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Twenty-one AutomaticExternal Defibrillators(AEDs) have been installedin non-clinical locationsacross the SUNY UpstateMedical University campusas part of a Public AccessDefibrillation (PAD)program announced bySUNY Upstate PresidentGregory L. Eastwood, MD.The program, which willalso include staff training inthe use of AEDs, willprovide enhanced rapidaccess to defibrillation tothose on the Upstatecampus who may experiencesudden cardiac arrest.

Each year in the UnitedStates, approximately500,000 people die ofsudden cardiac arrest.“Ventricular fibrillation, themost common cause ofsudden cardiac arrest, iseffectively treated with earlydefibrillation,” said theAED program’s medicaldirector, David Reed, MD,associate professor of emer-gency medicine. “The rateof survival, however, dropsby roughly 10 percent witheach minute that passesafter the onset of cardiacarrest, making rapidresponse crucial. The avail-

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Public Access Defibrillation programgets under way at SUNY Upstate

David Reed, MD, and Darlene Button place an AED into one of the new accessboxes in Weiskotten Hall. Twenty-one AEDs have been installed throughoutcampus. Staff training for use of the AEDs will be coordinated through theDepartment of Emergency Medicine.

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Due to construction, the October blood drive will be

held in the hospital’s secondfloor cafeteria. You have done anincredible job supporting the last

two blood drives. We hope we can count on you

again! Thanks in

advance foryour

dona-tion!

Tuesday, October 2612 noon - 5 pm

Wednesday, October 277 am – 12 noonNEW LOCATION:2nd floor cafeteria,

To help us use your time effec-tively, please make an appoint-ment for your donation:

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Walter Huda, PhD, professorof radiology and director ofradiologic physics at SUNYUpstate, was awarded an$823,446 National Institutefor Biomedical Imaging andBioengineering (NIBIB)research grant. The grant,titled “Dose and ImageQuality in Adult andPediatric CT (computedtomography imaging),”usesSUNY Upstate’s advancedmulti-detector CTtechnology tomaximize CTscan imagequality, whileminimizingpatient radia-tion expo-sure. CTscans accountfor only 10percent of all diagnosticexaminations performed inthe United States each year,but contribute about 70percent to overall patientmedical radiation exposure.SUNY Upstate’s ErnestScalzetti, MD, professor ofradiology, and Kent Ogden,PhD, assistant professor ofradiology, are co-investiga-tors on this project, alongwith Dr. Ehsan Samei, fromDuke University.

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Walter Huda, PhD

MD, Upstate MedicalUniversity. 8:30 a.m. Wsk.Hall, Medical Alumni Aud.

Urology Grand Rounds. “NewFrontiers in UrologicOncology.” Amar Singh, MD,Upstate Medical University. 9a.m. 6500 University Hospital.

Workshop. “All About Payrolland Employee Time andAttendance.” 9 a.m. to 12:30p.m. C.A.B., East Lounge.

Psychiatry Grand Rounds. “St.George and Bordorline Statesof Being.” Robert Gregory,MD, Upstate MedicalUniversity. 12:30 to 2 p.m. PBSBldg., 713 Harrison St.

Mindfulness Meditation. See10/7 Calendar listing.

Friday, Oct. 15Obstetrics/Gynecology GrandRounds. “Screening and EarlyDetection in Ovarian Cancer.”Carol Brown, MD, MemorialSloan-Kettering Cancer Center.7:30 a.m. Marley Educ. Ctr.

Workshop. “AdvanceBeneficiary Notice.” 8 a.m. tonoon. IHP, Classroom D.

Workshop. “The ABCs ofHospital Finance.” 8:30 to 10a.m. 205 Jacobsen Hall.

Comedy Performance byAlexandra McHale. 6:15 p.m.C.A.B., main lobby. $3 admis-sion.

Saturday, Oct. 16Alzheimer’s Memory Walk.Registration: 8:30 a.m. Walk:9:30 a.m. LeMoyne College,Syracuse.

Sunday, Oct. 17Making Strides Against BreastCancer Walk/Run. Registration:9 a.m.. Walk: 10 a.m. EversonMuseum Plaza. Registration:9 a.m. Walk/Run: 10 a.m.

Monday, Oct. 18AA Open Meeting. See 10/11Calendar listing.

Workshop. “Upstate StarsRecognition Techniques.” 10 to11 a.m. 205 Jacobsen Hall.

Workshop. “Tune-Up for TeamFacilitators.” 1 to 2:30 p.m.205 Jacobsen Hall.

Tuesday, Oct. 19Lecture. “How to OrganizeYour Clinical Trial Study.”Joanne Chilton, SUNY UpstateMedical University. 11:45 a.m.to 1 p.m. 2231 Wsk. Hall.

Combined Infectious DiseasesConference. MadhuchhandaChoudhary, MD, UpstateMedical University. 4 p.m. 118University Hospital.

Mindfulness Meditation. See10/12 Calendar listing.

Wednesday, Oct. 20Anesthesiology Grand Rounds. 7 a.m. Wsk. Hall Auditorium.

Otolaryngology Grand Rounds.Brian Alpert, MD. 7 a.m. 6500University Hospital.

Orthopedic Grand Rounds. 8 a.m.6500 University Hospital.

Surgery Grand Rounds. 8 to 9a.m. 2231 Wsk. Hall.

Pediatric Grand Rounds. RichardWu, MD, Upstate MedicalUniversity. 9:15 a.m. 6500University Hospital.

Health Sciences Library Tour. See10/6 Calendar listing.

President’s Ethics Symposium.“Questioning Authority:Individual and InstitutionalConscience in Health Care.”3 to 6 p.m. Wsk. Hall, MedicalAlumni Auditorium.

NIH Director’s Lecture. MichaelRout, PhD, RockefellerUniversity. 3 to 4 p.m. 318Wsk. Hall. Call 464-5476 formore information.

