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Year: 2019

Welcome to the team!

12/10/2019

Please help us welcome our new team members, including hires from November 2018 - 2019. We are so happy you are here! Sarah Burnett, DNP, CPNP - AC/PC Nurse Practitioner,…

Fortify Children’s Health: Clinically Integrated Network Update

10/24/2019

By Jim Plews-Ogan, MD and Jim Nataro MD PhD MBA Fortify Children’s Health is a new clinically integrated network (CIN) that includes the UVA Children’s Hospital, The Children’s Hospital of…

A PCA & a Refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo: How Bushiri Salumu Shines in the NICU

10/24/2019

Bushiri Salumu, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, moved to the United States in 2012 after coming from a refugee camp in Zambia. He took classes with the International…

Now Open! The Explorer Playroom

10/24/2019

By Joyce Thomspon  William Clark is now accompanied by a crew of children at UVA Children's Battle Building to experience and explore the early days of Charlottesville by river and…

The Food Allergy Program at UVA

10/24/2019

By Dr. Jonathan Hemler Q: Tell me about The Food Allergy Clinic.  A: The prevalence of food allergies has increased dramatically in the past couple of decades. There are now…

Team Member Spotlight: Chrissy Jenkins

10/24/2019

  Q: Describe your work/your team and how you support the department. A: I am the Senior Administrative Assistant for the Division of Neonatology. I took over for Linda Crawford…

Quality Corner: Fall 2019

10/24/2019

By Dr. Jonathan Swanson “The more things change, the more they remain the same.”  - Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr The above quote seems to be apropos at this time – kids…

Take Action with Implicit Bias

5/31/2019

How We Can Lead the Way in Quality Improvement by Karin Skeen As we care for an increasingly complex group of patients in an increasingly complex system of health care…

Fairy Tales from 7 Acute

5/31/2019

Fairy Dust: The Best Medicine by Valerie Wiseman Q: So, tell me about fairy dust. A: In my first year of nursing, I had a young Cystic Fibrosis patient whose…

The Poetry of Pediatrics

5/31/2019

Making Space for Writing During a Busy Medical Career by Dr. Irène P. Mathieu Q. Tell me about your poetry. A. I write about a variety of topics, from current…