May 2000
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In this issue:
1. "Right to Healthcare" Lectures
2. More Upcoming Events
3. Faculty
4. Staff
5. Students
1. "RIGHT TO HEALTHCARE" LECTURES
"The Right to Healthcare: Has the Time Come?" lecture series, initiated by DMS Dean John Baldwin, continues with Nobel Peace Prize winner and cardiologist Bernard Lown speaking on "The Art of Healing and the Crisis in Healthcare" on Wednesday, May 3, at 4 p.m. in Cook Auditorium. Regina Herzlinger, a Harvard business professor and healthcare expert, will speak Wednesday, May 17, at 4 p.m., and Randolph Smoak, president-elect of the American Medical Association, will speak Friday, May 26, at 5 p.m.
2. MORE UPCOMING EVENTS
• Healing Discussion/Workshop — May 4
Maestro Tlakaelel, a Mexica-Toltec elder and healer, will discuss and offer a brief workshop on some traditional ideas of healing, Thursday, May 4, 7 p.m. in Kellogg Auditorium. The Integrative Medicine Interest Group and the DMS Office of Minority Affairs are hosting the free discussion/workshop.
• "In Poetry and Prose" — May 9
"Stress Release Through Drama," the next "In Poetry and Prose" event, will take
place at noon, Tuesday, May 9, in DHMC’s Auditorium E. ArtCare Intern Katie McCarthy, Dartmouth '00, assisted by a troupe of ArtCare dramatists, will lead a free, interactive workshop on the release of stress through acting and role-playing exercises. Additional information is available from Gail Malsin at 650-1419.
• Library Grand Rounds — May 18
"More than MEDLINE: Resources of Interest to Clinicians," will be held on Thursday, May 18, 8 to 9 a.m., in DHMC’s Auditorium E. Library Grand Rounds, a forum for presenting information resources and tools of interest to clinicians, are held bimonthly (January, March, May, September, November). For more information contact Karen Odato at 650-8562 or at <karen.odato@dartmouth.edu>.
• Medical Grand Rounds — May 26
The MD/PhD Program along with the Department of Medicine will host Medical Grand Rounds on Friday, May 26, 8 a.m., in DHMC’s Auditorium E. Dr. Donald Kufe from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute will be speaking on "Translational Studies of the Human DF3/MUC1 Breast Carcinoma Associated Antigen."
3. FACULTY
• Six DMS faculty were among the top 100 New Hampshire doctors, selected by 35,000 of their peers, in the recent survey by the research firm Woodward/White: Joan Barthold, MD, obstetrics & gynecology; Suzanne Boulter, MD, pediatrics; Douglas James, MD, medicine (cardiology); Thomas McAllister, MD, psychiatry; David Roberts, MD, surgery (neurosurgery); John Sanders, MD, surgery (cardiology).
• Steven Atkins, MD, psychiatry, was featured in a national video conference on violence in schools, "Lessons Learned: Breaking the Cycle of Violence II," sponsored by a number of national organizations including the National Education Association, the National School Boards Association, and the Child Welfare League of America.
• James Barrett, MD, community & family medicine, received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Psychopathological Association at the association’s 89th annual meeting in March. Barrett has been active in the association for many years and has held numerous leadership positions.
• Suzanne Boulter, MD, pediatrics, and Barry Smith, MD, obstetrics & gynecology, participated in the Foundation for Healthy Communities’ Maternal and Newborn Assessment Project, which in part provided the impetus for a new book, Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby. The project, begun in January 1997, surveyed new mothers and found they wanted more information about prenatal care and caring for newborns. Mothers-to-be will receive free copies of the book at their first prenatal check-up and will receive the companion book Growing Up Healthy when they leave the hospital with their newborns.
• Mary Brunette, MD, psychiatry, received a NARSAD (National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia And Depression) Young Investigator Award for her work, titled Integrated Parenting Rehabilitation for Women with Severe Mental Illness.
