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Table of Contents 5 President’s Letter: I Resolve
OFFICERS President Stephen J. Ezzo, MD
By Stephen J. Ezzo, MD, President, MCMS
6 Mecklenburg Medical Alliance & Endowment (MMAE) 8 Feature: Meet Your 2017 MCMS Board of Directors and Leadership
President-Elect Scott L. Furney, MD Treasurer Elizabeth B. Moran, MD Secretary Robert L. Mittl, Jr., MD Immediate Past-President Simon V. Ward III, MD
BOARD MEMBERS
10 Member News
John R. Allbert, MD Maureen L. Beurskens, MD Raymond E. Brown, PA May N. Doan, MD Donald D. Fraser, MD W. Frank Ingram III, MD Stephen R. Keener, MD, MPH Shivani P. Mehta, MD, MPH Babak Mokari, DO B. Lauren Paton, MD Andrew I. Sumich, MD
10 New Members 10 Upcoming Meetings & Events 10 2016 Election Results 11 At the Hospitals 11 National Health & Wellness Observances for January 13 Independent Physicians of the Carolinas 14 Advertising Acknowledgements 14 Charlotte AHEC Course Offerings for January On the Cover: 2017 MCMS Annual Meeting Thursday, January 19, Charlotte Country Club, 6:00 p.m. Member & Guest $60 ea.; Non-Member & Guest $75 ea.; Resident/Fellow & Guest $25 ea. RSVP online at www.meckmed.org or call the MCMS office at 704-376-3688. Deadline is Thursday, January 12.
EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS Tracei Ball, MD, President-Elect Charlotte Medical Dental & Pharmaceutical Society Sandi D. Buchanan, Executive Director Mecklenburg County Medical Society Karen Chandler, President Mecklenburg Medical Alliance & Endowment Docia E. Hickey, MD NCMS Past President Darlyne Menscer, MD NCMS Delegate to the AMA Marcus G. Plescia, MD, Health Director Mecklenburg County Health Department Douglas R. Swanson, MD, FACEP, Medical Director Mecklenburg EMS Agency
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President’s Letter
I Resolve By Stephen J. Ezzo, MD
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appy New Year 2017! I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy and safe 2017, and I hope your holiday season was spent with family and loved ones. Are you hard at work on your resolutions? I have my usual dozen or so all in line — lose weight (again), exercise more (again), take more time for myself, visit my parents and family more often (good bet on that one), and listen to my wife when she is talking to me (probably even-money). I believe we view our resolutions with varying importance depending on how realistic we are about them. But whether we keep them for a month or an entire year, they at least provide us with the chance to review where we stand in our lives and what we would like to see changed. Along those lines, what do we resolve in our professional lives? This is a good time to look at how we practice our craft and how we can improve the care of our patients. There are general themes that can apply to all: spending more time in direct contact with the patient rather than the EHR (or in my case, not smashing the infernal machine with a ballpeen hammer), asking more open-ended questions, interrupting less, and creating a more concise and clear encounter note. I challenge you to pick out one or two issues to redouble your efforts in an attempt to improve, not just your patients’ health individually, but the health of the community you serve. Let me share my top two for the coming year. Vaccines. I think we all can agree that vaccine development was one of the great medical achievements in the 20th century, and shows no signs of abatement. To highlight just a few of the remarkable accomplishments — smallpox is gone, there have been two reported cases of diphtheria in the U.S. in the last decade, and the Western Hemisphere has been declared free of endemic polio, measles and rubella. I have tried to be vigilant on the “required” vaccines during my career and will continue to do so. At times, I have pushed not as hard on the
I challenge you to pick out one or two issues to redouble your efforts in an attempt to improve, not just your patients’ health individually, but the health of the community you serve.
