Clionsky Neuro Systems (CNS-Neuro) Announces Publication of Study Finding Elderly Patients Unable to Recognize Their Memory Loss

Emily Clionsky, M.D.

Springfield, MA (PRWEB) November 18, 2011

Mitchell Clionsky, Ph.D. and Emily Clionsky, M.D. of CNS-Neuro, announced new data supporting the use of screening tests to identify cognitive loss in older Americans. Their study asked two hundred elderly patients and their families to rate how well they think and remember. They found that the patients’ answers had no relationship to their tested cognitive ability, that the relatives were minimally better, and that doctors should measure cognition rather than asking about it during the Annual Wellness Visit. These findings, published in the November 2011 Journal of Family Practice (http://www.jfponline.com/pages.asp?id=10018), may help doctors decide which of their patients need treatment for memory loss.

The authors, a neuropsychologist and an internist/psychiatrist, asked patients and their loved ones to rate their abilities to pay attention, remember, start new projects, make judgments and care for themselves. They found that patients were unable to accurately determine if they were normal or not. They also discovered that their loved ones, who accompanied them to a cognitive testing appointment, were scarcely better. By contrast, their 5-minute office test, the Memory Orientation Screening Test (MOST™) accurately identified these problems and was significantly better at this than a longer test most often used by doctors, the Folstein Mini-Mental State Exam.

This finding is particularly important since, in January 2011, Medicare has encouraged all seniors to have an Annual Wellness Visit. The AWV is a no-copayment office visit in which doctors are asked to identify cognitive impairment, measure depression, take the patient’s blood pressure, calculate their body mass index, document all current illnesses and list all current medications to formulate a preventive health plan for the next year. Medicare had not instructed doctors how to identify cognitive problems, instead relying on their office observations and reports of patients and family members. But, the findings of this study suggest that such impressionistic data is misleading. Patients deny or overrate their thinking. They tell doctors that they remember all that they need to remember and they give excuses for their memory failures. If doctors take these reports at face value, they will fail to make a diagnosis of dementia in its early stages and will not start memory-stabilizing medications when they are the most likely to be beneficial. In an era when Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias affect almost 6 million seniors and is increasing every year, this reliance on inaccurate data leads to a failure to diagnose and treat this important condition.

Dr. Mitchell Clionsky, the lead author and experienced neuropsychologist, reports that most of the patients he sees are referred to him fairly late in their illness. “By the time they are identified, they may have given away their savings, caused auto accidents, or become unable to live on their own,” he notes. Dr. Emily Clionsky, a physician who specializes in treating dementia, knows that when patients with thinking problems are diagnosed earlier she may be able to improve their memory capacity by treating underlying or contributing medical causes. She also finds that starting memory medications earlier in the illness can alter the course and speed of cognitive decline. Earlier diagnosis may make the difference in how long a person can live in the community and when they may need assisted living or nursing home care. From a general medical perspective, knowing how well a person thinks helps the doctor to know if the patient can be trusted to take medications for other conditions or will become confused and end up with a costly hospital stay. “Many of my patients are taking five or more medications for other conditions,” says Dr. Clionsky. “Their poor memories cause them to have problems regulating diabetes and high blood pressure. We also know that dementia leads to falls and fractures, often putting that patient into a rehabilitation unit or a nursing home when that problem might have been averted.”

By using the MOST, a medical assistant can spend five minutes with the patient, have the patient perform a few simple tasks, and produce a simple score that tells the doctor if that patient’s thinking is normal for someone of that age. The doctor can then reassure a patient who is doing well, order additional tests for one who is beginning to decline, and start treatment for one who has had greater losses. The MOST score then becomes part of the patient’s record and can be repeated to see how that person is doing over time and in response to treatment. “When families and doctors have data, they can make the right choices and get better outcomes,” according to Dr. Emily Clionsky. “This is no different than measuring blood pressure or cholesterol levels. Having the right test leads to ordering the right treatment and improving patient health and independence. Today, with the cost of medical care rising and everyone looking to save money, preventing medication errors and accidental injuries makes sense and saves health care dollars.”

The MOST is currently available in paper form and will soon be released as an iPad application. For more information go to http://cns-neuro.com/ .

Clionsky Neuro Systems, based in Springfield, Massachusetts develops, delivers and supports clinically derived diagnostics and treatment protocols for patients at high risk for cognitive loss.

