Faculty Members Receive Grants
Four faculty members in the Department of Surgery — Jennifer Anger, MD, Dolores Di Vizio, MD, PhD, Dan Gazit, PhD, DMD, and Jayoung Kim, PhD — have recently received grants.
» Read moreIn This Issue:
- Human Factors in Surgical Care
- Faculty Members Receive Grants
- Luncheon Celebrates Lung Cancer Survivorship
- Cedars-Sinai Patient Undergoes First-of-Its-Kind Stent Graft Procedure
- Journal's Cover Features Cedars-Sinai Paper
- FDA Warns About Clobazam; Boxed Warnings Summarized
- Circle of Friends Honorees for November
Human Factors in Surgical Care
Work Focuses on Human Behaviors in Complex Systems
By Ken Catchpole, PhD
Director, Surgical Safety and Human Factors
Why do medical errors happen? What helps healthcare providers work to the best of their ability? Human factors — the study of the relationship between humans and the systems they work in, and the practical application of that knowledge — seeks to answer these questions.
» Read moreLuncheon Celebrates Lung Cancer Survivorship
Hundreds of Cedars-Sinai lung cancer patients, family members, physicians, nurses and other healthcare workers celebrated survivorship and learned about the latest advances in lung cancer treatment at the 12th annual lung cancer survivors' luncheon Nov. 15.
» Read moreCedars-Sinai Patient Undergoes First-of-Its-Kind Stent Graft Procedure
A patient at Cedars-Sinai has become the first in the nation to undergo a less invasive type of stent graft procedure to repair an ascending aorta.
» Read moreJournal's Cover Features Cedars-Sinai Paper
A paper written by several members of the Cedars-Sinai Department of Surgery is featured on the cover of the Dec. 15 issue of the journal Stem Cells and Development.
FDA Warns About Clobazam; Boxed Warnings Summarized
Pharmacy Focus
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved changes to the drug label and medication guide for the anti-seizure drug clobazam (Onfi®) to include a warning regarding the rare but serious risk of skin reactions. Also, a summary of FDA boxed warnings has been issued.
» Read moreCircle of Friends Honorees for November
The Circle of Friends program honored 114 people in November. 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.
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