Medical Library Hosts Ovid Training Classes
Learn about the new features of OvidSP and the Cochrane Databases at a series of sessions hosted by Cedars-Sinai's Medical Library.
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At its Sept. 3, 2010, meeting, the Medical Executive Committee revised the rules and regulations regarding attendance at committees and added a step to the physician hand hygiene accountability plan, among other things.
Physician News
Procedure Center Reports in Web/VS
Web/VS Tip of the Week
Reports from the Procedure Center are viewable in Web/VS in PDF format. If a patient has a recent Procedure Report, a link to the report will be shown in the "Recent Results" listing that is displayed by default after a patient is selected.
Meetings and Events
Politics and PBS: What You Don’t See on TV – Sept. 24
Irwin M. Weinstein, M.D., Endowed Lectureship in Health and Public Policy – Oct. 8
Medical Student Reception – Oct. 19 (RSVP by Oct. 15)
Renovations to Start on ED, Thalians
In the next 90 days, Cedars-Sinai will be initiating a number of renovation and facility upgrade projects aimed at improving the efficiency, appearance, and operational safety of the patient care services in these units.
CLARIFICATION: STAT vs. Wet Readings
STATs apply to the performance of the examination and Wet Readings apply to the interpretation. Ordering a study as a STAT will result in it being performed more quickly (as indicated below), but that will not generate a wet reading unless specifically requested.
» Read more2 Minutes with … Edward M. Wolin, M.D.
Dr. Wolin is co-director of the Cedars-Sinai Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Program at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, the largest and most comprehensive such program in California and one of just a handful in the United States. He directs a large patient care and clinical research program, including the weekly Carcinoid/Neuroendocrine Multidisciplinary Patient Management Conference, in the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute.
Imaging Case of the Month September 2010
Make your diagnosis
A 10-year-old patient with no significant past medical history presents with right knee pain.
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