March, 2012
National/Regional Recognition
1. Kirsten Bechtel was named Co-Chair of the State of CT Child Fatality Review Panel 2/2012. Kirsten will also be the poster moderator for the Emergency Medicine and Endocrine poster session at the ESPR 3/31/12.
2. Carol Weitzman was recently appointed to the CT Governor's Task Force on Autism.
Publications
1. Talwalkar JS, Ouellette JR, Alston S, Buller GK, Cottrell D, Genese T, Vaezy A. A Structured Workshop to Improve the Quality of Resident Discharge Summaries. Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2012 (March);4(1):87-91.
2. Chatterjee A, Talwalkar JS. An Innovative Medical Spanish Curriculum for Residents. Medical Education. 2012 (in press).
3. Weinzimer SA. Closed-Loop Artificial Pancreas: Current Studies and Promise for the Future. Current Opinion Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Obesity 2012; 19:88–92.
4. Cengiz E, Swan KL, Tamborlane WV, Martin M, Sherr JL, Fredericksen-Martin M, Weinzimer SA. The Alteration of Aspart Insulin Pharmacodynamics when Mixed with Detemir Insulin. Diabetes Care 2012 Apr; 35(4):690-692. Epub 2012 Feb 28.
PAS Presentations
COURSE: Update in Pediatric Endocrinology Course, Disorders of Calcium Metabolism. Friday, April 27, 10:30-11:00 AM. Hilton Boston Back Bay. Tom Carpenter.
WORKSHOP: Designing a Simulation-Based Medical Education (SBME) Curriculum for Your Fellowship Program. Saturday, April 28, 8:30-11:30 AM. Marc Auerbach.
POSTER: Streimish I, Bizzarro M, Northrup V, Wang C, Renna S, Koval N, Li F-Y, Ehrenkranz R, Rinder H, Bhandari V. Neutrophil CD64 is a Diagnostic Marker in Neonatal Sepsis. Session 1524-Neonatal Infectious Diseases/Immunology. Saturday, April 28, 1:00-4:00 PM. Hynes Convention Center, Exhibit Halls A/B, board 401.
POSTER: Acquiring High Quality MRI Scans in Young Children without Sedation: The Diabetes Research in Children Network (DirecNet) Experience. Saturday, April 28, 1:00-4:00 PM. Barnea-Goraly N, Mazaika P, Marzelli M, Tsalikian E, Buckingham B, Weinzimer SA, White NH, Hershey T, Ruedy K, Mauras N, and Reiss AL. Pediatric Endocrine Society. Session 1-Endocrinology 1.
WORKSHOP: What Do You Do When a Trainee is Not a Team Player? Using Simulation-Based Training for Formative and Summative Assessment of Teamwork and Communication Competencies. Marc Auerbach. Session 1414, Sunday, April 29, 8:00-11:00 AM.
PLATFORM: The Use of Just-in-Time, Simulation-Based Assessment to Predict Trainee's Clinical Infant Lumbar Puncture Success. Emergency Medicine II. Marc Auerbach. #750696, Sunday, April 29, 1:00-3:00 PM.
PLATFORM: Clinically Significant Behavior Problems in Young Children: The Role of Cumulative Risk; Underserved Populations II. Carol Weitzman. Sunday, April 29, 1:00-3:00 PM.
SYMPOSIUM: Session 1605: Angiogenesis and Vasculogenesis in Diseases of the Premature Infant: Novel Targets and Therapies. Chairs: Vineet Bhandari and Sule Cataltepe. Speakers: Vineet Bhandari; Lois Smith; Sule Cataltepe; Vivek Balasubramaniam; Steven H. Abman; Joyce Bischoff. Saturday April 29. 2:45pm-4:45pm.
POSTER: Subcortical Connections Mediate Language in Prematurely-Born Young Adults. Benjamin, Jennifer R; Lacadie, Cheryl; Qiu, Maolin; Vohr, Betty R; Fulbright, Robert K; Schneider, Karen C; Katz, Karol H; Constable, R Todd; Ment, Laura R. Sunday, April 29, 3:30-5:30 PM, Hynes Convention Center, Room 304.
PLATFORM: The Temporal Kinetics of Circulating Angiopoietin Levels in Children with Sepsis. 2840.5. Giuliano Jr. JS, Tran K, Northrup V, Bhandari V. Sunday, April 29, 3:30-5:30 PM, Room 313.
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM: Current Treatment Options in the Management of Metabolic Bone Disorders. Sunday, April 29, 7:30-9:30 PM. Location TBA. Tom Carpenter.
ABSTRACT: Pediatric Residents' Perceptions and Experiences of Facilitating Group Well Child Care: Gaining Knowledge and Skills. Marjorie S. Rosenthal, Kate Connor, Ada Fenick. Publication 3815.191. Session 3815-General Pediatrics & Preventive Pediatrics. Monday, April 30, 4:15-7:30 PM.
POSTER: Assessing Implementation of a Pediatric Teaching Resource. Talwalkar JS, Fenick AM, Windish DM. Session: 3820 – Medical Education. Monday, April 30, 4:15-7:30 PM. Exhibit Halls A/B, Hynes Convention Center, board 252.
POSTER: An Innovative Medical Spanish Curriculum for Residents. Pediatric Academic Society, Chatterjee A, Talwalkar JS. Session 3821 – Medical Education. Monday, April 30, 4:15 pm-7:30 pm. Exhibit Halls A/B, Hynes Convention Center, board 261.
ABSTRACT: Communicating Concerns of Development Among Children Living in Poverty: The Potential Role of Family Child Care Provider. Lauren Graber, Karen Juarez, Marjorie S. Rosenthal. Publication 3807.71 (board 71). Session: 3807-Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics. Monday, April 30, 4:15-7:30 PM, Hynes Convention Center, Exhibit Halls A/B.
POSTER: Corticosteroid Therapy in Critically Ill Pediatric Asthmatic Patients. PAS 2010; 3844.504. Giuliano Jr. JS, Faustino EVS, Li S, Pinto MG, Canarie M, Carroll CL for NEPCCRC. Monday, April 30, 4:15-7:30 PM, Hynes Convention Center, Exhibit Halls A/B.
POSTER: Autism Training in Pediatric Residency: Evaluation of a National Curriculum. Nili Major. Monday, April 30, 4:15-7:30 PM, Hynes Convention Center, Exhibit Halls A/B.
SIG: SIG Chair Simulation Based Medical Education. Marc Auerbach. Tuesday, May 1, 8:30-11:30 AM.
POSTER: Pediatric Asthma History Review by Patients Using iPads: Challenges and Adoption. Allen Hsiao MD, George Michel, Grace Vitkauskas PhD, Paul Pimentel, Alia Bazzy-Asaad MD, Paula Burns, Clara Filice MD, and Richard N Shiffman, MD. Session 4517. Tuesday, May 1, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM.
ABSTRACT: Zoster in Children in the Era of Varicella Vaccine (abstract 753535). Marietta Vazquez. Publication 4350.5. Session: 4350−Infectious Diseases: Improving Diagnostics & Assessing Vaccine Effects. Tuesday, May 1, 10:30 AM−12:30 PM {presentation time: 11:30 AM}, Hynes Convention Center, Room 309.
HOT TOPIC SESSION: Vitamin D During Pregnancy and Lactation; Tuesday May 1, 10:30 AM-12:30 PM. Speaker 2: 11:10-11:35 AM. Vitamin D: How Much is Safe for Infants and What Happens When Babies Get Too Much or Too Little? Tom Carpenter. Hynes Convention Center, Room 310.
