of the American Academy of Pediatrics site. Hospitalist Corner is a monthly column highlighting the work and thoughts of pediatric...
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Good Elected MidCaN Leadership Team
Congratulations to Dr. Misty Good on her election to the Research Committee of the Executive Council Leadership Team for the American Academy of Pediatrics Mid-Career Neonatologist Section (MidCaN). MidCaN aims to create, inspire, and empower...
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Faculty Development Workshop:
Crafting a Curriculum Vita (CV)
Presented by:
Sue Tolleson-Rinehart, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health
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Faculty Coaching and Wellbeing
The Department of Pediatrics Faculty Mentoring and Development Program continues to support access to coaching for reducing burnout and promoting wellbeing. Coaches are trained to generate awareness and seek lasting changes with their clients through action steps and accountability, supporting behavioral change and translating knowledge into action to support wellbeing. Wellbeing goals are identified simultaneously with career goals, instead of sacrificing one for the other, building skills for personal wellbeing and skills that can be shared across teams.
Assistant, Associate, and Full Level Professors within the UNC Department of Pediatrics, Chapel Hill are eligible to receive coaching. Sessions take place via Zoom conferencing. Please feel free to reach out directly to either of the coaches listed below, if you are interested or have any questions.
Two coaches are available to assist with coaching for this free, confidential, and optional program.
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Katherine Chan, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Pediatric Urology, is obtaining her professional coaching certification (PCC) from a program sponsored by the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development at the UNC School of Medicine. She can be reached at: katherine_chan@med.unc.edu
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Suzanne Kennedy, PhD, Administrative Director Children's Research Institute, is a certified National Board of Health and Wellness Coaches accredited by the NBME. She can be reached at: suzanne_kennedy@unc.edu
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If you couldn't join us for the
UNC Children's Meeting
on Thurs, December 15th,
the slides can be found here!
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New Awards, Achievements, Presentations & Publications |
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Melissas Bauserman, MD, MPH and Carl Bose, MD – Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine – published:
COVID-19 Antibody Positivity Over Time and Pregnancy Outcomes in Seven Low-and-Middle-Income Countries: A Prospective, Observational Study of the Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research. Goldenberg RL, Saleem S, Billah SM, Kim J, Moore JL, Ghanchi NK, Haque R, Figueroa L, Ayala A, Lokangaka A, Tshefu A, Goudar SS, Kavi, A, Sommanar M, Esamai F, Mwenchanya M, Chomba E, Patel A, Das P, Emonyi WI, Edidi S, Deshmukh M, Hossain B, Siraj S, Mazariegos M, Garces AL, Bauserman M, Bose CL, Petri WA Jr, Krebs NF, Derman RJ, Carlo WA, Liechty EA, Hibberd PL, Koso-Thomas M, Peres-da-Silva N, Nolen TL, McClure EM. BJOG. 2022 Dec 12. PMID: 36504437
Wesley Jackson, MD – Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Fernando Moya, MD - UNC Children’s Wilmington Neonatology – were awarded one of two $50,000 pilot awards for Promoting Clinical Research in Southeastern NC grant for their project, “Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Caffeine in Neonates with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy” by the Research Advisory Council (RAC), a joint committee of research leaders from Novant Health, New Hanover Regional Medical Center (NHRMC) and the UNC School of Medicine.
Nina Jain, MD – Endocrinology – recently published: Disrupted circadian rhythm of epinephrine in males with youth-onset Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Giessner S, Ramaker ME, Blew K, Crawford, ML, Grant RP, Bain JR, Muehlbauer M, Jain N, Hsia DS, Armstrong S, Freemark M, Balikcioglu PG. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 2022.
Samantha Schilling, MD, MSHP - General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine – with and Paul Lanier, PhD, Associate Director for Child and Family Well-Being for the UNC School of Social Work’s Jordan Institute for Families (JIF), received a pilot award from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and the School of Data Science and Society for their project entitled “Systems Science Hub: Youth Mental Health (SSH:YMH)” and will advance to the next stage of the Creativity Hubs Pilot Award program.
Vivek Shenoy, MD – Gastroenterology – was awarded a Developing Innovative Gastroenterology Specialty Training (DIGEST) grant from the CF Foundation for $36,960/year for 3 years.
Peyton Thompson, PhD – Infectious Diseases – recently published: Changes in hepatitis B vaccine perception in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Development of the Shift in Vaccine Confidence (SVC) survey tool. Boisson A, Morgan CE, Stover A, Ngimbi P, Mbonze N, Ntambua S, Matondo J, Parr JB, Yotebieng M, Mwandagalirwa K, James L, Mampunza S, Thompson P. Vaccine. 2022 Dec 16:S0264-410X(22)01542-0. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.12.028. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36549941; PMCID: PMC9755009.
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Something fun!
The recent cover artist for the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal was Sophia Willis, age 7, Dr. Zach Willis’ daughter.
The artwork is entitled “How Plague Works”. It was created using pencil and markers on paper. Sophia’s inspiration was learning about the history of the bubonic plague.
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Lauren Davis
Division Administrator - Hematology-Oncology
Nominated by Drs. Misty Good and Stuart Gold
As a Division Administrator, Lauren Davis is an extremely valuable individual to the Department of Pediatrics, not only to her home division of Peds Heme/Onc but also to those in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. Lauren has adeptly managed both divisions with ease and grace and handled the enormous administrative load of both divisions flawlessly - way too much work for any one person - taking care of two very large and very needy divisions.
Lauren is an expert at all administrative duties, She never complains. She works and keeps in touch and is available on nights, weekends, holidays and vacations. Her commitment is tangible. She loves her work. Her devotion is unfathomable. How she juggles the needs of so many people is beyond us. She never looses her smile or composure. She is the best holiday gift we could have ever imagined.
Simply put, Lauren is just the best and we are so grateful for her and all of her help and support! Lauren makes both of our divisions work. We cannot imagine either division without her kindness and compassion. Thank you, Lauren!
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