FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 22-26, 2024

TUESDAY, APRIL 23

□ Occupational Trauma and Grief Peer Support Group

Virtually via Microsoft Teams, 4–5 p.m.

Each meeting we will take a moment to honor patients who have died in the preceding 2 weeks, and then will be an open forum to discuss a predetermined topic (or whatever people are struggling with at the time). Medical providers of all levels are invited and encouraged to attend. Please remember you do not have to speak to participate; you can come and listen and learn from others

> Teams link

THURSDAY, APRIL 25

□ Pediatric Grand Rounds

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

PCH 3rd Floor Auditorium, 8–9 a.m.

Broadcast at the Miller Campus in Lehi, 1st Floor, Rooms 1&2

Pediatric Thyroid Cancer Overview

Presented by:

-Casey Mehrhoff, DO, MS; Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of Utah

-J. Fredrik Grimmer, MD; Department of Otolaryngology, University of Utah

-Michelle Meder, MD; Division of Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes, University of Utah

-Jennie Vagher, CGC; Family Cancer Assessment Clinic, Huntsman Cancer Institute

> Stream live broadcast

> April Grand Rounds calendar

> primarychildrens.org/grandrounds

□ John Carey Foundation Series

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

HELIX Bldg Beech Conf Room (1st Floor), 12–1 p.m.

Clinical Leadership: What Got You Here Won't Get You There

Presented by Katie Swenson, DMSc, MBA, PA-C

Lunch will be provided.

□ Safe and Healthy Families ECHO

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Virtually via Zoom, 12–1 p.m.

Screening for Social Needs and Traumatic Stress

Presented by Neal Davis, MD

> Safe and Healthy Families ECHO Website

> Register here for Zoom link

□ Sip and SIP (Scholarship in Progress)

Eccles Alumni House, 5:30–8:30 p.m.

Calling all educators and scholars within the Department of Pediatrics! 

Join us for an evening to connect and network with fellow educators.

Highlights:

• Med Ed Opportunity Fair: Get connected with education and scholarship opportunities at our interactive fair featuring programs and initiatives from the Department of Pediatrics and the University of Utah
• Keynote address by Dr. Wendy Hobson-Rohrer
• Educational Grant Awardee Presentations

Please RSVP by using the QR code on the flyer or click here to access the form, first signing in with your UofU email address. Contact Cheryl Yang and Kathleen Timme with any questions. We look forward to seeing you there!

> Informational flyer

> RSVP here

FRIDAY, APRIL 26

□ Palliative Care & Hospice Symposium

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

HSEB Alumni Hall, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Open to physicians, pharmacists, advance practice clinicians (APRN, CNS, PA), nurses, social workers, chaplains, and administrative professionals who are interested in gaining knowledge in primary and expert-level palliative care and hospice. A pediatric breakout session will be held from 1–3 p.m. in HSEB Room 2938.

> Informational flyer & agenda

> Register here

□ Stat Chat

Williams Bldg East 1 or Virtually via Zoom, 9–10 a.m.

Unstructured drop-in format/group discussion for anyone seeking help with stats questions or issues on new or existing projects. Anyone interested in research is encouraged to attend.

> Zoom link

□ Research in Progress

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Williams Bldg 238A or Virtually via Zoom, 12–1 p.m.

Competency-Based Advancement in Pediatric Medical Education: Outcomes of the Education in Pediatrics Across the Continuum (EPAC) Study

Presented by Meghan O'Connor, MD; Director, EPAC Program; Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency Program

Tranexamic Acid Dosing in Pediatric Trauma: Dose Simulation Based on Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling in Adult Trauma Patients

Presented by Gideon Stitt, PharmD, BCCCP; Clinical Pharmacology

> Zoom link

FUTURE EVENTS

□ PAS Alumni Reception

Saturday, May 4; Fairmont Royal York Hotel, British Columbia Room, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 6–8 p.m.

Current faculty and department/trainee alumni are invited to attend the reception, held at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in Toronto.

> Reception invitation

Clinical Enterprise Updates

PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES AVAILABLE AT LEHI CAMPUS - REMINDER

Rainbow Kids Palliative Care has an outpatient clinic at Primary Children's Miller Campus in Lehi.

A palliative care consultation can provide all the following services: 

1. Time for communication with patients, their families, and caregivers about their illness, hopes and worries, and wishes for care
2. Expert management of pain and other symptoms
3. Help navigating the health care system
4. Guidance with difficult and complex treatment decisions
5. Emotional support
6. Advance care planning 

Palliative care can have a significant impact on quality of life even while curative and disease-directed treatments are still in process. We work closely with primary care providers and specialists to coordinate care.