Nursing Excellence RecognitionDinner. Cash Bar: 5:30 p.m.Buffet: 6:15 p.m. Oncenter,downtown Syracuse.

Thursday, Oct. 21SUNY Upstate New EmployeeOrientation. 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.C.A.B., East Lounge.

Ninth Annual Central New YorkPsychopharmacology Update.8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oncenter,downtown Syracuse.

Medical Grand Rounds. “TheOsteoporosis Paradigm Shift:Role of Bone Turnover.” DavidW. Dempster, PhD, ColumbiaUniversity. 8:30 a.m. Wsk.Hall, Medical Alumni Aud.

Urology Grand Rounds.“Management of BPH.”Richard Harkaway, MD,Albert Einstein Medical Center.9 a.m. 6500 UniversityHospital.

Workshop. “A Guide toObtaining Great Employees.” 9to 11 a.m. 205 Jacobsen Hall.

Workshop. “UnderstandingQuality Management andOutcome Measurement.” 10to 11 a.m. 1328B UniversityHospital.

NPA Alliance Grand Rounds.“Radiofrequency Ablation ofLung Tumors.” Ernest Scalzetti,MD. Noon. 6500 UniversityHospital.

Sidelines Lecture. “Moz’s ApplePie.” Michaele Wendell, SUNYUpstate Medical University.Noon to 1 p.m. C.A.B., WestLounge.

Mindfulness Meditation. See10/7 Calendar listing.

Friday, Oct. 22Regional Perinatal Symposium.Registration: 7:30 a.m.Program: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30p.m. Genesee Inn Hotel, 1060E. Genesee St., Syracuse.

SUNY Upstate New EmployeeOrientation. 8 a.m. to noon.C.A.B., East Lounge.

SUNY Nursing ServicesOrientation. 1 to 3 p.m. C.A.B.,East Lounge.

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calendarWednesday, Oct. 6Culinary Institute of AmericaTour. Hyde Park. Call 464-5610for more information.

Anesthesiology Grand Rounds. 7a.m. Wsk. Hall Auditorium.

Otolaryngology Grand Rounds.Parul Goyal, MD. 7 a.m. 6500University Hospital.

Sharpening our SAW EducationalFair. 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. 1328BUniversity Hospital.

Orthopedic Grand Rounds. 8a.m. 6500 University Hospital.

Surgery Grand Rounds.“Laparoscopic Splenectomy.”Carl A. Weiss, MD, PhD,Upstate Medical University. 8to 9 a.m. 2231 Wsk. Hall.

Workshop. “Oracle TrackerTraining Class.” 9 to 11 a.m.IHP, Classroom D.

Pediatric Grand Rounds. “TheRole of the Pediatrician in theDiagnosis and Treatment ofHeart Disease in Infants andChildren.” Welton Gersony,MD, Columbia University. 9:15a.m. 6500 University Hospital.

Health Sciences Library Tour.Noon. Meet at New Bookarea. Call 464-7193 for details.

Workshop. “Introduction toGroupWise Email.” 1 to 3:30p.m. IHP, Classroom D.

NIH Director’s Lecture. DavidCox, MD, PhD, PerlagenSciences, Inc. 3 to 4 p.m. 2231Wsk. Hall.

Workshop. “End of Life Care:Critical Aspects.” 3 to 7 p.m.9299 Wsk. Hall Addition.

Neuroscience Grand Rounds.“Surround Inhibition andAntiepileptic Drugs.” B. J.Wilder, MD, University ofFlorida. 4 p.m. 6500 UniversityHospital.

Spiritual Care Grand Rounds.“Spirituality & Ethics.” Sr.Sylvia Gamberoni, St. Joseph’sHealthcare. 4 to 5:15 p.m.5303 Wsk. Hall.

Burn Survivors Support Group. 5 to 7 p.m. 6408 UniversityHospital.

Thursday, Oct. 7SUNY Upstate New EmployeeOrientation. 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.C.A.B., East Lounge.

MEDLINE Training Class. 8:30to 9:30 a.m. 318 HealthSciences Library.

Family Medicine FacultyDevelopment Program.“Relaxation/Stress ReductionTechniques.” Lisa Kaufmann,MD, Upstate MedicalUniversity. 8 to 10 a.m. 475Irving Ave, Suite 200.

Medical Grand Rounds. “Beautyis Not Skin Deep.” AnthonyKarabanow, MD, UpstateMedical University. 8:30 a.m.Wsk. Hall, Med. Alumni Aud.

Urology Grand Rounds. “State ofArt in Overactive Bladder.”Michael Chancellor, MD,Pittsburgh School of Medicine.9 a.m. 6500 UniversityHospital.

Psychiatry Grand Rounds.“Maintenance Pharmaco-therapy in Bipolar Disorder.”David Muzina, MD. ClevelandClinic Foundation. 12:30 to 2p.m. 713 Harrison St.

Sidelines Lecture.“Understanding Football - theBasics.” Sandra Burns, SUNYUpstate Medical University.Noon. C.A.B., West Lounge.

MEDLINE “Hands-on” TrainingClass. Noon to 1:30 p.m. 1210Wsk. Hall.

Mindfulness Meditation. 3:30 to4:15 p.m. University HospitalChapel, first floor.

Light the Night Walk.Registration: 5:30 p.m. Walk:6:30 p.m. Clinton Square.

Vascular Conference. “DiabeticFoot Strategies: Today’s andTomorrow’s Innovations.”Peter A. Blume, DPM, YaleUniversity School of Medicine.

5 p.m. 8800 UniversityHospital. CME’s available.

Friday, Oct. 8Obstetrics/Gynecology GrandRounds. “Female SexualDysfunction.” AnthonyLuciano, MD, University ofConnecticut School ofMedicine. 7:30 a.m. MarleyEducation Ctr.