Contact:

Mitchell Clionsky, Ph.D. mitch(at)cns-neuro(dot)com

Emily Clionsky, M.D.        emily(at)cns-neuro(dot)com

Address:

155 Maple Street, Suite 203

Springfield, MA 01105

Phone: (413) 734-1799

Fax:     (413) 739-1652

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Article by Amelia Aitken

People around the world are getting more and more figure-conscious. A loose and sagging abdomen, particularly after pregnancies, can hurt your body image and persona. You have every right to revive your figure and give a fresh lease to your life. Unfortunately, dieting and exercising are not sufficient enough to tighten your sagging abdominal skin or to tone up your abdominal muscles. A tummy tuck cosmetic surgery can help you to revive your figure. This article is dedicated to tummy tuck cosmetic surgery, its variations, and means that can make the operation affordable to you.

What Is a Tummy Tuck Operation?

In a nutshell, a tummy tuck operation (medically termed as Abdominoplasty) surgically removes redundant skin and excess fat from your abdominal region. Muscles of the abdominal wall are also tightened during the process. The outcome of a tummy tuck operation is a tighter and flatter abdomen.

There is a warning though. Those of you, who are planning future pregnancies, should not undergo tummy tuck operation.

Tummy Tuck operation – Options available

Depending on the circumstances, a cosmetic surgeon might opt for a traditional or full-scale version of the tummy tuck operation; or she might also opt for a “mini” version of the operation.

A full-scale abdominoplasty operation can take you up to five hours to finish. It is an intensive approach. You will be requiring full anesthesia for that. An incision is made from hip bone to hip bone along the public space of the abdominal region. The stretch of the incision varies from individual to individual. Usually, the surgeon tries to make the incision as small as required for easy healing during the post-operative stage. Another incision is also required around the navel. The sagging skin (including the portion that contains stretch marks as a result of pregnancies) is pulled away. The damaged muscles are tightened by using multiple sutures. As a byproduct of the surgery, you may ask your cosmetic surgeon to reposition your navel so that it appeals to the eye. The results of the full-scale tummy tuck operation are dramatic and it gives you a fresh, eye-catching look.

Some people also wish to undergo the mini version of the tummy tuck operation. Here, a smaller incision is made. The scope of excess fat and muscle tightening is obviously less than the full-scale version. You might wonder why people might be interested to undergo the mini abdominoplasty operation then. The recovery time for this type of tummy tuck operation is significantly less. The potential risks involved are also less. The scarring as a result of operation is easier to heal. For those of you who would like to correct a minor belly bulge, the mini abdominoplasty operation would be helpful. Most importantly, it is less costly too.

Affordability remains a Big Question

One thing that often prevents people from thinking in favor of a tummy tuck operation is the expenses involved. Not many among us can spend five to ten thousand USD for this kind of elective surgery. However, there are some avenues that you can try.

One option is to try and convince your health insurance provider to cover at least some amount involved. There is a distinct possibility on the part of your insurer to comply with your request if you are suffering from medical complications on account of sagging skin. Again, if it can be proved that Abdominoplasty can be a remedy for lacerations and skin infections, the chances of your insurer covering the operation becomes brighter.

For most people, medical insurance might not work because it becomes difficult to prove that excess skin can cause medical complications. In those cases, you need to find out a surgeon (through Internet research or from your friends and relatives) who might charge you less. Some plastic surgery

Article by Walkinclinic

The growing need of medical care by masses in the recent past has led to the emergence of walk-in clinics, also known as convenient care clinics. They are meant to serve the routine medical illnesses and casual health problems that are non-life threatening. You can locate them in shopping malls, pharmacy, local market, and your community health care centers.

You can visit a walk-in clinic without any appointment or prior referrals. Normally, board certified doctors and trained nurse practitioners are present to serve the patients. The biggest advantage of these clinics is that they can effectively and efficiently take care of the emergencies that are not much serious and you need not wait for long hours to seek medical attention. You can go for health screening, vaccinations, diagnostic tests, and physical exams at the walk-in clinics.

Recently, walk-in clinics have enjoyed a surge in popularity. These are no less than a boon to a certain segment of society by providing them with non-emergency healthcare at affordable prices. These have eliminated the high costs of emergency room visits and the long delays.

