RANDSt LI6.RA* (J B E AB-216 E.R Thursday, September 10, 1998 MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA Volume 8, Number 18 Robert Wood Johnson Employees Canvass the Country Funding Continued to Grab Some R&R TONI BAKER CHRISTINE HURLEY DERISO The Medical College of Georgia has received a $666,000 con It may not sound very restful or relaxing to tor of special gifts. "I just enjoy hiking, and I've tinuation grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to sup most people, but Jim Milliard spent his seen so much of the state. The port the university's initiatives to educate more primary care summer vacation pedaling hundreds prettiest scenery was when we physicians for Georgia and to help prepare future physicians for of miles in the hot Georgia sun. rode through the mountains about managed care. Every summer, Jim dons his three years ago." "The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funding has been an hiking shorts, snaps on his helmet Novices, he said, are welcome. important catalyst for change in our educational programs for and joins about 2,000 other "That's the beauty of it. Some medical students and primary care residents," said Dr. Daniel W. Georgians for a weeklong bike ride people haven't ridden a bike in a Rahn, vice dean for Clinical Affairs of the MCG School of throughout the state. long, long time and some are very Medicine. "The foundation's continued support has allowed us to This year's Bicycle Ride Across serious. There are lots of families. make significant curricular changes which are now integrated into Georgia, an annual trek that maps out This year, a 9-year-old girl rode our educational program at all levels." different 400-mile routes each June, \ with her grandfather, and she made MCG is one of 14 U.S. medical schools receiving funding snaked along the Atlanta perimeter, it the whole way. I was impressed." from the foundation, the country's largest health care philan hitting towns such as Covington, Jim doesn't mind cycling through thropy. The foundation's Generalist Physician Initiative targets the Newnan and Commerce. The bikers, heat and humidity; most of the hiking nation's need for more family medicine physicians, general representing all age groups and levels is done in the early morning and the internists and general pediatricians. MCG has received nearly $2 of cycling proficiency, covered about cyclists stop for water every 10 miles million from the foundation to support its Generalist Physician 65 miles a day. They slept in tents or or so. And cycling in hot weather, he Initiative beginning with a planning grant in 1992. donated school and college buildings. noted, sure beats cycling in bitter cold. "The Generalist Physician Initiative has four major areas in Vans followed the cyclists with supplies Of course, many people prefer to which we have developed programs: admissions, undergraduate and emergency medical assistance, if avoid exertion during vacations. Nancy curriculum, residency training and practice entry and support," needed. Pearce, a senior accounting assistant, said Dr. Max Miller, professor of medicine and director of MCG's "This is the sixth year I've done the BRAG spent her summer vacation in Hilton Office of Generalist Education. trip," said Jim, Medical College of Georgia direc- Head Island, sunning on the beach and shopping. The programs reach into high schools and colleges in south west Georgia, one of the state's most medically underserved ]im Milliard, above See "Vacations," page 4 regions, by enabling students to shadow practicing physicians. "Many of these students never even considered medicine as a career, never mind becoming a primary care physician," Dr. Miller Emergency Services Has Unprecedented Growth said. "But as a result of this program we now have two of those students in medical school at MCG." The idea behind reaching SALLY SIMKINS out to students from these areas is that many health care profes The Medical College of ical practice incorporating mul ume has increased 20 percent. sionals return to their hometowns to practice, he said. Georgia Department of tiple service lines. A new name, "Importantly, this growth has As soon as students begin medical school, they get a taste of a Emergency Medicine has had Emergency and Express Care taken place in a growing man primary care by shadowing practitioners in a generalist specialty. unprecedented growth and Services, was selected to better aged care market with no dra See "Funding," page 4 expansion since its creation in define the department's expand matic growth in area popula September 1996. ed rule. tion." "From its inception, the pro Existing or imminent service In the fiscal year ending U.S. Postage gram's intent has been to lines in addition to the tradition Jue 30, the Emergency PAID expand beyond the traditional al emergency department Division of Institutional Relations Permit No. 210 practice of emergency medi include pediatric emergency See "Emergency Medical College of Georgia Augusta, GA cine," said Dr. Larry B. Mellick, medicine, pediatric express care, Medicine," page 7 Augusta, Georgia 30912 