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Annual Quality Congress October 3 – 4, 2015

Preconference Events October 1 – 2, 2015

Helping Babies Breathe Master Trainer Workshop October 5 – 6, 2015

Transforming Our Future!

Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers • Chicago, IL

2015 Annual Quality CongressConvening the Worldwide Community of Practice

Preconference Events

NICQ SymposiumExclusive Event for NICQ and iNICQ Teams

Teams actively engaged in VON NICQ Next: Innovations in Newborn Care, the intensive track for iNICQ 2015: Alarm Safety, Driving Outcomes with Evidence-Based Oxygen Therapy and Safe Monitoring Practices, and iNICQ 2015: NAS – A Universal Training Solution will come together to learn, share and improve.

Teams will present real world data and improvement stories from their collaborative work including progress on their clinical, family-centered care and value aims. Senior Leaders will provide keen insights on the use of improvement charters and will emphasize value metrics and return on investment for QI efforts.

VON Family Leaders will share key lessons and strategies learned from the incredible work of VON teams as they partner to improve care. The Symposium will conclude with a spirited presentation from Jochen Profit on Resilience in the NICU.

The day-long learning session is reserved for teams already registered and engaged in Vermont Oxford Network collaborative work as described above. To learn about opportunities for your team to participate in 2016, please contact Denise Zayack, at dzayack@vtoxford.org.

Jump Starting Quality – Calling All Fellows!Strategies to Launch A Successful Quality Improvement Project

Target AudienceThis engaging workshop is ideal for neonatal fellows who are planning their fellowship project. It is also essential for early career neonatologists who are interested in integrating robust quality improvement methods at their center. Other professionals, particularly newly forming interdisciplinary quality improvement teams are also encouraged to attend and will enrich the learning environment and dialogue. Sponsored by Vermont Oxford Network and TECaN.

NOTE: Registrants for this session will be invited to a Preconference Webinar where the learning tools and prework for this session will be assigned.

TH U R SDAY, O C TO B E R 1 & FR I DAY, O C TO B E R 2

Chicago NICU Visits – Open to All, Space LimitedWe are pleased to offer a special invitation to meeting attendees to visit NICUs in Chicago. Learn how your colleagues provide care and organize their work. Local neonatologists will provide guided visits of their NICUs, sharing information about their programs, practices, and QI and research projects. Whether you are building a new NICU or in a cycle of continuous improvement, this is a valuable opportunity to learn how it’s done in Chicago!

Two-hour visits: Thursday, October 1; Friday, October 2; and Monday, October 5. See www.vtoxford.org/Chicago_Area_NICU_Visits for details. Preregistration required; travel is via public transportation.

Facilities and Facultyl Evanston Hospital

Hosted by William MacKendrick MD

l Renée Schine Crown NICU at Rush University Medical Center Hosted by Aloka L. Patel MD and Jean M. Silvestri MD

l University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital Hosted by William Meadow MD, PhD

l Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern Memorial’s Prentice Women’s Hospital Hosted by Aaron Hamvas MD and Yasmin Khan MD

Agenda

8:00–12:00 Optional Attendance at the NICQ Symposium AM Plenary Sessions

12:15 Fellows / Early Career Networking Lunch

12:30 Welcome! Quality Matters J. Horbar

12:40 Exploring Your Change Ideas — What Are You Working On?

D. Dukhovny

1:00 Structuring Your QI Project Using the SQUIRE Guidelines - From Conception to Publication

T. Ho

1:45 Crafting a SMART Aim M. Gupta

2:30 Break / Informal Networking

2:45 The What, Why and “How To” for Developing Driver Diagrams

G. Suresh

3:30 Measurement and Metrics – the Basics! H. Kaplan

4:30 Break / Energizer

5:00 Developing a Structured QI Abstract Using the VON Template

T. Parker

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.

