December 2014 | Volume 15 Number 6

USF DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS

FROM THE CHAIR

Amazing to think that 2014 is almost over! Since this is the season of lists, I thought it was fitting that the AAP Committee on Pediatric Research came out with their top seven list of achievements in pediatric research. (Not sure why they chose seven—but these really stood out. See list below.) These achievements demonstrate the breadth of child health research—which spans from the basic science of vaccine or surfactant development to policy changes requiring seat belts and car seats. A list does nothing to tell the many stories of hard work, sacrifice, tenacity and politicking needed to move these initiatives along. But the list does remind us to celebrate the people: pediatricians, nurses, scientists, child advocates and many others, who work every day to realize these achievements. Whether it is working in the Heme/Onc clinic where far too many children still die or visiting homes as a Healthy Start nurse instructing new parents in safe sleeping practices we advance child health, every day, one child at a time.

RESIDENCY NEWS Three pediatric residents participated in The Great American Teach In on Nov. 20th, during which they discussed their careers as doctors and participated in fun activities with the students. Kinjal Parikh, Dunbar Elementary School; Dennrik Abrahan, Liberty Middle School; Jordan Larsen, Williams Middle School. Residents and students participated in Jeopardy at ACH as part of CDC’s Get Smart Antibiotic Week, Nov 17-21. All residents participated in collecting toys for Champions for Children, which supports the Child Abuse Prevention Project. Three boxes of toys were delivered Dec 5 and will be given to neglected and abused children in the Bay area.

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At USF Pediatrics, we have the

privilege of not only being

involved with the hands-on work

related to these achievements—

but working towards new

achievements in the lab or the

field and of course, passing on the

knowledge and passion to a new

generation of health care

providers. As we reflect on the

year and review our annual

report, I am so proud of the work

we do—contributing to these

achievements—but I also know

that there is much more to be

accomplished so that every child

can live a long productive life. As

an organization, we should

continue to inform our

community leaders, both locally

and nationally, the importance of

funding for pediatric research and

program development. I hope

that you and your loved ones

have a peaceful holiday season.

Patricia J. Emmanuel, M.D. Chair, Department of Pediatrics

PUBLICATIONS

Selles RR, Storch E A, Lewin A B Variations in symptom prevalence and clinical correlates in younger versus older youth with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 45(6), 666-674, 2014.

Lewin AB, McGuire JF, Murphy TK, Storch EA. Editorial Perspective: The importance of considering parent's preferences when planning treatment for their children - The case of childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 55(12) 1314-1316, 2014.

Pitts S, Bergamo D, Cartaya C, Gore B. Efficacy in the reduction of central line-associated bloodstream infection in a patient with intestinal failure: An ethanol lock pediatric case study J Assoc Vasc Access 9(4):217-220, 2014

Coles ME, Ravid A, Franklin ME, Storch EA, Khanna M. Obsessive compulsive symptoms and beliefs in adolescents: A cross-sectional examination of cognitive models. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy 28: 251-63, 2014.

Rudy B, Lewin AB, Storch EA. When families won't play ball: A case example of the effect of family accommodation on anxiety symptoms and treatment. Journal of Child and Family Studies June 28, 2014. (Epub ahead of print)

Arnold EB, De Nadai AS, Lewin AB, Geffken GR, Reid A, McNamara JP, Storch EA. Does cognitive-behavioral therapy response in youth with obsessive-compulsive disorder differ if treatment ends during summer? Annals of Clinical Psychiatry. 26: 299-300, 2014.

KUDOS

Congratulations to CMS Specialty Clinic staff: Raquel Dennis-Boring completed her RN degree and obtained her RN license, and Katina McClain earned her qualifications as a registered medical assistant.

Janet Hess, PhD has been appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Adolescent Medicine.

Ana Santos and Desiree Cuesta Henderson recently earned the Certified Research Administrator at USF/Advanced credential (CRA-USF/Advanced). This designation is given to employees who complete the full day Advanced Classroom Lab Session given by TRAIN.

Dr. Cristina Pelaez attended the Young Physician Pediatric Leadership Alliance (YPLA) training at the AAP National Conference and Exhibition in September, and will attend additional sessions during the 2015 and 2016 national conferences. The program provides participants with a wealth of skills and leadership opportunities. Those who complete the 3 year program are considered to be resources and mentors for others interested in leadership development.

