http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now USF Health Newsletter Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:29:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en       Rocky the Bull stomped out a giant cigarette, teen-agers got to see computerized photos of how smoking would age them, and would–be quitters got free “cold turkey” sandwiches Thursday as the entire USF Health campus went smoke-free.      “Today at USF Health we say no more,” said Donna Petersen, ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=9164 Click here to read about Dr. Lezama's recognition in ACP Hospitalist. USF Health’s Jose Lezama, MD, FACP, has been named one of the nation’s top 10 hospitalists in the November 2009 issue of ACP Hospitalist, a publication of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Lezama, associate professor of internal ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=9168      Jerry Bell got one concussion when he was playing college football and another playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.      That was 20 years ago, but now Bell wonders if those injuries could have had long-term effects.      That question brought him to the USF Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute Tuesday for ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=9142 Nearly 1,500 people of all ages gathered at the University of South Florida this Saturday, Nov. 14, to stride forward together in the American Diabetes Association’s StepOut to Fight Diabetes Walk. The ADA’s signature fundraising walk, coinciding with National Diabetes Day, was held at more than 150 sites across the ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=9103 Theresa Beckie, PhD, of the USF College of Nursing, compared the physical and psychosocial effects of a traditional cardiac rehabilitation to a program geared specifically for women. ORLANDO, FL. (Nov. 17, 2009) — Depressive symptoms improved among women with coronary heart disease who participated in a motivationally-enhanced cardiac rehabilitation program ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=9043 L to R: Dr. William Dalton, Dr. Richard Roetzheim, Maria Pinzon, Dr. Leslene Gordon, Dr. B. Lee Green and Dr. Ralph Wilcox. The USF-Moffitt Center of Excellence for Cancer Health Disparities was formally introduced to the community Nov. 12 at a reception attended by community leaders, elected officials and university ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8995      Cindy Schofield was scared as she approached the starting line.      She had five kilometers to run and she wasn’t sure she could do it.      Once, it would have been easy.      Schofield could always count on her body to perform. She grew up in Lakeland playing soccer. She could run fast, ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8946 The uncommon, high-risk delivery involved more than 20 physicians and other health practitioners Read St. Petersburg Times story... Tampa, FL (Nov. 12, 2009) -- A multidisciplinary team of USF Health and Tampa General Hospital physicians recently performed the first Ex Utero Intrapartum Treatment (EXIT) at TGH -- successfully securing an airway ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8880 Grinning with anticipation, 8-year-old Ty’rique Brock waited patiently to hear if he was one of the lucky few to win a prize at the grand finale celebration of the Scorecard program, held Nov. 7 at Jackson Heights Recreation Center in East Tampa. Ty’rique has spent the past couple of months filling ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8908 Dr. Alan Zelicoff (front center) with, from left to right, Wil Milhous, PhD, associate dean for research in the College of Public Health; John Sinnott, MD, director of Infectious Disease and International Medicine; and Phil Marty, PhD, associate vice president for USF Health Research. A little-known smallpox outbreak in the Soviet ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8894 Dr. Alexander Rosemurgy was recognized for his dedication to pancreatic cancer research and patient advocacy. USF -TGH surgeon Alexander Rosemurgy, MD, was recently honored for his leading expertise and research contributions in the field of pancreatic cancer by the patient-based advocacy organization Pancreatic Cancer Action Network of Tampa Bay. Dr. Rosemurgy ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8863 A community of patients, friends and supporters has raised $50,000 to support the USF Breast Health program, the result of a relentless effort by local Capt. Lori Deaton to organize a “Hooked on Hope” fishing tournament to raise the money. In keeping with the nautical theme, the fisherwomen and men ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8825 The PharmD Program plans to admit its first class in August 2011 Tampa, FL (Nov. 9, 2009) – Kevin B. Sneed, PharmD, has been appointed the founding dean of the USF School of Pharmacy. Dr. Sneed, associate professor of family medicine and assistant dean and clinical director of the College ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8834 Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy The NBC cameraman sets up a shot in one of CACL's exam rooms, flanked by fourth-year medical student Catherine Kubiak. TODAY Show reporter Jenna Wolfe (sitting left), playing the role of a standardized patient, listens. USF Health’s Center for Advanced ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8552 The USF Division of Infectious Disease and International Medicine reached a milestone this month with the posting of its 100th podcast, “MRSA: From Humanosis to Zoonosis.” The podcast appears on the division-sponsored website www.idpodcasts.net, which contains a series of video lectures presented by the staff, faculty, or affiliated guests of the ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8809 Two organizations from USF Health were recognized as Local Champions & Heroes at the University Area Community Civic Association’s 20th Annual Awards Ceremony on Oct. 13. Representatives from the USF Health student-run BRIDGE Healthcare Clinic and the USF Health Service Corps received UACCA Community Appreciation Awards. L to R: Karen Alonso, ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8755 Newschannel 8 anchor Gayle