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Page 2: Drs. Blatt, Chilton and Rosenberg Named Top Doctors by U.S. News & World Report Page 5: Research Medical Center Receives National Award for Organ Donation Rate Page 8: Adopt-A-Family Page 11: Employee of the Month Page 14: Telemedicine Open House
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Geoffrey Blatt, MD, Jonathan Chilton, MD, and William Rosenberg, MD, Named as Top Doctors by U.S. News & World Report
Neurosurgeons recognized in prestigious listing of countrys 631 top neurosurgeons
Three physicians with Midwest Neurosurgery Associates and the Midwest Neuroscience Institute at Research Medical Center have been named as Top Doctors 2012 by U.S. News & World Report. Geoffrey L. Blatt, MD, Jonathan D. Chilton, MD, and William S. Rosenberg, MD are in the nations 631 top neurosurgeons and the top 10 percent of neurosurgeons in the region. The physicians are featured in a recently released report by U.S. News of 31,000 doctors in a wide range of medical specialties. The determination of the prestigious nomination is based on nominations submitted by physicians, which are reviewed by a physician-led research team. Midwest Neurosurgery Associates is a renowned, awardwinning, five-member practice serving greater metropolitan Kansas City and rural communities in Missouri and Kansas within a 150-mile radius. We strive to be a patient-focused practice, says Dr. Rosenberg. We are diligent in using best practices while also focusing on efficient, state-of-the-art medicine. We are pleased these U.S. News & World Report rankings mirror our collective efforts. Research Medical Center, part of HCA Midwest Health SystemKansas Citys largest healthcare network and private-sector employerwas ranked No. 3 in the Kansas City metro area in U.S. News & World Report's first-ever Best Hospitals metro area rankings in April 2011. We are honored to have Dr. Blatt, Dr. Chilton and Dr. Rosenberg nominated to this prestigious listing of the nations top neurosurgeons, says Kevin J. Hicks, president and chief executive officer of Research Medical Center. They have an unwavering commitment to the patient and best outcomes as a result of evidence-based practices. Their innovative approach to neuroscience and offering the most current technology to patients is an asset to the community. geoffrey l. Blatt, Md, is board-certified in neurosurgery and has practiced in Kansas City for 20 years. Dr. Blatt earned his medical degree at the University of Kansas School of Medicine and performed his residency at State University of New York-Buffalo. His fellowship was conducted at Brown University in Rhode Island. Dr. Blatt has served as the president of the state and local Neurosurgical Societies as well as the National Council of Neurosurgery. He has special training in complex spine and spinal instrumentation, endoscopic and minimally-invasive surgery, radiosurgery and neurovascular surgery. Jonathan d. Chilton, Md, is boardcertified in neurosurgery and has practiced in Kansas City for 24 years. He received a master of public health degree from Columbia University in New York City and attended medical school at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in Rochester, NY Dr. Chilton completed his neurosurgery residency at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. in 1988, including training in pediatric neurosurgery at Children's Hospital National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and training at the Atkinson Morley's Hospital in London, England. He completed board certification in neurosurgery in 1991 and is a diplomate of the American Board of Neurological Surgeons. Dr. Chilton is the director of the Midwest Gamma Knife Center, which was the first dedicated cranial radiosurgery facility in the five-state Midwest region, and is the director of The Center for Facial Pain at the Midwest Neuroscience Institute, which offers comprehensive care for the diagnosis and treatment of all types of facial pain, including trigeminal neuralgia. His other areas of subspecialty interests include brain tumor and spine surgery.
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(Front row l-r): Maggie Ngar, DO, Cabot Westside Health Center, Kansas City; Stefanie Shustek, MD, IPC Hospitalist at Research Medical Center; J.P. Armilio, MD, Midwest Physicians Hospitalists at Research Medical Center; Melissa Lane, DO, Metropolitan Pulmonary & Hospitalists, Lees Summit/Overland Park; Dacia McIntyre, MD, Midwest Physicians Hospitalists at Research Medical Center. (Back row l-r): Jon Wada, MD, JWCH Institute, Skid Row Homeless Clinic, Los Angeles, CA; Anjushree Kumar, MD, Internal Medicine Residency, University of Kansas Medical Center; Stephanie Garcia, DO, Geriatrics Fellowship, University of Kansas Medical Center; Heather Toney, DO Metropolitan Pulmonary & Hospitalists, Lees Summit/Overland Park; Jason So, MD, Parkville Family Practice, Parkville, MO; Roxanna Rivetna, MD, Tecumseh Manning Med Center Family Medicine, Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada; Cesar Espiritu, MD, Bright Health Physicians, Whittier, CA; Catherine Yeung, MD, Docs Who Care, Locum Tenens.