SUNY Upstate New EmployeeOrientation. 8 a.m. to noon.C.A.B., East Lounge.

CPR Classes. 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. UHCC,fourth floor CommunityRoom. Call 464-2174 toregister.

On-Site Registration forAlzheimer’s Memory Walk. 11a.m. to 2 p.m. UniversityHospital, second floor lobby.

Workshop. “MEDLINE on theWeb.” Noon to 1 pm. HealthSciences Library, meet atReference Desk. Call 464-4581to register.

SUNY Nursing ServicesOrientation. 1 to 3 p.m. C.A.B.,East Lounge.

Film. “Anchorman.” 7:30 p.m.Wsk. Hall, Medical AlumniAud. $2 admission.

Friday, Oct. 9Film. “Anchorman.” See 10/8Calendar listing.

Monday, Oct. 11AA Open Meeting. Noon. 4137University Hospital. Call 463-5011 for more information.

Tuesday, Oct. 12Appointments Made for BloodDrive. 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.University Hospital, outsidesecond floor cafeteria.

SUNY Nursing ServicesOrientation. 12:45 to 3:30 p.m.C.A.B., East Lounge.

Combined Infectious DiseasesConference. Shelley Gilroy,MD, Upstate Medical

University. 4 p.m. 118University Hospital.

Mindfulness Meditation. 5:15 to6 p.m. University HospitalChapel, first floor.

Wednesday, Oct. 13Recipe sampling fundraiser. 6:30to 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 to 3:30p.m. 6335 University Hospital.

Anesthesiology Grand Rounds. 7a.m. Wsk. Hall Auditorium.

Otolaryngology Grand Rounds.Doug Colson, MD. 7 a.m.6500 University Hospital.

Orthopedic Grand Rounds. 8 a.m.6500 University Hospital.

Pediatric Grand Rounds. SukruEmre, MD, Mt. Sinai MedicalSchool of Medicine. 9:15 a.m.6500 University Hospital.

Emergency Medicine GrandRounds. Robert L. Carhart Jr.,MD, Upstate MedicalUniversity. 11 a.m. to noon.2231 Wsk. Hall.

Health Sciences Library Tour.See 10/6 Calendar listing.

NIH Director’s Lecture. LaimonisA. Laimins, PhD, NorthwesternUniversity. 3 to 4 p.m. 318Wsk. Hall.

Workshop. “Computer Skills forPSLs.” 3 to 4 p.m. 1541University Hospital.

Neuroscience Grand Rounds.“Neuropathology of PicksDisease.” Howard T. Chang,MD, Upstate MedicalUniversity. 4 p.m. 6500University Hospital.

Healing Muse Celebration Party.4 to 5 p.m. Wsk. Hall, MedicalAlumni Auditorium.

Film. “Fahrenheit.” Rated “R.”7:30 p.m. Wsk. Hall, MedicalAlumni Aud. $2 admission.

Thursday, Oct. 14Medical Grand Rounds. “WhyInclude Professionalism as aCore Competency? A Skeptic’sView.” Catherine V. Caldicott,

Meega Wells, MSRN, a clinicalassistant professor in SUNYUpstate’s College of Nursing, wasone of 99 nurses from across thecountry selected to participate in athree-day course on end-of-lifenursing care held at The City ofHope (COH) Cancer Center inPasadena, Calif. The program,titled “End-of-Life Nursing

EducationConsortium:PromotingPalliativeCare inAdvancedNursingPractice,”was fornurses whoprovideeducation for

graduate nursing students. An article by SUNY Upstate

faculty titled, “Prenatal Diagnosisof an Inguinoscrotal Hernia in aFetus With Cystic Fibrosis,”appears in the October issue of theJournal of Ultrasound inMedicine, volume 23, pages 1391-1394. The authors are Lisa M.Allen, BS, RDMS, RVT, APS, John T.Nosovitch, MD., Robert K. Silverman,MD., and John J. Folk, MD, of theRegional Perinatal Center.

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Meega Wells, MSRN

Sharon Brangman, MD

Josh’s Anbar raised $11,500 forthe children’s hospital

Ask 13-year old Josh Anbar for his definition ofthe word “caring” and he’ll tell you that it’s doingthings to help other people. Because he cared, Joshsingle-handedly raised $11,500 over a summer forUniversity Hospital’s pediatric patients and theupcoming CNY Children’s Hospital at UniversityHospital.

An eighth grader at Jamesville-DeWitt MiddleSchool, Josh exceeded his goal of $10,000 that heset last year when he began to prepare for his BarMitzvah. “His mother and I encouraged him totake on a project that would benefit his commu-nity,” said Josh’s dad, Ran Anbar, MD, director ofpediatric pulmonary at University Hospital.

Josh raised the money by requesting donationsfrom his family, his friends, his family’s friends andcolleagues and by making more than 100 callsduring a Children’s Miracle Network televisionspecial. Josh has volunteered for the annual televi-sion specials since he was seven years old.

Josh chose the children’s hospital because hisdad works at University Hospital, but most espe-cially, because of his volunteer work with theChildren’s Miracle Network.

Children’s Miracle Network Director Toni Garypraises Josh for efforts. “I’ve watched Josh growinto a very caring young man,” said Gary. “Histhoughtfulness and his concern for others isremarkable.”

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Josh Anbar, 13, with his dad, Ran Anbar, MD, raised $11,500 forthe CNY Children’s Hospital.

Sharon Brangman, MD, professorand chief of geriatric medicine atSUNY Upstate, testified before theU.S. Senate Special Committee onAging Sept. 20 at the DirksenSenate Office Building, inWashington, D.C.

The hearing, chaired by U.S.Sen. John Breaux, examined theimpact of older workers stayingon in the work force past thetraditional retirement age of 65.