Non-Profit Org. director of Emergency Services. adult express care (urgent care), "It has become obvious to many occupational medicine, an that the practice of emergency observation unit and an associ medicine must [make a] transi ated chest pain program, tion to match the health care telemedicine and the pediatric changes occurring as a conse and adult trauma services. quence of managed care." "Already our best marker for The intent of the two-year success, patient volumes, has STUDENT old Department of Emergency provided strong indications that Medicine has been to create a the premises on which the pro PULSE national model for emergency gram has been built are valid," medicine that includes a more Dr. Mellick said. Since the pro PAGE 5 comprehensive outpatient med gram began in 1996, patient vol Thursday, September 10, 1998 MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA Page 10 SCCC Under Way; $180,000 Goal Set The State Charitable Contributions Campaign state and national charities. "All MCG faculty Two general types of charities are approved for partici is under way at MCG and this year's on-campus and staff will be receiving through the mail pation in this year's charitable contributions program: indepen goal is $180,000. pledge cards and a campaign brochure listing dent charitable organizations and federated charitable organiza "We have an excellent volunteer group all organizations that are approved to receive tions. The 34 independent charitable organizations conduct a wide working on this worthy project and we're confi funds through the State Charitable range of health, welfare and educational programs and provide dent that our goal will be met,"said Dr. James B. Contributions Campaign," said Dr. Puryear. services to individuals on a statewide basis. Forty-two charitable Puryear, vice president for student affairs and Created in 1982 by the Georgia federations include 38 local United Ways and four independent chairman of the 1998 campaign. "MCG employ General Assembly, the SCCC is authorized as a federations. ees have always been generous in helping others once a year, statewide opportunity for employ The federations coordinate fund raising and allocations through the State Charitable Contributions ees to make charitable contributions to eligible for over 900 local charitable organizations that provide services Campaign and we hope this will be a record organizations through payroll deduction. Cash, throughout Georgia. Contributions designated for member agen year." checks and money orders also are accepted. cies of a federated charitable organization are directed to the fed The campaign is an annual effort which While helping these charities in their eration for distribution to their member agencies. reaches out to all state employees. Contributions, work to better our communities, the campaign To learn more about the charities that are approved for which exceeded $165,000 in last year's campus also spares MCG employees from receiving participation in this year's charitable contributions program, visit campaign, are used to support over 1,000 local, multiple solicitations from throughout the year. the Georgia Merit System's web page at www.gms.state.ga.us. Employee Services and Benefits. DANIEL TILLAGE BARBER SHOP
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Convenience. Dr. Steven R. Buchman, associate professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Michigan Medical Once a year, only one request is made. Support through payroll deduction is easy. School will discuss advances in craniofacial surgery at the Medical College of Georgia Deans' Symposia Sept. 24. Dr. Buchman's talk, Advances in Craniofacial Surgery: *Education. Let the Force Be With You, begins at 4 p.m. in the first floor auditorium of the MCG School of Dentistry. A reception will Learn more about charities follow. that serve important needs in our community. Dr. Buchman is chief of pediatric plastic surgery at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and director of the craniofacial anomalies program at the University of Michigan Medical *Motivation. Center. Charities meet local needs He is a 1985 graduate of the Medical College of Virginia. Dr. Steven Buchman and our participation will be recognized. He completed his general surgery training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and a one-year research fel MCG Campaign lowship in the hospital's Harrison Department of Surgical Research. He then completed a plastic September 8 - October 24 surgery residency at the Philadelphia hospital and a craniofacial fellowship at the University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center. He was the 1997 recipient of the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons' Research Award. He is a reviewer for The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal and a guest reviewer for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and Annals of Plastic Surgery. The Deans' Symposia is sponsored by the deans of MCG's Schools of Allied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Graduate Studies, Medicine and Nursing.
