Dear Team,
Season’s Greetings! As we come to the close of 2020, we reflect on what is truly important. This is a time to come together as family, friends, and strangers – all as one nation. 2020 has been a difficult year. Many of us have struggled in different ways, and some have even lost loved ones. Please know that we are with you, and we hope this season brings you peace, joy, and comfort now and throughout the new year.
This week you learned of changes to the organizational structure of the health system. We are fully committed to make transitions as smooth and seamless as possible, ensuring that the services we provide go uninterrupted and continue with the highest level of excellence.
As the details become more clear in the coming weeks, we challenge each of you, ourselves included, to be kind to one another. Let’s challenge ourselves to incorporate random acts of kindness into each and every day!
- Send an uplifting text to a friend or family member
- Let that guy merge into traffic with a wave and a smile
- Include intentional moments of kindness, laughter, and delight in your daily routine
- Go slightly outside of your comfort zone at least once a day to make someone smile
- Share a compliment with a co-worker or friend
- Reach out to a family member you haven’t spoken to in a while
- Treat someone to a cup of coffee (a friend, stranger, or even yourself)
We'd love to see what you come up with! Please send pictures of your random acts of kindness to feature in the next edition of Monthly Matters.
Thank you, as always, for all that you do. We wish you and your family a joyous December and a very Happy New Year.
Jim, Liz, Karin, Billy, Ann, Jennifer, & Jef
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The Forensics Team at UVA |
Learn more about UVA's Forensics Team, led by Jeanne Parrish. Discover the history of the team and the important services provided at UVA and in the community.
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Out of the Clinic and Into the Community |
Learn more about the UVA Pediatric Home Visit Program, led by Dr. Amy Brown. Focusing on the art of making house calls, this program prepares residents to better serve their community and their patients.
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Announcing the Fiscal Year 2020 Patient Experience Award Recipients!
We'd like to express how thankful we are for the indelible impression our providers and team members have made on our patients by providing outstanding committed compassionate care.
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UVA Teams
- 83 UVA Teams from inpatient units, outpatient clinics, and departments
- 21 teams recognized for the first time
- 62 teams recognized for the second year in a row
- 184 of our doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and dentists
- 69 providers recognized for the first time
- 115 providers recognized for the second year in a row
Please join us in celebrating these individuals and sites!
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Together We Make a Difference |
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Theme of the Month:
Season of Unity
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Quotes of the Week
December 7: "None of us, including me, ever do great things. But we can all do small things, with great love, and together we can do something wonderful." ~ Mother Teresa
December 14: "When spiders unite, they can tie down a lion” ~ Ethiopian proverb
December 21: "Unity is strength, division is weakness" ~ Swahili Proverb
December 28: “One love, one heart . . .Let’s get together and feel all right”~ Bob Marley
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Professional Recognition & Health Awareness Days
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World AIDS Day (December 1)
- National Influenza Vaccination Week (December 5-11)
- National Hand washing Awareness Week (December 6-12)
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Thankfulness Survey
Last month, we asked what you were thankful for and loved hearing what you had to say! Answers included health, healthcare workers, children, friends, a job, and my home.
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We are thankful that we are all in this together! |
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Annual Seasons Treatings
Deadline: Friday, December 11
Event: Friday, December 18
Our annual Season’s Treatings event is coming soon, and we are inviting you to participate by donating toys to directly benefit our pediatric patients and families. Thank you for your generosity and for helping us make this season bright! For more information or questions, please reach out to Amelia Cesak.
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CHRC Speaker Series
Friday, December 11, 12:00 – 1:00pm
“A Constellation of a Problem: Dipper or Non-dipper?” by Christine Bakhoum, Rady Children’s Hospital/UC San Diego
Meeting ID: 434 924 2058
Save the Date for a Special Virtual Grand Rounds
Thursday, December 17, 12:00 - 1:00pm
The Department of Pediatrics is co-hosting with the Virginia Chapter of the AAP a special grand rounds with a National Vaccine Expert from the National AAP: “Seasonal Influenza: Challenges and Strategies for Immunizing During a Pandemic” by Michelle A. Hoffman, MD, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician, Golisano Children’s Hospital
Audio: 1-415-655-0001
Access code: 178 903 5439
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Congrats, Dr. Kathie Hullfish!
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology would like to give a big shout out to Dr. Kathie Hullfish who was recently awarded the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award. Congratulations! Read more here
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Natalie Rosalie Burnsed
August 20
(with big sister Claire)
Jennifer Burnsed, Neonatology
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Leo Carey-Medlock
October 4
Greg Medlock, Pediatric Gastroenterology
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Penelope Rae Spoelhof
October 24
Samantha Minnicozzi, Pediatric Allergist
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WCH Communication and Culture Workgroup
The WCH Communication and Culture workgroup focuses on team-building, keeping us all in touch with the meaning of our work, giving us all common language and common goals, and helping to ensure that every member of our team, regardless of role, feels welcomed, included, respected, heard, and valued. We are always seeking new members, new ideas, and feedback!
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