DFSM Newsletter Aug 2008

Volume 4 Issue 5
News from the Department of Family and Social Medicine
August 2008
People in the news…
Donna Futterman, MD, Director, Adolescent
AIDS Program, was featured in an article on
the Time Magazine's website about the new
HIV testing initiative in the Bronx. Available at:
http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,182
2013,00.html
Dr. Futterman was also quoted in the Wall
Street Journal in an article on the
government's failure to release up-to-date
AIDS numbers.
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Picture from left: Diane Indyk, Eliana Korin,
Elizabeth Lee, Adriana Nieto, Lisa Tiru, Gladys
Valdivieso, Arthur Blank, Michael Mulvihill, Charles
Schwartz, Michele Vaca, Judith Wylie-Rosett ,
Darwin Deen, Lisa Hark, Lisa Rucker, Maria Santos,
Rounak Ahmed
Pictured from left: Martin Edelstein, Paul Gross,
Victoria Gorski, Michael Reichgott, Peter Selwyn,
and Janet Townsend
Farewell! To Dr. Darwin Deen, who in July, took on a new role as a
faculty member at the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education,
while retaining his faculty appointment in our Department. We also expect
and hope that Dr. Deen will continue to be involved with several grantfunded projects that are underway or planned; in addition, we are hoping
to take this opportunity to strengthen our relationship with the Sophie
Davis program in the area of pipeline programs for undergraduate and
graduate medical education. While we are happy that Dr. Deen has found
this new and exciting challenge at Sophie Davis, and sad that he will be
leaving the Department as a full-time faculty member, we would like to
thank Dr. Deen for all of his dedicated work over all of these years, to
acknowledge all that he has accomplished both personally and on behalf
of our Department, and to wish him the very best in this new role, in the
hope that, as suggested above, there will continue to be ample
opportunities to continue a close and productive relationship with us and
the Department in the future. On June 24, 2008 a surprise farewell
gathering was held at Frankie and Johnnies Pine Restaurant (see photos
above).
Farewell! To Jennifer Rhodes-Kropf who has moved to Boston with her
family following her husband’s new appointment as a Professor at
Harvard Business School. Jennifer is looking forward to taking on an
academic geriatrics/palliative care position at one of the Harvard hospitals.
We wish her much success in her new endeavors.
Steven M. Safyer, MD, President and CEO,
interviewed by the New York Sun on August 4
to discuss Montefiore's plans for expanding
oncology services.
http://www.nysun.com/health-fitness/newyork-hospitals-are-maneuvering-in-war/83119/
Personal Happenings…
Congratulations! To Dr. Felise Milan on her
promotion to Professor of Clinical Medicine
Congratulations! To Dr. Hal Strelnick on his
recent wedding to Ms. Deborah Ellis on July
26, 2008 (pictured below). The announcement
of their wedding was featured in the July 27
edition of the New York Times which is
available at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/fashion/w
eddings/27ellis.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Strelnic
k&st=cse&oref=slogin
This month’s
GRANTS
Grants,
Publications, and
Presentations
OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE
Program Director
Congratulations! To Drs. Anna Flattau and Diane McKee on receiving a
Joint AAFP/F-AAFP Grant Award for their project 'Psychosocial Barriers to
Care in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers.' Purpose: Early presentation and
adherence to care are important determinants of outcomes for patients with
diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). Psychosocial barriers to care may interfere with
these processes. Aims: 1. to identify psychosocial barriers to early presentation
and treatment adherence in patients with DFUs, and 2. to explore the
perceived roles that health providers, including primary care physicians, play
in addressing these barriers. We will conduct interviews with approximately
15 adult patients with DFUs who are enrolled in primary care at Montefiore
Medical Center, as well as approximately 10 patients admitted emergently to
the hospital for this disease. Qualitative analysis will be applied.
The South Bronx Health Center for Children
and Families/Montefiore Medical Center, an
innovative state-of- the-art community health
center whose mission is to provide excellence
in care and help end health disparities, is
seeking an experienced Program Director.
The health center is also part of the flagship
programs of the Children’s Health Fund
dedicated to providing care the children and
families with the greatest barriers to care. Join
an exceptionally dedicated group of health
care professionals to make a difference.
Congratulations! To the Family Medicine and Internal Medicine tracks of
RPSM whom have been awarded 3-year HRSA Residency Training in
Primary Care Grants. The focus on the Family Medicine grant is to continue
to further redesign the curriculum to incorporate the six major elements of the
Chronic Care Model . For the Internal Medicine grant, the focus is to redesign
the curriculum to more effectively address the pressing health needs that
continue to underlie many of our nation’s health disparities: HIV; substance
abuse; obesity, diabetes & physical inactivity; and arthritis and pain. Both
grants will have didactic, clinical, and team- and community-based
components and both will evaluate learners’ achievement of ACGME
competencies.
