Neonatal Justice Collaborative
Promoting neonatal equity & justice through collaboration
December 2023
A December to Remember
We ho ho hope to see you at the 3 NJC events within the first two weeks of December
November 30, 12-1PM ET - Drs. Uchenna Anani and Kayla Karvonen lead a webinar with the Institute for Perinatal Quality Improvement (PQI) entitled "Promoting Neonatal Equity and Justice through the Neonatal Justice Collaborative." During this talk, our leaders will (1) Describe why the Neonatal Justice Collaborative (NJC) was formed. (2) Outline the mission and goals of the NJC. (3) Plan how to get involved in neonatal equity work through collaborative efforts like the NJC. Register via the link below the calendar.
December 1, 3-4PM ET - Join the NJC Quality Improvement Subcommittee, connect with colleagues and learn what the group has been up to. Join the group's listserv to get the calendar invite and link.
December 6, 2:30-3:30PM ET - Join the next Works in Progress Research subcommittee, breaking down silos in true NJC fashion, featuring the work of a dual neonatal and quality improvement fellow, Dr. Meg Barcroft. Hear her work, "Validating infant demographics within a regional NICU Network: An equity-focused quality improvement initiative." Join the group's listserv to get the calendar invite and link.
Stay connected
Launching the NJC Newsletter
We thrive off the energy of connecting with our fellow NJC members nationally. But our twice yearly meet-ups are not nearly enough time to advance neonatal health justice. To communicate better with our members, NJC has decided to launch a monthly newsletter that will recap what has been occurring and plan for what is ahead. Stay plugged in just by being on the NJC Listserv. New to NJC? Catch up with past newsletter editions here.
We encourage members to join subcommittees related to their interests, and to use those listserv to communicate with like-minded colleagues nationally (and even internationally!).
Fall Fun
The NJC had the opportunity to connect with members and colleagues new and old at the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) Conference in Anaheim, California and at the Children's Hospital Neonatal Consortium Annual Symposium (CHNC) in Denver, Colorado. We look forward to seeing you at our next in person event at Pediatric Academic Society (PAS) conference in , on Saturday May 4th
Committee Corner
Advocacy + Policy
This committee is led by Drs. Diana Montoya- Williams, Ololade Okito, Stephen Patrick, and Valencia Walker.
Consider attending 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. Walker and Montoya-Williams speak in-person. The goal of this year's conference is to provide expert education on health care disparities and identify and implement actionable ways to address these disparities in clinical care, research, scholarly activities, and medical education. The conference has hands-on workshops in the morning, in-person talks in the afternoon. Register here for in person or here for an afternoon webinar.
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Med Ed + Workforce Diversity
This committee is led by Drs. Uchenna Anani, Michelle Marie Pena, Laura Rubinos, and Elizabeth Bonachea.
Dr. Nicolle Fernández-Dyess talked to our NJC Med Ed and Workforce Diversity subcommittee on September 15 about the important work her and her colleagues did to assess the "Implicit Bias Training in Health Professions Education" and specifically created a "Consensus on an implicit bias and health disparities curriculum in neonatal medicine."
Hear Dr. Anani talk with Dr. Karvonen on November 30, 12-1PM ET at a Perinatal Quality Improvement (PQI) talk entitled "Promoting Neonatal Equity and Justice through the Neonatal Justice Collaborative." During this talk, our leaders will (1) Describe why the Neonatal Justice Collaborative (NJC) was formed. (2) Outline the mission and goals of the NJC. (3) Plan how to get involved in neonatal equity work through collaborative efforts like the NJC. Register via the link below the calendar.
If you're interested in joining, indicate your interest via the button below.
Quality Improvement
This committee is led by Drs. Gaby Cordova Ramos, Nick Heitkamp, Roopali Bapat, Susan Hwang, and Animesh Sabnis.
Our newest subcommittee aims to facilitate education for NICUs on Equity Focused Quality Improvement (EFQI). The group has been meeting monthly on the first Fridays of the month. Join us for the next one by joining the listserv below.
Consider attending 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 Dr. Sabins speak in-person. The goal of this year's conference is to provide expert education on health care disparities and identify and implement actionable ways to address these disparities in clinical care, research, scholarly activities, and medical education. The conference has hands-on workshops in the morning, in-person talks in the afternoon. Register here for in person or here for an afternoon webinar.
Research
This committee is led by Drs. Alejandra Barrero-Castillero, Ashlee Vance, Heather Burris, Ashwini Lakshmanan, and Henry Lee.
Join us the research subcommittee for the next Works-In-Progress meeting on December 6, featuring NICU and QI fellow Dr. Meg Barcroft speaking on "Validating infant demographics within a regional NICU Network: An equity-focused quality improvement initiative."
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Interested in joining the NJC general body or a committee? Tell us here
Contact us at neonataljustice@gmail.com or @NeonatalJustice