“recommended” ones, prioritizing those needed for school. I will strive to change that, with three in particular. Hepatitis A. The world has shrunk. Last year I went from New York City to the very bottom of South America in less than 24 hours. My patients go on mission trips around the world, and several of them spend significant time overseas during their college years. I cannot be assured of their food and water sources anymore. Influenza. Despite the ever-changing efficacy of the vaccine, and the difficulty in recording actual flu deaths, studies have estimated that annual flu vaccine can decrease flu-related pediatric admissions by 74 percent and adult flu admissions by 57 percent. Furthermore, I am convinced Tamiflu is not a good alternative, and I worry about increasing resistance to the drug. (On a side note, I have spun the poor performance of Flumist as further proof that vaccines are closely scrutinized, not only prior to release, but afterwards, as well.) Gardasil. I continue to be flummoxed by parent and patient resistance. This is a vaccine to help prevent cancer. Read that again (and not because of its singular brevity). And not just one type of cancer. I know one big issue is the fact that HPV is sexually transmitted, and some parents think their kids won’t engage in that type of activity. This is a sidebar discussion that needs addressing. A recent study showed a 56-percent decrease in vaccine-type HPV infections in girls ages 14-19. This, despite only one-third of girls in this age group receiving the full vaccine series. What if this was a pill instead of a vaccine? We tout all our other cancer treatments, why aren’t we shouting this from the rooftops? (I am quite pleased with the new TV commercials on this, and I tend to be dismayed by most medical ads.) Again — a cancer vaccine. Antibiotic Use. This is a Brobdingnagian problem that threatens each and every one of us as to how we practice medicine. A few quick statistics: • 260 million antibiotic prescriptions are written in the outpatient setting each year across the country. • It is estimated half of those are unnecessary (usually for viral respiratory illnesses). • About 60 percent of all antibiotic prescriptions are for broadspectrum antibiotics. • There are 435,000 cases of C. Difficile yearly in the United States, with more than 29,000 deaths. We are familiar with the reasons for overprescribing antibiotics, and we can quote them chapter and verse (not enough time to explain why they are not indicated, patient satisfaction, worry about missing something serious, inconveniencing patients by having to call or come back, fear of patients leaving us for another provider). I also think we feel at times that we are only one person and our
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President’s Letter prescribing pattern does not contribute greatly to this problem. Let me propose this scenario. We have roughly 3,000 practicing physicians/ APCs in Mecklenburg County. If we conservatively estimate half of those do outpatient care and treat infectious diseases, that leaves 1,500. If each of these providers writes one less antibiotic prescription per week, that works out to 69,000 less prescriptions per year (I gave everyone six weeks off. You’re welcome.) If we reach for the stars and prescribe one less a day in a four-day work week, the number rises to 276,000. Sometimes, the smallest effort multiplied can turn the largest of ships. As the CDC so eloquently states, “The most important modifiable risk factor for antibiotic resistance is inappropriate prescribing of anitbiotics.”1 Fortunately, as this problem receives increased public awareness, our patients are more willing to question the need for antibiotics. Don’t miss these opportunities. The CDC, Novant and CHS all have excellent written material to further educate our patients. I know ensuring proper vaccinations and antibiotic prescribing are long wars that will last beyond our careers. I also know I will lose battles and not always be successful in my messaging. But as I sit here writing this on Veteran’s Day, with President Obama speaking at Arlington National Cemetery in the background, I think of my father
who fought to liberate Europe in World War II. I can take up this fight. So, those are my two special resolutions. I hope you find examples in your practice, as well. Feel free to share them with me and others. Again, Happy 2017! By the way, this is not Déjà vu all over again. I agreed to a two-year term in order to help with transition of officers. Rest comfortably and know that I also resolve to continue to write. “I shall stick to my resolution of writing about what I think no matter whom it offends.” — Julia Ward Howe CDC Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship, November 11, 2016. 1
Trivia question: When was the first recorded use of biological warfare? Answer on page 10.
