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CONTENTS PAGE 6 | What’s Wrong with This
Notice? Scams Targeting Physicians ■ Alan Lembitz, MD PAGE 8 | THIS MONTH ONLINE Go Red photos, Exclusive website articles, Power problems and medical equipment PAGE 12 | NEWS & NOTES PAGE 17 | Reverse Shoulder
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REFLECTIONS ON 33 YEARS IN SOUTH DAKOTA MEDICINE ■ By Alex Strauss
H. Thomas Hermann, MD, weighs in on the past and future of healthcare in the PAGE
PAGE 19 | Is this the Future of Hospital Drug Supply? How Civica Rx is disrupting the way hospitals get their injectable medications. PAGE 19 | [Sponsored] Beef and the Mediterranean Diet PAGE 20 | Avera Researcher
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PAGE 18 | As Unique as a Thumbprint: Dakota Lions Sight & Health staffers find a novel way to support grieving families
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What’s Wrong with This Notice? RECOGNIZING SCAMS THAT TARGET PHYSICIANS BY ALAN LEMBITZ, MD
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ROM ILLEGITIMATE REPRESENTATIVES who claim to be “official Medicare agents” to fake prescription discount cards, there is no shortage of scams that are connected to healthcare. In addition to going after patients and general consumers, scammers have also directly
targeted medical providers with various tactics. For example, a physician received a notice in the mail from the American Board of Pulmonary Disease. The notice said that the physician had failed to register important details about his practice and also asked for payment for a certification confirmation. The following is an abbreviated version of what the physician received. Can you spot the things that would raise concern about the legitimacy of this letter?
AMERICAN BOARD OF PULMONARY DISEASE 51 N. 3rd STREET, SUITE 103 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19106 E-mail: certification@linuxmail.org IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION REGARDING ALL CERTIFICATION IN PULMONARY DISEASE: COMPLETE REQUIREMENTS BY JUNE 25, 2019 IN ORDER TO PREVENT A CHANGE IN DIPLOMATE STATUS. THIS IS A MANDATORY REPORT AND A VERY IMPORTANT REQUIREMENT TO CONTINUE CERTIFICATION IN PULMONARY DISEASE AT THIS TIME. YOU ARE ON RECORD HAVING FAILED TO PREVIOUSLY REGISTER, AND MUST COMPLY. Dear Doctor Smith, Certification Status Verification of Diplomates requires, in order to continue having Diplomate status: for Medicare, Obamacare, the new enforcement of the U.S. Code Title 18 Section Numberl861, [42 U.S.C. 1395x] Part E, by the United States Government, enforcement has already begun closing down hospitals in the state of Idaho and requires filling out of list of hospitals presently being used, listing of states where you are licensed, statement regarding any malpractice cases recently filed aganst you, and certification confirmation fee payment of $500 for Pulmonary Disease Certification Status Verification at this time. The certification confirmation registration does not constitute new Pulmonary Disease diplomate certification or recertification. Payment with check or money order made to: American Board of Pulmonary Disease. Certification Confirmation Registration Form and Fee should be received no later than June 25. Certification Confirmation Registration fee is fully tax deductible. We request that the matter of registration be taken care of as soon as possible. There are no extenuating circumstances.
❱ Go online to read Dr. Lembitz’ full list of guidelines to protect yourself from scams like these.
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There is no such organization as the American
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REFLECTIONS
— 33 YE ARS IN SOUTH DAKOTA MEDICINE — BY ALEX STRAUSS
IN
Hermann’s 33 year career
MED: What drew you to family medicine and to Sturgis?
in South Dakota medicine
HTH: I pretty much grew up in
MANY WAYS, H. Thomas
was not unlike that of other small-town
family
Sturgis. My family moved here
physicians.
when I was nine and I graduated
Since 1987, he cared for grand-
from Sturgis High School. I studied
parents, delivered hundreds of
chemistry at St. Olaf College and
babies, and was on call to the ER
did some other things for a while.
for 24-hours at a time. He watched
But when I decided to go to medical
partners come and go, cared for
school, I knew I wanted to be in
multiple generations of some
family medicine. I did not want to
families, and took the lead in
be in the hospital all the time. I
community projects.
