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Sue Lyddon Hall, M.D.
Personal Data
Home address: 145 N. Crimea
Ventura, CA 93001
Cell: 785-249-9442
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.suehallmd.com
Work address: Neonatologist
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Pediatrix Medical Group, a division of
Mednax, National Medical Group
St. John’s Regional Medical Center
1600 Rose Avenue
Oxnard, CA 93030
Work phone: 805-988-2664
Email: [email protected]
Education
1969-1973 B.A. Stanford University
Double majors: Psychology, Human
Biology
Graduated “with distinction”
1975-1977 M.S.W. Boston University School of Social Work
1979-1983 M.D. University of Missouri at Kansas City
School of Medicine
Post-Doctoral Education
1983-1986 Pediatric Internship and Residency
Including term as Chief Resident
The Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri
1986-1989 Fellowship in Neonatology
The Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri
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Honors & Awards
1981 University Scholar, UMKC
1983 Merck Manual Award for Outstanding Achievement
in Medical Studies, American Medical Women’s Association
Scholarship Achievement Citation, Award for Outstanding
Achievement in the College of Arts & Sciences at UMKC
1986 Chief Resident in Pediatrics
The Children’s Mercy Hospital
1986 Alpha Omega Alpha, National Medical Honor Society
1990 Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
11-1999 Productivity and Quality Award presented by the Los Angeles
County Quality and Productivity Commission for creation of the
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prevention Program at Olive View-
UCLA Medical Center
4-2011 Quality Improvement Award from Mednax Company
9-2011 Marjorie S. Sirridge Outstanding Women in Medicine Award,
UMKC School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO
10-2011 Received the “Saving Babies Together” award from the Topeka
March of Dimes
6-2011 Inducted into Southwest High School Hall of Fame, Kansas City,
MO
4-2012 Neonatal Research Award, awarded by Mednax Company, for
outstanding contributions to company-wide research projects.
4-2014 Recognized at Topeka YWCA’s 26th Annual Leadership
Luncheon, “Breaking Barriers”
Licensure
1989 Medical License, State of California, #G65738
2007 Medical License, State of Kansas, #04-21556
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Certification
4-26-87 American Board of Pediatrics #35434
11-3-89 American Board of Pediatrics, Sub-Board of Neonatal-
Perinatal Medicine #2031
4-28-96 American Board of Pediatrics, Re-certification in
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, #2031
4-30-02 American Board of Pediatrics, Re-certification in
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, #2031
11-30-13 American Board of Pediatrics, Re-certification in
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, #2031 (expires 12/19/19)
Professional Background
12/2014-current Neonatologist, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
St. John’s Regional Medical Center, Oxnard, CA
2007-2014 Medical Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Stormont-Vail Healthcare
1500 SW 10th Street
Topeka, KS 66604
Director of Hearing Screen Program at Stormont-Vail Health Care;
Mercy Regional Medical Center, Manhattan, KS; Southwest
Medical Center, Liberal, KS; Lawrence Memorial Hospital,
Lawrence, KS.
2013-2014 Medical Director, Special Care Nursery
St. Francis Health Center
1700 SW 7th Street
Topeka, KS 66606-1690
2004-2007 Neonatologist
St. John’s Regional Medical Center, Oxnard, CA
West Hills Medical Center, West Hills, CA
Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
Member of Medical Executive Committee
St. John’s Regional Medical Center, Oxnard, CA
1996-2004 Neonatologist
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA
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1996-1997 Instructor for Introduction to Clinical Medicine course
Division of Family Medicine, University of Southern California
School of Medicine
1991-1996 Private practice in Neonatology
Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys, CA
Worked as Staff Neonatologist in this 30 bed unit in which nearly
half of the admissions were transferred in from outlying
community hospitals.
1989-1991 Neonatologist
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA
Attended in both the UCLA and Olive View NICUs; conducted
bench research in Group B streptococcal infections in an animal
model of neonatal pneumonia.
Academic Appointments
1986-1989 Instructor, Department of Pediatrics
University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine
1989-1991 Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Pediatrics
UCLA School of Medicine
1991-2000 Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics
UCLA School of Medicine
1996-1997 Instructor, Division of Family Medicine
USC School of Medicine
2000-2004 Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics
UCLA School of Medicine
Administrative Responsibilities at Stormont-Vail HealthCare
Medical Director of 36-bed NICU with more than 500 annual admissions:
Managed a professional staff of four Neonatologists and five Neonatal Nurse
Practitioners. Led development of and review all clinical care guidelines and
protocols, all quality improvement projects, all contracting with subspecialists,
care in High Risk Follow-up Clinic. Served as liaison to all hospital interfaces
including hospital administration, obstetrics department, respiratory therapy,
radiology, infection control, etc. Oversaw hospital’s Newborn Hearing Screening
Program.
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Performed outreach education to community hospitals throughout Northeast
Kansas. Provided in-house education for Neonatal Transport Nurses and ~125
Neonatal Critical Care Nurses. Chaired the monthly Morbidity and Mortality
meetings for NICU. Coordinated a Regional Newsletter that was sent out three
times/year for education and marketing purposes to referral base. Presented
Annual Report to hospital administration regarding activity in the NICU. Led
multi-disciplinary Continuous Quality Improvement team with accomplishment of
our NICU going more than one full calendar year without a catheter-associated
bloodstream infection. Introduced new clinical initiatives to the NICU including
total body hypothermia, amplitude-integrated EEG monitoring, and use of donor
human milk. Created and oversaw a monthly video CME conference covering
topics in Maternal-Child medicine serving Northeast Kansas.
