Issue link: https://viewer.e-digitaledition.com/i/134622
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ PAGE 6 Contents June/July 2013 Rheumatologists: Partners in Patient-Centered Care of Arthritis and More on the cover Via Christi Clinic Rheumatology physicians are (from left) Praveena Gorantla, M.D.; Teresa A. Reynolds, M.D.; Steen A. Mortensen, M.D.; Preethi C. Kurakula, M.D.; and Nadia Gibson, M.D. FeatuRes DePaRtmeNts KANSAS NEpHRoLogy RESEARCH INSTITUTE 5 Kansas Nephrology Research Institute (KNRI) performs clinical trials for new treatments of kidney disease, diabetes, metabolic bone disease and hyperlipidemia. KNRI is part of a unique, integrated research network (Research Management Inc.) that specializes in Phase II–IV clinical research studies, predominantly in nephrology. URoLogy UpDATE THAT'S NEWS pHySICIAN LIFE BALANCE HoSpITAL RoUNDS RHEUmAToLogISTS: pARTNERS IN pATIENT-CENTERED CARE oF ARTHRITIS AND moRE 6 Striking one of every five U.S. adults, arthritis is the nation's leading cause of disability, according to the Arthritis Foundation. "Patients should be seen by a rheumatologist as soon as the diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis, is considered," says Teresa A. Reynolds, M.D., of Via Christi Clinic Rheumatology in Wichita. THE FUTURE IN A DISH 10 Scientists expect breakthroughs in tissue replacement and pharmaceutical testing thanks to research by Nobel Prize winner Shinya Yamanaka, M.D., Ph.D., who discovered human adult cells could be reprogrammed to mimic embryonic stem cells. Already, researchers have engineered cartilage and bone in mouse and pig models. A TRIp To NEvER EvENT LAND 14 Never events — such as performing surgery on the wrong part of the body or the wrong patient — are estimated to occur at least 4,000 times annually in the United States. New research suggests there are ways to avoid these errors — and the malpractice suits they may spur. 12 12 13 16 17