wanted to deliver babies and do
But there is one experience that few doctors outside his town have ever encountered. For one week a
Dr. Hermann gets a hug from a Monument Health caregiver at his recent retirement reception.
emergency things and be an advocate for my patients. And I remembered my own family doctor,
year, his community of 6,000 is
who was wonderful. It was just for-
flooded with a half million temporary residents — along with all of the health
tunate that we had a medical school
issues and medical emergencies that any city that size could expect.
here in South Dakota and a family
“It’s just incredible what our small town of Sturgis has done to adapt to
practice residency program in Sioux
being inundated by so many people,” says Hermann, who retired from Mon-
Falls. And that I had the opportunity
ument Health Sturgis Clinic in January. During his long career, Dr. Hermann
to come home to Sturgis.
has provided medical coverage for 33 of the 79 annual Sturgis Motorcycle rallies. “It’s amazing how many people in many different areas are involved in supporting a rally — from medicine to EMS to all of the law enforcement to all of the other people that do different jobs.”
MED: How did you come to be connected with what was then Regional Health?
It is typical of Dr. Hermann to put the focus on others. Which is why this
HTH: I was part of the Massa Berry
month, we are putting the focus on him. We asked him to share some of
Clinic, which was the first physician
the insight he has gained over three decades of serving his patients, his com-
group that Regional bought in
munity, and his fellow physicians.
1995. The idea of not having to run
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MED: Are there any trends that you find concerning? HTH: More and more physicians of my generation are retiring, so we are going to have shortages of primary care physicians, which will drive up costs. Many of our good PAs and NPs Dr. Hermann greets his longtime colleague, Charles Lewis, DO.
can help take on more of the primary
a business seemed to be the wisest
uate program support to encourage
choice at the time. It paved the way
more doctors into primary care. That
for us to get a new clinic building,
is one of the primary objectives of
additional staff, benefits, etc. It
the SDSMA Foundation.
instantly eliminated a lot of administrative hassles.
MED: Do you think this trend toward physicians as employees is a good thing?
Dr. Hermann with his wife, Terry, and their children Molly and Joel.
care burden. But we need more grad-
MED: Thirty-three years is a long time to practice. Is there anything that has not changed in that time?
MED: What is next for you and your family? HTH: My wife is from Sturgis, too, so the Black Hills are home for both of us. The longest we have even been gone was two weekends with a week in between. So we may do a bit of
HTH: I think what hasn’t changed is
traveling with friends and see
HTH: I think there are good and bad
that we continue to try to do what is
what’s out there. We are so blessed
things about it. For the most part, as
right for our patients, offering quality
and grateful for good health. But I
long as you are able to continue to
medical care. In family medicine, we
will also be staying active in physi-
focus on good patient care, I think it
try to be good listeners and good
cian organizations in the state and
has been largely positive. Thanks
advocates and to guide our patients
I will be available to the clinic as
to government regulations, it is
in making good choices.
needed. ❖
even more difficult to be in private practice now than it used to be.
MED: You have long been active with the South Dakota State Medical Association. What do you see as some of the most positive changes in state medicine? HTH: Moving to Electronic Health Records was a major challenge and cost us productivity for a while, but it is a huge benefit to patients. We can now have so much information at our fingertips. And I think most of us have adapted to it. Another positive thing I see is that a lot more things are handled by teams now, which is good for patient care. We also have top-of-the-line imaging and laboratory services in most parts of the state now.
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Dr. Hermann’s
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • President, South Dakota State Medical Association (2016 – 2017) • Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, USD Sanford School of Medicine • SDSMA Foundation Board Chair • Recipient of the J. Batt, MD, Memorial Award, USD Sanford School of Medicine (2011) • Chief of Staff, Sturgis Regional Hospital • President, SD Academy of Family Physicians (1998 – 1999) • Chairman, Sturgis Community Center Board
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News & Notes
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AVERA Olivia Brown, NP, has joined Avera Flandreau Hospital as its fourth medical provider. She did her clinical training in Tyler and Marshall, Minnesota, and at SDSU in Brookings, where she received her doctorate in 2019. Brown previously worked at Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls. She specializes in family medicine.
