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Announcements for Thursday, May 15, 2008

 

 

I.

 

LifeShare Blood Drive

Today

10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

BRI Atrium

 

 

II.

 

 

          End of Life Care Grand Rounds-Hospice

 

Dr. David Nelson

Hospice and Palliative Care

Caring for the Dying

 

 Auditorium 3-322

LSUHSC Medical School

Thursday, May 15 from 1- 2pm

 

Objectives:

1.       Recognize the physiologic changes in the dying patient.

2.       Manage the symptoms effectively.

3.       Recognize the effects of dehydration.

4.       Recognize the effects of diminished hepatic function and renal perfusion on the chronic medications.

 

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport is an approved provider of continuing education by the Louisiana State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.  At least 1 contact hour will be awarded.

  

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport, School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

 

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport, School of Medicine, designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

 

III.

 

 

2008 Spring Seminar Series for

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

 

presents

 

Sergey Slepenkov, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

LSUHSC-S, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

 

Interaction of eIF4E with its two principal ligands:

 the mRNA cap and eIF4G

 

Thursday, May 15 at  4 p.m. in Room 8-314

 

IV.

 

 

 

CANDIDATE FOR

HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF

CELLULAR BIOLOGY AND ANATOMY

 

SEMINAR

 

“Oxidative Stress and Cardiovascular

Complications in Diabetes Mellitus”

 

Ming-Hui Zou, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Medicine

Department of Medicine & Endocrinology

University of Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK

 

Monday, May 19

3 p.m., Room 3-322

 

 

 

V.

 

 

AHEC Grand Rounds

Department of Family Medicine

Monday, May 19, 2008

Noon

Location:

LSUHSC-S

Building “A” Family Medicine Classroom G-109

 

“Update on Chantix: Our experience”

Presenter:

 

Dr. Dennis Wissing

Professor and Head

Department of Clinical Science

Program Director

Department of Cardiopulmonary Science

School of Allied Health, LSUHSC-Shreveport

 

Objectives:

1.                   Participant will be able to state the indications, side effects, limitations and clinical use of Chantix.

2.                   Participant will be able to discuss the changes in Chantix labeling, psychotropic issues associated with Chantix and new information on reimbursement.

 

 

Accreditation Statement

 

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME, to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

 

The Louisiana State University Health Sciences CenterShreveport, School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

 

 

 

VI.

 

Presents the Featured Speaker

 

John Laterra, M.D.,

 Professor, Departments of Neurology,

Neuroscience and Oncology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Kennedy Krieger Research Institute, Baltimore, MD

TITLE:  “Primary brain cancer: New concepts and targeted therapeutics”

Tuesday, May 20

(Tiger Room – B-455 in the Feist-Weiller Cancer Center Bldg.)

8 – 9 a.m.

 

 

 

VII.

 

 

Did you know that unwanted people can gain access to LSUHSC-S computer resources using non-technical “Social Engineering” techniques? Social Engineering is usually a hacker’s clever manipulation of the natural human tendency to trust other people.  Click on the following link to learn more about Social Engineering and ways that you can help protect against it.

 

Social Engineering

 

 

VIII.

 

Department of Psychiatry

Grand Rounds

 

presents

 

James R. Rundell, MD

Professor of Psychiatry-Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Rochester, MN

Co-Division Chief, Assessment and Consultation Division Program Director,

Psychosomatic Fellowship Program

 

“Cardiac Effects of Psychotropic Medication”

 

Friday, May 23

Noon in Room 4-326

 

OBJECTIVES:

Following this presentation, the participant will be able to…

1.        Identify cardiac effects of subclasses of antidepressant medications (tricyclic antidepressants, MAO inhibitors, SSRIs, SNRIs, and psychostimulants) and antipsychotic medications (1st generation antipsychostics, 2nd generation antipsychotics).

2.        Review literature on relative risk of antipsychotic medications as they relate to cardiac status, and recommend practical monitoring advice for consulting psychiatrists.

 

CID# R084501

 

Disclosure:  Dr.Rundell has no significant conflict of interest.

 

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME, to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  The Louisiana State University Health Sciences CenterShreveport, School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

 

“Supported by an educational grant from Janssen, L.P., administered by Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC.”

 

 

 

IX.

 

 

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport

presents

 

a Continuing Medical Education Activity”

 

7th Annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine

 

Thursday thru Sunday, May 29 - June 1, 2008

Petroleum Club of Shreveport, 417 Travis Street

 

Registration is requested by May 23, 2008

Call registration to (318) 675-4629 or Fax registration to (318) 675-4630

 

 

Program Overview

 

The chief objective of this unique review course is to provide a comprehensive and concise review of Internal Medicine in a very special format that suits both residents planning to prepare for the American Board of Internal Medicine examination (ABIM) and community physicians seeking to upgrade their knowledge.  The course is designed to inform practicing physicians about new frontiers in Internal Medicine and its subspecialties, as well as to bring into memory important points frequently mentioned in ABIM. Dedicated, experienced faculty will cover all subspecialties of Internal Medicine in this 3 ˝ -day course. The program shall utilize a computerized audience response system to facilitate audience participation.

