September 7, 2012 - Baptist Memorial Online

A R O U N D T H E S Y S T E MLung cancerContinued from page 1He moved to Memphis in 2005 to join Baptist Medical Group’s BostonBaskin Cancer Foundation and continued a multidisciplinary approach tocare.“The South, Mid-South and the Southwestern U.S. have the largestnumber of lung cancer cases. It is heavily skewed toward this side of thecountry. Shelby County is right in the middle of lung cancer incidents andmortalities. We are in the top 90th percentile. Lung cancer is not based onrace, wealth, sex or poverty. It cuts across all demographics.”Osarogiagbon recognizes there are several challenges with dealing withlung cancer patients particularly if they have previous health problems.“The idea that the care you receive is important can make a differencebecause that’s something people don’t normally pay attention to. Peoplethink once you get lung cancer you will die. We have to help people understandthat’s not true. The average age of diagnosis is 72, and 80 percent ormore of the patients are 65 and older. Smoking is the key risk factor. Manytimes, lung cancer patients have bad lungs, a bad heart, high blood pressure,diabetes, kidney problems and one quarter have already survived oneprevious cancer by the time you find their cancer. There are those patientswith lung cancer who can be cured, and it’s about finding those patients andwhen you find them you need to do a series of proper steps to get them treatmentthat can potentially cure their cancer and get the benefit of it.”Baptist Memphis 5K Fun Run & Walk for WellnessThe inaugural Baptist Memphis 5K attracted close to 200 runners and walkers,Saturday, Aug. 18 at Shelby Farms Park. The 5K was a component of the BaptistMemphis Well4Life program to address four aspects of wellness–physical, nutritional,financial and spiritual.Osarogiagbon won a $3 million National Cancer Institute grant to study themultidisciplinary approach to lung cancer treatment. It will begin in July2013. He is leading the efforts and is working to form a team of scientists andclinicians to start the trial.The goal is to improve the proper testing of lymph nodes to determine ifthe cancer is spreading. Osarogiagbon says when patients are deemed to becandidates for lung cancer surgery, the thing that determines their longtermsurvival is whether or not the cancer has spread into their lymph nodesand which lymph nodes. He developed a kit for surgeons with separatelylabeled containers for the individual lymph node samples needed for thetests and a road map of where to find them. Also, he and his team requestedthe remaining lung tissue from prior tests to check for lymph nodes andtraces of cancer. Combined, these two processes can negatively impact therate of lung-cancer-surgery deaths, he said.Baptist Union County hosts back to school fairBaptist Memorial Hospital-Union County hosted its annual Back to School HealthFair on Aug. 13 with more than 500 children. The event offered free health screenings,health and safety information as well as school supplies. The event wasexpanded to include an early childhood corner for newborns to 4-year-olds. Picturedare the hotdog chefs for the event: left, Samuel Lynd, assistant administrator; andRandy White, CNO.“We have to figure out what is the best treatment for you, and the besttreatment not only depends on the type of lung cancer you have, but it alsodepends on where else the lung cancer has spread. One of the things we areworking on right now is called a multidisciplinary thoracic program. The keyidea is rather than make the patient jump from one place to another, whydon’t we have them flow through the multidisciplinary program and have allthe physicians and surgeons in one place at one time. The idea is you comehere and we look at the information. We decide what we need to do when andwho needs to do it. We also expect that will improve the quality of care bydetermining the exact needs of the patient.”The regional study will include five Baptist Memorial hospitals and otherinstitutions in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Kentucky where five ormore lung cancer surgeries occur each year. Osarogiagbon and the team willset up partnerships with the hospitals and clinics and show them a differentway to run tests for lung cancer screenings, and he will report their dataduring and at the end of the five-year period.“We have five years to show an effective intervention and demonstrate theprocess and effectiveness. Part of what we are trying to do goes across rural,high volume institutions and low volume institutions. We want to see howBaptist DeSoto hosts its first Farmer’s MarketMarylynne Brooks, right, looks at the fresh greens with Wilmetta Neely at BaptistMemorial Hospital-DeSoto's farmer's market, Friday, Aug. 24. The hospital offeredits first farmer’s market for colleagues and the community and attracted more than500 people. With Mississippi at the top of the list for obesity, Food and NutritionDirector Tim Liskey hopes the market will encourage the community to eat morehealthy, fresh foods.“It really starts with small changes, and one of those changes is eating fresh produce.Education is one thing, but showing people how to do it is trulyeffective this intervention is in different types of facilities.” Page 3something else,” he said.

