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A BI-WEEKLY PUBLICATION FROM THE CEDARS-SINAI CHIEF OF STAFF
July 17, 2015
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P & T Approvals, FDA Warnings About Codeine-Containing Meds, NSAIDs, ProglycemPharmacy Focus See highlights of the June meeting of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. Also, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued warnings about codeine-containing medicines in children, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and Proglycem in infants. Meetings and EventsHail to the Chief Complaint (Cedars-Sinai Alumni Association) Faculty Development Summer Series: Therapeutic Regeneration of the Human Heart Medical Staff Population Health Educational Series, Part Three Grand RoundsClick here to view upcoming grand rounds. Upcoming CME ConferencesClick below to view a complete list of all scheduled Continuing Medical Education conferences. MilestonesDo you know of a significant event in the life of a medical staff member? Please let us know, and we'll post these milestones in Medical Staff Pulse. Also, feel free to submit comments on milestones, and we'll post the comments in the next issue. Click here to email us your milestones and comments. In This Issue:
Important Changes Coming for Web/VSDear Colleagues, We would like to inform you of significant upcoming changes to Web/VS. As of Monday, Aug. 3, Web/VS will be accessible only from within CS-Link™. Direct login access to Web/VS for physicians will be disabled. You will still be able to use Web/VS as an alternate viewing platform and for retrieval of clinical information recorded prior to 2007. » Read moreNotes, 'Fat Tab' Among CS-Link Updates
Several improvements were added recently to CS-Link™, including the ability to write notes via Haiku and Canto. Please note one change in particular: All order functions now are grouped into one "fat tab" called "Manage Orders." » Read moreWhere There's Smokey, There's Fireworks
About 480 medical staff members and their families joined the crowd at the Hollywood Bowl on July 2 for a night of patriotic music, fireworks and a performance by Motown legend Smokey Robinson. » Read moreNominations Sought for Pioneer in Medicine AwardDeadline for Submissions Is Aug. 10 Attending physicians on the medical staff are encouraged to nominate a candidate for the 2015 Pioneer in Medicine award. This award is given to a member of the medical staff who has made clinical and research contributions recognized at Cedars-Sinai and in the national or international medical communities. The deadline for nominations is Monday, Aug. 10. » Read morePhysicians Educate About End-of-Life Plans
Two Cedars-Sinai physicians are among those determined to bring about a significant increase in the number of Los Angeles residents who have discussed their end-of-life wishes with their loved ones, physicians and others, and written them down in an Advance Healthcare Directive. This goal brought Jonas Green, MD, MPH, and Daniel J. Stone, MD, MPH, MBA, to a recent discussion of the subject at Temple Isaiah. » Read moreICD-10 Sessions for Physicians Set for Aug. 17-20ICD-10 educational sessions for physicians are scheduled for Monday-Thursday, Aug. 17-20. These CME activities will provide physicians with information on the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision. » Read moreClinical Documentation Course Continues Aug. 4Participants Can Earn Two Continuing Medical Education Credits Members of the medical staff can take a "Clinical Documentation Integrity Power Course for Physicians" that meets the first Tuesday of each month through Dec. 1. The Aug. 4 session takes place from from 3:30-6:30 p.m. in PEC 8. Participants need to attend just one session. Two continuing medical education credits will be available. » Read moreCedars-Sinai Brings Urgent Care to Culver City
Cedars-Sinai is expanding its urgent care services to Culver City with a new facility that will offer convenient and affordable medical care for adults and children seven days a week. The new Cedars-Sinai Urgent Care, at 10100 Culver Blvd., opened June 24. » Read moreUse New Reflex Test for Ionized CalciumAttention frequent users of calcium testing: Please order an ionized calcium reflex test, not ionized calcium directly. On June 30, the Core Lab began offering a reflex to ionized calcium when total calcium is abnormal. In the vast majority of instances, this reflex should be ordered instead of ionized calcium directly. » Read moreCS-Link Tip: Care Everywhere Data ReconciliationAnother milestone toward "one patient, one record" went live this month. New alerts in the chart indicate there is new data from outside sources to reconcile. » Read moreSand 'N' Snore Set for Sept. 11Sand 'N' Snore is just around the corner. The dinner, sleepover and breakfast starts Friday, Sept. 11, at the Jonathan Beach Club in Santa Monica. » Read moreCircle of Friends Honorees for June
The Circle of Friends program honored 249 people in June. Circle of Friends allows grateful patients to make a donation in honor of the physicians, nurses, caregivers and others who have made a difference during their time at Cedars-Sinai. » Read more© Copyright 2000-2019 Cedars-Sinai Health System. All Rights Reserved.
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