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In This Issue Medical Executive Committee Approvals………………………...P 1 Uniforms to Set a New Standard………………..…..…....P 2 Medical Staff Calendar....….…...P 3 New Practitioners on Staff..…....P 4 Roster Updates……………..…...P 5

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Medical Executive Committee Approvals

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Items approved at the last Medical Executive Committee meeting can be viewed by using this website link and selecting the particular month: http://www.torrancememorial.org/For_Physicians/Medical_Staff/MEC_Approval.aspx . If you have any questions, please contact the Medical Staff Services Department at (310) 517-4616.

Torrance Memorial is implementing a standardized uniform program. The target date for official implementation is sometime in June 2014. The goal of the program is to create a more professional look and to help our inpatients and their families to quickly identify the members of their health care team. It will also help team members to quickly recognize each other. Studies have shown that uniforms help staff better affiliate with a team to create a more cohesive work environment. Torrance Memorial is not the innovator of this practice. Many organizations across the nation have already implemented similar pro-grams. They have all reported increased patient satisfaction scores as well as increased employee pride and professionalism as a result. Since the focus of the effort is on patients we serve within the hospital, the program will not be implemented at Polak Imaging and Breast Diagnostic Centers. More than 2,000 employees will be placing orders. Scrubs will be embroidered with the Tor-rance Memorial logo. Employees will not start wearing their new uniforms until everyone has received their scrubs. The Pride and Communication Council Uniform Sub-Committee is proud to present to you the final color choices for the Scrub Uniform Program. We appreciate your support during this transition.

Uniforms to Set a New Standard

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NAVY

GROUP 1 - NURSES

The winner is NAVYTOP 5 VOTES

Navy – 374 ***Caribbean – 263Steel – 249Ultramarine – 113Merlot ‐ 95

GROUP 4 – Respiratory Therapy/EEG/Sleep

The winner is OLIVETOP 5 VOTES

Olive – 64 ***Ultramarine – 41Merlot – 15Espresso ‐ 12 Camel ‐ 6

OLIVE

GROUP 5 – Rehab Therapy

The winner is MERLOT

TOP 5 VOTESMerlot – 39 ***Ultramarine – 20Espresso – 18Hunter ‐ 16Raspberry ‐ 10

MERLOT

GROUP 6 – Pharmacy

The winner is ULTRAMARINE

TOP 5 VOTESUltramarine – 33**Stone ‐ 11Hunter – 10Espresso – 8Camel ‐ 8

Ultra-Marine

GROUP 7 – Phlebotomy

The winner is HUNTER

TOP 3 VOTES

Hunter – 10*** Ruby – 7Stone ‐ 7

Hunter

GROUP 3 – Radiology, Imaging, Cardiology Technologists

The winner is CARIBBEAN

TOP 5 VOTESCaribbean – 105Merlot – 43Olive – 35Ultramarine – 20Hunter ‐ 19

Caribbean

GROUP 2 – CNAs, Techs Transporters, Aides

The winner is STEEL

Fittings/Ordering – 3 TowerFebruary 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 or March 16:00am – 4:00pm each day

STEEL

TOP 5 VOTESSteel – 116***Caribbean – 91Ultramarine – 40Merlot – 33Olive ‐ 33

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 2 12:30p Cardiology….….……WT-D

3 12:30p Infection Control/P&T....WT-C

4 7:00a CV Review Conf……….WT-D 12:30p CME Conference….HCC-1&2

5 7:00a Breast Tumor Board..WT-Aud 7:45a Lung/Thoracic Tumor Board…………...…...WT-Aud 12:30p Medical Staff PI……..….WT-D

6  7:00a Surgery Dept……..WT-Aud 7:30a IRB…………………..WT-D

9 12:30p Credentials……….....WT-C

10 12:30p Medical Educ/Library...HCC-4 12:30p Robotics…………….....HCC-3 5:00p Professional Relations...WT-C 6:00p Medical Executive……..WT-D

11 7:00a Anesthesia PI….… ..WT-Aud 7:00a CV Review Conf……….WT-D 8:00a Endocrinology………….WT-B 12:30p CME Conference….HCC-1&2

