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2015 Annual Quality Congress
Convening the Worldwide Community of Practice
Transforming Our Future!
Annual Quality Congress
October 3 – 4, 2015
Preconference Events
October 1 – 2, 2015
Helping Babies Breathe Master Trainer Workshop
October 5 – 6, 2015
Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers • Chicago, IL
www.vtoxford.org/Annual_Quality_Congress
Preconference Events
TH U R SDAY, O C TO B E R 1 & FR I DAY, O C TO B E R 2
NICQ Symposium Jump Starting Quality – Calling All Fellows!
Exclusive Event for NICQ and iNICQ Teams Strategies to Launch A Successful Quality Improvement Project
Teams actively engaged in VON NICQ Next: Innovations in Newborn Target Audience
Care, the intensive track for iNICQ 2015: Alarm Safety, Driving Outcomes This engaging workshop is ideal for neonatal fellows who are
with Evidence-Based Oxygen Therapy and Safe Monitoring Practices, and planning their fellowship project. It is also essential for early career
iNICQ 2015: NAS – A Universal Training Solution will come together to neonatologists who are interested in integrating robust quality
learn, share and improve. improvement methods at their center. Other professionals, particularly
newly forming interdisciplinary quality improvement teams are also
Teams will present real world data and improvement stories from their encouraged to attend and will enrich the learning environment and
collaborative work including progress on their clinical, family-centered dialogue. Sponsored by Vermont Oxford Network and TECaN.
care and value aims. Senior Leaders will provide keen insights on the
NOTE: Registrants for this session will be invited to a Preconference Webinar
use of improvement charters and will emphasize value metrics and where the learning tools and prework for this session will be assigned.
return on investment for QI efforts.
VON Family Leaders will share key lessons and strategies learned from Agenda
the incredible work of VON teams as they partner to improve care.
8:00–12:00 Optional Attendance at the NICQ Symposium
The Symposium will conclude with a spirited presentation from Jochen
AM Plenary Sessions
Profit on Resilience in the NICU.
12:15 Fellows / Early Career Networking Lunch
The day-long learning session is reserved for teams already registered
12:30 Welcome! Quality Matters J. Horbar
and engaged in Vermont Oxford Network collaborative work as described
above. To learn about opportunities for your team to participate in 2016, 12:40 Exploring Your Change Ideas — What Are
D. Dukhovny
please contact Denise Zayack, at dzayack@vtoxford.org. You Working On?
1:00 Structuring Your QI Project Using the SQUIRE
T. Ho
Guidelines - From Conception to Publication
1:45 Crafting a SMART Aim M. Gupta
2:30 Break / Informal Networking
2:45 The What, Why and “How To” for Developing
G. Suresh
Driver Diagrams
3:30 Measurement and Metrics – the Basics! H. Kaplan
4:30 Break / Energizer
5:00 Developing a Structured QI Abstract Using
T. Parker
the VON Template
5:45 Abstract Swap and Rapid Cycle Feedback
6:00 Session Convenes
NOTE: Each session is structured using a short 15 minute presentation, followed by table-top
activities focused on applying the learning led by faculty presenters and D. Dukhovny and J. Gould.
