care newsletter - november 2012
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CARE is a monthly publication for staff, physicians and customers of Research Medical Center.TRANSCRIPT
In this issue: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
editor:Denise Charpentier VP, Marketing/PR
(816) [email protected]
layout/writer: Mike Ralston
Director, Marketing/PR(816) 276-9475
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The Dr. Oz show Visits Research Brookside Campus
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, two-time Emmy® Award-winning host of the two-time Emmy® Award-winning, nationally syndicated The Dr. Oz Show, gave Kansas City a “15-Minute Physical” in partnership with HCA Midwest Health System, Alere, Inc. and Practice Fusion on October 30, at the Research Brookside Campus.
The “15 Minute Physical” consisted of a quick series of screening tests that included a lipid panel (HDL and LDL cholesterol and triglycerides), and blood
glucose made possible on the Alere Cholestech LDX® System, a rapidly reading mobile lab device contributed by Alere, Inc. In addition to the blood test, registrants had their blood pressure and waist size measured. By linking these five important markers, a very basic idea of general risk for heart disease and diabetes can be determined.
Screenings and consultations were provided by clinical staff from Research Medical Center, Belton Regional Medical Center, Menorah Medical Center, Midwest Family Physicians, Goppert-Trinity Family Care, Research College of Nursing and Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. Upon learning the results, participants were advised whether they were in optimum health, should address any of the conditions, or follow-up with their primary care physician. By providing quick, basic information to people, life threatening chronic disease can be stopped in its tracks, which is the mission of the “15-Minute Physical.”
Note: “Like” us on Facebook to view more photos from Dr. Oz’s visit on the Research Brookside Campus! A link announcing the results of the health report card is also included on our Facebook page. Visit facebook.com/researchmedicalcenter.
‘15- Minute Physical’ offered to 1,000 pre-registered applicants; Dr. Oz presents health report card to Mayor Sly James
Dr. Oz greets the clinical staff before the event (L-R): Loren Meyer, MD, Kevin J. Hicks, Jim Heeter, Sarah Smith, Dr. Oz, Stephen Salanski, MD, Darryl Nelson, MD, Mayor Sly James
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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 nation’s 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, award-
winning, 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
System—Kansas City’s largest healthcare network and
private-sector employer—was 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
nation’s 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 board-
certified 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.
Geoffrey Blatt, MD, Jonathan Chilton, MD, and William Rosenberg, MD, Named as Top Doctors
by U.S. News & World ReportNeurosurgeons recognized in prestigious listing of country’s 631 top neurosurgeons
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william S. rosenberg, Md, attended Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA in 1987 and completed his neurosurgical residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in 1993. He is a fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgery and a diplomate of the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Rosenberg began his career with the Mayfield Clinic in Cincinnati, Ohio where he was director of Neurotrauma
and Neurocritical Care at the University of Cincinnati and specialized in complex spinal surgery.
Dr. Rosenberg was then recruited to co-direct the Neurospinal Disorders Program in the Department of Neurosurgery,
University of California, San Francisco, from 1998-2002, where he co-founded the Spinal Biomechanics Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Rosenberg left academic neurosurgery in 2002, joining Midwest Neurosurgery Associates, out of a desire for greater focus on patient care and the ability to spend more time with family. In Kansas City, Dr. Rosenberg continued to pursue interests in complex spinal surgery. In addition, he expanded his area of expertise to include the treatment of chronic and cancer-related pain, founding the Center for the Relief of Pain. Dr. Rosenberg is actively involved in treating patients in pain with such modalities as intrathecal pharmacotherapy, peripheral nerve, spinal cord and deep brain stimulation and neuroablation such as cordotomy and myelotomy.
Neurosurgeons Named Top Doctors by U.S. News & World Report
Research Family Medicine Residency Program
(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, Lee’s 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, Lee’s 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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Congratulations Class of 2012!
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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.
StePhanie graFF, Md, Featured on nBC aCtion newS Midday ShowStephanie Graff, MD, oncologist and breast cancer specialist at Research Medical Center, was a featured guest on the KSHB-41 NBC Action News midday show. She discussed several breast cancer myths and stressed the importance of screening mammograms.