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News Briefs
SCott BJerke, Md, FaCS, ContriButeS to EssEntials of GEnEral surGEry
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins released the 5th Edition of Essentials of General Surgery. Scott Bjerke, MD, FACS, trauma program medical director at Research Medical Center, co-authored the trauma chapter in the new book. Dr. Bjerke also presented at the 2012 Trauma Trends Conference in St. Joseph, MO.
reSearCh MediCal Center hoStS Fourth advanCed trauMa liFe SuPPort reFreSher ClaSS
The 4th Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Provider and Refresher class was held at Research Medical Center October 6-7. Trauma surgeons Robert Troiani, MD, Earl Scott, MD, Heather Klepacz, MD, John Webb, MD and Scott Bjerke, MD participated as instructors. Janet Bjerke RN, BSN, MBA, organized and conducted the course for nine physicians and residents. ATLS is a basic trauma course for non-trauma physicians created by the American College of Surgeons to improve trauma care in non-trauma centers and sets the national and international standards for safe, efficient trauma care both in trauma centers and non-trauma centers across the United States and the world.
JenniFer Parreira, nanCy deBaSio Featured in thE kansas city nursinG nEws
Jennifer Parreira, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, was recently featured as Nurse of the Week in The Kansas City Nursing News. Nancy DeBasio, PhD, RN, president and dean of Research College of Nursing, was also featured for her recent selection into the 2012 Class of Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing. Selection for membership in the Academy is one of the most prestigious honors in the field of nursing and includes only 1,800 nurse leaders in education, management, practice, policy and research nationwide.
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Research Medical Center Receives National Award for Organ Donation Rate
The Department of Health and Human Services presented awards to 18 Kansas and Missouri hospitals for its success in increasing the number of organs available for transplantation, including Research Medical Center receiving the Silver award. Hospital executives, together with Midwest Transplant Network (MTN), received the Departments Medal of Honor for Organ Donation for achieving and sustaining national goals for donation, including a donation rate of 75 percent or more of eligible donors at their facilities. They were recognized at the 7th National Learning Congress for the Donation and Transplantation Community of Practice held Oct. 4-5 in Grapevine, TX. Our success is greatly influenced by the success of our hospital partners, said Jan Finn, MTN chief operations officer. We would like to congratulate Research Medical Center and thank them for its support of our mission to save lives.
(L-R): Daniel Murillo, MD, transplant surgeon; Pam Mayberry, Midwest Transplant Network, Liz Blakely, RN, The Transplant Institute; Dana Maguire, ICU manager; Cyndi Johnson, CNO; Rob Linderer, Midwest Transplant Center CEO.
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Medical/surgical symposium
November 16 Classrooms L&M
Join us for a Medical/Surgical Symposium on November 16 from 8 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. in Classroom L&M (B-level). Presenters and topics will include: Michael Waxman, MD - Preface to Critical Care Vik Zadoo, MD - Hand Trauma - The Old and the New Michael Connor, MD - Gastroenterology Sasha Taghizadeh, MD - Compartment Syndrome Ahmad Al-Mubasalt, MD - Diabetes Therapeutics, Current Landscape and Future Prospects
To register, email your name, address, title, and unit to julia.payne@hcahealthcare.com by November 13. Research Medical Center is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Missouri Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Centers Commission on Accreditation. The participant will receive 4.25 contact hours. Approval to present this program does not imply ANCC commission on Accreditation or MONA approval or endorsement of any commercial products.
ACls/Bls Renewals
Is it time to renew? Fall is a very busy time for ACLS and BLS renewals. If it is time for you to renew, you must follow these steps: Call 276-4108 and ask that it be added to your HealthStream (dont forget to tell us when you expire) Complete Part 1 on HealthStream (www.healthstream.com/hlc/hca) Call 276-4108 to schedule your Part 2 check-off Please remember that it becomes very busy at the end of the month so if you wait until the last minute, there may not be time available for you to complete your check-off before the end of the month. In addition, the Clinical Excellence office will be closed for three days around the Thanksgiving holiday.
nurse Quality Peer review council Meets monthly on the first Friday at 7:30 a.m. in the Maternal Child classroom. The co-chairs are Leah Coons and Cassie Morrison. The Council reviews nursing cases using the Just Culture algorithm, makes recommendations and disseminate lessons learned. If interested in joining, please contact one of the co-chairs. survey readiness council Meets the last Wednesday of every other month at 8 a.m. in Meeting Room 3&4. Led by chair Lynnette Hayes, the Council reviews survey requirements and determines how to keep Research Medical Center surveyready. Professional develoPment and education council Meets monthly on the second Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. in the Auxiliary Room. Led by chair Gina Taylor and co-chair Julia Payne, this Council provides educational opportunities for professional development, including the annual Healthcare Career Education Fair. Membership is designed for two nurses per unit/department. Staff are invited to visit Councils that interest them (except Peer Review). If you are interested in representing your unit and joining a Council, contact your manager or the Council chairs.