7 Great Achievements in Pediatric Research

1. Preventing Disease with Life-Saving Immunizations

2. Saving Premature Babies by Helping them Breathe

3. Reducing Sudden Infant Death with Back to Sleep

4. Curing a Common Childhood Cancer

5. Preventing HIV Transmission from Mother to Child

6. Increasing Life Expectancy for Children with Chronic Disease

7. Saving Lives with Car Seats and Seat Belts

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NEW EMPLOYEES

Glenis Oliva, RN Senior; Infectious Disease

Robert Mobley, Assistant Program Director; Child Protection Team

Carolyn Tope, Community Caseworker; Early Steps

Nina Trojillo, Community Caseworker; Early Steps

Latrice Hill, Community Caseworker; Early Steps

Clinton Coutain, Community Caseworker; Early Steps

Arlene Suarez, Medical Assistant

Nichole Spuria, Medical Assistant; ACH Clinic

Dawn Colby, Medical Assistant; Med Peds

ADDITIONS

Heather Weeks delivered Brooklyn Elise on November 19

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Rothman Center postdoctoral fellow Carly Johnco, PhD, received two research awards from Macquarie University in November: The David Hall Prize for Outstanding Higher Degree Research Thesis and a high commendation for Excellence in Higher Degree Research – Social Sciences, Business and Humanities.

HAPPENINGS

The Early Steps program is conducting a book drive from November 1 to January 23. Please donate new or gently used books for children 0-3 years of age that are written in Spanish or English. The books will be distributed to the Early Steps families during a special event in March. Contact Alex DeMolina for more information (813-974-0674; ademolin@health.usf.edu) Holiday Fun around Pediatrics!

USF PEDIATRIC ALUMNI GROUP

We now have a mission statement and vision, and we’re created a group on LinkedIn. Search for USF Pediatric Alumni Group on LinkedIn and join us as we expand our search for alumni across the state and country! Share this information with your colleagues who are USF Pediatric or Med-Peds alumni. If you are not sure if we have your current email and practice information, please email Caroline Murphy (cmurphy4@health.usf.edu). - Lynn Ringenberg

Mission Statement: To promote life-long learning, and encourage mentorship of students and residents in a collegial manner that supports USF, fellow alumni and the community.

Vision: Connect-Inspire-Educate

SAVE THE DATE January 26 Deadline for USF Internal Awards Program Grants: Con-ference Support and Faculty International Travel

March 11 Alumni & Community Reception

March 12 Barness Lecture and Fellows’ Forum

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PRESENTATIONS At the 20th Institute for Healthcare Improvement Scientific Symposium held Dec 8 in Orlando, Dr. Maya Balakrishnan gave a platform presentation titled Delivery Room Management During the Golden Hour: Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative's Approach and Dr. Terri Ashmeade presented a poster titled Improving the Use of Human Milk in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Dr. Panida Sriaroon presented Complicated Atopic Dermatitis and Dr. Jennifer Leiding presented Evaluation of the Sick Child: When to Suspect Immunodeficiency at the CME event titled Clinical Updates in Pediatrics: Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology and Pain Management held at ACH in November.

Presented by Dr. Susan E. Swedo on behalf of Dr. Tanya Murphy: Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS): Clinical Experience and Therapeutic Interventions. The 19th Annual Lancefield International Symposium on Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases. Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 2014.

Dr. Jose Ferreira had 2 poster presentations at the 68th Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society held in Seattle, Dec. 5-9: Effect of Adjunctive Rufinamide in Pediatric Subjects With Inadequately Controlled Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome: Interim Pharmacokinetic and Safety Results From Study 303 and Support For Use Of The Meyers Neuropsychological System With Pediatric Patients With Epilepsy.

Dr. Kenneth Visalli presented a poster titled Spontaneous Regression of a Testicular Seminoma at the 12th Annual AMA Research Symposium held Nov. 7 in Dallas.

Additional poster presentations at the AAP Annual Meeting held in San Diego in September included Drs. Lana Soylu and Mudra Kumar who presented Ipads….Are They the Future of Clinical Education? and Dr. Devi Yalamanchili who presented Neonatal Hypotonia: A Rare Presentation of a Rare Genetic Disorder.

Faculty and trainees from the Rothman Center made many poster presentations, and they participated and chaired symposia at the 48th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies held in Philadelphia in November:

Posters: Dane BF, McGuire JF, Murphy TK, Storch EA, Lewin AB. Parental Treatment

Preferences for Pediatric OCD.

