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September 13 2011

Thomas Stossel MD
Professor of Medicine Harvard

"A Hard Look at Physician-Industry Relationships aka 'Conflicts of Interest'"
Thomas Stossel, MD - Professor of Medicine at Harvard

September 20 2011
Marco Costa MD PhD
Director, Intervenional Cardiovascular Center
Director, Center for Research & Innovation

"Recent Advances in the Treatment of Aortic Valve Stenosis" Marco Costa, MD, PhD

September 27 2011
Francoise Adan MD
Adult Psychiatry
Co-Medical Director of UH Connor Integrative Medicine Network
Director of the Mood and Mindfulness Clinic

"Meditation/Relaxation Response: Does It Have a Place in a Medical Model? From Soft Science to Hard Science"
Francoise Adan, MD
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Morbidity and Mortality Conference

We want to thank everyone for participating our 1st live online and interactive
Morbidity
& Mortality

Conference

The LIVE M&M Twitter stream had over 1,530 "tweets"
from contributers inside and outside University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

The event, which took place Friday September 9th from Kulas Auditorium,
focused on the appropriateness and patient privacy issues surrounding the use of social media by health care providers.

The M&M stream is still available and you can continue to contribute to the discussion using Twitter hashtag #CWRUmm

We want to thank our panel participants ::

Michael Anderson MD
Vice President and Associate Chief Medical Officer, UH

Kim Bixenstine
Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, UH

Armand Krikorian MD
Division of Endocrinology

Nicola Ziady
Manager, Interactive Media and Communications

6th Annual Cardiovascular Disease Update Continuing Medical Education

Cardiovascular Disease Update
Continuing Medical Education
October 18, 2011
6111 Landerhaven
Mayfield Heights
OH 44124

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Department Events

 

Medicine Quality Summit
October 29 2011
Corporate College East
8am to noon

For all physicians, there are new challenges that we face with healthcare reform and new national mandates related to quality. In order to learn about these changes and to improve our performance measures, the Department of Medicine at University Hospitals Case Medical Center is planning the first annual Medicine Quality Summit.

The overall theme of the Summit is on communication and will stress several important topics including ::
  • patient satisfaction
  • core measures
  • physician-to-physician communication and
  • performance measures in the ambulatory area
The discussion will include interactive breakout sessions so that your insights and questions can be heard and addressed.

The Summit will be held on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Corporate College East from 8 am to 12 pm. Those physicians attending the Summit will receive a maximum of 3 live Clinical Risk Management education hours and 3.75 AMA hours.

2011 State of the Department of Medicine Address

November 7 2011
5 to 6 pm Wolstein Auditorium
A wine & cheese reception will follow in the Wolstein Lobby

Medicine Grand Rounds
Noon to 1pm
Kulas Auditorium

October 4
Michael Smith, MD
Division of Nephrology
"Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis [ARAS]
Clinical Features, Diagnosis and Evidence-based Management"

October 11
Jackson Wright, MD, PhD, FACP
Division of Nephrology
"How Low Should We Go?
Current Evidence and the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial"

October 18
Nathan Berger, MD
Division of Hematology Oncology
"Unexplained Anemia in the Elderly"

October 25
Donald Anthony, MD
Division of Rheumatology
"HCV Vasculitis"
new research funding opportunity
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) announced a $26-million Pilot Projects Grants Program that will support about 40 awards. Support may be requested for up to $250,000 in direct costs per year for 2 years.

The purposes of the Pilot Projects Grants Program are to:

  • Inform PCORI's ongoing development and enhancement of national priorities for patient-centered outcomes research
  • Support the collection of preliminary data that can provide a platform for an evolving research agenda
  • Support the identification of research methodology to advance patient-centered outcomes research
Information about the Pilot Projects Grants Program and how to apply is available on the PCORI Web site
Leadership Minutes

September 12 2011

Present :: K. Armitage, A. Askari, R. Bonomo, R. Chandra, F. Creighton, T. Hostetter, D. Hricik, G. Isenberg, M. Jain, A. Krikorian, N. Meropol, R. Salata, K. Strohl, R. Walsh and J. Wright

Dr. Walsh introduced and welcomed Dr. Thomas Hostetter, Vice Chair for Research, Department of Medicine. Dr. Hostetter will be based in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension.

Dr. Walsh announced that Dr. Thomas Stossel, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, will give Medicine Grand Rounds, "A Hard Look at Physician-Industry Relationships aka 'Conflicts of Interest'" on Tuesday, September 13th, 12 Noon to 1pm in BRB 105, Frohring Auditorium.

After attending the UHCMC Clinical Research Executive Committee meeting, Dr. Walsh discussed with the Council the topic of industry indirect costs and administration fees.

Dr. Salata distributed examples of the business cards (with photo ID's) of the attending/consulting physician being given to in-patients on the wards to improve patient satisfaction. The cards are designed for either attending or consulting physicians with a definition of the type of physician, a picture of the physician, and physician contact information. Dr. Salata reported that these business cards have been well received by patients and their families. He also reported that afternoon rounds with the resident teams have been excellent with additional opportunities for teaching as well as improved patient satisfaction.

Dr. Bonomo reviewed several VAMC activities and initiatives. He plans to meet with individual sections at the VA regarding academic progress/development in preparation for the annual CWRU Faculty Activity Summaries. Dr. Bonomo announced that the GRECC review and renewal process is scheduled for April 2012. He also announced that Dr. Walsh has been invited to give a Morbidity and Mortality conference at the VA in October and plans are underway for the annual Dr. George Naff lecture/day at the VAMC.

Dr. Salata gave an overview of the first annual Medicine Quality Summit which will take place on Saturday, October 29th from 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at Corporate College East, 4400 Richmond Road, Warrensville Heights. This Summit has accreditation for both AMA PRA Category 1 Credits (maximum of 3.75 credits) as well as UH "Live" Clinical Risk Management Education credit (maximum of 3 hours). The format of this Summit will be an Overview of Quality by Dr. William Annable; a Video of a Case; and Breakout Sessions including: Patient Satisfaction, Core Competencies, Physician-Physician Communication, and Ambulatory Core Competencies and Patient Satisfaction; Wrap-up Plenary Summaries and Action Plans. Click here to pre-register for this Summit.

Dr. Armitage discussed the Intern Recruitment process and announced that Dr. Bonomo will be the new Chair of the Intern Selection Committee.

Mr. Creighton gave an update on the following new information systems: Eclipsys, Allscripts and Athena. He announced that the Department Annual Report will be ready for distribution this week.

Dr. Walsh conducted an open discussion with the Council on current healthcare issues including: healthcare reform, Medicare rates, GME dollars, and NIH funding.