BOB SUTTON Avera received an anonymous donation of $5 million dollars in January. The donor requested that $1 million of the donation be designated as a matching gift to support Coordinated Care. Avera’s Coordinated Care teams specialize in seeing trends and patterns that predict rising risk, and initiating or redirecting care. “A gift like this only serves to strengthen our philanthropic efforts and fulfill the ‘one Avera’ promise to donors, patients and families,” said Avera President and CEO Bob Sutton. “We’re incredibly grateful.”
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center has again attained Magnet recognition as part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program. This voluntary credentialing program for hospitals recognizes excellence in nursing. In 2001, Avera McKennan was the 36th hospital in the nation to earn Magnet status. Re-designation was earned in 2005, 2010, 2014 and now in 2019. Out of 6,000 US hospitals, Avera McKennan is among fewer than 25 hospitals to earn a fifth Magnet recognition. The Avera Human Performance Center at the Avera on Louise Health Campus in Sioux Falls opened in January. The $14 million, 60,000-square-foot center is home to orthopedic and urgent care, physical and occupational therapy, sports medicine and performance training, and a full service on-site sports medicine clinic. The center will also house Avera Orthopedic Urgent Care on evenings and weekends.
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Avera Health has formed a new agreement with Regional Health Services of Howard County in Cresco, Iowa. Beginning July 1, Avera will oversee all aspects of Regional Health Services of Howard County including hospital services, hospice, the Cresco and Lime Springs medical clinics, Cresco Family Pharmacy and home medical equipment. Regional Health Services will continue to be owned by Howard County, and will continue to be governed by the local Board of Trustees. They were formerly affiliated with MercyOne. Avera Queen of Peace will donate 21.7 acres of land to the Mitchell Area Development Corporation to develop workforce housing. The land is located on the east side of Foster Street slightly north of the Avera Cancer Institute in Mitchell. Initial designs show plans for 94 homes to be developed in two phases. The target price of the homes is less than $200,000. “Workforce housing was an issue at the forefront of our Forward 2040 community vision process,” said Mitchell Mayor Bob Everson. “This gift will allow us to address a critical need in Mitchell.”
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BLACK HILLS
Orthopedic Surgeon Joseph Humpherys, DO, recently performed a postless hip arthroscopic hip procedure, making Monument Health Orthopedic & Specialty Hospital in Rapid City the first facility in South Dakota to incorporate the Stryker Pivot Guardian Distraction System. Instead of a post, the Stryker system uses the patient’s own body weight and a strap across the chest to hold the patient in place. This lets a surgeon gently open up the hip joint while the arthroscopic surgical tools perform the needed repairs. It also makes it possible to turn and reposition the joint for better access to all areas of the hip, making more minimally invasive procedures feasible.
Monument Health officially joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network on January 17. As a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, Monument Health has access to a variety of network services such as AskMayoExpert, a point-of-care tool that offers concise clinical information on hundreds of conditions, eConsults that allow Monument Health physicians to connect with Mayo Clinic specialists, and eBoards that enable the Monument Health medical teams to discuss complex cases with a panel of specialists from Mayo Clinic and other care network hospitals in live video conferences.
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BHASKAR PURUSHOTTAM Bhaskar Purushottam, MD, an Interventional Cardiologist and Vascular Specialist at Monument Health Heart and Vascular Institute in Rapid City, presented on six separate topics during the LINC 2020 Vascular Symposium in Leipzig, Germany in January. Dr. Purushottam lectured on innovative and novel approaches and techniques for treating complex peripheral arterial and venous disease. He has been on the medical staff of the Heart and Vascular Institute for four years.
CHRISTINE PAPINEAU Christine Papineau has been promoted to Vice President of Managed Care and Employee Health Plan Benefit Administration at Monument Health. Papineau was previously the Executive Director of Managed Care and Reimbursement at the former Regional Health. Throughout her career, she has had a number of roles in health management, managed care, and network management. She has been with the organization since March of 2019.