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PR E - AN D POST- CO N FE R E N CE H OSPITAL VISIT S

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! H. Cohen

7:00 – 7:45 Optional Sunrise Breakfast Sessions

A. Using Nightingale to Identify Opportunities for Improvement E. Edwards / R. Soll

B. Hot Off the Press! Updates from the Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine R. Savich

C. Calling All Fellows! Quality Improvement for the Next Generation D. Dukhovny

D. MOC Part 4 Made Simple! The New VON Model K. Johnson / G. Moyer

Oxygen - Getting It Right!

8:00 Transforming Our Future J. Horbar

8:20 Evolving Evidence for Safe Oxygen Saturation— Tradeoffs at the Tips and Tails B. Schmidt

8:40 Discussion

8:50 Evidence Into Action—What Is A Clinician to Do? J. Hagadorn / D. Sink

9:10 Improvement Story

9:20 Discussion

9:30 The SafeBoosC RCT Using Cerebral Oximetry to Reduce Brain Injury G. Greisen

9:50 Discussion

10:00 Break

Parent Presence Builds Brains

10:30 Auditory Breast Milk: Effects of Mother’s Voice and Heartbeat Sounds on Brain Development of Preterm Infants A. Lahav

10:55 Discussion

11:05 The H-HOPE RCT: A Maternally Administered Multi-Sensory Intervention R. White-Traut

11:30 Discussion

11:40 Improvement Story

12:00 Adjourn for Lunch / Optional Networking Luncheons* l Neonatologists l International Neonatology l NNPs / NNP Program Directors l Respiratory Therapists l Clinical Nurses l Pharmacists l VON Data Collectors / Data Contacts l Unit Medical / Nursing Directors / Quality

and Safety Officers / Senior Leaders

l NICU Outcomes for Parents l ELBW Infant Follow-Up l State / Regional Collaboratives l Nutritional and Breastfeeding Support l VON NAS Universal Education Champions*Preregistration required

2:00 Resume for Breakout Sessions

3:30 VON Quality Improvement and Safety Learning Fair and International Video-Fest

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! H. Cohen / E. Edwards

7:00 Optional Sunrise Breakfast Session Survival at the Edge of Viability M. Rysavy / J. Kaempf / K. Barrington

Big Data in the NICU

8:00 Setting the Stage J. Horbar

8:05 Using a Trillion Points of Data to Deliver Precision Medicine A. Butte

8:35 Discussion

8:45 Genome Sequencing and Implementing Precision Medicine in the NICU S. Kingsmore

9:10 Discussion

9:20 Physiologic Monitoring in the Cloud C. McGregor

9:45 Panel Discussion C. McGregor / A. Butte / S. Kingsmore

10:00 Break / VIP Luggage Service

Improving Surgical Care

10:35 Potentially Better Practices for Surgical Care B. Modi / C. Lund

11:00 Better Handoffs, Safer Care! Optimizing Communication and Teamwork C. Landrigan

11:30 Discussion

11:40 Surgical Improvement Stories

11:50 Discussion

12:00 Lunch

1:30 Resume for Breakout Sessions

Transformative Futures

2:30 US Premiere of The Preemie Voices Project— Three Decades Later . . . Where Are They? S. Saigal

3:15 Discussion

3:30 Annual Quality Congress Adjourns

Special Post-Conference Cosponsored with the American Academy of PediatricsHelping Babies Breathe Master Trainer Workshop October 5 & 6, 2015

Separate registration required. Separate fees apply. Register at www.regonline.com/2015HBBMasterCourse

AccreditationCMEs will be awarded for attending this activity.

