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An internationally renowned
researcher in reproductive biol-
ogy has been named the Hall Family
Foundation Molecular Medicine
Professor at the University of
Kansas Medical Center. He will
assume his new position July 1.
David F. Albertini, PhD, profes-
sor of Anatomy and Cellular Biology
and Obstetrics and Gynecology at
Tufts University in Boston, will cre-
ate a research program in molecular
medicine with an emphasis on repro-
ductive and developmental biology
through an endowed fund for the
professorship. The professorship is
part of a 1993 gift of $2.6 million
from the Hall Family Foundation of
Kansas City to the Kansas
University Endowment Association.
“The resources on this campus,
the faculty and the existing programs
in reproductive science and women’s
health are outstanding, and I am
thrilled to be able to contribute to
these efforts,” Albertini said during a
visit to the KUMC campus earlier
this week. “I want to help build a
program that will look at how we
can optimize maternal health to
assure the birth of healthy children.”
Albertini’s appointment will be
within the Department of Molecular
and Integrative Physiology at the
KU School of Medicine, which is
ranked 40th in National Institute of
Health (NIH) funding among the
125 physiology programs at U.S.
medical schools. His research in the
areas of the regulation of ovarian
function and in development of
mammalian eggs and embryos may
lead to advances in ovarian cancer
prevention, fetal development and
infertility treatments, according to
Barbara Atkinson, MD, executive
dean of the SoM.
“Professor Albertini’s appoint-
ment is also of importance because
his research interest and internation-
al stature will add greater depth to
the already existing and nationally
renowned developmental and repro-
ductive biology programs of the
School of Medicine,” Atkinson said.
Albertini will become a part of
KU’s contributions to the Kansas
City Life Sciences initiative,
Atkinson added.
“It is a testament to this area’s
strength in life sciences research
that we were able to bring such an
outstanding researcher to KU at this
time,” she said.
Albertini earned a bachelor’s
degree in biology in 1970 at
Marquette University and a master’s
degree in zoology at the University of
Massachusetts in 1972. In 1975, he
earned a doctorate in cell biology at
Harvard University. He completed a
research fellowship in physiology and
a NIH fellowship at the University of
Connecticut Health Center.
Researcher Named to KUMCBiosciences Professorship
The University of Kansas Medical Center
26 FEBRUARY 2004 • VOLUME 6 • NUMBER 9
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David F. Albertini, PhD
Page 2 New Nurse ReceptionAdmission Forms
Page 3 AARC Grants
Pages 4-5 Front & Center
Page 6 Physician Update
Page 7 What’s News
Page 8 Classifieds, etc.
Inside
Recent and soon-to-be nursing
school graduates will have a chance to
check out employment opportunities
at The University of Kansas Hospital.
A reception for nurses new to the pro-
fession will be held Tuesday, March 9,
from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria.
“We hope to attract people
who’ve graduated from nursing
schools in the two-state area during
the past few months, as well as
those who will graduate this spring,”
explained Tammy Peterman, hospi-
tal chief nurse executive and vice
president of Patient Care Services.
During the reception, Peterman
will speak to the grads about job
opportunities at the hospital and the
programs and training available to
help them successfully start their
nursing careers. They’ll also be able
to talk one-on-one with Department
of Nursing directors, nurse man-
agers, clinical nurses and members
of the Human Resources staff.
Guided tours of hospital nursing
units will be provided, and refresh-
ments will be served.
“This event will allow the grads
to tell us what they want in a nursing
career and help us determine how
their knowledge and interests best fit
the wide variety of nursing opportu-
nities we offer at The University of
Kansas Hospital,” Peterman added.
The Department of Nursing and
Hospital Human Resources are
jointly planning and sponsoring the
reception. For more information
about the reception, contact Caryn
Ungashick, Human Resources sen-
ior recruiter, at 8-4522.
Hospital Plans Reception for Nursing Graduates
From the time patients enter
The University of Kansas Hospital,
their Record of Admission forms
become “passports,” following
them throughout their hospital stay.
