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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents ON THE COVER LIFELINE FOR Kidney Disease Patients: A CRITICAL WICHITA NEPHROLOGY GROUP Wissam Saliba, M.D. PAGE 6 FEATURES A CRITICAL LIFELINE FOR KIDNEY DISEASE PATIENTS: WICHITA NEPHROLOGY GROUP, WISSAM SALIBA, M.D. 6 For individuals with kidney disorders, nephrologists provide a critical lifeline of medical support. Recently, Wichita Nephrology Group welcomed Wissam Saliba, M.D. Dr. Saliba, who is board certified in internal medicine and board eligible in nephrology, obtained his medical education at the Lebanese University, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Beirut, Lebanon. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Kansas School of Medicine–Wichita. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ENGAGE ELECTRONICALLY 14 Emergency medical services (EMS) may be the first contact many patients experience during an episode of care. But in terms of electronic connectivity, many EMS providers are still in the world of pencils and carbon paper. In some health care systems, though, EMS is achieving interoperability in exciting ways. DEPARTMENTS ONCOLOGY SPOTLIGHT DATA VAULT PHYSICAL THERAPY LOCAL HEALTH UPDATE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT BUSINESS OF MEDICINE CME ACTIVITY THAT'S NEWS 9 5 8 9 10 12 16 17 18 10 OCT/NOV 2012