This activity has been submitted to Northeast Multistate Division (NE-MSD) for approval to award contact hours. Northeast Multistate Division (NE-MSD) is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Breakout SessionsSATURDAY, 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

The Children’s Hospital Neonatal Consortium: Optimizing Perioperative Care for Neonates E. Pallotto / B. Brozanski / T. Mingrone / A. Piazza / J. Smith

Complex Surgical Wound Care C. Lund

The Children’s Hospital Neonatal Consortium: Optimizing Perioperative Care for Neonates

E. Pallotto / B. Brozanski / T. Mingrone / A. Piazza / J. Smith

Oxygen and Alarm Safety

The Alarming Challenge! Staffing Single Room NICUs and Alarm Burden R. Vartanian

Cerebral Oxymetry in Preterm Infants: Methods, Measurement and Evaluating Clinical Benefit G. Greisen

Advanced Pulse Oximetry: Settings, Data and Downloads J. Hagadorn / D. Sink

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Reducing Pharmacologic Treatment for NAS: The Couplet Care Advantage B. Whalen

The Prescription Opioid Epidemic and NAS: A Public Health Approach S. Patrick

NICU of the Future

Enhanced Simulation to Identify Latent Safety Hazards in the NICU J. Bender

Taking Care of Small Babies in a Big Unit: Is a Small-Baby Team Right for You? A. Atwater / B. Brewer / A. Tichenor

The Delivery Room of the Future H. Lee

Enhanced Simulation to Identify Latent Safety Hazards in the NICU J. Bender

Taking Care of Small Babies in a Big Unit: Is a Small-Baby Team Right for You? A. Atwater / B. Brewer / A. Tichenor

The Delivery Room of the Future H. Lee

Family Integrated Care

Family-Integrated Care: Small Tests of Change From Salem Hospital H. Cohen

The Family’s Role in Long-Term Outcomes After NICU Care S. Saigal

Balancing Noise and Language Exposure for Premature Infants in the NICU A. Lahav

Critical Concepts in Adoption of Cue-Based Feedings R. White-Traut

Building Capacity for Improvement

Using Failure Modes and Effects Analysis to Optimize Delivery Room Outcomes D. Loren

Hands-On QI Measurement Workshop G. Suresh

Solving the Value Equation J. Horbar / T. Ho / H. Kaplan / M. Buus-Frank

Progress on the AAP Quality Measures Task Force Town Hall Dialogue! J. Zupancic / H. Kaplan / R. Savich

I-Pass in the NICU: Operationalizing and Sustaining Improved Handoffs C. Landrigan

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

Optimizing Noninvasive Ventilation W. Carlo

Delivery Room Management of the Micro-Premature Infant M. Dunn

Potentially Better Practices to Wean From Respiratory Support J. Gray

Emerging Science and Evidence

Clinician’s Guide to Actionable Genes and Genome Interpretation B. Bernard

Methods, Applications and Results of Studies of Medical Genomes in Newborns S. Kingsmore

Clinical Genomics at Scale: Synthesizing and Analyzing “Big Data” From Thousands of Patients B. Bernard

How to Evaluate the Quality of the Evidence R. Soll

Betsi Anderson BSN, RN, CPHQDirector of Professional Services Neonatology, Infectious Diseases, Clinical Genetics and BioethicsChildren’s Mercy HospitalKansas City, MO

Amy S. Atwater RN, BSNQuality Improvement SpecialistHelen DeVos Children’s Hospital NICUGrand Rapids, MI

June Austin RNFaculty and Project LeadMark Murray & AssociatesAlberta AIMEdmonton, Alberta, Canada

Arvelle Balon-Lyon RN, BNDirector, Health Innovation ConsultantsLethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Keith J. Barrington MB, ChBNeonatologist and Clinical ResearcherSainte Justine University Health CenterProfessor of PaediatricsUniversity of MontrealMontreal, Quebec, Canada

Jesse Bender MDNeonatologist, Assistant Professor, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

Brady Bernard PhDSenior Research ScientistInstitute for Systems BiologySeattle, WA

Sonia Lomeli Bonifacio MDClinical Associate Professor of PediatricsDepartment of Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental MedicineStanford University School of MedicineLucile Packard Children’s HospitalPalo Alto, CA

