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Synapse Spotlight: Sharon Bonifazi talks exploring HOPE in the NICU
Welcome to Synapse Spotlight where we feature an interview with an inspiring NICU healthcare professional. Today we are sharing an interview with Sharon Bonifazi, RNC-NIC on her work exploring HOPE in the NICU. Tell us a little bit about you, your training, and...
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The Neuroprotection of Oral Enjoyment with Milk Drops
We are so grateful to our Synapse Care Community for contributing to our blog. This post was submitted by Barbara O'Rourke, a NICU Nurse from Mercy One Hospital in Des Moines, IA. Background of our problem and projectThree years ago, our NICU launched an approved IRB...
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What is the ONE Conference?
What has the ONE Conference meant to me? Written by Sarah Bakke "I had the pleasure of attending the very first ONE Conference in 2017. I can tell you that the experience I had that very first year was transformational for me as a NICU nurse. I had the...
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Synapse Spotlight: Angelica Moreyra talks family mental health in the NICU
Welcome to another installment of Synapse Spotlight where we feature an interview with an inspiring NICU healthcare professional. Today we interviewed Dr. Angelica Moreyra, Psy.D., a NICU Psychologist from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles/USC, about her research and...
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Literature Spotlight: Ultrafast Doppler for Neonatal Brain Imaging
In this Literature Spotlight, we explore emerging research in neonatal brain imaging that introduces the use of ultrafast doppler (UfD) and functional ultrasound (fUltrasound) in neonatal brain imaging, with research presented by Dr. Charlie Demené, PhD, and...
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Perfecting Feed and Wrap Technique for Sedation Free Neonatal MRI
Does your unit use sedation free MRI techniques? "Sedation-Free", “unsedated," and the ever popular, "feed and swaddle” method. These are all names for a technique that utilizes comfort, feeding, and containment instead of sedation during lengthy MR imaging studies....
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Synapse Spotlight: Paige Church talks identifying the behavioral phenotype of prematurity
Welcome to Synapse Spotlight where we feature an interview with an inspiring NICU healthcare professional. Today we are sharing an interview with Dr. Paige Terrien Church, MD on her work in identifying the behavioral phenotype of prematurity (BPP). Tell us a little...
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Empathy – A blog written by Katie Fedor
Em∙pa∙thy – noun – the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. We are excited to showcase the passion and genius of another great friend of Synapse Care Soultuions this month, Katie Fedor. Katie was a presenter at the 2019 ONE Conference in...
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Brain Imaging Shows Breastfeeding Benefits for Micropreemies
At the 2019 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in Baltimore, researchers from Children’s National Medical Center in Washington DC, presented exciting new research using brain imaging technology to show the benefits of a human milk diet for our most vulnerable...
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