Research activities:
o Served as Co-Principal Investigator with Steven Barlow, PhD from
University of Kansas for an NIH Grant “Randomized Trial Evaluating the
Effect of Patterned Oral Somatosensory Entrainment Stimulation Program
(NTrainer) on Suck Development, Oral Feed Performance, Length of
Hospital Stay, and Growth Among 6 Groups of Newborn Infants Born
Between 26 and 40 Weeks Gestational Age.” (2007-2013)
o Also served as Co-Investigator with Dr. Barlow for a related project:
“Vestibular stimulation rate and acceleration alters sensorimotor
integration of the respiratory central pattern generator for chest wall
kinematics in preterm infants.” (2010)
o Supervised several research projects for Pediatrix Medical Group
including Sound Gene study, Amino Acid study, and Causes of Mortality
study.
Member of: Perinatal Critical Care Committee, Maternal-Child Health
Operational Committee, Pediatric Committee, hospital-wide Quality Improvement
Committee.
Administrative Responsibilities at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
Director of Neonatal Follow-up Clinic (1996-2004), Founded and directed the
Pediatric Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prevention Program (1996-2004), Associate
Director of Newborn Services (1997-2004), Director of Newborn Sleep Lab
(1998-2004).
Chair of Patient Safety Committee (2002-2004), Chair of Medication Use
Evaluation Committee (2000-2004), Chair of Pediatric Credentials Committee
(2001-2004). As Chair of Patient Safety Committee, became the institutional
champion for patient safety; created and implemented a Patient Safety Fair for
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employees hospital-wide for two years running. Directed implementation of
JCAHO Patient Safety Goals.
Member of the following committees: Medical Executive Committee, Perinatal
Morbidity and Mortality, Pediatric Quality Assurance.
Appointed as member of LA County Department of Health Services Patient
Safety Committee (2003). Spearheaded and pushed through the County’s policy
on use of artificial fingernails among employees with direct patient care
responsibilities.
Appointed by LA County Department of Health Services as member of JCAHO
Readiness Assessment Team at King-Drew Medical Center in Los Angeles
(2003).
Medical Leadership Education:
1-20-09 Completed Certified Medical Leader Program through Pediatrix Medical
Group
2009 Completed two year Physician Leadership Academy through Stormont-
Vail Health Care
Activities in Scholarly and Professional Societies, and Community Organizations
Currently:
Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Member of Alpha Omega Alpha, National Medical Honor Society
Member Board of Directors of National Perinatal Association
(2012-present). As Board member, Dr. Hall led a multidisciplinary
group with the task of developing recommendations for
Psychosocial Support of NICU Parents, and moderated an all-day
Summit on this topic in St. Louis, October 15, 2014. The group
published six journal articles on their recommendations in
December, 2015 Supplement to Journal of Perinatology and has
published 6 other articles on similar topics. Created and maintain a
supporting Resource website, www.support4NICUparents.org.
Currently developing an online NICU staff education course on the
topic of Psychosocial Support of NICU Parents, at
www.mynicunetwork.com.
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Past activities:
Member of Board of Directors of PAC-LAC (Perinatal Advisory
Council: Leadership, Advocacy and Consultation).
Member of California Association of Neonatologists
Member of Planning Committee for American Academy of
Pediatrics Section on Perinatal Pediatrics District VI Neonatology
meeting, Chicago, IL, September 18-19, 2009
Served as Honorary Co-Chair of March of Dimes Fundraising
Event in Topeka, KS, November 4, 2010
Member Board of Directors, Ronald McDonald House of
Northeast Kansas (2011-2013)
Selected to represent the state of Kansas at the national March of
Dimes Volunteer Leadership Conference, 2013
Member Board of Directors and Legislative Affairs Chair for the
Kansas March of Dimes (2012-2014)
Member of Kansas Maternal Child Health Council (2010-2013)
Participant in Healthy Kansans 2020, initiative by Dr. Robert
Moser, Secretary of Kansas Department of Health & Environment
(2012-2014)
Founding Chairperson of Kansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative
(2013-2014)
Editorial Services to Scholarly Publications
Reviewer for Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal (1991), Pediatrics
(1991), Journal of Perinatology (1998, 2000, 2016), Acta Paediatrica
(1999), Early Human Development (2016), BMC Pediatrics (2016),
Women’s Health Issues (2016).
Member of Editorial Board and reviewer for Pediatric and Neonatal
Nursing Open Access Journal (November, 2014-present).
Reviewed and contributed corrections to 2001 edition of Underground
Clinical Vignettes in Pediatrics, edited by Bhushan V, Le T and Amin C,
published by Blackwell Science, Inc.
Peer Review Publications
1. Hall SL, Wasserman M, Dall L, Schubert T: Acute renal failure secondary to
myoglobinuria associated with Legionnaire’s disease. Chest 84:633-635, 1983.
