By: Robert Remler
Residents received latest information about the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis during a free lecture sponsored by the Women's Health Forum at Winthrop-University Hospital, "Osteoporosis: no bones about it," on May 22 at Winthrop's Community Outreach Center in Mineola. Two of Winthrop's experts in the field of osteoporosis, Jane Moore, RN, MA, CCRC, clinical research coordinator of the Bone Mineral Research Center, and Linda Radler, MPA, PT, director of physical therapy, discussed the latest advances in the treatment of the disease. The discussion included information on new medications and current research, as well as the benefits of proper body mechanics, posture and weight-bearing exercises.
Thrift shop volunteers needed
Franklin Hospital Medical Center's thrift shop has issued a call for volunteers. Open six days a week, the thrift shop sells furniture, children's apparel, designer clothing and house-hold items.All proceeds from the operation are earmarked to enhance patient services at the 325-bed medical complex.Anyone interested my call Freda Rohsiepe at 825-5216.
New Physician at LIJ
Matthew A. Cohen, MD, recently joined the medical staff of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System's Center for Human Reproduction. Cohen has a Yeshiva background that gives him a special understanding of the issues that are associated with treatment for infertility for Orthodox Jews. "When we get together, the rabbi, the couple and the doctor...usually we work things out," Cohen said. "The rabbi certainly understands the stigma of being childless in an Orthodox community. And after all, the first commandment in the Bible is 'be fruitful and multiply.'"With its own andrology and embryology laboratories, the most advanced in the area, the center has been a leader in reproductive science since the field was in its infancy, helping thousands of people achieve their dream of becoming parents.A graduate of the Yale University School of Medicine, Cohen lived for two years in Israel, spending a year in Jewish studies and a year on a high-level research project: "Sex Hormone Effects on Hypothalamic Development." He recently completed a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital with noted egg donation expert Mark V. Sauer, MD."I was drawn to infertility medicine for two reasons," Cohen said. "It's a widespread problem, but because of the embarrassment, many couples find it hard to share their pain. Helping them have a baby, but also just understanding what they're going through, is a kind of community service."
Dental Society hosts denture specialist
The Peninsula Hospital Center Dental Society hosted a session of its continuing education program at the Sands in Atlantic Beach with Joseph Massad, DDS, associate professor at the Pankey Institute and adjunct professor at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. Massad presented "A Predictable Systematic Approach to Denture Construction.""Dr. Massad is known for his high level of expertise and his willingness to share that knowledge with other practitioners," said Leonard E. Schiffman, DMD, the director of the Department of Dentistry and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery at Peninsula Hospital Center. "He shows us a systematic approach for developing consistency in complete denture construction techniques."The Peninsula Hospital Center Dental Society continuing education program is open to all licensed dentists. The program is approved by the New York State Academy of General Dentistry and the New York State Department of Education to offer continuing education for Fellowship and Mastership credits.
Franklin pathology lab receives accreditation
The pathology department laboratory at Franklin Hospital Medical Center in Valley Stream has been awarded full accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists.Based on the results of a recent on-site inspection, the laboratory's director, Mona Tata, MD, was advised of this national recognition and congratulated for the "excellence of the services being provided."Inspectors examined the records and quality control of the laboratory for the preceding two years, as well as the education and qualifications of the laboratory staff, Tata said. They also examined the adequacy of the facilities, equipment, laboratory safety and laboratory management to determine how well the laboratory is serving the patient."The College of American Pathologists is the world's largest association composed exclusively of pathologists and is widely considered the leader in laboratory quality assurance," Franlkin's assistant pathology department director William Miller, MD, said.The CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program is recognized by the federal government as being equal to or more stringent than the government's own inspection program.
