SIXTH FEMALE PRESIDENT OF THE DADE COUNTY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1903
DCMA Announces Inauguration of Patricia Ares-Romero, M.D.
MIAMI, FL – JUNE 5, 2024 – The Dade County Medical Association (DCMA) is proud to announce the inauguration of its new president, Patricia Ares-Romero, M.D., F.A.M.S.A. The transition of leadership took place on Saturday, June 1st, 2024, during the 114th DCMA Presidential Inauguration Gala, held at the JW Marriott-Miami on Brickell.
The event celebrated the accomplishments of the immediate past president, Dr. Carmel J. Barrau, M.D., and welcomed Dr. Patricia Ares-Romero, M.D., as the sixth female president in the association’s 121-year history. Dr. Ares-Romero’s presidency marks a significant milestone in the DCMA’s ongoing commitment to diversity and excellence in medical leadership.
In her inaugural address, Dr. Patricia Ares-Romero emphasized the importance of the association’s advocacy role. “During my tenure as the 114th president of the DCMA, my primary goal will be to strengthening advocacy for the quality and sustainability of the practice of medicine, on behalf of both physicians and patients.”
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| CHANE PRICE, M.D., JOINS BAPTIST HEALTH MIAMI NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE
MIAMI, FL – June 6, 2024 – Board-certified physical medicine and rehabilitation and pain management physician, Chane Price, M.D., has joined Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute. He specializes in nonsurgical spine care, minimally invasive spine care and interventional pain management. With the goal of relieving a patient’s chronic neck or lower back pain and returning functional abilities, Dr. Price performs such procedures as spinal cord stimulation, spinal cord stimulator implantation, nerve blocks, radiofrequency nerve ablation, kyphoplasty, image-guided injections, such as cervical and lumbar epidurals, and neuromodulation therapies.
Prior to joining Baptist Health, Dr. Price served as an assistant professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in the departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation as well as Neurological Surgery. Additionally, he was on staff at Jackson Health System and the University of Miami Hospitals and Clinics.
“We are pleased to welcome Dr. Price to our highly skilled team of medical professionals, dedicated to providing the highest quality care,” said Michael McDermott, M.D., chief medical executive of Miami Neuroscience Institute.
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MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY NEW GENE SIGNATURE FOR GLIOBLASTOMA
Manmeet S. Ahluwalia, M.D., MBA, FASCO
RNA sequencing of patients in a Phase 2 trial pinpoints hyperactivated DNA damage response gene signature as a biomarker
MIAMI, FL – June 5, 2024 – Researchers from Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida, have identified a new gene signature for glioblastoma through integrating genomics and transcriptomics. The study, titled “Base Excision Repair Inhibitor TRC102 and Temozolomide for Recurrent Glioblastoma (BERT): A Multicenter, Phase 2, Adult Brain Tumor Consortium Trial”, was published today in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
“Glioblastoma is an aggressive and lethal brain tumor. Nearly all patients experience tumor recurrence once conventional treatment strategies fail,” said Manmeet S. Ahluwalia, M.D., MBA, FASCO, Fernandez Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Cancer Research, Chief of Medical Oncology, Chief Scientific Officer, and Deputy Director at Miami Cancer Institute, and the first author and the principal investigator of the study which originated at Cleveland Clinic. “This trial has demonstrated a potential for better patient selection for therapeutic targeting using a hyperactivated DNA damage response signature.”
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CLEVELAND CLINIC, IBM AND THE HARTREE CENTRE COLLABORATE TO ADVANCE HEALTHCARE AND LIFE SCIENCES THROUGH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND QUANTUM COMPUTING
The organizations are kicking off research projects in the US and UK using the latest technologies to study epilepsy and the impact of hospital interventions
MAY 28, 2024 – Cleveland Clinic, IBM and the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) Hartree Centre in the UK have announced an innovative collaboration aimed at advancing healthcare and biomedical science through advanced computing technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing.
“This international collaboration brings together a multidisciplinary team of scientists, clinical researchers and physicians from across industry, government and healthcare,” said Lara Jehi, M.D., MHCDS, Chief Research Information Officer at Cleveland Clinic. “The research teams will leverage high performance and quantum computing to advance life sciences, with the goal of improving healthcare and accelerating new treatments for patients around the world. Cleveland Clinic London will be a central link between innovative clinical care in the UK and Cleveland Clinic’s global footprint.”