2. Hall SL, Miller LC, Duggan E, Mauer SM, Beatty EC, Hellerstein S: Wegener
granulomatosis in pediatric patients. J Pediatr 106:739-744, 1985.
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3. Hall RT, Hall SL, Barnes WG, Izugebu J, Rogolsky M, Zorbas I: Characteristics
of coagulase negative staphylococci from infants with bacteremia. Pediatr Infect
Dis J 6:377-383, 1987.
4. Hall SL, Murphy JP, Holder TM, Segal AE: Neonatal intussusception associated
with neonatal small left colon syndrome. Clin Pediatr 26:191-193, 1987.
5. Hall RT, Kurth CG, Hall SL: Ten-year survey of positive blood cultures among
admissions to a neonatal intensive care unit. J Perinatol 7:122-126, 1987.
6. Hall SL, Hall RT, Barnes WG, Riddell S: Colonization with slime positive
coagulase negative staphylococci as a risk factor for invasive coagulase negative
staphylococcal infection in neonates. J Perinatol 8:215-221, 1988.
7. Zorbas I, Hall RT, Hall SL, Barnes WG, Rogolsky M: Molecular analysis of
conjugative gentamicin-resistance plasmids from staphylococcal clinical isolates.
Canad J Microbiol 34:1050-1057, 1988.
8. Hall SL, Riddell S, Barnes WG, Meng L, Hall RT: Evaluation of coagulase
negative staphylococcal isolates from serial nasopharyngeal cultures of premature
infants. Diag Microbiol Infect Dis 13:1-7, 1990.
9. Homan SE, Hall RT, Hall SL, Meade VM, Kurth CG: Safety of intravenous
immunoglobulin infusion in neonates at risk for sepsis. Am J Perinatol 7:307-
311, 1990.
10. Hall SL, Hall RT, Barnes WG, Riddell S, Meng L, Parisi JT, Kilbride HW,
Maulik D: Relationship of neonatal to maternal vaginal colonization with
coagulase negative staphylococci. Am J Perinatol 7:384-388, 1990.
11. Hall SL: Coagulase-negative staphylococcal infections in neonates. Pediatr
Infect Dis J 10:57-67, 1991.
12. Mah MP, Fain JS, Hall SL: Radiology case report. Am J Dis Child 145:1439-
1440, 1991.
13. Hall SL: Simultaneous occurrence of intracranial and subgaleal hemorrhage
complicating vacuum extraction delivery. J Perinatol 12:185-187, 1992.
14. Hall SL, Sherman MP: Intrapulmonary bacterial clearance of type III Group B
Streptococcus is reduced in preterm compared with term rabbits and occurs
independent of antibody. Am Rev Respir Dis 145:1172-1177, 1992.
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15. Barlow SM, Lee J, Wang J, Oder A, Hall S, et al. Frequency-Modulated
Orocutaneous Stimulation Promotes Non-nutritive Suck Development in Preterm
Infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome or Chronic Lung Disease, and
Preterm Infants of Diabetic Mothers. J Perinatol 34(2):136-142, 2014.
16. Barlow SM, Lee J, Wang J, Oder A, Oh H, Hall S, Knox K, Weatherstone K,
Thompson D. Effects of Oral Stimulus Frequency Spectra on the Development of
Non-nutritive Suck in Preterm Infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome or
Chronic Lung Disease, and Preterm Infants of Diabetic mothers. J Neonatal
Nursing, 20:178-188, 2014.
17. Goldstein M, Merritt TA, Phillips R, Martin G, Hall S, Yogev R, Spitzer A.
National Perinatal Association 2015 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Prevention Guideline. Neonatology Today 9(11):1-6, November, 2014.
18. Hall SL, Hynan M, Phillips R, Press J, Kenner C, Ryan DJ. Development of
Program Standards for Psychosocial Support of Parents of Infants Admitted to a
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A National Interdisciplinary Consensus Model.
Newborn & Infant Nursing Reviews, 15(1):24-27, 2015.
19. Hall S, Ryan D, Beatty J, Grubbs L. Recommendations for peer-to-peer support
for NICU parents. J Perinatol. 35:S9–13, 2015.
20. Hynan M, Hall S. Introduction: psychosocial program standards for NICU
parents. J Perinatol. 35:S1–4, 2015.
21. Hall SL, Cross J, Selix N, Patterson C, Segre L, Chuffo-Siewert R, et al.
Recommendations for enhancing psychosocial support of NICU parents through
staff education and support. J Perinatol. 35:S29–36, 2015.
22. Craig J, Glick C, Phillips R, Hall S, Smith J, Browne J. Recommendations for
involving the family in developmental care of the NICU baby. J Perinatol. 35:S5–
8, 2015.
23. Hall, S. Comprehensive family support in NICUs. Neonatology Today. 11(2):10,
2016.
24. Hall SL, Hynan MT, Phillips R. Transforming NICU care to provide
comprehensive family support. Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews 2016. DOI:
10.1053/j.nainr.2016.03.008.
25. Purdy IB, Melwak MA, Smith JR, Kenner C, Chuffo-Siewert R, Ryan DJ, Hall
SL. Neonatal nurses NICU quality improvement: embracing EBP
recommendations to provide parent psychosocial support. Advances in Neonatal
Care. 1(34): 33-44, 2017. doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000352
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26. Hall SL, Sanders MR. Trauma-informed care in the newborn intensive care unit:
Promoting safety, security, and connectedness. E pub ahead of print, Journal of
Perinatology, 2017, doi 10.1038/jp.2017.124.
