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July 26, 2016
“There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of
improving, and that’s your own self.”
– Aldous Huxley
The Scope appreciates the enthusiastic response of readers contributing quotes. This quote
was submitted by Mark Zajkowksi, M.D., DDS. Please submit a favorite you’d like to share
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Dear Members of the Maine Medical Center Medical Staff,
We hope you have had the opportunity to enjoy some wonderful weather and outdoor
activities this summer. If you are getting ready to take some time off in August – we have
some upcoming deadlines for items that would benefit from your valuable input:
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Please vote by August 1 for new Officers and At-Large Members. Also, the
deadline to vote for the Advanced Practice Provider Representative is also August
1. You will find information below and attached to help with your decision.
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We’d like to remind you to please mark your calendars for Aug. 15-Sept. 2, which is
the period for our 2016 Provider Engagement Survey administered to all members
of the Medical Staff by the Advisory Board.
Also, if you have time for these upcoming events:
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The 8th Annual McKusick Lecture and Incoming Maine Track Class Reception. The
event will be held on Thursday, July 28 at 1 p.m. in the Dana Auditorium.
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On Thursday, August 4th from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., you are invited to attend the Beach
to Beacon Sports Medicine Symposium in the Dana Center Auditorium at MMC’s
Bramhall Campus.
At the height of summer – as work and personal activities reach their peak – it’s probably a
good time to read Dr. Joe Dreher’s Mindfulfulness Moment that reminds us to work with
our emotions – not to be rid of them, but rather to live with them more skillfully.
Sincerely,
Joel Botler, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Cindy Boyack, M.D.
Medical Staff President
In This Issue
Voting Is Now Open for Medical Staff Officers, New Members
Voting Is Now Open for Medical Staff APP Representative
Reminder: Provider Engagement Survey Aug. 15-Sept. 2
Invitation Reminder: 8th Annual McKusick Lecture
Beach to Beacon 10K Sports Medicine Symposium Aug. 4th
Mindfulness and Resilience Moment: Investigating Anger (Part II)
String Quartet Provides a Summertime Treat
Publications
Calendar
Voting Is Now Open for Medical Staff Officers, At-Large
Members
By James Zeitlin, M.D.
Nominating Committee Chair
Immediate Past President of the Medical Staff
The Medical Executive Committee is asking for the voting members of the Medical Staff to
elect new members and officers for the 2016-2018 term. For this term, a new PresidentElect, Secretary/Treasurer, and four At-Large Members will be elected.
Dr. Almeder will rise to the office of President, Dr. Boyack will transition to Immediate Past
President. Dr. Hess, the current Treasurer is running for re-election to that post. The AtLarge Members whose terms are expiring include: Christopher Cary, M.D., Casey MacVane,
M.D., Mark Zajkowski, M.D., DDS and John Hatzehbuehler, M.D. The slate that follows is
the result of the work and final recommendations of the Nominating Committee, based on
the nominees brought forward by all of you in a recent poll.
Attached you will find statements from each of the nominees for your review. We asked
each nominee to provide us with a statement of their intentions should they be elected.
New this year, you will vote from a choice of multiple candidates for positions. For
President Elect, please select just one candidate. For Treasurer, please select the sole
candidate, or write in an alternative. There are nine candidates for four positions for
Member at Large. Please vote for a total of four candidates for the At-Large members.
Please cast your vote by following this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KLRWJR2.
Candidates will be elected by a simple majority.
This vote will remain open until Monday, August 1st.
Thank you for your participation.
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Voting Is Now Open for Medical Staff APP Representative
By James Zeitlin, MD
Nominating Committee Chair
Immediate Past President of the Medical Staff
Over the last two years, Cheryll St. Onge has served as the Advanced Practice Provider
(APP) representative and provided valued input on the Medical Executive Committee
(MEC). Cheryll’s term ends October 31, 2016.
Attached is a document showing the statements from each of the candidates running for
the position for the next two-year term. The slate derives from open polling for
nominations (and those that accepted) and input from the nominating committee. Please
review the candidate’s statements and then follow the link below to cast your vote. Please
vote for ONLY ONE person.
Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/K7D5563.
This vote will remain open until Monday, August 1st.
Thank you for your participation.
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Reminder: Provider Engagement Survey Aug. 15-Sept. 2
On August 15 we will open up our 2016 engagement survey to all Medical Staff members.
Your feedback is critical to moving our organization forward and improving our care and
work environment. The survey will be administered by The Advisory Board, which will send
each Medical Staff member an individual link to the survey from the following email
address: [email protected]
The survey requires about 10 minutes and can be taken on your mobile device or desktop.
All responses are confidential.
Your participation will lead to meaningful change. Since the last survey in 2013, we have
worked hard to better incorporate your input into strategic initiatives including our ongoing
efforts to develop a Master Facility Plan, a Three-year Strategic Plan for MMC and an
independent assessment of our service line organization structure (ECG vendor), among
other efforts.