Sierens interviews Dr. Stephen Klasko, USF medical dean. The USF College of Medicine was featured on last night’s (Nov. 3rd) newscast of WFLA Newschannel 8 in a story titled “A New DNA for Doctors.” COM Dean Stephen Klasko, MD, MBA, was interviewed by veteran news anchor Gayle ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8732 Students at Essrig Elementary School in Tampa now have a covered play court that will provide year-round protection from the sun’s harmful rays, thanks in part to USF Health’s Neil Fenske, MD. Dr. Fenske helped secure the seed money from the American Academy of Dermatology for the fundraising effort to build ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8653 Dr. Holt accepts his award from MaryEllen Elia, superintendent of the Hillsborough County School District. Douglas Holt, MD, FACP, recently received the USF Area Community Civic Association’s Edwin Radice Distinguished Service Award for his leadership in public health and community partnering. Dr. Holt is director of the Hillsborough County Health ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8693 The plane began its descent suddenly, dropping thousands of feet and turning in a corkscrew pattern so tight that some passengers were sick. The move was deliberate – a way for the military C-17 to evade ground fire as it landed in Bagram, Afghanistan. ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8644 ATTENTION: All USF Health Faculty, Staff and Students Oct. 29, 2009 -- USF Health has received a very limited quantity of the H1N1 Vaccine and has begun vaccinating our patients, employees, and students who meet the criteria established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8613 Tampa, FL (Oc.t 28, 2009) -- You don’t have to look any further than backyard to see that there’s a regional water crisis. A three-year drought has dried up rivers and other water sources, pumping threatens wells and wetlands, and officials have imposed the toughest watering restrictions in the ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8528 The USF arm of the NIH trials will be performed at Genesis, Tampa General Hospial and USF clinics. Tampa, FL (Oct. 26, 2009) -- The University of South Florida is participating in two federal studies to see whether the H1N1 vaccine can safely elicit a protective immune response in pregnant women, ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8414 The USF Health Rothman Center for Neuropsychiatry in St. Petersburg is conducting a two-year federal trial testing the effectiveness of behavioral psychotherapy in treating anxiety among young adolescents with autism. USF is one three sites for the $1-million study, sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8518 The USF College of Public Health, in collaboration with the Hillsborough County Health Department, provided 1,340 free seasonal flu shots Oct. 23 at its annual drive at the college, as well as about a 100  more at the USF Unstoppable Campaign event on Oct. 20.  COPH students provided the health education materials, ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8503 Recovery Act funds COPH study and pilot training program A USF College of Public Health researcher has received a highly competitive National Institutes of Health grant to create and evaluate a web-based training program to help dentists and dental hygienists identify patients with eating disorders and refer them for treatment. ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8488 The $117-million award will go to the data coordinating center at USF and 19 consortia The National Institutes of Health recently announced a second phase of its Rare Disease Clinical Research Network (RDCRN), which includes a Data Management Coordinating Center led by the University of South Florida’s Jeffrey Krischer, PhD. ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8473 Supporters of USF Health kicked off the USF: Unstoppable campaign Tuesday evening, Oct. 20, by toasting with pomegranate “Health-tinis,” playing with a simulator baby used to teach nursing and medical students, and getting free flu shots. It was all part of a gala to launch the public phase of the most ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8420      Imagine two retirees, both in Florida, both with similar lifestyles and health conditions. The only difference: one lives in Miami, the other in Tampa.       Chances are, the federal government spends nearly twice as much on the Miami retiree as the Tampa one.       Those are among the findings of a ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8404 Some of the USF Health faculty awarded federal research stimulus funds. Since this spring, USF Health faculty submitted 116 proposals for economic stimulus funding available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The ARRA applicants gathered Oct. 6 in the USF Health Rotunda to celebrate the fruits of their collaborative ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8133 The USF Division of Geriatric Medicine will host Celebrating Life … Flamenco Style!, Nov. 6 at the Tampa Yacht and Country Club. The event helps the Division raise much-needed funds for its fellowship program. “The U.S. population is aging rapidly and, at the moment, there is only one geriatric specialist for every ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8376 Chris Madramootoo, a cardiac sonographer, is administered a flu shot by medical assistant Leticia Moorer. No time to break away from work to get a flu shot? That's no longer an excuse for those working at USF Health's South Tampa Center for Advanced Healthcare. Each Friday since mid-September a mobile cart ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8327 Dr. Stephen Klasko, CEO for USF Health and dean of the College of Medicine, makes a point while speaking with Jessy Divo de Romero, President (Rectora) of the University of Carabobo, and USF President Judy Genshaft. The University’s global health initiative got a boost last month when USF President Judy Genshaft ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8229 Three College of Public Health faculty members have been recognized with 2009 Outstanding Research Achievement Awards -- John Adams, PhD, Professor, Global Health; Russell Kirby, PhD, Professor and Marrell Endowed Chair, Community