Please routinely check both the University & UNC Health websites
for updates on COVID-19 preparedness, as well as Pediatrics
daily COVID-19 email from Dr. Davis.
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UNC Children's Wellness Friday Yoga
Today @ 6:00pm
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All skill levels are welcome. Be sure to have the following props - a Folding Chair or ottoman, a thick book, a belt or strap for stretching
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Pedestrian Bridge Installation Schedule
The contractor for the Hospital Surgical Tower is ready to start the installation of the Pedestrian bridge across Manning Drive. Construction will require closing Manning Dr. from Columbia St. to East Dr. These road closures are scheduled from 8pm on Friday until 5am on Monday as detailed below. During this time access to the MacNider loading dock will not be available.
- 5/8 thru 5/10 – Bridge A sections 3,4,5 steel install
- 5/15 thru 5/18 – Bridge A concrete install
- 5/22 thru 5/25 – Bridge A painting and lighting install
- 5/29 thru 6/1 – Bridge A roofing install
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Pediatrics Grand Rounds
Carolina for the Kids Research Grant Recipients
Thursday, May 14 from 8:00am - 9:00am
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"Child Adult Relationship Enhancement in Primary Care (PriCARE)"
Samantha Schilling, MD, MSHP
Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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"Guideline-Discordant Antibiotic Prescribing in Pediatric Primary Care"
Zachary Willis, MD
Division of Infectious Diseases
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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UNC Children's Wellness Buddy System
We are continuing to match buddies and provide suggestions for buddy support. The buddy system is available to all staff, providers, residents, and fellows. We hope you will complete the survey linked below and encourage those interested to participate. No pressure – this is not meant to add to the burdens we currently carry, rather create a safe space for sharing those burdens. The survey is very brief and asks for just enough information to match you with a buddy or provide additional information about what a buddy system can do for you and others you support. Thank you all for all that you do and please have a wonderful weekend.
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Pediatrics Day of Scholarship
Thursday, May 28
This year's Day of Scholarship, May 28th, will be conducted virtually and be comprised of a morning and an afternoon session. The
8:00am
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9:30am
session will f
eature bench/translational research, clinical research, and quality improvement projects and consist of three platforms plus some rapid-fire presentations. The
12:00pm
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1:30pm
session will focus on case reports and medical education projects; this session will be all rapid-fire.
Schedule of presenters, along with viewing information, will be disseminated the week of May 11th, and a booklet of all submitted abstracts will be sent the week of May 18th.
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End of Academic Year Celebration
Thursday, June 11 at 8:00am
We will virtually celebrate the end of the academic year on June 11th at 8:00am with a departmental awards ceremony and recognition of our graduating fellows. The event will be available via Zoom; viewing information will be sent the week of June 8th.
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Residency Graduation
Saturday, June 13 at 2:00pm
On June 13th, we will celebrate our graduating residents. The event will be at 2pm and available via Zoom; viewing information will be sent the week of June 8th.
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Celebrating National Nurses Week
National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale's birthday. These permanent dates enhance planning and position National Nurses Week as an established recognition event. As of 1998, May 8 was designated as
National Student Nurses Day
, to be celebrated annually. And as of 2003,
National School Nurse Day
is celebrated on the Wednesday within National Nurses Week (May 6-12) each year.
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The nursing profession has been supported and promoted by the American Nurses Association (ANA) since 1896. Each of ANA's state and territorial nurses associations promotes the nursing profession at the state and regional levels. Each conducts celebrations on these dates to recognize the contributions that nurses and nursing make to the community.
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The ANA supports and encourages National Nurses Week recognition programs through the state and district nurses associations, other specialty nursing organizations, educational facilities, and independent health care companies and institutions.
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A Brief History of National Nurses Week
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- 1953 Dorothy Sutherland of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare sent a proposal to President Eisenhower to proclaim a "Nurse Day" in October of the following year. The proclamation was never made.
- 1954 National Nurse Week was observed from October 11 - 16. The year of the observance marked the 100th anniversary of Florence Nightingale's mission to Crimea. Representative Frances P. Bolton sponsored the bill for a nurse week. Apparently, a bill for a National Nurse Week was introduced in the 1955 Congress, but no action was taken. Congress discontinued its practice of joint resolutions for national weeks of various kinds.