PR E - AN D POST- CO N FE R E N CE H OSPITAL V ISIT S
Chicago NICU Visits – Open to All, Space Limited
We are pleased to offer a special invitation to meeting attendees to Facilities and Faculty
visit NICUs in Chicago. Learn how your colleagues provide care and l Evanston Hospital
organize their work. Local neonatologists will provide guided visits of Hosted by William MacKendrick MD
their NICUs, sharing information about their programs, practices, and l Renée Schine Crown NICU at Rush University Medical Center
QI and research projects. Whether you are building a new NICU or in Hosted by Aloka L. Patel MD and Jean M. Silvestri MD
a cycle of continuous improvement, this is a valuable opportunity to l University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital
learn how it’s done in Chicago! Hosted by William Meadow MD, PhD
Two-hour visits: Thursday, October 1; Friday, October 2; and Monday, l Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and
October 5. See www.vtoxford.org/Chicago_Area_NICU_Visits for Northwestern Memorial’s Prentice Women’s Hospital
details. Preregistration required; travel is via public transportation. Hosted by Aaron Hamvas MD and Yasmin Khan MD
2015 Annual Quality Congress Day 1
SATU R DAY, O C TO B E R 3, 2015
6:30 AM Walk or Run for Fun—Get up and Go! Parent Presence Builds Brains
H. Cohen
10:30 Auditory Breast Milk: Effects of Mother’s Voice
7:00 – 7:45 Optional Sunrise Breakfast Sessions and Heartbeat Sounds on Brain Development
A. Using Nightingale to Identify Opportunities of Preterm Infants A. Lahav
for Improvement E. Edwards / R. Soll
10:55 Discussion
B. Hot Off the Press! Updates from the Section
on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine R. Savich
11:05 The H-HOPE RCT: A Maternally Administered
C. Calling All Fellows! Quality Improvement for the Multi-Sensory Intervention R. White-Traut
Next Generation
D. Dukhovny 11:30 Discussion
D. MOC Part 4 Made Simple! The New VON Model
K. Johnson / G. Moyer 11:40 Improvement Story
12:00 Adjourn for Lunch /Optional Networking Luncheons*
l Neonatologists
Oxygen - Getting It Right! l International Neonatology
l NNPs / NNP Program Directors
8:00 Transforming Our Future J. Horbar l Respiratory Therapists
l Clinical Nurses
8:20 Evolving Evidence for Safe Oxygen Saturation— l Pharmacists
Tradeoffs at the Tips and Tails B. Schmidt l VON Data Collectors / Data Contacts
l Unit Medical / Nursing Directors / Quality
8:40 Discussion
and Safety Officers / Senior Leaders
8:50 Evidence Into Action—What Is A Clinician to Do? l NICU Outcomes for Parents
J. Hagadorn / D. Sink l ELBW Infant Follow-Up
l State / Regional Collaboratives
9:10 Improvement Story l Nutritional and Breastfeeding Support
l VON NAS Universal Education Champions
9:20 Discussion *Preregistration required
9:30 The SafeBoosC RCT Using Cerebral Oximetry to 2:00 Resume for Breakout Sessions
Reduce Brain Injury G. Greisen
3:30 VON Quality Improvement and Safety Learning
9:50 Discussion Fair and International Video-Fest
10:00 Break 5:30 Learning Fair Adjourns
6:30 Social Event / Back to the Future
2015 Annual Quality Congress Day 2
SU N DAY, O C TO B E R 4, 2015
6:30 Walk or Run for Fun—Only the Strong Survive! 12:00 Lunch
H. Cohen / E. Edwards
1:30 Resume for Breakout Sessions
7:00 Optional Sunrise Breakfast Session
Survival at the Edge of Viability
M. Rysavy / J. Kaempf / K. Barrington Transformative Futures
2:30 US Premiere of The Preemie Voices Project—
Big Data in the NICU Three Decades Later . . . Where Are They? S. Saigal
8:00 Setting the Stage J. Horbar 3:15 Discussion
8:05 Using a Trillion Points of Data to Deliver 3:30 Annual Quality Congress Adjourns
Precision Medicine A. Butte
8:35 Discussion
8:45 Genome Sequencing and Implementing Precision
Medicine in the NICU S. Kingsmore Special Post-Conference
9:10 Discussion
Cosponsored with the
American Academy
9:20 Physiologic Monitoring in the Cloud C. McGregor
of Pediatrics
9:45 Panel Discussion C. McGregor / A. Butte / S. Kingsmore
Helping Babies Breathe Master Trainer Workshop
10:00 Break / VIP Luggage Service October 5 & 6, 2015
Separate registration required. Separate fees apply.
Register at www.regonline.com/2015HBBMasterCourse
Improving Surgical Care
10:35 Potentially Better Practices for Surgical Care
B. Modi / C. Lund
Accreditation
CMEs will be awarded for attending this activity.
11:00 Better Handoffs, Safer Care! Optimizing
Communication and Teamwork C. Landrigan This activity has been submitted to Northeast Multistate
Division (NE-MSD) for approval to award contact hours.
