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Take Advantage of the Jefferson Digital Commons for Shameless Self-Promotion
No full textIt\u27s a win-win academic opportunity--promote your Jefferson research and publishing efforts to the world by participating in the Jefferson Digital Commons (JDC). The JDC increases your visibility. With over 2,000 different archived full-text resources including academic articles, posters, preprints, videos, images, teaching materials and newsletters you get permanent public space for all types of files AND your work is indexed by search engines like Google. Receive monthly alerts notifying you how many times your works have been downloaded. Create a faculty researcher page. Use the JDC as a university press and publish your department newsletters or create a new journal. Learn how the JDC complements Xythos and the Faculty Interests Database. The JDC is free to all Jeffersonians
Meet an IPE/CP Student Champion from Thomas Jefferson University
No full textMy first involvement with JCIPE programs was with the Interprofessional Palliative Care (IPC) program. Here, I was able to meet diverse students across Jefferson from Couple and Family Therapy, Medicine, Nursing, Physical Therapy, and more. Together, we addressed case studies with our various backgrounds and learned how to build upon each other’s strengths as a precursor to our future in the field. Especially coming from a Nursing background and now shifting towards medicine, it was a great experience to apply my knowledge and intertwine it with other fields.
Since then, I have immersed myself with research relating to the Health Mentors Program at JCIPE and am currently involved with the Jefferson Student Interprofessional Complex Care Collaborative (J-SICCC) program
From Interprofessional Education to Collaborative Practice: A Jefferson Alumna\u27s Perspective
No full textI graduated from Jefferson College of Nursing at Thomas Jefferson University in May 2015 and began my work as a perioperative nurse the following July. During my time at Jefferson, I not only participated in the Health Mentors Program (HMP), but was also given the opportunity to work closely with JCIPE and a group of students from other health care professions to refine and expand IPE offerings. We formed a student organization, now known as Jefferson Students for Interprofessional Education (JSIPE), which had three over-arching goals:
1. Students will gain exposure to real-world collaborative practice teams
2. Students will learn about health professional roles and expertise in specific clinical settings
3. Students will gain practical tips and advice for working as part of an interprofessional healthcare team
For me, participation in JSIPE and HMP achieved all three goals and facilitated my transition into professional practice in a highly collaborative setting.
I entered the professional sphere as a “perioperative nurse intern” in a program designed for nurses new to the operating room. Many of us were new graduates, and some of the other nurses were intimidated by the prospect of working in such an intensely interprofessional setting. Although nearly all of them had been exposed to the idea of IPE, none of them felt that they had been prepared for its practical implications. My new co-workers were fascinated by the idea of the IPE Grand Rounds panel discussions that we hosted at Jefferson. They were especially interested in the concept of getting practical tips and advice for working as a part of an interprofessional healthcare team. Since then, I have approached the perioperative education team about arranging an interprofessional panel for future intern classes and am hopeful that it may be incorporated into the program.
Although I knew that the opportunities that I had been given at Jefferson would help me as I transitioned into a professional role, I had no idea how directly my IPE experiences would apply to my practice. Every procedure in every operating room could be a case study in collaborative practice. I work as a part of multiple teams made up of nurses, surgeons, pharmacists, surgical technologists, radiology technologists, physician’s assistants, and many others. Although we work together on a daily basis, I am amazed by how little each profession knows about the roles of the others. For example, three nurses who went through the perioperative internship with me had worked previously as surgical technologists. When they began their work as circulators, they were amazed by the amount and variety of work that the job required. Although they had worked with circulators for years in their roles as surgical technologists, they had never truly understood the nurse’s role. They believed that this lack of understanding had negatively impacted their practice in the past. I am extremely grateful that these nurses shared their experiences with the rest of us and helped us to better understand the role of the surgical technologist
Feeding the fledgling repository: starting an institutional repository at an academic health sciences library.