Reporting to the Associate Executive Director
of the Community Pediatric Programs, the
Program Director is responsible for the day-today operations of a growing community health
center with over 30,000 visits per year.
Responsibilities include: program
management, development, and evaluation
consistent with community needs and
programmatic/budget constraints; personnel
administration; fiscal/billing oversight; and
data reporting.
PUBLICATIONS
Bonuck K, Freeman K, Henderson J. Growth and growth biomarker changes
after adenotonsillectomy: systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Dis
Child, published online August 2008. Available at online at
www.adc.bmj.com
Qualifications: 5-7 years experience in health
administration/management and program
development, preferably in a community
health environment serving children and their
families. Grants administration/ management
experience desired. Master’s degree (MPH or
MPA) or equivalent combination of
education/experience. Bilingual Spanish
preferred.
Cunningham CO, Sanchez JP, Li X, Heller D, Sohler NL. Medical and
supportive service utilization in a medical program targeting marginalized
HIV-infected individuals. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2008; 19(3):981990.
Jordan WB, Selwyn PA. HIV Prevention in the clubhouse. Psychiatric
Services 2008; 59(8):933.
Lefer TB, Anderson MR, Fornari A, Lambert A, Fletcher J, Baquero M. Using
google earth as an innovative tool for community mapping. Public Health
Reports 2008; 123: 474-80.
Please respond with resume and salary
requirements to: Montefiore Medical Center,
Dept. DS, 317 East 64th Street, NY, NY
10065 or via e-mail: [email protected] or
via Fax: 212-744-7633.
Mund PA, Heller D, Meissner P, Matthews DW, Hill M, Cunningham CO.
Delivering care out of the box: The evolution of an HIV harm reduction
medical program. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2008;19(3):944-951.
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. EOE.
O’Mahony S, McHenry J, Snow D, Cassin C, Schumacher D. A Review of
barriers to utilization of the medicare hospice benefits in urban populations
and strategies for enhanced access. J of Urban Health 2008; 85(2):281-90.
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Publications continued from page 2
BABY FRIENDLY HOSPITAL
O’Mahony S. Blank A, Persaud J, Hutcheson A, Simpson J, Huvane B,
McHugh M, Selwyn PA. Report of a palliative care and case management
project for elderly patients in the emergency department in an urban medical
center. J Urban Health 2008; 85(3): 443-451.
The Baby Friendly Hospital initiative,
developed by the World Health Organization
and UNICEF, provides 10 steps to a Baby
Friendly Hospital:
Stark R, Korenstein D, Karani R. Impact of 360-degree professionalism
Assessment on faculty comfort and skills in feedback delivery. J Gen Intern
Med 2008; 23(7):969-72.
1. Maintain a written breastfeeding policy that
is routinely communicated to all health care
staff.
PRESENTATIONS
2. Train all health care staff in skills necessary
to implement this policy.
O'Mahony S, Blank A. Report of a Palliative Care Project in an Urban
Emergency Department. American Public Health Academy, Washington,
D.C., June 2008.
3. Inform all pregnant women about the
benefits and management of breastfeeding.
Jacobs B, Korin E, Dognin J. Illness and Disability. American Family
Therapy Academy’s 30th Annual Meeting on Intimate Family Bonds:
Exploring the Connections, Philadelphia, PA, June 2008.
4. Help mothers initiate breastfeeding within
one hour of birth.
Dognin J. Psychological issues associated with AIDS related malignancies.
Presented at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital, Center for Comprehensive Care’s
HIV Noon Conference, New York, May 2008.
5. Show mothers how to breastfeed and how
to maintain lactation, even if they are
separated from their infants.
DFSM STAFF
6. Give infants no food or drink other than
breastmilk, unless medically indicated.
7. Practice “rooming in”-- allow mothers and
infants to remain together 24 hours a day.
8. Encourage unrestricted breastfeeding.
9. Give no pacifiers or artificial nipples to
breastfeeding infants.
10.Foster the establishment of breastfeeding
support groups and refer mothers to them
on discharge from the hospital or clinic
If you would like to join Dr. Rebecca Williams
in working toward baby friendly, please e-mail
her at [email protected].
For more information please visit:
http://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/
A few of our DFSM staff wearing our newly designed departmental
shirts. Pictured from left: Elba Carpio, Tami Rivera, Shannon Lanier,
Kim Eady, Carol Whittaker, Wilma Burgos, and Michelle Perez.
DFSM Newsletter is produced by the Department of Family and Social Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center
Editor/Designer: Tami Rivera, (718) 920-8434, [email protected]
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