AAFP 2012 ALSO COURSE

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Family Medicine Newsletter

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The Department of Family Medicine sponsored the 2012 ALSO Course on Friday, January 20th and Saturday, January 21st, 2012. Since 2003, the DFM at UIC has coordinated the Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics course, designed to teach obstetrics pro-viders how to handle obstetric emergencies and keep them up-to-date on evidence-based practice recommendations. The ALSO course instructors are comprised of a consortium of Chicago-area family medicine residency faculty: UIC, Illinois Masonic, Hinsdale, Resur-rection, and Cook County-Loyola-Provident are all represented. ALSO is a structured, evidence-based, multidisciplinary training pro-gram on the practical management of obstetric emergencies. The two-day course is for maternity care providers including physicians, midwives, nurses and other clinicians.

Course Co-Directors: Alicia Milan-

Flanigan, MD and Jessica McIntyre, MD

Advisory Faculty: Juliet Bradley, MD

DFM presentations accepted: ♦ Devens M, Stringham R. Building a Personal Well-being “Toolbox” for Medical

Students Transitioning into Residency. Works In-Progress. ♦ Figueroa E, Adawy S, Putz K, Guio M. The Addition of a Medical Spanish Cur-

riculum into a Family Medicine Residency. Works In-Progress. ♦ Figueroa E, Guio M. Family Medicine Faculty Development in Third Trimester

Obstetrical Ultrasound. Scholarly Topic Roundtable Discussion. ♦ Goold B, Hasnain M. Empowering Future Physicians to Build and Sustain Pa-

tient-centered Medical Homes. Works-in-Progress. ♦ Hasnain M. Longitudinal Continuity of Care Training in Patient-centered Medi-

cine: Opportunities and Challenges. Lecture-discussion. ♦ Hasnain M, Massengale L, Dykens JA, Figueroa E. Health Disparities Training

in Graduate Medical Education: A Review of the Evidence. Works-in Progress. ♦ Hasnain M, Schwartz A, Girotti J, Bixby A, Rivera L, and the UIC Experiences

of Care Project Group. Patient-reported Experiences of Care: Do Race and Ac-culturation Status Matter? Completed Projects and Research.

♦ Hyderi AA, Bennett K, Brakman AJ, Henderson S, Herbitter C, Truesdell J. Bringing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Medical Education into the Mainstream: Competencies, Resources, and Collaboration. Seminar.

♦ Potter MC, Hasnain M, Hyderi AA. Primary Care Residency Expansion to Ad-dress Unmet Medical Needs: Funding Support and Curriculum Design. Lecture-discussion.

♦ Tiemstra JD. Moving from Traditional to Advanced to Open Access in a Teach-ing Family Practice. Works-in-progress.

The 45th STFM Annual Spring Conference will be held April 25-29, 2012 in Seattle, WA. The Annual Spring Conference offers presentations focusing on best practices, new teaching technologies, emerging research, and public policy issues. The educational offerings are great but the time between the ses-

sion are very powerful. This meeting is the most powerful networking forum for family medicine educa-tors, with attendance of more than 1,000. Registration is now open. For more information please go to: http://www.stfm.org/conferences/annual/an/index.cfm?CFID=10722818&CFTOKEN=97275481

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AAFP Congress of Delegates September 12-16, 2011 in Orlando

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On September 21, 2011 physician leaders gathered at Rush

Medical Center for an event releasing an updated Physi-

cians’ Breastfeeding Statement that combined the work of

IAFP with the Illinois chapters of the American Academy

of Pediatrics and the College of Obstetrics and Gynecol-

ogy. Illinois currently ranks 31st in breastfeeding rates. The Illinois Academy of

Family Physicians Task Force members volunteered to review and help shape

this important physician statement are:

Dr. Brenda Fann

Dr. Lola Okunade (right)

Dr. Ashley Nix Allen

Dr. Risha Raven

Dr. Marian Sasseti

Dr. Lise Weisberger

Dr. Rashmi Chugh , Public Health Committee Chair

http://www.iafp.com/whatsnew/ILPhysiciansStatementBreastfeeding.pdf

http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/promotion/calltoaction.htm

Javette Orgain, MD, MPH (left), IAFP’s past-president, was elected by accla-mation of the Congress as the AAFP’s Vice Speaker. Dr. Or-gain is the second

Illinois member to serve in this position. Illinois Chapter Resolutions: IAFP was represented by delegates Drs. Orgain, Tem-poral, Brull and Miller. The Illinois chapter submitted or co-sponsored three resolutions considered by Con-gress: Resolution 201, 305, and 507.

