Latest Wellness Wednesday Segments:

September 1, 2010: Dr. Neil Fiore, Author of “The Now Habit At Work” – How to perform optimally, maintain focus, and ignite motivation in yourself and others.  Visit his website at http://www.neilfiore.com/

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Past Wellness Wednesday Segments:

August 18, 2010: Dr. Mark Pinsky, Airline Pilot/Dentist Dr./Captain; Dr. Russell Taichman, University of Michigan Dentistry Professor / Director of the Scholars Program in Dental Leadership; and Dr. David Sarment, Implantology & Periodontics Diplomat, American Board of Periodontology

Pilot Safety Protocol Could Help Dentists Reduce Errors - Applying crew resource management to the medical world.

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August 4, 2010: Dr. Jonathan Henry, Assoc. Prof of Psychiatry & the Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute:  Smoking Vaccine – 20% of the world is hooked on nicotine, and now a new MSU trial study could possibly cure nicotine addictions.  Dr. Henry explains how they think NicVAX will work.

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July 15, 2010: Dr. Sammer Saini discusses the overuse of colonoscopies and how they can be excessively costly or even harmful, according to study published in UM Gastroenterology.

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July 7, 2010: Dr. David Steinberg, Medical Director for Rehabilitation Services, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital & John Nordlinger

Dr. David Steinberg & John Nordlinger - Strokes for Strokes: When former UM Running Back Mike Shutusky suffered a stroke, he worked hard to regain a normal life.  Today he champions others to do the same through this unique golf event for stroke patients.

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June 23, 2010:  Dr. Kelvin Chou, Dir., University of Michigan Movement Disorders Progam - Parkinson’s Disease: Parkinson’s Disease can be controlled by Deep Brain Stimulation surgery, but now researchers know more about the benefits of such procedures. 

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June 16, 2010:  Dr. Kelvin Chou, Dir., University of Michigan Movement Disorders Progam – Parkinson’s Disease: Parkinson’s Disease can be controlled by Deep Brain Stimulation surgery, but now researchers know more about the benefits of such procedures. 

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June 9, 2010:

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June 2, 2010:

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April 7, 2010: Dr. Maria Silveira, Physician Scientist at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare Systems Clinical Mgmt Research & Asst. Prof. of Internal Medicine at the UM – The lead author of a study showing that more than one in four elderly Americans lack the capacity of make their own medical care decisions at the end of life. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine

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March 17, 2010:

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March 10, 2010:

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March 3, 2010:

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February 24, 2010:

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February 17, 2010: Diane Morse, Director of Education, Michigan Heart & Vascular Institute, St. Joseph – 1 in 3  women have had a cardiovascular problem, and 460,000 die every year from cardiovascular diseases.  It’s the number one health issue for women, says Diane Morse.  And she should know; eight years ago she suffered her own heart attack.  The Michigan Heart & Vascular Institute at St. Joe’s is taking a proactive approach to educating women about the importance of heart health.

Diane Morse, Director of Education of Michigan Heart & Vascular Institute

February 10, 2010:

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Dr. Scott Flanders, Dir. of the UM Hospital Medicine Program / Pres., Nat. Society of Hospital Medicine

February 3, 2010: Dr. Scott Flanders, Director of the University of Michigan Hospital Medicine Program / President of the National Society of Hospital Medicine - Hospital readmissions occur up to 1 in 5 patients.  UM and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan are now collaborating to cut rehospitalizations.

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January 27, 2010:   Dr. Mark Fendrick, Co-Director of UM’s Center for Value-Based Insurance Design - Reducing patients’ co-payments for highly effective treatments

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January 20, 2010 – Dr. Rodney Hayward, M.D., Dir. of the V.A. Center for Health Services Research & Development/ Prof. of Internal Medicine at UM Medical School – Treating the Risk of Cholesterol

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January 13, 2010 – Ben Best, President of The Cryonics Institute - In 1976 Robert Ettinger, a Wayne State University Professor, started the Cryonics movement.  He opened The Cryonics Institute in Detroit.  Now based in Clinton Township,  there are 95 persons housed  there all hoping they will come back to life one day.