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SPOTLIGHT ON

ANNOUNCEMENTS Daniel F. Hoft, MD, PhD, was appointed Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases effective December 13, 2010. The Divisions of Immunobiology and Infectious Diseases were combined into one the Division of Infectious Diseases, Allergy and Immunology. Research Resources Faculty in the Saint Louis University School of Medicine are now eligible for membership in the Institute of Clinical and Translational Scientists (ICTS) at Washington University. This grant is one of the CTSA (Clinical and Translational Science Awards) given by the NIH to foster education and practice of patientoriented research. More information is available and details about becoming a member are on the ICTS website at http://icts.wustl.edu/. In addition, faculty at Saint Louis University may be able to access the resources of the Washington University Medical School Diabetes Research and Training Center (DRTC). More information is available at http://drtc.im.wustl.edu/. RECOGNITION The following correspondence was sent to Dr. Di Bisceglie by Ms. Camille Bruton Reinhold, Director, Patient Safety & Quality Assurance: As many of you know, we collect patient comments from various sources (including 38

Department of Internal Medicine 100th Anniversary

A special exhibit of archival materials about the department will be displayed outside the Saint Louis University Medical Center Library throughout the year. Currently on display are publications of the faculty of the Department of Internal Medicine.

Community Health Literacy Series The first event of the Department of Internal Medicines yearlong centennial celebration, Community Health Literacy Series, took place at the St. Louis County Library Headquarters on January 31. Thomas Olsen, MD, Director of the Division of General Internal Medicine, presented 60-Minute Check-Up, How to Get the Most Out of a Visit with Your Doctor." SLUCare provided free blood pressure and body mass index (BMI) screenings. Upcoming series events include A Good Cardiologist Is on Monday, February 28 and Kidney Disease and Hypertension: Facts and Fantasies on Monday, March 28. In addition, the Department of Internal Medicine will sponsor two continuing medical education events and separate special events recognizing staff and long-time faculty members.

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comment boxes at 12 clinics, currently) in order to find out from patients what we are doing well and where we need improvements. At each location we collect compliments and issues involved with access, care/treatment, patient concern, and the like. I am pleased to inform you that five physicians received three or more compliments during the calendar year 2010. These compliments were due to the manner in which patients received communication regarding their care and the concern expressed towards them. Four of these five physicians are in the Department of Internal Medicine: Dr. Tim Baker (5), CFM at Washington Dr. Hans-Joachim Reimers (5), Hem/Onc Dr. Raymond Slavin (3), Immunobiology Dr. Tim Rice (3), General Internal Medicine Dr. Reema Syed (3), Rheumatology DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY Davie Q.-H. Wang, MD, PhD, joined the faculty of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology as an associate professor on January 1, 2011. Dr. Wang came to Saint Louis University from Harvard Medical School where he was an assistant professor of medicine. DIVISION OF ONCOLOGY HEMATOLOGY AND

DIVISION OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE Ms. Sarah Bobell, joined the Division of General Internal Medicine on January 24, 2011. As program coordinator for the 3rd and 4th year clerkships, Sarah will work closely with Drs. Porter and Walden, in addition to supplying administrative support for several GIM faculty. DIVISION OF PULMONARY, CRITICAL CARE AND SLEEP MEDICINE Transition to the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program The Cystic Fibrosis Center at Saint University includes a Pediatric Center at Cardinal Glennon Hospital, and an Adult CF Program at Saint Louis University Hospital. The process of transferring care from the pediatric to the adult program is called Transition to the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program. The CF center implemented a transition program in 2008 to facilitate the smooth transition of patients who are 18 years or older, and prepare the patients and parents for the transfer of care. Currently, the second Monday morning of each month pediatric patients meet the Saint Louis University Adult Cystic Fibrosis Care Team during their routine outpatient visit to the Cystic Fibrosis Clinic at Cardinal Glennon Hospital. The transition program allows the patient and their parents to meet the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Team while still having a regular pediatric check up. This program is geared to teens and young adults aged 16 and older The Adult Cystic Fibrosis Team consists of doctors, nurses, dietitians, social workers, etc. Parents are welcome to attend transition visits and meet the adult team. There are several opportunities provided to meet the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Team prior to transfer of care from the pediatric center to the adult

Paul J. Petruska, MD, Director of the Division of Hematology and Oncology, is currently on medical leave. Dr. Petruska recently had surgery and is recovering at home. He is eager to get back to work. We wish him a safe and quick recovery. He is truly missed in the division. Dr. Hans-Joachim Reimers will be acting division director until further notice.

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program. Together the pediatric team and the adult team develop a plan of care. When the patient becomes age 18, care is then transferred from the pediatric center to the Adult CF Program at Saint Louis University. There are 15 patients who have transitioned from the pediatric center to Adult CF program since we have implemented the transition program, and 2 brothers will be transferring care in April 2011. So far the transition of these patients is seamless and smooth. The transition program is one of our biggest quality initiative achievements, and it has helped our patients to overcome the separation anxiety and fear of transferring care from Cardinal Glennon Hospital and Pediatric CF Team that has cared for them since their birth or early childhood. Therapeutics Development Network (TDN) Grant We were successful in our application to become a Therapeutic Development Center. This is exciting news, and we are now part of a nationwide clinical trials network funded by Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, Inc. (CFFT) for the purpose of facilitating safe, rapid and coordinated evaluation of new treatments for cystic fibrosis. The TDN includes 77 clinical research centers that are geographically distributed across the United States, seven specialized laboratories and overreading/interpretation centers, and a coordinating center. The CF Center at Saint Louis University and Cardinal Glennon Hospital is awarded $ 70, 384 for the budget period of January 1, 2011 December 31, 2011. Ravi P. Nayak, MD, FCCP, Director, Adult CF Program Gwen Pendleton, RN, BSN, Nursing Coordinator, Adult CF Program