To read the complete IAFP Newsletter please go to: http://

www.iafp.com/newsletter/IAFP%20Newsletter%20Nov-Dec%202011/

fscommand/IAFP%20Nov-Dec%20Newsletter4-new%20board.pdf

Christopher Guer-rero, MD (left), IAFP’s 2010 Family Medicine Teacher of the Year for vol-unteer faculty, re-ceived the AAFP Humanitarian Award. He was honored for his

humanitarian efforts in his native Philippines. His volun-teer duties include teaching at a nursing school in the Philippines. He also leads medical missions to his home-land community of Nueva Vizcaya in the Philippines. He was also featured in the Elmwood Park Times, the local edition of the Sun Times Media Group. The article covered his dedication to mission work in the Philip-pines and other nations. Dr. Guerrero received the award at the AAFP Annual Scientific Assembly in Or-

Also in attendance as IAFP Board Chair was Patrick Tran-mer, MD, MPH, Department Head (left, 1st) and Abbas Hy-deri, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medi-cine (left, 2nd).

Thank You DFM Volunteer Faculty

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We would like to thank all clinical faculty who have contributed their time and expertise in the many educational activities in the

Department of Family Medicine at UIC. It is our departmental mission to provide quality educational experiences for medical stu-

dents, residents and faculty, and your participation is vital in accomplishing this goal.

Please remember to update all your personal information by logging into the University of Illinois’ NESSIE employee access system.

NESSIE can be accessed at https://nessie.uihr.uillinois.edu/cf/index.cfm. To prevent technical difficulties in accessing your UIC

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Center (ACCC) routinely deactivate accounts that remain inactive for greater than one year. If you have recently moved or changed

your preferred email address, please notify the DFM Administrative Office at holtzer@uic.edu, so that we may continue to provide

you with information regarding your appointment and the DFM Newsletter.

If interested in medical student education activities, please contact Richard Stringham, MD (rstring@uic.edu); residency training,

Mark Potter (mcpotter@uic); Grand Rounds lecture series, Rosa Angulo (rosalbaa@uic.edu). Should you have any comments or

questions regarding your faculty standing or updating information, please contact Meg Oberholtzer (holtzer@uic.edu). For informa-

tion about non-salaried appointments in the Department of Family Medicine and departmental activities, please visit our website at

http://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/departments___programs/departments/fammed/

Thank you very much for your continued interest in the Department of Family Medicine at UIC.

Clinical Associate Professor

Elizabeth Feldman, MD

Michael Friedman, MD

Lawrence Goldberg, MD

Richard Guthmann, MD

Kathryn Stewart, MD, MPH

James Valek, MD

Margaret Wiedmann, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Alan F. Bain, DO

Stanislaw Banas, MD

Peggy Bandy, MD

Antonio Barajas, MD

Jacqueline Bardwell, MD

Syed Baseer, MD

Murray Bass, MD

Barbara Bellar, MD, JD

Stephen G. Bennett, MD

Jon Beran, MD

David Berdy, MD

Asmamaw Beyene, MD

Corinne Blum, MD

Katina Bonaparte, MD, MPH, CCCP

Boguslaw Bonczak, MD

Christopher Brenner, MD

William Briner, MD

Matthew Brown, MD

Suzanne Carlberg-Racich, PhD

Sangili Chandran, MD

Milton Chavez, MD

Brian Chicoine, MD

Henry Cordero, MD

Charles Crotteau, MD

Andre DeJean, MD

Jose Elizondo, MD

Michael Fisher, MD

Luvianca Fonseca, MD

Luis Garcia, MD

Melvin Glick, MD

Martin Gonzalez, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Judy Gordon, MD, MPH

Diana Grant, MD

Glen Grobe, MD

Dean Grove, MD, MPH

Maurice Guzman, MD

Michael Hanak, MD

Benjamin Hasan, MD

Edward Hernaez, MD

Michal Hytros, MD

Beth-Anne Jacob, PhD

Michael Jutovsky, MD

Kent Kamradt, MD

Fred Karlin, MD

Jaya Kasturi, MD

Humaira Khan, MD

Roy Lacey, MD

Michael Ladewski, DO

Joseph Laluya, DO

Irene Lesniak, MD

Alex Lima, MD

Esther Liu, MD

Benjamin Lo, MD

Georgia Lubben, MD

Brian Lynch, MD

Katarzyna Malecka, MD

Michael Melnick, MD

Ramiro Mercado, MD

S. Alicia Milan-Flanigan, MD

Robert Moss, MD

Kami Mullings, MD

Chiedu Nchekwube, MD

Obidike Nwakudu, MD

Jacqueline Olivo, MD

Nigam Patel, MD

Kenneth Pierini, MD, MS

Catherine Plonka, MD

Albert Poronsky, DO

Fred Richardson, MD

Stephen Rittman, MD

Rebecca Rodriguez, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Lizbet Ronning, MD