27. Hall SL, Hynan MT, Phillips R, Lassen S, Craig JW, Goyer E, Hatfield RF,
Cohen H. The neonatal intensive parenting unit (NIPU): an Introduction. Epub
ahead of print, Journal of Perinatology, 2017, doi: 10.1038/jp.2017.108.
28. Canvasser J, Umberger E, Hall SL. Enhancing NICU parent engagement and
empowerment. Clinics in Pediatric Surgery, invited for publication, September,
2018.
Non-peer Review Publications including Letters to the Editor, Guest Blogs and Podcasts
1. Lyddon MS, Brodie HKH: Book review of Child Psychiatry by Leo Kanner.
Psychiatry Digest 35:43-45, 1974.
2. Hall SL, Wasserman M, Dall L, Schubert T: Response to Letter to the Editor.
Chest 85:943-944, 1984.
3. Hall SL: Letter to the Editor. Pharmacokinetics and effectiveness of intravenous
gammaglobulin in neonates. J Pediatr 112:325-327, 1988.
4. Hall SL: Letter to the Editor. Reconsideration of IgM-enriched intravenous
immunoglobulin for neonatal sepsis. Am J Dis Child 143:766, 1989.
5. Hall SL, Hall RT: Letter to the Editor. Colonization with staphylococci in
preterm neonates. J Pediatr 116:318-319, 1990.
6. “Letter to a New Medical Student,” published on www.kevinmd.com blog,
August 7, 2014.
7. “Appreciate your NICU nurse: A letter from a neonatologist,” published on
www.kevinmd.com blog, September 7, 2014.
8. Podcast for Birthful, available on iTunes, “Navigating the NICU,” 2016.
9. Podcast for Hand to Hold, “What Parents Need to Know about the
Recommendations for Psychosocial Support of NICU Parents,” released in 2017.
Presentations of Original Research
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Dr. Hall has presented results of her medical research to scientific meetings on
eleven occasions. Recent presentations:
Hall et al. Interdisciplinary Recommendations for Psychosocial Support of NICU
Parents. Presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and
Exhibition, October 23, 2015 in two poster sessions: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and
Toxic Stress and Resilience in Pediatrics.
Hall et al. What is a NIPU? Essential Care for Every NICU Parent. Presented at the
NPA Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, March, 2017; March of Dimes of Orange County
Annual Conference, Costa Mesa, CA, March, 2017; The NEC Society Conference, Davis,
CA, April, 2017.
Invited Presentations
11-89 Substance Abuse in Pregnant Women and Effects on the Newborn
Los Angeles County Social Work Symposium, Los Angeles, CA
10-25-90 Neonatal Immunology and Infection
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Course
UCLA School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA
2-16-90 Coagulase-negative Staphylococcal Infections in Neonates
Pediatric Grand Rounds
UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
10-12-90 The American Child
Nursing Conference, Mission Hills, CA
11-29-90 Non-immune Hydrops Fetalis
Perinatal Conference
UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
3-26-92 Fetal and Transitional Circulation
Neonatal Nursing Course
Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys, CA
9-29-92 Respiratory Emergencies in Neonates
Symposium on Health Care Issues for the Obstetric Patient
Los Robles Community Hospital, Thousand Oaks, CA
4-7-93 Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys, CA
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4-19-93 Fetal and Transitional Circulation
Neonatal Nursing Course
Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys, CA
4-7-94 Fetal and Transitional Circulation
Neonatal Nursing Course
Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys, CA
4-21-94 Neonatal Withdrawal
Neonatal Nursing Course
Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys, CA
11-8-94 Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Nursing Education
Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys, CA
8-29-95 Congenital Anomalies
Nursing Education
Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys, CA
1-29-97 Non-immune Hydrops Fetalis
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA
9-17-97 Changes in 1997 Red Book Affecting the Care of Newborns
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA
9-16-98 Fascinating Facts about Twins
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA
11-18-98 Intra-amniotic Infections and Neonatal Sepsis
OB and Pediatrics Conference
Downey Community Hospital, Downey, CA
8-10-99 Twins: Twice as Much to Know
Neonatology Seminar
Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
9-2-99 Infants of Substance Abusing Mothers
Pediatric Grand Rounds
St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA
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9-27-99 Neonatal Sepsis and Dehydration
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Pacific Alliance Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
10-21-99 Prevention of RSV in High Risk Infants
Lecture to Community Pediatricians sponsored by MedImmune
Bakersfield, CA
12-1-99 Prenatal Drug Exposure: Diagnosis and Management
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA
1-20-00 Thoracotomy Tube Placement
Procedure Lab as part of Pediatric-Emergency Medicine Conference
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA
1-25-00 Prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Infants at Risk
Pediatric Grand Rounds and Nursing Staff Conference
Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura, CA
Sponsored by MedImmune
4-28-00 Prenatal Drug Exposure, Diagnosis and Impact
Obstetric Grand Rounds
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA
6-29-01 Update on RSV Prevention
