Volume 8 Issue 2 January 25, 2013

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Receives Annual Kozart AwardHARVEY WAXMAN

At the Semiannual Medical Staff meeting in December, the David At the Semiannual Medical Staff meeting in December the DavidM. Kozart, MD, Medical Staff Award was presented. Th e KozartAward is given annually to someone who has demonstrated excellence in patient care as well as leadership and administrative ququalalititieiess wiwiththinin tthehe mmededicicalal sstataffff aandnd tthehe oorgrgananizizatatioionn.

Dr. Kozart is remembered as a prominent ophthalmologist, bbellovedd mentor, teachher, addmiiniistrator a dnd m dediic lal staffff lleadder

revered by colleagues and peers. His outstanding contributions spanned over four dedecacadedess atat PPPMPMC.C.

Harvey Waxman, MD, FACC, chief of Cardiology at PPMC, received thisyeyearar’ss pprereststigigioiousus aawawardrd. DrDr. WaWaxmxmanan fifirrstst jjoioinenedd PePennnn MMededicicininee inin 11989800 asas tthehe Director of Holter Monitoring g at HUP. In 1997,, Dr. Waxman was apppop inted Chief ofof CCarardidiovovasascuculalarr MeMedidicicinene aatt PPPPMCMC.. OvOverer tthehe ppasastt dedecacadede,, DrDr.. WaWaxmxmanan hhasas repeatedly been listed as a top physician by Philadelphia Magazine, South Jersey yMagazine, Suburban Life Magazine and Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.

I want to thank and recognize the

nurses in the PACU at Presby for the

generosity they have shown to my

son during this devastating time. My

son’s father passed away suddenly

after Thanksgiving. This unexpected

event has left us all with a tremendous

amount of grief during the holidays. His

dad planned on getting him a red BMX

bike for the holidays, and I just want

to thank the staff at Presby for pulling

together and adopting my son. They

went above and beyond to provide my

son with the gifts his dad wanted to

give him.

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HeartfeltThanks

Congratulations, Dr. Waxman!

Introducing: The Diversity Minute Did you know…? Filipinos may be stoic when it comes to pain,so health care providers should not always rely on the expression of pain to determinea patient’s level of discomfort. Some patients may have a high pain threshold, whereas others will moan as a way of expressing pain. Filipinos also tend to be fearful of becoming addicted to pain medications. Th ey prefer medications by mouth or through anintravenous drip over shots. Th e best strategy is to off er pain medications as ordered. Warm

compresses may alsobe off ered as necessary.

- submitted by Joy JJCantuba, BSN, RN, CCRN, MICU Clinical Nurse III

Call for Submissions:Th e Presby Bulletin is pleased to launch Th e Diversity Minute, a new column sponsored by the Cultural Diversity Committee that aims to encourage employee education aroundcultural diversity in health care. We invite you to share an interesting fact about yourculture that can be read in a minute or less.Be sure to tie your cultural fact to health care or patient care. Surprise us! Make us say, “Ididn’t know that!” If your item is selectedfor publication, you will receive a $5 gift certifi cate to the Presby Gift Shop. E-mailsubmissions to Bette.Haitsch@uphs.upenn.edu. Th ank you for sharing your culture!

*Th e information provided in this column should be used as a general reference, the beginning point of assessment for learning about patient cultural values. It should by no means serve as a behavioral predictor or in determining treatment.

APPLICANT/GRANT

RECIPIENTDEPARTMENT ENTITY PROJECT

John Flamma,Jr., MD

EmergencyDepartment

PPMC ED PatientMedicationAssistance

HeatherKlusaritz

Family Medicine PPMC East Parkside BikeRodeo

Christina Bach Abramson CancerCenter

PPMC Camp KesemUPenn/PennMedicineScholarships

Peter Cronholm Family Medicine andCommunity Health

HUP/PPMC

UCHS HealthCollaborative

Carmen Guerra Department ofMedicine

HUP West Philadelphia Gastrointestinal(GI) HealthOutreach andAccess Program

PhanerricaMuhammad

Nursing - Ravdin 6 HUP EsophagectomySupport Group

Alyssa Vaysman Pharmacy PAH PharmacyCommunityOutreach

Carrie Kovarik Dermatology HUP Teledermatology

Joel Fein MD,MPH

Pediatrics PSOM The CHOP ViolenceInterventionProgram (VIP)

Margie Delaney Human Resources Corporate The VeteransGroup

New Penn Medicine CAREs Grant RecipientsGrant Recipients

Congratulations to the Penn Medicine CAREs Foundation Grant recipients for Q2 FY13!

The Penn Medicine CAREs Foundation Grants Program will be accepting applications for the next round of grants until March 1, 2013. For moreinformation or to apply, please visit http://uphsxnet.uphs.upenn.edu/community/CARE/foundation-grant.html