11:30 Discussion Northeast Multistate Division (NE-MSD) is accredited as an
approver of continuing nursing education by the American
11:40 Surgical Improvement Stories Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
11:50 Discussion
Breakout Sessions
SATURDAY, O C TO B E R 3, 2015 SUNDAY, O C TO B E R 4, 2015
Complex Surgical Care
NEC – What Lies Under the Big Umbrella? B. Modi Complex Surgical Wound Care C. Lund
The Children’s Hospital Neonatal Consortium: The Children’s Hospital Neonatal Consortium:
Optimizing Perioperative Care for Neonates Optimizing Perioperative Care for Neonates
E. Pallotto / B. Brozanski / T. Mingrone / A. Piazza / J. Smith E. Pallotto / B. Brozanski / T. Mingrone / A. Piazza / J. Smith
Oxygen and Alarm Safety
The Alarming Challenge! Staffing Single Room NICUs and Alarm Burden Advanced Pulse Oximetry: Settings, Data and Downloads
R. Vartanian J. Hagadorn / D. Sink
Cerebral Oxymetry in Preterm Infants:
Methods, Measurement and Evaluating Clinical Benefit G. Greisen
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Reducing Pharmacologic Treatment for NAS: The Prescription Opioid Epidemic and NAS:
The Couplet Care Advantage B. Whalen A Public Health Approach S. Patrick
NICU of the Future
Enhanced Simulation to Identify Latent Safety Hazards in the NICU J. Bender Enhanced Simulation to Identify Latent Safety Hazards in the NICU J. Bender
Taking Care of Small Babies in a Big Unit: Taking Care of Small Babies in a Big Unit:
Is a Small-Baby Team Right for You? A. Atwater / B. Brewer / A. Tichenor Is a Small-Baby Team Right for You? A. Atwater / B. Brewer / A. Tichenor
The Delivery Room of the Future H. Lee The Delivery Room of the Future H. Lee
Family Integrated Care
Family-Integrated Care: Balancing Noise and Language Exposure for Premature Infants in the NICU
Small Tests of Change From Salem Hospital H. Cohen A. Lahav
The Family’s Role in Long-Term Outcomes After NICU Care S. Saigal Critical Concepts in Adoption of Cue-Based Feedings R. White-Traut
Building Capacity for Improvement
Using Failure Modes and Effects Analysis to Optimize Delivery Progress on the AAP Quality Measures Task Force
Room Outcomes D. Loren Town Hall Dialogue! J. Zupancic / H. Kaplan / R. Savich
Hands-On QI Measurement Workshop G. Suresh I-Pass in the NICU: Operationalizing and Sustaining Improved Handoffs
C. Landrigan
Solving the Value Equation J. Horbar / T. Ho / H. Kaplan / M. Buus-Frank Applied Measurement for QI Interventions J. Profit
Getting Started With Open Big Data in Biomedical Research A. Butte
Respiratory Controversies
Delivery Room Management of the Micro-Premature Infant M. Dunn Delivery Room Management of the Micro-Premature Infant M. Dunn
Optimizing Noninvasive Ventilation W. Carlo Potentially Better Practices to Wean From Respiratory Support J. Gray
Emerging Science and Evidence
Clinician’s Guide to Actionable Genes and Genome Interpretation Clinical Genomics at Scale:
B. Bernard Synthesizing and Analyzing “Big Data” From Thousands of Patients B. Bernard
Methods, Applications and Results of Studies of Medical Genomes How to Evaluate the Quality of the Evidence R. Soll
in Newborns S. Kingsmore
Faculty
Betsi Anderson BSN, RN, CPHQ Chris Chambers RRT Alfred L. Gest MD Leanna Jones BSN, MN, NNP-BC
Director of Professional Services Supervisor, Respiratory Therapy Department of Pediatric Medicine Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Neonatology, Infectious Diseases, Clinical University of Vermont Medical Center Neonatology NICU
Genetics and Bioethics Burlington, VT Texas Children’s Hospital Randall Children’s Hospital
Children’s Mercy Hospital Houston, TX at Legacy Emanuel
Jen Clark
Kansas City, MO Portland, OR
Family Advisory Council Member Sharyn Gibbins NP, PhD
Amy S. Atwater RN, BSN Meriter Hospital Director of Professional Practice Joe Kaempf MD
Quality Improvement Specialist Madison, WI Trillium Health Partners Neonatologist
Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital NICU Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Chair, Evidence Based Medicine
Howard Cohen MD
Grand Rapids, MI and Clinical Research
Medical Director, NICU Jeffrey B. Gould MD, MPH
June Austin RN Salem Hospital Robert L. Hess Professor of Pediatrics NICU and Women and Children’s Program
Faculty and Project Lead Portland and Salem, OR Director, Perinatal Epidemiology Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
Mark Murray & Associates and Health Outcomes Research Unit Portland, OR
Edward F. Donovan MD
Alberta AIM Division of Neonatal and Heather Kaplan MD, MSCE
Professor Emeritus Pediatrics
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Developmental Medicine Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Cincinnati
Department of Pediatrics Perinatal Institute and The James M.