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MATT MERFELD Darlene Cooper, RN with the Ortho-Neuro-Surgical Unit at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, and Matt Merfeld, RN, an ICU nurse, have been recognized with the prestigious DAISY Award. Cooper was nominated by two former patients who commented on her compassion. Merfeld’s nomination called him a “guardian angel”.
MARK SCHULTE Mark Schulte, President of Monument Health Sturgis Hospital and Market, has been named the Robert S. Hudgens Young Executive of the Year by the American College of Healthcare Executives. “This is an award that has been historically given to an executive from a metropolitan healthcare system,” Schulte said. “This honor goes to show that regardless of your location, we all can make meaningful contributions to the healthcare leadership field.” Schulte has been with Sturgis Hospital for six years.
Monument Health orthopedic surgeons will soon be performing robotically assisted knee replacement surgery with the help of Zimmer Biomet’s ROSA Knee System. The system combines robotic technology with industry-leading knee implants to help surgeons personalize procedures with greater precision and flexibility. Monument Health has acquired two ROSA systems, one for Monument Health Spearfish Hospital and one for Monument Health Orthopedic & Specialty Hospital in Rapid City.
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SANFORD MELINDA TUFTS
CASSANDRA MENZEL Two Sanford nurses were recently recognized with DAISY awards for extraordinary nursing. Melinda Tufts, RN, is with the Chamberlain Medical Center, a part of the Sanford Health Network. The second recipient is Cassandra Menzel, RN, of the Sanford Brain & Spine Center. Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Viborg, a part of the Sanford Health Network, is hosting an Extravaganza event on Friday evening, March 27 at the Viborg Community Center. The event features hors d’oeuvres, musical entertainment, and a silent auction. Proceeds will go toward a new Cardiac Monitoring System for the Emergency Room and Hospital.
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The staff of Pioneer Memorial Hospital & Health Services was recognized with a DAISY Team Honoree award by the Sanford Health Network. One patient’s family wrote, “I want to commend PMH as a whole for being such an excellent facility”. The patient herself said, “I felt as though everyone was concerned with my well-being and went out of their way to make sure my questions were answered.”
INDEPENDENTS ABBY GIETZEN
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System (PLHS) recently welcomed Physician Assistant Abby Gietzen to the dermatology staff. Gietzen received her BS from SDSU and earned a Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies from Augsburg College in Minneapolis. She is a Watertown native with more than five years experience working in family medicine. Gietzen joins Dr. Jeffrey Smith in the Prairie Lakes Dermatology Clinic.
STEFANIE ROBY
Physician Assistant Stefanie Roby recently joined the nephrology staff at PLHS. Roby earned her BA from SDSU and a Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies from the University of Nebraska. She is certified by the NCCPA and is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the South Dakota Academy of Physician Assistants. She joins Dr. Tina Melanson and Physician Assistant Kari Fleming in caring for patients in the Prairie Lakes Nephrology Clinic and Kidney Dialysis Units in the region. Roby is a Watertown native.
GREG GERRISH AND JACOB SCHAEFFER
Acid reflux specialists Dr. Greg Gerrish and Dr. Jacob Schaeffer have expanded services for patients with Barrett’s esophagus with a new treatment called Barrx. Barrx uses heat to remove tissue affected by Barrett’s esophagus. Clinical studies have found that it can eradicate the Barrett’s tissue, nearly eliminating the risk of progression to esophageal cancer.
MONICA EVERSON
Monica Everson is the new Emergency Department Director at PLHS. Everson holds a Bachelors of Nursing Degree from South Dakota State University and has served patients at Prairie Lakes for more than ten years. During her tenure, Everson served as Trauma Nurse Leader and was instrumental in forming procedures to care for those in critically emergent conditions. Everson will oversee the Trauma Program as well as the ED.
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SIOUXLAND JEREMY GRANGER AND SANDRA GRANGER
Prairie Lakes has again been named a Top 20 Rural Community Hospitals by the National Rural Health Association. It means Prairie Lakes is among the 20 highest-ranked prospective payment system hospitals in the country based on data from the iVantage Health Analytics’ Hospital Strength Index. PLHS also earned a four out of five star facility rating from Hospital Compare, a service of CMS.