Mario Rosas, MD

Oscar Ruiz, MD

Jorge Saad, MD, MPH

Latifah Sabree, MD

John Sage, MD

T. Eric Schackow, MD, PhD

Daniel Shin, MD

Joel Shoolin, MD

James Skomurski, MD

Jack Spaniol, MD

Stephen Sproul, MD

Bruce Steffens, MD

Audrey Stillerman, MD

Rishi Sud, MD

Srinivas Surabhi, MD

Gabriella Temneanu, MD

Rafael Vargas-Zapata, MD

Thomas Waidzunas, MD

Bruce Weber, MD

Lise Weisberger, MD

Clinical Instructor

Anastasia Gianakakos, MD

Debra Haley, PhD

Jessica Haloskie, MD

Dragomir Jovanovic, MD

Marina Khusid, MD, ND, MS

Joshua Merok, MD

Haroon Olomi, MD

Leon Que, MD

Vineet Singla, DO

John Tenhundfeld, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

of Psychology

Steven Zuckerman, PhD

Lecturer

James Arons, DO

Crystal Cash, MD

Frank Castillo, MD, MA

Margaret Dolan, MD

Mark Drexler, MD

Charles Edoigiawerie, MD, MPH

Yacob Gawo, MD, MRCP

Mandy Gittler, MD

Stuart Goldman, MD

Judith Gravdal, MD

Pauline Harding, MD, LDN

Mirza Jesani, DO,

Mark Kanaris, MD

Greg Kirschner, MD

Mark Macumber, MD

Jessica McIntyre, MD

Paul Omastiak, MD

Steven Rube, MD

Martin Shobris, MD,PhD,CMD

Stephen Stabile, MD, MHA

Gary Stuck, MD

Sajjini Thomas, MD

Robert Zitter, Ph.D.

Adjunct Clinical Assistant

Professor of Law

Cherilyn Murer, JD, CRA

Adjunct Associate Professor

of Family Medicine

Ibrahim Bani, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

of Psychiatry

Rodney Eiger, MD

Clinical Professor

of Orthopaedics and Sports

Medicine

Mark Hutchinson, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

of Orthopaedics and Sports

Medicine

Terry Nicola, MD, MS

Drs. Figueroa, Hasnain and Hyderi, and Ben Goold, Ryan Carr, PatriciaChico, Linday Mar-tin, Beth-Anne Jacob, Dr. Ricardo Rivero, Suzanne Carlberg-Rachich, Barbara Schecht-man, family and friends all participated in the “AIDS Foundation of Chicago’s AIDS Run and Walk Fundraiser” held on October 1, 2011. Together they raised a total of $5,468.

Abbas Hyderi, MD, MPH (right) has been ap-pointed Interim Associate Dean for Curriculum as of January 16, 2012.

Announcements Family Medicine Newsletter

Patrick Tranmer, MD, MPH (left) was appointed In-terim Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs on July 16, 2011.

Samuel Grief, MD (right) was named as one of the Top Doctors in Obesity; weight manage-ment; nutrition on the January 2012 edition of the Chicago Magazine.

Richard Stringham, MD (left) was awarded the 2011-2012 Teaching Recognition Award by the UIC Council for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

CongratulationsCongratulationsCongratulationsCongratulations!

Memoona Hasnain, MD, MHPE, PhD (left) has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the South Asian Public Health Association (SAPHA).

Giving to the DFM The Department of Family Medicine is grateful for all those who have contrib-uted to DFM gift funds throughout the year. Gift funds are extraordinary valu-able in that they enrich the department by investing in new technology, re-

sources for research projects, and the overall education of residents and medical students in Family Medicine. We invite you to consider a gift to the Department of Family Medicine! For more information and instructions on how you can give to the DFM, please visit our website at: http://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/departments___programs/departments/fammed/giving_to_the_dfm/

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DFM NEWSLETTER STAFF Special thanks to Rosalba Angulo, Project Coordinator, Admin., DFM faculty and staff for their contributions to this newsletter. Please direct questions and comments to Meg Oberholtzer at holtzer@uic.edu.

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