Dane BF, De Nadai AS, Jacob ML, Lewin AB, Muroff JR, Eisen JL, Abramowitz JS, Geller DS, Murphy TK, Storch EA. Clinical Correlates of Insight in Childhood OCD.

AAP GUEST SPEAKER

The Grand Rounds speaker for Jan 15 is Dr. Richard Antaya, Director of Pediatric Dermatology at Yale University School of

Medicine. The AAP is sponsoring Dr. Antaya’s visit, which will include medical student and resident educational sessions. Dr. Antaya will round at the TGH Newborn Nursery and Wards, and will also visit the 17 Davis outpatient clinic for one -on-one educational sessions.

PEDIATRIC RESEARCH NEWS

Dr. Carina Rodriguez is the principal investigator for a CDC-sponsored pilot project called Positive Health Check (PHC). This online tool delivers tailored prevention messages to HIV-positive patients through a series of interactive videos designed to simulate a conversation with a primary care provider. PHC facilitates patient-provider communication, and the project’s goal is to assess the quality and feasibility of implementing the tool in HIV clinics.

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Arnold EB, Nadeau J, Keene A, Collier AB, Lewin AB, Murphy TK, Storch EA. Sleep-Related Problems in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Comorbid Anxiety.

McGuire JF, Arnold EB, Park JM, Nadeau JM, Lewin AB, Murphy TK, Storch EA. Living with Tics: A Modularized Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Impairment and Improve Quality of Life for Youth with Chronic Tic Disorders.

Wu MS, Rudy BM, Arnold EB, Lewin AB, Murphy TK, Storch EA. Emetophobia in Adults: Prevalence, Phenomenology, Clinical Correlates, and Impairment.

Wu MS, Lewin AB, Murphy TK, Storch EA. Phenomenology of Family Accommodation in Pediatric OCD: Investigation of Correlates, Unique Predictors, and a Mediational Model.

Symposia:

Alex De Nadai chaired the session titled New Treatment Developments in Comorbid Anxiety and Autism Spectrum Disorders, during which two USF presentations were made: De Nadai AS, Arnold EB, Lewin AB, Nadeau J, Jones AM, Mutch PJ, Selles RR, Ung D, Murphy TK, Storch EA. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Results from Two Randomized Controlled trials and De Nadai AS, Arnold EB, Lewin AB, Nadeau J, Jones AM, Mutch PJ, Selles RR, Ung D, Murphy TK, Storch EA. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Results from Two Randomized Controlled Trials.

Robert Selles chaired the session titled Treatment Factors in Childhood Anxiety and OCD during which two USF presentations were made: Reid AM, McNamara JPH, Balkhi AM, Bussing R, Storch EA, Murphy TK, Geffken GR. The role of executive functioning in the symptom severity and treatment outcome for pediatric obsessive-compulsive symptoms and Meyer JM, McNamara JPH, Reid JM, Storch EA, Geffken, Murphy TK, Russing R. Should clinicians focus on obsessive-compulsive symptoms, depressive symptoms or both concurrently in treatment seeking youth with obsessive-compulsive disorder and comorbid depression?

McGuire JF, Arnold EB, Park JM, Nadeau JM, Lewin AB, Murphy TK, Storch EA. Living With Tics: A Modularized Cognitive Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Impairment and Improve Quality of Life for Youth With Chronic Tic Disorders.

McGuire JF, Geller DA, Orr SP, Lewin AB, Small BJ, Murphy TK, Wilhelm S, Pine DS, Storch EA. Examining Fear Learning and Extinction In Youth with OCD.

McGuire JF, Lewin AB, Murphy TK, Goodman WK, Storch EA. The Development and Preliminary Evaluation of the Children’s Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale—Second Edition.

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PEDIATRICS IN THE NEWS A November 23 article in the Tampa Tribune described the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile’s visit to Lacoochee Elementary School in Pasco County, where students received free medical screenings.

GRAND ROUNDS January 8 Jolan Walter, MD Autoimmunity in Primary Immunodeficiencies: Lessons From our Patients January 15 Richard Antaya, MD The Five E’s of an Exceptional Eczema Experience January 22 Kevin O’Brien, MD Medical Student Abuse January 29 Lisa Rivera, MSW Domestic Violence and Its Impact on Children