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FE ATURES
TRANSFORMING OUTCOMES WITH EARLY
INTERVENTION: ARCK'S BLEND OF QUALITY AND
COMPASSIONATE CARE IMPROVES QUALITY OF
LIFE FOR RHEUMATOLOGY PATIENTS 06
Patients at Arthritis and R heumatolog y Clinics of Kansas
are enjoying markedly better outcomes as a result of early
referra ls, precisely tailored treatments and leading-
edge technolog y.
ABSORB DISSOLVING HEART STENT: OPENS,
HEALS, DISAPPEARS 10
Multiple patients have received the world's first fully
dissolving heart stent at Via Christi Hospita l St. Francis since
the device gained FDA approva l just a few short months ago.
PAD DIAGNOSIS CAN PUT PATIENTS BACK ON THE
ROAD TO ACTIVE LIVING 13
Careful diagnosis opens the door to a range of e‚ective
treatments and a better qua lity of life for patients with
periphera l artery disease.
STUDIES SPOTLIGHT GAINS IN PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY AND FUNCTION AFTER BARIATRIC
PROCEDURES 16
A wide-ranging review of studies confirms findings of
significant gains in patients' physica l activity after they
undergo bariatric surgery.
RETHINKING TRANSFERS OF PEDIATRIC
ORTHOPEDIC PATIENTS TO ADULT CARE 18
Recent research revea ls wide variation in how pediatric
orthopedic providers transition patients.
DEPARTMENTS
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE 14
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 19
PHOTO © T&J STUDIOS
From left, Stacy Wagner, PA-C; Maya Estephan, MD; Timothy
Shaver, MD; Shirley Wang, MD; Shadi Shahouri, MD;
Melanie Rohr, MD; and Ruth Busch, APRN
