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Dr. Kevin Dancy of Great Expressions Dental Centers

August 26, 2017 by CW

Dr. Kevin Dancy of Great Expressions Dental Centers

On this episode I sat down with Medical Director for Great Expressions Dental Centers for the Atlanta area’s 50 offices. He shared why dental health and regular screening/care is important to overall health, as well as why this multi-state dental practice is a great choice for dental patients of all ages, with any dental specialty care need.

As the Great Expressions Dental Centers website explains, “GEDC provides access to affordable dental care without sacrificing quality or convenience. Our talented and dedicated doctors and staff put the patients’ needs first because our patients rely on us to improve their oral health and we deliver it – one smile at a time.

Choosing a neighborhood dental office is an important decision. Great Expressions Dental Centers has been a leader in providing preventative dental care, orthodontics, surgery, and cosmetic dentistry to the communities we serve. We are consistently recognized for our contributions to improving oral health care through quality and safety initiatives, affordable dental care services, patient convenience and more.

Founded in 1982, Great Expressions Dental Centers is one of the largest networks of dental care providers in the United States with more than 280 practices in ten states.
Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, and Virginia.

Check out the latest news about Great Expressions Dental Center or connect with us on Facebook and Twitter to see our latest announcements.

A person’s smile is as unique to them as a set of fingerprints, which is why we develop customized treatment plans, with realistic results that give our patients a reason to smile.

A smile is how you greet the world. Let’s make yours great.

One appointment, one patient, and one smile at a time we can rest assure our actions make people’s lives better.”

Facebook: www.facebook.com/greatexpressions

Twitter: https://twitter.com/GEDCSMILES

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/gedcsmiles/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/GEDC09

LinkedIn: https://www.youtube.com/user/GEDC09

Glass Door: https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Great-Expressions-Dental-Centers-EI_IE268938.11,43.htm

Blog: https://greatexpressionsdental.blog/

Web: https://www.greatexpressions.com/about-us

Stop The Bleed Campaign

August 26, 2017 by CW

Medical Association of Georgia — Kathy Browning, Shoheb Ali

Stop The Bleed Campaign

The ‘Stop the Bleed’ campaign was developed by the American College of Surgeons in 2013 – just a few months after the active shooter disaster that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School in
Connecticut. ACS convened a joint committee to create a protocol for national policy to enhance survivability from active shooter and intentional mass casualty events. In addition to physicians, this group included representatives from the federal government, the National Security Council, the U.S. military, the FBI, and emergency medical response organizations. This effort served as the
genesis for the Stop the Bleed campaign, which was officially launched by the White House in 2015.
The Stop the Bleed campaign trains, equips, and empowers people to help during a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives – keeping in mind that a person can die from blood loss
within five minutes. With the support of MAG’s Medical Reserve Corp and other key stakeholders, the Georgia Society of the American College of Surgeons secured a grant from the American College of Surgeons to promote the Stop the Bleed campaign in Georgia. The Georgia Trauma Commission subsequently added one million dollars to its budget to purchase trauma kits for public schools and other public places in the state.

Each Stop the Bleed kit contains a CAT tourniquet, an emergency trauma dressing, compressed gauze, two pairs of gloves, trauma shears, a marker, and instructions. The Stop the Bleed campaign is also designed to train school nurses and administrators in proper hemorrhage control techniques.

Dr. John Harvey is the medical director of the Medical Association of Georgia’s Medical Reserve
Corps, which is prepared to respond to natural disasters and disease outbreaks in the state. Dr.
Harvey has been a general and trauma surgeon for more than 25 years. MAG’s former president is
the chief of surgery at the Gwinnett Medical Center. He is also a colonel and command surgeon in the
Georgia State Defense Force.
Kathy Browning is the executive director of the Georgia Society of the American College of
Surgeons, which is the largest professional organization for surgeons in the state. She oversees the
organization’s legislative, communications, marketing, and grassroots efforts.
Dr. Shoheb Ali is a resident in internal medicine at Gwinnett Medical Center. As a member of the MAG
MRC, he gave a Stop the Bleed presentation and training demonstration during MAG’s legislative
seminar in June. It is also worth noting that Dr. Ali is the chair of MAG’s Resident Section.

Dr. April Ruffin Joins Us To Talk Breastfeeding Awareness Month

August 19, 2017 by CW

Dr. April Ruffin Joins Us To Talk Breastfeeding Awareness Month

August is Breastfeeding Awareness month in the US and last week was World Breastfeeding week. Today
this program focuses on breastfeeding to lend support to those contemplating and actively breastfeeding
and to raise awareness. Breastfeeding is natural and intimate and can provide a great foundation for
health- but not it may not always be easy. In fact, the first few weeks can be overwhelming. Like many
activities in life, it is a learned skill that can be one of the best gifts babies are given.

