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Published On 06/25/2012
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Physicians join Le Bonheur

Specialists in interventional radiology and pediatrics have joined Le Bonheur Children’s medical staff.

Vijay Agrawal, MD, has joined the interven­tional radiology team at Le Bonheur. He also practices at VA Medical Center, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Agrawal trained at Saurashtra University in India and completed a fellowship at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). Agrawal is an American Board of Radiology-certified physician. He is an assistant professor at UTHSC. His research interest is vascular diseases, primarily vascular malforma­tions in pediatric population.

Lauren Mutrie, MD, MSc, has joined the pedi­atrics practice at Le Bonheur. She comes to Memphis from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She recently spent a year in Swaziland with the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative at Texas Children’s Hospital. Mutrie completed her pediatric residency at Emory University, where she served as assistant program director and chair of the Global Health Organization of Pediatrics at Emory (GHOPE). Her academic interests include global pediatric and maternal-child health, orphan health, mal­nutrition, HIV, neglected tropical diseases and school-based health programs. Her clinical work and research interests have focused on improving pediatric health outcomes in resource-poor set­tings through provision of sustainable, evidence-based, community-driven medical services.

Formulary changes for pediatric formula

Effective May 1, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare will be utilizing a new purchasing vendor, Health Purchasing Group, which will result in a new formulary for both pediatric and adult formula. Formula conversion charts are available at hospital nursing communication stations and at www.lebonheur.org/formula. Questions should be directed to the team dietitians or to the dietitian on call, accessible through the Le Bonheur operator at 901-287-5437.

Grand Rounds offered online

Archived Le Bonheur Pediatric Grand Rounds are now available at www.lebonheur.org/cme, for free continuing medical education credit. Click on each presentation and enter the password “lebonheur” when prompted. For more information, contact physicians@lebonheur.org or call 901-516-8933.

Conference addresses range of pediatric topics

Providers are invited to a two-day conference on pediatric medicine includ­ing the Etteldorf Symposium. “How can we improve provision and adherence to evidence-based care of children?” will be held Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11, at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Research Center Auditorium.

A wide range of pediatric issues will be covered. Topics include asthma, sickle cell disease, health care reform, drug shortages, teen pregnancy, sports injuries, food allergies, preventing child abuse and pulse oximetry screening.

The Etteldorf Symposium speaker is Jason Wang, MD, PhD. He is an associate professor of Pediatrics at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Center for Policy, Outcomes & Prevention at Stanford University. He will speak on “Using technology to improve physician and patient adherence to evidence-based care”.

For more information or to register: 901-516-8933 or www.methodistmd.org/cme/registration-and-brochures.

Neurology Update set for early May

The seventh annual Greater Mid-South Pediatric Neurology Update will be held May 3-4 at The Westin Memphis, Beale Street, in downtown Memphis. The seminar has been designed to encompass state-of-the-art practices and trends in treating the pediatric neurology patients.
Guest faculty include Jonathan W. Mink, MD, PhD, and Jong M. Rho, MD. Mink is a professor of Neurology, Neurobiology & Anatomy, Brain & Cognitive Science, and Pediatrics and chief of the Division of Child Neurology at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Rho is professor of Paediatrics and Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Calgary and head of the Division of Paediatric Neurology at Alberta Children’s Hospital.
For more information about the Mid-South Pediatric Neurology Update, visit www.methodistmd.org or call 901-516-8933.

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