 

The curriculum has been designed to maximize scientific benefits without exhausting attendees with a busy overwhelming schedule.  Our lecture series “Pearls for the Board and Life” are personal notes of experienced educators that highlight key points in the management of common clinical problems in different subspecialties. Each participant will receive a CD that contains all review material and can serve as a reference tool in the office or before the exam.

 

Following the course, participants will be able to:

 

  1. Review common problems in internal medicine.
  2. Describe clinically-important advances in specific disease processes.
  3. Discuss recommendations for optimal management of those specific diseases.
  4. Prepare for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) certification or re-certification examination.

 

 

Accreditation and Credit Designation Statements

 

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

 

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, School of Medicine, designates this educational activity for a maximum of 36.50 AMA PRA category 1 credit(s)™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 36.50 prescribed credit by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

 

 

LSUHSC-S CME Program adheres to all ACCME standards regarding industry support of Continuing Medical Education. 

 

The complete brochure, agenda and registration form can be found on our website at www.cme-lsuhscs.org

 

X.

 

Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport, LA

 

CME Accredited Conference

Friday, May 30 from 7 - 9 a.m. in Room 1-400

 

Contemporary Management of Spinal Trauma

Alexander Vaccaro, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.

 

Learning Objectives

 

At the completion of this regularly scheduled activity, participants should be able to:

• discuss contemporary spinal classification systems.

• describe the timing of surgery in spinal cord injury.

• discuss contemporary fixation principles in spinal trauma.

 

Disclosure: Dr. Vaccaro has no significant conflict of interest.

 

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport, School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport, School of Medicine, designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

No commercial support was provided for this program.

 

XI.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 4:

 

What are the attributes of a Magnet hospital?

In 1993, the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a division of the American Nurses Association, developed the Magnet Recognition Program™ as a means of recognizing nursing excellence within a healthcare organization. Magnet is a prestigious and coveted international award given to organizations that demonstrate the Forces of Magnetism in an innovative and dynamic way. In Magnet hospitals,

·         Nurses are empowered and accountable for their practice

·         Patients have better outcomes and are more satisfied

·         Professional advancement is encouraged and rewarded

·        There is greater staff involvement in decision-making

Read more attributes of such hospitals in future Magnet e-mails!

 

 

XII.

 

 

Attention Supervisors and Managers!

 

Workplace Ethics Training and a new Customer Service/Professionalism training course will be offered June 5th and 6th in Conference room, G221 of the Med School. Your employees may attend the Workplace Ethics classes at 10 a.m. on June 5th or at 1 p.m. on June 6th. The class is a one time 2 hour session.  This training again presents the Six Pillars of Character and is being repeated due to the number of new hires and others who were unable to attend previous sessions in the fall of 2006.

 

In addition Linda Hatcher will be offering a one time 2-hour course in excellent customer service skills, exploring the pride and satisfaction which we can feel when we begin to embrace the joy of serving others and being professional health care workers and support staff.  The Customer Service /Professionalism classes will be held June 5th at 1pm or June 6th at 10am also in the Dean’s conference center-G221.

 

Please call Linda in Project CARE to schedule your employees for either Customer Service/Professionalism or Workplace Ethics training or both!!!

 

Let us hear from you to schedule your employees. Linda Hatcher 675-6381 (LHatch@lsuhsc.edu)

 

 

XIII.

 

 

Medical students seek eyeglass donations:

 

Two third year medical students will be volunteering in Ghana this summer to provide eye care to patients in underserved areas. Each volunteer making the trip is responsible for bringing at least 300 pairs of donated eyeglasses with them. The people in Ghana cannot afford eyeglasses on their own and rely solely on donations through organizations like this one. If you have old eyeglasses, please donate. Col­lection bins are located in the library, the student lounge, and in front of ground floor elevator.

 

Unite For Sight is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that empowers communities worldwide to improve eye health and eliminate preventable blindness. Mem­bers of the LSUHSC community are encouraged to donate used prescription eye glasses or non prescription UV-protected sunglasses, which will be prescribed in Ghana, Tanzania, Benin, Uganda, Cameroon, Kenya, Thailand and India.

 

For further information, contact Rachel Bates at rbate2@lsuhsc.edu or Kelly Eaton at keato1@lsuhsc.edu, or visit Unite For Sight’s website at www.uniteforsight.org