Dr. Brangman noted thattrends in life expectancy andadvances in health care wouldallow for many Americans tomaintain their employment orpursue a new career as they reach65 years. “Working would allowfor the most successful aging,”said Dr. Brangman. She addedthat work place involvementcreates more opportunities forcommunity involvement andimportant intergenerational

exchanges. The work place alsohas a psychological benefit bypreventing or minimizing theonset of depression, which is verycommon in today’s elderly, shesaid.

Dr. Brangman testifies before Senate SpecialCommittee on Aging

John Zacharek, center, director of corporate development at the Upstate Medical UniversityFoundation, accepts a $2,500 check from Peter G. King, left, and David A. Johnson, to benefitthe Central New York Children’s Hospital at University Hospital. King and Johnson are part-ners with King and King Architects LLP of Manlius. The architectural firm is the associatearchitect for University Hospital’s east wing vertical expansion project that includes theCentral New York Children’s Hospital. The money was raised at the company’s annualemployee golf tournament, held in July.

ClearChannel Radiothon for the CNY Children’s Hospital

Thursday, Oct. 28Listen to: NewsRadio 570 WSYR

B104.7 & Y94FMand make your pledge.

For details, call 464-KIDS.

Last year’s radiothon raised more than $60,000 for the children’s hospital.

Many thanks to Borders in Carousel Mall and to theInternational F. & A.M. Masons and Order of EasternStar, Syracuse, for donating children’s books, CDs andmovie posters to University Hospital’s Child lifeProgram.

Upcoming events• University Hospital’s Inpatient Medicine

Services Retention and Recognition committeewill kick off its Holiday Cookbook sale byinviting the SUNY Upstate community tosample some of the recipes featured in thecookbook, Wednesday, Oct. 13, from 6:30 to8:30 a.m. and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in 6335University Hospital. Cost of the sampling is$1. Pre-sale tickets are available by contactingSheila Ruff at 464-9115. Tickets will be soldat the door the day of the event. See upcomingissues of Upstate Update for informationabout the Holiday Cookbook sale. A portionof the proceeds will benefit the children’shospital.

• Throughout October, WCNY will featurethe children’s hospital as its organization ofthe month through public service announce-ments, an article in the WCNY member maga-zine and interviews with SUNY Upstate indi-viduals on several program.

• Syracuse University Athletics, the PepsiBottling Group, M&T Bank and Wal-Martare giving Syracuse University football fansthe opportunity to create winning slogans forgames played during the 2004-05 seasonthrough its Syracuse Football “Spirit Button”program to benefit the children’s hospital.Slogan ballots appear weekly in the Post-Standard. Fans can submit their ballot at anylocal Wal-Mart for $1. Winners for eachslogan will win game tickets. Fans can pickup their free spirit button at local M & TBank branches during the week of each homegame and will have the opportunity to make adonation to the children’s hospital. A limitedsupply of buttons are also available in theExcellus BlueCross BlueShield Football FunZone two hours prior to kick off of eachhome game.

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Achitects contribute to children’s hospital

The government has a fundamentalresponsibility to regulate health care,ensuring that citizens’ interests areprotected. Given the complexity ofhealth care and competing inter-ests—political, economic, profes-sional, institutional, and private—the law inevitably will be imperfectin some regards or have unintended

consequences. This Symposiumexamines ethical conflicts for clini-cians and institutions engendered bylaw, with a focus on teasing out therange of responses available to indi-vidual clinicians and institutions."We hope you will join us!"

For more information, call HealthConnections at 464-8668

TWELFTH ANNUAL PRESIDENT’S ETHICS SYMPOSIUM

Questioning Authority:Individual and Institutional Conscience in Health Care

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International Infection Control Week celebrated Oct. 18 through 24The theme for International Infection Control Week,

celebrated Oct. 18 through 24, is “Keep It Clean: No BodyNeeds a Hospital Acquired Infection.”

Infection control is an effort shared by every health careprovider and one that begins on the individual level.Through this designated week, the Infection ControlDepartment at University Hospital and the Association ForProfessionals In Infection Control And Epidemiology Inc.

encourage everyone to be aware of measures that help toprevent infections in the healthcare setting.

Participate in The Infection Control Department’s “wordsearch.” Completed, correct entries will be entered into arandom drawing for 15 prizes (T shirts and lunch coolers).The drawing will be held on Monday, Oct. 25. Send yourcompleted entry to Infection Control, 514 Jacobsen Hall.

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Know when to use V codescorrectly.

Diagnosis codes that startwith a V are generally for wellchild/adult care or wheneverthe visit is not due to disease orinjury. • Example one: A patient comes in

for a routine physical. Thepatient has no complaints. Theprincipal diagnosis is a V code.

• Example two: A patient comesin for a routine physical andcomplains of unexplainedweight gain. The clinician ordersa thyroid test. A V code is notappropriate because a significantsymptom was evaluated and/ortreated. The payer will see the Vcode for the well visit and denypayment for the test. You shouldcode the weight gain as the diag-nosis instead.

• Example three: A patient comesin for back pain and an x-ray isordered. A V code is not appro-priate for use on either the visitcharge or for the diagnostictesting, since a symptom is beingevaluated/treated.Regulations and hospital policy

D-18 require all diagnostic testingto be accompanied by a legible,signed, timed, dated physiciansorder that includes all of thefollowing:• Patient name;• service/test being ordered;• symptom or clinical indication

that prompted the clinician toorder the test, including infor-mation sufficient to assign anICD-9 diagnosis code. (Note:rule out, status post, preopera-tive possible, and similar termsare not sufficient.) Thesymptom or indication mustjustify the specific reason for thetest.

• major order changes or additionsmust be coordinated through theordering physician and must be

accompanied by a new order.This policy can be viewed at

http://www.upstate.edu/intra/policy/pdf/D-18.pdf.

Questions about diagnosiscoding should be directed to theCoding Hotline at 464-7809.Other questions should be directedto Compliance at 464-4346.

