Review of 2021 Department Photos |
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One of the initiatives of 2021 was to take more photos of our department at work. We have been making our way around the divisions to get photos for the current and upcoming revamped website. As 2021 concludes, we wanted to share some of the photos that we’ve taken over the last eight or so months. Thank you to everyone who has allowed us to visit so far. In the new year, we will continue taking photos of the divisions we’ve yet to visit. If you have photos that you want considered for the department’s website and/or Twitter account, please email Chuck Koster. You can also contact Chuck if you need the department camera or have an event where you would like someone to come and take photos on the department camera.
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Division Level Infographic: Hospital Medicine |
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The Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine is the largest provider of pediatric inpatient care in the region. Spanning six campuses, healthcare providers in the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) provide the highest quality inpatient care in quaternary care settings, community-based hospital medicine and inpatient rehabilitation medicine. Additionally, the division includes the Complex Care Clinic, a multi-specialty outpatient care program that ensures the most medically complex children in the region receive the best health care, enjoy the highest quality of life possible and experience a reduced risk of unplanned visits to the hospital and emergency department.
Education is a top priority of the division. We provide instruction to medical students; residents from pediatrics, med-peds, family medicine, and physical medicine and rehabilitation; fellows and graduate students in a variety of disciplines.
Members of the division engage in innovation and discovery that focuses on improving clinical decision-making, health care delivery and health outcomes through a combination of research and advocacy.
The quality and dedication of the entire PHM team position the division to be a leading program regionally and nationally
Click Here to view the Hospital Medicine Tactical Plan, Recent Publications and Division Scorecard.
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Meet New Adolescent Medicine
Faculty Member, Dr. Jesse Barondeau
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The Adolescent Medicine clinic at Children’s helps individuals and families navigate a healthy transition from childhood into adulthood, while addressing many of the challenges and changes that are unique to this age group.
Watch this video to meet Jesse Barondeau, MD, Division Chief of Adolescent Medicine, to learn how Adolescent Medicine is different from general Pediatric Medicine, the different conditions he treats and how Dr. Barondeau is able to partner with primary care providers to help patients who may need additional focus to address issues common to adolescents.
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CityMatCH’s Holds Successful Annual
Maternal and Child Health Conference
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CityMatCH’s annual Maternal and Child Health Conference took place virtually December 8-10, 2021. A major success, the event drew over 700 attendees from local and state health departments, academia, clinicians, students and community members across the nation. The conference was co-hosted with the Center for Disease Control’s Division of Reproductive Health, the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal Child Health Bureau and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists.
General sessions were held live (virtually) and showcased high-level speakers on topics such as decolonizing data, historical racism in medicine, mindfulness and racial justice and the mental health crisis of the public health workforce. The conference also hosted live skills-builder sessions on emergent topics, as well as pre-recorded abstract sessions. Feedback from attendees has echoed themes of appreciation for holding the event virtually in the ongoing pandemic, as well as gratitude for convenient access to challenging and applicable sessions and skills-builders.
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Upcoming Opportunities:
CityMatCH 2022 Conference
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CityMatCH has begun planning the 2022 conference, which will be held Sept. 21-23, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Abstracts will be accepted for submission beginning Feb. 1, 2022. More information will be added to the website as it becomes available: https://www.citymatch.org/conference/
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This month we feature Ashley Nelson, DO, assistant professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, and Prince Harrison, MD, assistant professor, Division of Emergency Medicine. |
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Dr. Nelson and her family |
Dr. Ashley Nelson
What brought you to your given specialty/role?
I have always enjoyed working with children, so pediatrics was obvious. Working in the emergency room, no two days are the same. I love and thrive on this. I enjoy the pace of it as well as the acuity. I have always enjoyed caring for the sicker patients. I also, however, wanted a balance for my home life. All this seemed to be combined in this job.
What is your favorite place in the world?
We have a family cabin on Lake Erling in Arkansas. It is right on the water and has wonderful fishing. It is a very peaceful, quiet place. I have not been back in quite some time. In the meantime, any lake with a fishing pole in-hand will do.
What are you a fan of or very interested in?
I love college football and professional baseball. My alma mater, Texas A&M, is my favorite football team, and I love the Texas Rangers in baseball.
Is there any medicine-based book, music or TV series or movie that you admire and would recommend to others? Or anything outside of the medical world that you recommend?
I read/watch TV shows that are very light. I love “Friends” and “New Girl.” Working in medicine is heavy sometimes so I usually take a break when I get home. With kids who are 2, 5 and 7, we also watch a lot of “Paw Patrol” and “Spirit Riding Free” in our house.
What was the most important lesson taught to you during your medical training?
You are capable of more than you believe you are. I also have come to believe that who you work with is very important. This work can throw a lot at you. Being surrounded by supportive, fun, encouraging people can make some days so much better.
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Dr. Prince Harrison
What brought you to your given specialty/role?
During residency in Pediatrics, I found that I preferred to take care of the sicker children. I also enjoyed the role of being a diagnostician – specifically the aspect of quickly figuring out what was wrong and starting treatment. The emergency room seemed like the perfect place for this, and the decision was made to pursue a career in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
What’s your favorite place in the world?
Any beach by the ocean or the sea. On my recent travels, I have fallen in love with the Maine coastline. The juxtaposition of trees on one side and the rocky cliffs giving way to the ocean on the other is breathtaking.
What are you a fan of or very interested in?
I like trying out different cuisines. I am fascinated by the fact that the same ingredient can be processed or cooked in many ways to produce completely different dishes in different parts of the world. When I try something new and like it, I feel like Remy the rat in “Ratatouille,” experiencing the joy of combining strawberry with cheese in one bite!
Is there any medicine-based book, music or TV series or movie that you admire and would recommend to others? Or anything outside of the medical world that you recommend?
“Calvin and Hobbes,” Bill Watterson’s comic strip! I find the humor that is illustrated through the eyes of a 6-year-old and his stuffed tiger, as they interact with the world around them, exceptional. I enjoy them the most when I read them with my sister who adds voices and sound effects to the comic. She makes the strip more fun and the perfect reading for those lazy Sunday afternoons.
What was the most important lesson taught to you during your medical training?
Something that the chaplain at the hospital where I did fellowship said stands out in my memory. She said, “If a child or family is in the Emergency Room, they are not having a great day. They are standing at what you could liken to a bridge. Maybe, when they get across that bridge, their child may not be too sick (viral respiratory illness, gastroenteritis, etc.), or they may be very sick (cancer, sepsis, respiratory failure, etc.). It is our job as physicians to help the patients and their families get across the bridge as best as we can.”
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Staff Milestones:
Recent Service Anniversaries
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Congratulations to those celebrating recent work anniversaries. We wish you all the best for continued success! |
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Grant Opportunity :
The Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
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The Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute is now accepting applications for student support grants, including Claire M. Hubbard Water, Climate and Health Fellowships. Any University faculty member is eligible to apply for student support for their faculty-driven research project relating to water and/or climate and health.
Please spread the word about this opportunity. The application deadline is January 29, 2022. For more information click here. |
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In the November newsletter, the Nebraska Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics was incorrectly listed as the Nebraska Chapter of the American Association of Pediatrics. |
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University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
982155 Nebraska Medicine
Omaha, NE 68198-2155
402-955-3933
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