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Thank you to: • Dr. Elizabeth and Mr. Robert Rostan who graciously donated their beautiful home. • The designers who created a magical “Home for the Holidays” themed experience. • Our sponsors: Whole Foods Market, Novant Health, Novant Health Rankin OB/ GYN, Horizon Eye Care, Charlotte Magazine, Carolina Skin Surgery Center, Carroll Financial, Charlotte Radiology, Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat Associates, Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated, Linden Thomas and Company, Providence Anesthesiology Associates, Reproductive Endocrinology Associates of Charlotte and Bragg Financial Advisors. • Our Board of Directors and members who gave generously of their time and talent and donated unselfishly. • The community who served as hostesses and bought tickets. The 2016 MMAE Holiday House raised nearly $50,000 to further the mission of building a healthier community. This wonderful volunteer experience also increased our membership and created a forum to tell the story of the Mecklenburg Medical Alliance’s good work over the last 84 years.
2017 MMAE Grants and Disbursements The 2017 Grants and Disbursements Committee of the Mecklenburg Medical Alliance and Endowment (MMAE) will accept new grant applications beginning January 2. The application form can be accessed on the MMAE website, mmaeonline.com. The application process, including rules and guidelines for submitting a grant request, also can be found on the website. All applications must be submitted by February 24. Grants will be awarded in May at the annual meeting. Contact Gina Clegg, vice president of Grants and Disbursements, at gclegg50@gmail.com with any questions.
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Meet Your 2017 MCMS Board Officers
serving as the administrative chief her senior year. She is Stephen J. Ezzo, MD, President a Fellow of the American Born in St. Petersburg, Fla., Dr. Congress of OB/GYN and has Ezzo graduated from St. Louis been in practice at Eastover OB/ University School GYN Associates since 2008. of Medicine. He completed Robert L. Mittl, Jr., MD, Secretary his residency Born in Illinois and raised in in pediatrics at northern New Jersey, Dr. Mittl Carolinas Medical graduated from Washington Center. He currently is University School practicing at Novant Health of Medicine in Matthews Children’s Clinic and St. Louis. After is a Physician Executive for completing a Novant Health. Ezzo has residency in served on the Matheson internal medicine at Foundation Committee and Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, he as a delegate to the North decided to pursue radiology and Carolina Medical Society. completed his radiology residency and neuroradiology fellowship at Scott L. Furney, MD, President-Elect the University of Pennsylvania. Born in Lake Orion, Mich., Mittl joined Charlotte Radiology Dr. Furney completed his in 1993 and practices as a medical degree at neuroradiologist at CHS hospitals the University of in the metro area. He is president Michigan, where of Charlotte Radiology. he also completed his residency and Simon V. Ward III, MD, Immediate chief resident year Past-President in internal medicine. Furney Born in New Orleans, Dr. Ward is chair of the Department of graduated from Louisiana Internal Medicine at Carolinas State School of Medicine. Medical Center and Senior He completed Medical Director of Academic his internship Operations. He remains clinically and residency in active, seeing both inpatients and OB/GYN at the outpatients at CMC. Charity Hospital of Louisiana. Ward Elizabeth B. Moran, MD, Treasurer practices general OB/GYN with Dr. Moran is a native Charlottean Novant Health Rankin OB/GYN. who earned her undergraduate degree in biology from Duke University. She then Directors received her medical John R. Allbert, MD degree from Wake Born in Lubbock, Texas, Dr. Forest University School of Medicine Allbert attended Texas Tech University and obtained his and completed medical degree at the University her residency in OB/GYN of Texas Medical Branch. He at Carolinas Medical Center,
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completed his residency in OB/ GYN at Carolinas Medical Center and a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He now is a maternalfetal medicine consultant with Novant Health Maternal-Fetal Medicine Associates. He is a past-president of the North Carolina Obstetrics and Gynecology Society and is the current North Carolina Chair for the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Maureen L. Beurskens, MD Dr. Beurskens’ parents emigrated from the Netherlands with her three older sisters. She was born in Queens, N.Y., and spent her high school years attending the American Community School in Beirut, Lebanon. She returned to the U.S. to attend Smith College and received her medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She completed her residency in Massachusetts and practiced OB/GYN for six years in Massachusetts before moving to Charlotte in 1992. She has three adult sons of whom she is very proud and loves practicing medicine, gardening, reading and traveling. Donald D. Fraser, MD Dr. Fraser was born in Queens, New York, but raised in Northern New Jersey. After graduating from Villanova University, he earned his medical degree at New Jersey