Quality Life for Families IV: Improving the Outcome of Pregnancy
Perinatal Advisory Council of Los Angeles Communities (PAC-LAC)
9-18-00 Congenital Anomalies in the Newborn
Neonatal/Pediatric Conference
Hoag Memorial Hospital, Newport, CA
11-16-00 Update on RSV Prevention in Neonates
Conference for Community Pediatricians, Los Angeles, CA
Sponsored by MedImmune
8-16-0 Common Emergency Procedures in Pediatrics: Presentation on
Thoracotomy Tube Placement in Newborns
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA
12-6-00 Prevention of RSV Infection in Neonates
Pediatric Grand Rounds
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Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA
9-9-01 Newborn Medicine Made Absolutely Simple
UCLA Pediatric Board Review Course, Los Angeles, CA
10-5-01 Newborn Medicine Made Absolutely Simple
Obstetrics-Gynecology Grand Rounds
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA
2-13-02 Pearls in Newborn Medicine
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA
3-20-02 Medication Safety
Valley Care Outpatient Clinic Staff
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA
4-5-02 Medication Safety
Obstetrics Grand Rounds
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA
4-16-02 First Do No Harm: Preventing Medication Errors
Hospital CME Program
Citrus Valley Medical Center, Covina, CA
4-17-02 Neonatology Update
Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Torrance, CA
4-26-02 Easy Newborn Medicine for Primary Care Providers
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Kaiser, Panorama City, CA
4-26-02 Medication Safety
Hospital CME Program
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley, Sun Valley, CA
5-1-02 Medication Safety
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA
5-8-02 Handwriting and its Relationship to Safety
Hospital CME Program
John F. Kennedy Medical Center, Indio, CA
5-14-02 Medication Safety
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Hospital Grand Rounds
Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, CA
5-16-02 Preventing Medication Errors
Anesthesia Grand Rounds
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
5-20-02 Handwriting and its Relationship to Safety
Hospital Grand Rounds
Pacific Alliance Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
5-29-02 Medication Safety
Hospital Grand Rounds, Queen of the Valley Hospital, Covina, CA
6-26-02 Handwriting and its Relationship to Safety
Quarterly Medical Staff Meeting
St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
6-27-02 Prevention of RSV Disease
Pediatric Grand Rounds, Kaiser, Bellflower, CA
7-25-02 Medication Safety
Hospital CME Program, Little Company of Mary Hospital, Torrance, CA
8-5-02 Handwriting and Patient Safety
Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center, Tarzana, CA
8-20-02 Medication Safety
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
Kaiser-Sunset Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
9-1-02 Review of Newborn Medicine
UCLA Pediatric Board Review Course
9-20-02 From Doctor to Nurse to Pharmacy: Preventing Medical Errors
Grand Rounds at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Santa Rosa, CA
9-24-02 Identification and Management of Infants of Substance-Abusing Mothers
Hospital Grand Rounds
Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys, CA
10-3-02 Medication Safety
Hospital CME Program
Northridge Hospital, Sherman Way Campus, Northridge, CA
10-14-02 Handwriting and its Relationship to Patient Safety
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CME Lecture at Annual Staff Meeting
ELAStar Community Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
10-21-02 Recognition and Management of Congenital Anomalies
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Pacific Alliance Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
10-22-02 Handwriting and its Relationship to Patient Safety
Hospital CME Program
Temple Community Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
10-22-02 Medication Errors and Patient Safety
Hospital CME Program
San Joaquin Community Hospital, Bakersfield, CA
10-23-02 Patient Safety and Medication Ordering
Hospital CME Program
St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA
10-29-02 Handwriting and its Relationship to Patient Safety
Hospital CME Program
Citrus Valley Medical Center, Covina, CA
11-7-02 Handwriting and its Relationship to Patient Safety
Hospital CME Program
Fallbrook Hospital, Fallbrook, CA
11-7-02 Medication Safety, Medication Errors and Handwriting
Hospital CME Program
Doctors Hospital Medical Center of Montclair, Montclair, CA
11-8-02 Handwriting and its Relationship to Patient Safety
Hospital CME Program
West Anaheim Medical Center, Anaheim, CA
11-13-02 Intrauterine Drug Exposure in Babies
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA
11-20-02 Handwriting and its Relationship to Patient Safety
Hospital CME Program
Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park, Baldwin Park, CA
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12-18-02 Monitoring Babies with Group B Strep
Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale, CA
1-15-03 Twins: Fascinating Facts
Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale, CA
1-22-03 Update on Management of Group B Streptococcal Disease
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA
2-3-03 Medication Safety
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA
2-18-03 Handwriting and its Relationship to Safety
Kaiser, Harbor City, CA
3-14-03 What’s New in the NICU?