Many a times, the accidents and injuries occur at a time when the primary care physicians are not available. To meet the medical needs during these hours, walk in clinic emerge as an alternative option. Their quality health care services provided by dedicated professionals has emerged the main reason for their huge success. These clinics aim to provide exceptionally convenient, comprehensive, and safe medical services.

These clinics also come with the advantage of providing the patients an atmosphere that makes them less prone to infections unlike the infection-prone atmosphere in the big hospitals. Other than the cases of life-endangering conditions like severe chest pain, seizures, uncontrollable bleeding, severe traumas, emergency childbirth, etc., walk-in clinics provide perfect solution for routine illnesses. The quick, inexpensive and efficient services provided by them are best to suit the patients from all age groups and all the sections of society.

You should keep the contact details of a good walk in clinic handy so that in case of any trauma or medical illnesses, you can seek their services without having to look for them for long. Many of your worries regarding long waiting hauls and transportation come to an end with the concept of walk-in clinics. The extended working hours, insurance acceptance, discount for uninsured, and personalized approach by health care physicians make these clinics the best resort to seek medical attention for all non-serious medical conditions.

About the Author

Walk In Clinic of NYC offers quick and quality medical care to the patients. The prompt, affordable, and same day appointments at the convenient walk in clinic located at Manhattan are best to serve the needs of travelers and patients unable to reach their primary care physician. To know more about them, log on to http://www.walkinclinicnyc.com

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Article by Kitty Lily

In fact, taobao mall medical museum was found, after an early warning signs.

June 28,, also is clean out treasure of the house, 8 opening medicine, there is engaged in the medicine health information professionals in the affairs editor on taobao mall around 16:00 input “medical pavilion” domain name “yao. Tm all.com” intend to visit, had found the domain is directed to the home page has.

Sources close to the above professional people introduced, the professionals in DuoCi try after inconclusive, who call customer service calls “clean out treasure mall taobao mall medical pavilion” domain name failure problems, but taobao mall consultation to the customer service personnel problem also can’t give a reasonable explanation.

Since then, Shanghai succession came the same question. But, at that time in guangzhou, taobao mall medical library can still normal inquires the and order.

Whether the suspected “unlicensed” sell medicine this problem produced no verdict, taobao mall before medical museum happens namely domain name “mysterious disappearance”, can’t help letting person to the whole event produced more doubts. And along with the state food and drug administration issued by the JiZhaJu response, after several rather high profile B2C online pharmacies, began to become abnormal low-key.

A originally to reporters are more than to nunn appliance merchant giant negotiate cooperation of the B2C online pharmacies, yesterday, has been reluctant to speak to reporters on the view. Close to the food and drug administration’s pulse, citing taobao mall medical museum was found, because “someone to the state food and drug administration to report”.

“Low price” into the main opposition

Clean out treasure to encounter “report door”, in drug B 2 C insiders, it seemed, was not sudden.

Taobao mall launch B 2 C product “medical pavilion” will help for the medical enterprise training drug user habit, expand the B2C sales channels. But a hard to avoid problems, with low price is based on Internet shopping pattern of marketing, certainly will will be for existing drug distribution rules form the huge impact. To clean out treasure for example, its joining the online pharmacies in sales, now have introduced such as “”,” kill “last-minute price. And these behavior is committed to maintaining the price system of the enterprise the most reluctant to see.

In fact, taobao mall after launch, medical museum medicine group, the researchers said the drug B2C sales formats won’t be pharmaceutical business development trends.

Jingdong mall board chairman and chief executive LiuJiangDong, near the mall in formal medical market, through its once after new authentication of the micro sina blog published “prophecy” says: “and there will be a type of joint blocked the reign of industry and commerce, complaints and countless articles vilify waiting for us. We also hope to calm development, just jingdong low-cost concept and medicine of the windfall profits really hard to avoid conflict. Please medical colleagues hold their hand on their mouth.”

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Kitty Lily a professianl writer , it provides the high quality products, such as Automatic Barrier Gate Manufacturer, Turnstile Gate, Tripod Turnstile, and many more.