The form is used by physicians,
nurses, social workers and other
health care professionals. It provides
important information about the
patient, including admitting diagno-
sis, admitting physician, referring
physician, insurance, employer and
basic demographic information.
Beginning March 10, the form
will have a new look designed to sim-
plify processes. Melinda Clark, RN,
director of Admitting, wants every-
one to be aware of the change, but
be assured that the form contains the
same information. A new printed
version of the “consent to treat”
form will remain on blue paper,
making it immediately recognizable
and easy to locate.
“The new printed forms are
easier to read, and the information
is laid out in a more logical man-
ner,” Clark said.
She added the new forms are the
result of an equipment upgrade that
will actually make them more cost-
efficient. Each day, between 50-75
patients are admitted to the hospital.
New Record of Admission Forms Launch March 10
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In addition to his academic appointments at Tufts, Albertini is a lecturer
in the Harvard University Department of Pathology, a visiting staff scientist
at the New England Regional Primate Research Center and a faculty mem-
ber at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Mass.
For 30 years, Albertini’s research has integrated the disciplines of
reproductive, cell and developmental biology. He has maintained a long-
term interest in using molecular, genetic and optical imaging methods to
understand cellular behaviors related to ovarian function, gamete biology
and early development in mammals.
In addition to his research, Albertini is also committed to medical edu-
cation. He has taught courses in anatomy and cell, developmental and
tissue biology, and mentored many students over the years.
His teaching has been recognized with numerous awards, including the
2001 Founders Lecturer Award from the Australian Society for Reproductive
Biology, the 2002 Hammond Medal from the European Society for
Reproduction and Fertility, and the 2003 Colwin Fellow at the Marine
Biological Laboratory. He also received the Lauro F. Cavazos Teaching
Award in 1989 and the President’s Outstanding Faculty Achievement Award
at Tufts University in 1996.
Biosciences Professorship, continued from page 1
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The Autism Asperger Resource
Center (AARC) recently received a
$25,000 grant from the Kauffman
Foundation and a $10,000 grant from
the Sauder Foundation.
The grants will assist the not-for-
profit organization in its effort to
become “the one-stop comprehensive
community resource for patients, pro-
fessionals and other care providers of
children with autism spectrum disor-
ders and other developmental
disabilities,” said Sue Ann Kline, PhD,
AARC executive director.
The center has served the metro-
politan area and the state of Kansas
since 1995, when it was founded as
a KUMC-based program. It recently
moved its offices from the Miller
Building to the second floor of the
Developmental Disabilities Center,
Room 2012, and is now closely affil-
iated with the DDC.
Efforts to spread the word about
the new AARC included a communi-
ty meeting Feb. 20. About a dozen
people representing groups that serve
the needs of children with autism,
Asperger’s disorder and other devel-
opmental disabilities attended the
meeting. It provided a forum to dis-
cuss the growing needs within the
community for information and
resources.
“More children each year are
being identified with autism spec-
trum disorders – a 160 percent
increase in Kansas alone in the last
four years,” Kline said.
“We hope to respond to the need
with an expanded program and mis-
sion. We are expanding from being
a university-based program to being
a community-based program with a
full-time staff that reaches more
than 12,000 people annually through
direct contact, referrals, presenta-
tions, e-mails and the Internet.”
Kline defined AARC’s mission
to its patients: “To enhance their
quality of life, their integration into
the community and to help them gain
self-determination as individuals.”
AARC offers a variety of services,
including play, social and leisure skill
development; consultation and pro-
gram planning; individual, family
and group therapy; workshops for
parents and professionals; a summer
camp; vocational programming and
training; a lending library; and parent
and sibling support groups.
Asperger’s disorder is a pervasive
developmental disorder that occurs in
up to 71 of every 10,000 births. It is
characterized by significant chal-
lenges in social interaction and by
restricted and unusual patterns of
interest and behavior. Common char-
acteristics include self-stimulation,
insistence on routine and resistance to
environmental change. However,
children with Asperger’s disorder
most often have average to above-
average intellectual functioning, as
well as typical language onset.
