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Leader Green Cover_ƒLeader_Alt_Cover.qxp 2/23/12 5:02 PM Page 4A N N O U N C E M E N T SGuideStone Representative ScheduleDates and times are subject to change. Please contact your facility’s humanresources office for information. Baptist colleagues can contact DavidProctor at 901-226-3516 or e-mail David.Proctor@GuideStone.org, or AprilMollerberg at 901-226-3518 or e-mail April.Mollerberg@GuideStone.org.Additional information is also available at www.GuideStone.org/BMH.Feb. 28............................Baptist Golden TriangleFeb. 29...................................Baptist HuntingdonMarch 1.....................................Baptist Union CityMarch 5........................................Baptist MemphisMarch 6...........................................Baptist DeSotoMarch 7.................................................NEA BaptistMarch 8........................................Baptist Women’sMarch 8..........................Baptist Corporate CenterThe Baptist Women’s Health Center Boutique has moved nextdoor to the Women’s Health Center at 50 Humphreys Blvd., Suite17.The boutique has lactation items; post surgery and compressionsupplies; and wigs, turbans and hats. The boutique’s hours are 9 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.The Dr. Sam P. Patterson Library will host a free seminar Thursday, March8, from noon to 1 p.m. in classrooms A, B, and C at Baptist Memorial Hospitalfor Women.The facilitator, Dr. John Touliatos, will discuss sinus disease, sinus surgery andallergies as well as address available treatment options and when to considersurgery. Touliatos is a native Memphian and attended Evangelical ChristianSchool. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Mississippi College inClinton, Miss., and his medical degree from The University of Tennessee HealthScience Center in 1995. He completed his residency in otolaryngology (ear, noseand throat medicine) at Southern Illinois University in Springfield, Ill., from1996 to 2001. Touliatos is a partner with Mid-South Ear, Nose and Throat inMemphis.Please submit any questions to Gayle.Callicutt@bmhcc.org.As part of Baptist’s centennial celebration, Baptist College ofHealth Sciences has a special event planned the day before thealumni reunion. On Thursday, May 31, Baptist College’sAmbassador Board will sponsor an evening at Playhouse on theSquare, featuring A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline and a silentauction.All proceeds will go toward the College’s Centennial ScholarshipFund.A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline is a tribute to the life and music ofthe country music legend, from her humble start in the ShenandoahValley to the Grand Ole Opry, to her tragic death at a young age.Tickets are now available for $60 each or $51 for alumni and oneguest. A portion of the ticket price is tax deductible.For more information about Playhouse on the Square or A CloserWalk with Patsy Cline please visit www.playhouseonthesquare.org.To purchase tickets by phone, please call Mary MacKinnon, devel-I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me willnever walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.John 8:12N E W S A N D E V E N T SNational publication ranks Baptistamong top health systemsBecker’s Hospital Review, a national, bimonthly health care publication, recentlyannounced Baptist Memorial Health Care as one of 61 Integrated Health Systemsto Know.The 61 systems recognized have achieved high levels of integration as demonstratedthrough strong physician alignment and addressing the continuum ofcare through other health care entities such as clinics, rehabilitation centers,psychiatric care facilities, medical groups and accountable care organizations.“We are honored to be listed among the top health care organizations byBecker’s Hospital Review,” said Stephen C. Reynolds, president and CEO ofBaptist Memorial Health Care. “At Baptist, we work tirelessly to help ensureoptimum care for our patients by providing access to an array of health servicesbeyond direct patient care.”Baptist was selected based on data from health care analytics company SDI,nominations and careful research by the Becker’s Hospital Review editorial team.Health systems cannot pay to be included on the list.Research around the system: ATOMICtrial aims to prevent heart failureRobert Bienkowski, Ph.D., executivedirector of the Baptist Clinical ResearchInstitute, offers updates on clinicalresearch across the Baptist system.Most of us know someone whoseheart can’t pump enough blood tosupply the body’s needs. It’s calledheart failure, and it’s one of themost common health problemsamong the elderly, severelylimiting what they can do. Thereare many treatments for heartfailure – lifestyle changes, drugs,physical therapy, and sometimessurgery – but they often can’trestore people’s quality of life.Dr. Frank McGrew of the SternCardiovascular Foundation isconducting a clinical trial of a newdrug that may change that grimpicture. The trial is calledATOMIC, Acute Treatment withOmecamtiv Mecarbil to IncreaseContractility. Omecamtiv mecarbilworks in a very different waycompared to drugs in current use;it binds to the molecules in themuscle fibers of the heart andmakes them contract morestrongly.Although the drug is new, thetrial has a standard design: it’srandomized, double-blinded, andplacebo-controlled; it’s beingcarried out at 72 locations in theUnited States and abroad and aimsto