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Sioux City welcomed a new pediatrics clinic in January. UnityPoint Clinic Pediatrics — Sunnybrook opened January 27 and Jeremy Granger, MD and Sandra Granger, MD, saw their first patients in early February. Before joining UnityPoint Clinic Pediatrics, both doctors worked as pediatric hospitalists at UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s. Jeremy Granger holds an MD from Texas Tech and Sandra Granger earned her MD from Creighton. Both doctors completed residencies at San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium and are board certified.
ASHLESHA KAUSHIK Ashlesha Kaushik, MBBS, MD, FAAP, with UnityPoint Clinic Pediatric Infectious Disease, has been appointed by the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics as a Clinical Assistant Professor for the University of Iowa (UI) Carver College of Medicine. Dr. Kaushik began teaching this program in February 2018 and teaches various aspects of diagnosis, management and prevention of infections afflicting children and newborns. She is the only pediatric infectious disease specialist in Siouxland teaching this program.
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OTHER Children’s Hospital & Medical Center’s Criss Heart Center has been certified as a member of the Aetna Institutes of Excellence in pediatric congenital heart surgery. The certification, which is awarded to programs that have met enhanced quality review criteria, puts The Criss Heart Center in good company, as only 25 programs in the US hold this designation.
MICHAEL O'KEEFE Michael O’Keefe has been named CEO of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Sioux Falls, the future inpatient rehabilitation hospital currently being built by Birmingham, Alabama-based Encompass Health. The 40-bed hospital, which is under construction at 4700 W. 69th Street in Sioux Falls, is expected to open in the summer of 2020. O’Keefe comes to Encompass Health after nine years at Avera St. Luke’s Hospital in Aberdeen, where he served as CEO and VP of business development. He holds a BA in healthcare administration from USD.
LORNELL E. HANSEN
DARREN CHESTER Sioux Falls-based Physicians Vein Clinics opened its sixth location in the Midwest in Mitchell on March 3. Physicians Vein Clinics owner, Lornell E. Hansen II, MD, RPhS, DABVLM, along with Darren Chester, MD, and his team offer a broad range of treatment options for vein issues. Physicians Vein Clinics currently has locations in Sioux Falls, Watertown, Sioux City, Sioux Center, and Fargo-Moorhead. The new clinic is on East 7th Avenue next to Avera Queen of Peace Hospital. Wapiti Medical Staffing in Milbank, South Dakota has received ClearlyRated’s “Best of Staffing” Client and Talent Awards for the sixth consecutive year. Best of Staffing Awards are given to staffing agencies based on ratings from their clients (Wapiti partner facilities) and talent (Wapiti providers). ClearlyRated.com is an online business directory for professional services.
Modern Day Health Care in Sioux Falls has added functional medicine to its list of provided services with the addition of Christine Wakefield. Dr. Wakefield is a long-time Sioux Falls chiropractor and natural health provider who has been certified in Functional Medicine since 2017. MDHC is an advanced practice nurse-owned and operated healthcare clinic, offering primary care services to rural areas via telemedicine.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol, members of the Sioux Falls Stampede, and area hockey players were at the Sioux Falls airport on the last day of 2019 to send a 7-year-old Make-A-Wish wish recipient off on his dream trip. The child suffers from a rare disease that has caused an immune system disorder. His dream was to meet NHL goalie Tuuka Rask of the Boston Bruins. The wish was adopted by the South Dakota Law Enforcement Appreciation and Children’s Charities Dinner, a local event that has raised millions for South Dakota children’s charities since 1982.
MARY NETTLEMAN Dr. Mary Nettleman, dean of the USD Sanford School of Medicine and vice president for health affairs, will retire in July after eight years of leading the med school. During her tenure, the school expanded its class size from 56 to 71, established the Frontier and Rural Medicine (FARM) Program which allows some medical students to learn in rural areas, and increased the school’s scholarship base. Nettleman received the 2019-2020 Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell Award for Outstanding Contributions to Advancing the Careers of Women in Medicine.
