Ten members of our Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) team were in Houston, TX representing Children's of Alabama and UAB at the 11th annual meeting of the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society on Dec. 9-11. The international conference allows our team to present quality improvement initiatives, research and clinical innovations to other ICU teams from around the globe. The group included five nurses, one nurse practitioner and four physicians.
See the details about the presentations below.
See the details about the presentations below.
The 2015 list recognizes 391 UAB physicians, the most in Alabama, in 38 specialties listed who are among the top 5 percent of clinicians in the United States, as voted by their peers. For a link to the UAB press release, click here.
To view the complete database of UAB physicians on the Best Doctors list, click here.
To view the complete database of UAB physicians on the Best Doctors list, click here.
Congratulations to Smita Bhatia, M.D., M.P.H., on her election to membership in the American Pediatric Society (APS). Dr. Bhatia and other new members will be honored during the 2016 PAS meeting in Baltimore, MD, in May 2016.
The mission of the American Pediatric Society is to advance academic pediatrics. This is accomplished through promoting pediatric research and scholarship, serving as a strong and effective advocate for academic pediatrics, recognizing and honoring achievement, and cultivating excellence, diversity, and equity in the field of pediatrics through advocacy, scholarship, education and leadership development. Congratulations to Dr. Bhatia on this distinctive honor!
Additional congratulations are in order for Dr. Bhatia, as she was recently elected to the position of Children's Oncology Group (COG) Executive Committee Member At-Large representing the Hematology/Oncology Discipline for a term of three years.
The mission of the American Pediatric Society is to advance academic pediatrics. This is accomplished through promoting pediatric research and scholarship, serving as a strong and effective advocate for academic pediatrics, recognizing and honoring achievement, and cultivating excellence, diversity, and equity in the field of pediatrics through advocacy, scholarship, education and leadership development. Congratulations to Dr. Bhatia on this distinctive honor!
Additional congratulations are in order for Dr. Bhatia, as she was recently elected to the position of Children's Oncology Group (COG) Executive Committee Member At-Large representing the Hematology/Oncology Discipline for a term of three years.
Tom’s of Maine rewards 52 nonprofits across the country with more than $1 million in funding through their 50 States for Good community giving program. Each nonprofit will receive $20,000 to advance important community projects such as helping families find affordable housing, providing assistance to those affected by autism and developing sustainable gardens in urban areas. Department of Pediatrics faculty,Michele Kong, M.D., and her husband Julian Maha, M.D., recognized gaps in service for children with autism and their families and cofounded Kulture City, a nonprofit organization specializing in providing direct assistance to children with special needs and their families. Kulture City has directly impacted more than 13,000 families through scholarships, art and music camps, and educational curriculums. For more information about Kulture City, visit the website.
For a list of winners from each state click here.
For a list of winners from each state click here.
Jason Hartig, M.D., med-peds residency director, was selected as the top recipient of the 2015 Research and Innovations in Medical Education (RIME) Faculty Development UASOM Award; a program funded by an HSF-GEF grant. The main purpose of the RIME award is to promote teaching skills in medical education, foster curriculum innovation and showcase scholarship and research findings in medical education for the 21st century.
On behalf of the Department of Pediatrics and Children’s of Alabama, Happy Holidays. Thanks for all you have done this past year, all that you are doing now and all that you will do in the next year for the children of Alabama.
A group of people with fatal H1N1 flu died after their viral infections triggered a deadly hyperinflammatory disorder in susceptible individuals with gene mutations linked to the overactive immune response, according to a study in The Journal of Infectious Diseases. Randy Cron, M.D., Ph.D., pediatric rheumatology, is a senior investigator on this study.
Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, the University of Alabama Birmingham and Children’s of Alabama led the study, published online Nov. 23. They suggest people with other types of infections and identical gene mutations also may be prone to the disorder, known as reactive HLH (rHLH), or hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
To continue reading the article on UAB News, click here.
Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, the University of Alabama Birmingham and Children’s of Alabama led the study, published online Nov. 23. They suggest people with other types of infections and identical gene mutations also may be prone to the disorder, known as reactive HLH (rHLH), or hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
To continue reading the article on UAB News, click here.
Click here to view the blog post from Matthew Stoll, M.D., Ph.D., MSCS, pediatric rheumatology, which discusses the Pediatric Spondyloarthritis Clinic at Children's of Alabama.
Edward Colvin, M.D., pediatric cardiology, was recently honored at the Just Keep Smiling annual dinner and live auction. Dr. Colvin played a key role, particularly at the beginning stages of the organization, and his contributions were essential in jump starting this impactful organization, which has made the trauma of having a sick child easier for many families in our community.
Just Keep Smiling is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Just Keep Smiling is a local organization that exists to help support families with seriously ill children. Over the 10 years, they have disbursed more than $450,000 in monetary support and helped over 2000 families.
Click here to visit the Just Keep Smiling website and find out more about their mission.
Just Keep Smiling is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Just Keep Smiling is a local organization that exists to help support families with seriously ill children. Over the 10 years, they have disbursed more than $450,000 in monetary support and helped over 2000 families.
Click here to visit the Just Keep Smiling website and find out more about their mission.
The Southern Society of Pediatric Research (SSPR)/Academic Pediatric Association (APA) announced the 2015 Trainee Travel Award Recipients. Among the winners: Shae A. Duerring, M.D., pediatric emergency medicine fellow, and Aaron Yee, M.D., neonatology fellow. The Trainee Travel Award program aims to encourage meeting attendance by students, house officers, and fellows