Please take the time to complete this important survey so that MMC’s work reflects the
goals and priorities of our Medical Staff membership.
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Invitation Reminder: 8th Annual McKusick Lecture
By Peter Bates, MMC Sr. V.P. Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer
I’m writing to invite you to the 8th Annual McKusick Lecture and Incoming Class Reception
for the Maine Track. The event will be held on Thursday, July 28 at 1 p.m. in the Dana
Auditorium.
Our speaker this year is Farzad Mostashari MD, MSc. He is CEO of Aledade, Inc and is the
former National Coordinator for Health IT at the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services. Dr Mostashari is known as a passionate and dynamic speaker who is committed to
assisting providers and health systems successfully implement the health care innovations
of the Affordable Care Act. During the ceremony we will also be welcoming our next Maine
Track class.
I hope you will be able to attend.
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Beach to Beacon 10K Sports Medicine Symposium Aug. 4th
On Thursday, August 4th from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., you are invited to attend the Beach to
Beacon Sports Medicine Symposium in the Dana Center Auditorium at MMC’s Bramhall
Campus.
The symposium is offered to all interested medical personnel as well as runners who are
interested in race medicine.
Please RSVP to [email protected]
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Mindfulness and Resilience Moment: Investigating Anger (Part
II)
By Joe Dreher, M.D.
MMC Medical Staff Provider Health and Resilience Committee
Our goal of working with emotions is not to be rid of them, but rather to live with them
more skillfully.
In our last mindful moment, we considered the power of anger. Today we will discuss
investigating and defusing it in a controlled and safe way through mindful breathing and
investigation. As always, if you suffer from more severe emotional states, then your
training and application of mindfulness should be undertaken with a teacher who has the
skills to assist if your experience becomes unmanageable.
First practice mindful breathing and attention enough (The Scope, September 11, 2015)
enough so that your breath becomes an anchor/safe place to easily return to if your
emotions become too powerful for comfort. Cultivating an attitude of compassion towards
yourself and others will also promote a quieter and more perceptive base.
Once these skills are ingrained, prepare to sit with a minor memory of anger that left you
wishing you could have handled it better (please avoid taking on too much at once). Then
settle into your breathing and awareness. Next recall this minor episode of anger. Allow it
to slowly arise again while staying in your “safe Zone” through returning to focusing on the
breath and moving away from any emotion which is becoming too strong. Once you are
again quieted, if you wish, you might approach the memory once again.
While sitting with this memory, investigate it with the RAINE path outlined in The Scope,
October 20, 2015.
1) First Recognize the feeling and its impact on you physically, mentally and emotionally.
2) Next Acknowledge the thoughts and feelings associated with it while avoiding judging
yourself or others.
3) Investigate what your thoughts are saying about yourself and the others involved (if
any).
4) Work to stand a little apart from these thoughts and feelings allowing you to recognize
them as Not defining who you are but rather as an experience passing through you.
5) Practice self-compassion and avoid perfectionistic expectations by seeking the more
flexible pathway of Excellence as you move towards a more skillful awareness and
acceptance.
Finally, let the anger go by returning to your breath and observing the emotion gradually
passing away.
Absorb what you have learned about anger and yourself. How you might you approach
anger more effectively the next time it arises? Set this intention and bring it back to the
fore when you next first sense the first arisings of anger. Just becoming aware of anger
earlier on can make a big difference.
This will be an ongoing process as you rewire your reactive neuron pathways to connect
with your more skillful self. Success may be just to recognize and curb your anger earlier.
Please try to be patient and kind with yourself and not expect quick or dramatic changes.
Be well.
References:
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Mindfulness-Based Emotional Balance by Margaret Cullen.
Mindful Magazine June 2014
Soothing Rage Tricycle Fall 2014
String Quartet Provides a Summertime Treat
A number of staff, patients and community members enjoyed a concert performed by the
Cassatt String Quartet of New York on July 22 in the MMC Lobby. They were in Maine to
perform at the 14th annual Seal Bay Festival in Vinalhaven.
Thank you to Dr. Mark Braun (in photo below with the string quartet) who facilitated this
wonderful opportunity!
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Publications
McFarlane WR. Family Interventions for Schizophrenia and the Psychoses: A
Review. Fam Process. 2016 Jul 14.
Ryan ST, Sammon JD. Prostate cancer: Radiotherapy might improve survival, even
in the oldest men. Nat Rev Urol. 2016
Falank C, Fairfield H, Reagan MR. Signaling Interplay between Bone Marrow
Adipose Tissue and Multiple Myeloma cells. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2016 Jun
17;7:67.
Calabrese G, Mesner LD, Foley PL, Rosen CJ, Farber CR. Network Analysis
Implicates Alpha-Synuclein (Snca) in the Regulation of Ovariectomy-Induced Bone
Loss. Sci Rep. 2016 Jul 5;6:29475.