Kaiser, Woodland Hills, CA
4-3-03 Handwriting and its Relationship to Safety
Suburban Medical Center, Paramount, CA
5-1-03 Medication Safety
St. Helena Hospital, Deer Park, CA
5-12-03 Illegible Physicians’ Handwriting: Patient Safety and Medical-Legal
Implications
Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center, Glendale, CA
5-14-03 Medical Safety, Medication Errors and Handwriting
Community & Mission Hospital of Huntington Park, Huntington Park, CA
5-21-03 Handwriting and Patient Safety
Corona Regional Medical Center, Corona, CA
5-29-03 Medication Safety
Surgery Grand Rounds, OVMC-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA
7-31-03 Handwriting and its Relationship to Safety
Northridge Hospital Medical Center: Sherman Way, Van Nuys, CA
8-8-03 Medication Safety, Medication Errors and Handwriting
Doctors Hospital of Manteca, Manteca, CA
8-15-03 Handwriting for Physicians
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St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach, CA
8-18-03 Handwriting and its Relationship to Safety
Santa Teresita Hospital, Duarte, CA
8-27-03 Reducing Medication Errors in Hospital Practice
Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Torrance, CA
9-12-03 Medication Safety, Medication Errors and Handwriting
Sierra Vista Hospital, San Luis Obispo, CA
9-17-03 Group B Streptococcal Infections in Neonates
Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA
10-1-03 Medication Errors
Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
10-3-03 Update on Group B Strep
OB Grand Rounds, OVMC-UCLA, Sylmar, CA
10-29-03 From Doctor to Nurse to Pharmacy: Preventing Medical Errors
Los Angeles Metropolitan Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
11-7-03 Medication Safety, Medication Errors and Handwriting
Fountain Valley Hospital, Fountain Valley, CA
12-3-03 Primary Pediatric Care of the NICU Graduate
Pediatric Grand Rounds, OVMC-UCLA, Sylmar, CA
1-5-04 Medication Safety
Anaheim Hills Hospital, Anaheim, CA
1-18-04 Twins: Fascinating Facts
Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura, CA
9-7-04 Newborn Medicine Made Absolutely Simple
UCLA Pediatric Board Review Course, Los Angeles, CA
10-27-04 I Never Promised You a Rose Garden: When Babies are not Perfect
Tarzana Encino Medical Center, Tarzana, CA
3-2-04 Medication Safety
Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura, CA
11-2-04 Medication Safety and Handwriting
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley, Los Angeles, CA
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5-26-05 Handwriting and its Relationship to Safety
Simi Valley Hospital, Simi Valley, CA
6-23-05 Handwriting and its Relationship to Safety
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley, Los Angeles, CA
7-6-05 Potpourri of Newborn Medicine
Pediatric Grand Rounds, Olive View Medical Center, Sylmar, CA
9-12-05 Newborn Medicine Made Absolutely Simple
UCLA Pediatric Board Review Course, Los Angeles, CA
11-18-05 Handwriting and its Relationship to Safety
Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys, CA
3-2-06 How to Reduce Medication Errors
Sherman Oaks Medical Center, Sherman Oaks, CA
5-17-06 Medication Safety
Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Torrance, CA
7-12-06 Medication Reconciliation
Beverly Hospital, Montebello, CA
9-10-06 Newborn Medicine
UCLA Pediatric Board Review Course, Los Angeles, CA
9-13-06 Substance Abuse During Pregnancy and its Effects on the Newborn
Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura, CA
11-28-06 Medication Reconciliation
Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills, CA
2-13-07 Management of RSV Infection
Community Memorial Hospital, Ventura, CA
3-6-07 Medication Safety
Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center, Tarzana, CA
3-7-07 Medication Reconciliation
Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Torrance, CA
4-5-07 Medication Reconciliation
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley, Sun Valley, CA
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11/27/07 Lecture in Onaga
Onaga Hospital, Onaga, Kansas
2008 Congenital Anomalies
Irwin Army Hospital, Fort Riley, Kansas
2008 The Late Preterm Infant
Newman Medical Center, Emporia, KS
2008 The Late Preterm Infant
Kansas Perinatal Society, Topeka, KS
10-8-09 Delivery Room Emergencies
Alterations in Growth
Onaga Hospital, Onaga, Kansas
5-21-10 The Late Preterm Infant: A Population at Risk
Telemedicine CME program through Stormont-Vail Health Care, outreach
to Holton, Onaga, Sabetha, Seneca, Emporia, KS
8-26-10 How to Perform a Ballard Exam
Telemedicine CME program through Stormont-Vail Health Care, outreach
to Holton, Onaga, Sabetha, Seneca, Emporia, KS
10-28-10 Delivery Room Emergencies
Telemedicine CME program through Stormont-Vail Health Care, outreach
to Holton, Onaga, Sabetha, Seneca, Emporia, KS
11-17-10 March of Dimes, Prematurity Conference
Speaker on Panel, Topic: Local Perspectives on Key Perinatal Iissues
Overland Park, KS
11-18-10 Prevention and Treatment of RSV
Telemedicine CME program through Stormont-Vail Health Care, outreach
to Holton, Onaga, Sabetha, Seneca, Emporia, KS
3-16-11 Abnormalities in Fetal Growth: Recognition and Management of SGA
and LGA Infants
St. Catherine’s Hospital, Garden City, KS, via teleconference
4-11-11 Decreasing the Incidence of Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections
