The curriculum of the Infant Complex Care Fellowship includes:
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Participation in the outpatient multi-disciplinary Special Infant Care Clinic (SICC), Duke University’s medical and neurodevelopmental follow-up clinic for high-risk infants. The clinics are currently held 3 days a week – two full in-person days and one half-day virtual visit.
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Inpatient clinical service (~4-8 weeks) in a transitional care nursery setting with particular emphasis on nutrition, convalescent care, and discharge planning of high-risk infants especially those with technology dependence. Depending on fellow’s long-term goals, aim for fellow to serve as acting attending in our Transitional nursery (TCN) during the second half of year.
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Participation in the multi-disciplinary Duke Pediatric Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Clinic (PCNC), Duke University’s medical and neurodevelopmental follow-up clinic for high risk children with complex congenital heart disease.
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Participation in weekly Convalescent/Chronic Care rounds for the Intensive Care Nursery/Transitional Care Nursery during which developmental and psychosocial issues are discussed and discharge plans are made for medically fragile.
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Consultation on the pediatric floor for premature or high-risk infants transferred from NICU or readmitted after discharge for exacerbation of neonatal problems.
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Elective weeks (~ 4-6 weeks), including but not limited to, the following areas:
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Feeding/Speech Disorders
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Physical/Occupational Therapy
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Neuroimaging
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Neonatal Neurology
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Rehabilitation/Cerebral Palsy clinic
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Palliative Care
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Participation in ongoing neurodevelopmental follow-up studies and/or pursuing scholarly activities based on their long-term goals/interests.
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Fellow will be on pager call during the day on alternate weeks, one night per week, and one weekend a month to answer calls for our Transitional Medical Home Program patients. They will also round with the TCN one weekend per month to become familiar with future medical home patients.