Autism, usually diagnosed by
age three, affects social interaction,
communication, behavior, imagina-
tive or symbolic play, and cognition.
People with autism may exhibit
unusual responses to others, attach-
ments to objects, resistance to change
in routines and repeated body move-
ments. They may also experience
sensitivities to sight, hearing, touch,
smell and taste. Autism spectrum dis-
orders occur in approximately 15 of
every 10,000 individuals and are four
to five times more prevalent in males
than in females.
For more information about
autism and Asperger’s, visit the AARC
Web site, www.autismasperger.org.
Two Grants Help AARC Serve the Community
AARC executive director Sue Ann Kline, PhD (center standing), speaks at acommunity meeting.
McDowd HonoredA Feb. 13 reception honored Joan McDowd, PhD, new associate director,
Center on Aging. Attending (from left) were Karen Miller, RN, PhD, dean of the
KU Schools of Nursing and Allied Health, McDowd, Barbara Atkinson, MD, execu-
tive dean of the KU School of Medicine and vice chancellor for Clinical Affairs,
and Randolph Nudo, PhD, director, Center on Aging.
Soul Food FundraiserBelow right, Angela Harvey and Karen Rayford, coordinators in the Health
Careers Pathways Program, and Marcus Barber, second-year KU School of
Medicine student, were among 15 students and eight faculty and staff who
prepared food for the Student National
Medical Association’s Soul Food
Sampler Feb. 18 in Stoland Lounge.
About 100 people were served lunch,
and $500 was raised by the student
organization. Proceeds will fund future
programs, such as Kansas City Mayor
Pro Tem Alvin Brooks’ presentation
Feb. 26 on health care changes in the
Kansas City area. He will speak at noon
in G013 of the School of Nursing.
Toys for PatientsAbove left, Kris Brees, nurse manag-
er, Pediatrics, accepted stuffed toys
donated to the unit by Hannah
Sojka and her mother, Marcy, of
Overland Park. Hannah celebrated
her 10th birthday by asking friends to
come to a party and bring stuffed
toys for children at The University of
Kansas Hospital instead of bringing
her gifts. The Sojkas came up with
the idea after a family friend was a
patient at the hospital for six weeks.
Their adult friend was so excited to
receive a teddy bear delivered by
the KUMC chaplain that the Sojkas
thought hospitalized children would
enjoy stuffed toys too.
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During a Feb. 20 recognition lunch-
eon and ceremony, employees of
KUMC’s Department of Internal
Medicine were recognized for their
years of service. Celebrating 25 years
or more with the department were
Christy Kieser (back), General and
Geriatric Medicine, Lisa Willis (left)
and Carol Lohman (right), Billing, with
Susan Pingleton, MD, Peter T. Bohan
Professor and chair of the
Department of Internal Medicine.
Other employees were recognized
with certificates and gifts for five, 10,
15 and 20 years of service.
At the event, Pingleton re-empha-
sized the department’s mission and
outlined goals, which include strate-
gic, measured and planned growth,
increased patient satisfaction
scores, improved efficiency of the
ambulatory practice, and using a
more business-like approach.
Internal Medicine Celebration
KUMC International Outreach spon-
sored an auction Feb. 13 to raise
money for a medical mission trip to
Belize. Approximately $2,500 was
raised during the event. Rick Moberly
(behind podium), group treasurer,
watched as auctioneers Jennifer
Bacani and Jennifer McAllaster
auctioned off Lou Wetzel, PhD (on
stairs). The three students are among
12 KUMC students, six doctors and
two nurses who will do medical work
in Mayan villages dur-
ing spring break. The
group is still accepting
donations, which can
be made online at
www.kumcio.org.