Arvelle Balon-Lyon RN, BN Vermont Oxford Network Collaborative
Stanford University Medical Center Anderson Center for Health
Director, Health Innovation Consultants of State Collaboratives – Faculty Leader
Palo Alto, CA Systems Excellence
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada La Veta, CO
James E. Gray MD, MS Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Keith J. Barrington MB, ChB Dmitry Dukhovny MD, MPH Medical Center
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Neonatologist and Clinical Researcher Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Cincinnati, OH
Harvard Medical School
Sainte Justine University Health Center Oregon Health and Science University
Neonatologist Janine Yasmin Khan MD
Professor of Paediatrics Portland, OR
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Montreal
Michael S. Dunn MD, FRCPC Boston, MA Northwestern University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Staff Neonatologist Feinberg School of Medicine
Gorm Ole Greisen DrMedSci
Jesse Bender MD Department of Newborn and Medical Director, NICU
Professor and Consultant Neonatologist
Neonatologist, Assistant Professor, Developmental Paediatrics Prentice Women’s Hospital of
Department of Neonatology
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Rigshospitalet and Copenhagen
Brown University Associate Professor Chicago, IL
University
Providence, RI Department of Paediatrics
Copenhagen, Denmark Hannah King MPH
University of Toronto
Brady Bernard PhD Healthcare Consultant
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Munish Gupta MD, MMSc
Senior Research Scientist Berkeley, CA
Neonatologist
Institute for Systems Biology Erika M. Edwards PhD, MPH
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Stephen Kingsmore MB, ChB, BAO
Seattle, WA Director of Data Analytics and Systems
Vermont Oxford Network
Boston, MA DSc, FRCPath
Sonia Lomeli Bonifacio MD Executive Director
Research Assistant Professor James I. Hagadorn MD, MSc
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics Pediatric Genomic Medicine
Mathematics and Statistics Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics - Neonatal Children’s Mercy Kansas City
University of Vermont UCONN School of Medicine
and Developmental Medicine Kansas City, MO
Burlington, VT Attending Neonatologist
Stanford University School of Medicine
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Amir Lahav ScD
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Richard A. Ehrenkranz MD
Hartford, CT Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Palo Alto, CA Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Department of Pediatrics, Aaron Hamvas MD Harvard Medical School
Barbara S. Boushon RN, BSN Boston, MA
Yale Medical School Raymond and Hazel Speck Barry
Lead Quality Improvement Facilitator Visiting Professor/Scientist,
Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital NICU Professor of Neonatology
VON NICQ Next: Innovations in Newborn Department of Pediatrics
New Haven, CT Head, Division of Neonatology
Care Collaborative, McFarland, WI Women & Infants Hospital
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s
Danielle Ehret MD, MPH Providence, RI
Brandi Brewer BS, RNC-NIC Hospital of Chicago / Northwestern
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Nurse Educator University Feinberg School of Medicine Christopher P. Landrigan MD, MPH
University of Vermont Children’s Hospital
Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital NICU Chicago, IL Research Director
Director of Global Health
Grand Rapids, MI Boston Children’s Hospital Inpatient
Vermont Oxford Network Pat Heinrich RN, MSN
Beverly S. Brozanski MD Burlington, VT Quality Improvement Consultant Pediatrics Service
Professor of Pediatrics Heinrich LLC Director
Breton C. Freitag MD Sleep and Patient Safety Program
Medical Director NICU Waltham, MA
Medical Director, NICU Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Legacy Salmon Creek Timmy Ho MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics and
Pittsburgh, PA
Portland, OR Neonatal Fellow Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Atul Butte MD, PhD Harvard Neonatal and Perinatal Boston, MA
Marybeth Fry MEd
Director, Institute for Computational Fellowship Program