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TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL SELECTS PALANTIR’S AI SOFTWARE TO POWER CONNECTED CARE COORDINATION, EXTENDING LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP
Palantir AIP will serve as the core analytics and AI platform for Tampa General Hospital’s vision for care coordination. AI-powered workflows for bed placement, patient itineraries, and staffing allocation have already shown drastic improvements in patient care, sharply reducing patient waiting time and length of stay.
June 5, 2024— Tampa General Hospital (TGH) and Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR) (“Palantir”), a leading builder of artificial intelligence (AI) systems for the health care sector and the modern enterprise, today announced a significant step forward in their long-term partnership to deliver on an ambitious vision for the future of AI in health care.
Tampa General, one of the nation’s leading academic health systems, plans to deploy Palantir’s Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) to deliver a Care Coordination Operating System, which will securely encode Tampa General’s domain expertise, real-time situational awareness, and large-language models into decision-support tools to power eligibility and prioritization workflows for frontline teams across all aspects of care operations. TGH will also leverage this platform to bring automation to other system workflows, including streamlining revenue cycle management.
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CLEVELAND CLINIC-LED STUDY LINKS SUGAR SUBSTITUTE TO INCREASED RISK OF HEART ATTACK AND STROKE
Xylitol is a common zero-calorie sweetener found in sugar-free candy and toothpaste
June 6, 2024 – Cleveland Clinic researchers found higher amounts of the sugar alcohol xylitol are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events like heart attack and stroke.
The team, led by Stanley Hazen, M.D., Ph.D., confirmed the association in a large-scale patient analysis, preclinical research models and a clinical intervention study. Findings were published today in the European Heart Journal.
Xylitol is a common sugar substitute used in sugar-free candy, gums, baked goods and oral products like toothpaste. Over the past decade, the use of sugar substitutes, including sugar alcohols and artificial sweeteners, has increased significantly in processed foods that are promoted as healthy alternatives.
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SYLVESTER CANCER EXPERT ENDORSES FDA APPROVAL OF NEW DRUG
The drug, imetelstat, provides a new option for patients suffering from anemia from their cancer
June 7, 2024 – Dr. Mikkael Sekeres is an expert in blood cancers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center – University of Miami Health System. He served as chair of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee for the trial that led to imetelstat vote of support at the FDA this week. Imetelstat, also known as Rytelo, is telomerase inhibitor for the treatment of transfusion-dependent anemia in patients with lower risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). It will be used for the treatment of certain adult patients with low- to intermediate-1 risk MDS who have not responded to, or have lost response to, or are ineligible for erythropoietin stimulating agents (ESA) used to aid blood transfusions.
“With the approval of the drug imetelstat to treat myelodysplastic syndromes, we finally have another approach we can offer to patients with profound and debilitating anemia from their cancer – one that is effective in 40% of patients, and long-lasting, with patients going one year without requiring blood transfusions. We have even shown that patients feel better on imetelstat, with lower rates of fatigue,” Dr. Sekeres said.
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AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF BROWARD COUNTY COMMITS TO JUSTICE ON WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY (WEAAD) THIS JUNE 15TH
Local effort to raise awareness about elder abuse and neglect in our communities
June 6, 2024 – The Area Agency on Aging of Broward County (AAABC) is commemorating WEAAD by hosting free in-person and virtual events throughout June:
In partnership with the Department of Elder Affairs and the Florida Area Agencies on Aging, which operate as 11 individual Aging and Disability Resource Centers across the state, AAABC will host a virtual workshop on Wednesday, June 12, to teach attendees how to spot, report and identify abuse and scams targeting older adults. Please click here to register.
On Friday, June 21, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., the AAABC will host a World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Summit with representatives from Adult Protective Services, Florida S.H.I.N.E. Program, Coast to Coast Legal Aid and more. The in-person summit will take place at the Southwest Focal Point Senior Center and hopes to teach resources to protect our community from elder abuse, neglect and exploitation. No registration is required.
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WELLNESS RESOURCE CENTER TO HOST OPEN HOUSE FOR COMMUNITY
Premier treatment center invites members of the public to attend upcoming event
BOCA RATON, Fla. (June 5, 2024) — Wellness Resource Center is excited to announce an open house event taking place June 21 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. They welcome the community to explore their facilities and learn about their services treating substance use and mental health disorders. This event will be held at their treatment center in Boca Raton, Florida, located at 7940 North Federal Highway.