and Family Health; and Hamisu Salihu, MD, PhD, Professor, Epidemiology. The awards are bestowed on faculty whose exceptional ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8264 The USF College of Public Health, in collaboration with the Hillsborough County Health Department, will provide free seasonal flu shots to adults from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 23 in the COPH Auditorium. Anyone age 18 or older may get a flu shot that day while supplies last. COPH offered free ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8213 USF-TGH general surgeon Dr. Sharona Ross addresses guests at the launch of the USF Women in Surgery initiative. The USF Women In Surgery initiative, the first Tampa area professional and academic organization dedicated to encouraging more women to pursue careers in surgery, was formally launched last month. About 100 people attended ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8193 - Long research road delivers - USF Health neuroscientist Doug Shytle, PhD (right), accepts the Excellence in Innovation Award from Paul Sanberg, PhD, DSc, associate vice president for research and innovation. The University of South Florida’s 2009 “Excellence in Innovation” award was presented last week to R. Douglas Shytle, PhD, associate professor ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8172 The antibiotic minocycline may revolutionize the treatment of strokes. A new study, published online Oct. 6 in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience, describes the safety and therapeutic effectiveness of the drug in animal models. Cesar V. Borlongan, PhD, a neuroscientist at the University of South Florida Center for ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8122      The USF College of Medicine is expanding  its ability to study tiny things called “nanoparticles,”  thanks to a $1.39 million federal grant to its USF Nanomedicine Research Center.      The grant comes from the National Institutes of Health and is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.      The Nanomedicine ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8110 Six USF neurologists – the largest number ever -- now hold leadership positions with the Florida Society of Neurology (FSN). At last month's FSN annual meeting in Lake Buena Vista, FL, Reza Behrouz, DO, , and Ali Bozorg, MD, both assistant professors in the USF Department of Neurology, and ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8090            When John Malone was 17, a doctor told him he had diabetes.       There were a host of restrictions: he’d have to disinfect and safeguard a glass syringe for his daily insulin injections and closely monitor his diet. He even got a brochure listing suitable careers for diabetics.       Doctor ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8062 The 2009 Get Hooked on Hope Inshore Fishing Tournament is Oct. 9 and 10 and will benefit USF Breast Health, a clinical program that provides early diagnosis and effective treatment to breast cancer patients. The fundraising event is based out of the Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort in St. Petersburg and is ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8036      Hillsborough Circuit Judge Gregory Holder, left, and Chief Circuit Judge Manuel Menendez, right, donned white coats to help Dr. Steve Klasko, CEO of USF Health and dean of the USF College of Medicine, into a black judicial robe.      Lawyers and doctors came together in Tampa Oct. 6 for USF’s ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=8015 USF laboratory study shows drug targets chaperone Hsp70 to reduce Alzheimer’s protein Chad Dickey's team at the USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Institute focuses on manipulating with drugs or gene therapy the chaperone proteins that control the fate of the the Alzheimer's protein tau. Tampa, FL (September 30, 2009) -- Inhibiting the protein ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=7989 Sexual health researcher working with young adults is selected for prestigious program to advance careers of nation’s most promising junior nurse faculty Versie Johnson-Mallard, PhD, ARNP, assistant professor in the USF College of Nursing, has won a competitive grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to study strategies to prevent the ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=7980 Listen to psychiatrist-musician Dr. Richard Kogan play Gershwin Faculty, staff and students nearly filled the USF Health Auditorium Sept. 22 to hear award-winning concert pianist Richard Kogan, MD, play for the Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds. As a psychiatrist and a musician, Dr. Kogan provided key insights into how vital music ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=7951 Dr. Jorge Lockhart The USF College of Medicine welcomed a new department earlier this month: Urology Urology was a division in the Department of Surgery and in Clinical Affairs prior to this, but with its continuing growth, the time had come for Urology to become its own entity. Dr. Jorge L. ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=7930 A team of USF residents recently won a state “medical jeopardy” competition sponsored by the Florida chapter of the American College of Physicians (ACP) and set an all-time points record for the 25-year-old ACP competition. This is the third year in a row USF internal medicine residents have won the ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=7918 Timothy Bender and Desiree Del Orbe are among the USF undergraduate students learning about the ecology of Eastern equine encephalitis with the help of Hassan K. Hassan, MSc (center), a research associate in Dr. Thomas Unnasch's laboratory. While we spent the summer and entered the fall abuzz over the potential ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=7872 It’s been a good year for USF Pathologist Don E. Wheeler, MD. A presentation on successfully integrating basic science material across medical school departments earned him the 2009 Promising Medical Education Scholar Awards at a regional meeting for the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). And a vote by USF medical students ... http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?p=7858