Canteen vending oFFerS new Food ServiCe at reSearCh BrookSide CaMPuSCanteen Vending unveiled its new self-service vending concept called “Avenue C” at the 6675 Holmes building. Avenue C is an open air vending concept that offers employees a selection of sandwiches, salads, soups, snacks and beverages. The area is completely self-serve with the help of an automated touch screen kiosk that accepts cash and card. It’s located on the ground level (2nd floor) of the 6675 Holmes building in what was formerly a radiology break room.
Joel MCkinSey, Md, Featured on Fox-4 newSFOX-4 health reporter Meryl Lin McKean interviewed Joel McKinsey, MD, infectious disease specialist at Research Medical Center. Dr. McKinsey discussed the results of a recent study presented at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress. The study found that the influenza vaccine could be an important treatment for maintaining heart health and warding off strokes and heart attacks. The flu shot may reduce risk of a major cardiac event by 50 percent and cardiac deaths by 40 percent.
JenniFer Parreira, nanCy deBaSio Featured in thE kansas city nursinG nEwsJennifer 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.
News Briefs
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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 Department’s 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.”
Research Medical Center Receives National Award for Organ Donation Rate
(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.
Research Psychiatric Center—part of HCA Midwest Health System, Kansas City’s largest healthcare network and private-
sector employer—is a recipient of the 2012 Missouri Quality Award (MQA). The MQA is the official state recognition for
excellence in quality leadership; the annual awards are given by the Excellence in Missouri Foundation. The MQA is modeled
after the prestigious Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award and is recognized as one of the strongest state-level quality
award programs in the country. Research Psychiatric Center is the only Kansas City-area healthcare facility to receive one of
the two statewide 2012 Missouri Quality Awards and the only freestanding behavioral health facility to ever win the MQA.
Research Psychiatric Center provides a full range of inpatient psychiatric services, including group and individual therapies,
expressive therapy, as well as social service, nursing and pharmacy support.
“This honor is the direct result of the hard work of professionals who help ensure the delivery of excellent healthcare to
patients,” says Mel Lagarde, president, HCA Midwest Health System. “Research Psychiatric Center stands out for providing
compassionate, evidence-based behavioral healthcare, a real asset in the Kansas City area.”
“I would like to thank each and every one of the Research Psychiatric Center staff, physicians and other stakeholders for their
hours of hard work and preparation to demonstrate that RPC serves its mission of providing excellence in psychiatric care,”
says Richard Failla, chief executive officer, Research Psychiatric Center. “The MQA is also emblematic of our unwavering
commitment to provide quality and accessible patient care to meet the ever-expanding behavioral health needs of adolescent,
adult and senior patients in the Greater Kansas City metro area.”
Research Psychiatric Center will be honored at an awards presentation banquet on November 15, during the Excellence In
Missouri Conference.
Research Psychiatric Center Receives 2012 Missouri Quality Award
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Medical/surgical symposium
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 [email protected] 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 Center’s 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.
November 16 • Classrooms L&M
ACls/Bls RenewalsIs 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 (don’t 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.
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Transformational Leadership is alive and well at Research Medical Center. It is through our Shared Governance Councils that nurses are able to make decisions that directly influence their work environment and patient care. Shared Governance at Research Medical Center includes the following councils:
Practice council • Meets monthly on the second Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. in Meeting Room 1. Led by co-chairs Christina Quick and Gail Mayer, the Council addresses professional nursing practices, policies and hospital processes.
outPatient Practice council • Meets monthly on the fourth Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Physician Lounge on the Research Brookside Campus. The chair is Barb Miller. The Council addresses any professional nursing practice, policies, and hospital processes as they relate to the outpatient setting.
research council • Meets monthly on the fourth Wednesday at 8 a.m. on 7 West. Led by chair Pat Conley and co-chair Sarah Prichard, this Council serves as a forum to review, support and disseminate nursing research that works in conjunction with the Center for Nursing Research and Innovation.
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.
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 survey-ready.
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.
