January 2011
Volume 7, Issue 1
p
e
d
i
a
t
r
i
c
s
A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN I hope your holiday season was great. Certainly mine was, although too short. We are down to the last two weeks of resident applicant recruitment. I want to thank everyone involved in the effort. Since this year had unique challenges the effort is even more impressive. The candidates for both Pediatrics and Med-Peds have been very impressive and from a wide geographic range of schools. All note the openness and friendliness of the residents and staff. Keep up the good work and we should have a superb Match. ! I hope most of you saw the news about the groundbreaking for CAMLS, Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation. Dr. Laura Haubner, Division of Neonatology, was announced as the Director of Simulation for this new facility which will be in downtown Tampa. It should open in the next 18 months. Simulation will become even more important in the future and it is fantastic to have a Pediatrician in a leadership role. Please congratulate Laura when you see her. ! January is the the month of the Circus and the Gasparilla Childrenʼs Parade. I hope those who were at the Ringling Bros. Circus enjoyed the performance. The Parade will be on Saturday, January 22. I hope to see you there. -Bob N.
Inside this Issue: Awards and Honors
2
Children’s Gasparilla Parade
3
CAMLS Ground Breaking
3
A Night at the Circus
4
Special Recognition/Publications
5
Allergy/Immunology News
6
Fundraising Walk
7
February Birthdays/New Hires
8
Pediatrics’ Growing Family
9
Grand Rounds
10
January 2011
Volume 7, Issue 1
January 2011
Volume 7, Issue 1
PE DIA TR I CS Awards and Honors Dr. Sharon Dabrow was recently recognized by the Rachel Richesson, PhD, MPH has been invited to serve on the Editorial Board of the Journal of American Medical Informatics Association.
Academic Pediatric Association for her contributions to the Educational Scholars Program. The ESP is a competitive and rigorous three-year national faculty development program from which graduates receive a Certificate of Excellence in Educational Scholarship. Dr. Dabrow serves as a faculty advisor to junior faculty enrolled in the program, providing guidance on scholarly projects and feedback on curriculum vitae and educational portfolio development.
Faculty and staff from the Division of Child Development and Neurology had a chapter published in the recently released Handbook of Pediatric Neuropsychology. Contributors for their chapter, “Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities”, include Kathleen Armstrong, Jason Hangauer, Heather Agazzi, Arlene Nunez, and Maria GieronKorthals. Their work focuses on providing an overview of characteristics of people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) and on, “the impact of IDD on childrenʼs cognitive, academic, social, and emotional functioning.”
January 2011
Volume 7, Issue 1
January 2011
Volume 7, Issue 1
PE DIA TR I CS Children’s Gasparilla Parade ! The USF Health Department of Pediatrics and the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile will once again be participating in the Childrenʼs Gasparilla Parade. The parade will be held on Saturday, January 22 beginning at 3:30 in the afternoon. ! The parade has been a lot of fun in years past for both marchers and those in attendance. Come on down to Bayshore and show your Bull pride!
CAMLS Ground Breaking !
A ground breaking ceremony was held on the morning of January 11th to mark the beginning of construction
on the new USF Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation. (CAMLS) When completed CAMLS will be a 90,000 square foot, state-of-the-art conference and learning facility that will transform the way healthcare professionals train. Creative learning models and simulators designed to help participants practice and perfect complex medical techniques will be utilized in the new facility. The Centerʼs Research and Innovation Lab will design and test new surgical and medical devices. ! Asked to speak at the ground breaking ceremony were USF President Judy Genshaft, Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio and Dr. Stephen Klasko, CEO of USF Health and dean of the College of Medicine. Once completed, the Center will become an important addition to downtown Tampa. It is estimated that as many as 60,000 learners will visit ! the Tampa Bay community to train and learn at CAMLS. However, the greatest benefit will be to the patients of those medical professionals that utilize the new USF Health facility.
January 2011
Volume 7, Issue 1
January 2011
Volume 7, Issue 1
PE DIA TR I CS A Night at the Circus
!
Students, residents and employees
with their families got to enjoy a night under the big top with Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus on January 6.
January 2011
Volume 7, Issue 1
January 2011
Volume 7, Issue 1
PE DIA TR I CS Special Recognition CMS Update is the name of the monthly newsletter put out by the Childrenʼs Medical Services division of the Florida Department of Health. The following article appears in the December edition.
Publications Havranek T, Ashmeade T, Mari A, Carver J; Effects of Maternal Magnesium Sulfate Administration on Intestinal Blood Flow Velocity in Preterm Infants. Neonatology 100:44-49, 2011.
January 2011
Volume 7, Issue 1
January 2011
Volume 7, Issue 1
PE DIA TR I CS Allergy/Immunology News
!
Dr. Elena Perez presented her
research on “Zinc Finger Nuclease Technology for HIV Therapy” at the Molecular Medicine Fall Seminar Series on December 17.
!
John Sleasman, MD and Carla
Duff, RN MSN CCRP received a funding from CSL, Behring Inc. to perform an
!