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"Diagnostic X-rays are of a poorly performed image is In non-licensure states, anyone considered safe because the misdiagnosis." can perform X-rays. Some of radiation level is low, but they Georgia is one of many our biggest barriers are our spe are misadministered if not states that does not require cialty's origins of on-the-job done correctly," said Ms. licensed or certified radiologic training and subsequent frag Lavin, associate professor in science professionals to perform mentation into specialty groups. the Medical College of X-ray procedures, and there are We feel that focusing on these Georgia Department of no mandatory national standards issues are fundamental goals." Radiologic Sciences and radi except in mammography. Ms. Ms. Lavin is particularly ography director. "There are Lavin is working very hard to invested in advocating for her people doing images [X-rays} change that, both by educating profession; she's worked hard who don't know how to per the next generation of radiologic to earn her education. She form the procedure or mini science professionals and by joined MCG in 1966 as a tech mize radiation, and the public working with the Georgia nician in radiology and attended has no way of knowing if it is Society of Radiologic Augusta College (now Augusta not well-served. X-ray Technologists. She's held every State University) at night to machines are not point-and- office in the society, including earn bachelor's and master's shoot cameras." president, and she chairs a com degrees. "I went to night school Ms. Lavin has spent some mittee that drafted recommend for nine and a half years," she Nancy Lavin 25 years teaching MCG stu ed rules and revisions for said. "I schooled my way dents the intricacies of per Georgia X-ray rules regarding through work instead of the forming X-rays, CAT scans, operator qualifications. other way around." magnetic resonance imaging Last April, she delivered the When she isn't championing and other diagnostic tools that society's Marjorie C. Tolan her profession, Ms. Lavin is CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING expose the body to ionizing Memorial Lectureship (its high taking tender loving care of her radiation. Performed correct est lectureship recognition), urg family of animals. "I have two FORM ly, these tests are invaluable. ing members to fight for the cats, a poodle, a beagle and a Performed incorrectly, they highest professional standards. turtle. I found the beagle at Name: . can actually jeopardize health. "Although our profession is one MCG. In the dead of winter, he Address . 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Mahesh, Regents professor and chairman of the Medical College of Georgia Department of Physiology and Endocrinology, has been named editor-in-chief of the journal, Biology of Reproduction. His four-year term will begin July 1999. Drs. Darrell Brann and Thomas Ogle, faculty mem bers in the Department of Physiology and Endocrinology, will be associate editors. Biology of Reproduction is the official journal of the Society of the Study of Reproduction. "chovia College Account
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Until recently, students didn't get such experi In April, MCG and BCBSGA announced a part ence until their third year of medical school. nership the Center for Healthcare Improvement Now, freshmen spend two and one-half days per that enables the two organizations to study the quarter for the first three quarters of school impact of managed care on patient outcomes and working alongside practicing primary care physi the cost of health care. This relationship also pro cians. Other curriculum changes included imple vides an educational platform for physicians-in- menting a health promotion and disease preven training to see a large, managed-care organization tion course for second-year students and a prob first hand, Dr. Miller said. lem-based learning course allowing freshmen and "These programs and others developed as part sophomores to start with a patient's problems as of the Generalist Physician Initiative are true a springboard for learning. Also, the medical innovations for this campus and have really result ethics program has been expanded and will ed in a change in the attitude on the part of stu include ethics course work in each year of med dents and faculty toward primary care," he said. ical school by the year 2000. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation support "We want all of our students to have broad, is scheduled to end after this latest two-year grant general preparation before they make decisions period but the initiatives in primary care will con about specialization," Dr. Rahn said. "Our goal is tinue at MCG, Dr. Miller said. "These programs not to force students or residents into any partic are being integrated into the infrastructure of the ular career pathways, but to ensure that all of our School of Medicine so that when the money from Cristal Hannah program graduates approach their professional Robert Wood Johnson is no longer available, these endeavors with a patient- and family-centered programs will continue through the support of the "It was great to get away from eled far from home perspective that recognizes the many factors that dean of the School of Medicine," he said. the hustle and bustle," she said. Youngstown, Ohio. But she was impact health and disease." "This is the way our students need to learn Billie A. Zimmerman in less interested in the climate To help ensure that physicians also are ready because this is how they will practice. Even if pathology decided her top vaca than the company. She and her to practice effectively in a managed care environ they do not go into one of the three primary care tion priority was to escape the son spent two and a half weeks ment, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation support disciplines, they will have the knowledge of how Augusta heat. "We visited visiting the family they hadn't is helping launch managed care educational pro these disciplines work and how to work with Rocky Mountain National Park seen in three years. "We went to grams. Under this program, MCG primary care them." and the kids got to play in the Cedar Point, an amusement residents will spend several days at the Atlanta snow," she said. "We traveled park, and took a river cruise on offices of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia further west and went to Bryce the Gateway Clipper," she said. to leam about managed care. They will be intro Canyon and the north rim of the "And we had a big family pic duced to systems for medical information man Grand Canyon. We put 2,000 nic. We played volleyball and agement, quality management, physician creden- miles on a rental car in one week!" had a sprinkler for the kids. I tialing and profiling and utilization management. Cristal Hannah, a senior was a big kid, because I played accounting assistant, also trav in the sprinkler, too." ACURA SUMMER SALES CLASSIC ITS ACURA SAVINGS TIME!