The next fundraiser,
an international lunch-
eon, is planned for
Tuesday, March 9, in
Hixson Atrium. For
more information,
contact Jane Jenab,
president, at
International Outreach Auction
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Randy Bouligny, MD, assis-
tant professor, Department of
Ophthalmology, specializes in
cataracts, general eye care and glau-
coma. He completed medical school
at Cornell University, New York,
and an internship in internal medi-
cine at Ochsner Clinic Foundation,
New Orleans. Bouligny completed a
residency in ophthalmology at West
Virginia University Hospitals, Inc.,
Morgantown, W.Va., and a fellow-
ship in glaucoma at the University
of California, San Diego.
Andrea Charbonneau, MD,
assistant professor, Department of
Internal Medicine, specializes in
geriatric and general medicine. She
completed medical school at New
York Medical College, Valhalla,
N.Y., a residency in internal medi-
cine at Brown University,
Providence, R.I., and a fellowship in
general medicine at Boston
University. She is a clinician research
investigator and has clinical interests
in health promotion and disease pre-
vention. Charbonneau is certified by
the American Board of Internal
Medicine and the American Board of
Preventive Medicine.
R. Chris Glattes, MD, assis-
tant professor, Department of
Orthopedic Surgery, specializes
in neck and back surgery, cervical
and lumbar disk problems, spinal
fusion using instrumentation, pedi-
atric and adult scoliosis and
kyphosis surgery, minimally inva-
sive and microsurgery of the neck
and back, spine trauma and spinal
cord injury. He completed medical
school at the University of Kansas
School of Medicine and an intern-
ship in general surgery and a
residency in orthopedic surgery at
Vanderbilt University Medical
Center, Nashville, Tenn. Glattes
also completed a spine fellowship
at Washington University School of
Medicine, St. Louis.
Emran Rouf, MD, assistant
professor, Department of Internal
Medicine, specializes in internal
medicine and has special interests in
chronic disease management, particu-
larly for diabetes, chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) and asth-
ma. He completed medical school
and an internship in internal medicine
and surgery at Dhaka Medical
College, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He also
completed a residency in primary
care and internal medicine at Saint
Vincent Hospital, Worcester, Mass.,
and a fellowship in general internal
medicine at New York University.
Rouf is certified by the American
Board of Internal Medicine.
Recognizing physicians who have recently joined the medical staff
Randy Bouligny, MD Andrea Charbonneau, MD R. Chris Glattes, MD Emran Rouf, MD
Physician Update
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Hospital EmployeeSurvey Deadline
If you’re an employee of
The University of Kansas Hospital
and you haven’t completed the 2004
employee survey, there are still a
few days left to share your opinion.
The survey dates have been extend-
ed through Sunday, Feb. 29, and
additional walk-in sessions in the
Wyandotte Room have been added.
An online survey can be com-
pleted in about 15 minutes by going
to http://intranet.kumed.com, typing
in your name and password, and then
clicking on “2004 Employee Survey”
under the “Announcements” section.
You also can complete a paper
version by stopping by the Wyandotte
Room in the cafeteria from 6:30 a.m.-
8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26. All surveys
are anonymous, and employees’ open
and honest participation is encouraged.
To date, about 1,000 employees
have completed the survey. The
hospital’s goal is to have 2,000
responses. If you have questions
concerning the survey, contact Terry
Rusconi at 8-1487.
VISTA Award WinnerThe American Hospital
Association’s Society of Healthcare
Engineering has recognized the hos-
pital’s Design, Construction and
Maintenance (DCM) Department for
its emergency generator project. The
project team won honorable mention
in the annual VISTA Awards Program
for the design and installation of the
hospital’s four emergency generators,
which are located in the loading dock.
In addition to DCM, Materials
Management and the Safety Office
assisted with the project.
Having an emergency power
system is a life safety issue and a
requirement of the Joint Commission
on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations (JCAHO). The project
was fast tracked and completed in
spring 2002, more than three months
ahead of schedule.