Clinical Excellence update
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 Lippincott’s 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.
outPatient Practice council
The Outpatient Practice Council is in full swing. Current areas of focus include improving patient satisfaction scores, AIDET standardization, survey readiness, developing clinical competencies, supply needs and documentation. Several Ad Hoc members will be invited to the council meetings to help improve and or change processes to have a better outcome for staff.
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.
Council Highlights
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Adopt-A-Family
Dorothy Partin, RN, (Cardiology Cath Lab) was recently honored with the first quarter Professional Exemplifying Excellence at Research (P.E.E.R.) award. The P.E.E.R. Recognition Program was designed by the Nursing Councils to identify and honor superior nurses at Research Medical Center who exemplify clinical excellence. This honor includes a monetary award for continuing education in nursing at Research Medical Center. This award is presented to one nurse each quarter. In addition to Partin, other nominees included Leah Coons (5 East), Marquita McAdams (4 North) and Brandi Samson (4 East).
Below are several comments from Dorothy’s co-workers:
• “Dorothy is a continuous role model for professionalism, competence and compassion.”• “She is one of the most team-oriented nurses that Research Medical Center employs.”• “Dorothy is an excellent resource and educator.”• “She has been a dedicated employee for many years and deserves this recognition.”• “I’m privileged to work in the same department with Dorothy.”
Dorothy Partin Honored With Third Quarter P.E.E.R. Award
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 Center’s 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.
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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Healthy Habits update
nutrition in every handful Nuts pack a lot of nutrition into a little package. In just one ounce of nuts you’ll find
protein, healthy fats, vitamins and antioxidants.
November’s Superfood of the Month is Nuts. Come check out healthy recipes and
other information that discuss benefits of the superfood of the month. Keep your eye
out for healthy eating Thanksgiving tips as well! On Wednesday, November 14 Chef
Michael will be featuring a Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry in the cafeteria. Come on by and
try it out!
Back by popular demand we have restarted the ‘build your own deli sandwich’ station
in the Research Medical Center cafeteria.
Courtesy of the Food and Nutrition Department
The Employees Contributing to Help Others
(ECHO) Team and The Research Foundation
recently announced new policy changes to its
Employee Assistance Fund.
This fund, made possible by Research
Medical Center employees who contribute
as members of ECHO, will now make up to
$2,000 available to Research employees in
need of financial help. Eligibility for this fund
include enduring a serious illness, natural
disaster, disability or handicap as a result of an accident or natural disaster, domestic
violence and homelessness. However, funds cannot be used for routine expenses such
as house or car repairs, reduced hours at work or spouse losing their job, funeral
expenses, divorce, bankruptcy, home foreclosure, eviction notice or child support.
Additionally, Research Medical Center employees in need can now apply for funds
once every three years if needed. Prior to the policy change, employees were only
eligible to receive monetary funds once during their employment.
To inquire about receiving monetary aide from the Employee Assistance Fund, please
contact the Pastoral Care department at 816-276-4120 for a confidential interview.
New Policy Changes to ECHO Employee Assistance Fund
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Hoeper Primary Care symposium
Mark your calendars! On February 1, 2013, the Hoeper
Primary Care Symposium will be held at the Sheraton
Overland Park Hotel. Presented by The Research
Foundation, Post Graduate Institute for Medicine and
Bixby Institute, this symposium will offer a variety
of topics including diabetes care, managing COPD,
cervical cancer prevention, chronic kidney disease care,
current healthcare advances in the eradication of vaccine
preventable infections in youth, and the management
of community acquired pneumonia. Physicians and
healthcare professionals can earn up to 6.25 AMA PRA
Category 1 Credits for attending. The Hoeper Primary
Care Symposium is being supported through The Research
Foundation Hoeper Bixby Educational Fund, which was
established by Dr. Sam Hoeper, Sr. The purpose of the fund
is to support medical symposiums and conferences for the
benefit of the local Kansas City medical community. To
find out more information on the symposium, please visit
www.theresearchfoundationkc.org or call the Foundation
at 816-276-4218.