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Thursday, September 10, 1998 MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA PageS Border Bash Slated Sept. 11 Students Urged to Follow TONI BAKER Safety Tips on Campus The Border Bash, the fifth Cheryl Beck, special events Beverage South Inc., the CHRISTINE HURLEY DERISO annual celebration preceding coordinator for the Children's Partridge Inn and Cotton Row the University of Georgia/ Medical Center. Gates open at 6 Cafe and Meeting Place. Maybe it's the metaphor of ivory towers, but there's something University of South Carolina p.m., followed by entertainment At 10 a.m. Sept. 12, the day about a college campus that makes it seem like a universe unto football game, is set for from 7-11 p.m. of the game, the Georgia itself, far removed from the outside world. Friday, Sept. 11 on the "The Savannah River pro Bulldog cheerleaders and mas But no campus, including the Medical College of Georgia's, is Riverwalk on Eighth Street in vides a natural boundary cot Hairy Dog will visit the immune from real-world problems, including crime. MCG Police downtown Augusta. between these two great states campus of the new MCG Sgt. Phil Crans reminds students as they return to campus to be The Medical College of and the perfect location for a Children's Medical Center and mindful that, as hard as Public Safety works to protect them from Georgia Children's Medical night of good-natured fun for kick off the eighth annual carni crime, they share in the responsibility. Center is the beneficiary of the football fans of all ages," Ms. val, which also benefits the hos "The main thing to remember is to be aware of your surround $1 admission charge for a Beck said. Approximately pital. The five-story, $53 mil ings," said Sgt. Crans. MCG is an exceptionally well-lit and well- night of beach music from the 12,000 people attended last lion facility will open later this monitored campus, he said, but students must follow common- Swinging Medallions and per year's event, sponsored by the year. The cheerleaders will then sense precautions. Avoid isolated areas, walk in groups when pos formances by cheerleaders for Georgia Bulldog Club, the visit with patients in the exist sible and request a public safety escort if walking after dark or any the Georgia Bulldogs and Gamecock Club, radio stations ing Children's Medical Center. time you feel uncomfortable. To request an Public Safety escort, Carolina Gamecocks, said WGAC and WGOR, WJBF-TV, generally available within five to seven minutes, call ext. 1-2911 or #2911 from a cell phone, a free call. MCG has more than 200 phones throughout campus, including CMC Carnival on every parking-deck stairwell landing, that ring directly to to Offer Family Fun Sept. 12 Public Safety. If you're walking on campus and sense danger, pick TONI BAKER up one of these phones then stay put, if possible. Just by picking up the phone, Public Safety immediately knows your location and The eighth annual MCG Children's Medical meet hospital people in a non-threatening way," will send help within minutes. Center Carnival will be held Saturday, Sept. 12 Mrs. Wilson said. Other common-sense measures: from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Harper Street cam Major carnival activities include: Keep belongings locked up; belongings in a car should be pus of the new children's hospital. locked in the trunk. Theft is the number-one crime on campus. Five hours of family fun and food will kick off Fort Discovery's Mobile Discovery Center, Keep your residence locked, and never give your key or key at 10 a.m. with the University of Georgia cheer an 18-wheeler packed with programs such as In- pad code to anyone. leaders and mascot Hairy Dog, said Pam Wilkins, Touch With Technology, which encourages stu Report any stolen items immediately, even if of little value. owner of Accent On Hair, Inc., and organizer of dents to master skills in science and math, and a Have car keys ready when walking to your car, and lock the annual fund-raiser. demonstration of gravity-defying electromagnets your doors as soon as you get inside. "This year we're excited to be able to move and static and high-frequency electricity. Wear your MCG I.D. and report anyone on campus who the carnival from our business site on Eisenhower Fort Discovery's Pedal Power exhibit, looks out of place. Drive to the campus of the beautiful new chil which demonstrates the energy required to pro Don't be a creature of