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Where is Viera Florida? Invest in Florida Commercial Land at Auction

Melbourne, Florida (PRWEB) November 17, 2011

Myers Jackson of United Country Certified Real Estate, in Cooperation with Bobbie Bockman, D. Basile Real Estate, LLC of Melbourne, Florida want to educate investors on Where is Viera Florida and how to Invest in Florida Commercial Land at Auction. On Tuesday, November 29th at 11am Certified Real Estate will offer 47+/- Acres Brevard County Florida Commercial Land at Auction in Viera Boulevard Commerce Park at Live On-Site Auction.

Where is Viera, Florida? It’s located adjacent to Melbourne Florida, in Brevard County, on Florida’s Southeast Coast. What may be more important than where is Viera Florida? What is Viera and why buyers should invest in acres for sale in Florida at Auction? Viera is a master planned lifestyle community, with 52 neighborhoods focused on ultimate convenience with active senior communities as well as desired community for new families due to it’s amenities such as the Brevard County Zoo, Shopping, Schools and recreational opportunities. Where is Viera Florida is Why buyers should invest in Central Costal Community located in Brevard County Florida.

Viera Boulevard Commerce Park on Viera Blvd, Melbourne, Florida. Real Estate is offered as a whole or divided in 6 Tracts with sizes ranging from 2.5-11+ Acres. Melbourne, FL Properties and located in South Brevard County in the Viera market but without the expensive Community Development District (CDD) taxes. Viera Boulevard is well located and extends from US Highway 1 over I-95 into West Viera. An area of explosive growth; real estate is ideal for wide variety of uses close to retail, and large residential communities. Melbourne Florida Property is zoned for industrial or commercial use. Near all major amenities including schools, shopping, multiple golf courses, the Avenues Mall, a proposed medical complex and distributors. Good location with convenient access to all major roadways.

Viera Boulevard Commerce Park, a 104 acre fully developed and platted commerce park has only 47 acres remaining for sale. Viera Boulevard is the entranceway to the New Town of Viera, a 36,000-acre Planned Unit Development adjacent to the Melbourne, Florida property for sale at auction. Third Quarter 2011 Median home prices in Brevard increased 17.7% over 2010 third quarter; supporting a vital commercial and retail community.

“Florida Real Estate will always he a healthy investment, with the population increases of the last decade and the certain increase of new residents in the future Florida land will always be desirable… expect a higher demand for Real Estate given that other financial markets are very volatile at this time,” says Myers Jackson a Florida Real Estate Broker and Auctioneer

Visit CertifiedLandAuction.com for company information and visit the Auction Calendar to access Division Plat Maps, and to view additional properties offered in the 2011 Auction Series. For Additional Information contact Myers Jackson, Auctioneer 800-711-9175. Certified Real Estate & Auction AB2845-AU2726-10% Buyers Premium. Bobbie Bockman, Realtor/Broker of D.Basile Real Estate, LLC, 444 S Babock St., Melbourne, Florida 32901, (ph) 321-543-1065.

About United Country

United Country Real Estate is the largest fully integrated network of conventional and auction real estate professionals in the United States. The company has been an innovator in real estate marketing since 1925. United Country supports nearly 600 offices across the U.S., Costa Rica, Panama and resort areas of Mexico, with a unique, comprehensive marketing program that includes one of the largest portfolios of property marketing websites (more than 3,000 separate sites and traffic of approximately 3 million visitors per month), multiple United Country real estate catalogs with national distribution, an extensive buyer database and national advertising of local properties that reaches more than 90 million homes per week. United Country has recently been recognized by AllBusiness.com, The Land Report, Entrepreneur and The Wall Street Journal as one of the top U.S. real estate companies.

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Medicine Ball Drill with Adam Brewer Tennis Channel aims to bring you the best instruction in the world. With our One Minute Clinics, you can learn the modern tips from some of the most cutting edge instructors in the world. View all the clinics at www.tennischannel.com/omc

Due in large part to Keith Olbermann’s call to action on his show, the National Association of Free Clinics received enough donations to fund the New Orleans Free Clinic. They still need volunteers, however, and will always need funding help for the future. Please donate, if you can. Thank you! www.freeclinics.us

Question by Mandysss: IVF vs. Mini IVF? What is the difference?
Can anyone tell me the difference between IVF and Mini IVF? I just recently heard a story about a clinic perfoming Mini IVF and didn’t know what it was. Any ideas? Is it cheaper? Any thoughts are apprciated.