Lead Family Advisor Henry C. Lee MD
Health Sciences and Professor of Pediatrics Boston Children’s Hospital
VON NICQ Next: Innovations Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of California, San Francisco Institute for Healthcare Improvement
in Newborn Care Stanford School of Medicine
San Francisco, CA Boston, MA
NICU Family Care Coordinator Director of Research, California
Wally Carlo MD Akron Children’s Hospital Kristi G. Johnson Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative
Edwin M. Dixon Professor of Pediatrics Akron, OH Manager Palo Alto, CA
University of Alabama at Birmingham MOC External Activities
Jennifer Gallegos RN, MSN, NNP John Lester BSc, CPF
Director, Division of Neonatology American Board of Pediatrics
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Quality Improvement Facilitator
Director, Newborn Nurseries Chapel Hill, NC
Texas Children’s Hospital and Coach
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Houston, TX Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Birmingham, AL
David Loren MD Biren P. Modi MD Jochen Profit MD, MPH David W. Sink MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Associate Surgical Director Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Neonatology Center for Advanced Intestinal Director of Perinatal Health UCONN School of Medicine
University of Washington Rehabilitation Systems Research Attending Neonatologist
Medical Director, NNP Program Department of Surgery Perinatal Epidemiology and Health Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Seattle Children’s Hospital Boston Children’s Hospital Outcomes Research Unit Hartford, CT
Seattle, WA Assistant Professor of Surgery Division of Neonatal and
Joan R. Smith PhD, RN, NNP-BC
Harvard Medical School Developmental Medicine
Carolyn Lund RN, MS, FAAN Advanced Practice Clinical Nurse Scientist
Boston, MA Stanford University
Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Palo Alto, CA
Children’s Hospital Oakland Mindy Morris DNP, NNP-BC, CNS and Goldfarb School of Nursing at
Associate Clinical Professor Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Steven A Ringer MD, PhD Barnes-Jewish College
University of California Coordinator Associate Professor St Louis, MO
San Francisco, CA NICU Extremely Low Harvard Medical School
Kelley Smith RN, BSN
Birth Weight Program Brigham and Women’s Hospital
William MacKendrick MD Nurse Manager
CHOC Children’s Hospital Boston, MA
Vice-Chair for Subspecialty Pediatrics Sheldon B. Korones Newborn Center
Orange, CA
Department of Pediatrics Kate Robson MEd Regional Medical Center
Head, Division of Neonatology Virginia A. Moyer MD, MPH Parent Coordinator, NICU Memphis, TN
North Shore University Health System Vice President Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Eileen Steffen RNC-NIC
Medical Director, Infant SCU Maintenance of Certification Director, Canadian Premature
NICU Quality and Research Coordinator
Evanston Hospital and Quality Babies Foundation
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Chicago, IL American Board of Pediatrics Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Livingston, NJ
Chapel Hill, NC
Brenda Maschmeyer RN, BSN Matthew A. Rysavy MD, PhD
Gautham Suresh MD, DM, MS, FAAP
Research Nurse Amy Nyberg BS Resident in Pediatrics
Chief Medical Officer and Service Chief
Baptist Memorial Hospital March of Dimes NICU Family University of Wisconsin
The Newborn Center
for Women Support Specialist Madison, WI
Texas Children’s Hospital
Memphis, TN Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital
Saroj Saigal MD, FRCP (C) Houston, TX
Grand Rapids, MI
Carolyn McGregor AM, PhD Professor Emerita Pediatrics
Alisha Tichenor MSN, NNP-BC
B App Sc, SMIEEE Eugenia K. Pallotto MD, MSCE McMaster University
Lead Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Canada Research Chair in Associate Professor of Pediatrics Pediatrician
Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital
Health Informatics University of Missouri-Kansas City Neonatal Follow-up Program
Grand Rapids, MI
Professor Faculty of Business and IT School of Medicine Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
University of Ontario Institute Medical Director Robert Ursprung MD, MMSc
Renate D. Savich MD