Barbara S. Boushon RN, BSNLead Quality Improvement FacilitatorVON NICQ Next: Innovations in Newborn Care Collaborative, McFarland, WI

Brandi Brewer BS, RNC-NICNurse EducatorHelen DeVos Children’s Hospital NICUGrand Rapids, MI

Beverly S. Brozanski MDProfessor of PediatricsMedical Director NICUChildren’s Hospital of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

Atul Butte MD, PhDDirector, Institute for Computational Health Sciences and Professor of Pediatrics University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, CA

Wally Carlo MDEdwin M. Dixon Professor of PediatricsUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamDirector, Division of NeonatologyDirector, Newborn NurseriesUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL

Chris Chambers RRTSupervisor, Respiratory TherapyUniversity of Vermont Medical CenterBurlington, VT

Jen ClarkFamily Advisory Council MemberMeriter HospitalMadison, WI

Howard Cohen MDMedical Director, NICUSalem HospitalPortland and Salem, OR

Edward F. Donovan MDProfessor Emeritus Pediatrics University of Cincinnati Vermont Oxford Network Collaborative of State Collaboratives – Faculty LeaderLa Veta, CO

Dmitry Dukhovny MD, MPHAssistant Professor of PediatricsOregon Health and Science UniversityPortland, OR

Michael S. Dunn MD, FRCPCStaff NeonatologistDepartment of Newborn and Developmental Paediatrics Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreAssociate ProfessorDepartment of PaediatricsUniversity of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Erika M. Edwards PhD, MPHDirector of Data Analytics and Systems Vermont Oxford NetworkResearch Assistant Professor Mathematics and Statistics University of VermontBurlington, VT

Richard A. Ehrenkranz MDNeonatal-Perinatal MedicineDepartment of Pediatrics,Yale Medical SchoolYale-New Haven Children’s Hospital NICU New Haven, CT

Danielle Ehret MD, MPHAssistant Professor of PediatricsUniversity of Vermont Children’s HospitalDirector of Global HealthVermont Oxford NetworkBurlington, VT

Breton C. Freitag MDMedical Director, NICULegacy Salmon CreekPortland, OR

Marybeth Fry MEdLead Family AdvisorVON NICQ Next: Innovations in Newborn CareNICU Family Care CoordinatorAkron Children’s HospitalAkron, OH

Jennifer Gallegos RN, MSN, NNPNeonatal Nurse Practitioner Texas Children’s HospitalHouston, TX

Alfred L. Gest MDDepartment of Pediatric Medicine NeonatologyTexas Children’s HospitalHouston, TX

Sharyn Gibbins NP, PhDDirector of Professional PracticeTrillium Health PartnersMississauga, Ontario, Canada

Jeffrey B. Gould MD, MPHRobert L. Hess Professor of PediatricsDirector, Perinatal Epidemiology and Health Outcomes Research UnitDivision of Neonatal and Developmental MedicineDepartment of PediatricsStanford University Medical CenterPalo Alto, CA

James E. Gray MD, MSAssociate Professor of PediatricsHarvard Medical SchoolNeonatologistBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA

Gorm Ole Greisen DrMedSciProfessor and Consultant NeonatologistDepartment of NeonatologyRigshospitalet and Copenhagen UniversityCopenhagen, Denmark

Munish Gupta MD, MMScNeonatologistBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA

James I. Hagadorn MD, MScAssistant Professor of PediatricsUCONN School of MedicineAttending Neonatologist Connecticut Children’s Medical CenterHartford, CT

Aaron Hamvas MDRaymond and Hazel Speck Barry Professor of NeonatologyHead, Division of Neonatology Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago / Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL

Pat Heinrich RN, MSNQuality Improvement ConsultantHeinrich LLC Waltham, MA

Timmy Ho MDNeonatal FellowHarvard Neonatal and Perinatal Fellowship Program Boston Children’s HospitalInstitute for Healthcare ImprovementBoston, MA

