Department of Pediatrics Newsletter January 2014

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Department of Pediatrics Newsletter
January 2014
Items to be covered in this edition:
I.
Important Dates
II.
Funding Opportunities
III.
Welcome to New Faculty and Changes to Current Faculty
IV.
APS Membership Congratulations
V.
Faculty News
VI.
Faculty Publications and Presentations
I.
IMPORTANT DATES
Wednesday, January 22: Science in Medicine Lecture. 12-1PM in UW Foege Auditorium (S-060), Health Sciences Building. “How Do
Bacteria Sense Surfaces?” presented by Dr. Carrie Harwood, Gerald and Lyn Grinstein Professor, Microbiology; Associate Vice-Provost
for Research, UW. More information attached. Questions? Contact [email protected].
Wednesday, January 22: Resident Case Presentation. 12:30-1:15PM in Wright Auditorium at Seattle Children’s Hospital. “Community
Pediatrics and Advocacy Pathway: Building Sustainability into Resident Programs in Toppenish, WA” presented by Dr. Virginia Sanders
(R3). For live streaming during the event, click on the appropriate link: outside of Children’s Network or within Children’s Network.
Questions? Contact [email protected].
Thursday, January 23: GRAND ROUNDS. 8-9AM in Wright Auditorium at Seattle Children’s Hospital. “Parental Decision-Making in the
ICU: Neurology, Genetics and Uncertainty” presented by Dr. Russell Saneto, Professor, Neurology, Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics,
UW/Seattle Children’s; Dr. Lincoln Smith, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, UW/Seattle Children’s; Dr. Robert D.
Truog, Professor, Medical Ethics, Anesthesiology and Pediatrics; Director of Clinical Ethics, Harvard Medical School; Executive Director,
Institute for Professionalism and Ethical Practice; Sr. Associate in Critical Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital Boston. You can view the
schedule of upcoming Grand Rounds online. Questions? Contact [email protected].
Thursday, January 23: SPECIAL BIOETHICS SEMINAR. 3-4:30PM in the Soundgarden, Building 1, Seattle Children’s Research
Institute (1900 Ninth Ave). “Ethical Implications of Transplantation in Children with Profound Disabilities” presented by Dr. Robert D. Truog,
Professor of Medical Ethics, Anesthesiology and Pediatrics; Director of Clinical Ethics, Harvard Medical School; Executive Director,
Institute for Professionalism and Ethical Practice; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston. More information
attached. Questions? Contact [email protected].
Save the Dates: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Grand Rounds. First and third Wednesdays, 6-7PM in UW Turner Auditorium (D-209),
Health Sciences Building. More information attached. RSVP is requested for each lecture to [email protected].
February 4: Promotion Preparation Meeting. 7:30-8:30PM in RC.3.906 at Seattle Children’s Hospital. The Department of Pediatrics
Promotions Committee requires that faculty members who will be considered in the summer/fall of 2014 for promotion to Associate
Professor or Professor attend one of the seminars. Additionally, if being considered in 2014 (to be effective July 1, 2015), you, your
Division Head and your Division Head’s assistant MUST attend one of the meetings, even if you attended one last year (you do not all
need to attend on the same date). Please RSVP to [email protected] or 206-987-1713.
February 6: Dean Paul Ramsey’s Annual Address. 4-5PM in A420, Hogness Auditorium, UW Health Sciences Building. Reception to
follow. Dr. Paul Ramsey, CEO, UW Medicine, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean of the UW School of Medicine, will
review progress at UW Medicine over the last year and cover challenges and opportunities for the upcoming year. More information
attached. Questions? Contact Julie Monteith at [email protected].
April 25: Fellow and Resident Research Day. 8AM-3PM at Building 1, Seattle Children’s Research Institute (1900 Ninth Avenue). Oral
presentations and posters will highlight the wide range of research being conducted by fellows and residents. Awards will be given to the
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top-rated abstracts. Keynote speaker: Charles G. Macias, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Chief of Academic Programs,
Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Director, Center for Clinical Effectiveness; Director, Evidence Based Outcomes Center, Baylor College of
Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital. Questions? Contact [email protected].
Save the Dates: 2014 Pediatric Faculty Meetings. 5:15-7:30PM (5:15PM social gathering; 5:45PM program) in Wright Auditorium at
Seattle Children’s Hospital. Attendance at faculty meetings is an expected faculty responsibility when one does not have unavoidable
conflicts. Questions? Contact [email protected].
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Monday, June 2, 2014
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
 Please see our Department Calendar for a complete list of upcoming events and more information.
II.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
January 30: Internal deadline for the W.M. Keck Foundation’s Science and Engineering / Medical Research 2014
January 30: Internal deadline for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation’s Quality of Life Grants Program – 2014 Cycle 1
February 6: Internal deadline for the NIH’s Botanical Dietary Supplement Research Centers (BDSRC) (P50)
February 6: Internal deadline for the NIH’s Coordination Center for Programs to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in HealthRelated Research (PRIDE) (R01)
February 6: Internal deadline for the NIH’s Programs to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research
(PRIDE) (R25)
February 6: Internal deadline for the NIH’s Resources to Assist Investigations in Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (U24)
February 11: Deadline for the Global Probiotics Council’s Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research
March 3: Proposal deadline for the Royalty Research Fund (RRF)
March 5: Letter of intent due for the 2014 Global WACh W.H. Coulter Foundation Pilot Grants - “Bioengineering Solutions to Improve the
Health of Women, Children, and Adolescents.” More information attached.