Medical School. He completed his dermatology residency at UNC-Chapel Hill and moved to Charlotte to join the Nalle Clinic. Fraser eventually went into solo practice, where he remained until recently joining Piedmont Plastic Surgery and Dermatology. He is a pastpresident of the North Carolina Dermatology Association. W. Frank Ingram III, MD Dr. Ingram was born at Presbyterian Hospital and raised in Charlotte. He attended Davidson College, graduating with a degree in biology. He earned his medical degree at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, where he also completed a residency in anatomic and clinical pathology. Following residency training, Ingram completed an additional year of training in surgical pathology at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Since 2008, he has been a member of Presbyterian Pathology Group, serving as the medical director of the hospital’s microbiology and anatomic pathology labs. Stephen R. Keener, MD, MPH Dr. Keener is a native of Denver, Colo., but spent most of his life in North Carolina. He graduated from Davidson College and Duke University Medical School, and then completed a residency in family medicine at the Medical University of South
d of Directors and Leadership Carolina in Charleston, where he served as Chief Resident. He later earned an MPH in health policy and administration from the School of Public Health at UNC-Chapel Hill, completed a residency in general preventive medicine and is Board-certified in public health and general preventive medicine. Keener serves as medical director with Mecklenburg County Public Health, where he is a career public health physician.
degrees in osteopathic medicine from Ohio University. He completed a rotating internship at Henry Ford Health System and family medicine residency at Carolinas Healthcare System. His work experience spans from urgent care medicine at Carolinas Healthcare System and Kaiser Permanente in Northern California to academic medicine at Touro University Shivani P. Mehta, MD, MPH California. He founded Healing Dr. Mehta Arts Medical, an integrative completed her medicine practice in Charlotte pediatric residency in 2014. Mokari is Boardat Carolinas Medical certified by the American Center in 2011 Board of Family Medicine and and is an attending is a fellow in the Academy of physician at CHS’s safety net Wilderness Medicine. clinic, Myers Park Pediatrics, where she also is faculty for B. Lauren Paton, MD pediatric residents and medical Dr. Paton was born in Ottawa, students. She trained at the Ontario and earned University of Michigan Medical her undergraduate School and received her MPH at degree in biology Harvard School of Public Health. from University of Mehta is involved in several Western Ontario. CHS and community-affiliated She then received childhood obesity projects, her medical degree from including being an advisory University of Cincinnati and team member of the Healthy completed her residency in Weight Healthy Child Coalition general surgery at Carolinas and the CHS Healthy Together Medical Center. She is a campaign. She serves on the Fellow of the American College MCMS Child Health Committee of Surgeons and has been on and is a faculty member of faculty with the Department of the Carolinas Collaborative, Surgery at Carolinas Medical a project within the pediatric Center since 2011. residency programs in North and South Carolina to improve Andrew I. Sumich, MD advocacy training and address Dr. Sumich was born in toxic stress. Metairie, La. He moved to Charlotte in 2002 for his Babak Mokari, DO residency in physical medicine Dr. Mokari grew up in and rehabilitation at CMC. Athens, Ohio. He received his Following a fellowship in undergraduate and doctorate interventional spine and
musculoskeletal medicine in Winston-Salem, he returned to Charlotte to work at Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates in 2006, where he has worked since. Prior to moving to North Carolina, he completed undergraduate studies at Texas Christian University followed by medical school at LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans.
Physician Assistant Representative Raymond E. Brown, PA As the first PA Board member, Brown brings a wealth of experience to the Board. He joined Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat Associates in 1993, after practicing general medicine for nine years. Brown has specialized in otolaryngology for the past 13 years. He is a member of the North Carolina Medical Society, president of Metrolina Association of Physician Assistants, vice-president of the North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants and a trustee for the North Carolina Association of Physician Assistants Endowment.
