Sentences with phrase «of pediatric residents»

The questionnaire was a modification of a previously validated and reliable survey instrument used by Freed et al8 to assess knowledge and attitudes of pediatric residents about breastfeeding.

In this study, we confirmed that an interactive educational intervention about breastfeeding results in improved knowledge and confidence of pediatric residents.

These results indicate that not only breastfeeding knowledge and confidence, but most importantly clinical behaviors of pediatric residents can be enhanced through innovative educational opportunities.

Calculation to determine the necessary number of resident participants used estimations of knowledge from previous studies of pediatric residents, which suggested a baseline knowledge about breastfeeding of 60 percentage points.8, 9,15 To detect an improvement in knowledge score of 20 percentage points with an estimated standard deviation of 20 points, a 2 - tailed α error of 0.05 and a power of 0.80, sample size was calculated at a minimum of 16 resident participants.

A 4 - session educational intervention was designed to have an effect on the knowledge, confidence, and behaviors of pediatric residents about breastfeeding.

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I encouraged one of our resident psychiatrists, William G. Reiner (already interested in the subject because prior to his psychiatric training he had been a pediatric urologist and had witnessed the problem from the other side), to set about doing a systematic follow - up of these children — particularly the males transformed into females in infancy — so as to determine just how sexually integrated they became as adults.

We hypothesized that a series of interactive educational interventions about breastfeeding for pediatric residents would result in an increase in knowledge about breastfeeding and lactation problems and increased confidence when counseling breastfeeding women.

Subjects for the interviews were breastfeeding mothers whose infants were evaluated by a pediatric resident at a well - child visit from birth to 1 month of age in the pediatric outpatient center.

Resident behaviors in the clinical setting were measured before and after the intervention using telephone surveys of breastfeeding mothers after a clinic visit with a pediatric rResident behaviors in the clinical setting were measured before and after the intervention using telephone surveys of breastfeeding mothers after a clinic visit with a pediatric residentresident.

This study was designed to examine the effect of an educational intervention on pediatric residents» knowledge about breastfeeding, their confidence in addressing lactation issues, and their management skills during clinical encounters with breastfeeding mothers.

He completed his pediatric residency, including a year as chief resident, at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, followed by a joint fellowship in neonatology and pediatric nutrition at the University of Iowa under the mentorship of Allen Erenberg and the late Samuel J. Fomon.

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Pilot Breastfeeding Training Program: I participated as a consultant in this pilot AAP program to train the pediatric, obstetric and family practice interns and residents at Harbor - UCLA Medical Center.

I supervise pediatric residents as they learn to provide primary care, to offer guidance to parents as they struggle with all the complexities of baby and toddler sleep, eating, potty training, discipline and tantrums.

Three of those years, I worked 80 + hours per week as a pediatric resident.

Over the last year the newborn nursery service has expanded to include community physicians with specialized interest in the care of the newborns and the supervision of residents to provide pediatric attendings seven days a week.

To investigate current delivery room training experience in US pediatric residency programs and the relationship between volume of delivery room training and confidence in neonatal resuscitation skills.Links to a web - based survey were sent to pediatric residency programs and distributed to residents.

The clinic was staffed by pediatric residents who had received 3 h of additional breastfeeding training.

«Five days after I gave birth, I was engorged, in a ton of pain and didn't know what to do,» said Mazlish, who is a pediatric resident in New York City.

I was a pediatric resident — supposedly in one of the most supportive places of all, right?

The new study, in the journal Pediatrics, used a YouTube video to train pediatric residents at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters in Norfolk, Va., how to perform the 5 S's.

In this pathway, residents complete 2 years of general comprehensive pediatric training followed by 4 years of subspecialty training, with a minimum of 1 year of that in clinical training.

This was on vivid display for Jennifer Kalish, a pediatric geneticist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania, in the patient who got her hooked on Beckwith - Wiedemann 6 years ago as a medical resident: a toddler whose left side was a shade bigger than her right.

After Harvard, Nadeau worked as a resident specializing in pediatric blood diseases and cancer at Children's Hospital of Boston.

Gallbladder removal and colon surgery were among procedures associated with highest risk of new persistent opioid use, said lead abstract author Calista Harbaugh, M.D., a general surgery resident at the University of Michigan Medical School and pediatric surgery researcher at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and the Michigan Opioid Engagement Network.

«We had theorized prior to this study that differences in communication would exist among members of the health care team, but the magnitude of the differences was surprising to us, along with the disagreements among attendings, many in the same division,» says lead author Deepak Palakshappa, MD, chief pediatric resident at the time of the study and now an instructor at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

For their research, Godfried and Ayesha Rahman, MD, a fifth - year resident in the department of Orthopaedic Surgery at NYU Langone, reviewed peer - reviewed literature on different options in imaging technology that may be used in pediatric orthopaedic injuries, including X-rays and CT scans of the spine, pelvis, hip, knees, shoulder, elbow, hand and wrist, and foot and ankle.

He obtained a Ph.D. degree in oncology research from Wisconsin's McArdle Laboratories for Cancer Research in 1981 and served as pediatric resident and chief resident at the University of Wisconsin hospitals from 1976 - 80.

Schwab was a role model for thousands of medical students and pediatric residents at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine and at Comer Children's Hospital.

«Chuck was highly respected by his research and clinical colleagues and was a popular mentor, not only for many medical students and pediatric residents, but also for fellows and junior faculty,» said John Cunningham, MD, Donald N. Pritzker Professor and interim chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the university.

Completing her residency in pediatrics at the Medical College of Virginia in 2000, she received the Emily Gardner award for best pediatric resident.

About 15 years of experience as a resident urologist in a large metropolitan hospital specializing in the pediatric urology over the last 5 years.

Professional Duties & Responsibilities Licensed practical nurse with experience in varied medical specialties Training in geriatric, surgical, psychiatric, pediatric, and obstetric nursing Carried out physician orders in accordance with treatment plan Monitored, recorded, and reported patient condition to physicians and senior nursing staff Administered medications and dietary supplements, inserted tube feeds, and monitored vitals Performed wound care in stage 1 and 2 ulcers and assisted team with more serious stages Assisted with oxygen setup and tracheostomy care Oversaw blood glucose testing and reported abnormal values to medical team Maintained up to date knowledge of medical and surgical standards of care Demonstrated the clinical knowledge and judgment necessary for high quality patient care Provided administrative support to physicians, residents, and nursing staff as needed Managed medical supplies and equipment ensuring adequate and functioning materials Performed all duties in a positive, professional, and timely manner

Professional Duties & Responsibilities Nursing student with more than 1,300 hours of experience in varied clinical areas Significant work in surgical, psychiatric, pediatric, obstetric, and critical care nursing Monitored, recorded, and reported patient condition to physicians and senior nursing staff Administered medications, inserted IV and Foley, changed dressings, and monitored vitals Carried out physician orders in accordance with treatment plan Maintained up to date knowledge of medical, surgical, and sub-specialty standards of care Demonstrated clinical knowledge and judgment necessary for high quality patient care Provided administrative support to physicians, residents, and nursing staff as needed Managed medical supplies and equipment ensuring adequate and functioning materials

HV curricula are also used in some pediatric residency training programs as a method to extend the medical home into the community while experientially teaching residents social determinants of health and the role of HV staff.32