Neonatal Justice Collaborative
Promoting neonatal equity & justice through collaboration
April 2024
PAS Plans
We hope to see you at the Neonatal Justice Collaborative (NJC) Meeting, Saturday, May 4, 2024 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM ET at Metro Toronto Convention Centre room 715 B. We cherish the time we have to connect in person with our robust, virtual international community.
Med Ed & Mentoring
Speaker Series
Our last NJC Med Education & Mentoring Speaker Series on Friday, March 15th at 2pm EST, 1pm CST, with Dr. Shamita Punjabi, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford Medicine Children’s Health discussed her group's “Development of a Multi-Site, Action-Based Curriculum for Inequities in Newborn Care Informed by Pediatric Resident and Community Engagement.”
Stanford Medicine is studying the implementation of an action-based, clinical Neonatal Health Equity Check-In that was informed by needs assessment of trainees rotating in the newborn setting. The check-in is a way to center equitable communication and anti-bias strategies actively in clinical care. This study is currently IRB approved and involves multiple institutions. If you're interested in joining the study and implementing this tool at your institution (within either neonatal or pediatric clinical settings), please contact Shamita Punjabi, MD at spunjabi@stanford.edu
Research Round-up
Join the next Works in Progress meeting on May 15 to hear our wonderful presenters discuss their work
Dr. Griffin Gorsky - "Leave and Return-to-Work Practices of Mothers of Infants with Prolonged Postnatal Hospitalization"
Dr. Tamika Rhodes DNP ACCNS-N MSN - "Investigating NICU nurses perceptions of the social determinants of health"
Please consider submitting here for future WIP sessions.
Stay up to date on Research committee news with this quarterly Research Newsletter, a place to receive and share information to make your neonatal justice research work sustainable and impactful.
Committee Corner
Advocacy + Policy
This committee is led by Drs. Diana Montoya- Williams, Ololade Okito, Stephen Patrick, and Valencia Walker.
Recently, NJC members worked with subcommittee leaders to publish an article pushing the narrative and the field further.
Get connected to their listserv with the interest button below.
Med Ed + Workforce Diversity
This committee is led by Drs. Uchenna Anani, Michelle Marie Pena, Laura Rubinos, and Elizabeth Bonachea.
Miss the last Med Ed & Mentoring Speaker Series series? Catch the highlights above and sign up on the listserv to make sure you are there for future events.
Thirdly, in case you have not heard, the NJC is building a Health Equity Leadership Scholars Program for post-graduate trainees (pediatrics, neonatology) and nursing trainees (Masters or Doctorate NNP students) to help mentor and build the next generation of diverse, neonatal health equity scholars, advocates, and changemakers. We are looking for volunteers who are interested in serving as a career mentor, research/scholarly mentor, and/or group facilitator. If you are interested, please see the google form link here to sign-up!
Quality Improvement
This committee is led by Drs. Gaby Cordova Ramos, Nick Heitkamp, Roopali Bapat, Susan Hwang, and Animesh Sabnis.
Hopefully you were able to attend the 5th Annual Whitney Rawn Cale Endowed Lectureship at UCLA on February 7, 2024 entitled “Addressing Disparities in Maternal, Fetal, and Neonatal Health” and hear Drs. Sabins, Walker, and Montoya-Williams speak.
If you're interested in joining this subcommittee, indicate your interest via the button below.
Research
This committee is led by Drs. Alejandra Barrero-Castillero, Ashlee Vance, Heather Burris, Ashwini Lakshmanan, and Henry Lee.
Sign up to present at the next Work-In-Progress event
Receive constructive feedback from a diverse group of Neonatal health equity enthusiasts and families across the country,
Gain experience conducting research skillfully and presenting your research to a national audience or researchers,
Provide useful feedback to peers regarding research,
Advancing health equity, antiracism and social in justice in Neonatology through collaboration in research projects and connecting with experts around the country.
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Contact us at neonataljustice@gmail.com or @NeonatalJustice