September 24, 2012, Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia. Â For more information, visit Medical Association of Atlanta. ... Continue Reading
Archives for September 2012
NFMGMA September Educational Session
September 19, 2012, Alpharetta. For more information, visit North Fulton Medical Group Management Association ... Continue Reading
Atlanta Medical Group Management Association A/R Summit
September 13, 2012. For more information, visit Atlanta MGMA ... Continue Reading
How “High Tech Dummies†Are Revolutionizing Pediatric Healthcare Training
Medical education has traditionally relied on the concept of â€see one, do one, teach one†to educate learners. However, with increasing numbers of trainees and reduced training hours, there are fewer real patient opportunities for learners to be exposed to less common medical conditions. Following release of the Institute of Medicine’s report, To Err is Human: Building ... Continue Reading
Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Gaining Ground
The possibility of an inexpensive, convenient test for Alzheimer's disease has been on the horizon for several years, but previous research leads have been hard to duplicate. In a study published online and in the upcoming issue of the journal Neurology, scientists have taken a step toward developing a blood test for Alzheimer's, finding a group of markers that hold up in ... Continue Reading
New Northside Medical Campus Expands Healthcare Services to Community
Northside Hospital-Cherokee has purchased a commercial/residential development in Woodstock, Ga. for the construction of a new four-story, 100,000 square-foot, Class A Medical Office Building (MOB). The building will be called the Northside-Cherokee/Towne Lake Medical Campus. The medical campus will offer a variety of outpatient medical services and a wide array of physician ... Continue Reading
Emory University Hospital Midtown Selected to Participate in National Breastfeeding Effort
Emory University Hospital Midtown (EUHM) has been selected as one of 90 hospitals across the U.S., and one of seven in Georgia, to participate in a new national effort to improve breastfeeding rates in states where rates are currently the lowest. Although breastfeeding is one of the most effective preventive health measures for infants and mothers, half of the babies born in ... Continue Reading
WellStar Pulmonary Medicine Welcomes Binu George, M.D.
Binu George, M.D., has joined WellStar Medical Group, WellStar Pulmonary Medicine. Dr. George received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Emory University and his master’s degree in developmental biology from Georgia State University. He earned his medical degree from Morehouse School of Medicine. Dr. George completed his residency in internal medicine from Morehouse ... Continue Reading
Gift Allows Shepherd Center to Expand Research on Neurobiology of Spinal Cord Injury
With a $1.2 million gift from friends and supporters of former Shepherd Center patient Billy Hulse of Atlanta, Shepherd Center is expanding its research aimed at learning more about the neurobiology of spinal cord injury in people who are undergoing rehabilitation. Led by Keith Tansey, M.D., Ph.D., director of spinal cord injury (SCI) research, neuroscientists in the Shepherd ... Continue Reading
