National Neonatal
POCUS Collaborative
About Us
NeoPocusCollab is driven by the interests and involvement of our incredible community of passionate neonatal providers, nurses, educators, and lifelong learners. We are a new national collaborative with the goals of helping expand the use of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) throughout Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU).
Executive Council
Shazia Bhombal
Chair
Alan Groves
Member
Karena Lawrence
Member
Yogen Singh
Vice Chair
Sai Mukthapuram
Member
Maky Fraga
Immediate Past Chair
Stephanie Marshall
Member
Belinda Chan
Secretary
Rupin Sharma
Member
Steering Committee
We have multiple committees including Research, Education, Guidelines, Communications, and Program Development and Credentialing. Each committee is tasked with different aspects of our main goal of spreading knowledge about the use of POCUS in the NICU.
Jennifer Shepherd
Research co-chair
May Chen
Education co-chair
Jeffrey Manzano
Communications
co-chair
Monti Sharma
Research co-chair
Courtney Juliano
Guidelines co-chair
Diana Vargas
Program development & Credentialing
co-chair
Sharada Gowda
Research co-chair
Minso Kim
Guidelines co-chair
Lauren Ruoss
Program development & Credentialing
co-chair
Cara Beth Carr
Education co-chair
Coby Kelner
Communications
co-chair
Past Committee Chairs
Karena Lawrence
Education
Jason Stoller
Research
Adam S. Bauer
Communications
Colin Parker
Communications
Committees
Education
Develop and implement educational content and curricula for venues related to POCUS, including creation of a national curriculum for POCUS training to neonatal fellows. Responsible for monthly Office Hours and NPC Webinars.
Guidelines
Oversee the national recommendations for the development Neonatal POCUS guidelines including standardized scanning protocol, techniques and views.
Research
Develop the Neonatal POCUS Collaborative research program, including surveys, QI projects, and using the CHND as a registry source to determine changes in clinical practice/outcomes with integration of POCUS in clinical practice.
Program Development & Credentialing
Outline steps for program development including image archiving mechanisms, documentation, machine acquisition, billing mechanisms, and QA processes.
Communications
Develop, implement, and maintain a Neonatal POCUS Collaborative presence on the internet and social media.
