Medical Outreach
The Blank Children's Hospital medical outreach team goes beyond the hospital walls to provide pediatric, neonatal and OB education for health care professionals and emergency medical service providers across the state. We are committed to providing medical outreach education in order to ensure that all children in Iowa get the highest level of care when they need it most.
We provide online educational webinars and classes on the Blank Children's Hospital campus, and can also provide classes on your campus. The following outlines our neonatal and pediatric medical education outreach opportunities and programs.
Neonatal Medical Outreach
This program provides education for health care professionals on stabilization of the newborn using the mnemonic S.T.A.B.L.E. to promote the recall of necessary information. Pre- and post-testing is available.
This program trains health care professionals in resuscitation skills specific to the newborn as outlined by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association. The course is taught by a neonatal nurse from Blank Children's Hospital.
A number of general topics on newborn issues are available including system by system education, assessment and management, common disease processes, stabilization, developmental care, family-centered care and physical and gestational age assessment. Specific topics can be discussed upon request.
This is an educational self-study program designed to teach bedside care of obstetrical and neonatal patients for health care professionals. This program includes clinical competencies as well as pre- and post-testing.
Many nurses tell us they do not feel comfortable taking care of newborns because they don't see many in their day-to-day practice. That is why we are pleased to offer the Visiting Nurse Experience.
We would like to invite you to visit the Blank Children's Hospital Pediatric Emergency Department, Inpatient Pediatric Unit, NICU or Iowa Methodist Medical Center's Maternity Unit and spend some time with us. Our goal is for you to experience how we deliver care for children, equip you with new skills to compliment your own and increase your confidence to care for children in your community.
Pediatric Medical Outreach
The Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course is designed to provide nurses with core pediatric knowledge and skills necessary when caring for the ill or injured child. The goal of ENPC is to enhance nurses' ability to rapidly and accurately assess the pediatric patient. Course content is presented using a combination of lectures and psychomotor skill stations.
This course provides training for physicians, nurses and paramedics in pediatric advanced life support. It focuses on recognizing the most common causes of trauma and the special treatment required for pediatric patients. It also enables the provider to develop priorities in the management of shock, respiratory failure and cardiac arrest.
This course is designed to help the basic pediatric health care provider develop the knowledge and skills necessary for emergency assessment and treatment of seriously ill or injured children.
A number of general topics on pediatric issues are available for presentation. Specific topics can be discussed upon request.
Many nurses tell us they do not feel comfortable taking care of kids because they don't see many in their day-to-day practice. That is why we are pleased to offer the Visiting Nurse Experience.
We would like to invite you to visit the Blank Children's Hospital Pediatric Emergency Department, Inpatient Pediatric Unit, NICU or Iowa Methodist Medical Center's Maternity Unit and spend some time with us. Our goal is for you to experience how we deliver care for children, equip you with new skills to compliment your own and increase your confidence to care for children in your community.
Webinar Series
Click on the name of the webinar to view the recording.
- Pediatric Sepsis: An ED Perspective
- Child Passenger Safety for the Newborn: the OB Nurse's Role
- Pediatric Neuroblastoma and Sarcomas
- Basics of Leukemia in the Pediatric Patient
- Deconstructing the CBC
- 2022 Iowa Breastfeeding Conference - Day #1 and Day #2
- An Overview of PANDAS, PANS and Childhood-onset OCD
- The Nurses's Role in Addressing Weight Concerns in the Pediatric Patient
- "It's a Wheezing Thing. Don't You Want to Understand?" Differentiating Bronchiolitis and Reactive Airway Disease
- Pediatric Emergencies: EMS Utilization and Response
- Intraventricular Hemorrhage Prevention Bundle
- Neurological Conditions in the Newly Born Infant
- What is changing in Bronchiolitis and Pediatric Respiratory Management
- Neonatal Transition to External Life
- Emergent Needs in the NICU
- Maternal Conditions and Fetal Response
- Efficacy and Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines
- OB Nurse in the OR: Commonplace or Scary Place?
- The Neonatal Sepsis Calculator
- Post-COVID Return to Play Considerations
- Active Threat Management in the Health Care Environment
- Pediatric Heart Sense
- Rashes, Bumps, and Skin Infections in Children
- When all you hear is "I don't know": How to get teens to engage
- 2020 Pediatric Nursing Conference
- MVC: Overview of Pediatric Trauma Evaluation
- 2020 Pediatric Nursing Conference
- 2020 School Nurse Conference
- 2020 Cooperative Caregiving: Maternal & Newborn Essentials Conference
- What's New in Hypertensive Diseases of Pregnancy
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) and Model of Care
- Preeclampsia Journey: A Patient's Story of Challenges, Fears and Uncertainties
- 2020 Preventing Childhood Injury Conference
- Examining the Iceburg: Racism, Structures and Solutions for Disparate Maternal Outcomes
- Mama's Baby, America's Maybe: Our Failure to Protect Black Mothers and Babies
- Unexpected Deliveries in the Emergency Department
Physician Liaison
The Physician Liaison Program is designed to connect physicians, their staff and members of the community with our providers, specialists and services. Our physician liaison serves as a personal contact for physicians, practice managers and community members. Our program offers information and assistance in addition to addressing questions, concerns or issues. Our goal is to create a positive, open and helpful relationship with Blank Children's Hospital, the medical staff and community physicians.
Physician Lectures
Physicians from Blank Children's Hospital are available to lecture on a variety of neonatal and pediatric health and safety topics. Presentations can cover a wide array of topics - from neonatal respiratory distress and pediatric critical care to robot-assisted surgery and sudden infant death syndrome.
Clinic Visits
Our physician liaison is available to visit your clinic to provide information regarding accessing care at Blank Children's Hospital.