Ancillary CareRecognition Day
The University of Kansas
Hospital’s Ancillary Care Division
held an employee recognition day
Feb. 19 with a reception and awards
presentation. About 60 employees
attended the event in the Varnes
Center of the School of Nursing.
Patricia Sanders-Hall, hospital
vice president, Ancillary Care, and
the directors of the seven departments
presented awards to employees for
outstanding contributions and leader-
ship. The departments recognized
were Clinical Laboratory, Clinical
Nutrition, Pharmacy, Pulmonary
Function/Sleep/Cardiac Rehabili-
tation, Radiology, Rehabilitation and
Respiratory Therapy.
Bob Page, hospital chief operat-
ing officer, recognized Ancillary
Care’s 700 employees for the impor-
tant role they play in patient care by
providing diagnostic and therapeutic
services that not only save lives but
improve patients’ quality of life.
Spanish ClassesCarlos Navarro and Jose Tello,
both interpreters at The University
of Kansas Hospital, will offer two
Spanish classes – a beginner’s and
an intermediate.
• Beginner’s course:
Starts March 22 and covers
the very basics of Spanish
grammar, pronunciation and
medical language.
• Intermediate course:
Starts March 23 and covers
advanced grammar, conversa-
tion, medical language and
medical terminology.
Both classes will be held in
1030 Sudler from 5-7 p.m. for eight
weeks. The cost is $140 and includes
a manual.
For information, contact Navarro
at 913-244-6659. To enroll, send a
check to Carlos Navarro, 11915
Wenonga, Leawood, Kan., 66209.
Thursday, Feb. 26
• Black History Month lecture,“Affecting Health Care Change inthe Kansas City Area,” Kansas CityMayor Pro Tem Alvin Brooks,noon, G013, School of Nursing.
Friday, Feb. 27
• Mary Kay sale to benefit theKansas Cancer Institute, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Wyandotte Room.
Monday, March 1
• KUMC Student Leadership Awardsnomination deadline, 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 2
• Women’s History Month lecture,“Light in the Shadows,” produc-er/director Shakti Butler, noon,G013 School of Nursing.
Wednesday, March 3
• Caregiver training session, 9:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m., LandonCenter.
• Graduation Fair for KUMC faculty,staff and students, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.,Stoland Lounge.
Thursday, March 4
• Children’s Miracle Network andMix 93’s Sixth Annual Mix forKids Radiothon, live broadcast,10 a.m.-1 p.m., cafeteria.
• Music at the Med series, KU faculty member Richard Reber onpiano, noon, Battenfeld Auditorium.
For a more complete listing ofcampus events, go tohttp://www2.kumc.edu/calendar/.
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Brother sewing machine, like new, original packaging, manual, lots of extraaccessories, $200. 816-241-8567 [email protected].
Pair of 1950-60’s recliners, dark, neutralbrowns, solid wood arms, solid frame,$50 for pair or $35 each; solid brassStiffel table lamp, excellent shape, shade,$50; Eddie Bauer Home Collection irontable lamp with parchment shade, $50;misc. antique shipping crates, totallyrefinished and preserved, some with orig-inal paper labels, $5-$30; brass floorlamp with shade, $10; black metal toolbox for truck, free. 913-708-1087.
Designer handbags, guaranteed authen-tic, new and used. 816-419-8263.
2 wedding dresses, beautiful condition:size 12 with long train, hat and longsleeves; size 6 with short sleeves; makeoffer. 816-356-1410.
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JayDoc Clinic ExpandsThe Kauffman Fund for Greater
Kansas City has awarded the
KU School of Medicine’s JayDoc
Free Clinic $15,000. The award will
provide additional adolescent care
services on the first and third
Monday evenings of the month.
The JayDoc Free Clinic was
founded by SoM students in Aug.
2003. It also is open Wednesdays
from 6-10 p.m. in the Southwest
Boulevard Family Health Care
building at the corner of Rainbow
and Southwest Boulevards in
Kansas City, Kan.