“Evaluation of Efficacy and Tolerability
“Recommendations on the use of
of Hizentra in subjects transitioning
pneumococcal vaccines in HIV infection” in
from Vivaglobin (16% SCIG product) to
the HIV CareLink newsletter for the HIV/
Hizentra (20% SCIG product).” The
AIDS primary care providers. It comes from
primary objective of this study is to
the Florida/Caribbean Aids Education and
evaluate the ease of transition in PIDD
Training Center where Dr. Rodriguez
patients switching from subcutaneous Vivaglobin to Hizentra.
serves as faculty.
January 2011
Dr. Carina Rodriguez published
Volume 7, Issue 1
January 2011
Volume 7, Issue 1
PE DIA TR I CS Fundraising Walk The Center for Eating and Weight Disorders is helping to promote a charity walk to benefit the research efforts of the National Eating Disorders Association. Register today!
Join the excitement! Get Involved!
Tampa Bay’s 1st Annual NEDA Walk
Saturday, February 19, 2011 Registration Begins: 9:00 am Walk Begins: 10:00 am
Al Lopez Park, north of Raymond James Stadium, Tampa
“It’s Time to TALK About It
… Time to WALK About It” Until Eating Disorders Are History... It is estimated that nearly11 million men, women, and children suffer from anorexia and bulimia; 25 million more from binge eating disorder.
Register Today!!
Anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. Without treatment, up to 20% of people with serious eating disorders die. With treatment, that number falls to 2-3%.
http://neda.nationaleatingdisorders.org/TampaWalk **For more information, please contact the walk coordinator, Bailey Monarch, at
[email protected] or (727) 992-0022. **
January 2011
Volume 7, Issue 1
January 2011
Volume 7, Issue 1
PE DIA TR I CS February Birthdays! NAME
DAY
NAME
DAY
NAME
DAY
Maria Gieron-Korthals
2
Xiaohong Song
13
Vinita Kiluk
22
Maritza Morales
2
Osunguaide Olafemi
14
Erin Cipko
22
Tenisha Ramnath
2
Ashanti Dixie
17
Taryl Crisp
22
Leslie Cinnante
3
Alicia Diaz
18
Lenora Edwards
23
Sureka Bollepalli
3
Preceousa Serna
18
Susan Johnson
23
John Landi
5
Christine Curran
18
Katie Newell
23
Donna Eason
6
Timothy Adams
19
Christie Bock
23
Sally Coovert
7
Ming-da Han
19
Mary Meiron
23
Carol Taylor
7
Rong He
19
Lewis Rubin
24
Emily Van Orden
7
Jennifer Ketchum
19
Melanie Leto Barone
24
Kersti Linask
10
Maria Bernal
20
Karalyn Grant
25
Alicia Truitt
11
Mary Creech
20
Laura Smith
25
Megan Lowe
11
Kristen Ruffalo
20
Audra Walsh
26
Rasheedah Brown
12
Jennifer Kim
22
Susan Lukas
27
Masmina Sirleaf
12
Craig Bobik
28
New Hires
January 2011
N A ME
P O S ITIO N
Annette Bloise
Client Services Assistant
Lisa Clifford
Professional Support/Service
Danielle Dodge
Student Assistant
Jianmei Wang
Applications Developer
Volume 7, Issue 1
January 2011
Volume 7, Issue 1
PE DIA TR I CS Pediatrics’ Growing Family
!
Dr. Elena Perez and her husband, Robert
Philips, are the proud parents of Sophie Elena Philips, their third daughter. !
Sophie was born on December 30, 2010 at
12:51 p.m. She weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and was 20 inches long.
!
Please welcome Oliver Jude Sutsko into the ever
expanding Pediatrics family. He was born at 10:33 on the morning of December 30, 2010 and weighed in at 7 pounds, 7 ounces. !
Congratulations to Dr. Ronald Sutsko and the
entire Sutsko family.
!
Jessica Cortese gave birth to Britney Kate Cortese
on January 16. Britney came into the world weighing 7.6 pounds and was 20 inches long. !
January 2011
Congratulations Jessica and Rich!
Volume 7, Issue 1
January 2011
Volume 7, Issue 1
PE DIA TR I CS Grand Rounds - February 2011 Lectures are from 8:00 to 9:00 AM at MacInnes Auditorium; Tampa General Hospital. Lectures are also videoconferenced to the All Childrenʼs Hospital/USF Childrenʼs Research Institute first floor conference room and to the CMS Building, Room 2004. February 3: Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder Saundra Stock, MD USF Psychiatry and Neurosciences
February 10: Recognition of Metabolic Disorders and Emergency Management Amarilis Sanchez-Valle, MD USF Pediatrics
February 17: Prevention of Errors Sandra Strickland, RN, MSN First Professionals Insurance Please Note: This week will run for two hours. 8-10AM
February 24: Type 1 Diabetes: Challenges & Opportunities Henry Rodriguez, MD USF Pediatrics
Editor Ed Kelly Phone: (813) 259-8847 Fax: (813) 259-8792 Email:
[email protected] USF Health - Pediatrics Friend us on Facebook! Search for “USF Pediatrics”
January 2011
Volume 7, Issue 1