No full textIn 2005, the Scott Memorial Library at Thomas Jefferson University started an institutional repository (IR), the Jefferson Digital Commons (JDC) . Originally intended as a showcase for faculty scholarship, it has evolved to serve also as a university press for original journals and newsletters, and as an institutional archive. Many lessons have been learned about marketing techniques, common IR issues, and advantages of an IR for a library. IR recruitment has come to be viewed as yet another form of collection development and has been integrated into all forms of the Library\u27s outreach. Jefferson\u27s academic health sciences environment has proven similar to other academic environments on issues of acceptance and participation
Talking to Insomniacs: Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds
No full textPlease join us for Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds on Tuesday, June 3, 2014 in 925 Chestnut Street, 2nd floor conference room from 8:00-9:00 am. Please note the venue for this exciting program. Dimitri Markov, M.D., FAPA is presenting and the title of his presentation is: “Talking to Insomniacs.”Dr. Dimitri Markov is an attending physician in the Jefferson Sleep Disorders Center and the Division of Consultation-Liason Psychiatry here at Jefferson. Dr. Markov received his undergraduate degree in pharmacy from Temple University School of Pharmacy and his medical degree from the MCP-Hahnemann University School of Medicine. He completed the Adult Psychiatry Residency Program at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and received training in sleep medicine here at Jefferson
From the Desk of the Residency Program Director
No full textIt is my pleasure to introduce myself to you for the first time as Program Director, as I also introduce to you our latest edition of The Medicine Forum. Having done my residency training at Jefferson, I am so proud that the tradition of this journal has continued throughout the years despite new residents, new leadership, and new challenges both locally and globally. Our residents’ commitment to not only patient care, but also to scholarship and inquiry remains outstanding and impactful.
Tradition, coming from the Latin word “tradere”, means to transmit, to hand over, or to give for safekeeping; a definition that feels incredibly plausible to this journal. From year to year, I am constantly impressed by the breadth and quality of work that our residents “transmit” to our friends and alumni encompassing research, humanities, and medical education. In this peer-reviewed publication, each year the new editors and new chief residents are handed over this responsibility with the expectation of garnering new submissions and collating them into an incredible spectrum of learning and ideas. In many ways, this journal is a prism through which we can see all the brilliant differences, perspectives, and talents that comprise our unique residency.
I am grateful to Emily Stewart for being a wonderful mentor and example of how to safeguard many of our wonderful Jefferson residency traditions. Consider this latest edition the first installment in a new chapter at Jefferson, one that promises to celebrate the passion, the talent, the diversity, and the community that our Jefferson residents personify.
It is with great pride I submit to you the 24th edition of The Medicine Forum
A New Age in Dementia Care: Turning Evidence into Practice
No full textA New Age in Dementia Care: Turning Evidence into Practice Come celebrate the opening of the new Living Laboratory for Elder Care.
September 17, 2008 7:30 am - 4:30 pm Thomas Jefferson University, Dorrance H. Hamilton Building 1001 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19107
Speakers Include: Christine Arenson, MD Associate Professor Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine Department of Family and Community Medicine Jefferson Medical College Director, Eastern-Pennsylvania Delaware Geriatric Education Center Co-Director Jefferson InterProfessional Education Center Thomas Jefferson University Louis D. Burgio, PhD Harold R. Johnson Endowed Chair in Gerontology, Professor of Social Work Research Professor, Institute of Gerontology School of Medicine Adjunct Professor School of Nursing and Department of Psychology University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI Janice P. Burke, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Dean, Jefferson School of Health Professions Chair and Professor Department of Occupational Therapy Co-Executive Director Living Laboratory for Elder Care Jefferson College of Health Professions Thomas Jefferson University Christopher M. Callahan, MD Cornelius and Yvonne Pettinga Professor of Aging Research Director, Indiana University Center for Aging Research Investigator, Regenstrief Institute, Inc. Robert Egge Project Director Center for Health Transformation Washington, DC Lynn Friss Feinberg, MSW Deputy Director, National Center on Caregiving Family Caregiver Alliance San Francisco, CA Laura N. Gitlin, PhD Director, Jefferson Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy Co-Executive Director Living Laboratory for Elder Care Jefferson College of Health Professions Thomas Jefferson University Barry J. Jacobs, PsyD Licensed Psychologist Director of Behavioral Sciences Crozer-Keystone Family Medicine Residency Program Springfield, PA Katie Maslow, MSW Associate Director, Quality Care Advocacy Alzheimer’s Association Public Policy Division Washington, DC Nancy B. O’Connor Regional Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Philadelphia Regional Office United States Department of Health and Human Services Philadelphia, PA Catherine Verrier Piersol, MS, OTR/L Clinical Director, Living Laboratory for Elder Care Jefferson Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health Jefferson College of Health Professions Thomas Jefferson University Susan C. Reinhard, PhD, RN, FAAN Senior Vice President, Public Policy Institute AARP Washington, DC Barry W. Rovner, MD Professor Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience Director of Clinical Alzheimer’s Disease Research Farber Institute for Neurosciences Thomas Jefferson University Richard Schulz, PhD Professor of Psychiatry, Epidemiology, Sociology, Psychology, Community Health, and Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Director University Center for Social and Urban Research Associate Director University of Pittsburgh Institute on Aging Pittsburgh, PA Leslie M. Swann, PhD Aging Program Management Specialist United States Department of Health and Human Services United States Administration on Aging Washington, DC
A tour of the new multidisciplinary Hamilton Building and reception to follo
In the Spotlight: David Greene, Practice Manager
No full textWhether seeking an initial consultation or receiving post-surgical care, patients of Jefferson’s colorectal, general, and trauma surgeons see their physicians at Jefferson’s Medical Office Building (MOB) at 11th and Walnut Streets.
