Name of Program: Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Initiative (CaNDI)
Year Program Established: 2017
Program Leaders:
Sarah Plummer MD, Director
Catelyn VanDerKolk MSN APRN CPNP-AC, Clinical Lead
Key Staff and Specialties:
Shannon Bilsky RN
Julia Smith-Paine PhD, Clinical Neuropsychologist
Catherine Scherer DO, Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician
Michelle Adams PT DPT, Senior Physical Therapist
Edward Gilmore MD, Pediatric Neurologist
Age Range of Patients Served:
Birth through 18
Description of Inpatient Program(s):
Bimonthly bedside neurodevelopmental rounds
Inpatient neurodevelopmental consultation by CaNDI nurse practitioner on all cardiology patients in intensive care unit and cardiac stepdown unit
Description of Outpatient Program(s):
Follow-up with developmental behavioral pediatrics and/or neuropsychology for testing as per CNOC protocol with PT/OT/speech referrals as needed
Description of research or QI projects in cardiac neurodevelopment – undergoing or accomplished:
Involved in CNOC QI Committee project to increase referrals of school age children for neurodevelopmental evaluation
Unique features and strengths of this program:
Patient/family education in hospital with inpatient neurodevelopmental consultations on every patient
Dedicated nurse navigator/nurse practitioner