17 JULY 2003 • VOLUME 5 • NUMBER 29

Kansas Masons’ Donation to Cancer Institute Passes $5 Million

he Kansas Masonic Foundation’s T support of the Kansas Cancer Institute (KCI) at the University of Kansas Medical Center reached a major milestone last month as dona- tions surpassed the $5 million mark. William Jewell, MD, The Kansas Masonic Kansas Cancer Foundation has been a major con- Institute director, tributor to KCI and the Kansas and Mark Nelson, executive director University Endowment Association of the Kansas for almost 30 years. According to Masonic Foundation. William Jewell, MD, professor of surgery and KCI director, the driving force behind several elements we touch may be closer to our impact of the Masons’ donation is of our cancer research,” Jewell said. hearts than we realize.” even more significant. “They provide the lifeblood that With part of this year’s donation “Financial aid from the Masons enables our scientists to conduct of $340,000, KCI and KMF plan to has allowed us to establish a number groundbreaking research against develop an outreach program for can- of programs, which allows us to quali- these life-threatening diseases.” cer awareness and screenings in fy for a variety of government grants. Jewell said the money has Kansas. Six sites have been chosen to The Mason’s financial aid has been a supported a variety of programs, host one-day programs that will including breast and prostate cancer include cancer and smoking cessation research. information, as well as screenings for Inside Mark Nelson, a past grand mas- various types of cancer. ter of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, “These programs will be held in Page 2 Atkinson Editorial serves as the executive director of Masonic Lodges and will be free Page 3 Charity Gala the Kansas Masonic Foundation and open to the public,” Jewell said. Page 4 3-D Animation (KMF). Nelson said support for “This is a very important step in Page 5 Epilepsy Research KCI helps the Masons’ commitment getting the word out to the public

Page 6 Teel Appointment to serving others. about cancer and providing some Koob on Task Force “Cancer touches each of us valuable screening resources.” Page 7 What’s News physically, emotionally and finan- The programs are tentatively

Page 8 Classifieds, etc. cially,” Nelson said. “Through our scheduled to begin early this fall support of cancer research, the lives and run through early 2004. The University of Kansas Medical Center Students’ Passion for Community Service Gives Hope to Future of Health Care

The following article, written by tional young people. When they patients, and go into schools to give Barbara Atkinson, MD, executive entered medical school, they presentations on health and disease dean and vice chancellor for clini- brought with them a passion for prevention and opportunities for cal affairs, KU School of Medicine, service and a belief system that val- health careers. They find time to appeared on the editorial page of ues all individuals. They looked lead student organizations, locally The Kansas City Star on July 8. around, saw the needs in their own and nationally. backyard, and decided they could Their passion is not a new The news is filled with discour- make a difference. They developed thing. Former students have told us aging, if not frightening, statistics they ran a free about America’s broken health care clinic 30 years system. The Star’s recent series on ago, interest- this crisis accurately depicted some ingly with no of these issues here at home: rising encouragement numbers of uninsured, increasing from the Barbara Atkinson, MD school’s leader- malpractice insurance rates and Executive Dean and reduced reimbursements from third Vice Chancellor for ship. At KU party payers. More and more physi- Clinical Affairs School of KU School of Medicine cians are being forced to turn away Medicine we non-paying patients. Growing num- are challenging bers are hanging up their shingles, ourselves, as finding it too costly and stressful to medical educa- continue in their life’s chosen work. tors, to nurture As Americans, we have this passion assumed that it is our inalienable the concept, built a team, and raised throughout the students’ long and right to quality health care when we support. Our faculty cheered from arduous educational process. need it. Yet, this right is becoming the sidelines, offering advice when Our challenge as a community is more of a privilege, certainly not a needed and willingness to volunteer to work together with the same pas- right, for many Americans, espe- once the clinic is open. sion to find long-term solutions to cially the growing numbers of This student-run clinic is just these complex health care issues. under- and uninsured. Those at one of many examples of exemplary These medical students are to be greatest risk are our elderly and the student leadership and volunteerism applauded and supported in their rapidly growing numbers of work- we see every day at the KU Medical endeavors. But we must be realistic. ing poor and their children. Center. Students from nursing, allied We must come together as a commu- So, it was a great joy to see the health, medicine and graduate stud- nity and state to address the KC Star’s recent front-page cover- ies are engaged in the most intensive escalating health care systems break- age of the soon-to-open JayDoc free time of their lives. Yet, they find down or we may lose these young clinic in one of the most medically time to mentor underprivileged kids people to the growing numbers of underserved areas of Kansas City. in schools, run food, clothing and once passionate but now disheartened All the credit goes to these excep- blood drives, befriend young cancer and disillusioned doctors.