Your Baptist Retirement PlanFrom GuideStone Financial ResourcesGuideStone Financial Resources has been privileged to partner withBaptist since October 1948, as your retirement plan provider. Whileboth organizations have grown and changed over the decades,GuideStone’s commitment to Baptist has remained steadfast.GuideStone Funds, the underlying fund family of GuideStoneFinancial Resources, was recently recognized by Lipper, an industryranking firm. Lipper recognized GuideStone Funds as the 2012 BestOverall Small Fund Group in the U.S. GuideStone was ranked No. 1 outof 182 eligible fund companies with up to $40 billion in assets.Baptist Memphis receives the firstPACE Award in the Southeast regionWhile GuideStone’s commitment to excellence is exemplified inawards like the Lipper recognition, the central commitment to servingBaptist colleagues remains. GuideStone has dedicated the services oftwo full-time, on-site representatives who are available to addressyour planning needs and answer your retirement questions. This is inaddition to the trained staff of specialists at GuideStone’s call centerwho provide help day in and day out through the year.Mark Street recently joined the GuideStone team at Baptist. Mark isa certified financial planner and has 15 years of experience in thefinancial services industry. A native of Memphis and graduate of theUniversity of Memphis, Mark is available to answer your retirementplan questions. Feel free to call him at 901-226-3518 or email him atMark.Street@GuideStone.org.Long-time GuideStone employee David Proctor continues to serveBaptist colleagues. You may reach him at 901-226-3516 or email himat David.Proctor@GuideStone.org.Beyond these on-site representatives, GuideStone has developed awebsite just for Baptist staff: www.GuideStone.org/BMH. On this site,you can learn about the retirement plan, matching schedule and availablefunds in which to invest your hard-earned dollars. Ourrepresentatives can help you understand your choices and get off to theright start and assist you in planning and assessing toward a strongfinish into the retirement years. Industry recognition is an importantmilestone for any investment company. GuideStone combines theindustry reach, knowledge and intellectual capital to manage yourretirement dollars with strength and integrity. David and Mark arehere to ensure that the personal touch, for which GuideStone isknown, remains the standard for Baptist colleagues for years to come.Baptist Memphis received a Pinnacle of Achievement,Collaboration and Education award from Laerdal Medical, themanufacturer of the SimMan, a computer programmed mannequinused to train nurses, pharmacists, respiratory therapists andphysicians for its simulation lab.Pictured above at the awards presentation are, left to right,Derick Ziegler, administrator and CEO; Judy Bedard, director ofnursing staff development; and Rusty Hall, regional director ofLaerdal.The Baptist Memphis simulation lab duplicates actual patientcare settings and allows staff to receive education and clinicaltraining in a controlled environment.The PACE award was the first presented in the Southeast Regionand sets the benchmark for those to follow.According to Hall, the Baptist Memphis simulation lab hasinnovation, leadership and aligns with the Laerdal mission ofhelping to save lives, and Baptist has proved it is capable to lead.“Baptist Memphis received this award due to the commitment ofour hospital staff and leadership. It shows 100 percent evidence ofour mission to take care of patients,” said Bedard.Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City to sponsor Discovery Park of AmericaBaptist Memorial Hospital-Union City has become a foundingcircle sponsor at Discovery Park of America. Located in UnionCity, Discovery Park of America Inc. will be a $100 million educationalcomplex with exhibits and interactive experiences in theareas of nature, science, technology, history and art.“Discovery Park will be a tremendous educational and entertainmentasset for the people of this region,” said SkipperBondurant, administrator and chief executive officer. DiscoveryPark is expected to open in mid-2013.Pictured left to right, Skipper Bondurant, Baptist Union Cityadministrator and CEO; Robert Kirkland, Kirkland Foundation;Forrest Briggs, Baptist Union City assistant administrator; MaryCarpenter, Baptist Union City board of directors chairman; andJim Rippy, chairman of Discovery Park.Page 4