Mednax Medical Director’s Meeting, Las Vegas, NV
5-25-11 Effects of Maternal Substance Abuse on Infants
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Irwin Army Hospital, Fort Riley, KS via teleconference
7-21-11 Skills Lab in Neonatal Procedures (3 hours, hands-on)
Irwin Army Hospital, Fort Riley, KS
7-27-11 Case Conference: Infant of Diabetic Mother, Bowel Obstruction, and
Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Irwin Army Hospital, Fort Riley, KS via teleconference
7-28-11 Skills Lab in Neonatal Procedures (3 hours, hands-on)
Mercy Hospital, Manhattan, KS
9-23-11 Child Development Issues Related to a NICU Stay
Hayden High School Class in Child Development, Topeka, KS
9-24-11 Presentation at the Kansas Book Festival, Readings from For the Love of
Babies, Topeka, Kansas
9-27-11 The Marjorie Sirridge, M.D. Lecture: Outstanding Women in Medicine
Lessons Learned During a Career in Neonatology
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
10-17-11 Emotional Responses of Parents to the NICU Experience
Boston University School of Social Work, Boston, University
10-27-11 Follow-up Care of the NICU Graduate
Telemedicine CME program through Stormont-Vail Health Care, outreach
to Holton, Onaga, Sabetha, Seneca, Emporia, KS, Irwin Army Hospital,
Forty Riley, KS
11-17-11 Annual Prematurity Report
Kansas Chapter, March of Dimes, Annual Meeting for Prematurity
Awareness Day
Overland Park, KS
3-31-12 Lessons for New Doctors
Keynote Speech at Midwest Medical Student Association Meeting
Kansas City, MO
4-5-12 Narratives from the NICU: Crossing the White Coat Divide
Grand Rounds, Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO
9-22-12 Parent-Provider Relationships
Preemie Parent Alliance Summit, Chicago, IL
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10-24-12 Case Conference for Irwin Army Hospital
Stormont-Vail Health Care Video CME Series, Topeka, KS
2-12-13 Physician-Parent Communication: Crossing the White Coat Divide
Presentation to NICU Staff at Harris Methodist Hospital, Fort Worth, TX
2-12-13 How to Survive and Thrive in the NICU and Beyond
Presentation to NICU Parents at Cook Children’s Hospital, Fort Worth,
TX
5-22-13 Eliminating Early Elective Deliveries
Co-presented with Dr. John Evans at the Stormont-Vail Health Care Video
CME Series, Topeka, KS
9-11-13 The Preemie Parent Experience: How Providers Can Help
Two-hour workshops presented to NICU staff in Jackson, MS in
association with the Preemie Parent Alliance
10-3-13 Promoting Parent-Infant Bonding in the NICU: The Critical Role of the
Neonatal Nurse, Keynote Speech at the annual conference of the National
Association of Neonatal Nurses, Nashville, TN
11-6-13 Kansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative: Getting Started
Collective Impact Conference sponsored by March of Dimes, Overland
Park, KS
2-20-14 Helping Babies and Parents Bond: The Critical Role of the NICU Staff
And Moderator for Panel on Parent Support in the NICU at the
NEO Conference, Orlando, FL
2-26-14 Case Presentations in Neonatal HSV Infection
Co-presented with Dr. JoAnn Harris, Webinar presented through
Stormont-Vail HealthCare Maternal-Child Education Series, Topeka, KS
4-9-14 Procedure Lab (placement of umbilical lines, intubation, etc.)
Irwin Army Hospital, Fort Riley, Kansas
5-7-14 Helping Babies and Parents Bond in High Risk Perinatal Settings, Keynote
Speech at the annual conference of the National Association of Perinatal
Social Workers, San Antonio, TX
5-8-14 The Preemie Parent Experience: Workshop with Preemie Parent Alliance
National Association of Perinatal Social Workers, San Antonio, TX
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6-6-14 The Kansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative: Introduction to First QI
Project, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
7-16-14 Helping Babies and Parents Bond: The Critical Role of the Neonatal
Nurse, Iowa Nurses Association, Des Moines, IA
9-24-14 Use of High Flow Nasal Cannula in Babies, Manhattan Mercy Regional
Medical Center, Manhattan, KS
11-6-14 Perinatal Bereavement: Support for Parents and for Caregivers. Baptist
Hospital, Jackson, MS
11-6-14 Helping Babies and Parents Bond: The Critical Role of the NICU Staff.
Baptist Hospital, Jackson, MS
2-5-15 How to Translate your NICU Experience into Becoming an Effective Peer
Mentor. The Tiny Miracles Foundation, Stamford, Connecticut
3-17-15 Caring for Parents, Caring for Ourselves. March of Dimes Conference of
Southern California, Irvine, CA
10-20-15 Interdisciplinary Recommendations for Psychosocial Support of NICU
Parents. Preemie Parent Alliance Summit, Dallas, TX
2-20-16 Interdisciplinary Recommendations for Psychosocial Support of NICU
Parents. The Gravens Conference, Clearwater, FL.
3-21-16 Case Studies in Trauma-Informed Care. 24th Maternal Child Nurse
Conference, St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, IA.
3-21-16 Caring for Parents, Caring for Ourselves. 24th Maternal Child Nurse
Conference, St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, IA.
4-11-16 Case Studies in Trauma-Informed Care. "Neonatal Nursing: Creating a
Culture of Compassion" held by Southern Wisconsin Association of
Neonatal Nurses, Waukesha, WI.
4-11-16 Caring for Parents, Caring for Ourselves. "Neonatal Nursing: Creating a
Culture of Compassion" held by Southern Wisconsin Association of
Neonatal Nurses, Waukesha, WI.