March 28: Deadline for the Center for Clinical and Translational Research’s Clinical Research Scholars Program
 Please visit Seattle Children’s Research Funding Watch List or UW Office of Research for more information on funding opportunities.
III.
WELCOME TO NEW FACULTY AND CHANGES TO CURRENT FACULTY
Name
John Neff, MD
Arnold Smith, MD
Katie Steffl, ARNP
IV.
Rank
Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus
Teaching Associate
Division
General Pediatrics
Infectious Disease
Hematology/Oncology
APS MEMBERSHIP CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to the following faculty for their elected membership to the American Pediatric Society (APS).
Name
Rita Mangione-Smith, MD, MPH
Brian Saelens, PhD
Monica Vavilala, MD
Rank
Professor
Professor
Professor
Division
General Pediatrics
General Pediatrics
General Pediatrics/Anesthesiology
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V.
FACULTY NEWS
Dr. Jennie Wild (R3) won a $10,000 Nursing Research grant with Naisha Erickson, RN, to further their work with the RN-Resident
shadowing program.
Dr. Timothy Cox is the Chair of the NIH Special Grants Review Committee DSR-2 and a standing member of the NIH/CSR Skeletal
Biology Development and Disease Study Section starting in November 2013.
Dr. Charlotte Lewis was appointed to the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission by Governor Jay Inslee.
Drs. Michael Leu, Ari Pollack and Jeffrey Wright have been board certified in the newest subspecialty of Clinical Informatics.
Drs. Jim Stout and James Taylor were awarded a $4,000 prize for their work on BiliCam at the 2013 C4C Innovator Recognition event.
VI.
FACULTY PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Dr. Rafael Hernandez (Infectious Diseases fellow): Mycobacteria manipulate macrophage recruitment through coordinated use of
membrane lipids. Cambier CJ, Takaki KK, Hernandez RE, et al. Nature, 2013. DOI: 10.1038/nature12799.
Dr. Jennifer Kett (Bioethics fellow): Is treatment futile for an extremely premature infant with giant omphalocele? Feltman D, Stokes T,
Kett J, et al. Pediatrics. 2013 Dec 23.
Dr. Daniela Luquetti: Risk factors and demographics for microtia in South America: A case-control analysis. Luquetti DV, Saltzman BS,
Lopez-Camelo J, et al. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2013; 97(11):736-743. Link.
Dr. Taylor Sawyer: Adaptation of the U.S. Army’s After-Action Review (AAR) to simulation debriefing in healthcare. Sawyer T, Deering S.
Simulation in Healthcare. 2013 Dec; 8(6):388-397. PMID: 24096913. Link.
Dr. Maureen Kelly: Triage in the tower of babel: interpreter services for children in the prehospital setting. Tate RC, Kelley MC. Pediatr
Emerg Care. 2013 Dec; 29(12):1280-2.
Dr. Dimitri Christakis: Rethinking reanalysis. Christakis DA, Zimmerman FJ. JAMA 2013 Dec 18; 310 (23): 2499-2500.
Dr. Daniel Ledbetter: Reversible left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy in pediatric Graves’ disease. Chiu HK, Ledbetter D, Richter MW, et
al. Pediatrics 2013 Nov 18; 132 (6): e1704-e1708. DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-043.
Dr. Frederick Rivara: Sports related concussions in youth report form the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. Rivara
FR, Graham R. JAMA. 2014 Jan 15; 311 (3): 239-240.
Dr. Ben Wilfond: Oxygen and estrogen. Hastings Center Report. 2013 Nov-Dec; 43(6): inside back cover.
Dr. Lusine Ambartsumyan:
1. Longitudinal and radial characteristics of intra-anal pressures in children using 3D high-definition anorectal manometry: new
observations. Ambartsumyan L, Rodriguez L, Morera C, Nurko S. Am J Gastroenterol. 2013 Dec; 108(12):1918-28. DOI:
10.1038/ajg.2013.361. Link.
2. Review of organic causes of fecal incontinence in children: evaluation and treatment. Ambartsumyan L, Nurko S. Expert Rev
Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Sep; 7(7):657-67. DOI: 10.1586/17474124.2013.832500. PMID: 24070156. Link.
Dr. David Loren:
1. Delivering the truth: challenges and opportunities to error disclosure in obstetrics. Carranza L, Drapkin Lyerly A, Loren DJ, et al.
Obstetrics & Gynecology (The Green Journal). 2014.
2. Unexpectations: error disclosure at the intersection of obstetrics & pediatrics. Seattle Children’s Hospital Regional Neonatal Grand
Rounds. 2013 Dec.
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Dr. Joel Tieder:
1. Comparative effectiveness of empiric antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia. Queen MA, Myers AL, Tieder JS, et al.