M O R E N E W S A N D E V E N T SBaptist College’s summer graduatingclass receives rite of passageOn Aug., 9, 37 nursing graduates were recognized at theirPinning and Recognition Ceremony held at Bellevue BaptistChurch. The ceremony began with “The Alumni Path of Light,”where Baptist College of Health Sciences nursing alumni align theaisle holding lighted candles as the graduates entered the church.The ceremony upholds the tradition of Florence Nightingale, whowas called “The Lady with the Lamp.” This traditional pinningceremony, that now includes the path of light, is a nursing traditionand marks the graduates’ rite of passage into the nursingprofession. During the ceremony, graduates were proudly pinnedby nursing faculty and were also recognized for additional achievements.Those recognized included the Student Nurse Mentors and theinductees into Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society ofNursing. The summer graduating class also presented a check tothe Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation to support theBaptist Trinity Hospice Camp Good Grief.Minimize your food portions to save calories and moneyWhat is a portion?A portion can describe the amount of a foodthat is eaten or served. This may be differentfrom the actual serving size of a particular food.When looking at the nutrition facts label onpackaged foods, the information listed is for aserving size. Many times, people don’t payattention to the serving size and eat more thanone serving. For example, the serving size ofsome foods food is one cup, but there may betwo servings in the container. If you aren’tpaying attention, you could eat the entirecontents of the container thinking that was oneserving size when it is actually two.Why is it important?It is especially important to pay attention toportion sizes when eating out. Many timeswhen eating out, the amount of food that isserved contains more than one serving. Thelarger the portion, the more calories itcontains.How do I know what is considered a servingsize?If eating a prepackaged food, you can read thenutrition facts label, which lists what theserving size is. Here are some common itemsthat can represent normal serving sizes:1 cup = baseball½ cup = light bulb1 ounce or 2 Tablespoons = golf ball1 Tablespoon = poker chip3 ounces chicken or meat = deck of playingcards3 ounces fish = checkbookHow can I control my portion sizes?One of the ways to control the amount of foodyou eat is to slow down while eating. By doingthis, you will be able to actually enjoy the foodyou are eating and give your body a chance totell you when you are full. Using smaller platesand glasses can make it seem like you aregetting more to eat and drink than you actuallyMake a difference–volunteer forBaptist Trinity HospiceBaptist Trinity Hospice, located at 6141 Walnut Grove Road, willhost a volunteer training session on Saturday, Sept. 22 from 8:30 a.m.until 4:30 p.m.Training will include discussions on understanding the hospicephilosophy and the hospice team concept; developing communicationand listening skills; patient and caregiver rights; and spirituality, griefand family relations.Lunch will be provided.Hospice volunteers can serve in a variety of ways, includingoffering companionship and providing support to family members.Many work behind the scenes by answering phones, makingcomfort baskets and running errands.Others are more directly involved with patients and families byproviding transportation, reading to patients, helping with CampGood Grief or just holding a hand.New volunteers are especially needed at the Baptist Trinity HospiceHouse, the area’s first residential hospice, located on the campus ofBaptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville.Baptist Trinity Hospice provides care and services to the terminallyill and their family members.Although cancer remains one of the primary diagnoses for hospicepatients, others with life-limiting illnesses, such as Alzheimer’s andcongestive heart failure also receive care in the program.For more information on being a hospice volunteer or to receive anapplication packet, please call Sandra Livesay, Baptist Trinity Hospicevolunteer coordinator, at 901-767-6767.are. Eating meals and snacks regularly can helpyou control your hunger and keep you fromovereating at meals. Don’t eat directly out of abag or box; divide the food into serving sizesinstead. When eating out of a bag or box, it iseasy to end up eating multiple servings. Wheneating out, consider sharing a meal with afriend. It is also important to pay attention tothe wording used to describe items on themenu. For example, order steamed, grilled orbroiled dishes instead of smothered, fried orsauteed dishes. These tips will help you savecalories and money!It may seem difficult to do at first, but usingthese tips and tricks can help you keep yourportions under control. The small steps reallyadd up when making changes to create ahealthier you!by Taylor Burgmon, University of Memphis dietetic intern atBaptist Memorial Hospital-MemphisPage 5