4-29-16 Transform Your NICU: Quality Improvement Techniques to Advance
Comprehensive Family Support. National Perinatal Association Annual
Conference, Houston, TX.
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5-26-16 A Roadmap for Transforming Your NICU. Webinar for Family Advocacy
Network of National Perinatal Association and Preemie Parent Alliance.
8-17-16 Case Presentation: Non-Immune Hydrops. Morbidity & Mortality
Conference, St. John’s Regional Medical Center, Oxnard, CA.
9-9-16 Essential Care for Every Family. Pre-Conference Workshop for Vermont
Oxford Quality Congress meeting. Chicago, IL
9-10-16 Transforming Your NICU into a NIPU (Neonatal Intensive Parenting
Unit). VON Quality Congress, Chicago, IL
10-27-16 Transforming Your NICU into a NIPU. Mednax Quality Improvement
meeting, San Diego, CA
11-5-16 A Roadmap to Improving Your NICU, Preemie Parent Alliance Annual
Summit, Fairfax, VA
11-18-16 Transforming NICU Care to Provide Comprehensive Family Support,
Mississippi Perinatal Quality Collaborative Annual Meeting, Jackson, MS
3-13-17 Responding to Emotional Trauma in Perinatal Settings: Patients, Parents
& Staff, with Kara Wahlin LMFT, March of Dimes Conference, Costa
Mesa, CA
4-6-17 Enhancing Parent Engagement & Empowerment, with Erin Umberger,
NEC Society Conference, Davis, CA
5-15-17 Evaluation and Stabilization of the Sick Newborn, GOLD Neonatal Online
Conference
Media Appearances and Press Conferences
Stormont-Vail representative at Press Conference on local campaign for
The Period of Purple Crying, Topeka, KS, 2010
Interview for TV spot at Stormont-Vail Health Care, When a NICU nurse
becomes a NICU parent, 2010, Channel 13, WIBW, Topeka, KS
Press Conference at Stormont-Vail Health Care: Discharge of First Set of
Quadruplets Born at Stormont-Vail, 2010, Channel 13, WIBW, Topeka,
KS
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Interview for TV spot at Stormont-Vail Health Care: Total Body
Hypothermia, April, 2011, Channel 13, WIBW, Topeka, KS
Interviewed by TV Channel 13, WIBW, about March of Dimes legislative
lobbying day at the Topeka Capitol, March 19, 2012.
Interviewed by TV Channel 13, WIBW, about initiative to reduce elective
deliveries at less than 39 weeks gestational age, Fall, 2012
Presented Testimony on behalf of Expert Advisory Group in Maternal-
Child Health to Governor’s Committee on Healthy Kansans 2020
Interviewed by TV Channel 13, WIBW, about the March of Dimes March
for Babies, April 28, 2014
Other Business & Consulting Activities
In 2013, in her role as a Consultant to The Newborn Channel, Dr. Hall led content
development for Your NICU Baby (www.yournicubabynow.com), a video educational
library for parents of NICU babies. Responsibilities in this project included script
development, recruitment of hospitals to participate in filming, establishing collaborative
links with parent support organizations, editing of the videos for content accuracy,
advising regarding website development and marketing of the product.
Your NICU Baby earned four awards in various health and wellness categories in
the 20th Annual Communicator Awards, a competition judged and overseen by the
Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA). Dr. Hall is continuing in her role as
Chief Medical Advisor to this project.
Dr. Hall served as an Expert Moderator of the Pediatrics Discussion Forum for a
now defunct website, www.medschool.com, and has also served as a consultant to Legacy
Interactive, developing patient scenarios for educational games in their CD-ROM series
including ER. She also developed a series of educational software titles for use on
devices such as Palm Pilots. This line of products, Games4Doctors, was a top seller
among educational software titles on the website www.pdamd.com from 2001-2009.
Dr. Hall has served as an Expert Witness in medical malpractice trials on several
occasions, most recently for the Beverly Hills firm of Neil Newson and Associates, and
has provided independent expert reviews of cases for Mercy Medical Center in Redding,
CA.
Volunteer Activities
As a member of Los Medicos Voladores (The Flying Doctors), participated in
medical missions to various underserved locations in Mexico (2002) and Central America
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(Nicaragua, 2003). Helped organize and participated in a medical mission to Nicaragua
in 2005 with Salvadores de la Salud, a branch of Frater-Nica, a Nicaraguan aid
organization based in Northern CA. Served on the Planning Committee for class
reunions for her graduating class from Stanford in 2003, 2008, and 2013. In 2009, served
as Co-Chair of the 40th Reunion of her high school class, Southwest High School in
Kansas City, MO. In 1999, she developed her class website which she still maintains at
www.southwest1969.com.
Personal Interests
Dr. Hall has a private pilot’s license and is an enthusiastic sailor. She also enjoys
hiking, rock climbing, kayaking, photography and traveling. Dr. Hall is fluent in medical
Spanish and also speaks some French and German.
Dr. Hall’s non-fiction narrative book, “For the Love of Babies: One Doctor’s
Stories About Life in the Neonatal ICU,” was published June 1, 2011 by WorldMaker
Media. The book is about the experiences of families whose babies are in the NICU,
including both their medical and social issues. More information can be obtained at
www.suehallmd.com or on facebook.com under the page “For the Love of Babies.”
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