ContestThe Hospital Compliance

Office invites staff to participate ina contest to guess the correctanswer to the question: Nametwo items that are required todocument medical necessity. Theanswer is found in one in theseries of Compliance Chat articlesthat have appeared in UpstateUpdate. Readers who submit thecorrect answer will be entered in adrawing to win a prize. Entriesmust be received no later thanOct. 20 and should contain: • The date of this Upstate Update

issue;• the answer to the question:

“Name two items that arerequired to document medicalnecessity;”

• your name, title, department,and location; and

• your supervisors name and loca-tion.

Entries may be sent throughinteroffice mail to Audrey Sardino,Institutional Compliance Office,Madison Towers Suite 210; e-mailed to sardinoa@upstate.edu.or faxed to 464-4787, attentionAudrey Sardino. To view pastissues of Upstate Update, visithttp://www.upstate. edu/hr/update/

Congratulations to MaureenDempsey from Neurosurgery,winner of the Aug. 11. Maureenwon a relaxation gift pack.

Important Tips on Coding for Clinic Visitsand Referred ServicesPATIENT SAFETY GOAL#3

Goal 3:What are "high-alert" medications?

High-alert medications are drugs that increasethe risk of causing patient harm when they areused in error. Although mistakes may or may notbe more common with these drugs, theconsequences of an error with thesemedications are clearly more devastating to patients. A list of potential high-alert medications developed by the Institute forSafe Medication Practices (ISMP) is available athttp://www.ismp.org/.

How are we constructing a safer environment?Eliminating concentrated electrolytes-You will no longer find them on nursing units orin Pyxis units

Performing 2 independent hand calculations

Standardizing concentrations

Building aSafer PatientCareEnvironment!

1 Improve the accuracy of patient identification 2 Improve the effectiveness of communication

among caregivers

3 Improve the safety of using high-alert medications

4 Eliminate wrong-site, wrong patient, wrong procedure surgery

5 Improve the safety of using infusion pumps 6 Improve the effectiveness of critical alarms 7 Reduce the risk of health care-acquired infections

Wednesday, October 203 pm – 6 pmMedical Alumni Auditorium, Weiskotten Hall

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

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ability of AEDs in these non-clinical areas will provide thisrapid response. These non-clinical areas will help theeffort to respond rapidly to victims of sudden cardiacarrest.”

The automatic external defibrillators are installed inalarm boxes in well-marked locations around the campus.Employees who are interested in participating in SUNYUpstate’s PAD program will receive free training in CPRand AED use. Classes using the American HeartAssociation Heartsaver format (class length is four hours)will be offered on a regular basis. New York state lawrequires that users of an AED have completed a recognizedcourse in AED use, or have otherwise received training inits use during their education as health care professionals.Individuals who use an AED in a good faith effort to revivea patient are protected from liability by New York statepublic health law.

To enroll in CPR and AED training program, employeesshould contact Darlene Button, the PAD Coordinator in theDepartment of Emergency Medicine at 464-4852 orbuttond@upstate.edu.

Dr. Reed and other researchers from SUNY Upstate’sDepartment of Emergency Medicine recently participated inthe largest ever study of public access defibrillation, thePAD Trial, in which lay person PAD programs were studiedin 1,000 locations in 24 cities across the United States andCanada. The trial, funded by the National Heart Lung andBlood Institute (NHLBI), brought 100 AEDs to theSyracuse area, and resulted in the training of over 500 non-medical volunteers in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)and AED use. The primary finding of the study was thatlay responder programs that have AEDs in addition to CPRresult in a doubling of the rate of survival from suddencardiac arrest. Details of the PAD study results are avail-able in the Aug. 12, 2004, edition of the New EnglandJournal of Medicine.Locations of automatic external defibrillators alarm boxes550 Harrison (Suite 100);Jacobsen Hall (first and ninth floor lobbies);Main hospital lobby (pending completion of construction);Weiskotten Hall (main entrance);University Hospital tunnel to Weiskotten Hall (near Anatomy

Laboratory);Emergency Room (Waiting Room); Silverman Hall (first floor lobby);Institute for Human Performance (first floor lobby, track area

and pool area);Campus Activities Building (main lobby and Fitness Center); Regional Oncology Center (main lobby);Computer Warehouse Building (third floor);University Hospital (cafeteria);550 E. Genesee Street (hallway off first floor lobby);Garage Pedestrian Bridge (pending completion);Hutchings Outpatient Clinic (TU 3, receptionist area);College of Nursing (third floor lobby);SUNY Upstate’s Public Safety Fly Car;Liverpool Shipping Facility (pending).

AEDs continued from page 1 Proposals sought for funding from clinical research seed grant

Proposals are beingsought for a $25,000 clin-ical research seed grantfrom University Hospital’sFriend in Deed fund.

Two non-renewable,one-year grants of $12,500are expected to be fundedfrom this grant. Successfulapplicants’ must obtain amatch from their depart-ment.

All full-time facultywith a primary appoint-ment at SUNY Upstate areeligible to apply. Thegrants cannot be used asstart-up funds for newfaculty, but may berequested for the followingexpense categories:• Supplies and small equip-

ment;• payments to core

research facilities, suchas flow cytometry;

• associated human volun-teer research costs, i.e.,patient stipends, orparking. Funds cannot be used

for salaries, travel, budgetoverdrafts or for paymentof interdepartmental feesfor services (i.e. charges forequipmentuse or labo-ratoryservices.

Friend inDeed, adminis-tered by UpstateMedicalUniversityFoundation, fundsprojects that aidin the develop-ment of facultyresearch skillsand competi-tiveness. Its

purpose is to enable facultyto pursue clinical researchopportunities that mightnot otherwise be availableand to obtain preliminarydata to enhance competi-tiveness for extramuralsupport.

