Pat Herman, LPN, Immunization Coordinator for Saltzer Medical Group received national recognition from Merck Pharmaceuticals for the role she plays in promoting and supporting childhood immunizations.

 The Vaccine Service Recognition Award is given to only a few representatives nationwide that truly make an impact in the area of childhood immunizations.

 Pat was also recently recognized by the State of Idaho as IRIS Champion for her role in getting children’s vaccine information entered in the IRIS system.  IRIS (Idaho Immunization Reminder Information System) is designed to keep children on track with their immunizations, and in the past has been recognized  as an Immunization Champion.

The award presentation took place Wednesday, August 25th and was attened by nearly 100 people including Pat’s husband and two children.

Pat Herman, LPN and Merck Pharmaceuticals representative Kammie Hopstead

“Taking Steps for Strong Bones”

Program Schedule 2010-2011

Nampa Senior Center @ 2:30 pm

   Sept 13, 2010   “Taking Steps for strong Bones” —-Powerpoint  – presentation  by Greta Leonard RN

    Oct 4, 2010       “Exercise for Bone Health”—- Kathy Dufur PT

    Nov 1,  2010    “No Bones w/out it find Calcium in diet”— Emily MacKinnon RD                                               

   Dec. 10, 2010                                         No Meeting

   Jan. 11 , 2011                                           No Meeting

  Feb 7,  2011          “Posture, Standing tall against Osteoporosis”—–Daranee Hatch PT                                   

  March 7,  2011        “What’s new in treating Osteoporosis”—–Kelly Timmons MD, PhD

   April 4, 2011              “Balance and Fall Prevention”—–Deanna Kinsman PT

   May 2, 2011                 “Living with Osteoporosis”—– Greta Leonard RN

   June 6, 2011              Potluck Picnic  1:00 pm  @ Liberty Park —Behind Mercy Medical Center        

  Classes are free to the public, if you have any questions call Greta 288-4971

Our Portico location, next to St. Luke’s Meridian Medical Center has a variety of specialties.  Family Practice, Pediatrics, ENT, Orthopedics, Neurology, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Dermatology, General Surgery, Occupational Medicine and Audiology.  We also have on-site x-ray and lab services.

PATIENT QUESTIONS REGARDING VIRTUAL COLONOSCOPY, ALSO KNOWN AS CT COLONOGRAPHY, VERSUS COLONOSCOPY FOR COLON CANCER SCREENING

 CT colonography may eventually be a useful test, however, it has significant limitations.

1. It is not as precise as colonoscopy in finding small polyps. More importantly, it will miss flat polyps or depressed polyps. These are important because they have a higher risk of becoming colon cancer.
2. Approximately 35% of people who have routine screening colonoscopy will have polyps. Therefore, if they have had a CT colonography and polyps are found, they will need a colonoscopy anyway. Therefore, they will then have had two procedures, instead of one.
3. Not uncommonly, other unexpected abnormalities are detected at the time of colonoscopy. Most of these would not be found on CT colonography.
4. CT colonography is painful because of all of the air that is used to distend the colon. The air is not removed afterwards, as it is with colonoscopy. Therefore, CT colonography can be quite uncomfortable.
5. CT colonography is less expensive than colonoscopy. However, if one ends up needing two procedures instead of one, it ends up being more expensive. Because of the way we do colonoscopies at Saltzer Medical Group without a facility fee, our costs are much less anyway than if procedures are done elsewhere, such as hospital or out-patient endoscopy centers.
6. Within the last year, a federally appointed, blue-ribbon panel of health experts extensively reviewed  the issue of CT colonography being used for colon cancer screening. It’s recommendations were that it was not the best available test and, therefore, it would not be covered by Medicare or Medicaid.

For a downloadable, printable PDF of this article, click here.

Attend a free 1-hour workshop

No judgments.  No scary statistics,  Just straightforward information and tools designed to help smokers quit.

Attend a FREE hour-long workship for smokers followed by a short Q & A session.  Led by Carl Rizzo, a tabacco treatment specialist, each clinic will feature and ex-smoker who quit with the help of a treatment option and support. 

Tuesday, September 28

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM and 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Space is limited, so sign up today.  visit freequitclinic.com; or call 1-888-866-0843

Light refreshments will be served

Shane Andrew, DO; Orthopedic Spine Surgeon will be providing an informative talk on Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.

• Learn more about Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
• Learn about innovative treatments and the latest technologies

WHEN:  Thursday, August 12th — 5:00 PM

WHERE:  Golden Corral Restaurant – 2122 N. Cassia Street, Nampa

RSVP:  451-7030

Yeah!  I got a thumbs up to start riding, which I did over the weekend, and I am walking  without crutches.  Still a way to go, but I am on my way.    My ankle flexibility is not where I would like it to be and I find myself compensating by bending my knee or hip in ways that are not normal, which is causing some pain in other areas of my body.  Maybe I should listen to my PT, Daranee and stop doing that.