According to the CDC’s report card, 79% of moms start breastfeeding after birth in the US. However, many moms don’t
keep it up for the first year, which is the American Pediatric Associations recommended guidelines. The
benefits of breastfeeding are many. On this program, Dr. April Ruffin, a board certified OBGYN physician
and BCBS of GA’s Medical Director brings listeners up to speed on breastfeeding. #nbfcenter.org

AGLCC Hosts Eastern Data Incorporated and Southern Web

August 15, 2017 by CW

AGLCC Hosts Eastern Data Incorporated and Southern Web

On this week’s episode, Emma Foulkes and Bruce Logue of AGLCC hosted JoAnn Pfeiffer of Eastern Data Systems, and Drew Barton of Southern Web. They shared numerous things for the business owner to think about to handle their IT technology and website needs.

Eastern Data Systems:

Since 1997, EDI has specialized in strategic sourcing of customized and major manufacturer IT systems that are the lowest priced, of great quality, and are quickly delivered to our customers from our 56,000 sq. ft. facility in Norcross, Georgia. Additionally, we offer quality IT systems & supplies from leading suppliers including, HP, Microsoft, Lenovo, Intel, etc. Annual revenues of over $35,000,000 and are the second largest distributor of Microsoft oem software products in the east.

The company currently has 28 employees. Full Line Product Distributor: Systems, Servers, Notebooks, LCD’s, Computer Components, Networking, Operating Systems and Office Software.

Accessible Inventory: 10+ million in inventory, delivery routes including same day/emergency delivery and shipping
Local Support: Inside and outside sales team plus product specialists
Technical Support Team: Certified engineers on staff
Business-focused: quick response, commercial quality products
Product Specialists: In-depth expertise in data products, communications and systems
Customer-focused: Provide value-added services with emphasis on total installed cost of product
Custom Solutions: Flexibility to develop custom customer solutions. Diversity Certifications: Women’s Business Enterprise (WBENC), Asian American-owned Business (AASC), Small Business Enterprise (City of Atlanta), Minority Business Enterprise (GSMDC)

Web: http://www.ediatlanta.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EDIAtlanta/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ediatlanta
Blog: http://ediatlanta.blogspot.com/

Southern Web

Since 2005, Southern Web has helped leading brands elevate their message online across multiple industries, from real estate and law to healthcare, manufacturing and more.

One of the leading Atlanta SEO Companies today, Southern Web supports over four hundred companies and has built over a thousand websites.

With their renewed focus on Digital Marketing, they have helped their customers grow their website traffic, leading to remarkable results in both revenue and lead generation.

Twitter: www.twitter.com/Drewbarton
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewbarton/
Web: https://southernweb.com

Dr J Leonard Lichtenfeld of American Cancer Society Talks Cancer In 2017

August 11, 2017 by CW

Dr. J. Leonard Lichtenfeld

Dr J Leonard Lichtenfeld of American Cancer Society Talks Cancer In 2017

This week I hosted Dr. J. Leonard Licthenfeld, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, with the American Cancer Society (ACS).

We have made considerable progress over the past 25 years in the treatment of cancer. Unfortunately
we still are not able to help enough people survive. There are many elements that have made this success possible, including research, education, access
and advocacy.

However, we still have a long way to go. Prevention, screening, access to high quality
care, appropriate support through palliative care programs, and investing in research are all important
parts of the cancer continuum.
We have seen exciting advances in cancer treatment recently, with a better understanding of the
genomics of cancer leading to targeted therapies, the introduction of new immunotherapies which have
offered hope where little existed previously, and even newer treatments which have been effective in
treating patients who have failed all other available therapies (such as CAR T recently approved by the
FDA for the treatment of a specific form of leukemia).
All of this comes with a cost: research—including innovative, basic research—has to be supported. We
need to find ways to get more drugs more quickly from the laboratory to the bedside, we have to
wrestle with the cost of new drugs, which can sometimes be so prohibitive that patients and families
can’t afford them, and we have to recognize that not everyone has access to the best and most
appropriate care resulting in disparities throughout our state nation that must be addressed.

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Aneel Irfan of Trapollo Talks Remote Patient Monitoring

August 10, 2017 by CW

Aneel Irfan of Trapollo Talks Remote Patient Monitoring

In 2016, 7.1M Americans were enrolled in some form of remote patient monitoring program – a 44%
increase in 2016 from the year before. Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) uses digital technologies to
collect medical data from 1 location and electronically and securely transmits to healthcare providers in
another location for the purposes of assessment and making recommendations. The patient’s HOME is
increasingly becoming a big part of the health care delivery system worldwide.

Benefits of RPM include: improved patient access, decreased costs and improved healthcare outcomes. RPM is also keeping
patients out of the hospital. Last year, the US had 130M ER visits, but only 9% of these patients were
admitted for care. We are focusing on keeping patients healthier at home and getting interventional care
earlier and at an appropriate level. Join Aneel Irfan from Trapollo, one of the market leaders of
telehealth and in RPM management, as we discuss Remote Patient Monitoring.

