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Thursday,eer>er January 5, 2006 ^^B^ Volume 16 | Number 1 New chancellor named Vital Signs4^ Erroll B. Davis Jr., chair of the fresh perspective and energy he will member of the University of Wisconsin-based Alliant Energy bring to this role." Wisconsin System Board of Regents Corp., has been named chancellor- Mr. Davis has chaired the board of from 1987-94, and as a former chair designate of the University System of Alliant Energy Corp. - an energy of the board of trustees of Carnegie Georgia. holding company with $8.3 billion in Mellon University, of which he is a Mr. Davis will assume the total assets and annual operating life member. He serves as a member chancellor's position early this year. revenues of $3 billion - since 2000, of the University of Chicago Board of His appointment was announced Dec. after joining the company in 1998 as Trustees. 8 during a special called meeting of president and chief executive officer. A native of Pittsburgh, Mr. Davis the Board of Regents. He will fill the He retired as president and CEO in earned a bachelor of science degree in position vacated by former July 2005, retaining the chair post. electrical engineering from Carnegie Chancellor Thomas C. Meredith, who Prior to the creation of Alliant Energy, Mellon University in 1965, and a resigned in July and served through Davis served as president and CEO of master's degree in business Sept. 30. Interim Chancellor Corlis WPL Holdings from 1990-98. From administration in finance from the Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr. Cummings has served since Oct. 1. 1978-90, Mr. Davis rose through the University of Chicago in 1967 In "Erroll Davis has the perfect senior management ranks at 2004, he was elected to the U.S. Most Powerful Blacks in Corporate Two new wheels combination of business acumen and Wisconsin Power and Light Company, Olympic Committee Board, and chairs America by Block Enterprise for Public Safety people skills required to be successful starting as vice president of finance the U.S. Olympic Committee's Audit magazine, and received the Carnegie in the chancellor's post," said Board and ending as CEO and president. His Committee. Mellon Alumni Distinguished Service of Regents Chair J. Timothy Shelnut. career also includes corporate finance He and his wife, Elaine, established Award and the Distinguished "He is a proven leader - both in positions at Xerox Corp. and Ford the Davis Family Foundation, which Alumnus Award from the University business and higher education circles Motor Co. makes annual grants to students in of Chicago's Graduate School of - and we are looking forward to the The chancellor-elect served as a need. He was named one of the 75 Business. Party helps local children get in the spirit Over 100 local children and their help of so many here at MCG." Residency program grandparents celebrated Christmas a Nationwide statistics show that grows little early at an annual party for 1.3 million children are being raised participants in the Medical College of by grandparents in parent-absent Georgia Healthy Grandparent homes. The Healthy Grandparents Program. Program, administered through the Children enjoyed arts and crafts, School of Nursing, aims to help some food and gifts from Santa Dec. 5 in of those children by providing the MCG Alumni Center. Thanks to support and services to their Issue X-Ray donations provided by numerous grandparents. The MCG program Bits & Bytes • 2 individuals across MCG, 122 children serves 12 area counties. being raised by their grandparents Studies show that grandparents Quotation Buzzle • 12 received Christmas presents. raising their grandchildren are more Campus "We would like to say a special likely to be poor, young, African- Beat • 14 thanks to the School of Nursing, American, unmarried and non-high MCG Marketplace • 15 Continuing Education Division and school graduates than grandparents Georgia Correctional Health Care for who are not primary caregivers to Milestones • 12 their continued support of the their grandchildren. program," Newsbriefs • 10 Families in the School of Nursing Healthy Grandparents program enjoyed meeting said Mike Patton, School For more information on the Santa Dec. 5. See additional holiday photos on pages 8-9. (Phil Jones photo) of Nursing social worker. "We would Healthy Grandparents Program, call Student Pulse • 7 not be able to do this without the Mr. Patton at ext. 1-6227 _ MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA I U.S. Postage PAI D beeper Permit No. 210 Division of External Affairs Augusta, GA Medical College of Georgia Non-Profit Org. Augusta, Georgia 30912 MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA beeper THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2006 A visit from legislators Grant funds study of online patient information system by Toni Baker The MCG Center for Patient and Family Centered Care has received a $30,000 grant to determine whether an online information system can help multiple sclerosis patients better manage their disease. MCG and the MCG Health System will test the efficacy of a software system that gives patients direct access to information about their medical condition, including their medical record and prescription drugs, and enables private e-mail correspondence with physicians. The study is funded by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation program Quality Allies: Improving Care by Empowering Patients. MCG Health System is pursuing additional pilot studies in other patient groups, such as type 1 diabetes, independent of the new grant. The goal is to make the software program developed by Kansas City, Mo.