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Guidelines for sites linking to mayoclinic.orgA 53-year-old woman from Ajo, Ariz., is the 1,000th patient to receive a kidney transplant at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, a milestone for the program that opened in June 1999.
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The Pancreas Clinic at Mayo Clinic in Arizona brings together a team of pancreatic specialists who provide fast access, rapid diagnosis and cutting-edge protocols for treatment of pancreatic diseases. This team approach presents unique and immediate benefits to patients.
James A. Madura II, M.D., General Surgery
Jonathan B. Ashman, M.D., Ph.D., Radiation Oncology
Brantley D. Gaitan, M.D., Anesthesiology
Carolyn L. Kinney, M.D., Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
A new technology developed by Mayo Clinic, called MR Elastography (MRE), is showing promise in diagnosing hepatic fibrosis, a condition in which excessive tissue builds up in the liver and can lead to liver failure.
Study results indicated MRE can produce images that provide unique information and can allow reliable diagnosis of disease processes, such as liver fibrosis, without the need for an invasive biopsy.
A new study suggests that the composition of microbes within the gut may hold a key to one cause of obesity — and the prospect for future treatment.
In the Jan. 19 edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, researchers at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute, in collaboration with Mayo Clinic in Arizona and the University of Arizona, compared differing microbial populations in the human gut and body weight among three distinct groups: normal weight individuals, those who have undergone gastric bypass surgery and patients suffering the condition of morbid obesity.
The resulting composition of gut microbiota in the three gastric bypass patients differed substantially and in potentially important ways from obese and normal weight individuals. This means the drastic anatomical changes created by gastric bypass surgery appear to have profound effects on the microorganisms that inhabit the intestine.
Anne-Marie Warner, M.D., Family Medicine
Vivek Khemka, M.D., Hematology/Oncology
Carolyn Moats, M.D., Family Medicine
Arshad Jahangir, M.D., Cardiovascular Diseases
Rodger Tiedemann, M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D., Hematology/Oncology
Kristin Kirlin, Ph.D., Psychology
A Transplant Call Center has been established to improve the quality and ease of access for physician referrals as well as for patient access to the Transplant Center (Liver, Kidney, Pancreas and Kidney/Pancreas). The Transplant Call Center can be reached at 480-342-1010 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Calls are answered by a Transplant Call Center specialist who can direct callers to the appropriate Transplant team member.
Mayo Clinic has recently begun a Heart Health and Performance Program that specializes in helping individuals who want to optimize their heart health and prevent a heart attack.
A new drug that could help cancer patients by stimulating their immune system is being tested by Mayo Clinic in conjunction with the Translational Genomic Research Institute (TGen) and Scottsdale Healthcare. Clinical trials are being conducted at Mayo and Scottsdale Healthcare on the drug VTX-2337, a new, novel, small molecule aimed at activating immune cells in the blood and lymph nodes surrounding a tumor.
Bystanders who witness someone collapse and gasp for air may be confused. Because of the gasping, a bystander's first thought may be to forego chest compressions and wait for first responders. But a research study found that those who gasped were more likely to survive than those who were not gasping.
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Clinical Reviews 2009 — A Primary Care and Internal Medicine Update
March 25-28, 2009
The four-day course, designed for primary care providers, will feature medical updates and management strategies on various diseases. The program will include lectures; Q&A sessions; a unique interactive format that allows for immediate audience participation; Meet the Preceptor luncheons for one-on-one interaction between faculty and registrants; and various afternoon workshops where registrants choose a topic of interest.
Location: FireSky Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, Ariz. 85251
Contact: 480-301-4580
Emergency Medicine 2009: Moving Forward
March 15-18, 2009
This course is designed for practicing and academic emergency medicine physicians, primary care providers and allied health personnel interested in emergency medicine. The program focuses on emergency medicine topics, emphasizing material beyond that covered during residency. Audience participation will be encouraged through activities such as Q&A sessions and an interactive keypad response system.
Location: Scottsdale Marriott at McDowell Mountains, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Contact: 480-301-4580
Peter Kreymerman, M.D., Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Christopher Thunberg, M.D., Anesthesiology
Mayo Clinic Hospital has been named among only 33 hospitals in the U.S. as a 2008 Top Hospital, based on rankings by the Leapfrog Hospital Survey. Mayo Clinic Hospital was the only Arizona hospital named by Leapfrog. The survey is recognized as the nation's premier hospital patient safety evaluation tool. Of the 33 hospitals named, seven are children's hospitals.
Virtual colonoscopy is comparable to standard colonoscopy, according to results of a large, multicenter trial published in the Sept. 18, 2008, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Research published online in the journal, Nature Medicine, suggests that eosinophils in the gastrointestinal immune system use DNA in a very unorthodox way. The eosinophils locate bacteria and then hurl DNA and toxic proteins at them, creating a powerful entanglement of DNA and protein that immobilizes and kills bacteria. This finding suggests that the intestinal tract uses many unconventional approaches to maintain a barrier against harmful bacteria.
Minimally Invasive Surgery 2008 — Interactive Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
Dec. 12, 2008
Laparoscopic colectomy has an ever-expanding role in the treatment of colon and rectal disease. This course will cover the indications and techniques of laparoscopic colon surgery for both benign and malignant disease of the colon and rectum. Participants will employ the techniques of laparoscopic colon surgery during the hands-on workshop. This course meets the guidelines as established in the "Framework for Post-Residency Surgical Education and Training" and is endorsed by the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES).
Location: Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Contact: 480-301-5480
Other Mayo CME courses in Arizona
Christopher E. Wolter, M.D., Urology
Heart transplant program began in fall of 2005 and includes artificial heart implantation.
A new, high-definition CT scanner capable of seeing internal structures in the human body as thin as a grain of sand is now in place at Mayo Clinic in Arizona and shows promise of setting a new standard for clarity in CT imaging.
Confocal laser microendoscopy is now available at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, and initial results suggest that this technology may reduce the number of biopsies required to establish a digestive disease diagnosis.
Alyx Porter, M.D., Neuro-oncology
Leland Hu, M.D., Radiology
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