"Big Walk for Little Feet" will Benefit Newborns at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
(Published: 08-29-2006) The term taking "baby steps" will, once again, take on new meaning in September as Thomas Jefferson
University Hospital sponsors the sixth annual Big Walk for Little Feet. The three-mile family fun walk raises funds for Jefferson
Hospital's neonatal intensive care unit for babies born prematurely or with other difficulties as well as the hospital's labor
and delivery and postpartum units for healthy babies. The Big Walk is part of the events accompanying the annual Jefferson
Hospital Philadelphia Distance Run half-marathon (13.1 miles).
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Physician-patient communication
(Published: 07-04-2006, Physician's News Digest) As the health care delivery system continues to undergo escalating quality
and safety improvement expectations – by patients, payors and purchasers – physicians are becoming increasingly accountable
to another aspect of their profession: the manner in which they communicate with their patients.
A growing body of evidence links effective physician-patient communication to desirable outcomes such as lower patient stress
levels and improved adherence to treatment, higher physician satisfaction, and fewer medical malpractice lawsuits.
Empathy is the backbone of positive physician-patient relationships, according to Mohammadreza Hojat, Ph.D., Research Professor
of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, and Director of Jefferson Longitudinal Study, Center for Research in Medical Education and
Health Care, Jefferson Medical College.
Until relatively recently, medical training neglected the importance of empathy and rapport-building skills, focusing on curing
the patient with the right diagnosis and the right medicine, but not healing the patient by addressing the context and meaning
of their illness, according to Lindsey Lane, M.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Undergraduate Medical
Education at Jefferson Medical College.
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What Pregnancy is Like -- A Man’s Perspective
(Published: 05-16-2006) A free seminar to assist men in understanding what a woman goes through when she is pregnant and how
her pregnancy affects him will be held at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
Lindsey Lane, M.D., Wins Outstanding Teaching Award
(Published: 05-09-2006) Lindsey Lane, M.D., director, Undergraduate Medical Education-Pediatrics, Jefferson Medical College
of Thomas Jefferson University, has been awarded the 2006 Outstanding Teaching Award from the Ambulatory Pediatric Association
(APA). She is being recognized for her excellent work and dedication to implementing and evaluating innovative teaching methods
in the Pediatric Clerkship at Jefferson Medical College.
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Simple Test at Birth Can Catch Potentially Deadly Metabolic Diseases
(Published: 04-20-2006, NBC 10) NBC 10 News medical reporter, Cherie Bank told the story of baby Bailey, who was not given
genetic testing at birth and is now suffering the consequences.
A few days after Bailey was born, she became very sick. She was lethargic, had difficulty waking up, and was not eating well.
Her pediatrician said Bailey was just a passive child and that there was nothing to worry about. Yet, when Bailey was only
21 days old, she began having seizures and slipped into a coma.
Gerald Berry, M.D., department of Pediatrics, at Thomas Jefferson University was on-call that day. "Thank God Dr. Berry was
on call and pretty much right away he knew that it was a metabolic disease," Bailey’s mother Michelle told Channel 10.
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A Cool-Cap spared James Pyrih serious injury at birth
(Published: 01-02-2006, The Philadelphia Inquirer) James Pyrih had no heartbeat at birth, and it took doctors and nurses about
15 minutes to resuscitate him. He was rushed to the neonatal intensive care unit at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital,
where he was outfitted with a tiny plastic cap through which cold water is filtered.
By using the Cool-Cap to lower the temperature of James' brain, doctors at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital hoped to prevent
damage stemming from the lack of oxygen and perhaps spare him a lifetime of disability.
Today, James is 7 months old and doing all the normal baby things. He passed his latest checkup with flying colors. "His neuromotor
exam and his developmental exam were both on target for his age,\" said Shobhana Desai, M.D., a neonatologist at Thomas Jefferson
University Hospital.
Theresa Pyrih credits the Cool Cap for her son’s good fortune.
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