In-service by Tufts University Researcher Ann McDermott: "Prescribing Exercise for Your Patients"

CHC medical staffers are invited to a free evening lecture presented by Tufts University Research Scientist and Cal Poly Assistant Kinesiology Professor Dr. Ann McDermott. Dr. McDermott has been lecturing across the country, most recently in Boston, MA, sharing her depth of knowledge on the topic of obesity prevention, and prescribing an effective exercise regimen for patients.

Attendees will learn about what exercises can be tailored to address patient's specific health issues, how much/how often patients should exercise, and what side effects or warning signs they should look for. The goal of this program is to prescribe every patient an effective exercise regimen that they can incorporate in their daily lives - in much the same way they would with medication. This promises to be a truly enlightening evening, and the first of what hopes to be an ongoing lecture series by Dr. McDermott, if there proves to be enough interest.

Speaker: Ann Yelmokas McDermott, PhD, MS, LN
Associate Professor, Cal Poly Kinesiology Department, Director of the Developing Center for Obesity Prevention & Education, & Adjunct Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine

Dr. McDermott is a research scientist at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University Lipid Metabolism Laboratory, studying the effects of exercise and diet on health, weight, and body composition (fat, lean and bone). Her interests have spanned healthy aging, athletic performance, HIV, with her current work focused on obesity, weight loss, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Dr. McDermott is dedicated to educating the medical community on the complex relationships between nutrition, health, disease and human performance. She teaches the Nutrition and Medicine course at the Tufts University School of Medicine, has published a number of scientific papers on the role of diet and exercise in disease treatment and prevention, and is often interviewed for magazines, television, radio, and newspapers.

Prescribing Exercise for Your Patients
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
7:00pm – 8:30pm

Healthful appetizers and drinks will be provided.

CHC Coastal Medical Center
336 South Halcyon, Arroyo Grande
(Across the street from Arroyo Grande Hospital)

RSVP: CHC Oceano; (805) 270-0025
Leave a message & a CHC Oceano staffer will respond promptly

Santa Maria Christmas Parade - Call for Volunteers

Irma Mejia | HOMELESS PROGRAM (HCHP)
Photos by Nathan Appel. All rights reserved, ©2006


The holidays are upon us, and CHC is preparing our entry in the Annual Santa Maria Rotary Christmas Parade. This year's parade is on Saturday, December 1st, 2007 and starts at 5:20 p.m. We would like to invite all staff and their families to volunteer to walk in this year's CHC entry. If you are interested in participating please contact Irma Mejia NO LATER THAN Tuesday, November 20, 2007.

You can email Irma @ imejia@chccc.org or call her at (805) 440-9175.

Any volunteers who do not already have a red CHC sweatshirt, please let Irma know your sizes ASAP. We need to remind all volunteers that pets are not allowed in the parade. We will be providing Elf & Snowman costumes for the kids again this year, so let Irma know how many children will be walking, their age, and size. An email update will be sent out with our line-up number and arrival time as soon as we hear from parade organizers.

Thanks, and Healthy Holidays!

Important Updates from Pharmacy Services

Chris Mitsuoka | PHARMACY SERVICES

Exubera Off the Market: Regrettably, Pfizer has chosen to discontinue marketing their new inhaled form of Insulin (Exubera). Over the past year, sales have not justified the continued marketing of the medication.

A continued area of concern for the clinics
is the handling of multi-dose injectable vials.

Tracking Punctured Vials: It is very important that every multi-dose vial be clearly marked with the date that the vial was initially punctured. All multi-dose vials, except for State provided vaccines, must be discarded 30 days from the date indicated on the punctured vial.

Dilantin Has a New Look: There has been a change in the appearance of brand Dilantin 100mg Kapeals. The former Kapseal (White with an orange band) has been replaced by a standard half white and half orange capsule. If your patients call to ask if this is still the correct medication, you may assure them that it is still the brand-name Dilantin, just in a different-looking capsule. The new capsules meet the federal requirements for bioequivalence. For the time being, no changes have been made to the 30mg Dilantin Kapseal.

Close The Loop With Patients: The pharmacy delivery system continues to grow to service patients in outlying CHC clinics. Feedback is that patients appreciate the service and cooperation from the clinic staff. To close the loop, please be sure to collect the co-payment for the prescription and complete the deposit documentation.

If there are any questions regarding collection of the co-payments, please contact Steve Festor in the pharmacy (sfestor@chccc.org).

Saturday Classes Available for Computer Training

Many of you have contacted me for more information regarding the Microsoft Basics Course. This course will be held in the Nipomo training room, located in the Medical Administration building (131 W Dana Street, Suite 101) on Saturday 11/3, 11/10 and 11/17. Due to limited space we have split each class into two sessions, 8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm.

This course covers basic Microsoft operating procedures, including using the "Start" menu, saving files, file types, creating documents in Microsoft Word, printing documents, and more. We will continue to move forward with intermediate and advance courses in the future.

If you are a Receptionist or HCM, this course is mandatory and considered a job requirement!

If you are interested or required to attend a November course, please contact CHC Training Coordinator Victoria Valdiviezo at (805) 938-0935 ext 405.