The application dead-line is Nov. 1 and fundingwill be initiated by Jan. 1.Application forms may befound on the ResearchDevelopment Officewebsite athttp://www.upstate.edu/research/fund.shtml.Twelve print copies of thecompleted proposal mustbe submitted to theResearch DevelopmentOffice, 1254 WeiskottenHall.

Proposals will be evalu-ated by a review committeethat will judge the meritand quality of the applica-tion; an estimation of thelikelihood that support willlead to extramural funding;and the investigator’sresearch track record.

Call 464-4322 or e-mailhumphreb@upstate.edu formore information.

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University Hospital’s 3R Nursing Program willdisplay winning “Silly Scrubs” at the NursingExcellence Recognition Dinner, Wednesday, Oct. 20at the Oncenter. The dinner is one of many eventssponsored by the 3R Advisory Committee.

“Silly Scrubs” is the annual 3R fundraiser heldduring Nursing Celebration Day in May. UniversityHospital and UHCC departments were provided ascrub to decorate and submit as an entry into thecontest. During the celebration, the entries weredisplayed and cash donations were made forwhichever scrub someone wanted to vote for and forthe scrub receiving the most cash donation (votes).The 2004 contest raised $776, benefiting 3R(recruitment, retention and recognition) activities.

The Adult Emergency Department took first place in the “SillyScrubs” contest, winning a department pizza party. From left areHoward Lull, III; Sharon Wood, RN; University Hospital ChiefOperating/Nursing Officer Ann Sedore, PhD, RN, who is modelingthe winning scrub; Peggy Duchessi, RN; Greg Johnson, RN-CEN;and Tammy Sunderlin, RN, BSN.

University Hospital Executive Director Ben Moore models the scrubdesigned by 4B-Psychiatry. The scrub took second place in thecontest. From left, front row: Quinnika Ayers, RN; Moore, shakinghands with 4B Patient Service Director Barbara Stachowski, RN,MSN; nursing student Morgan Nellion, Anita Carey, RN. Back rowfrom left: Daneen Bellinger, NSC; Louise Fenton, CSW; DianeDeluca; and Joyce Beckett, RN.

Oct. 6. 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. 1328BUniversity Hospital

Educational Fair. “SharpeningYour SAW.” An alternate approachfor completing UniversityHospital’s Safety at Work (SAW)yearly mandatory education. Call464-4401 or e-mail WENDELLMfor more information.

Oct. 7. Registration: 5:30 p.m. Walk:8:30 p.m. Clinton Square, downtownSyracuse.

Light the Night 1.8 mile-sunsetwalk to benefit the Leukemia andLymphoma Society. Music, foodand family activities. Call 464-4523 for more information.

Oct. 8. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. UniversityHospital, second floor lobby.

On-site Registration forAlzheimer’s Association “MemoryWalk 2004.” The 5K walk (shorterwalk available) helps raise funds toeliminate Alzheimer’s diseasethrough research. The walk will beheld Oct. 16 at LeMoyne College.Call 464-4498 or e-mailstonerd@upstate.edu or 464-4502or e-mail ehrichc@upstate.edu formore information.

Oct. 15. Happy Hour: 5:30 p.m.Performance: 6:15 p.m. C.A.B., mainlobby.

Comedy Performance byAlexandra McHale. McHale wasvoted the 2002 and 2003 FemaleEntertainer of the Year by CampusActivities’ Today Magazine. Foodand refreshments available forpurchase. Entertainment not suit-able for children under 18 years.$3 admission. Call 464-5618 formore information.

Oct. 17. Registration: 9 a.m.Walk/Run: 10 a.m. Everson Museum,Community Plaza, Harrison St.,Syracuse.

American Cancer Society’s MakingStrides Against Breast Cancer. APanera Breakfast will be held from8:30 to 10 a.m. for registeredSUNY Upstate walkers andrunners. Contact JaniceTodeschini at 464-6276 for moreinformation.

Oct. 20. Cash bar: 5:30 p.m. Buffet:6:15 p.m. Ballroom of the ConventionCenter at Oncenter.

18th Annual Nursing ExcellenceRecognition Dinner and AwardsCeremony. Cost: $25 (awardwinners attend free.) Proceedsbenefit University Hospital’sNursing Recognition Fund.Reservations are required.Registration forms are available atwww.upstate.edu/nursing/ 3r_activ-ities.shtml.

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Sharon Brangman, MD,Geriatric Medicine, was quotedin the Post-Standard and inter-viewed by WAER and WIXTregarding her testimony beforethe U.S. Senate SpecialCommittee on Aging regardingthe benefits of older citizensremaining in the workplace. Shealso discussed Alzheimer’sdisease in the fall issue of MDNet Guide: Focus on AfricanAmerican Healthcare.

Ruth Weinstock, MD, PHD, wasquoted in an Associated Pressstory about the longest knownsurvivors of Type 1 diabetes.

David Lehman, MD, Pharm,D,Medicine, appeared live onWSTM-TV regarding SSRIs andchildren.

Thomas Welch, MD, Pediatrics,was a guest on WIXT-TV9's“With Steve on Sunday,” talkshow discussing the children'shospital project.

SUNY Upstate PresidentGregory L. Eastwood, MD, andZanette Howe, Marketing, wereinterviewed by WSYR andWTVH-TV5 regarding SUNYUpstate’s Community GivingCampaign.

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‘Silly Scrubs’ on exhibit atNursing Recognition Dinner

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Oct. 6, Nov. 10, Dec. 8, and Jan.12. 3 to 7 p.m. 9299 Wsk. HallAddition.Train the Trainer Workshop.“End of Life Care: CriticalAspects.” Covers the skillsneeded to offer support for thediverse needs of end-of-lifepatients and their families. Toregister, visit www.upstate.edu/hr/training and click “registerfor training classes online.”

Oct. 6. 9 to 11 a.m. IHP, Classroom D.Workshop. “Oracle TrackerTraining Class.” Offers aworking knowledge of theTracker educational Oracledatabase and hands-on simula-tions. To register, visitwww.upstate.edu/hr/trainingand click “register for trainingclasses online.”