Aneel.irfan@trapollo.com

22977 Eaglewood Ct, Sterling, VA, 20166

954-774- 4138

Discussing Antibiotic Resistant Pathogens

August 10, 2017 by CW

Discussing Antibiotic Resistant Pathogens

Adrienne Mims, M.D., MPH, FAAFP, AGSF, the vice president and chief medical officer of Medicare Quality Improvement for Alliant Quality, which is Georgia’s Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO), will discuss antibiotic resistance – “among today’s greatest public health threats” – when she appears on MAG’s ‘Top Docs Radio’ program on the Business Radio-X Network at 12 p.m. today, Tuesday, June 27.

“Antibiotic resistance is responsible for an estimated 2 million infections and 23,000 deaths in the U.S. per year,” says Dr. Mims. “While antibiotics are life-saving drugs that are critical to modern medicine, infections with pathogens that are resistant to first-line antibiotics can require treatment with alternative antibiotics that can be toxic and expensive.”

She explains that, “The most important modifiable risk factor for antibiotic resistance is inappropriate prescribing. It is believed that as much as half of all antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory conditions might be inappropriate, including antibiotic selection, dosing, or duration, as well as unnecessary prescribing – and at least 30 percent of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions in the U.S. are unnecessary.”

According to Dr. Mims, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released ‘Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship’ to accompany the existing recommendations for hospital and long-term care settings. Areas of emphasis include…

Commitment. Demonstrating dedication to and accountability for optimizing antibiotic prescribing and patient safety.

Action for policy and practice. Implementing at least one policy or practice to improve antibiotic prescribing, assessing whether the policy or practice is working, and making modifications as needed.

Tracking and reporting. Monitoring antibiotic prescribing practices and offering regular feedback to clinicians or having clinicians assess their own antibiotic prescribing practices.

Education and expertise. Providing educational resources to clinicians and patients on antibiotic prescribing and ensuring there is adequate access to the expertise that’s needed to optimize antibiotic prescribing.

Dr. Mims also points out that, “Alliant GMCF has received a CMS contract to support the development of outpatient antibiotic stewardship programs in physician offices, urgent care centers, emergency rooms, and federally-qualified health care centers in Georgia.”

And she stresses that, “We will assist clinicians to ensure that every patient receives the right antibiotic at the right time and at the right dose for the right duration, according to today’s evidence-based guidelines.”

Physicians who have questions about Alliant GMCF’s efforts in this area can contact Kristine Williamson at 919.745.4735 or Kristine.Williamson@alliantquality.org. MAG sponsors the ‘Top Docs’ program at 12 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Between downloads and live listeners, MAG’s ‘Top Docs’ show has reached more than 12,500 listeners – which includes people in all 50 states and 84 countries.

MAG’s ‘Top Docs Radio’ show is supported with a grant from Health Care Research, a subsidiary of Alliant Health Solutions.

Talking Innovations in Treating Pain With Alliance Spine & Pain

August 8, 2017 by CW

Talking Innovations in Treating Pain With Alliance Spine & Pain

On this episode Don and I spoke with Dr. Allen Hord, MD, of Alliance Spine & Pain. The practice has grown to include 19 offices in several Georgia communities. The Alliance Spine & Pain website describes their approach to treating pain this way, “In our centers, Alliance Spine and Pain Management physicians focus on non-surgical treatments to treat the root of spine pain — helping people get the relief they need. These spine procedures are clincally proven and follow the strict guidelines of the American Academy of Pain Management. Our physicians are fellowship-trained in interventional pain management, a relatively new medical specialty which focuses on relieving pain through minimally-invasive procedures. Interventional pain management utilizes a variety of techniques to treat conditions associated with chronic pain, including epidural steroid injections, medial branch blocks, facet joint injections, discographic injections, pulse radiofrequency neurotomy and spinal cord stimulation. These procedures are in contrast to higher-cost, often failed, major back surgery and prescription neurotics which often cause unintended physiological and psychological consequences to the patient.

Our state-of-the-art outpatient surgical facilities are approved by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), the formal accrediting body for healthcare facilities nationwide.

We as an organization also maintain meaningful relationships with hospitals in the area in order to ensure that our patient’s receive the appropriate treatment when medically necessary.

Our practice includes patients covered by commercial insurance, Medicare, and workman’s compensation.

Alliance Spine and Pain Management serves patients and families by focusing solely on ending back pain — and helping patients avoid spine surgery. During procedures, patients have the option of receiving a moderate level of sedation in order to ensure that they are fully comfortable. For over 80% of our patients, the result is successful and significant amount of their pain is relieved. This is our goal: to use a comprehensive approach to give patients increased mobility, relieve them of pain, and help them avoid unnecessary spine surgeries. We wish to improve each patient’s lifestyle, overall wellness and certainly, their quality of life.

All of our procedures are done while patients are under sedation — to ensure that each patient is fully comfortable. For over 80% of our patients, the result is successful. Their pain is gone! That is our goal — to give patients increased mobility, relieve them of pain, and help them avoid back surgery. We wish to improve each patient’s lifestyle, overall wellness — and certainly, their quality of life.”

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