Health Notes - Cape Fear Cancer Specialists recognized

Published: Friday, August 24, 2012 at 9:47 a.m.

Last Modified: Friday, August 24, 2012 at 9:47 a.m.

Cape Fear Cancer Specialists recognized

Cape Fear Cancer Specialists ? NHRMC Physician Group has been recognized by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative Certification Program, an affiliate of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

The program provides a three-year certification for outpatient hematology-oncology practices that meet the highest standards for quality cancer care.

Cape Fear Cancer Specialists, at 1520 Physicians Drive in Wilmington and 509 Olde Waterford Way in Leland, specializes in tumors, cancers and blood disease.

Clinical research cluster focus of forum

The Cape Fear Economic Development Council will host a forum on the clinical research organization cluster in Southeastern North Carolina as part of its ?CFEDC Presents...? bi-monthly series. The public forum will start at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at the WHQR Gallery, 254 N. Front St., Suite 300.

The forum will feature a panel discussion with panelists Randall Johnson, executive director of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center Southeastern Office, and Julienne Orr, president and CEO of Modoc Research Services.

The panel discussion will be preceded by a 30- to 45-minute socializing and gathering period during which refreshments will be available. The event is open to the public.

VA health team coming to Calabash

Calabash | Veterans can enroll in the VA health care system, receive health information, and find out about various services available to them through the Veterans Health Administration from representatives of the Fayetteville VA Medical Center on Aug. 28.

The center?s Rural Health Team will be set up from

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Calabash Elks Club, 937 Carter St.

Anyone who served in the U.S. military may attend the event. Veterans are encouraged to bring a copy of their DD Form 214 (discharge paperwork) and last year?s financial information to expedite enrollment in the system.

Pender hospital gets new technology

Burgaw | Pender Memorial Hospital has integrated new technology that will help ensure that patients get their medications more quickly and efficiently.

Two automated medication dispensing units, named Pyxis, have been installed at the hospital. Pyxis offers computerized drug storage and dispensing, and the 24-hour accessibility make these machines much more efficient for pharmacists, nurses and patients.

?Shifting from a manual system to a more computerized system is an upgrade in technology that will help improve patient care,? says Ruth Glaser, president of Pender Memorial Hospital.

The Pyxis machines automatically track the dispensed medication and will alert users of potential drug and allergy interactions. Through bar code scanning, the technology further ensures that patients receive medications quickly and efficiently.

Pender Memorial Hospital is an affiliate of New Hanover Regional Medical Center, the region?s tertiary hospital and trauma center.

? Jim Ware

Source: http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20120824/articles/120829796

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