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On a Mission
The CMDA helps healthcare professionals heal the world
Nestled in the beautiful, mountainous landscape of Bristol, Tenn., the national headquarters of the Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA) reaches out far beyond the East Tennessee region. Founded in 1931 by a small group of medical students at Northwest Medical School in Chicago, the organization's original vision was to help support medical students in their attempt to integrate their faith into their medical practice. But following World War II, the focus of the CMDA expanded as physicians returned from overseas having seen the world and having witnessed the tremendous needs—many of them turning to the mission field as career medical missionaries...
BRIDGET GARLAND |
Local company looks to improve medical imaging technology
4-D Medical Systems launches 4D PhotoStation
An East Tennessee computer expert is taking the old saying about a picture and a thousand words and turning it into a new medical diagnostic tool that has the potential to save lives.
SCOTT BROOKS |
Preparing Pharmacists for Their Expanding Roles
Being a pharmacist today is a very different proposition than it was two decades ago. Sometimes the expectations seem to shift on a monthly ... if not daily ... basis. To help practicing pharmacists and students keep up with their ever-expanding roles, the Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA) has put advocacy, education and professional awareness at the top of the priority list.
CINDY SANDERS |
Transparency: It's Clear Pharmacists, PBM Associations Caught in Contentious Debate
On the face of it, both the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) and the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) "strongly support" the principle of transparency within the pharmaceutical industry. Scratch the surface, however, and the two associations have very different ideas about what the concept of transparency means and how it should be enacted. Both claim their viewpoint is best for the bottom line.
CINDY SANDERS |
"Recession Depression" a Growing Mental Health Concern
Economic Woes Take a Toll
You've heard the joke: It's a recession if you lose your job; it's a depression if I lose mine. Whatever you want to call the nation's economic downturn, it's downright depressing, say mental health professionals, and a recent survey confirms that the economy is taking its toll on Americans' mental health.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Physician Spotlight: Larry C. Kilgore
Larry C. Kilgore, MD, is a new addition to the faculty and staff of the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville as a practicing physician in the Since 1984, Kilgore has published over 4o articles. His most referenced work appeared in the 1995 Gynecologic Oncology Journal on the subject of endometrial cancer, regarding the importance of surgical staging for lymph node dissection. Standard procedure had previously included hysterectomy followed by radiation. Kilgore's concern of over-radiating patients led to his study on improved surgical management as the better approach.
STAN GIBERT |
Physician Spotlight: Rena Azar, MD
As one of the founding physicians for the new Pelvic Floor Center at Parkridge Medical Center, Rena Azar, MD, felt that individuals in the Chattanooga area suffering from pelvic disorders needed a center specifically dedicated to diagnosing and treating women, as well as men, with urinary and/or fecal incontinence issues.
BRIDGET GARLAND |
Physician Spotlight : Rodney Houghton, MD
After experiencing what he describes as a vivid, film festival movie dream, which was complete with various psychiatric mentors and welcoming attending physicians, Texas native Rodney Houghton, MD, just knew that he would specialize in psychiatry. Blessed with a compassionate heart, the gift of listening, and a true affinity for the elderly, Houghton later discovered that he would also focus on administering geriatric psychiatric care.
LEIGH ANNE W. HOOVER |
Administrator's Corner: Jim Decker
Jim Decker is in a unique position. As Chief Executive Officer of MEDIC Regional Blood Center in Knoxville, Decker relies heavily on his broad experience in education. Originally from Zachary, La., Decker attended Louisiana State University, where he received a bachelor's and master's degree in microbiology. During his early college years, he worked part time in a hospital as a respiratory therapist, where he developed a keen interest in hospitals.
BRIDGET GARLAND |
Administrator's Corner: Joyce D. Everett
The medical field offers countless opportunities for professionals to move around the country, even the world. It also provides chances to stay in one place and grow along with an organization. Joyce D. Everett chose the latter.
JOE MORRIS |
Administrator's Corner: Shirley Hines
"I love what I do," said Shirley Hines, administrator of East Tennessee Ambulatory Surgery Center (ETASC). "I find it challenging, rewarding, and the people I work with are amazing. I know that work satisfaction is hard to find, but I can say I have complete work satisfaction."
JAMIE MERRIMAN-PACTON |
Literary Examiner
Reviews of Going Out Green by Bob Butz and The Deadly Dinner Party & Other Medical Detective Stories by Jonathan A. Edlow, MD
TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER |
Unique 2010 Roth IRA Opportunity
Immunizing your future
Vaccines are very effective at preventing disease. Individuals intuitively know vaccines are necessary, but the process of booking appointments, bringing children, and following through can be difficult to consistently achieve. Some individuals do not want to submit to short-term pain in order to get a long-term benefit.
KEVIN GORMLEY AND STEPHEN ROTHGEB, CPA |
The Bottom Line: Credit Card Hangover
My neighbor decided to bring his friends home and continue the party last Friday night. They cranked up the stereo at 3:00 a.m. and didn't stop partying until I was able to get the police to knock on their door at 5:30 a.m. Needless to say, my night's sleep was destroyed. I had to go and teach a class at UT from 9:00 to 3:00, so you can imagine how I felt and how effective I may have been. My neighbor probably slept until noon and prepared to repeat the party the following day–which he did! I suffered the hangover, without the benefits of enjoying the party.
BILL MORRIS |
Clinically Speaking: Adult ADHD
While most people think that attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a childhood disorder, an article in Internal Medical News (March 1, 2004) states that up to 70 percent of children with ADHD continue to experience symptoms into adulthood (p. 48). This translates into as many as 8 million adults who are affected.
JOE NOWELL |
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