RxTraA publication for the staff of Hartford Hospital October 24, 2011 Vol. 67 No. 40

IOL Family Day Celebrates The Lives of Those With Mental IllnessThe Institute Of Living Family Day Cel-ebration Symposium took place on Oc-tober 10. The event was designed to let people with mental and developmental illnesses and their families learn about latest research being done at the IOL into causes and treatments of mental disorders.

This symposium was presented by Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center in collaboration with Young Adult Services and Anxiety Disorder Center/Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Staff from the IOL offered the com-munity a variety of information on re-search on bipolar disorder, schizo-phrenia, ADHD, depression and autism spectrum disorders.

Speakers were Drs. Godfrey Pearlson, David Glahn, Michel Stevens and Michal Assaf. Dr. Harold Schwartz delivered the opening remarks.

IOL speakers Drs. Lawrence Haber and Scott Hannan provided an opportu-nity to learn about treatment servic-es provided by Young Adults Services and Anxiety Disorder Center/Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

The guest speaker was Randye Kaye, au-thor of the book “Ben Behind His Voices,” about her son’s struggle with mental ill-ness. This was a moving and education-al experience for patients, their families and providers.

IOL’s Schizophrenia Rehabilitation Pro-gram and Grace Webb School supplied works for an impressive arts and crafts exhibit. It provided a look into the tal-ent of people with mental illnesses, and

stressed that their illness doesn’t define who they are, but rather it’s what they have. This was an important underlying message of the Family Day event.

During the “ Ask the Doctor” session that concluded the event, one family member asked, “When can we do this again?”

Above (left to right): IOL speakers Drs. Michal Assaf, Michael Stevens, Godfrey Pearlson, Harold Schwartz, Lawrence Haber and Scott Hannan. Below left: Guest speaker Randye Kaye, author of a book about her son’s struggle with mental illness.Below right: Artwork from an exhibit by the IOL’s SRP program and Grace Webb School.

Dr. Stuart Markowitz, chair and medi-cal director of Radiology, has been ap-pointed chief medical officer for Hart-ford Hospital, effective January 1.

“Dr. Markowitz brings such respect, ex-perience and skill, as well as an un-derstanding of Hartford Hospital, the region and our medical staff that a na-tional search was not necessary,” said Jeffrey Flaks, president and CEO. “He is a fair and thoughtful leader, someone who will help us to build on our great history as we continue our work toward national preeminence in patient quality and safety.”

With this change, Dr. Rocco Orlando will become full-time chief medical offi-cer for Hartford HealthCare, which will allow him to focus on creating seam-less care coordination across the entire health care system.

“I think this is an exciting time for our medical staff,” said Markow-itz. “I hope we can further open the lines of communi-cation between administration and the medi-cal staff. I’m thrilled to have

the opportunity to be a part of that.”

Markowitz has been a leader at Hart-ford Hospital for decades, serving as vice president of the medical staff for two years and as the chair of radiolo-gy since 1995. He also spent nearly 30 years in private practice.

“Dr. Markowitz lives the values we hold dear at Hartford Hospital each and ev-ery day,” Flaks said. “He is a physician of great integrity, someone who tru-ly understands our culture and our organization.”

Markowitz has a national reputation and his research is frequently published in medical journals. He is consistently recognized as one of the area’s “Best Doctors” in Hartford Magazine and Con-necticut Magazine.

Markowitz received his medical degree from University of Health Sciences - the Chicago Medical School. He is a mem-ber of the Society of Academic Radiol-ogy Departments, the American Col-lege of Radiology, and is a fellow with the American Society of Emergency Radiology.

Representatives from Medline, the company that will be supplying our new nursing uniforms, will be onsite to assist directors, managers, educators and council members with fitting, sizing, and purchasing of the new nursing scrubs Wednesday and Thursday of this week, Oct. 26 and 27.

They will be in High Building, room 350 on Wednesday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and on Thursday from 6 a.m.-2 p.m.

Fitting dates for ALL NURSES will occur during the week of Nov. 7.

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Multifaith Chapel Dedication Service

Tuesday, October 25 - 2-4 p.m.

Ribbon cutting at 2:30 p.m. Reception to follow.

Please join the Hartford Hospital family and local religious leaders as we celebrate the offical opening of our beautiful Multifaith Chapel on the ground floor, Bliss connector. If the chapel is full, there will be overflow viewing in the cafeteria.

Dr. Stuart Markowitz Named Chief Medical Officer

Nursing Uniform Fitting Event for Managers This Wednesday and Thursday

All Hartford Hospital staff must be immunized against influ-enza this fall, or sign a declination form. Free flu vaccinations will be available for all staff and volunteers (with ID badge) starting Tuesday, Oct. 25 at the following times and places:

Occupational Health Services, Brownstone Basement:

• Tuesday, Oct. 25, 7 a.m.-5 p.m.

• Wednesday, Oct. 26, 7 a.m.-5 p.m.

• Thursday, Oct. 27, 7 a.m.-5 p.m.

Cafeteria, Dining Room A:

• Monday, Oct. 31, 7 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Tuesday, Nov. 1, 7 a.m.-2 p.m.