enroll 600 patients.Why so many patients? Althoughthe drug has been tested in severalsmall groups and seems to haveworked well, it’s possible that theearly results were just beginner’sluck. So it’s necessary to try thedrug in more patients to see if theencouraging signs hold up. Mostexperimental drugs don’t make itthis far!Also, some of the patients in thetrial may experience negative sideeffects that didn’t show up in thesmall groups, and we have to knowwhat’s bad as well as what’s goodabout the drug.Patients who volunteer toparticipate will be randomized toreceive either the drug or aplacebo. A placebo is an inactivesubstance that looks just like thedrug but shouldn’t affect the heart.Sometimes, sick patients feelbetter just because of the extraattention they receive in a researchstudy, and using a placebo controlsfor this effect.Continued on page 6A
Leader Green Cover_ƒLeader_Alt_Cover.qxp 2/23/12 5:02 PM Page 5A R O U N D T H E S Y S T E MBaptist DeSoto cardiac conference setThe Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Heart Symposium: DefiningSuccess with Heart Failure, isdesigned to engage health careprofessionals interested in cardiovasculardisease.On Feb. 25, 19 experts fromBaptist Memorial Health Care andStern Cardiovascular Foundationwill address managing heart failurein the office or hospital setting;discuss challenges faced by the heartfailure patient; identify tools availableto manage advanced heartfailure; and analyze the scope ofheart failure as it applies to theoffice and hospital setting.The event is sponsored by theBaptist Memorial Health CareFoundation, and the goal is to allowphysicians and other health careprofessionals to talk about bestpractices and outcomes of heartdisease.The Mississippi Delta leads thenation in heart disease per capita,and one in three Mississippianssuffers from heart disease, makingthe state the highest in the nation forcardiac-related deaths.“About 15,000 of our 60,000emergency room patients each yearhave cardiac-related illnesses,” saidJames Huffman, administrator andCEO of Baptist DeSoto. “We arerising to the challenge andaddressing our community’s needs.”Ask the Expert: Women and heartdiseaseDr. Jennifer Morrow, cardiologist with the SternCardiovascular Foundation answers frequently askedquestions regarding women and heart disease for thismonth’s Ask the Expert column.Why should women be concerned about heartdisease?Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women inDr. Jennifer Morrow America; in fact, heart disease kills more women thanall cancers combined, including breast and lungcancers. Heart disease is currently the cause of death for one in four women,with the highest rates occurring in post-menopausal women. Statistics showthat one woman per minute in the United States dies of a heart-related illness.Baptist Cardiac Rehab at Stern opens new locationGermantown Chamber of Commerce and Baptist Memorial Health Care representativescelebrate the opening of the second Baptist Cardiac Rehab at SternCardiovascular Foundation during a ribbon cutting on Thursday, Feb. 16. Baptistand Stern are helping meet the needs of cardiac patients by partnering to offer evenmore specialized care and recovery.Baptist Union City donates to the Boys and Girls ClubBrad Parsons, administrator and CEO at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City, recentlypresented a check for $3,500 to Tracy Boucher, director of the Boys and Girls Clubof Northwest Tennessee. The charitable gift supports the Club’s Triple Play program.Triple Play is a dynamic wellness program that demonstrates how eating right, keepingfit and forming positive relationships add up to a healthy lifestyle.What steps should women take in preventing heart disease?The first and most important step in taking charge of heart health is toidentify one’s risk factor profile. Risk factors for heart disease can be dividedinto modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors. Modifiable risks, or thosethat can be changed or controlled, include: cigarette smoking, high bloodpressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity and physical inactivity.Non-modifiable risk factors include family history, menopausal status, ageand race. A family history of premature heart disease is defined as a heartattack in a male family member before the age of 55, or before the age of 65 ina female family member.The vast majority of people who die from heart disease have at least one ofthe above-listed risk factors. Having multiple risk factors further multipliesyour risk of a heart attack.Changing your risk factor profile is very important in trying to decrease therisk of heart disease. Ways to achieve this include eating a healthy diet, exercisingand maintaining a normal body weight.Continued on page 5New patient trays enhance dining experience atBaptist Union CountyThe Food and Nutrition department at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County introduced theSmart-Therm II induction heating system for patient trayline service. The Smart-Therm II gives thecorrect amount of heat to allow consistent temperature for each tray. With the Smart-Therm II systemin place, the Food and Nutrition department initiated the use of new patient trays ergonomicallydesigned to better serve the patient. Pictured left to right are Elena Dent, registered dietitian; EvaFrazier, patient representative; and Linda Gambrell, director of Food and Nutrition.
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