12 7:00a Breast Tumor Board..WT-Aud 7:45a GI Tumor Board….....WT-Aud

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16 7:00a Quality & Patient Safety Committee……..…....WT-D 12:00p Burn & Wound Surg...WT-C 12:30p Donor & Transfusion..WT-D 4:00p Bariatric Surgery…....WT-C

17 7:00a Practitioner Well Being Comm…………………..WT-C 12:00p Radiology Dept……...WT-Aud 12:30p C-Section Ad-Hoc……..WT-C

18 7:00a CV Review Conf……….WT-D 12:30p CME Conference….HCC-1&2

19 7:00a Breast Tumor Board..WT-Aud 9:00a Emergency Dept……….WT-D 12:30p Medicine Dept………….WT-D 12:30p Pediatric Dept……….WT-Aud

20 12:30p Ophthalmology…..WT-D

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24 8:00a Medicine PI………….....WT-E 12:30p OB/GYN Dept……….WT-Aud 12:30p Utilization Mgmt………..WT-D

25 7:00a CV Review Conf……….WT-D 12:30p Antibiotics Stewardship Comm…Basement-Pharmacy 12:30p Bioethics………………..WT-B 3:00p Ortho COE Hip&Knee...WT-C

26 7:00a Breast Tumor Board..WT-Aud 7:45a Lung/Thoracic Tumor Board…………...…...WT-Aud 12:30p Credentials……….….....WT-C

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CME CONFERENCES Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. Health Conference Center

Torrance Memorial Medical Center is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Torrance Memorial Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category I creditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education. For up-to-the-minute conference information call (310) 784-8776 or visit: http://www.torrancememorial.org/For_Physicians/Wednesday_CME_Conferences.aspx

Medical Staff Calendar June 2014

June 11, 2014 “Esophageal Disorders” Raman Muthusamy, M.D. UCLA School of Medicine Commercial Support: None July 9, 2014

“Diagnosis & Treatment of Gout” Peng Fan, M.D. UCLA School of Medicine Commercial Support: None

June 4, 2014 “Breast Cancer Risk Assess-ment” Kathleen Blazer, Ed.D. City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center Commercial Support: None

June 18, 2014 “Grave’s Disease” Andrew Gianoukakis, M.D. UCLA School of Medicine Commercial Support: None

June 25, 2014 NO CONFERENCE

July 2, 2014 NO CONFERENCE

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Welcome New Practitioners on Staff

Romina Shirka, D.O. Medicine Real Time Neuromonitoring Associates 336 22nd Ave., Ste. N Nashville, TN 37203 Phone: (615) 346-8182 Fax: (615) 829-8950

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Address Change Marian Kaldas, M.D. Medicine UCLA Specialty Care Offices 514 N. Prospect Ave. Redondo Beach, CA 90277 Phone: (310) 937-8555 Fax: (310) 937-8556 Nidal Khaja, D.P.M. Surgery All South Bay Footcare Podiatry Group, Inc. 23365 Hawthorne Blvd., Ste. 101 Torrance, CA 90505 Phone: (310) 326-0202 Fax: (310) 326-5826 Anjuli Kumar, M.D. Pediatrics Pediatric Gastroenterology Assoc. of Southern California 3640 Lomita Blvd., Ste. 102 Torrance, CA 90505 Phone: (310) 378-1716 Fax: (562) 933-6743 Jack Sun, M.D. Surgery Cardiothoracic Surgery Center 2841 Lomita Blvd., Ste. 310 Torrance, CA 90505 Phone: (310) 784-6946 Fax: (310) 326-6005

Phone/Fax Change Michael Banffy, M.D. Surgery Fax: (888) 972-7130 Leave of Absence Sunitha A. Bharadia, M.D. Medicine Resignation Stephen W. Marer, M.D. Medicine Retired Yuichi Ito, M.D. Surgery

The Medical Staff Newsletter Progress Notes is published monthly for the Medical Staff of Torrance Memorial Medical Center. Thomas G. Simko, M.D. Chief of Staff Robin S. Camrin, CPMSM, CPCS Vice President, Medical Staff Services & Performance Improvement ANK-06/2014

Physician Roster Updates

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