LINDSEY BOUMA Lindsey Bouma, PA-C has joined Surgical Institute of South Dakota. She received her Masters of Science in Physician Studies and her Bachelor of Science in Biology at the University of South Dakota and is board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. She also holds certifications in ACLS, BLS and PALS. Bouma primarily practices in conjunction with Dr. Michael Brozik.
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Monument Health Leans Into Wind Power
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ONUMENT HEALTH has committed to receiving 20 percent of its electrical power from a wind power generating
facility operated by Black Hills Energy. The program, called “Renewable Ready,” gives subscribers the option of having up to 100 percent of their electricity needs supplied by Wyoming wind energy, according to Black Hills Energy. As a Renewable Ready subscriber, Monument Health will be powered by 20 percent wind energy for the next 15 years, starting in late 2020. “By choosing low-cost renewable energy
SURGERY when you need it.
Alternatives
when you don’t.
resources to power Monument Health, we’re able to advance our goals and sustainability objectives while also supporting the expansion of affordable, renewable energy development in our region,” said Dave Ellenbecker, Vice President of Facilities Management and Plant Operations. Black Hills Energy plans to build a utility-scale wind power generating facility in 2020 to supply
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the energy for its Renewable Ready program. Located near Cheyenne, the Corriedale Wind Energy Project will produce 52 megawatts (MW) of energy when operational.
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According to Black Hills Energy, Renewable Ready is now fully subscribed. The program was designed for and open to large commercial and industrial customers and governmental agencies in the company’s electric service territories in South Dakota and Wyoming who use a minimum of 300,000 kilowatt-hours of energy per year. ❖
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As Unique as a Thumbprint Dakota Lions Sight & Health staffers find a novel way to support grieving families
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N THEIR MISSION to ‘enable the restoration of the gifts of sight and health’, grief is something the professionals at Dakota Lions Sight and Health inevitably encounter. As the region’s
long-standing eye and tissue bank, DLSH provides a host of resources intended to support donor families after the loss of a loved one. This summer, they added one more: a podcast on grief. “Grief is as Unique as Your Own Thumbprint” is the brainchild of DLSH Family Care Coordinator Patti Auch and Community Outreach Coordinator Chad Hohwieler. Auch hosts the podcast and Hohwieler, who spent years in local radio as Chad “Mackenzie”, produces it. “Sometimes, I only get one or two chances to talk to a family after the loss of their loved one,” says Auch. “I loved the idea of having a way to give them ongoing support. This is not about donation. We are just trying to give a spark of hope to people. There is a lot of pain and sadness out there.” With Hohwieler’s encouragement, Auch, whose background is in nursing, agreed to give podcasting a try. In the first few episodes, she simply shares what she has learned about grief and grieving during her tenure at DLSH and as a small town nurse working in geriatrics. She covers topics such as suicide and managing grief during the holidays. More recent episodes feature interviews with people who have had their own experience of loss. One of those guests is Hohwieler himself, who lost his 20-year-old son to a rare heart condition in 2010. “There is just something about the human voice that people really connect to,” says Hohwieler. “I think Patti has a real gift there. She has a very calm manner and she gets the point across. Anyone who has suffered a loss which is nearly everyone - will get something out of these podcasts.” “We are really just trying to be an avenue of support to anyone who needs it,” says Auch. “We want them to
“We are just trying to give a spark of hope to people. There is a lot of pain and sadness out there.”
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know that grief is about mustering the courage to mourn. We encourage them to find their own way through it.” “Grief is as Unique as Your Own Thumbprint” can be found at Dakotasight.org/podcast, on Podcast.com, and on Apple iTunes. ❖
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Is this the Future of Hospital Drug Supply?