IOL - Thursday, Nov. 10, 7 a.m.-5 p.m.:

• 7-9 a.m., Donnelly lobby conference room 2

• 9:30-11 a.m., Research Building first floor conference room

• 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Commons Building cafeteria

• 2:30-5 p.m., Donnelly lobby conference room 2

Newington Campus - Jefferson House

• Thursday, Nov. 10, 7-9 a.m. and 2:30-4 p.m.

(Available for Cedar Mountain Commons staff)

Newington Campus – Curtis Building

• Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2:30-4 p.m.

Next year we will have universal flu vaccination.

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Come Get Your Flu Shot! Available This Week

LOCATE AND SAVE LOGO

1. On the hospital’s Intranet site, click on “Planning & Marketing” in the blue navigation box at left.

2. In Planning & Marketing Tools, choose “Hospital Logos & Branding Info”

3. Right click on the logo you need.

4. Left click on “Save target as.”

5. At the bottom of the box, re-name the logo something meaningful.

6. Save the logo to “My documents,” or whatever file you prefer.

7. Close the Intranet window.

IMPORT LOGO

8. Open the Word document, Excel file or Power Point slide where the logo is needed.

9. Place the cursor on the spot where you want the logo to go.

10. From the navigation bar at top, choose “Insert,” then choose “Picture.”

11. Choose “From file” to go to My Docu-ments or wherever you saved the logo.

12. Double click on the logo where it is saved and it will automatically be im-ported into the document.

SIZE LOGO PROPORTIONALLY

13. Once the logo is in place in the docu-ment, click on it to reveal anchor points surrounding it.

14. Place the cursor on a CORNER of the logo and drag the cursor diagonal-ly up or out in order to change the size. Moving the logo from the corner anchor point will cause it to shrink or enlarge proportionally.

15. When it’s properly sized, move the cursor out of the logo box and left click at any spot on the document.

How To Import the Hartford Hospital Logo Into Documents Without Distortion

Benefits Info Sessions This Week Telephone/online enrollment for benefits begins Nov. 1–16 (details will be avail-able soon.) To help you get ready to make these important decisions, there will be informational sessions held every day this week, with representatives from Aetna and Delta Dental as well as var-ious other vendors available to answer your questions. This will be information-al only; enrollers will not be on site.

• Monday, Oct. 24, 11-1:30, Cafeteria

• Tuesday, Oct. 25, 11-1:30, Newing-ton 5th Floor Connector

• Wednesday, Oct. 26, 11-1:30, IOL (Hartford Room)

• Thursday, Oct. 27, 7-9:30, Cafeteria

• Friday, Oct. 28, 11-1:30, Cafeteria

Wednesday: Diabetes and Healthy Eating Bring your lunch, and learn about the benefits of meal portion management, diabetes identification and manage-ment. This free program will be held this Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 12-1 p.m. in the Special Dining Room. Registra-tion is required; go to www.harthosp.or/event/678. For more information, contact Andrew Pete at 860-545-1257 or apete@harthosp.org.

Friday: Domestic Violence Intervention Training A training event to outline a new tool for domestic violence health care inter-vention will be presented Friday, Oct. 28, from 1-2 p.m. in JB118. Information about domestic violence, best practice standards, and clinical skills will be dis-cussed. The program is free, but regis-tration is required. Please contact Danica Delgado at dxdelgad@harthosp.org.

Holiday Fitness Classes Start Next Monday

Starting next Monday, the Fitness Center will offer holiday fitness classes Monday through Thursday at noon and 4:30 p.m. in Barney Gym. Walk-ins are welcome at $6 per class. As a special pricing incen-tive, you can take any and all noon class-es in this six-week session for $100. For more info, call 860-545-3077.

• Metabolic Madness - Oct. 31- Dec. 7. Monday/Wednesday, 12-12:30 p.m. 12 classes $72.

• BOSU Boot Camp - Oct. 31- Dec. 8. Monday/Wednesday/Thursday, 4:30-5:15 p.m. 18 classes $108.

• Holiday Yoga - Nov. 3- Dec. 13. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12-12:30 p.m. 12 classes $72.

Cancer Center Boutique Fundraiser Nov. 3

Pampered Chef and Tastefully Simple will be in the lobby of the Helen & Har-ry Gray Cancer Center on Thursday, Nov. 3 from 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Twenty per-cent of the proceeds will be donated to the Cancer Center.

Fifth Annual Fred Cohen Neuro-Oncology Symposium Nov. 4 The fifth annual Fred Cohen Neuro-On-cology Symposium will be held on Fri-day, Nov. 4, focusing on “Advances in the Management of Brain Tumors.” Guest speaker will be Dr. Patrick Wen from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. The symposium will be held from 7:30-9 a.m. in the Gilman Auditorium.

Free Concert in Lobby Tuesday at 11 a.m.

The Hartford Symphony Viking Woodwind Quin-tet will give a free concert in the main lobby on Tues-day, Oct. 25 from 11 a.m. to noon. They will play “Winds Around the World,” including works by Lige-ti, Nielsen and Farkas. The quintet is made up of Greig Shearer, flute; Heather Tay-lor, oboe; Curt Blood, clari-net; Rebecca Noreen, bassoon; and Bar-bara Hill, French horn. Stop by, relax, and enjoy a little music.

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