Pediatric Residency Newsletter: Week of 9/8-9/12

Pediatric Residency Events: Week of 9/8-9/12

*All conferences are in Hasbro 151 unless otherwise noted.

Monday Sep 8
8am: Intern report - Tim Porter, PGY3 Teaching Resident (in res library)
8am: Senior report - Discussion of interesting cases from the past week with the wards senior and urgent care residents - All are welcome
12pm: Journal Club - Meghan Beucher, PGY3 Teaching Resident
*Article attached

Tuesday Sep 9
8am: Clinical Case Discussion - Tim Porter, PGY3 Teaching Resident
12pm: Global Health/BRIGHT Conference - Trauma and global health: Post-trauma symptoms, treatment and recovery, and resilience - Nicole Nugent PhD (George Auditorium)

Wednesday Sep 108am: Clinical Case Discussion - Meghan Beucher, PGY3 Teaching Resident
12pm: Pediatric Cases from the Trail - Dr. Jeff Riese

Thursday Sep 11
8am: Clinical Case Discussion - Dr. Ambrish Patel, "Visiting Professor"
12pm: Resident-Fellow forum in the Gerry House, lunch provided

Friday Sep 12
8:30am: Grand Rounds: Infant Brain and Behavioral Development - Sean Deoni, PhD, Assistant Professor of Engineering, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Brown University
12pm: Clinic Improvement Committee Meeting, held in 151

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Announcements:
1. From Dr. Jim Padbury: A new Insights and Images Quiz is available on the homepage of www.jpeds.com.  The next Insights and Images quiz will be posted on September 16. Inactive quizzes will be archived under the Collections tab onhttp://www.jpeds.com/content/pollresultspage.

2. From Dr. Dan Coghlin: We are now preparing for User Acceptance Testing round 2.  This will take place from Monday Sep 15 - Friday Sep 26.  Given what we have learned from Round 1, we have made a number of adjustments, as seen on the attached signup sheet (http://www.mysignup.com/lifespanuat).  We want to remind people who sign up that this is not training and will not substitute for training. Attached below is a number of additional suggestions for testing during UAT. 

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Local Weekend Events: 

Saturday, Sep 6th 
Brew at the Zoo, Roger Williams Park Zoo
Tap into your wild side at Roger Williams Park Zoo! On September 6 from 5 to 9pm sample over 100 craft beers from more than 50 of the regions’ finest brewers. Tickets are now available for purchase online. This is a 21+ event. Please note, the Zoo will be closing at 2pm on September 6 to prepare for Brew at the Zoo. Last admission is at 12 noon.  http://www.rwpzoo.org/693/rwpzoo-brew/

Sunday, Sep 7th 
Rhode Island Lighthouse Cruises and Newport Harbor Tours
Daily departures. Narrated sightseeing cruises viewing ten lighthouses and ten islands; sail under the Jamestown and Newport Bridges and through beautiful Newport Harbor. http://www.rhodeislandbaycruises.com/
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Restaurant of the Week:
North 
3 Luongo Memorial Sq, Federal Hill
(401) 421-1100