April 30, 2010 at the Atlanta Braves, Turner stadium. Call the MAA to reserve tickets: 404-881-0120. ... Continue Reading
Archives for April 2010
Regional Trauma Symposium
April 24, 2010 at the Westin Hotel Buckhead. Hosted by Atlanta Medical Center. For more information, call 404-265-3800 ... Continue Reading
Georgia Medical Group Management Association’s Annual Meeting
April 18-21, 2010 at the Marriott Evergreen Conference Resort, Stone Mountain, GA. For more information, visit the GMGMA's web site. ... Continue Reading
Medical Volunteerism Conference
April 16th-18th, 2010 at Emory University main campus. To register for the free event, go to www.emoryimvc.org ... Continue Reading
Atlanta AMGMA Meeting
April 15, 2010 at The Retreat at Dunwoody. For more information, visit AMGMA's web site. ... Continue Reading
Saint Joseph’s and Piedmont Healthcare Announce Letter of Intent to Form Joint Operating Company
Saint Joseph’s Health System and Piedmont Healthcare announced the signing of a letter agreement to enter exclusive negotiations to create a new partnership in the form of a Joint Operating Company. The proposed partnership would enable the two healthcare systems to collaborate to better serve the people of North Georgia. The proposed Joint Operating Company (JOC) would ... Continue Reading
NGHS’ CON for South Hall Hospital Reinstated
The Georgia Court of Appeals reinstated Northeast Georgia Medical Center’s (NGMC) Certificate of Need (CON) for a hospital in South Hall County. The Court’s decision reversed the Barrow County Superior Court’s ruling issued in December 2008. “We are extremely pleased that the Georgia Court of Appeals has issued this decision,†said Jim Gardner, president and CEO ... Continue Reading
New Integrative Oncology Wellness Program Available
Radiotherapy Centers of Georgia (RCOG), a division of RC Cancer Centers launched a new Integrative Oncology Wellness Program designed to improve the quality of life for cancer patients by strengthening the mind and body connection. “Too many people treat the cancer and then send the patient on their way,†said Chad Levitt, M.D., medical director of Radiotherapy Centers ... Continue Reading
Regional Trauma Symposium
Atlanta Medical Center will host a Regional Trauma Symposium featuring nationally recognized pioneers in general and orthopedic trauma on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at the Westin Hotel Buckhead from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Atlanta Medical Center’s staff recognizes that this is an exciting time for trauma care and education in Georgia. The Regional Trauma Symposium, to which Atlanta ... Continue Reading
Imaging Fat Layer Around Heart Can Help Predict Disease
Imaging epicardial adipose tissue, or the layer of fat around the heart, can provide extra information compared with standard diagnostic techniques such as coronary artery calcium scoring, according to research by cardiologists at Emory University School of Medicine. The size of the layer of fat around the heart can be measured by X-ray imaging techniques such as CT or ... Continue Reading
Terence O’Loughlin – Quantum Medical Radiology
Terence O’Loughlin, M.D. who joined Quantum Medical Radiology of Atlanta, Georgia, (QMR) in July 2009, is a neuroradiologist at Newton Medical Center in Covington. Dr. O'Loughlin also studies at facilities across the United States via Teleradiology for QMR’s sister company USTeleradiology. Dr. O’Loughlin earned his medical degree from Boston University School of ... Continue Reading
Drs. Gluzman and McMinn Join Georgia Lung Associates
Drs. Alexander Gluzman and Kathryn McMinn recently joined Georgia Lung Associates. Dr. Gluzman is seeing patients at the Georgia Lung Center at Kennestone in Marietta and Dr. McMinn is seeing patients at both Wellstar Cobb and Wellstar Kennestone hospitals. Dr. Gluzman earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia. He completed both his residency and ... Continue Reading