Kristi G. JohnsonManagerMOC External Activities American Board of PediatricsChapel Hill, NC

Leanna Jones BSN, MN, NNP-BCNeonatal Nurse Practitioner NICU Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy EmanuelPortland, OR

Joe Kaempf MDNeonatologistChair, Evidence Based Medicine and Clinical ResearchNICU and Women and Children’s ProgramProvidence St. Vincent Medical CenterPortland, OR

Heather Kaplan MD, MSCEAssistant Professor of PediatricsPerinatal Institute and The James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems ExcellenceCincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, OH

Janine Yasmin Khan MD Associate Professor of PediatricsNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Medical Director, NICUPrentice Women’s Hospital ofNorthwestern Memorial HospitalChicago, IL

Hannah King MPHHealthcare ConsultantBerkeley, CA

Stephen Kingsmore MB, ChB, BAO DSc, FRCPathExecutive Director Pediatric Genomic MedicineChildren’s Mercy Kansas CityKansas City, MO

Amir Lahav ScDAssistant Professor of Pediatrics Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MAVisiting Professor/Scientist,Department of PediatricsWomen & Infants HospitalProvidence, RI

Christopher P. Landrigan MD, MPH Research DirectorBoston Children’s Hospital Inpatient Pediatrics Service DirectorSleep and Patient Safety ProgramBrigham and Women’s HospitalAssociate Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA

Henry C. Lee MDAssistant Professor of Pediatrics Stanford School of MedicineDirector of Research, California Perinatal Quality Care CollaborativePalo Alto, CA

John Lester BSc, CPFQuality Improvement Facilitator and CoachEdmonton, Alberta, Canada

Faculty

David Loren MDAssistant Professor of Pediatrics Division of NeonatologyUniversity of WashingtonMedical Director, NNP Program Seattle Children’s HospitalSeattle, WA

Carolyn Lund RN, MS, FAANNeonatal Clinical Nurse SpecialistChildren’s Hospital OaklandAssociate Clinical ProfessorUniversity of CaliforniaSan Francisco, CA

William MacKendrick MDVice-Chair for Subspecialty PediatricsDepartment of PediatricsHead, Division of NeonatologyNorth Shore University Health SystemMedical Director, Infant SCUEvanston HospitalChicago, IL

Brenda Maschmeyer RN, BSNResearch NurseBaptist Memorial Hospital for WomenMemphis, TN

Carolyn McGregor AM, PhD B App Sc, SMIEEECanada Research Chair in Health Informatics Professor Faculty of Business and IT University of Ontario Institute of Technology Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

William Meadow MD, PhDProfessor of Pediatrics Director, Neonatology Fellowship ProgramThe University of ChicagoChicago, IL

Paula Meier RN, PhD, FAANDirector for Clinical Research and Lactation, NICUProfessor of Women, Children & Family NursingProfessor of PediatricsRush University Medical CenterChicago, IL

Charles Mercier MDProfessor of PediatricsUniversity of VermontDirector, Neonatal Intensive Care University of Vermont Children’s HospitalBurlington, VT

Brenda Miller BFAManager, Ronald McDonald House of Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI

Teesha Miller BSParent to Parent Program ManagerMarch of Dimes NICU Family Support SpecialistChildren’s Mercy HospitalKansas City, MO

Teresa Mingrone RN, MSN, CCRNProgrammatic Nurse Specialist Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMCPittsburgh, PA

Biren P. Modi MDAssociate Surgical DirectorCenter for Advanced Intestinal RehabilitationDepartment of SurgeryBoston Children’s HospitalAssistant Professor of SurgeryHarvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA

Mindy Morris DNP, NNP-BC, CNSNeonatal Nurse PractitionerCoordinatorNICU Extremely LowBirth Weight ProgramCHOC Children’s Hospital Orange, CA

Virginia A. Moyer MD, MPHVice PresidentMaintenance of Certification and QualityAmerican Board of PediatricsChapel Hill, NC