S
ANFORD Health recently
of their annual medications through
received its first shipment
them. Civica keeps a six month safety
of Vancomycin Hydrochlo-
stock of all of its medications. Crab-
ride from Civica Rx, the
tree says the model may be the future
new nonprofit drug company collab-
of drug supply management for US
oration of which Sanford became a
hospitals.
founding member in 2019. Civica Rx
“Civica is a disruptor,” says Crab-
was created to ensure a predictable
tree, who sits on Civica’s medical
supply of medications to member
trends advisory board. “This idea is
hospitals.
raising a lot of eyebrows. It is making
“There are shortages of certain
people look at drug supply in a different way.”
drugs off and on all the time,” says Josh Crabtree, MD, Senior VP for
Daptomycin will be the next drug
Clinic Operations at Sanford Health.
for the 1200+ Civica Rx hospitals,
“When you only have a single source
some time in late 2020. Crabtree says
for a certain pharmaceutical, if a
the company is exploring the possi-
hurricane or some other disaster
bility of moving beyond contracting
happens in that location, you have a
to manufacture some medications
shortage and prices go up.”
itself. Eventually, Civica may apply
Civica Rx provides its members with a steady supply of generic medications they need in exchange for a guarantee that the institution will buy at least 50 percent
the model to oral solid medications, too. “I believe they are going to find a way to make that happen with certain medications,” says Crabtree. ❖
[ S P O NS O R E D C O N T E N T ]
Beef and the Mediterranean Diet
1 O 'Connor LE, Paddon-Jones D, Wright AJ, Campbell WW. A Mediterranean-style eating pattern with lean, unprocessed red meat has cardiometabolic benefits for adults who are overweight or obese in a randomized, crossover, controlled feeding trial. Am J Clin Nutr 2018, nqy075. https://academic.oup. com/ajcn/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ajcn/ nqy075/5036105 2 Maki KC, et al. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing lipid effects of beef with poultry and/or fish consumption. J Clin Lipidol 2012;6:352-61. 3 Roussell MA, et al. Beef in an Optimal Lean Diet study: Effects on lipids, lipoproteins, and apolipoproteins. Am J Clin Nutr 2012;95:9-16.
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The Mediterranean diet is one of the most popular eating patterns, and its popularity continues to rise alongside the increasing need for healthier eating patterns and lifestyles. The diet is often characterized by a relatively high consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts/seeds and olive oil, and lower consumption of sweets, sodium and red meat. Interestingly, many Mediterranean countries eat about the same amount or more red meat as the United States, but those countries pair red meat with more fresh vegetables and fruits, whole grains and healthy oils. Recent scientific evidence shows that a Mediterranean-style eating pattern that includes lean, unprocessed red meat can improve cardiometabolic risk factors, such as blood pressure and total and LDL cholesterol.1 This study adds to the growing body of research demonstrating that a healthy dietary pattern incorporating lean, unprocessed beef alongside poultry and/or fish offers the same cardiovascular health-promoting properties as a red meat restricted dietary pattern. 2-3 To learn more about this research and other studies of beef’s nutritional qualities visit BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com.
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Avera Researcher Publishes World’s Largest Prospective Study on SIDS Risk skyrockets by almost 12 times when the behavior continues past the first trimester of pregnancy,” says Elliott. The data is compelling. Elliott was part of a large international team that enrolled more than 10,000 women in early pregnancy for a study that spanned 15 years. The five US enrollment sites included two American Indian reservations. Approximately 5,500 of the mothers came from the South Dakota region. “It is the largest prospective study ever done on SIDS and probably the largest that will ever be done,” says Elliott of the NIH-
D
Amy Elliott
funded “Safe Passage” study. “The strength of the evidence is very, very strong.”
OCTORS HAVE KNOWN for
decades
that
prenatal
Its size was not the only thing that made Safe Passage unique.
alcohol exposure can lead
“Prospective studies are often a
to cognitive impairment and
challenge to run because of the need
developmental
Likewise,
for compliance,” says Jyoti Angal, MPH,
smoking increases the risk for prematu-
disabilities.
Director of Clinical Research at the Avera
rity, infection, and low birthweight.