PrograM agenda
7:15 a.m. • Registration/Continental Breakfast
Moderators: sam hoePer, Jr., md and anne sly, md
7:55 a.m. • Welcome & Introduction
8 a.m. • diane harPer, md, mPh, ms“Lessons We Have Learned in Cervical Cancer Prevention
and Control”
9 a.m. • Joel mcKinsey, md“Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia”
10 a.m. • Morning Break
10:30 a.m. • suddarshan hebbar, md“Treatment of Diabetic Kidney Disease: Current and
Future Considerations”
11:30 a.m. • Luncheon
12:30 p.m. • mary anne JacKson, md“History of Pediatric Vaccine Preventable Infections
Through the Eyes of the Red Book”
1:30 p.m. • michael d. chacey, md“Update in Pulmonary Medicine: Drugs, Diagnostics
and Devices”
2:30 p.m. • Afternoon Break
2:45 p.m. • ahmad n. al-mubaslat, md“Diabetes Therapy: Evolution, Current Landscape and
Future Prospects”
3:45 p.m. • Summary/Evaluation
4 p.m. • Adjournment
February 1, 2013 • Sheraton Overland Park Hotel
In 1979, the AORN House of Delegates approved a resolution that AORN designate a day each year to promote consumer
education and enhance public knowledge regarding the role of the perioperative nurse. November 14 was designated as
OR Nurse Day, and a few years later, the observation was expanded to a full week. Since 1979 individual members, AORN
chapters, hospitals and other medical facilities have organized special events and utilized other forms of publicity to help
educate the public about the diverse roles performed by perioperative registered nurses. In 2000, OR Nurse Week was changed
to Perioperative Nurse Week to more accurately reflect the broad spectrum of patient care services provided to surgical patients
by perioperative nurses.
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Congratulations to Amy Ronchetto, radiologic technologist, for being selected Employee of the
Month for October. Below are several comments from her co-workers:
• “Amy has a beautiful, bubbly personality. She is wonderful to work with and a consummate
team player. She also has a great work ethic!”
• “She always goes above and beyond and is the go-to person in the department. She always
handles tasks professionally and has done a fantastic job of learning the nuances of surgery.”
• “Amy is the perfect example of an employee of the month. She is one of the hardest working
people I’ve ever met. I constantly call on her unexpectedly and she never complains.”
• “Her diagnostic technology experience in the operating room has been critical to our
success in meeting the expectations of neuro/trauma surgeons.”
Employee of the MonthAmy Ronchetto • Radiologic Technologist
Quarterly Patient satisfaction WinnersCongratulations to the inpatient Neuro/Ortho/Trauma unit and the outpatient PT/OT department for receiving the quarterly patient satisfaction award.
“The award is a testament to the hard-working and dedicated staff of the Neuro/Ortho/Trauma department. The staffs’ attention to individualized quality care shines on a daily basis as a result of the cohesive environment led by clinical managers Mary Kramer and Becky Wright. The entire team is worthy of this award’s distinction,” said Dain Sisk, director, Neuro/Ortho/Trauma department.
In addition to his department’s staff excellence, Rob Schlicht has recognized one of its support departments as part of their award.
“Our scores are affected by the hard work the EVS staff on the Research Brookside Campus provide to keep our areas looking good. The EVS staff have been friendly and helpful in working with rehab service to improve our outpatient satisfaction scores,” said Rob Schlicht, administrative director, rehabilitation services/neurophysiology clinic.
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2012 Volker AwardsEach year the Research family dedicates a day to its greatest benefactor, William Volker. Mr. Volker was born on April 1, 1859 in Hanover, Germany. He immigrated to the United States when he was 12 and settled in Chicago, where he worked for a picture frame manufacturer. At age 20, he became manager of the business, and in 1882, he moved the company to Kansas City. Mr. Volker gave much of his time, energy and money to the Kansas City community, particularly educational institutions and service organizations. As Research Medical Center’s major benefactor, Mr. Volker is honored on this day, along with those employees who have demonstrated loyalty to the Research family of healthcare organizations.