Since October 2016, David Greene has served as Practice Manager at “5MOB”. Greene came to Jefferson after managing other area practices for five years.
“I work with a great staff who makes my job as manager a little easier. We work very hard to ensure every patient has the ideal experience every time they interact with our office. I look forward to many more productive years here at Jefferson and am very excited about the direction the institution is heading.
Challenges and Opportunities for Medical Institutional Repositories
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Thomas Jefferson University Library and University of Massachusetts Medical School Library have two important things in common: successful institutional repositories and experienced library leaders that developed them.
Please join Dan Kipnis and Ann Koopman of Thomas Jefferson University, and Lisa Palmer of University of Massachusetts Medical School for a free webinar on institutional repositories (IRs) at medical schools.
Speakers will explore how each organization decided to start an IR, how the IRs have evolved, unique IR collections, successful partnerships, challenges and opportunities, and the future of medical IRs
Those Who Give: Nearly 25 Years After Beating Colon Cancer, Grateful Patient Establishes Endowment to Support Cancer Research
No full textJames Gilmartin can’t believe he’s still alive.
When he was diagnosed with colon cancer in May 1991, Gilmartin was certain that his bout with the disease would have an unfavorable end; so certain that he left his job of 30 years as a public school administrator and began preparing for the worse.
“I didn’t know whether I’d be alive six months later, so I retired,” Gilmartin recalled.
His primary physician at the time – who happened to be a Jefferson graduate – reviewed Gilmartin’s test results and recommended Jefferson as the best place to receive cancer treatment.
Gilmartin was paired with former Chair of Surgery at Jefferson, Francis E. Rosato, MD. A renowned pioneer in cancer treatment and surgical techniques, Dr. Rosato was best known for having performed the region’s first liver transplant in 1984.
Under Dr. Rosato’s care, Gilmartin received a colonic resection and began 26 weeks of chemotherapy at Jefferson. Gilmartin says he felt compassion from everyone he encountered at Jefferson throughout the entire process of his treatment and recovery.
“During the recuperation period after my surgery, I was able to walk the halls of Jefferson and everybody treated me with the greatest deal of respect,” Gilmartin said. “The facilities were great, the nursing staff was great. I was very fortunate because I had Dr. Rosato and he was well known, very well respected, and his bedside manner was great. There was just a feeling of contentment that I was in good hands.”
It’s been nearly 25 years since Gilmartin’s initial diagnosis and the condition he once thought would end his life has not recurred.
Gilmartin’s wife Pauline, however, passed away after a nine month bout with ovarian cancer in 2009.
To honor both his wife’s fight and the lifesaving treatment he received at Jefferson, Gilmartin named Jefferson as a beneficiary in his will and established an endowed fund to support cancer research in Jefferson’s Department of Surgery.
“When my wife passed away and I had to update my will, Jefferson was uppermost in my thoughts because they had saved my life,” he said.
“My wife died of ovarian cancer, and I, of course am a colon cancer survivor, so I made a bequest to Jefferson for cancer research. It was an easy decision. I’m here today because of Jefferson. My gift is visible evidence of my respect for Jefferson.”
To learn about the various ways to support the Department of Surgery, please visit Jefferson.plannedgiving.org or contact Lara Goldstein, MBA, in the Office of Institutional Advancement at 215-955-8797 or Lara GoldStei
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