Oct. 6, Nov. 2 and Dec. 6. 1 to 3:30p.m. IHP, Classroom D.Workshop. “Introduction toGroupWise Email.” Learn thebasics of using GroupWise. Toregister or for more informa-tion, call 464-4860.

Oct. 7. Registration: 8 a.m.Training: 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. 318Health Sciences Library.MEDLINE training session.Covers the use of PubMedMedline, the National Libraryof Medicine’s free medical liter-ature database. The trainingwill include searching Medline,setting up customized accounts,and accessing full-text.Registration is required andclass size is limited to 35 indi-viduals. Free and open toSUNY Upstate and SyracuseVeterans AdministrationMedical Center. CME credit isavailable. Coffee and bagelsprovided during registration.Call 464-4582 or emailheislerj@ upstate.edu to registeror for more information.

Oct. 7. Noon to 1:30 p.m. 1210Weiskotten Hall.MEDLINE training session.This smaller session of the onepresented at 8:30 a.m. is forindividuals who wish experi-ence in searching andcustomizing PubMed Medline.Limited to 25 people. CMEcredit is available.Call 464-4582 or email heislerj@upstate.edu to register or formore information.

Oct. 7. Noon to 1 p.m. C.A.B.,West Lounge.Lecture. “UnderstandingFootball - the Basics.” SandraBurns of SUNY Upstate givesan overview of the basicconcepts of football. Part of theSidelines “brown bag” lunchprogram. Register atwww.upstate.edu/ hr/training.

Oct. 13 (3 to 4 p.m.); Nov. 12 (noonto 1 p.m.); Dec. 8 (3 to 4 p.m.) 1541University Hospital.Workshop. “Computer Skillsfor PSLs.” Learn GroupWise,Microsoft Word and Internetskills. Evening classes can bearranged by calling 464-6124.To register, visit www.upstate.edu /hr/training and click“register for training classesonline.”

Oct. 14. 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.C.A.B., East Lounge.Workshop. “All About Payrolland Employee Time andAttendance.” Offers informa-tion about payroll services;reporting employee work timeand time accruals; andtimesheets. E-mail STATEPR toregister by Oct. 8.

Oct. 15. 8 a.m. to noon. 1541 IHP,Classroom DWorkshop. “AdvanceBeneficiary Notice (ABN).”Covers many aspects regardingABN, which is a written noticepresented to a Medicare benefi-ciary before outpatient servicesare furnished at UniversityHospital. To register, visitwww.upstate. edu/hr/trainingand click “register for trainingclasses online.”

Oct. 15. 8:30 to 10 a.m. 205Jacobsen Hall.Workshop. “The ABCs ofHospital Finance.” Overview ofhospital finances for managerswho prepare a budget. Toregister, visit www.upstate.edu/hr/training and click “registerfor training classes online.”

Oct. 18. 1 to 2:30 p.m. 205Jacobsen Hall.Workshop. “Tune-up for TeamFacilitators.” Explores thebarriers to good team produc-tivity and the attributes thatcontribute to productive teamprocesses. To register, visitwww.upstate.edu/hr/trainingand click “register for trainingclasses online.”

Oct. 18. 10 to 11 a.m. 205Jacobsen Hall.Workshop. “Upstate StarsRecognition Techniques.”Covers innovative ways torecognize employees/coworkers. To register, visitwww.upstate.edu/hr/trainingand click “register for trainingclasses online.”

Oct. 19. 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. 2231Wsk. Hall.Lecture. “How to OrganizeYour Clinical Trial Study.” Ledby Joanne Chilton of SUNYUpstate. R.S.V.P. to AnitaCarroll, 464-5476.

Oct. 20. 3 to 6 p.m. Wsk. Hall,Medical Alumni Aud.Ethics Symposium.“Questioning Authority:Individual and InstitutionalConscience in Health Care.”Examines ethical conflicts forclinicians and institutionsengendered by law, with a focuson discussing the range ofresponses available to cliniciansand institutions.

Oct. 21. 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Oncenter, downtown Syracuse.Ninth Annual Central NewYork PsychoharmacologyUpdate. Focuses on the psychi-atric aspects of psychopharma-cology, including the currenttherapeutic challenges ofAlzheimer’s disease, clinicalapplication of antipsychotictherapy in bipolar disorder;polypharmacy of anxiety.Registration deadline is Oct.18. CME credit and contacthours available. To register orfor more information, call 464-3104 or thorpl @upstate.edu.

Oct. 21 and Nov. 16. 9 to 11 a.m.205 Jacobsen Hall.Workshop. “A Guide toObtaining Great Employees.”Participants work on reviewingand screening a résumé for anopen position. Developis ques-tions that will elicit screeningfor emotional intelligences. Toregister, visit www.upstate.edu/hr/training and click“register for training classesonline.”

Oct. 21. 10 to 11 a.m. 1328BUniversity Hospital.Workshop. “UnderstandingQuality Management andOutcome Measurement.”Overview of UniversityHospital’s organization quality,management & improvementplan. To register, visitwww.upstate.edu /hr/trainingand click “register for trainingclasses online.”

Oct. 21. Noon to 1 p.m. C.A.B.,West Lounge.Lecture. “Moz’s Apple Pie.”Michaele Wendell of SUNYUpstate demonstrates the basicsof making an apple pie. Part ofthe Sidelines brown bag lunchprogram. Register atwww.upstate.edu/ hr/training orcall 464-5463.

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Oct. 22. Registration: 7:30 a.m. Program: 8:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Genesee Inn Hotel, 1060 E.Genesee St., Syracuse.Regional Perinatal Symposium.“Advances in Clinical PerinatalMedicine.” Covers new developments inthe care of high risk mother and infant,overview of recent studies relating tohigh-risk pregnancy and complicatedneonatal situations, perinatal care in thechanging medical environment and identi-fies new techniques for genetic screeningof obstetric patients in the first trimesterof pregnancy. CME credit offered.Registration deadline is Oct. 15. Call 470-2676 for more information.