five-year honoreesAnitra AbdelnassarJacquelyn AddingtonPaul AllainAlba AndrewsHeather AsmussenKara BaldwinSarah BayMelinda BennettNancy BirkMary BlachlyLula BlackConnie BoydMichele BradfordShellee BrouhardVenus BucknerLouis CalandrinoJoyce CernechCheryl ComptonPatricia ConleyTricia CrainLisa DowellGretchen EngelmeyerXuhong FangRegina FieldsTammie GabehartYolanda GardenhireLaTrisha GastonKelly GillilandLeighton HarmonRichard HillDenise HollomanTyrone HooksStephanie JerniganMarsha Jordan-BrownChad KahrsGina KelleyKathy KellyKathryn KraftRoy LealWilly LewisRachael LindsayGayle Mack-MasonCarolyn MartinElizabeth MatthewsMatthew McCluerShelly McDermedCourtney McNeelyMarian MitchellRosalia MolinaMarnita MorrisKiele MurrayKathy MyersTheresa NauserBrandon Nelson
Angela PearsonSusan PhalenAlexandria PittsLeslie RemingtonRenardo ReynoldsKim RichAmy RonchettoMark RotertJanet RoweDaron RuckmanBrandi SamsonShannon SchloegelSuzanne SchultzFelicia ScottSara SeabaughTrisha SelbyDeborah ShaneDane SheaKara SimsLarry Smith, Jr.Melissa StumpMara SwanMisty TourtillottJennifer WalkerRowena WashingtonSean WheatonCarl WisemanGina WrightRebecca Zarse
10-year honoreeSIrene AdamsTaalib-ud-Din al-AnsareTiffany BrownKatherine BurtonDonna CarterRhonda ColeSteven DelphiaJustice DiazRobert DingmanSara DoryJulie DurstDavid GloverCheryl HamptonJenine HiltonLisa HoepnerRebecca HulettMichelle JacksonGregory LangCherian MalipurathuJennifer MilesChidinma NwachukwuJames OsbornAnn Robinson-LoveallJill Romero
Lon SchreurTimothy SmithCindy StevensCassandra TenneyRichard VanhoeckeJennifer WeaverTracy WilfordShommietta WilkinsJustin WilsonLarry WoodardTerryl WoodruffJulie Wood-WarnerDean Yakel
15-year honoreeSTiffany BlansitKaren ByersKatrina CharlesPaul EylerDaniel FehrCatherine FoxAngela GageMark GraapBarbara HancockHenry HarrellHeather HarrisonMorteza HosseiniMary KramerDonald PhilgreenElla PhillipsCris Riego De DiosLeslie SmithSteven SutherlandRonnetta ThompsonLashan TolbertElizabeth TremainSucesia WilliamsVeronica Young
20-year honoreeSRobert AberMary AllenLana DaviesKaren DebrickHarriet DoyleDavid EubankLinda FrickeSusan GlennMichele HaefeleAnnie HargroveSusan HendricksonDiane HirtStephanie HooperRichard HotchkissBetty Johnson
Jamey LewisPatricia LunnMarilyn PichettePatricia RinehartJames RosascoShirley SpencerJune StarkMark SuenramTerry SuppesHolly TyeGwen WilliamsLezona WilliamsRebecca Wright
25-year honoreeSNancy BandyRebecca BeckerJanet BoggessNorma BollingCatherine BurgeVivian CaylorGary ChapmanDonna ForgeyPaulette GlosserMorena GrayCorrine HendersonMarilyn JacksonSusan KomenTeresa LankerFannie LudewigLaura MangnallPatricia MorrisJeff PfantzAlan RobinsonLisa SollarsChristine ThurlowCynthia Walker
30-year honoreeS Rahn Armstrong Debra Auger Juanita Berry Brenda Braden Joyce Brinkley Linda Everette Jack Jensen Christi Labruzzo Linda Mason Karen O’Dwyer Dorothy Robinson Vickie Tarr Barbara Tonnies Deborah Ward Mary Warner Denise Wittkop
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35-year honoreeS Carol Beverlin Gregory Guental Elizabeth King Marilyn Kuehn Carolyn Manzo Sharon Mathia Anne McNall Elmerine Piggie Kathy Smith Sherri Wangler
Lorraine Waters Patricia Williams Stanley Winchell Sherran Wooden Julian Yates
40-year honoreeS Saundra Dunn Deborah Haber Cleo McGee Kevin McGrath
Calandra Mitchem Barbara Overton Kathleen Sheehy Darby Young
45-year honoreeS Carol Chatten Eugenie Jackson Elwanda Jones
2012 Volker Awards
In 2010, the Nursing Retention and Employee Advisory councils responded to the employee engagement survey of employees wanting to have another way identified besides the CARES cards to recognize those individuals who have done an excellent job of displaying the CAREs behavior. The Retention Council developed: “Show Us How RMC Cares.” In response to this recommendation, the Council developed the Service Champions Award.