Center for Pediatric and Community
Now, research published by Amy
Research. “These women had to commit to
Elliott, PhD, Chief Clinical Research
multiple appointments during pregnancy
Officer of the Avera Center for Pediatric
and up to 18 months afterward. The fact
and Community Research in Sioux Falls,
that we had over 86 percent compliance
has taken this knowledge a step further.
for those visits speaks to the relationships
In the largest prospective study ever
formed between staff and patients.”
Jyoti Angal
conducted on SIDS, Elliott and her col-
Dr. Elliott says the most important message clinicians should take
leagues found that drinking and smoking
from her research is not to assume knowledge on the part of their
together increase risk more than either
pregnant patients.
by itself.
“It's critical to get rid of assumptions about what women know
“The combination increases the risk
and don’t know and and make sure that all women are receiving
for SIDS synergistically and that risk
this information in a way that supports them in making changes
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as early as possible for a healthy pregnancy,” says Elliott. Although Safe Passage has concluded, it will continue to contribute to medical knowledge for years to come. A second study, called ECHO, will provide ongoing follow-up with 2,500 of the children born to study participants. It could shed light on the link between habits during pregnancy and rates of various health conditions over time. “I really see this as a legacy study that is going to live on through ECHO,” says Angal. “These types of studies don’t happen a lot because of the time and investment required.” ❖
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UPCOMING EVENTS MARCH 6 – 7
MARCH 10 – APRIL 18
MARCH 26, 2020
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
7:30 am – 4:30 pm
UnityPoint Health Emergency Conference 2020
Mindfulness: Stress Reduction – 8-week course
Location: Sioux City Convention Center Information: UnityPoint.org
Location: Sanford Center for Learning, Sioux Falls
29th Annual Sanford Perinatal Neonatal Women’s Conference
MARCH 7 5:30 pm American Heart Association Rapid City Heart Ball Location: Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, LaCroix Hall Information: Robin.Albers@Heart.org, 605-484-1853 Tickets: heart.org/en/affiliates/ south-dakota/south-dakota
Information: Ellie.schellinger@sanfordhealth.org Registration: Sanfordhealth.org/ classes-and-events
Location: Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls Information: Sanfordhealth.org/ classes-and-events
MARCH 13
APRIL 2
8:00 am – 4:30 pm
7:30 am – 5:00 pm
13th Annual Avera Brain & Spine Institute Conference
Pediatric Trauma Symposium
Location: Hilton Garden Inn Downtown, Sioux Falls Information: avera.cloud.cme.com
Location: Moquist Hall at Sanford Center, Sioux Falls Information: Stefanie Hoffman, 605-328-0829 Registration: Sanfordhealth.org/ classes-and-events
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APRIL 4
APRIL 24
APRIL 30
9:00 am – 6:00 pm
8:30 am – 4:15 pm
9:00 am – 6:30 pm
Sanford Heart and Vascular Symposium
Avera McKennan Diabetes Conference 2020
Sanford Kidney Symposium
Location: Hilton Garden Inn, Fargo, ND Registration: Sanfordhealth.org/ classes-and-events
Location: Hilton Garden Inn Downtown, Sioux Falls Information: averacontinuing education@avera.org Registration: avera.cloud-cme.com
APRIL 8
MAY 1 – 2
7:30 am – 4:00 pm 28th Annual Avera Trauma Symposium Location: Sioux Falls Convention Center Information: Faith.MinnichKjesbo@avera.org, 605-322-7805 Registration: avera.cloud-cme.com
Location: Schroeder Auditorium, Sanford Medical Center Information: Catrina Hruby 605-328-9290 Registration: Sanfordhealth.org/ classes-and-events
APRIL 29 – 30 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
8:00 am – 6:00 pm, 8:00 am – 3:45 pm
Post-Acute Partners in Care Conference (SDAHO)
14th Annual Sanford Sports Medicine Symposium
Location: Best Western Plus Ramkota, Sioux Falls Information and Registration: SDAHO.org
Location: Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls Information: tryg.odney@sanfordhealth.org 605-312-7801 Registration: Sanfordhealth.org/ classes-and-events
APRIL 17 7:30 am – 7:30 pm Avera Research Integrity Conference Location: Holiday Inn City Centre, Sioux Falls Information: avera.cloud-cme.com
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