SPUC members: We have planned a QI project for the 2025 calendar year. This project will run from February through October 2025 and will grant ABP MOC part 4 credit. The purpose of this project is to decrease the unnecessary use of abdominal x-rays in patients with constipation or abdominal pain. We need your involvement to make this project a “MULTICENTER” project. When joining SPUC in this project, you will have support with data collection, data review, run chart development and QI … [Continue Reading]
News and Resources
A Response to “Pediatric Referrals to an Emergency Department From Urgent Care Centers”
SPUC members Tiffany Addington, Jennifer Johnson, Amanda Montalbano and Emily Montgomery wrote a response to an article in Pediatric Emergency Care The article was called “Pediatric Referrals to an Emergency Department From Urgent Care Centers.” Read the published response letter here. … [Continue Reading]
Call for Abstracts – SPUC 2019
Abstract submission is open to physicians, physician assistants, medical students, residents, fellows, APRN’s, nursing staff and nurse managers as well as administrative and business professionals. Topics can range from clinical to research and quality improvement to business science. Case reports, clinical and administrative are also encouraged for submission. Click here for Abstract Guidelines and to begin the submission process. Submission Deadline: May 15, 2019 … [Continue Reading]
Welcome New Board Members!
The Society for Pediatric Urgent Care is pleased to announce the additional of two new board members. Dr. Amy Romashko is a Pediatrics specialist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Dr. Romashko facilitates "Language of Caring" modules created to help improve communication between providers and families. She is an active member of the SPUC Program committee. Dr. John Santos joins us from Children's Hospital Colorado. Dr Santos has received numerous Patient-Family awards. He is chair of the … [Continue Reading]