Resident Representative May N. Doan, MD Dr. Doan is a native Charlottean and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for
both her undergraduate degree in Biology and medical degree. She is currently a second year family medicine resident at Carolinas Medical Center, and starting July 2017 will be the president of the CMC House Staff Liaison Committee.
Also serving on the Board as Ex-Officio Members Tracei Ball, MD President-Elect, Charlotte Medical Dental and Pharmaceutical Society Sandi D. Buchanan MCMS Executive Director Karen Chandler President, Mecklenburg Medical Alliance & Endowment Docia E. Hickey, MD NCMS Past-President Darlyne Menscer, MD NCMS Delegate to the AMA and Chair of the NCMS Committee on Medical Education Marcus Plescia, MD Health Director, Mecklenburg County Health Department Douglas R. Swanson, MD, FACEP Medical Director, Mecklenburg EMS Agency and member of the North Carolina EMS Advisory Council
Mecklenburg County Medical Society Executive Staff Sandi D. Buchanan Executive Director Stephanie D. Smith Finance and Membership Coordinator Jenny H. Otto Meetings and Special Events Coordinator
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Member News
NEW MEMBERS Erica R. DaCosta, PA-C Gastroenterology Charlotte Gastroenterology & Hepatology 13808 Professional Center Drive Huntersville, NC 28078 704-377-4009 Duquesne University, 2005
Ben O. Ogunwale, MD Gastroenterology Queen City Gastroenterology & Hepatology 320 Lillington Ave. #101 Charlotte, NC 28204 704-362-4403 Rostav State Medical University, 1995
Vinaya C. S. Maddukuri, MD Gastroenterology Charlotte Gastroenterology & Hepatology 13808 Professional Center Drive Huntersville, NC 28078 704-377-4009 Osmania University, 1998
Rebecca E. Rawl, MD Gastroenterology Charlotte Gastroenterology & Hepatology 13808 Professional Center Drive Huntersville, NC 28078 704-377-4009 East Carolina University, 2010
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OFFICERS: (one-year term) President.................................................................................... Stephen J. Ezzo, MD President-Elect..........................................................................Scott L. Furney, MD Treasurer.............................................................................Elizabeth B. Moran, MD Secretary............................................................................... Robert L. Mittl, Jr., MD Immediate Past President................................................... Simon V. Ward III, MD DIRECTORS: (two-year term) John R. Allbert, MD (second term) Donald D. Fraser, MD Stephen R. Keener, MD, MPH (second term) B. Lauren Paton, MD Andrew I. Sumich, MD The following directors, who were previously elected, also will serve on the Board in 2017: Maureen L. Beurskens, MD Raymond E. Brown, PA, Physician Assistant Representative (appointed by the Board) W. Frank Ingram III, MD Shivani P. Mehta, MD, MPH Babak Mokari, DO May N. Doan, MD, Resident Representative (appointed by the Board)
Tuesday, Jan. 31 Women Physicians Section Meet & Greet. Foxcroft Wine Company (East Boulevard). 5:30 p.m.
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Trivia answer from page 5:
In 184 B.C., soldiers under Hannibal of Carthage threw clay pots filled with venomous snakes onto the ships of their enemies. Little wonder, when the Romans conquered them, they burned Carthage to the ground and salted the earth so nothing would grow.
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At the Hospitals
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to our patients and our new location will advance that care.” Patients pay an annual program fee of $2,400 for an array of enhanced services that focus on disease prevention, personalized health plans and wellness goals. Patients have round-the-clock access to physicians via phone and email, and receive expedited laboratory and imaging results. In addition to comprehensive family medicine services, Hallmark Care offers cardiology services, sleep health, nutrition counseling, executive physicals, fitness training and travel health. To learn more or schedule a free consultation, call 704-384-7910 or visit nhhallmarkcare.org. Mint Hill Medical Office Building Is Now Open Novant Health has opened a medical office building in Mint Hill, offering primary, women’s and pediatric care in one convenient location. The three clinics share a large space with 27 patient exam rooms, ultrasound and X-ray capabilities and a fullservice laboratory. The medical office building is the first to Ava Hudson, MD arrive on the medical campus that will be home to Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center in 2018. • Novant Health Lakeside Family Physicians, Ava Erica Berger , MD Hudson, MD: 704-316-2310 • Novant Health Lakeside Pediatrics, Erica Berger, MD: 704-316-2312 • Novant Health Mint Hill OB/ GYN, Chris Chandler, MD: Chris Chandler, MD 704-316-2319 Call to schedule an appointment or learn more online by visiting NovantHealth.org/minthill.
