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Monday, 08 March 2010 21:31 |
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Catawba Valley Medical Center invites healthcare professionals and the community to attend the next ‘Conversations in Ethics’ to be held from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 18 in the Northwest AHEC Lecture Hall, Room 112. This monthly, no-charge meeting provides an opportunity for discussion of some of the most important issues facing the healthcare profession today.
This month’s case study is called “Breaching Confidentiality to Protect Others.” Bob has attended the genito-urinary clinic at his local Trust hospital. Bob is seen by Dr. Gomez who informs him that he is HIV positive. Dr. Gomez counsels Bob to contact his sexual partners to inform them of his status and Bob starts a course of treatment. For the last 18 months Bob has been in a relationship with Sue with whom he is expecting a baby in two months. Before this relationship Bob had a series of sexual partners. On a subsequent visit to the clinic it becomes clear to Dr. Gomez that Bob has not told Sue of his HIV status. Because Dr. Gomez is aware of the impending arrival of their baby, he tells Bob that steps should be taken to assess whether Sue is HIV positive and whether the baby is at risk so that necessary treatment may be started. Bob adamantly refuses to tell Sue and says that if she is told without his consent, he will stop his course of treatment.
Among the questions to be discussed at the session may be: What should Dr. Gomez do? Can or should he inform Sue, or Bob’s physician?
A free lunch will be served to those who register no later than Tuesday, March 16, 2010 by calling Glenda Fowler at 828/326-3365.
Catawba Valley Medical Center’s Department of Organizational Learning is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Completion of this activity provides 1.0 contact hour.
Catawba Valley Medical Center is a not-for-profit, public healthcare system providing and promoting the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being of the public in addition to serving as a center for health education, wellness services, preventative medicine and acute care. CVMC, three times recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Magnet facility, was recently named as a “Distinguished Hospital for An Outstanding InPatient Experience” by J.D. Power and Associates as well as a Hospital of Choice by the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers. |
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 21:32 |
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 Catawba Valley Medical Center’s (CVMC) Healthy House Medical Director Vondell Clark, MD, MPH, recently received board certification in Bariatric Medicine from the American Board of Bariatric Medicine (ABBM).
As an ABBM diplomate, Dr. Clark follows bariatric practice guidelines for medical (non-surgical) body fat reduction/weight loss methods. These guidelines combined with board certification help to ensure the highest standard of medical practice when treating overweight and obese patients. Achievement of Bariatric Medicine certification assures that the recipient has a body of knowledge in the practice of bariatric medicine that includes multi-disciplinary techniques and specialized intervention guidelines to help better treat overweight and obese patients. Dr. Clark is also board certified in Integrative Holistic Medicine as well as Family Medicine.
CVMC’s Healthy House, a facility dedicated to both preventing and treating childhood obesity, is the first of its kind in the region and is located on the medical center campus. The Healthy House’s prevention initiative, the Wellness FAN (Fitness, Awareness, Nutrition) program, seeks to make a sustainable difference in the epidemic of childhood obesity. The program provides education, activities, and resources that may lead to the prevention of obesity in high-risk children. The Healthy House also offers a variety of treatment options – including physical activity, behavioral strategies, and nutritional guidance – for children already dealing with obesity.
Currently, most participants in The Healthy House’s childhood obesity prevention program are coordinated through Catawba County’s Head Start initiative. However, the treatment program is open to any child in the community who has a need and is at or above the 95th percentile for age-adjusted BMI.
To learn more about CVMC’s Healthy House, please call 828/326-3410.
Catawba Valley Medical Center is a not-for-profit, public healthcare system providing and promoting the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being of the public in addition to serving as a center for health education, wellness services, preventative medicine and acute care. CVMC, three times recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Magnet facility, was recently named as a “Distinguished Hospital for An Outstanding InPatient Experience” by J.D. Power and Associates as well as a Hospital of Choice by the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers. |
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Monday, 01 March 2010 22:24 |
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Three physicians practicing in The Center for Sleep Disorders at Catawba Valley Medical Center (CVMC) recently received Board Certification in Sleep Medicine, according to Scott Gibson, director of The Center for Sleep Disorders.