TO SCHEDULE A CONSULTATION CALL: 801-662-3770 OPT 1



Announcements

IN MEMORY: DR. MARVIN RALLISON

Dr. Marvin Rallison, for whom yesterday's Grand Rounds was named, recently passed away peacefully at the age of 95. Dr. Rallison joined the University of Utah in 1972 as the first Pediatric Endocrinologist. That same year, he instituted the inpatient diabetes education program. The outpatient diabetes clinic was started in 1975 with Dr. Stanley Childs, a local pediatrician, and a team consisting of an RN, RD, RPh and MSW. The clinic began with a total of 50 visits that year; now we have 7000 visits per year! In the 1980s and 90s, the team traveled throughout Utah to outreach clinics in Vernal, West Jordan, Logan, St. George, Richfield, Gunnison, Price, Murray, Sandy, Odgen, and Provo as well as to Rock Springs, Wyoming. Dr. Rallison was also the founder of the diabetes camp program in Utah. 

During his career, Dr. Rallison made an impact on the field of pediatric endocrinology. In 1972, along with a senior medical student, he described a newly identified syndrome of infancy-onset diabetes which became known as the Wolcott-Rallison syndrome. The genetic disorder is characterized by permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus and skeletal dysplasia. The underlying genetic mutation has since been identified. He also led a study of thyroid nodules in children living downwind of nuclear testing sites in Nevada, traveling to southern Utah to do annual thyroid evaluations on children and teens exposed to radiation. His follow-up to that initial investigation became one of the longest running studies of thyroid disorders in children.

Dr. Rallison retired from the university in 2000, but his legacy continues here in Pediatrics; much of what he started—the inpatient teaching program, outpatient multidisciplinary clinic, family/patient education, diabetes camp, and outreach clinics—is still going strong.



> Dr. Rallison's obituary



DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS WRITING CENTER: CALL FOR WRITING MENTORS - REMINDER

Dear faculty members,

The Pediatrics Writing Center is looking for faculty with experience in academic writing to serve as writing mentors. Mentors provide peer-to-peer support for the development, improvement, and completion of academic writing projects. This could range from guidance on creating an outline and coaching authors on how to get started to assistance with the final stages of revisions.

If you're interested in helping fellow faculty members hone their writing skills and produce successful writing projects, whether you're available to do so once a month or once a year, we invite you to complete the short form below letting us know of your availability and the types of writing you can assist with.

> Volunteer to be a writing mentor

For our current writing mentors:

We understand that circumstances and time constraints change over time, so we're asking that you let us know whether you're able to continue to serve as a mentor and, if so, what your current availability is by completing the short form below.

> Current mentor availability

RECYCLING AT ECCLES OUTPATIENT BUILDING (4TH FLOOR) - REMINDER

Recycling bins at individual desks/offices in the Eccles Outpatient Building are not emptied by the EVS team and need to be emptied by the individual into the large central recycling bins located in the mail/copy room on the 4th floor.

Individual trash bins will continue to be emptied by the EVS team. Please do not place any items in trash bins at your desk that you do not want to be thrown out.

Battery recycling bins are also available in the 4th floor mail/copy room.

Questions can be directed to Ruby Roller.

EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP AND INNOVATION EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES - REMINDER

Are you a faculty member, resident, or fellow interested in medical education scholarship? Whether you are developing an innovative curriculum or seeking educational research collaborations, the Educational Scholarship and Innovation leadership team is here to support you.  

Below are upcoming events, how to connect with our leadership team, and funding opportunities to advance your educational and scholarly pursuits.

Upcoming Event

Sip & SIP (Scholarship in Progress), Dept of Peds Educators Networking Event

Calling all educators and scholars within the Department of Pediatrics! Join us for an evening to connect and network with fellow educators at the Eccles Alumni House on Thursday, April 25th, 5:30-8:00 PM.

> RSVP here!

> Informational flyer

One-on-One Support

• If you are in an educational project's planning, development, implementation, or dissemination phase and want advice or support, we are happy to meet with you. 
• E-mail Cheryl Yang, MD and Kathleen Timme, MD, MEd to set up a consultation.  

Department of Pediatrics Educational Grant

•  Next cycle: Late Spring 2024
• Application details are coming soon.

We hope to see you at our upcoming events or to connect one-on-one! Please reach out to Drs. Cheryl Yang and Kathleen Timme with any questions or suggestions.

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"Andrea McInerny is a great doctor. She listens and is very easy for my daughter to talk to. She seems genuinely concerned about my daughter."

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