Volume 7 Issue 15 July 27, 2012

PRESBYbulletinPenn Presbyterian Medical Center

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Penn’s Institute on Aging (IOA) possesses one of the world’s most eminent research organizations committed to advancing the understanding of the cause and treatment of aging-related diseases like Alzheimer’s.

Penn Medicine and the IOA can make the difference that willyield new knowledge, fi nd curesand change the lives for millionsof people suffering around the world.

Join us September 30, 2012 at 8am for the fi rst 5K for The IOA & theMemory Mile Walk. Both eventswill be held on a unique courseon the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. Starting in front of the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine (PCAM) it will run through Penn Park with its skyline views of the City before fi nishing on the College Green at the Fine ArtsBuilding Plaza. Free parking is available with race bib in PCAM.

For more information or to register internally, please visit http://uphsxnet.uphs.upenn.edu/ceqi/IOA%20run/index.html. Participants can also register externally atPretzelcitysports.com under their Online Registration link.

Registration Fee:

$20 prior to September 15th ($15 with Penn student ID)$25 after the 15th and on race dayRegister early to receive your T shirt for the race!Registration limited to the fi rst 500 runners and walkers

Awards will be given to top three (3) male and female runners in six age groups. Register early to receive your t-shirt for the race!

es Be good to your health and your wallet with the discounts andbargains available to you!

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The IOA WELLFOCUSED DISCOUNTS AND BARGAINS

Keep Your Skin Keep Your Skin Safe This SummerSafe This SummerHere’s tip #3 in the Presby Bulletin’s summer skincare series.

Tip #3 Wear protective clothing.Wearing hats and clothes that coverthe skin are excellent ways to reduceyour risk of skin cancer. Eyes are alsosusceptible to sun damage, so be sureto wear sunglasses that protect against UV rays.

Taking the LEAN Road to Better CareHave you ever wondered why you are so tired at the end of your work day? Do yoou ?want tto knoow if thhere are moorre ways youu can help ppatients duriing their timme at PPMCC? Typpical quuestions likkee these can bbe annswereed by using tthe fundamentalsof LEAAN – aan appproach thatt mmakes the “rightt workk easier to doo” by identiffying opporrtunitiies for improvemmeent. Earlier this mmonth, PPMC’s Department oof Orthoopediccs kickeed off a LEEAAN project tto immprove patient andd staff experiiences,ease of pracctice, aand reduce thhe length off stayy for jooint replacemment patientts.

Th e prrocesss begann when a mmuultidisciplinnary tteam oof ten facultyy and staff wwascoacheed by a conssultant frommm Healthcaree Performaance Partnerrs, with suppport froom CEQI.. Th e tteam eexamined tthhe current wworkfl flows oof a patient bbeing scheduuledfor surrgery in the outpatientt cclinic through innpatiennt dischargee. Aft er obseerving and annalyzinng 15 diff erent joobb functions wwithhin the processes, tthe team ideentifi eddopporrtunitiies for improvemmeents to positiivelyy impacct the patiennt experiencce.

In ordder to ttake addvantage oof f these opporrtuniities annd implemeent changes, two rapid iimproovemennt events aaree planned foor thee weekks of July 30 and Septemmber 24.With tthe heelp of aa cross funccttional team fromm varioous disciplinnes at PPMCC, thesee eventss will sserve tto develop, ttest, and impplemment soolutions. Loook for updattes infuturee issues of thhe Presby BBuulletin to seee howw they improve thee Joint Replacemeentservice line..

Presby STAR Winners

Congratulations to the May 2012 PresbySTAR winners, who each received$100 and a certifi cate recognizing theirPresby STAR status.

Francesca Sestito –Echocardiography

William Laury – Respiratory

Jeff Atzert – Nursing GI

Shadiyah Abdour Raheem – Admissions

Vera Wilkerson – TransportThank you for your hard work everyday, helping our patients.

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From Left: Feba Varghese, CRM; Fabian Marechal, Ortho Pract ices; Connie Sumner, Nursing; Chris Melnic, Ortho Resident Vibette Robles, Nursing; Barbara Schrader, Infection Control; Sara Ashley Edwards, Social Work; Finnah Pio, CEQI; Chris Hughes, Physical Therapy; Dan Littlefi eld, HPP Consultant; Not pictured: Kim Pavan, Nursing Informatics