The Development of a Simulated Umbilical Line Insertion Model and Curriculum in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Background Insertion of an umbilical venous catheter (UVC) is a required skill for pediatric residents to learn and perform effectively. However, there is known variability in the ability of residents to perform this essential neonatal skill. Objective The objective of our study was to create a competency-based curriculum for umbilical vein catheter insertion using a human umbilical tissue simulated model, and to assess the feasibility of the curriculum on resident learners during their neonatology rotations.

Caring for children with mental health or developmental and behavioural disorders: Perspectives of family health teams on roles and barriers to care.

Objective: To inform a shared care model between developmental and behavioural (DB) and mental health specialists and primary care physicians by having members of primary care family health teams (FHTs) report on strengths of and barriers to providing care for children with DB disorders and mental health concerns.

Design: Qualitative study using semistructured focus groups.

Setting: Academic and community-based FHTs in Toronto, Ont.

Infants affected by Rh sensitization: A 2-year Canadian National Surveillance Study.

Introduction: Rh sensitization occurs when Rh(D)-negative women develop anti-Rh(D) antibodies following exposure through pregnancy or transfusion. Rh disease may cause jaundice, anemia, neurological impairment, and death. It is rare in countries where Rh Immune Globulin (RhIg) is used.

Effect of Eye Masks on Neonatal Stress Following Dilated Retinal Examination: The MASK-ROP Randomized Clinical Trial.

Importance: Although screening examinations for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) prevent blindness, they are physiologically stressful for infants. Photosensitivity during mydriasis may contribute to postexamination stress, and reducing light stimulation may make infants more comfortable.

Objective: To determine the effect of a phototherapy mask worn during mydriasis on infant stress in the 12-hour period following ROP screening.

Early-onset neonatal sepsis: Organism patterns between 2009 and 2014.

Objective: To evaluate trends in organisms causing early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS). Congruent with recent reports, we hypothesized there would be an increase in EONS caused by

Study Design: National data on infants admitted to neonatal intensive care units from 2009 to 2014 were compared to previously reported data from 2003 to 2008. We report 430 cases of EONS from 2009 to 2014.