of Technology Intensive Care Nursery Neonatologist
Professor of Pediatrics
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Medical Director, Neonatal ECMO Cook Children’s Medical Center
Chief, Neonatology and Newborn
Children’s Mercy Hospital Associate Director CQI
William Meadow MD, PhD Services Division
Kansas City, MO Pediatrix Medical Group
Professor of Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics
Fort Worth, TX
Director, Neonatology Nesha Park RN, BSN Children’s Hospital of Mississippi
Fellowship Program NICU Quality Improvement University of Mississippi Medical Center Rebecca J. Vartanian MD
The University of Chicago Coordinator Chairperson, AAP Section on Assistant Professor
Chicago, IL Children’s Mercy Hospital Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (SoNPM) Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Kansas City, MO Jackson, MS Department of Pediatrics and
Paula Meier RN, PhD, FAAN
Communicable Diseases
Director for Clinical Research Thomas Parker MD Barbara K. Schmidt MD, FRCP, MSc
University of Michigan
and Lactation, NICU Associate Professor of Pediatrics Professor of Pediatrics
Ann Arbor, MI
Professor of Women, Director Kristine Sandberg Knisely Chair
Children & Family Nursing Fellowship Training Program in Neonatology Lelis Vernon BA
Professor of Pediatrics in Neonatology Senior Scholar, Center for Clinical Chair, NICU Parent Advisory Council
Rush University Medical Center University of Colorado School Epidemiology and Biostatistics Baptist Children’s Hospital
Chicago, IL of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Miami, FL
Aurora, CO Perelman School of Medicine
Charles Mercier MD Bonny Whalen MD
Staff Neonatologist
Professor of Pediatrics Stephen Patrick MD, MPH, MS Newborn Nursery Medical Director
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
University of Vermont Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Pediatric Hospitalist
Philadelphia, PA
Director, Neonatal Intensive Care and Health Policy Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth
University of Vermont Children’s Hospital Division of Neonatology Jan Schriefer MBA, MSN, DrPH Assistant Professor
Burlington, VT Vanderbilt University Director of Pediatric Quality Improvement Department of Pediatrics
Nashville, TN Golisano Children’s Hospital at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Brenda Miller BFA
University of Rochester Medical Center Lebanon, NH
Manager, Ronald McDonald House Anthony J. Piazza MD
Assistant Professor
of Ann Arbor Associate Professor Rosemary White-Traut RN, PhD, FAAN
Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Ann Arbor, MI Emory University Director of Nursing Research
University of Rochester School
Medical Director of Neonatal Services The Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Teesha Miller BS of Medicine and Dentistry
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Professor Emerita
Parent to Parent Program Manager Rochester, NY
at Egleston Hospital Department of Women,
March of Dimes NICU Family
Atlanta, GA Ginny Shaffer Children and Family Health Science,
Support Specialist
Parent Navigator University of Illinois at Chicago
Children’s Mercy Hospital Alan P. Picarillo MD, FAAP
The Children’s Hospital at Providence College of Nursing
Kansas City, MO Chief
Anchorage, AK Chicago, IL
Division of Neonatology
Teresa Mingrone RN, MSN, CCRN
UMass Memorial Healthcare Jean M. Silvestri MD John A. F. Zupancic MD, ScD
Programmatic Nurse Specialist
Assistant Professor in Pediatrics Clinical Director, NICU Associate Chief of Neonatology
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
UMass Medical School Patient Safety Officer Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
of UPMC
Worcester, MA Rush Children’s Hospital Boston, MA
Pittsburgh, PA
Chicago, IL
Planning Committee Learning Fair—Call for Abstracts
Calling all neonatal colleagues to submit your improvement stories and outcome
Jeffrey D. Horbar MD*
data for the 2015 Annual Quality Congress. Abstracts will be peer reviewed for poster
Chief Executive and Scientific Officer
and/or podium presentation. Posters will be presented at the Learning Fair on Saturday;
Vermont Oxford Network
select posters will also be featured in an expert-guided poster walk on Sunday.