There is always someone in the facility who everyone knows to be kind, compassionate and willing to do anything for the patients, co-workers or physicians. We have many, but wanted to honor a few on an annual basis who have received numerous cards from all of these sources mentioned above. The senior leadership team wanted to take a few moments to recognize and thank them for a job well done by having an annual luncheon.
Each individual will receive a Service Champion pin and a token of appreciation. Those recognized on Oct. 17 (for 2011) were identified as follows: Helen Austin (CAPPS), Kristen Lockard (Neuro/Ortho), Lisa Jones (CAPPS), Joe Vlasak (Diagnostic Radiology), Kara Sims (Surgery), Wes Penny (ICU), Patricia Tapang (3 North), Karen Wagner (CAPPS), Archelle Blount (CAPPS), Theresa Glick (Cath Lab) and Keith Trammel (Radiology). The development of this annual award recognition luncheon was a success with the class of 2011 and it is the hope that we continue this event annually for years to come.
Meet Our service Champions
If you suffer from bladder leakage during physical activity, or a feeling of bulging or pressure in your pelvic area known as prolapse, discover today’s solutions. Procedures with demonstrated safety and efficacy are now available to help restore your comfort, control and confidence. You don’t have to be one of them. Samuel Kuykendall, MD, urology specialist at Research Medical Center, will discuss these issues at an upcoming seminar.
date: Dec. 5registration: 6 p.m.seminar: 6:30-7:30 p.m.Presented by: Samuel Kuykendall, MDlocation: Research Brookside Campus • Curry Auditorium
Pelvic Prolapse and urinary incontinence
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Women’s services update
• The Women’s Services department has purchased a new hearing screener. The screener is used to provide the required
hearing testing on all newborns prior to discharge. This applies to all of our babies, including our NICU babies. The new
equipment replaces one that went into forced retirement.
• New NICU infant scales will replace older equipment that had limited accuracy when weighing low birth weight infants.
The new scales provide better weight accuracy for our smallest patients.
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, Women’s Services
Kudos to the Echo Lab Team for their outstanding accomplishment attaining Echo Lab Accreditation through the Intersocietal
Accreditation Commission! This accreditation recognized excellence in technical skill and expertise, physician commitment and
organizational structure. The lab was granted accreditation in the following three areas:
• Transthoracic echocardiography
• Transesophageal echocardiography
• Stress echocardiography
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!
Echo lab Attains Accreditation
telemedicine open houseSAVE THE DATE!
December 5Research Medical Center • Cafeteria
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
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Great American smokeout
Please join Research Medical Center and the American Cancer Society in the Great American Smoke out on November 15.
Let’s move from awareness to action. Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in
the United States. Smoking accounts for 443,000 premature deaths and 49,400 nonsmokers die as a result of exposure to
secondhand smoke. Quitting smoking is one of the most important steps you can take to help create a world with less cancer
and more birthdays.
set a Quit date
• Change your environment; get rid of all cigarettes and ashtrays in your home and car; and don’t let people smoke in
your home.
• Go over your past attempts to quit- think about what worked and what didn’t.
• Once you quit, don’t smoke again- not even a puff.
your Quit day is coming
• Distract yourself from urges to smoke. Talk to someone, go for a walk, get busy with a task.
• When you first try to quit, change your routine.
• Do something to reduce your stress; take a hot bath, exercise, read a book.
• Plan to do something enjoyable every day.
• Drink a lot of water and other nonalcoholic beverages.
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Does one of theseapply to you?
Expecting a baby?
Need to schedule a screening mammogram?
Scheduled for a procedure?
If so, you may pre-register online!Online Pre-Registration is available 24/7 anywhere you have internet access. It’s quick and convenient. See our website to find out more!
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