Virtual Observership in Pediatrics (VOP) Program

4/30/2021

by Dr. Debbie—Ann Shirley and Dr. Sarah Boggs, VOP organizers This spring, several faculty members within the Department of Pediatrics worked together to create an initiative called the Virtual Observership…

COVID-19 Corner: April 2021 Updates

4/30/2021

by Dr. Debbie-Ann Shirley, Division Head of Pediatric Infectious Disease COVID-19 vaccines and TTS. Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, or TTS, is a rare syndrome characterized by thrombosis (often cerebral or…

Children’s Hospital Culture: Why it’s a Top Priority

4/30/2021

by William C. Petersen Jr, MD, Associate Chief Medical Officer UVAMC, Children's Hospital Associate Professor, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, UVASOM Why is focusing on culture at the Children's Hospital so important?  …

Communications and Culture Initiative: One Year Later

4/28/2021

By Ann Kellams, MD, IBCLC, FAAP, FABM, Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics Q: What are you working on, one year after the launch of…

COVID-19 Children’s Corner: Updates on Epidemiology, Variants, Vaccines, Immunity, and More

4/1/2021

COVID-19 Children’s Corner by Dr. Debbie-Ann Shirley, Division Head of Pediatric Infectious Disease The pandemic and children. Does it feel like you have been noticing more mental health problems in…