Jerold F. Lucey Professor of Neonatal Medicine
University of Vermont
Who Should Submit an Abstract?
Burlington, VT
l Individuals or teams engaged in
Roger F. Soll MD* improving the quality, safety, efficiency,
President, Vermont Oxford Network and value of newborn care
H. Wallace Professor of Neonatology l Individuals or teams enrolled in NICQ
University of Vermont Next and/or the iNICQ collaboratives
Burlington, VT
l State, regional, or international quality
Madge E. Buus-Frank DNP, APRN-BC, FAAN* improvement organizations
Director of Quality Improvement and Education l Neonatal fellows
Vermont Oxford Network
Faculty, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
l Parents who are partnering with
and University of Vermont professionals for improvement
Burlington, VT
Topics of Interest
William H. Edwards MD We are particularly interested in improvement projects that focus on the following
Vice President, Vermont Oxford Network plenary themes or challenges:
Professor and Vice Chair of Pediatrics l Oxygen safety and alarm fatigue
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
l Minimizing lung injury, minimizing brain injury, infection reductions, optimizing
Neonatology Section Chief
nutrition, minimizing NEC, and improving patient safety
Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth
Lebanon, NH l Neonatal abstinence syndrome
l Innovative projects or examples of family-centered care
Denise Zayack RN, BA, MPH*
Collaboratives Coordinator and Coach l Interdisciplinary teams and teamwork
Vermont Oxford Network l QI implementation projects with data-driven outcomes that increase value
Burlington, VT
l Novel models of NICU care and/or environments
Nancy E. Cloutier
For complete abstract guidelines are available at www.vtoxford.org/Call_For_Abstracts
Network Meeting Coordinator
Vermont Oxford Network Abstracts are due August 1, 2015. Abstracts submitted after that date will not be accepted.
Burlington, VT
Kimberly Knoerlein APRN, NNP-BC
Continuing Education Accreditation Consultant
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner NICU Tube Fest—Call for Videos
Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth
Lebanon, NH Please help us spread innovative practices and programs by sharing a short
video from your center. Relevant topics include the following:
* Meeting Faculty
l Focus on an innovative program or practice
l Show a standardized process or procedure
Highlight innovative quality improvement tools or strategies
SAVE THE DATE!
l
Videos should be no longer than 3 minutes, with an additional 1 minute for video
credits. The video must be accompanied by relevant documentation and
2016 Annual appropriate consent forms. Select videos will be available for viewing during the
Quality Congress Learning Fair in a special screening room.
For more detailed information on video submission, please visit
October 7 – 9, 2016 www.vtoxford.org/Call_For_Videos
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers Video submissions are due August 14, 2015.
Who Should Attend?
The Annual Quality Congress is
the premier event supporting the
Network’s 1000+ member centers.
This educational program is open
to VON members and non-
members. The care of newborns
is an interdisciplinary effort;
our program has cutting-edge
content for individuals and teams
striving to improve the quality, safety, and value of care for newborns
and their families.
l Neonatologists l Senior Leaders
Call for the AAP / VON Scholarship
l Pediatricians l Dieticians
Vermont Oxford Network and the AAP Section on Perinatal Pediatrics
l Fellows l Pharmacists extend an invitation to Fellows and early career neonatologists to
l Nurses l Physical / Occupational Therapists apply for the VON Scholars Program. Five AAP/ VON Scholars will be
selected and will receive the following:
l Neonatal Nurse Practitioners l Outreach Educators
l Scholarship to support attendance at the VON Annual
l Clinical Nurse Specialists l Data Contacts
Quality Congress on October 2 – 4, 2015. The award includes
l Clinical Educators l Parents and Parent Advisors complimentary registration and up to $1000 to support travel,
l Respiratory Therapists l QI Specialists meals, and housing.
l Opportunity to submit an abstract and present QI work
l Nurse Managers / Directors (or research plan in progress) during the Learning Fair and
the Guided Poster Walk.
l Opportunity to compete for Plenary Podium Brief session(s).
l Special invitation to VIP Preconference events:
NICQ Collaborative Symposium and/or the Preconference.