2 Charity Gala Will Benefit KU Med’s Breast Cancer Services

How much would it be worth to have lunch with , chairman of and second richest person in the world according to Forbes magazine? You can bid on that unique opportunity and many one-of-a-kind items during a charity gala Thursday, Jeff Lind (left), Kansas City store director, poses with co-chairs of the Nebraska Aug. 14, to celebrate the opening of Furniture Mart Grand Opening charity gala, Shirley and Barnett Helzberg and the Nebraska Furniture Mart store in Elaine and Norman Polsky. Also pictured is Irene Cumming (center), KU Med western Wyandotte County. All the president and chief executive officer. money raised will support KU Med’s renowned breast cancer researcher to be the recipient of proceeds from breast cancer services. and clinician at KU Med, will this important community event.” Proceeds will help KU Med receive the first “Rose Blumkin Tickets for the charity gala are purchase a new state-of-the-art GE Award for Excellence” for her lead- $50 per person, are tax deductible digital mammography unit for the ership in the fight against breast and must be purchased by Aug. 1. Breast Center, scheduled to open in cancer. The award is named for the Checks made payable to the September along with the renovated founder of Nebraska Furniture Mart. KU Endowment Association or Cancer Center. The gala will kick off at 7 p.m. credit card payments are accepted. and will include live entertainment, In addition to the public gala, hors d’oeuvres and tours of the store. there will also be a pre-gala reception There will be drawings and auctions beginning at 6 p.m. Only 200 reserva- for a variety of special items: a lunch tions are available at $500 each, and for four with Buffett; a sheet of $2 they are fully tax deductible. Each bills signed by Buffett and person in attendance will have a (the only person wealthier than chance to meet and be photographed Buffett on the Forbes list); a grand- with Buffett. For more information Grandsons of the founder of father clock personalized by Buffett; call 913-402-1881. Nebraska Furniture Mart, Ron Blumkin and Irv Blumkin, are pictured with and other prizes courtesy of NetJet, Rose Blumkin founded Nebraska Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Helzberg Diamonds and Nebraska Furniture Mart in 1937 in the base- Hathaway is majority owner of Nebraska Furniture Mart, and Jeff Furniture Mart. ment of her husband’s second-hand Lind, Kansas City store director. Co-chairs of the event are clothing shop. Her philosophy of Barnett and Shirley Helzberg and “selling cheap and telling the truth” The charity gala, called “The Norman and Elaine Polsky. built a highly successful business. In Best of Kansas City” to honor both “This is an opportunity to have 1993, Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Nebraska Furniture Mart and an exciting evening while contribut- purchased 90 percent ownership in the KU Med, will be held at the new ing to a very special cause – breast store for $60 million. The deal was store at 1601 W. Village West cancer,” said Janice Benjamin, closed with a handshake. Blumkin Parkway, near Kansas Speedway. KU Med’s vice president of continued to work in the store until Carol Fabian, MD, a world- Development. “KU Med is pleased her death in 1998, at the age of 104. 3 KUMC Video Productions Go 3-D with New Hollywood Technology

The same 3-D animation technol- worth about $7,000 – was donated tion,” Ginavan said. “But it’s a ogy used in Hollywood blockbusters, by Maxon Computer. In return, the great way to make something high- such as Shrek and Finding Nemo, is video production department created ly complicated or detailed easy to now available right here at KUMC. a video for Maxon on the Neurology visualize and understand. And it can be used to demonstrate Department’s deep brain stimulation “If you’re conducting research complicated medical procedures, ill- treatment for Parkinson’s disease that needs this sort of graphic nesses and anatomical processes, patients. The software was used to explanation, plan on including a according to Dan Ginavan, Kansas animate portions of the video. video production budget in your Video Network project manager. Maxon plans to feature the ani- grant so that making the images doesn’t impact your department budget directly,” he suggested. The video produc- tion department of KUCTT has gained a reputation for high- quality digital video productions. Since 1999, it has produced more than 60 documen- taries, promotional films, award ceremony films and multimedia

