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29 14 6 Contents | OCTOBER 2015 | DEPARTMENTS LEGAL EASE 12 PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 20 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 30 CME CREDITS 31 LOCAL NEWS 33 FEATURES COMPASSION AND COORDINATED CARE: KEYS TO WINTHROP-UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL'S PEDIATRICS PROGRAM 6 Treating children — especially those with special needs — requires a unique approach to care that recognizes that children view and experience a hospital visit differently than adult patients. NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY PC SPECIALISTS OFFER A LESS INVASIVE ALTERNATIVE FOR STROKE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION 14 Expert physicians work in tandem to provide comprehensive care for patients with carotid artery disease — a condition that, if left untreated, can lead to stroke. THE PURSUIT OF BALANCE — HOW LIFESTYLE DRIVES THE EMPLOYED-PHYSICIAN MODEL 28 A desire to balance work and personal life has been a motivating factor behind physicians' migration to employed positions. But employment and traditional private practice are not the only alternatives. SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: ONCOLOGY CUTTING OFF METASTASIS AT THE LYMPHATIC PASS? 24 A newly expanded understanding of how tumor cells gain access to the lymphatic system could help scientists develop measures to inhibit that means of metastasis. BRIEFER, CHEAPER BREAST CANCER TREATMENT UNDERUTILIZED, STUDY FINDS 26 Hypofractionated whole-breast irradiation can be a shorter, less costly treatment for some breast cancer patients, but its utilization rate is low. ONCOLOGY UPDATE 27 A roundup of statistics about oncology ON THE COVER

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