-based Cerner Corp., an information portal for all patients. Members of the Augusta-area Legislative Delegation visited the Medical College of Georgia campus Tuesday, Dec. 20 "We evaluated where our best opportunity was for really testing the goals of collaborative self- in preparation for the upcoming Georgia General Assembly session. Sen. Ed Tarver (from left), Sen. J.B. Powell, Rep. management support in our existing programs," Patricia Sodomka, center director and senior vice Ben Harbin, Rep. Pete Warren, Rep. Ernestine Howard and Rep. Quincy Murphy met with MCG President Daniel W. president for patient and family centered care for MCG Health, Inc. "That is when the multiple Rahn and MCG Health, Inc. President and CEO Don Snell. sclerosis patients surfaced as an ideal opportunity for this grant proposal." The Augusta MS Center, a collaborative venture of the MCG Editor's note: Information Technology Support and Services offers technology tips in this column. Neuroscience Center and Walton To submit questions or suggestions for topics, contact Becky Rogers, manager of customer sen/ice Rehabilitation Hospital in Augusta Bits & Bytes for ITSS, at ext. 1-3668. and an affiliated center of the National MS Society, follows about Dell Battery Pack Recall 1,000 patients from east-central Dell has announced a Battery 9200,9300; XPS Gen2 and Precision Batteries with the following part outlet. Georgia and South Carolina's Pack Recall Program for batteries M20 and M70 computers. numbers are being recalled: Turn laptop over. Piedmont region. used in Dell notebook computers. Affected batteries may have also 3K590 C5340 X5308 Remove the battery pack. "We already have a lot of These batteries may overheat, been provided during service calls. F5132 U5882 U5867 Look for the part number. experience with the involvement of which could pose a risk of fire. The batteries were shipped to 6P922 C5446 C2603 If necessary, request a free these patients and families in quality Potentially affected batteries were customers between Oct. 5,2004 and Part numbers are printed on the replacement battery from improvement initiatives," Mrs. sold with Dell Latitude model Oct. 13 2005. The words "DELL" and back of the battery packs. To check www.dellbatteryprogram.com/ Sodomka said. As an example, the numbers D4109, D505, D510, D610, "Made in Japan" or "Made in China" your battery's part number: batterymodels.aspx MS Patient Advisory Council was D800, D810; Inspiron model are printed on the back of the Turn laptop off. For more information, visit established five years ago to help numbers 510M, 600M, 6000, 8600, batteries. Unplug laptop from power www. dellbatteryprogram. com. make the MCG Health System's facilities and treatment approach more patient- and family-friendly. "This grant gives us the DON'T MISS A BEEP opportunity to pilot My HealthLink MCG Mission, in the MS patient population and see The deadline for the Jan. 19 issue Vision and Values how useful it is to patients by getting beeper is Jan. 11 at noon. Deadline for the their feedback," Mrs. Sodomka said. Feb. 2 issue is Jan. 25 at noon. Two patients who are members of www. meg. ed u/news/beeper Mission The mission of the Medical the grant's Learning Community Division of External Affairs College of Georgia is to improve Team will aid in project development. Medical College of Georgia Augusta, Georgia 30912 Patient advisors from several health and reduce the burden of patient advisory groups at MCG Christine Hurley Deriso, Publications Editor illness in society by discovering, Medical Center helped develop the disseminating and applying Ellen Gladden Jones, Beeper Editor project proposal and will help knowledge of human health and critique it. The MS Patient Advisory Beeper is published biweekly by Graphic Advertising a pnvate firm In no way connected with the Medical Cotege of disease. Council will provide qualitative Georgia. Opinions expressed by the writers herein are ta own and are not considered an official expression by the feedback on project efficacy at three- Medical College of Georgia. Hie appearance of advertisements in this publication, to include inserts, does not constitute an endorsement by the Medical College of Georgia of the products or services advertised. Vision month intervals. 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