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Grand Rounds June

Watkins Uiberall, PLLC to Facilitate Best Practices in Internal Controls Workshop

MEMPHIS — The certified public accounting firm of Watkins Uiberall, PLLC will be facilitating a workshop entitled Best Practices in Internal Controls for the Alliance of Nonprofit Excellence ("the Alliance") on June 23, 2009.

Best Practices in Internal Controls takes place on June 23rd from 8:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. at the Alliance office at 5100 Poplar Ave in Memphis. Daniel Moore, CPA, Audit Manager at Watkins Uiberall will facilitate theworkshop.The workshop teaches participants how to develop the most usefulinternal controls for: protecting resources against fraud; ensuring accuracyin accounting and operating data; complying with organization policies; andevaluating organizational performance. The workshop is offered through the

Alliance's 501(c)ollege. The 501(c)ollege provides over 60 workshops inseven core areas of management, as well as four certificate programs. Formore information, visit http://www.npexcellence.org.

UT Medical Group Expands Ophthalmology Staff

MEMPHIS — Dr. Ivan Marais has joined the UT Medical Group, Inc. Department of Ophthalmology. He is also clinical professor of ophthalmology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

Marais is a pioneer in the development of foldable intra-ocular lenses and is co-author of the textbook, Refractive Cataract Surgery and Multifocal Lenses. He also specializes in glaucoma, cataract surgery, and general ophthalmology care.

A native of South Africa, Marais earned his medical degree from the University of the Witwatersrand and completed his ophthalmology residency at St. John Eye Hospital in Johannesburg. He was a fellow at Westminster Hospital and the Institute of Ophthalmology in London and at St. John Eye Hospital.

Marais cares for patients at UT Medical Group's Germantown office at 7945 Wolf River Boulevard and at the Hamilton Eye Institute, located at 930 Madison Avenue.

Samuel Dagogo-Jack, MD, Named A. C. Mullins Chair in Translational Research and Chief, Division of Endocrinology in the College of Medicine at UTHSC

MEMPHIS — Samuel Dagogo-Jack, MD, has been appointed to the A. C. Mullins Chair in Translational Research, an endowed professorship. Dr. Dagogo-Jack has also been named chief of the Division of Endocrinology for the Department of Medicine in the College of Medicine.

Since joining the Department of Medicine in 2001 as a professor, Dr. Dagogo-Jack has served as program director for the Fellowship Training Program in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; deputy director of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and associate director of the General Clinical Research Center.

He was professor of Medicine and director, Diabetes Program at the University Medical Center, Jackson, Miss., before joining UTHSC.

U of M Professor Receives National Award for Research in Imaging Science

Dr. Chrysanthe Preza, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Memphis' Herff College of Engineering, has received a $743,781 National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Award for her research to improve live cell imaging. Over the next five years, Preza will develop an "Integrated Computational Optical Framework for Quantitative Space-Variant Imaging in Live-Cell Fluorescence Microscopy."

Dr. Preza joined the U of M faculty in 2006. She currently leads the Computational Imaging Research Laboratory and conducts research in the areas of imaging science and model-based estimation theory with applications in Multidimensional Light Microscopy, Multispectral Microscopy, Hyperspectral Imaging, and Biomedical Imaging.

Leadership Changes Announced at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has restructured some executive assignments to better meet the organization's changing needs. For some time, The healthcare system has been pursuing State approval to build a hospital in Olive Branch, and having made significant progress in the Mississippi legislature this year, Methodist has assigned a full-time executive to lead this important initiative. David Baytos, currently CEO and administrator of Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital, will take on this role.

William Kenley, currently CEO/administrator at Methodist North Hospital, has been chosen as Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital's CEO.

The Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital expansion will be complete in early 2010. Steve Miller, M.D. will serve as interim CEO at North while a comprehensive search for Kenley's replacement is conducted. Dr. Miller is senior vice president of research and education for Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare.

Medtronic Recognized By National Minority Quality Forum For Leadership In Reducing Health Disparities

MINNEAPOLIS — Medtronic Inc. (NYSE: MDT) is this year's recipient of the National Minority Quality Forum's (NMQF) Booker T. Washington Award.

This award is presented to a company or individual each year in recognition of its leadership in helping to eliminate health disparities and the recipient's outstanding contribution to the promotion of wellness in minority communities. The award will be presented to Medtronic during the NMQF's Sixth Annual Health Disparities Leadership Summit, which brings together congressional leaders, federal and state government leaders, health care providers, managed‐care representatives, faith‐based and community leaders, patient advocates, and pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry representatives to support the implementation of integrated solutions to health disparities.

Medtronic's initiatives to eliminate health disparities incorporate work with providers, patients and health system leaders.

Select Specialty Hospital - Memphis Named Quality Respiratory Care Provider

Select Specialty Hospital - Memphis has been named a quality respiratory care provider under a program aimed at making sure patients in extended acute care hospitals have access to respiratory care services provided by qualified respiratory therapists.

The American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC) started the Quality Respiratory Care Recognition (QRCR) program in 2003 to help consumers make informed choices about their health care. The program initially enrolled hospitals that agreed to ensure patient safety by adhering to a strict set of criteria governing their respiratory care services. Home care organizations were added to the program a year later, and the following year the Association added long-term care facilities, including skilled nursing facilities, long-term acute care hospitals, and other long-term care facilities.

Physicians, pharmacists author new textbooks

Memphis — A handful of Le Bonheur Children's physicians recently have authored textbooks on pediatric topics ranging from epilepsy to nephrology. The books include:

• Pediatric Nephrology for Primary Care, co-authored by Pediatric Nephrologist Dr. Russell Chesney, who also serves as chairman of the Department of Pediatric for University of Tennessee Health Science Center. This book was developed to provide primary care physicians with a resource to diagnose and treat children with uncomplicated kidney problems - and advise them on when to refer to a specialist.

• Advanced Therapy in Epilepsy, co-authored by Le Bonheur Neuroscience Institute Director James Wheless, MD, looks at the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy in children, adolescents and adults. The textbook incorporates modern diagnostic evaluation and all aspects of epilepsy treatment, from medicine to dietary and surgical options. It also covers associated co-morbid conditions and their treatment.

• Pediatric Injectable Drugs, Eighth Edition, also known as The Teddy Bear Book, is co-authored by UTHSC pharmacy faculty Cathy Crill, Stephanie Phelps and Emily Hak, with contributions from pharmacist Kelley Lee. This book is the definitive textbook on the use of intravenous drugs in children. It describes side effects and drug-drug interactions.

Tennessee Heart Center Offers Free Online Stroke Risk Assessment

JACKSON — Tennessee Heart Center at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital announced today the launch of STROKEaware, the newest disease prevention module in its cardiovascular program. STROKEaware is designed to help people who may be at risk for stroke, which can cause disability and even death. Incidents of stroke will impact four out of five adult Americans in their lifetime.

People can log-onto the internet and go to www.wth.org and click on STROKEaware to take a five-minute, free risk assessment.

Splish Splash

JACKSON — Core abdominal strengthening is essential for daily activities like walking, running, and gardening. The West Tennessee Women's Center is hosting a free session where you can learn abdominal excercises you can do at home as well as the pool, so that your body can work more effectively while at work, play and sports.

"Splish, Splash," will be offered on Thursday, June 11 at 7 p.m. at Highland Park Conference Center at 617 West Forest Avenue. The main speaker will be Amy Sidwell a physical therapist from Sports Plus Aquatherapies.

For more information or to register for this free community event, call the West Tennessee Women's Center at 731-541-6448.