If you want to explain a com- Dan Ginavan works on 3-D plex procedure (such as deep brain animation for a video. stimulation) or depict microscopic medical images (like bacteria or mation on its demo reel of video presentations, including the award- viruses), Kansas University Center clips made by professionals who winning documentary Medicine on for TeleMedicine and TeleHealth use its software, Ginavan added. the Kansas Prairie. That program (KUCTT) can help. Its video pro- The department is beginning work was produced for the KU School of duction department can produce on another animated video to illus- Medicine and aired on PBS in 2002. animated 3-D models that can be trate how heart pacemakers work. To see a sample of the used in videos, on Web sites or in “Creating these detailed images new 3-D animation, go to PowerPoint presentations. is both time intensive and more http://www2.kumc.edu/telemedi- The Cinema 4D software – expensive than most video produc- cine/services/videoproduction.htm. 4 KUMC Leads Multinational Study to Develop Epilepsy Treatments

A multinational group of scien- tists, including four from Russia, recently visited KUMC to meet with Ivan Osorio, MD, associate professor of Neurology. Osorio, the lead investigator, and the team of researchers are conduct- ing groundbreaking work to develop a device that can be implanted in the brain to detect and control epileptic seizures. Osorio believes their find- ings will some day offer hope to the 60 million people worldwide who suffer from epilepsy, 30-40 percent of whom do not respond to medication. Since 1989, Osorio has done research in seizure prediction and has developed an algorithm that allows short-term prediction of epileptic seizures. His research was A multinational team of epilepsy researchers recently gathered at KUMC done in collaboration with Mark to discuss new treatment options. They include, front row from left, Eugene Kheyfets, LaCurtise Smith, Michele Friedrich, Stanislav Kulikov, Tatiana Frei from Flint Hills Scientific, a Lyubynskaya, Victor Eroshenko and, back row, Gennady Kochemasov, Paul KU spin-off company located in Quirk, George Bohnert and Naresh Bhavaraju. Team members not pictured Lawrence, Kan. include Paul Raptis, Sami Gopalsami, Dean Oliver, Walter Reevy and Ivan Osorio, MD, of KUMC as lead investigator. They are working with a Fortune 500 company to develop and commercialize a device for auto- brain and rapidly cool brain tissue to they are developing a cooling device mated seizure warning and blockage. prevent seizures is also being devel- and a telemetry system that would The process of using high-frequency oped in collaboration with three allow the cooling device and the automated electrical stimulation to Department of Energy national labs temperature sensor to communicate block seizures, using this algorithm and a group of Russian scientists. through a wireless connection. This as a cue, was recently tested in Osorio believes that local cooling of would cool a brain region in antici- human trials at KU Med with good brain tissue will prove to be a safe pation of the onset of a seizure. results. A multicenter study is being and effective therapy that can be used “Efforts to develop intelligent launched this month, with KUMC as alone or in combination with electri- therapies, which will be delivered the lead center, to attempt to repro- cal stimulation to block seizures. only when needed and preferential- duce the results obtained in the The researchers are also working ly only to abnormal brain regions, earlier tests on humans. on a probe that will sense minute will hopefully bring much needed Technology that can detect temperature changes in the brain to relief to the millions of people with minute temperature changes in the 1/1,000th of a degree. In addition, uncontrolled epilepsy,” Osorio said. 5 Teel Appointed to Assistant Dean, Primary Care

Associate professor Cynthia has included studies on family care- Teel, RN, PhD, has been appointed giving for people with dementia.

to the position of assistant dean for Teel plans to make faculty Cynthia Teel the division of Primary Care, scholarship a priority. RN, PhD Nursing Systems Administration at “I’m a strong believer that faculty the University of Kansas School of research and writing enhance profes- Nursing. sional satisfaction and expertise,” she As assistant dean, Teel will be says. “Promoting faculty scholarship responsible for scheduling courses, encourages their success and supports tant dean since September 2002. reviewing course evaluations, sup- the school in maintaining its position She is the immediate past president porting faculty development and as an innovative leader in education, of KU’s Delta Chapter of Sigma keeping the division current on research and practice.” Theta Tau International and has trends in nursing. Teel also plans to Teel joined KU’s faculty in 1993 served on a variety of committees in continue her nursing research, which and has served as the interim assis- the SoN and at KUMC.