• John Connolly, DPM, surgery (podiatry), and Jim Wrobel, DPM, community & family medicine, had an article "Primary closure of infected diabetic foot wounds: a report of closed instillation in 30 cases" published in the April edition of the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association.
• Research by Allen Dietrich, MD, and James Barrett, MD, both of community & family medicine, was featured in the December 1999 Journal of Family Practice. Their study shows that communicative doctors who ask more questions about patients’ feelings are more successful in diagnosing depression.
• Marc Ernstoff, MD, medicine, and Linda Titus-Ernstoff, PhD, community & family medicine, represented the Norris Cotton Cancer Center at the French government's World Summit against Cancer. The February conference was aimed at increasing the public's awareness and support of cancer prevention and treatment. On behalf of the NCCC, Dr. Marc Ernstoff signed the "Charter of Paris," a petition to continue the war on cancer.
• Thomas Fox, MD, psychiatry, has been appointed medical director at the newly formed Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Recovery for the State of New Hampshire.
• Diane Harper, MD, community & family medicine and obstetrics & gynecology, headed the Dartmouth HPV research team whose work was honored with the "Best Research of the Year" Award at the March 17 meeting of the ASCCP (American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology) in Orlando. This work specifically looked at self-sampling as a method for HPV (human papilloma virus) screening to replace Pap smear screening. Walter Noll, MD, pathology, was a major contributor to the research.
• Thomas McAllister, MD, psychiatry, has been elected a Fellow of the American Neuropsychiatric Association, recognizing his contributions to the field.
• Robert Porter, MD, surgery, received the Federation of State Medical Boards' Distinguished Service Award at the organization's annual meeting in April.
• Alexander Reeves, MD, neurology, presented lectures on Stroke Prevention and Treatment at 10 New England hospitals and conferences during 1999 and is scheduling as many for 2000. Dr. Reeves is educating health care professionals as well as the general public on the importance of immediate recognition of symptoms, new treatment options, and also elaborating on the rapidly expanding knowledge for stroke prevention.
• Jack Singer, MD, opthalmology, was a guest speaker in February at three locations in Japan: Appi Crystal Club International Cataract/IOL Symposium, Aichi Medical University, and Kyoto Prefectural University. In addition, Dr. Singer performed a Live Surgery Demonstration of Challenging Cataract & IOL Surgery as visiting professor and guest surgeon at Iwate Medical University, the third time he has done so since 1993.
In April, Singer was guest speaker at the International Congress of the Brazilian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery in Rio de Janeiro.
• John Wennberg, MD, community & family medicine, is a member of the newly created advisory board to Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Hampshire.
4. STAFF
• Dominic Albanese will join DHMC’s Development Information operation on May 8 as director of information systems, gift administration, donor and alumni records, research and stewardship functions. Albanese has been director of information services at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital, and previously a systems analyst and computer operations coordinator in Dartmouth College's Development and Alumni Relations computer services department.
• Anne Brisson, PhD, is the new senior assistant to DMS Dean John Baldwin, succeeding Laurel Mackin. Brisson has been a research assistant professor at the New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice at UNH, and previously a project coordinator for Harvard Medical School’s Department of Health Care Policy and for Massachusetts General Hospital’s Homeless Program.
• Mary Green joined the DMS/DHMC Development staff as DMS Alumni Relations Coordinator on April 24.
• Lisa Webster-Drucker has been appointed Director of Annual Giving for DHMC and DMS. She has been acting director since June 1999.
5. STUDENTS
• Matthew Brady ‘02 has been selected to participate in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Scholars Program for the 2000-2001 academic year.
• Jennifer Vines ’01 received a certificate of merit in the Arnold P. Gold essay contest on humanism in medicine for her essay "What are the barriers of humanism in medicine today?" based on her experience in Guatemala last summer. Her essay will be included in a collection of essays and appear on the Arnold P. Gold Web site.
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