Amy Nyberg BSMarch of Dimes NICU Family Support SpecialistHelen DeVos Children’s HospitalGrand Rapids, MI

Eugenia K. Pallotto MD, MSCE Associate Professor of PediatricsUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Medical Director Intensive Care Nursery Medical Director, Neonatal ECMOChildren’s Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO

Nesha Park RN, BSNNICU Quality Improvement CoordinatorChildren’s Mercy HospitalKansas City, MO

Thomas Parker MDAssociate Professor of PediatricsDirectorFellowship Training Program in NeonatologyUniversity of Colorado School of MedicineAurora, CO

Stephen Patrick MD, MPH, MSAssistant Professor of Pediatrics and Health PolicyDivision of NeonatologyVanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN

Anthony J. Piazza MD Associate Professor Emory UniversityMedical Director of Neonatal ServicesChildren’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston HospitalAtlanta, GA

Alan P. Picarillo MD, FAAPChiefDivision of NeonatologyUMass Memorial HealthcareAssistant Professor in PediatricsUMass Medical School Worcester, MA

Jochen Profit MD, MPHAssistant Professor of PediatricsDirector of Perinatal Health Systems Research Perinatal Epidemiology and Health Outcomes Research UnitDivision of Neonatal and Developmental MedicineStanford University Palo Alto, CA

Steven A Ringer MD, PhDAssociate ProfessorHarvard Medical SchoolBrigham and Women’s HospitalBoston, MA

Kate Robson  MEdParent Coordinator, NICU Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreDirector, Canadian Premature Babies FoundationToronto, Ontario, Canada

Matthew A. Rysavy MD, PhD  Resident in PediatricsUniversity of WisconsinMadison, WI

Saroj Saigal MD, FRCP (C)Professor Emerita PediatricsMcMaster UniversityPediatricianNeonatal Follow-up ProgramHamilton, Ontario, Canada

Renate D. Savich MDProfessor of Pediatrics Chief, Neonatology and Newborn Services Division Department of PediatricsChildren’s Hospital of MississippiUniversity of Mississippi Medical CenterChairperson, AAP Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (SoNPM) Jackson, MS

Barbara K. Schmidt MD, FRCP, MScProfessor of PediatricsKristine Sandberg Knisely Chair in NeonatologySenior Scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and BiostatisticsUniversity of PennsylvaniaPerelman School of Medicine Staff Neonatologist Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

Jan Schriefer MBA, MSN, DrPHDirector of Pediatric Quality ImprovementGolisano Children’s Hospital at University of Rochester Medical CenterAssistant Professor Pediatric Hospital MedicineUniversity of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryRochester, NY

Ginny ShafferParent NavigatorThe Children’s Hospital at ProvidenceAnchorage, AK

Jean M. Silvestri MDClinical Director, NICU Patient Safety OfficerRush Children’s HospitalChicago, IL

David W. Sink MDAssistant Professor of PediatricsUCONN School of MedicineAttending Neonatologist Connecticut Children’s Medical CenterHartford, CT

Joan R. Smith PhD, RN, NNP-BC Advanced Practice Clinical Nurse Scientist St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College St Louis, MO

Kelley Smith RN, BSNNurse ManagerSheldon B. Korones Newborn CenterRegional Medical CenterMemphis, TN

Eileen Steffen RNC-NICNICU Quality and Research CoordinatorSaint Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston, NJ

Gautham Suresh MD, DM, MS, FAAPChief Medical Officer and Service ChiefThe Newborn CenterTexas Children’s Hospital Houston, TX

Alisha Tichenor MSN, NNP-BCLead Neonatal Nurse PractitionerHelen DeVos Children’s HospitalGrand Rapids, MI

Robert Ursprung MD, MMScNeonatologistCook Children’s Medical CenterAssociate Director CQIPediatrix Medical Group Fort Worth, TX

