Description: The Field Guide for Air and Ground Transport of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients is a brand-new clinical transport resource brought to you by the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Transport Medicine. The guide is written by clinicians with extensive transport expertise and is a must for every clinician in the field of neonatal and pediatric transport. A concise, outline format makes this resource the convenient go-to reference for all your transport questions and needs. The pathophysiology of common illnesses and transport management pearls are at your fingertips.
Brief description:
Dr. Caraciolo Fernandes is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics with Baylor College of Medicine and Attending Neonatologist at Texas Children's Hospital since 1998, and the Medical Director for Texas Children's Hospital's Kangaroo Crew Neonatal Transport since 2008. He has authored or co-authored a number of book chapters and peer-review publications on a variety of topics in neonatology. With an avid interest in Quality Improvement, Dr. Fernandes attended the Intermountain Healthcare Advanced Training Program in Health Care Delivery in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2008, and is actively involved in a variety of quality improvement initiatives at Texas Children's Hospital related to the transport and care of critically ill neonates. He served on the AAP Section of Transport Medicine Executive Committee.