The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners’ Pediatric Orthopedic Special Interest Group (PO SIG) was established in 2008 and developed as a platform for nurse practitioners to gain knowledge of pediatric orthopedic care. It is a community for sharing practices and ideas among nurse practitioners that subspecialize in pediatric orthopedics. Members of this SIG network and collaborate with nurse practitioners and other providers from a variety of other specialties and settings with a common goal to provide improved care of patients with orthopedic issues.
The realm of pediatric orthopedic issues is quite broad, ranging from common everyday injuries that may be encountered frequently in primary care practice, to sports or overuse syndromes, to congenital issues, to genetic syndromes, to spinal conditions and even serious systemic illnesses.
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Chair: Ameeka George, CPNP-PC
Co-chair: Mia MacLean Vernic, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC
Secretary: Leslie Rhode, DNP, PPCNP-BC
- Continue to educate our colleagues in pediatric orthopedics by developing a journal club and submitting abstracts for the 2025 NAPNAP national conference.
- Increase membership by 10% by conducting a member survey and updating SIG webpage.
- Increase presence on SIG e-community by creating and posting quarterly newsletters and monthly posts.
- Provide an opportunity to share our expertise and expert opinions from a national perspective by participating in advocacy related pediatric emergency care and participating in special presentations and publications on pediatric emergency care advocacy topics.
- Support emergency care-related educational offerings.
- Please visit the Journal of Pediatric Health Care to search for articles on this topic.
- Sarah Gutknecht scholarship – given in collaboration with the Acute Care SIG – to attend the NAPNAP national conference. A message will be sent to members prior to the national conference on how to apply.
- Resources from Nemours KidsHealth:
- Sports Medicine – for parents
- Sports Medicine – for teens
- Ortho Kids– a parent’s guide to many pediatric orthopedic problems, made by the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America (POSNA).
- Ortho Bullets– a site for up-to-date information on pediatric orthopedic problems, causes, and treatment.
- Wheels Online – an online textbook for orthopedic problems.
