MDNews - Central New York

January/February 2014

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PAGE ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents | JAN/FEB 2014 | 6 ON THE COVER Crouse Institute for Robotic Surgery: Advancing Robotic Surgery by Relying on Experience, Technology and Team On the Cover David Albala, MD, at Crouse Hospital FEATURES ADVANCING ROBOTIC SURGERY BY RELYING ON EXPERIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND TEAM With Crouse Hospital's inauguration of the Institute for Robotic Surgery, addition of a second da Vinci Surgical System and collection of highly skilled surgeons, the hospital opens the possibility of minimally invasive robotic surgery to patients whose conditions may have previously required traditional open surgery. AT THE HEART OF CANCER The American Heart Association has taken the first step to develop clinical guidelines that maintain the current curative trajectory of childhood cancers and assuage the possibility of cardiac disease later in life. AT UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, FIELD-LEADING CANCER CARE FOR MEN The Prostate Cancer Program at Upstate Medical University offers advanced diagnostics and highly accurate, effective treatment. The method: relying on the most up-to-date training and technology. DEPARTMENTS 6 12 22 ONONDAGA COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY MEANINGFUL USE BUSINESS OF MEDICINE LEGAL PERSPECTIVE THE LINK TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE MANAGEMENT LOCAL NEWS THAT'S NEWS SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: MENTAL HEALTH BRINGING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE TO THE FRONT LINES 18 With healthcare coverage expanding to include mental health needs, such care first has to become more available. Several hospitals and clinics are addressing that concern by bringing behavioral health professionals into the primary care setting. NEW INSIGHTS INTO ANXIETY DEVELOPMENT New research suggests stress reactions that begin in the brain can prompt certain actions by the immune system, which, in turn, influence behavior. 20 AT A GLANCE: THE HISTORY OF MENTAL HEALTH The field of mental health has grown exponentially in the past century. View the data in this article. 21 22 5 10 14 15 16 26 27 28 30

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