- 1972 Again a resolution was presented by the House of Representatives for the President to proclaim "National Registered Nurse Day." It did not occur.
- 1974 In January of that year, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) proclaimed that May 12 would be "International Nurse Day." (May 12 is the birthday of Florence Nightingale.) Since 1965, the ICN has celebrated "International Nurse Day."
- 1974 In February of that year, a week was designated by the White House as National Nurse Week, and President Nixon issued a proclamation.
- 1978 New Jersey Governor Brendon Byrne declared May 6 as "Nurses Day." Edward Scanlan, of Red Bank, N.J., took up the cause to perpetuate the recognition of nurses in his state. Mr. Scanlan had this date listed in Chase's Calendar of Annual Events. He promoted the celebration on his own.
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- 1981 ANA, along with various nursing organizations, rallied to support a resolution initiated by nurses in New Mexico, through their Congressman, Manuel Lujan, to have May 6, 1982, established as "National Recognition Day for Nurses."
- 1982 In February, the ANA Board of Directors formally acknowledged May 6, 1982 as "National Nurses Day." The action affirmed a joint resolution of the United States Congress designating May 6 as "National Recognition Day for Nurses."
- 1982 President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation on March 25, proclaiming "National Recognition Day for Nurses" to be May 6, 1982.
- 1990 The ANA Board of Directors expanded the recognition of nurses to a week-long celebration, declaring May 6 - 12, 1991, as National Nurses Week.
- 1993 The ANA Board of Directors designated May 6 - 12 as permanent dates to observe National Nurses Week in 1994 and in all subsequent years.
- 1996 The ANA initiated "National RN Recognition Day" on May 6, 1996, to honor the nation's indispensable registered nurses for their tireless commitment 365 days a year. The ANA encourages its state and territorial nurses associations and other organizations to acknowledge May 6, 1996 as "National RN Recognition Day."
- 1997 The ANA Board of Directors, at the request of the National Student Nurses Association, designated May 8 as National Student Nurses Day.
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For all research-related updates due to COVID-19, please refer to the websites below. Check back frequently as websites will be updated throughout the week by the Office of Research Development.
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Federal Statistical Research Data Center - UNC Opportunity
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UNC has an exciting opportunity to establish a branch location of a Federal Statistical Research Data Center on our campus. We need to compile information on potential usage quickly to support this effort that would enhance research opportunities for faculty and students. Knowing the number of faculty across campus who are interested in having this resource on campus is a critical component in deciding whether to invest resources in establishing a branch location at UNC.
A branch location provides a means of accessing non-public microdata from the Census Bureau's economic and demographic surveys and censuses, administrative data, and restricted use data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
Establishing a branch FSRDC at UNC is important with respect to:
- Keeping up with other top-ranked research universities that have FSRDCs,
- Enabling access to innovative new forms of data that link surveys and Census data to administrative data (for example electronic health records)
- Better positioning ourselves with respect to the ability to analyze Federal data that provides critical, fine-grained information on North Carolina and North Carolinians
- Preparing for a future of privacy-related restrictions to public and administrative data
Currently, researchers have to travel to Duke. The center at RTI has closed but could be relocated at UNC.
More information on FSRDCs and research opportunities is available at:
Please complete the form available below if you are interested in
establishing a branch location of an FSRDC at UNC.
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Research for Me @UNC
Are you conducting human subjects research that involves direct interaction with participants?
You will now be required to list your study on
Research for Me @UNC
.
During your next IRB modification or renewal, you will be prompted in section B.1, question 2 to submit one of two types of listings, so be prepared!
Click here
to learn more about your choices, what you’ll be asked to submit, and what your listing will look like on Research for Me.
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“This Week in Pediatrics”
is a weekly collection of events and announcements related to the
Pediatrics Department, its faculty & staff, the NC Children’s Hospital, & local events supporting children.
Every Friday we will highlight timely announcement and events for the upcoming week.
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