habit; vary your routes so that poten dren's hospital," Mrs. Wilkins said. "This gives duce electricity. tial stalkers cannot readily determine your routine. children and their parents an opportunity to enjoy A pie throw with area celebrity targets. See "Safety," page 6 a Saturday together and to see the wonderful new A dunk tank with CMC physicians as the resource for children that will soon be open in our target. community." Entertainment from radio station Y-105, the In addition to free entertainment, carnival 70-member concert band MCG & Friends Band, goers can play games for 50 cents or toss a pie at CMC volunteer and singer Tara Dorfmann and local celebrities for $5. The Augusta Recreation the TIZ dancers. and Parks Department and Junior League of A petting area where children can pet and Augusta have been essential in securing many of feed llamas, pigs and goats. the carnival activities, Mrs. Wilkins said. The Augusta Greenjackets speed gun. Refreshments will be supplied by Kroger, Sam's Tommy the Talking Tree, who gives chil Club and Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Augusta so dren health and safety tips. that all dollars received from the purchase of Tours of a full-size and mini fire truck cour those items benefit the CMC. "The community tesy of the Augusta-Richmond County Fire support for this event has been overwhelming," Department and an ambulance supplied by the Mrs. Wilkins said. Rural Metro Ambulance Service. Tours of the new, 220,000-square-foot Children's Medical Center, scheduled to open "My staff and I at Accent on Hair are grateful later this year, will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to the many individuals and businesses who have Children can have their favorite doll or stuffed given their time, talent and resources to help animal 'admitted' to the new hospital, said Ruth make this carnival a celebration for kids and for Wilson, nurse manager at the CMC. "It gives the children a chance to see hospital equipment and - - -'-'------See "Carnival," page 6 Phil Crans Thursday, September 10, 1998 MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA Page 6
Medical College of Georgia Annual Crime v-' <—' ReportI continued•••Safety from pagepaae 5 Editor's note: Statistics on MCG campus crime and comparative data are published quarterly and annually in the Beeper. There were no crimes committed that met the provisions are provided by the Hate Crime Act. For more information, call MCG Police at Avoid one-on-one social encoun ext. l-2914.The information also is published on the MCG web page: HTTP:/Avww.mcg.edu/services/psd/stats/htm ters with people you don't know well. Never accept drinks in an open container from anyone except a bar tender or waiter. Some rapists operate by slipping drugs such as Rohypnol an odorless, colorless tasteless drug that induces amnesia into victims' drinks. Sex Assault: If your car breaks down, park in Forcible 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 the center access lane, if possible. Non-Forcible 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Raise your hood, turn on your flashing lights, keep doors locked, crack your Aggravated Assault 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 window and ask a passerby to call the police. Robbery 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 If approached by a criminal, resist being abducted to a new location, if Burglary 0 0 4 2 1 1 6 2 possible. Public Safety offers many free ser Auto Theft 2 0 12 0 8 3 3 0 vices, including engraving possessions, monitoring residences when you are Entering an Automobile 11 1 31 3 29 1 44 1 out of town and workplace violence classes. Also, Sgt. Crans offers Rape Criminal Trespass 28 11 52 32 23 11 28 13 Aggression Defense Courses to help women tap into their natural "fight or Weapons Violations 2 2 6 4 2 2 3 3 flight" instinct to avoid rape. The cost is $15 for students. Fall classes will be Drug Violations 5 5 8 6 6 5 4 4 held Sept. 22-24 from 5-9 p.m., Oct. 13, 15, 20 and 22 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Alcohol Violations 2 2 6 6 1 1 1 1 and Oct. 2, 4, 9 and 11 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. "Don't fool yourself into thinking, 'Crime can't happen to me and it can't happen here,'" Sgt. Crans said. "It can happen anywhere." For more information or to register for a Rape Aggression Defense Course, call Sgt. Crans, ext. 1-8103. Comfort (*The Main Center for Guests in Inn the MCG/VA/UH area.)