Kathy Wilson, MD and CVMC hospitalist, serves as the Medical Director for The Center for Sleep Disorders. Dr. Wilson earned her Board certification in Sleep Medicine through the American Board of Internal Medicine.
McKendree McNabb, MD, is a private practice pulmonologist with an office in downtown Hickory. Dr. McNabb also earned his Board certification in Sleep Medicine through the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Robert Yapundich, MD, is a neurologist with Neurology Associates. Dr. Yapundich earned his Board certification in Sleep Medicine through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
“It’s a unique attribute for one facility in our area to have three physicians board certified in Sleep Medicine,” said Gibson. “We are pleased to have Drs. Wilson, McNabb and Yapundich providing area residents with quality care in accessing and treating sleep health issues.”
The CVMC Center for Sleep Disorders is a six-bed facility and the first in the area to receive national accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).
Hours for the Center for Sleep Disorders are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. to provide initial consultations, Multiple Sleep Latency Testing, Multiple Wake Testing and follow-up visits with physicians and community education. Night sleep studies begin at 7:30 p.m. and end at 7 a.m. To reach the Center for Sleep Disorders by phone, call 828-485-2814.
Catawba Valley Medical Center is a not-for-profit, public healthcare system providing and promoting the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being of the public in addition to serving as a center for health education, wellness services, preventative medicine and acute care. CVMC, three times recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Magnet facility, was recently named as a “Distinguished Hospital for An Outstanding InPatient Experience” by J.D. Power and Associates as well as a Hospital of Choice by the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers. |
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Thursday, 25 February 2010 13:00 |
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HICKORY--Catawba Valley Medical Center recently announced its 2010 Medical Staff Officers and Department Chiefs, according to J. Anthony Rose, president and CEO. “Catawba Valley Medical Center is very fortunate that these physicians will be providing leadership for the hospital’s medical staff of more than 350 physicians,” Mr. Rose stated. Charles Scheil, MD, will serve as the 2010 Chief of Staff with James Harris, Jr., MD, as Vice Chief of Staff and Steven Williamson, MD, as Secretary.
The following physicians are serving this year as Department Chiefs: Lawson Huggins, MD, Emergency Medicine; Alan Story, MD, Family Practice; Ismo Kaariainen, MD, Medicine; Harold Dufour, Jr., MD, Ob-Gyn; Mark Atkins, MD, Pathology; David Berry, MD, Pediatrics; W. Grant Harbison, MD, Psychiatry; Knox Tate, MD, Radiology, and Kenneth Parish, MD, Surgery.
Catawba Valley Medical Center is a not-for-profit, public healthcare system providing and promoting the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being of the public in addition to serving as a center for health education, wellness services, preventative medicine and acute care. CVMC, twice recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Magnet facility, was recently named as a “Distinguished Hospital for An Outstanding InPatient Experience” by J.D. Power and Associates as well as a Hospital of Choice by the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers.
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Thursday, 25 February 2010 12:00 |
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 Catawba Valley Medical Center (CVMC) recognizes each month a single employee who epitomizes CARE—one who embodies Courtesy, Attitude, Respect and Enthusiasm for commitment to maintaining a positive guest relations atmosphere and to demonstrating a sincere compassion and concern for patients and fellow staff members. At the end of the calendar year, one employee is chosen from the twelve recognized throughout the year and is named “CARE Employee of the Year.” CVMC recently announced Elliot Boston received this high honor for 2009, according to J. Anthony Rose, president and CEO of the facility.
An Executive Chef in Nutrition Care, Boston has been employed by CVMC since 2004. “I am so honored to be named CARE employee of the year because there were so many other employees deserving of the recognition. I feel very blessed,” said Boston.
Married and the father of two, Boston is a member of Liberty Grove Baptist Church in Taylorsville where he enjoys teaching children’s Sunday School.
Catawba Valley Medical Center is a not-for-profit, public healthcare system providing and promoting the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being of the public in addition to serving as a center for health education, wellness services, preventative medicine and acute care. CVMC, recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center three consecutive times as a Magnet facility, was recently named a Hospital of Choice by the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers. |
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