Note: A Shared Governance breakfast will take place in lieu of a December meeting for all Councils. The November Research Council meeting will be moved to the first Wednesday of December.
retention council Meets monthly on the third Wednesday at 8 a.m. in the 3 North classroom. Led by chair Becky Wright and co-chair Sirena Howrey, this council reviews retention rates and celebrates the excellent nursing staff at Research Medical Center through awards and recognition.
Council Highlights
Practice council
The Council is currently looking for ideas on how to reduce medication interruption to implement at Research Medical Center. Carolyn Gasser, Quality & Patient Safety department, submitted four new or revised policies to the Council: Construction; Interim Life Safety and Infection Control; Management and Control of Bedbugs in Healthcare Settings; and TB Control Plan, and Exposure Control Plan. Policies will no longer contain detailed procedure information so staff should refer to Lippincotts Nursing Procedure Manual. Policies that were deleted due to this include: Bowel Management, Incisional Pain Pump, Parenteral Nutrition Management, Traction Management and Chest Tube Management. To access Lippincott, visit the right hand side of the Intranet page.
research council
The Research Council is looking to recruit new members who want to be involved with the Council and develop a study in their area of practice in order to find evidence to potentially improve care, reducing healthcare costs and improving patient/nurse satisfaction. A skin care study being conducted on 4 West by Pat Conley, MSN RN has 61 patients enrolled. The Research Council is also fortunate to have a partnership with the Center for Nursing Research and Innovation (CNRI). Rebecca Saxton is the chair and Julie Nauser serves as the co-chair. The CNRI assists nurses in conducting research and guides them through the entire process of developing the idea, designing a study, data collection and disseminating results. Completed studies from the CNRI include: An Abbreviated 7-Item NIH Stroke Scale, Heart Failure Family Caregivers, Medication Administration Interruption and Nurse Manager Workload Perception. Ongoing studies include: The Effect of Nurse-Physician Relationships, Effectiveness of an Absorbent Foam Dressing in Prevention of Sacral Pressure Ulcers in the ICU, Patients Perception of Nursing Attire, and the Nurse Residency Program.
Adopt-A-Family
The holiday season is fast approaching. Our economy is stable but fragile and hopefully our 401Ks have grown and matured (at least some). Without your help, many of our Research Medical Center co-workers and their families will experience a very meager holiday season this year. We are appealing to your heart as much as your pocketbook when we ask for your help. Your generosity and bountiful spirit made it possible for many Research Medical Center families to enjoy and celebrate holidays past. Last year over 28 Research Medical Center families benefited from the collective generosity of 23 hospital departments and physician partners. Many thanks! We are now planning Research Medical Centers Adopt-A-Family program for 2012. If you and those in your department are interested in helping our Research Medical Center families, including those who work at the Research Brookside Campus, contact your supervisor, department director, your unit chaplain, or the Pastoral Care department at 276-4120. All interested departments and individuals, please respond by November 16. This will allow ample time to collect gifts and food. Distribution will be Wednesday, Dec. 19 at the main campus. If you are a Research Medical Center employee who would like to be considered for adoption, you may pick-up a nomination form in the Pastoral Care office, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Nomination forms need to be completed and returned to the Pastoral Care department by November 16. All family adoptions are managed confidentially.
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Events
noveMBer 3: 14th Candlelight Ball @ Overland Park sheraton Hotel. Call 276-4218 for details. deCeMBer 5: Telemedicine Open House, @ Research Medical Center cafeteria, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. deCeMBer 5: Pelvic Prolapse and urinary incontinence presented by samuel kuykendall, MD, @ Research Brookside Campus, 6-7:30 p.m. FeBruary 1: Hoeper Primary Care symposium @ Overland Park sheraton Hotel, 7:15 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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This new equipment will allow our staff to provide safe and reliable measurement and screening of our infants. As an aside, the NICU received our long-awaited new neonatal transport crib which is used to transport our NICU infants from Delivery Room to NICU, from NICU to Radiology and other procedural areas. This significantly improves the safety and quality of care for our infants requiring such transport.
Submitted by: Beth Hopkins Director, Womens Services
Kiranmayi Chilappa, MD, medical director of the Echo Lab, has been instrumental in this process and we are lucky to have her as part of the team!
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