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Hennepin County Medical Center’s Whittier Clinic and its downtown clinic campus will both be enrollment sites for the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3). The 20-30 year study gives participants the unique opportunity to help researchers better understand the genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors that cause – or prevent – cancer. This understanding could lead to interventions that may save lives. Continue reading
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Orthopaedic professionals at Hennepin County Medical Center serve in leadership roles with Andrew Schmidt, MD, Joan Bechtold, PhD, and David Templeman, MD filling some top spots of several national organizations this year. These physicians and researchers are part of a legacy of leadership in orthopaedics at HCMC.
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Raising money and awareness for burn victims at the Hennepin County Medical Center Burn Center is the goal of the week-long philanthropy, Firefighter’s Challenge, sponsored by the University of Minnesota’s Beta Chi chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) fraternity.
The annual philanthropy engages participating sororities in competition throughout the week, which began Monday, April 15. PIKE partners with the Minneapolis Fire Department (MFD), the Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) and the Hennepin Health Foundation (HHF) to run the events. Continue reading
Dr. Andrew Schmidt
As Dr. Andrew Schmidt, President of the Orthopedic Trauma Association (OTA) prepares to leave for Boston to attend a previously scheduled OTA meeting, his thoughts are with the victims who were injured from the April 15 explosions – as well as the trauma surgeons at Boston’s hospitals who are caring for them. Accounts indicate that improvised explosive devices (IEDs) caused the devastating blasts, because surgeons report that they were removing shrapnel, ball bearings, and other metallic material from the limbs of their patients. Continue reading
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First of its kind program in Minnesota offers mental health services to support women and families — including a “Day Hospital”
The Mother-Baby Program at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) is the first of its kind in Minnesota, offering a range of mental health services to support women and families. Only three other programs of this type exist nationwide.
With a mission to support families by strengthening the emotional health and parenting capacity of mothers, this unique program includes outpatient psychiatry services, a HopeLine triage and resource line, and a day hospital for pregnant women and mothers experiencing depression, anxiety, or other emotional distress. Continue reading
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Dr. Sarah Rockswold and Dr. Gaylan Rockswold
Dr. Gaylan Rockswold and Dr. Sarah Rockswold, along with researchers at the University of Minnesota and Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation report that the combined use of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) and normobaric hyperoxia (NBH) therapies provides better outcomes in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) than the standard intensive neurosurgical care recommended for this injury.
“We have never seen this kind of functional outcome improvement in a TBI study,” explains Dr. Sarah Rockswold. “Combining HBO2 treatments with NBH treatments made a dramatic difference in outcomes.” Continue reading
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National Poison Prevention Week 2013 is March 17-23
Fact 1: 92% of exposure calls to the Minnesota Poison Control System are safely managed in the residential setting
Result: Savings of $23 million in unnecessary health expenses
Fact 2: Calls are answered immediately by Pharmacists Certified as Specialists in Poison Information
Result: Fast, accurate, reliable answers to questions regarding medications, poisonings, and toxic exposures
Fact 3: 81% of callers surveyed by the Minnesota Poison Control System stated if they did not know or have the Poison Help number, they would call 911 or seek physician care immediately
Result: Know and have the Poison Help 1-800-222-1222 number available to avoid needless transports to emergency departments, urgent care, and clinics
Fact 4: When calling 1-800-222-1222 from a Minnesota landline or cell phone, you will be directly routed to the Minnesota Poison Control System located at Hennepin County Medical Center
Result: You get up to date recommendations by healthcare professionals who have established relationships with health care providers and facilities Statewide
Do you have Poison Help in your home? If not, its time.
Be prepared; add 1-800-222-1222 to your home or mobile phone. If you have an iPhone you can download a free Poison Help application from the iStore.
Go to www.mnpoison.org for more information about the Minnesota Poison Control System
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