Membership Information l Recognition as an AAP/VON Scholar for both the Fellow and
Vermont Oxford Network (VON) is a non-profit voluntary collaborative the sponsoring training program.
of health care professionals dedicated to improving the quality,
For more information go to:
safety, and value of medical care for newborn infants and their families
www.vtoxford.org/Annual_Quality_Congress
through a coordinated program of research, education, and quality
Deadline for application is June 19, 2015.
improvement projects. Established in 1988, the Network is currently
comprised of over 1000 data-submitting centers in 29 countries.
To learn more about membership, the Network Databases, and
educational and quality improvement offerings, go to
www.vtoxford.org or contact Bob Issenberg at rissenberg@vtoxford.org
Call for the Kathy Leahy Scholarship
or 802.865.4814, extension 234. Vermont Oxford Network is pleased to offer our Annual Kathy
Leahy Scholarship for the 2015 Annual Quality Congress.
Eligibility criteria include:
l RNs and/or APNs from a VON member center
l Strong interest in improving the quality, safety, and value of care
l Active engagement in quality improvement projects
and programs
Interested applicants can self-nominate by submitting a one-page
letter highlighting their expertise, experience, and tangible examples
of QI efforts they have participated in. Special consideration will be
given to those who have mentored and motivated other colleagues.
Send application letter and CV to nancy@vtoxford.org
See more information online at
www.vtoxford.org/Kathy_Leahy_Scholarship
Deadline for submissions is July 1, 2015.
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PERMIT #399
Burlington, Vermont 05401
REGISTRATION FEES Register Now!
Annual Quality Congress Standard Registration Fees October 3 & 4, 2015 Register early at www.regonline.com/VON2015Meeting
to receive discounted registration fees and to assure space
Through July 15 After July 15
is available in your preferred breakout sessions and the
VON Member Physician $850 $950 onsite hospital visits.
VON Member – All other disciplines and Fellows / Trainees $450 $550 Early registration deadline is July 15, 2015.
Fees include admission to the Annual Quality Congress
Non-Member $1100 $1200
social event. Special fees apply for luncheon events.
NICQ Symposium
The NICQ Symposium is a “by invitation only” event for VON teams who are enrolled in quality Accommodations
improvement collaboratives. Membership in VON NICQ Next and iNICQ Alarm Safety Intensive Vermont Oxford Network has reserved a room block at the
collaboratives includes registration fees for 4 team members, 2 parents and 2 senior leaders. Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers at a discounted group rate.
NICQ Next Members * Oct. 1 – 4, 2015 Registration includes 4 day events. The Sheraton is ideally situated in the heart of downtown on
the Chicago River and is within walking distance of Navy Pier,
iNICQ Alarm Safety Intensive Members * Oct. 2 – 4, 2015 Registration includes 3 day events. the Magnificent Mile shopping, the Art Institute of Chicago,
*Additional team members may register to attend, however, standard registration fees apply (noted below). many other activities, and great restaurants.
Registration includes 3 day events at the Special room rate: $229 single. The room block closes on
iNICQ NAS Members Oct. 2 – 4, 2015
standard registration fees (noted below). August 31, 2015, or earlier if filled. Please reserve early to
assure availability at the discounted rate.
Additional Pre-Conference / Post-Conference Events October 2 – 6, 2015
Hotel reservations can be made by phone at 800.325.3535
Jump Starting Quality: Calling All Fellows! Oct. 2, 2015 – ½ day Event or online at www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/2015VON
• Fellows in training Fees Waived Please reference Vermont Oxford Network to receive the
• All Others discounted group rate.
$195
VIP Luggage Storage will be provided to attendees who
Helping Babies Breathe Master Trainer Workshop Oct. 5 – 6, 2015 $ 350
stay beyond hotel room check-out.
VON Social Event – Back to the Future! October 3, 2015 For more information, please contact Nancy Cloutier,
Network Meeting Coordinator, by email nancy@vtoxford.org
Registered participant No Charge or call 802.865.4814, ext. 208.
Guest $75
The Annual Quality Congress is commercial free. Vermont Oxford Network does not accept industry sponsorship, displays, or product advertising.You can also read