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Answer by Doodlestuff
Mini IVF is a method for minimal stimulation IVF technique. Uses less drugs, has fewer side effects and costs less. Below is a link that discusses it. They offer it at a local clinic, which is why I had heard of it.

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GBK Productions Steps into the Fashion World with their First Fashion Week Style Lounge in Honor of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Empire Hotel.

New York, NY (PRWEB) September 06, 2011

GBK, the luxury lifestyle gift lounge and special events company honors Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. GBK Productions will stride into fashion week with their first GBK New York Fashion Week Style Lounge. Taking place September 13th and 14th from 10am – 8pm at the Empire Hotel, on the Second Floor, just steps away from the tents at Lincoln Center will be visited by celebrities, stylists, models, buyers and industry VIP’s. GBK, the recipient of BizBash’s Award for “Best Gift Bag,” will offer its attendees an electrifying environment featuring new trends for Spring/Summer 2012, luxury gifts, spa services, refreshments, and a charitable focus.

An array of high fashion products, unique and trendy gifts are expected to fill the gift lounge.

Both of GBK’s Presenting sponsors will be launching new products to the “whos who”. RevitaLash will be on site offering their newly formulated RevitaLash ADVANCED eyelash conditioner that lengthens and thickens ones eye lashes twice as fast as their prior formula. Green Smoke the leading electronic cigarette manufacturer will be providing the most authentic smoking experience without smoke, ash, butts or any of the odors, with their electronic cigarette kits.

Guests will also be receiving the following to help create their fashion wardrobe: Beyond The Rack, North America’s premier members-only shopping club that features brands such as Jimmy Choo, Marc Jacobs and Miu Miu, will be gifting $ 100 gift cards, towards anything on their site, as well as designer sunglasses and fragrances; Demand shoes will be stepping into Fashion Week with their super trendy line of shoes styled with unique heels, textiles, and ornaments. After wearing heals all day, relax your feet with Sole Discretion Slim Goodies. These compact flats role or fold into a chic wristlet. For those that need a new watch, Vogue’s pick last month, Croton will provide their fine time pieces for men and women. With the fall weather approaching guests will get geared up with Harputs interchangeable stylish jackets. Saatchi Style featured in O Magazine will showcase their “In Things” products, crafted from handmade textiles in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes. Products range from warm wools to lavish silk scarves;

Guests will have the opportunity to relax and get pampered at the event with wonderful services and beauty products include Hard Candy, who will be providing makeup applications to all guests by their celebrity makeup artists, utilizing the most buzzed about collection, and passing out array of products to take home with them. Other services include a complimentary professional peels and complimentary treatments with their professional-grade products from Skin Medica. Original Minerals will be providing blowouts to guests and featuring their full range of products that are sulfate free, and lastly but certainly most needed during the stress of Fashion week, Bellezza will allow guests to relax with Mini Massages during the event.

Other Products that will be Feature in the lounge include: Arbonne, who will be featuring two distinct products: The Dreamer, The Dazzler and The Dynamo, renowned for their prestige and celebrity scents; and their innovative Swiss skin care line featuring fresh cell technology. Strivectin will keep attendees looking young and fresh with new products: StriVectin-SD for Sensitive Skin, StriVectin-SD Eye Concentrate and StriVectin-SD Instant Retexturizing Scrub formulated with a new proprietary, patented NIA-114 technology clinically proven to help reduce visible signs of aging.

No Gift Lounge is complete without an electronic device. Rullingnet Corporation is providing their “VINCI Tab,” recently launched at Fred Segal’s in Los Angeles to keep kids 4 and under occupied during the fashion shows. This new device is a touch screen mobile learning for babies, toddlers and young children. Another fun device for kids and adults of all ages is Nano Dots. Guests can boost their creativity with gifts from Nano Dots. This product reignites our passion for play. Nanodots™ Magnetic Constructors will give guests the ability to design an elegant piece of jewelry out of magnetics.

To satisfy everyone’s sweet tooth, participant of Cupcake Wars, Stuffed Cupcakes, will provide their sweet treats that are the cupcakes to the stars, and create a couture dress made out of cupcakes. There will also be plenty of beverages and snacks served, included but not limited to; Point Reyes award winning, mouth watering cheeses to Bel-Air Beverages Bellini’s.

Listerine The Listening Whitening brand continues to provide quick and easy ways to provide noticeably whiter teeth and promote oral health through their variety of products – and, because it’s LISTERINE it will keep your breath fresh throughout Fashion Week.