The following former subspecialty residents and current subspecialty resident in the Division of Pulmonary Care, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine passed their boards: Asif Anwar, MD - Practicing in Chicago, passed the Critical Care Medicine Boards. Dayton Dmello, MD - Practicing in Denver, passed the Pulmonary Disease Boards. Ali Javed, MD - Practicing in Rolla, passed the Critical Care Medicine Boards. Adeel Khan, MD - A Sleep Fellow in Wisconsin, passed the Critical Care Medicine Boards. Soophia Naydenov, MD - Currently a Pulmonary Fellow at SLU, passed the Critical Care Medicine Boards. DIVISION OF RHEUMATOLOGY The Division of Rheumatology is holding its Annual Golf for Lupus and Juvenile Arthritis Tournament on May 7, 2011 at 7:15 am at the Norman K. Probstein Golf Course in Forest Park. The tournament is a 4-person scramble to raise money for the division's Lupus and Juvenile Arthritis Research. The cost is $125 per person or $500 per foursome. This includes greens fees, a cart to be shared with another player, a continental breakfast, and lunch. Please contact Tara in the Division of Rheumatology for more information at (314) 977-6118 or moorete@slu.edu. INTERNAL PROGRAM MEDICINE RESIDENCY

We are soliciting faculty sponsors for our revamped "Resident of the Month" award. Each month a resident and two runners up will

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be commended for exemplary performance in residency as nominated by peers and/or faculty. This could include (and not limited to) going the 'extra mile' for a patient, good in-service score, helping a colleague, etc. Nominations to the chief residents are encouraged, and we also need faculty sponsors for $100 a month (one $50 and two $25 gift cards will be purchased monthly for winner and runners up respectively). Dr. Miguel Paniagua is sponsoring January and February, Dr. Julie Gammack is sponsoring March, and Dr. Heather Savedra is sponsoring April. Please contact the chief residents or Ms. Melissa Westwood to volunteer or with questions. January 2011 Resident of the Month Winner: Maya Khoukaz, MD. For taking on an added responsibility to benefit the program, and for good rotation performance as nominated by her attending. Honorable mention: Ghassan Mohsen, MD. For cooperative spirit on this rotation, and for good conference attendance. Honorable mention: Geoff Hill, MD. For consistent promptness to sign-out rounds, and for "efficient and thorough" sign-outs as nominated by his peers. February 2011 Resident of the Month Winner: Ken Bensch, MD. For taking on added responsibility. Nominators stated floor attendings love him on night float. Honorable mention: Andrija Vidic, DO. Nominators say that he functions at a consistently high level, and he is always willing to help with other people's patients.

Honorable mention: Wasseem Touma, MD. He is patient, dedicated, always around to help and gets things done no matter how long it takes, and he has been doing good work with day-before discharges at VA. NEW RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED Robert B. Belshe, MD, Infectious Diseases, Allergy and Immunology, $140,000 from The EMMES Corporation / NIH for Evaluation of Influenza-Specific Immune Responses in Children and Adults during the 2010-2011 Influenza Season in the US. Terry L. Moore, MD, Rheumatology, $1,000 from American College of Rheumatology / Research and Education Foundation for ACR / REF Abbott Medical Student Clinical Preceptorship. Gul Shah, PhD, Endocrinology, $324,178 from NIDDK for Mitochondrial Carbonic Anhydrases and Diebtic Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption. CLINICAL TICKER
FY 09 YTD BILLED AMB ENCs OCT 09 5,985 389 3,238 30,001 0 139 1,055 8,355 4,015 5,614 4,991 63,782 FY 10 YTD BILLED AMB ENCs OCT 10 6,319 402 3,042 27,950 0 0 926 8,706 4,194 4,811 5,226 61,576 96.5%

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DATES OF NOTE April 8-9, 2011 UPDATES IN INTERNAL MEDICINE, Department of Internal Medicine Centennial CME Program, SLU Allied Health Building, 3437 Caroline Mall, April 8, 1:30 to 5:15 pm; April 9, 7:30 to 11:45 am. Tuition is free for Saint Louis University and Hospital faculty, residents, fellows and nurses. For more information, call 977-7401 or go to http://medschool.slu.edu/cme/. May 7, 2011 ANNUAL GOLF FOR LUPUS AND JUVENILE ARTHRITIS TOURNAMENT, 7:15 am, Norman K. Probstein Golf Course in Forest Park. Please contact Tara in the Division of Rheumatology for more information at (314) 977-6118 or moorete@slu.edu. CONGRATULATIONS Dr. and Mrs. Fred Buckhold welcomed twins to their family in November 2010. Claire and Juliet join sisters Elizabeth who is 4 years old and Anna who is 2 years old. Dr. and Mrs. Mark Fesler welcomed their third child on January 27, 2011. Michael Dennis joins brothers Luke who is 4 years old and Gabriel who is 2 years old. Gloria Skelton, Division of Cardiology, welcomed her first grandchild, Mason Alexander, on January 30, 2011. CONDOLENCES Dr. and Mrs. Robert Belshe and family on the death of his mother, Mrs. Bonnie Alice Belshe.

WEBSITE Access the Department of Internal Medicine website at http://internalmed.slu.edu. INFORMATION NEWSLETTER FOR NEXT

If you have any news, grants, notices, achievements that you would like to be included in the next newsletter or if you think something important was missed, please let Camille Goff know at goffcj@slu.edu .

Editor Adrian M. Di Bisceglie, MD, FACP Professor of Internal Medicine