The open house will provide an opportunity for community members to meet Wellness Resource Center’s dedicated team, tour their state-of-the-art facilities, and gain insight into their comprehensive treatment programs.
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SACK THE STIGMA: MIAMI DOLPHINS AND AMBETTER FROM SUNSHINE HEALTH TEAM UP TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 6, 2024 — Ambetter from Sunshine Health and Miami Dolphins are teaming up to “Sack the Stigma” and normalize conversations about mental health.
In this “Sack the Stigma” public service announcement, Dolphins defensive tackle Zach Sieler talks about the steps he takes to care for his mental health and how they’re just as important as the regimen he follows to maintain his physical health.
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GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER ATTAINS NATIONAL ACCREDITATION FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM FOR BREAST CANCER FOR 13TH STRAIGHT YEAR
Accreditation demonstrates Good Sam’s commitment to improving comprehensive breast care
WEST PALM BEACH, FL—June 5th, 2024—Good Samaritan Medical Center (GSMC) today announced that it has received accreditation under the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) for the 13th year in a row.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the United States after skin cancers. Programs accredited by the NAPBC follow a model for organizing and managing a breast center to facilitate multidisciplinary, integrated, and comprehensive breast cancer services. The NAPBC focuses on the spectrum of a patient’s journey with breast cancer or breast disease, including prevention, screening, treatment, and survivorship. By setting high standards, NAPBC accreditation guides breast centers in providing comprehensive breast care based on scientific evidence.
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GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER AWARDED SPINE SURGERY, ADVANCED TOTAL HIP, AND KNEE REPLACEMENT, AND SHOULDER REPLACEMENT, CERTIFICATIONS FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION
June 7, 2024 –Good Samaritan Medical Center (GSMC) has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Total Hip and Knee Replacement, Shoulder Replacement and Spine Surgery certifications by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.
The certification, offered in collaboration with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, focuses on the pre-surgical orthopedic consultation to the intraoperative, hospitalization or ambulatory surgical center admission, rehabilitation activities, and follow-up visit with the orthopedic surgeon.
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FOUNDCARE TO HOST FREE DENTAL SCREENING DAY IN HONOR OF NATIONAL ORAL HEALTH MONTH
Offering Complimentary Dental Screenings for Adults and Children on June 12
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. JUNE 6 2024 – FoundCare is proud to announce a Free Dental Screening Day on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Palm Springs health center, 2330 S. Congress Ave., Palm Springs, FL 33406. This special event is open to both adults and children in celebration of National Oral Health Month, providing a valuable opportunity for new dental patients to receive professional dental screenings at no cost.
Event Details:
Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: 2330 S. Congress Ave., Palm Springs, FL 33406
Walk-ins: Welcome and served on a first-come, first-served basis.
Cost: FREE
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NIH LAUNCHES $30 MILLION PILOT TO TEST FEASIBILITY OF A NATIONAL PRIMARY CARE RESEARCH NETWORK
Initiative aims to improve health outcomes by integrating research in everyday primary care settings.
June 6, 2024 – The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is investing approximately $30 million in total over fiscal years 2024 and 2025 to pilot a national primary care research network that integrates clinical research with community-based primary care. The new initiative called Communities Advancing Research Equity for Health – or CARE for Health – seeks to improve access to clinical research to inform medical care, particularly for those in communities historically underrepresented in clinical research or underserved in health care. Informed by the health needs of these communities, CARE for Health will help to grow an evidence base that contributes to improved patient outcomes, provide communities access to the best available scientific research and expand opportunities to participate in clinical trials and studies. NIH Director Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., lays out her vision for CARE for Health in a Science Editorial(link is external) that was published today.
READ MORE | NIH RELEASES H5N1 INFLUENZA RESEARCH AGENDA
Three influenza A (H5N1/bird flu) virus particles (rod-shaped). Note: Layout incorporates two CDC transmission electron micrographs that have been inverted, repositioned, and colorized by NIAID. Scale has been modified. NIAID
Understanding virus biology, advancing detection, treatment and prevention strategies are key objectives.
June 5, 2024- The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has released its plan for advancing H5N1 influenza basic research and translating those findings into strategies and interventions that can benefit people.
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