Oct. 25. 8 a.m. to noon. Psychiatry &Behavioral Science Bldg., 713 HarrisonStreet, Grand Rounds Area, second floor.“Women in Medicine ProfessionalDevelopment Day. Diane Magrane, MD,Association of American MedicalColleges, will keynote. Contact SandyJarvis at jarviss@upstate.edu for moreinformation.

Oct. 26. 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. MarleyEducation Center.Fourth Annual “Teaching Day forTeachers. Covers “Teaching Spirituality atthe Bedside”; “Surgeons Pushing theEnvelope”; “Integrating the Basic ScienceCurriculum”; and “Web/CD ROM-basedLearning Modules for MedicalPersonnel.” Workshops include “GivingBad News to Patients”; “EnhancingPresentations with Multimedia”; “Use ofSimulated Patients for Teaching ClinicalSkills”; “Implementing Programs forDirect Observagtion in ResidentEducation”; “Blackboard: A Hands-onIntroduction Workshop”; and“Integrating the Basic Science Curriculum:What Should We Teach and How ShouldWe Teach It.” CME credits offered. Formore information, call 464-5387. ”

Oct. 26 (3:30 to 4:30 p.m. 6408 UniversityHospital) and Oct. 27 (7:30 to 8:30 a.m. 1328BUniversity Hospital).Workshop. “Ethics Forum: Codes ofEthics.” Explores the need for andmeaning of codes of ethics for nurses andother health professionals and ways toethically practice the profession in thehospital and ambulatory care services. Toregister, visit www.upstate.edu/hr/trainingand click “register for training classesonline.”

Oct. 27. 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 115A C.A.B.

Workshop. “All About Payroll andEmployee Time and Attendance.” Anintroduction to payroll services and infor-mation about reporting employee worktime and time accruals and how tocomplete a timesheet. E-mail “STATEPR”to register by Oct. 22.

Oct. 27. 9 to 11 a.m. 1328B UniversityHospital.Workshop. “Purchasing Procedures.”Overview of State procurement regula-tions for transactions within specificdollar limits; as well as bidding and adver-tising requirements; ordering techniques;how/where to source goods, services andcapital equipment. To register, visitwww.upstate.edu /hr/training and click“register for training classes online.”

Oct. 28. 10 a.m. to noon. C.A.B., East Lounge.Workshop. “Culture and Infrastructure:The Processes and Politics of GettingThings Done at University Hospital.”Focuses on the clinical and operationaldecision-making structures, how imple-mentation teams are used to accomplishchange, and managerial expectationsrelated to process and politics. Toregister, visit www.upstate.edu/hr/trainingand click “register for training classesonline.”

Oct. 29. 9 a.m. to noon. 1328B UniversityHospital.Workshop. “Just Your Type: Myers-BriggsPersonality Type Indicator (MBTI).”Explore your personality type through theMBTI. Confidential results are distributedat the session. To register, visitwww.upstate.edu/hr/training and click“register for training classes online.”

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Congressional staff enroll in Project Medical Education Congressional staff members and

observers gathered on the SUNY UpstateMedical University campus for the univer-sity’s Project Medical Education program,held Aug. 23 thorugh 25 to receive anindepth view of issues surrounding medicaleducation.

Staff members were given a high inten-sity immersion experience in academicmedicine so that they can better advise theirMember of Congress on issues and fundingcritical to medical schools and teachinghospitals.

Front row, from left: Chris Mitchell, AAMC Government Relations staff; Eben Carle, Rep. Sherwood Boehlert's staff;Heather Langdon, Sen. Chuck Schumer's staff; Andrea Palm, Sen. Hillary Clinton's staff; Andrea Uckele, Rep. JimWalsh's staff, Elisa Siegel, AAMC Senior VP for Communications. Back row, from left: SUNY Upstate President Gregory L. Eastwood, MD; Tim Clancy, House Science Committee Staff;Chris Tucker, AAMC PME Director; Trish Vail Dellonte, Rep. Sherwood Boehlert's staff; Steve Harwell, HealthcareAssociation of NYS analyst; Kerry Ann Watkins, Rep. Peter King's staff; Ross Frommer, Columbia University; JudiBrewer, Rep. John McHugh's staff; Dan Hurley, Upstate Government Relations staff; and Steve Scheinman, MD, SUNYUpstate Executive Vice President and dean of the College of Medicine.

University Hospital’sSpiritual Care Servicesannounces the new InterfaithChapel Worship schedule,effective Oct. 13. TheChapel is located on the firstfloor of University Hospital.

SundayRoman Catholic Mass: noon.Celebrant: Fr. David James.MondayCommunion Service: noon.Chaplain MonicaCzechowicz.TuesdayEcumenical Prayer Service:noon.Mindfulness Meditation: 5:15to 6 p.m. Led by LisaKaufmann, MD.

Wednesday

“Rev. Weez’s” Storytime:noon. Rev. Louise Shepard

ThursdayInterfaith Devotions: noon.Led by Chaplain interns Mindfulness Meditation 3:30to 4:15 p.m. Led by EveNanno

FridayRoman Catholic Mass: noon.Celebrant: Fr. James.Muslim Jum'ah(Community): 1:15 pm.

SaturdayRoman Catholic Mass: 4 p.m.Celebrant: Fr. James.

Chapel services can beviewed on the hospital’s TVSpiritual Care Channel 40.

Chaplains: Rev. Terry RuthCulbertson, ChaplainMonica Czechowicz, Rev.Rayne Dabney, Father DavidJames, Rev. Jerry Shave, Rev.Louise Shepard.

Interfaith Chapel worshipschedule announced