Rebecca J. Vartanian MDAssistant Professor Division of Neonatal-Perinatal MedicineDepartment of Pediatrics and Communicable DiseasesUniversity of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI

Lelis Vernon BAChair, NICU Parent Advisory CouncilBaptist Children’s HospitalMiami, FL

Bonny Whalen MDNewborn Nursery Medical Director Pediatric HospitalistChildren’s Hospital at Dartmouth Assistant ProfessorDepartment of PediatricsGeisel School of Medicine at DartmouthLebanon, NH

Rosemary White-Traut RN, PhD, FAANDirector of Nursing ResearchThe Children’s Hospital of WisconsinProfessor EmeritaDepartment of Women, Children and Family Health Science,University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing Chicago, IL

John A. F. Zupancic MD, ScDAssociate Chief of NeonatologyBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA

Learning Fair—Call for AbstractsCalling all neonatal colleagues to submit your improvement stories and outcome data for the 2015 Annual Quality Congress. Abstracts will be peer reviewed for poster and/or podium presentation. Posters will be presented at the Learning Fair on Saturday; select posters will also be featured in an expert-guided poster walk on Sunday.

Who Should Submit an Abstract?l Individuals or teams engaged in

improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and value of newborn care

l Individuals or teams enrolled in NICQ Next and/or the iNICQ collaboratives

l State, regional, or international qualityimprovement organizations

l Neonatal fellows

l Parents who are partnering withprofessionals for improvement

Topics of Interest We are particularly interested in improvement projects that focus on the following plenary themes or challenges:

l Oxygen safety and alarm fatigue

l Minimizing lung injury, minimizing brain injury, infection reductions, optimizingnutrition, minimizing NEC, and improving patient safety

l Neonatal abstinence syndrome

l Innovative projects or examples of family-centered care

l Interdisciplinary teams and teamwork

l QI implementation projects with data-driven outcomes that increase value

l Novel models of NICU care and/or environments

For complete abstract guidelines are available at www.vtoxford.org/Call_For_Abstracts Abstracts are due August 1, 2015. Abstracts submitted after that date will not be accepted.

SAVE THE DATE! 2016 Annual Quality CongressOctober 7 – 9, 2016 Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers

Planning CommitteeJeffrey D. Horbar MD*

Chief Executive and Scientific OfficerVermont Oxford NetworkJerold F. Lucey Professor of Neonatal MedicineUniversity of VermontBurlington, VT

Roger F. Soll MD*

President, Vermont Oxford NetworkH. Wallace Professor of NeonatologyUniversity of VermontBurlington, VT

Madge E. Buus-Frank DNP, APRN-BC, FAAN*

Director of Quality Improvement and EducationVermont Oxford NetworkFaculty, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and University of VermontBurlington, VT

William H. Edwards MDVice President, Vermont Oxford Network Professor and Vice Chair of Pediatrics Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthNeonatology Section Chief Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth Lebanon, NH

Denise Zayack RN, BA, MPH* Collaboratives Coordinator and CoachVermont Oxford NetworkBurlington, VT

Nancy E. CloutierNetwork Meeting CoordinatorVermont Oxford NetworkBurlington, VT

Kimberly Knoerlein APRN, NNP-BCContinuing Education Accreditation ConsultantNeonatal Nurse PractitionerChildren’s Hospital at DartmouthLebanon, NH

* Meeting Faculty

NICU Tube Fest—Call for VideosPlease help us spread innovative practices and programs by sharing a short video from your center. Relevant topics include the following:

l Focus on an innovative program or practice

l Show a standardized process or procedure

l Highlight innovative quality improvement tools or strategies

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 appropriate consent forms. Select videos will be available for viewing during the Learning Fair in a special screening room.

For more detailed information on video submission, please visit www.vtoxford.org/Call_For_Videos Video submissions are due August 14, 2015.

