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of Radiology. It is the only breast imaging center in Syracuse to receive this designa- tion, signifying that the Crouse Hospital Breast Health Center meets the highest standards of the radiology profession. Center of Excellence designations are awarded to imaging centers that have demonstrated excellence in breast imaging by achieving accreditation in mammography, breast ultrasound, and ultrasound-guided biopsy and stereotactic breast biopsy. Crouse Hospital recently added three nationally certified breast health navigators to the program to assist women through the mammography pro- cess and surgical intervention, if needed. FSLH TELETHON RAISES MORE THAN $109,000 Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare Foundation and The Regional Cancer Center raised more than $109,000 with their 13th annual Stomp Out Cancer Telethon. A portion of the funds raised will help provide new technology for physicians and other medical professionals who meet weekly to discuss newly diagnosed cancer cases. “Our weekly team meetings are a group effort aimed at providing the best outcome for each patient treated at Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare,” says Thomas Ryan, M.D., Medical Director for the Regional Cancer Program. Weekly meetings, known as the “Cancer Conference,” are part of the Commission on Cancer, which accredits the Regional Cancer Center. Attendees include surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, radiolo- gists and pathologists. Physicians present active patient cases, providing details about diagnosis, health history and social status of the individual. Patient names are excluded to maintain their confidentiality. Through the use of blood tests, biopsies, ultrasound and imaging results from CT, PET and MRI, the physi- cian presenting the patient’s case is able to provide great detail about the cancer. ST. JOSEPH’S TAKES FLIGHT WITH AVIATION-INSPIRED LIFEWINGS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center has implemented an aviation-based patient safety training program through LifeWings Partners LLC, a leader in aviation safety tools. St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center will train all its operating room staff using LifeWings’ Crew Resource Management (CRM) program. Built by a former Top Gun instructor and a group of commercial airline pilots, former astronauts, physicians, nurses and risk managers, the training program has been proven to significantly and measur- ably reduce errors, increase patient and employee satisfaction, reduce turnover, and cut health care costs. The program consists of five phases and provides for a systematic, repeatable and scalable implementation, which includes leadership development, customized skills- based training, Hardwired Safety Tools, MDNEWS.COM  MD NEWS Central New York | 21

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