iNICQ Collaborative on Infection, Nutrition, Change and Family Centered Care (2002 - 2003)

Reducing Nosocmial Infection October 16, 2002:
Participants received an overview of the change model, learned strategies for reducing fungal infection in the neotate as well as potentially better practices aimed at reducing nosocomial infection. Among the presenters were infectious disease specialist and authority on nosocomial infection, Dr. Donald Goldmann from Children's Hospital Boston, Betsi Anderson, neonatal nurse and ICN Project Coordinator at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO and Dr. Richard Powers, Associate Neonatologist and Medical Director of Quality Improvement at Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland, CA.

Improving Nutrition and Growth December 18, 2002:
Participants discussed aims and measurement in a model for effecting change and discussed potentially better practices aimed at improving nutrition and growth in the neonate. Among the presenters were Assistant Professor and Neonatologist at Vermont Children's Hospital at Fletcher Allen Healthcare, Dr. Gautham Suresh and Barbara Kuzma-O'Reilly ,a neonatal nutritionist for Mercy Children's Hospital at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Centers.

Bringing About Change in Your NICU January 30, 2003:
Participants discussed the Habit for Change as a model for bringing about change as well as learning to understand the barriers to change, and identifying strategies to overcome those barriers. This conference was presented by Paul Plsek , an internationally know authority in quality improvement in health care as well as a noted lecturer, consultant and author.

Providing Family Centered Care February 18, 2003:
Participants learned about potentially better practices in providing family-centered care in the NICU as well as the process of creating a sequence of Plan Do Study Act Cycles for change. Among the presenters were William Edwards, Pediatrician, Neonatologist, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Dartmouth Medical School, Marie Abraham, policy and program specialist for the Institute for Family-Centered Care in Bethesda, MD, Deb Sims Neonatal nurse and Clinical Supervisor at Children's Hospital at Providence Alaska, Anchorage, AK and Tim Warren from Portland, Oregon, a parent of a NICU graduate.

Session 1:	Reducing Nosocomial Infection	October 16, 2002
	Overview and Introduction	Horbar/Plsek
	Reducing Fungal Infection	Goldmann
	Potentially Better Practices	Powers/Anderson
	Discussion
Session 2:	Improving Nutrition and Growth	December 18, 2002
	Overview and Introduction	Horbar/Plsek
	Potentially Better Practices	Suresh/Kuzma-O'Reilly
	Discussion
Session 3:	Bringing About Change in Your NICU	January 30, 2003
	Overview and Introduction	Horbar/Plsek
	The Habit for Change	Plsek, et al
	Discussion
Session 4:	Providing Family Centered Care	February 18, 2002
	Overview and Introduction	Horbar/Plsek
	Potentially Better Practices	Edwards/Abraham/
	Discussion	Sims/Warren