Call for the AAP / VON ScholarshipVermont Oxford Network and the AAP Section on Perinatal Pediatrics extend an invitation to Fellows and early career neonatologists to apply for the VON Scholars Program. Five AAP/ VON Scholars will be selected and will receive the following:

l Scholarship to support attendance at the VON AnnualQuality Congress on October 2 – 4, 2015. The award includescomplimentary registration and up to $1000 to support travel,meals, and housing.

l Opportunity to submit an abstract and present QI work (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.

l Recognition as an AAP/VON Scholar for both the Fellow and the sponsoring training program.

For more information go to: www.vtoxford.org/Annual_Quality_Congress Deadline for application is June 19, 2015.

Call for the Kathy Leahy Scholarship 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 carel 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.

Membership InformationVermont Oxford Network (VON) is a non-profit voluntary collaborative of health care professionals dedicated to improving the quality, safety, and value of medical care for newborn infants and their families through a coordinated program of research, education, and quality 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 or 802.865.4814, extension 234.

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 Pediatricians

l Fellows

l Nurses

l Neonatal Nurse Practitioners

l Clinical Nurse Specialists

l Clinical Educators

l Respiratory Therapists

l Nurse Managers / Directors

l Senior Leaders

l Dieticians

l Pharmacists

l Physical / Occupational Therapists

l Outreach Educators

l Data Contacts

l Parents and Parent Advisors

l QI Specialists

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Additional Pre-Conference / Post-Conference Events October 2 – 6, 2015

Jump Starting Quality: Calling All Fellows! Oct. 2, 2015 – ½ day Event

• Fellows in training• All Others

Fees Waived

$195

Helping Babies Breathe Master Trainer Workshop Oct. 5 – 6, 2015 $ 350

Register Now!Register early at www.regonline.com/VON2015Meeting to receive discounted registration fees and to assure space is available in your preferred breakout sessions and the onsite hospital visits.

Early registration deadline is July 15, 2015.

Fees include admission to the Annual Quality Congress social event. Special fees apply for luncheon events.

AccommodationsVermont Oxford Network has reserved a room block at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers at a discounted group rate. The Sheraton is ideally situated in the heart of downtown on the Chicago River and is within walking distance of Navy Pier, the Magnificent Mile shopping, the Art Institute of Chicago, many other activities, and great restaurants.

Special room rate: $229 single. The room block closes on August 31, 2015, or earlier if filled. Please reserve early to assure availability at the discounted rate.

Hotel reservations can be made by phone at 800.325.3535 or online at www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/2015VON Please reference Vermont Oxford Network to receive the discounted group rate.

VIP Luggage Storage will be provided to attendees who stay beyond hotel room check-out.

For more information, please contact Nancy Cloutier, Network Meeting Coordinator, by email nancy@vtoxford.org or call 802.865.4814, ext. 208.

The Annual Quality Congress is commercial free. Vermont Oxford Network does not accept industry sponsorship, displays, or product advertising.

VON Social Event – Back to the Future! October 3, 2015

Registered participant No Charge

Guest $75

REGISTRATION FEES

Annual Quality Congress Standard Registration Fees October 3 & 4, 2015

Through July 15 After July 15

VON Member Physician $850 $950

VON Member – All other disciplines and Fellows / Trainees $450 $550

Non-Member $1100 $1200

NICQ SymposiumThe NICQ Symposium is a “by invitation only” event for VON teams who are enrolled in quality improvement collaboratives. Membership in VON NICQ Next and iNICQ Alarm Safety Intensive collaboratives includes registration fees for 4 team members, 2 parents and 2 senior leaders.

NICQ Next Members * Oct. 1 – 4, 2015 Registration includes 4 day events.

iNICQ Alarm Safety Intensive Members * Oct. 2 – 4, 2015 Registration includes 3 day events.

*Additional team members may register to attend, however, standard registration fees apply (noted below).

iNICQ NAS Members Oct. 2 – 4, 2015 Registration includes 3 day events at the standard registration fees (noted below).