Pediatrics. 2014 Jan; 133(1):e23-9.PMID: 24324001.
2. Dexamethasone and risk of bleeding in children undergoing tonsillectomy. Mahant S, Keren R, Tieder JS, et al. Otolaryngol Head
Neck Surg. 2014.
3. Variation in quality of tonsillectomy perioperative care and revisit rates in children's hospitals. Mahant S, Keren R, Tieder JS, et al.
Pediatrics. 2014.
Dr. Charlotte Lewis:
1. Fluoride and dental caries prevention in children. Lewis CW. Pediatrics in Review. 2014; 35:3-15.
2. Chapter oral health advocates: a nationwide model for pediatrician peer education and advocacy about oral health. Lewis CW, Barone
L, Quinonez RB, et al. Int J Dent. 2013. Epub 2013 Oct 21.
Dr. Timothy Cox:
1. A micro-computed tomography-based comparison of the canal transportation and centering ability of ProTaper Universal and
WaveOne rotary files. McRay B, Cox TC, Cohenca N, et al. Quintenessence International. 2014; 45: 101-108. Link.
2. A new tool for quantifying and characterizing asymmetry in bilaterally paired structures. Rolfe S, Camci E, Cox T, et al. Conf Proc
IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2013; 2013: 2364-2367. PMCID: PMC3801450. Link.
3. Genetic evidence for conserved non-coding element function across species - the ears have it. Turner EE, Cox TC. Frontiers in
Physiology (Craniofacial Biology) 2014. 5:7.
4. Human developmental domain of the ontology of craniofacial development and malformation. Mejino Jr JLV, Travillian RS, Cox TC, et
al. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Biomedical Ontologies 2013; 74-77.
Dr. Joseph Flynn:
1. BP control and left ventricular hypertrophy regression in children with CKD. Kupferman JC, Friedman LA, Flynn JT. J Am Soc Nephrol
2014; 25: 167-174.
2. Screening blood pressure measurement in children: are we saving lives? Brady TM, Redwine KM, Flynn JT. Pediatric Nephrology.
2013. DOI: 10.1007/s00467-013-2715-1.
Dr. Douglas Hawkins:
1. A novel algorithm for simplification of complex gene classifiers in cancer. Wilson RA, Teng L, Hawkins DS, et al. Cancer Research.
2013; 73:5625-5632.
2. Parameningeal rhabdomyosarcoma in pediatric age: results of a pooled analysis from North American and European Cooperative
Groups. Merks JHM, De Salvo GL, Hawkins DS, et al. Annals of Oncology. 2014; 25:231-236.
3. Progress in the treatment of rhabdomyosarcoma: results of the North American strategy, European Cancer Congress. Amsterdam,
Netherlands, September 29, 2013.
4. What children with rhabdomyosarcoma have taught me. Pediatric Grand Rounds. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE,
December 11, 2013.
Drs. Brian Johnston and Beth Ebel: Child injury control: trends, themes and controversies. Johnston BD, Ebel BE. Academic Pediatrics.
2013; 13 (6): 499-507.
Drs. Abby Rosenberg and Douglas Hawkins: Early response as assessed by anatomic imaging does not predict failure-free survival
among patients with Group III rhabdomyosarcoma: A report from the Children’s Oncology Group. Rosenberg AR, Anderson JR, Hawkins
DS, et al. Eur J Cancer. Epub 2013 Dec 18.
Drs. Tamara Simon, Nicole Mayer-Hamblett, Margaret Rosenfeld, Danielle Zerr and Lucas Hoffman: Evaluation of microbial bacterial
and fungal diversity in cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection. Simon TD, Mayer Hamblett N, Rosenfeld M, Zerr D, Hoffman L, et al. PLoSOne . 2013;
8 (12): e83229. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0083229.
Drs. Christopher Traudt, Ryan McAdams and Sandra “Sunny” Juul: Erythropoietin with hypothermia provides improves neuroprotection in
a nonhuman primate model of perinatal asphyxia. Traudt CM, McAdams RM, Juul SE, et al. Dev Neurosci. 2013; 35: 491-503. DOI.
10.1159/000355460.
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Drs. Rebecca Wiester, Maureen Kelley and Kenneth Feldman: Care taker blogs in caregiver fabricated illness in a child: a window on
the caretaker’s thinking? Child Abuse & Neglect. 2014. Link.
Drs. Timothy Cox, Carrie Heike and Michael Cunningham: Towards understanding craniofacial abnormalities: the ontology of
craniofacial development and malformation. Brinkley JF, Cox T, Heike C, Cunningham M, et al. AMIA Summits Transl Sci Proc. 2013. Link.
Drs. Karen Murray and Simon Horslen: Diseases of the liver in children. 2014. ISBN: 978-1-4614-9005-0. Link.
Drs. Doug Opel, James Taylor, Rita Mangione-Smith and Chuan Zhou: The architecture of provider-parent vaccine discussions at
health supervision visits. Opel, DJ, Taylor JA, Mangione-Smith R, Zhou C, et al. Pediatrics 2013 Dec 6; 132 (6): 1037-1046.
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