Allied Health Faculty Member Joins Task Force

Kansas City HIM Association presi- ment professionals who work in the dent. He has worked in the health health care industry. They manage, information management field for analyze and use patient care data Karl Koob more than 20 years and has firsthand and make it accessible to health experience developing electronic care providers where it is most medical records. needed. Enhancing individual AHIMA is a professional asso- patient care through timely and ciation representing more than relevant information is one of the Karl Koob, Health Information 45,000 health information manage- priorities of the association. Management clinical assistant pro- fessor for the School of Allied Health, has been selected to serve Schedule for Sixth-Floor Moves on the American Health Information Unit 65 (Medical Intensive Care Unit) Management Association’s •Patients were moved from Unit 44B/C to Unit 65 starting Tuesday morning, (AHIMA) standards development July 15. task force for electronic health • The new telephone extension for Unit 65 is 8-0800. information management. Unit 66 (Medical Telemetry Unit) As a member of the task force, • Unit 53 temporarily moved to Unit 66 for approximately three weeks Koob will assist in developing while an air handler is placed above Unit 53. This initial move began on guidelines to standardize and Wednesday morning, July 16. Unit 53 will remain closed until the work is improve the transition from paper to completed. Patients will then be moved back to Unit 53. electronic records keeping. •Plans are for the unit to open to medical telemetry patients in late Koob has been a Kansas HIM August or early September. Association board member and a • The new telephone extension for Unit 66 is 8-0900. 6 Tuition Deadline Race for the Cure University employees who have Join the KU Med Race for the worked full time at KU Medical Cure team and support the Susan G. Center for at least six months are Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. eligible for tuition assistance. The The 5K run/walk will begin at deadline for applying for the fall 7:30 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 10, at semester is July 25. Union Station. The entry fee is $25. at age 36. The Komen Race for the For information about the pro- To be included on KU Med’s Cure is the largest series of 5K gram and to print an application, visit team, your entry form should be runs/fitness walks in the world. www2.kumc.edu/hr/training/tuition. completed and returned with pay- Since the organization began in html. Forms are also available in ment by Thursday, July 24, to one Dallas in 1983, the Komen Race for the Benefits Office, 1044 Delp or of these locations: the Cure series has grown to 112 by calling 8-5263. races with more than 1,500,000 • Radiation Oncology, participants in 2002. KUMC Fun Night basement Delp Pavilion. Breast cancer survivors who All employees, staff and students • Breast Cancer Prevention wish to be recognized will also on the KUMC campus are invited to Center, 1347 Hospital. receive a complimentary pink cap, a special night at Worlds of Fun and • Kansas Cancer Institute, pink T-shirt and button provided by Oceans of Fun on Saturday, Aug. 16. 5002 Robinson. Zeta Tau Alpha. Please note this on The event begins with a picnic from • KU MedWest Breast Center, your entry form. 3-4:30 p.m. at the Festhaus. second floor. Ticket are $18.45 for adults and Honor a Nurse children four years and older. You may also register on-line at For 13 years, the “Nursing: The Children under four are admitted www.kansascityraceforthecure.com. Heart of Healthcare” awards pro- free. The ticket price includes Please register using “Team gram has honored many outstanding admission to both parks and a pic- Registration” and select “KU Med” registered nurses from across the nic dinner that includes beef as your team name. On-line regis- state of Kansas and the metropoli- brisket, hot dogs, fried chicken, trants will receive an optional $5 tan Kansas City area. potato salad, baked beans and more. discount. They should register by Coordinated by the KU School Tickets must be purchased no Monday, July 28. of Nursing, this public service pro- later than Friday, Aug. 8. To pur- Team members will receive a gram is currently seeking nomina- chase tickets, stop by 1024 Murphy KU Med team tank top or T-shirt to tions through the end of the month. between 8 a.m. and noon, Monday- wear on race day, as well as the Nomination forms are available Friday. Payment may be made by T-shirt included in the race packet. from Kari Ziblut in G040 SoN. cash or check. Tickets are limited to KU Med team race packets can be You may contact her at 8-1616 or 10 per employee. picked up on Thursday, August 7, [email protected]. For more information, contact and Friday, August 8, from Any registered nurse, employed Tamela Loos, event coordinator, at 9-11 a.m. in the Wyandotte Room. by KU Med or elsewhere in Kansas 8-5148 or [email protected]. The Susan G. Komen Breast or Kansas City, is eligible for this Cancer Foundation was founded in award. Winners and all nominees 1982 by Nancy Brinker to honor the will be honored at the annual memory of her sister, Susan G. awards banquet on Nov. 7 at the Komen, who died of breast cancer Westin Crown Center Hotel. 7 Classifieds, etc. Coming Up

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