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At the Hospitals
CHS MED-1 Responds After Hurricane Matthew Carolinas HealthCare System’s mobile emergency department, Carolinas MED-1, deployed to Lumberton, to help Southeastern Regional Medical Center after the hospital lost power and water following Hurricane Matthew. During its nine-day stay in a parking lot next to SRMC, Carolinas MED-1 treated 220 patients with a wide variety of medical issues common to n
Newborn Logan Britt poses in Carolinas MED-1 with his mom, dad and members of the medical team that helped deliver him.
an emergency department and one uncommon one — a birth. Logan Britt was born just five minutes after arriving at MED-1 and weighed in at a healthy 9 lbs., 9 oz. Carolinas MED-1 is a 1,000-square-foot facility housed within a trailer with expandable sides. It has 14 beds, including four ICU beds and a two-bed surgical suite, and possesses digital X-ray and ultrasound equipment, a lab and a pharmacy. Carolinas MED-1 is a veteran of disasters, having deployed to Waveland, Miss., and New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina; to Columbus, Ind., after severe Midwestern floods; and to the North Carolina mountains to assist a hospital damaged by fire. It also helped hospitals in Phoenix and Grove Hill, Ala., that needed to close for renovations and was deployed during the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. Patients Sought for Alzheimer’s Clinical Trial An international clinical trial involving Alzheimer’s disease is now open to patients n
at Carolinas HealthCare System. “The goal of the trial is to find ways to alter the trajectory of the illness and enhance quality of life for those afflicted,” says Oleg Tcheremissine, MD, a principal investigator. Eligible participants will have an opportunity to receive an innovative combination of drugs. They also will receive objective memory impairment testing, cognitive assessments and neuroimaging studies including MRI and PET imaging. To date, Alzheimer’s research only has produced treatments that are able to conceal symptoms, but not treat the disease itself or slow its progression. Greater access to clinical trials is considered important because of the role these trials play in driving public awareness and educational opportunities. Those in turn lead to earlier diagnoses, which are critical for enrollment into Phase I clinical trials. Treatment of Alzheimer’s is most effective when early diagnoses and interventions are made. Dr. Tcheremissine notes CHS is uniquely positioned for this study because of the quality of its staff, the variety of its resources and the critical mass of its patient population. Male and female patients ages 55-85, with mild symptoms of dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease, can apply to participate. More information is available by calling 704-446-7511. Carolinas HealthCare System to Lead Improvements in Quality, Patient Safety Carolinas HealthCare System has been selected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as one of 16 organizations in the country — and one of only two healthcare systems — to continue efforts to reduce hospitalbased conditions and unplanned readmissions through the Partnership for Patients initiative. CHS will participate in the Hospital Improvement Innovation Networks to continue improving patient safety and promoting accelerated, significant and measureable reductions in patient harm within the system. This is the fifth contract CHS has been selected to be a part of through the Partnership for Patients initiative. n
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The Hospital Improvement Innovation Networks project began in September and will extend for two years with a third year option, and will be focused on 11 core areas of patient harm: adverse drug events; central line-associated blood stream infections; catheter-associated urinary tract infections; clostridium difficile bacterial infections, including antibiotic stewardship; injury from falls and immobility; pressure ulcers; sepsis and septic shock; surgical site infections; venous thromboembolism; ventilator-associated events; and readmissions. Over the course of the four previous projects, Carolinas HealthCare System has prevented more than 12,266 potential patient safety events and saved nearly $76 million in carerelated costs. Through 2019, the Carolinas HealthCare System Hospital Improvement Innovation Networks will build on work already proven successful in the Hospital Engagement Network (HEN) and Leading Edge Advanced Practice Topics (LEAPT) contracts by setting a goal of 