The Midwest Neonatal Simulation Boot Camp

July 13 – July 14, 2024

Location: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
225 E Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60611

The 2024 NICU Fellow Boot Camp will take place on July 13 and 14, 2024 at the MINT/Same Day Surgery Center located on the 5th floor at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.

The Midwest Neonatal Simulation Boot Camp began in 2019 with the goal to provide a multi-institutional, longitudinal, simulation program for neonatology fellows. The organizing committee consists of a group of neonatology faculty/educators from multiple institutions in Chicago- Lurie Children’s, Comer Children’s, and University of Illinois at Chicago. The largest of the three boot camps is the first-year fellow boot camp taking place at Lurie Children’s, consisting of fellows from the Midwest region.

Most recently, in July 2023, we had 27 fellows from 12 institutions and 5 states. The two-day simulation camp's objective is for first year fellows to learn and refresh cognitive and technical skills commonly required in the delivery room and NICU prior to starting fellowship. This occurs through active participation in procedural stations and active participation in high-risk simulation scenarios. In addition, the boot camp allows fellows from multiple programs in the region to develop relationships through networking. The fellows thoroughly enjoyed the camp with reviews including: “This was a great experience, I loved meeting new colleagues, and loved learning the new skills! Thank you for everything.” “I hope all fellows in the country are lucky enough to have access to an amazing training session like this one.” “This was a great experience with awesome instructors.”

Agenda

Day 1: Saturday July 13, 2024: 7:45 a.m. – 5 p.m.

7:45 a.m. Participants to meet in the Lurie Children's Lobby (2nd Floor)
8 a.m. - 9:05 a.m. Introduction in 11-142/11-150 at Lurie Children’s Conference Center
9:15 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. Session 1 Procedures (Lurie Children’s MINT- 5th Floor)
10:55 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. Session 2 Procedures (Lurie Children’s MINT- 5th Floor)
1 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. Lunch in Lurie Children’s Conference Room 11-142/11-150
2 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. Session 3 Procedure Stations (Lurie Children’s MINT 5th Floor)
3:40 p.m. - 3:55 p.m. Break
3:55 p.m. - 5 p.m. Session 4 Procedure Stations (Lurie Children’s MINT 5th Floor)
6 p.m. - 10 p.m. Dinner at Francesca’s on Chestnut (Mead-Johnson Education)

Day 2: Sunday July 14, 2024: 7:15 a.m. – 2 p.m.

7:15 a.m. Participants to meet in the Lurie Children's Lobby (2nd Floor)
7:20 a.m. - 8:10 a.m. Breakfast (Room 11-142/11-150)
8:15 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. Session 1 Simulations in Lurie Children’s MINT- 5th Floor
10:10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:55 p.m. Session 2 Simulations in Lurie Children’s MINT- 5th Floor
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Lunch in Lurie Children’s Conference Room 11-142/11-150

Procedural Stations (Day 1)

Umbilical Lines
Needle Thoracentesis & Pericardiocentesis
Rigid Chest Tube Insertion
Pigtail Chest Tube Insertion
Non-Invasive Airway Station
Basic NRP Concepts
IO Needle Insertion/Radial Arterial Line
Exchange Transfusion
Defibrillation and Cardiac Rhythms
Direct & Video Laryngoscopy
PIV & LP

Hotel Information

We have blocked off 1 King bedrooms with the Lurie Children’s discount at The Chicago Hotel Collection Magnificent Mile Hotel & Suites, 166 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611. Please use the below link to reserve your room:

The Chicago Hotel Collection NICU BootCamp

Parking Information

We will have parking available for attendees at Huron-Superior Garage at 222 East Huron Street for the weekend. Of note- this garage does not allow in and out privileges. Access to the medical center is via the 2nd floor. If you need parking for the weekend, please reach out to Dr. Shamik Trivedi at Shamik.Trivedi@northwestern.edu.

Evening Reception

Saturday July 13, 2024 from 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.

A dinner and wine/beer reception hosted by Mead-Johnson Education will take place at Francesca’s on Chestnut following the close of Day One.

Please join us for this fun networking and social opportunity.

Francesca’s on Chestnut: 200 East Chestnut Street, Chicago, IL 60611

Organizing Committee

Shamik Trivedi, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine/Lurie Children’s Hospital
Arika Gupta, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine/Lurie Children’s Hospital
Stephanie Marshall, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine/Lurie Children’s Hospital
Gillian Brennan, MD
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine/Comer Children’s Hospital
Patrick Hughes, DO
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine/Endeavor Health
Christine Carlos, MD
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine/Comer Children’s Hospital
Nishant Srinivasan, MD
The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Saurabh Patel, MD
The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Rena Linderer, DO
The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

Participating Centers

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago - Instagram
Comer Children’s Hospital - Instagram
University of Illinois at Chicago Children’s Hospital - Instagram | X
Ronald McDonald Children’s Hospital at Loyola University Medical Center
Rush University Children’s Hospital - Instagram
Advocate Children’s Hospital - Instagram
Cook County Health
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital - Instagram
University of Michigan C.S Mott Children’s Hospital - Instagram
Children’s Hospital and Medical Center Omaha - X
University of Wisconsin American Family Children’s Hospital - Instagram

Questions/Comments

Please email Shamik Trivedi, MD at Shamik.Trivedi@northwestern.edu for questions, comments or inquiry about attending future boot camps.

Thank You to Our Supporters

Gaumard Scientific, Mead Johnson Nutrition Education, Karl Storz, Chiesi Pharmaceuticals and The Division of Neonatology at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital