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HOUSE STAFF ADVISORY COUNCIL
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER CENTER
April 2016
Main Agenda
Institutional Critical Care Committee
Minutes— 3/24/16
Director Forums in the other months.— The chairs will
evaluate the recommendation to change the meeting schedule.
Submitted by Venessa Pinto, MD
ICU Medical Director Forum: initiated with the goal
of fostering collaboration among the adult ICUs, the ICU
medical directors began informally meeting in 2006. The
RRT Update: April KapuApril provided data through 2015 (attached) on RRTs from the
REDCap database. Most calls are for the SICU team with the
MICU team a close second. The highest volume units are 7T3,
9 North, 10T3 and 6 North. April noted some calls are not
answered by the NPs who complete the data since they may be
on other calls. Questions regarding destination of patients who
are moved to a higher level of care can be answered with
further review of the data set.—April will provide additional
information as required.
Cortrak Small Bore Feeding Tube Placement– Kathy
Burns
Accreditations and Standards has asked for clarification of who
can place Dobhoff tubes. In most but not all of the ICUs
nurses have been trained to place the tubes using the Cortrak.
There is not a formal competency, but an expectation that staff
who have not been trained will have hands-on oversight before
preforming the procedure. To clarify who is permitted, a
recommendation was made to add language that “small-bore
feeding tubes are placed by staff who are trained to perform
the procedure.” Kathy was asked to take the issue to the ICU
managers for final resolution. Additional questions regarding
use of KUB to verify placement when the Cortrak is used were
deferred.—Barbara will invite Kathy to attend the next ICU
managers meeting for further discussion.
ICU medical directors
Review clinical policies affecting medical practice, particularly
those affecting critically ill patients. Provide input on
development of order sets, including electrolyte protocol,
sedation protocol, transfusion orders, death and donation
policies, pharmacyWorking closely with Stephan Russ and the
Access Center to develop the ICU High Census plan / ICU
Capacity Plan
ICU Manager Forum beginning late last year, the
VUMC ICU managers began to meet monthly to discuss
common goals, issues, and approaches to unit
management. Topics have included CSL-related topics,
including support for establishing a CSL forum for VUH,
staffing plans and scheduling, IRound implementation,
Blood Bank phone calls, Veritas reporting, and dietary
issues.
ICU Medical Director and Manager Forums—Barbara
Martin / Lee Parmley / Carol Eck
Each of these groups meets monthly; an overview of topics and
priorities is below. a recommendation was made to change the
ICCC to every other month, with the ICU Manager and Medical
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HOUSE STAFF ADVISORY COUNCIL
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
MEDICAL CENTER
May 6, 2016
2702—2703 TVC - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Rishi Naik, Co-Chair /William (Billy) Sullivan, Co-Chair
Margaret Burks, Vice Chair
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Are You Being Represented? HSAC Members 2015-2016
Last Name
First Name
Department
Pager #
Last Name
First Name
Department
Pager #
Alabi
Elizabeth
Anand
Manish
Barraza (Alt.) Michael
Barry
Megan
OB/GYN
Nephrology
Diagnostic Radiology
Child Neurology
835-0566
835-0566
835-4169
835-1522
Matthias
McNeely
Moreno
Naik
Adam C.
David
Tomas
Rishi
Oral Surgery
Cardiovascular Disease
Ophthalmology
Internal Medicine
835-5868
835-9643
835-0449
835-5412
Bass
Jennifer M.
Peds - Internal Med
835-9780
Nathan
Niraj
Ophthalmology
835-0445
Burks
Casey
Margaret
Carolyn
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology
835-0381
835-8233
O'Connor
Ogu
O'Leary
Michael
Iheanyichukwu
Jared
Peds Pulmonary
835-1904
Nephrology
835-7190
Cardiovascular Disease 835-9642
Clark
Conklin
Matthew
David
Gen Pediatrics
General Psychiatry
835-9251
835-8751
Patrylo
Penrod
Morgan John
Cody
Neurology
Pediatrics EM
835-9585
835-8395
Craig
Elizabeth
Diagnostic Radiology
835-4171
Pinto
Venessa
Peds Critical Care
835-1439
Craig
Brian
General Surgery
835-8427
Pippen
Jessica
OB/GYN
835-0560
Danish (Alt) Timothy F.
Dare
Ryan Keith
Thoracic Surgery
Infectious Disease
831-6169
831-6275
Rice
Robertson
Sean
Cheryl
Internal Medicine
Interventnal Cardio
835-5478
831-8573
Darragh
Charles
Dermatology
835-0457
Robinson
Jamie
General Surgery
835-1329
Dei-Tutu
Selorm Aseye A. Peds Endocrinology
835-9613
Sample
Matthew
Interventnal Cardio
831-8668
Dingle
Jodi
Gen Pediatrics
835-1964
Samuelson
Madeleine
Otolaryngology
835-0732
Dott
Daltry
Anesthesiology
831-8520
Seltz
Lara
Urology
835-8760
Douds (Alt.) Jonathan
Pathology
835-4126
Shah
Hetal
Nephrology
835-7193
Dudley
Dufendach
Eckhart (Alt.)
Friedman
Anne
Kevin
William (Bill)
Eitan
Peds Urology
Neonatology
Neurology
Interventional Cardio
835-4157
831-4831
835-5066
831-6235
Shah
Shepherd
Smith
Stimpson
Karan
Casey
Clayton
Sarah-Jo
Emergency Medicine
Oral Surgery
Radiation Oncology
Peds Hem/Onc
835-1190
835-8025
835-1478
835-8183
Gettler
Erin
Internal Medicine
835-0357
Stoudenmire
Charles
Pathology
831-6189
Sturos
Eric
PM&R
835-8133
Greene
He
Matt
Lucy (Le)
Infectious Disease
Neurosurgery
835-0636
835-9545
Sullivan
Suojanen
William M.
Krista
Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine
835-1386
835-5468
Huang
Derek
Neurology
835-4066
Thomas
Brian
Dermatology
835-0461
Iams
Wade
Internal Medicine
835-5463
Todd
Henry Frank
Thoracic Surgery
835-0988
Jamison
Justin Paul
Child Psychiatry
835-1352
Vu
NgocHanh
Child Neurology
835-9567
Johnson
Emily C.
Neurology
835-9986
Walls
Sara
Peds Anesthesia
835-9706
Johnson
Vanessa
Dermatology
835-0464
Watson
Graham
Adult Hem/Onc
835-7177
Katsantonis
Kingeter
Lalor
Lennon
Nicolas-George
Adam
Kathryn
Christen Jane
Otolaryngology
Adult CT Anesthesia
Child Neurology
Otolaryngology
835-0725
835-5207
835-1931
835-9822
Westbury
Wilson
Winberry
Winocour
Emily L.
Robert
Gabe
Julian
Neurology
Ortho Surgery
Peds GI
Plastic Surgery
835-8479
835-0283
831-4335
835-9352
Lester
Michael
Internal Medicine
835-7372
Wood
Cory
Orthodontics
835-1019
Livingood
Matthew
Dermatology
835-0460
Wu
Eric
Emergency Medicine
835-9540
Lopez
Marco
Anesthesia Critical Care 835-9727
Wurth
Mark
Allergy Program
835-8776
Manrique
M. Geraldine
Otolaryngology
835-0727
Ziegler
Kenneth
Vascular Surgery
835-1391
Internal Medicine
835-5376
Mashayekhi Mona