20-percent reduction in core areas of overall patient harm and a 12-percent reduction in 30-day unplanned hospital readmissions. Parkinson’s Team Honored With Ray of Hope Award Three Carolinas HealthCare System providers have received the region’s most prestigious award for Parkinson’s disease. The “Ray of Hope” award is given annually to those who have supported the Parkinson Association of the Carolinas through education, community outreach and direct support. Danielle Englert, MD, Mark A. Hirsch, PhD, and Sanjay S. Iyer, MD, were selected as this year’s recipients for their dedication to the research and treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Coincidentally, 2016 marked the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Neurosciences Institute’s Carolinas Center for Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders. For the past decade, patients and their families have been coming to see these physicians for their care. The clinic was the only one in the country to receive a disease specific certification by the Joint Commission and has received numerous national and international invitations to present on its processes and successes throughout the years. In addition, the team’s research has been published in several medical journals. n
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Independent Physicians of the Carolinas is a nonprofit 501(c)(6) membership organization whose mission is to create public awareness of medical doctors not employed by a network or hospital system and to provide educational programs and resources to physician members and their administration. Visit us at IndependentPhysicians.org. Carolina Pain and Rehabilitation Specialists, formally known as Comprehensive Pain and Spine Associates, is pleased to announce new provider, Usman Ahmad, DO. Dr. Ahmad is a Board-certified physiatrist with sub-specialty training in interventional pain management, having completed his residency training in physical medicine and rehabilitation Usman Ahmad, DO at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. He then completed a fellowship in musculoskeletal medicine and interventional pain management at the center for Advanced Pain Management and Rehabilitation in New Jersey. Ahmad, originally from Florida, recently moved to Charlotte with his wife and daughter. They enjoy the beautiful weather and the family friendly atmosphere Charlotte has to offer. Some of the services provided at Carolina Pain and Rehabilitation Specialists include cervical, thoracic and lumbar interventional spine procedures; electrodiagnostic studies; peripheral joint and bursa injections with and without ultrasound guidance; lumbar discograms; and spinal cord stimulator trials. At Oncology Specialists of Charlotte, Drs. Jim Boyd, Justin Favaro, Dipika Misra, Catherine Moore, Jason Shultz, and Nirav Naik congratulate their chemotherapy nurse, Joanne Monaco, for being the 2016 top fundraiser in both individual and team categories for the Susan G. Komen Charlotte Joanne Monaco Race for the Cure to benefit breast cancer causes in our community. Monaco increased her fundraising this year by $7,000, bringing her total funds raised to more than $33,000. Dipika Misra, MD, oncologist with Oncology Specialists of Charlotte with a special interest in breast cancer, attended the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) in December. Cancer physicians and specialists in research come from all over the country and internationally, to be introduced to the leading techniques in experimental, biology, etiology, prevention, diagnosis and therapy of Dipika Misra, MD breast cancer. Visit www.oncologycharlotte.com/news-blog/ for updates from this symposium.
North Carolina Society of Gastroenterology 2017 Annual Conference February 11-12, 2017 n Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, NC Promoting High Standards of Care for North Carolina Patients
Target Audience Physicians in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Physician Assistants, Nurse Anesthetists and Nurses working specifically in Gastroenterology.
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Leading-Edge, Compassionate Hematology & Oncology Care OUR CARE PROVIDERS James F. Boyd, MD Justin P. Favaro, MD, PhD Dipika Misra, MD Catherine E. Moore, MD Jason G. Shultz, MD Nirav A. Naik, MD Anne D. Poutier, FNP-C Hadley M. Spencer, FNP-C Since 2000, we have provided care for patients with cancer and blood disorders in both the clinic and hospital setting. To refer a patient to one of our experienced oncologists, call 704-342-1900.
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