Consult – Winter 2018
December 20, 2017
Breast Cancer Team Needs You!
Consult main page Patient, Primary Care Provider Key Players It takes teamwork to provide the kind of comprehensive breast cancer care available at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute – from screening and diagnosis to treatment and survivorship. The multidisciplinary breast team includes physicians, nurses and other professionals who specialize in diagnosing and fighting…
January 2018 Message from Dr. Jansen
Consult main page Dear Colleagues, UAMS is pleased to announce that CME Outreach LearnOnDemand courses will be FREE beginning in January. These multidisciplinary teleconferences focus on chronic disease, health-care trends and interprofessional collaboration. All disciplines are welcome and encouraged to participate. We have hundreds of activities for continuing education available. LearnOnDemand.org allows health care professionals…
News to Know: Updates from UAMS
Consult main page Kim Joins Radiation Oncology Center Radiation oncologist Thomas Kim, M.D., has joined the UAMS Radiation Oncology Center. Kim’s medical and research interests include breast, gynecologic and gastrointestinal malignancies. He completed his internship at Boston Medical Center and radiation oncology residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. To make a referral, call 501-526-6155….
New Technology Significantly Reduces Pathogen Identification Time
Consult main page The Accelerate PhenoTM system is the latest addition to the UAMS Clinical Microbiology Laboratory’s array of industry-redefining technologies for the identification and treatment of infectious diseases. “We are one of the first in the world introducing this technology,” said Eric Rosenbaum, M.D., M.P.H., medical director of the lab. “The way it works…
Physician Profile – Rachel L. Slotcavage, M.D.
Consult main page Rachel L. Slotcavage, M.D. Assistant Professor, Endocrine and General Surgery, Department of Surgery Assistant Professor, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine What inspired you to become a doctor? I loved science from an early age. I also grew up working with my hands – crocheting, quilting and helping with my family’s…
December 19, 2017
Medical Case Study – Scalp Reattachment
Consult main page INITIAL CONTACT A 21-year-old female patient with a traumatic total scalp avulsion was flown by helicopter from Russellville to UAMS. She was working in a factory when machinery caught her hair and removed her scalp. ASSESSMENT When head and neck surgeon Mauricio Moreno, M.D., met the patient, her wounds were covered in…
December 18, 2017
Learn on Demand
Consult main page A resource of the UAMS Center for Distance Health (CDH), the LearnOnDemand.org web portal offers health care professionals the flexibility of earning continuing education (CE) credits on their own schedule, through an expanded array of teleconferences and online courses. Track all educational hours and credits earned inside or outside the program Ensure…