Trinh QD, Li H, Meyer CP, Hanske J, Choueiri TK, Reznor G, Lipsitz SR, Kibel AS,
Han PK, Nguyen PL, Menon M, Sammon JD. Determinants of cancer screening in
Asian-Americans. Cancer Causes Control. 2016 Jul 2.
Cardona ID, Stillman L, Jain N. Does bathing frequency matter in pediatric atopic
dermatitis? Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2016 Jul;117(1):9-13.
Favreau-Lessard AJ, Ryzhov S, Sawyer DB. Novel Biological Therapies Targeting
Heart Failure: Myocardial Rejuvenation. Heart Fail Clin. 2016 Jul;12(3):461-71.
Carrión RE, Cornblatt BA, Burton CZ, Tso IF, Auther AM, Adelsheim S, Calkins R,
Carter CS, Niendam T, Sale TG, Taylor SF, McFarlane WR. Personalized Prediction
of Psychosis: External Validation of the NAPLS-2 Psychosis Risk Calculator With
the EDIPPP Project. Am J Psychiatry. 2016 Jul 1: [Epub ahead of print]
Isacke A. Closed Head Injury in a High School Football Player: 2464 June 3, 9: 30
AM - 9: 50 AM. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2016 May;48(5 Suppl 1):676.
Isacke A. Implementing an Osteopathic Manipulation Clinic within an Allopathic
Family Medicine Residency: 1628 Board #281 June 2, 8: 00 AM - 9: 30 AM. Med Sci
Sports Exerc. 2016 May;48(5 Suppl 1):450.
Bouchard M. 1172. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2016 May;48(5 Suppl 1):321
Liegner A. 5 Year-old Male with Leg Pain and Abnormal Gait: 152 June 1, 10: 10 AM
- 10: 30 AM. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2016 May;48(5 Suppl 1):24.
Weber KL, Jevsevar DS, McGrory BJ. AAOS Clinical Practice Guideline: Surgical
Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Evidence-based Guideline. J Am Acad
Orthop Surg. 2016 Jun 28. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
McGrory BJ, Weber KL, Jevsevar DS, Sevarino K. Surgical Management of
Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Evidence-based Guideline. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2016
Jun 28.
Kaess BM, Preis SR, Beiser A, Sawyer DB, Chen TC, Seshadri S, Vasan RS.
Circulating vascular endothelial growth factor and the risk of cardiovascular events.
Heart. 2016 Jun 27. pii: heartjnl-2015-309155.
Owen-Smith AA, Smith DH, Rand CS, Tom JO, Laws R, Waterbury A, Williams A,
Vollmer WM. Difference in Effectiveness of Medication Adherence Intervention by
Health Literacy Level. Perm J. 2016 Jun 29;20(3).
Millefoglie M. A Day in the Life of a Telehealth Home Healthcare Aide. Home
Healthc Now. 2016 Jul-Aug;34(7):397-8.
Veld J, O'Donnell EK, Reagan MR, Yee AJ, Torriani M, Rosen CJ, Bredella MA.
Abdominal adipose tissue in MGUS and multiple myeloma. Skeletal Radiol. 2016
Jun 25.
Peuckert C, Aresh B, Holenya P, Adams D, Sreedharan S, Porthin A, Andersson L,
Pettersson H, Wölfl S, Klein R, Oxburgh L, Kullander K. Multimodal Eph/Ephrin
signaling controls several phases of urogenital development. Kidney Int. 2016 Jun
22.
McDonald MM, Fairfield H, Falank C, Reagan MR. Adipose, Bone, and Myeloma:
Contributions from the Microenvironment. Calcif Tissue Int. 2016 Jun 24.
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Calendar
MMC Medical Executive Committee Meeting Schedule for 2016
All meetings are held from 12-2 p.m. in the Dana Center Boardroom, and lunch will be
served:
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August 19
September 16
October 21
November 18
December 16
2016 Medical Staff Dinner
Please mark your calendar for the 2016 Medical Staff Dinners to be held from 5:30 p.m. –
7:30 p.m.
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September 28: East Tower Patio
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Medical Staff Value, Mission, and Vision Statements
Value Statement
The Medical Staff of Maine Medical Center values both individuality and collaboration. We
will continually pursue higher value health care. We embrace a culture of curiosity and lifelong learning. We are partners with Maine Medical Center, and we mirror its values of
compassion, service, integrity, respect, and stewardship.
Mission Statement
The Mission of the Medical Staff of Maine Medical Center is to provide affordable, highquality health care to our community. We teach future health care providers and develop
innovative ways to improve the health of our community. In partnership with the Medical
Center, we proudly accept our responsibility as one of Maine’s leaders in patient care,
education, and research.
Vision Statement
The Medical Staff of Maine Medical Center will be the driving force within Maine Medical
Center leading the way to making Maine the healthiest state in the nation.
A Compact Between Maine Medical Center and Its Medical Staff
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Physician leader: Christine Irish, MD
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