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Editor's note: This information As a public institution of higher rized personnel are permitted in nated groups may have separate monitored through incident is a response to Title II of the learning, MCG welcomes any many areas of MCG Hospital policies in conjunction with the reports and by physical secu Student Right-to-Know and one interested in utilizing the and Clinics buildings. Most Police Bureau~for example, rity surveys conducted by the Campus Security Act of 1990. wide range of educational facili buildings open to the public are Student Housing. The Police Crime Prevention Unit. It contains an abridged state ties on campus. For security rea closed and locked after regular Bureau has a procedure for resi ment of the requirements and sons, however, not all MCG business hours. dential protection in times of The Public Safety Division addresses MCG 's compliance. buildings are open to the public. low occupancy such as holidays. provides an escort service to MCG student housing facilities The Police Bureau has a printed, Residents requiring this service students, staff, visitors A. Institutional policy state are and private residences and only internal policy on the security of may call Public Safety and ment on reporting crimes their guests or may enter any area campus buildings, parking lots advise the staff when they will other emergencies of See "Security," page 12 and student housing. Only autho and parking decks. Other desig be away. These standards are response to these reports:
All crimes or other emergen FOR the cies on the MCG campus are EDUCATION and RESEARCH C O M M U N I T Y reported to the MCG Public Safety Division, Police Bureau. Students are encour aged to report crimes directly to Public Safety but may also OVER ONE MILLION report crimes to the director of student affairs, who will report the information to public safe OF THE BEST ty. Campus personnel are informed of this procedure MINDS IN AMERICA through new employee/student orientation and through the Crime Prevention Unit. HAVE ALREADY Written reports are made and followed up by the appropriate CHOSEN THE BEST personnel in Public Safety (detectives, safety officers, etc.) RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
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Thursday, September 10, 1998 MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA Page 9 MCG to Host Top Researchers in Symposium Planned in Cardiovascular Disease Conjunction With Fall TONI BAKER Meeting Some of the world's top researchers in car the endothelial cells lining the blood vessels and diovascular disease and hypertension will gather works to relax those vessels. Researchers are try TONI BAKER in Augusta Sept. 16-19 when the Vascular ing to maximize that relaxation capability by learn The Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc., will sponsor a Biology Center at the Medical College of ing to selectively control nitric oxide levels which satellite symposium for clinicians in conjunction with the fall Georgia hosts the fall meeting of the American when they are too low can result in high meeting of the American Physiological Society in Augusta on Physiological Society. blood pressure and even death and when too Sept. 18. "Endothelial Regulation of Vascular Tone: high seem to have a role in septic shock, a The clinical symposium, "Endothelial Dysfunction & Molecular to Integrative Physiology" is the topic killer in the nation's intensive care units. Cardiovascular Disease: From Bench to Bedside," will be held for the meeting of nearly 300 researchers at the Selective application of this molecule also has from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Lamar Ballroom of the Radisson Radisson Riverfront Hotel. the potential for treating problems such as pul Riverfront Hotel. The American Physiological Society will be held "The focus of the conference is to present monary hypertension, which destroys lung func Sept. 16-19 at the Radisson. and discuss the latest research developments tion, and for helping keep blood vessels open fol The symposium is designed to give clinicians information on regarding how the lining of the blood vessel lowing angioplasty to dilate clogged coronary developments in vascular biology and physiology, the importance wall, called the endothelium, plays a major role arteries. Scientists at places such as MCG's of endothelial factors and human disease, the role of endothelial in blood pressure regulation and cardiovascular Vascular Biology Center are studying the role of dysfunction in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases, meth disease," said Dr. David Pollock, MCG nitric oxide in areas such as circulation in the ods to reverse endothelial dysfunction and clinical implications of researcher and chairman of the conference's lungs, heart, kidneys and brain and are looking for recent studies on endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular care. organizing committee. ways to regulate the level of the important mole "The meeting of the American Physiological Society affords a "Participants include Dr. Salvador Moncada, cule. tremendous gathering of scientists in Augusta and provides a nat who some 11 years ago was one of the first to Also presenting at the meeting is Howard ural springboard for a similar gathering of clinicians who care for discover nitric oxide in the body, the molecule Hughes fellow Dr. Masashi Yanagisawa who dis people with cardiovascular disease," said Dr. George Mensah, we now believe to be involved in controlling covered endothelin, a factor produced by the lining MCG cardiologist, vice president of the Association of Black many aspects of cardiovascular function," Dr. of the blood vessels which constricts blood ves Cardiologists and chairperson for the symposium. Pollock said. Dr. Moncada is a faculty member sels; it's a healthy balance between nitric oxide and Presenters and their topics include: at the University College London. Other endothelin that provides proper blood vessel tone. * Dr. R Wayne Alexander, director, Division of Cardiology, research pioneers include Dr. Jennifer Pollock, a Several drug companies that will have representa Emory University School of Medicine, Vascular Biology: biochemist in the MCG Vascular Biology Center, tives at the meeting, have endothelin-blockers in Historical Perspectives and Clinical Implications. who purified one of the enzymes that makes the final phase of clinical trials. The drugs will be * Dr. Paul M. Vanhoutte, vice president for research, Institut nitric oxide while working at Abbott used to treat congestive heart failure and other dis de Recherches, Internationales Servier, Courbevoie, France, Laboratories in Chicago. eases caused by excessive tension. Nitric oxide is secreted in small amounts by See "Symposium," page 12
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