Medscape – Quotes L. Campbell Levy, assistant professor of medicine, on alternative menu items that may soon replace the typical purgatives used to prepare the bowel for a colonoscopy. An edible preparation that “incorporates the purgatives into an appealing diet for patients” is challenging the notion that you have to fast and consume the commonly despised liquid before a colonoscopy, Levy explains.
In the News
Medicare Should End Penalty for High-Performing Systems Under ACO Model
Modern Healthcare – In this article, James Weinstein, CEO of Dartmouth-Hitchcock and professor of orthopaedics, the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and community and family medicine at Geisel, and William Weeks, professor of psychiatry, community and family medicine, and the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice at Geisel, discuss how Dartmouth-Hitchcock and other leading academic health systems in Medicare’s Pioneer accountable care organization program face a payment conundrum.
The First Black Female Astronaut on Fear, Audacity, and the Importance of Inclusion
Fast Company – A profile piece on Mae Jemison, adjunct professor of community and family medicine, who was an astronaut on the space shuttle Endeavor and was the first woman of color to go into space. In the article, Jemison states that one of the ways she has become so successful is learning her strengths and working on weaknesses, and that she believes “the key is more an issue of balance than to focus on one in hopes the other will disappear.”
Immunotherapy: the Big New Hope for Cancer Treatment
The Guardian – This article mentions Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine in an article about the overall impact of a cancer immunotherapy clinical trial on melanoma patients, and that the two drugs used in the trial, ipilimumab and nivolumab, were created by the biotech firm called Medarex founded by immunologists from Geisel.
Speaking of Science: June 2015’s Selection of Notable Quotes
The Scientist – Quotes H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine, the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and community and family medicine, from a recent op-ed on genome testing in the Los Angeles Times.
Telehealth: a Primer for Pediatricians
Contemporary Pediatrics – This article written by Andrew Schuman, clinical assistant professor in pediatrics, discusses the differences between telehealth and telemedicine, the origins of telehealth, and telehealth’s capabilities for providing remote health care by utilizing telecommunication technologies.
The Alzheimer’s Family
Valley News – An interview with Robert Santulli, honorary associate professor of psychiatry, about a book he recently co-authored titled The Emotional Journey of the Alzheimer’s Family.
Dartmouth Physician Wins Conquer Cancer Foundation Award
Valley News – Dr. Florian Schroeck, chief of urology at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in White River Junction and a member of Norris Cotton Cancer Center’s Cancer Control Research Program, has received the Conquer Cancer Foundation Career Development Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
15 Facts on Spinal Fusion for Low Back Pain
U.S. News & World Report – References data provided by the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice (TDI), which reported that spinal fusion surgeries of Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and over increased 67 percent between 2001 and 2011.
D-H president honored as a ‘great American’
New Hampshire Business Review – Dr. James Weinstein, president and CEO of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system and professor at the Geisel School of Medicine, was among 90 recipients of the 2015 Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations.
Upcoming Events
- DCC Grand Rounds with Swarnali Acharyya, PhD May 7, 2024
- EvenCompetency Based Education and Entrustable Professional Activities: Why all the Excitement? May 7, 2024
- Pediatric Grand Rounds May 8, 2024
- Dept. Of Medicine Grand Rounds May 10, 2024
- Neurology Grand Rounds May 10, 2024
- Geisel MD Class Day Ceremony May 11, 2024
- David G. Russell, Ph.D - Munck-Pfefferkorn Prize Lecture at Dartmouth May 13, 2024
- Psychiatry Grand Rounds May 14, 2024
- DCC Grand Rounds with Erika Moen, PhD, MS May 14, 2024
- Implementation Science Fundamentals Seminar May 14, 2024
- BCB Seminar Series - Rong Li, PhD May 14, 2024
- Pediatric Grand Rounds May 15, 2024