Finally, after the festivities of Fashion week, everyone will need a vacation, so Carribean Living will be offering the ultimate relaxation with a 1 week stay in the Caribbean at a choice of 4 different 5 star resorts.

As always, charity is a major focus with GBK Gift Lounge’s. The GBK NY Fashion Week Styling Lounge will be no different, featuring two of the industries favorite charities;

Fashion Delivers Whose mission is to mobilize the fashion community to reach out and affect the world through their donations of new products from the men’s, women’s and home industries. Their donations provide relief and dignity to survivors of natural disasters and others in need.

The American Heart Association, Continuing to gain recognition with The Heart Truth’s Red Dress Show during NYFW. We are happy to have The American Heart Association apart of this event whose mission is to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

ABOUT GBK:

GBK, formerly GBK Productions, is a luxury lifestyle gifting and special events company, specializing in entertainment marketing integration. Formed in 2000 by Gavin Keilly, the company’s Founder and CEO, GBK consists of five divisions: GBK Celebrity Gifting, GBK Special Events, GBK Weddings, GBK Charitable Consulting and GBK Marketing/Public Relations. Widely known in the entertainment industry for bringing that little extra something into the Gifting Lounge environment, GBK offers its clients a full range of marketing services. For more information on Gavin B. Keilly (CEO), Carla Domen (VP) or GBK, please go to gbkproductions.com.

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Question by CADIZDC: Why are people so judgemental when they don’t even know you?
The saying goes don’t judge a book by it’s cover. I have written several questions about the government, the veteran, the veteran needs more hospital nearby and or alot of mini clinic. I’m sure you could use the reservists to run them. There are alot of good dr that are interested in perhaps donating their time at least for 1 day out of the month, or hire them for the days they are able to work , and finally, but not least have the mini clinics open 24 /7. I’m in the state of Texas I don’t know the laws, but I will surely try to learn and post them on my website. I am going to become an advocate with the help of others advocate so when people ask questions, I will try very hard to get them the answers . I don’t plan for it to become a business just informative advise. So kindly response to my question?

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Answer by DB
People are very selfish and let their personal biases cloud the issues.

I am trying to reform the child support system that is ruining the lives of many good people, but I get accused of not wanting to support my children.

Like may parents, we want to support and love our kids, but we cannot afford the extortionat rates that the governemnt has set. This is a cause that wil effect 160 million Americans, but no one cares until it effects them, so we are labeled without anyone really looking into the facts and they make negative final judgemental conclusions that are based on their own ignorance.

One day when their bank account is raided by the government and 60% of their wages are garnshed, maybe they will wish they were not so judgemental.

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Question by xocharise: Really freaky experience at the mall (medical experience would help)?
So today I was at my home town mall visiting with a friend that I don’t see very often. At this mall, the doors stay open even after most of the stores close because they have a k-mart etc. that stays open longer than the rest of the stores. We were walking through the mall just because we wanted to talk and it was all cold and rainy outside. There was no one in there except us. Suddenly, I heard a bunch of little children laughing really loudly and creepily like in scary movies. We were in deep conversation so I kinda ignored it and thought it was just part of the Christmas music or something. But then, I noticed that there was no music playing and it was actually very silent… So I said to her, “Did you hear those random kids laughing?”. She said she heard it and she thought it was a little weird but she assumed there was a family with children around the corner (very small mall). But of course, there was no one there. Still we pretty much ignored it. When we got outside to the parking lot to leave, there was this van, it was some sort of medical vehicle with orange reflectors. It was not an ambulance by any means. It was more like a white colored soccer mom van with some medical type label on it. Coming out of the side of it was this drawer looking thing that was obviously NOT for a wheelchair. It was very obviously a perfectly rectangular box where you put a stretcher… with a dead person. Now that I think about it I didn’t see anyone in or near the van and it looked very empty like no supplies or anything just like you already knew the person was dead and there was no point in getting an ambulance. But I said to myself, “They don’t do that, if some one was dead they still bring an ambulance even if they are sure.”. The strange part was that it was like no one except my friend and I even saw the van like everyone completely ignored it and I was like well if some one died inside the movie theater (still open and attached to the mall) then people would look a little more concerned…. But same thing, ignored it and kept walking. Then, funeral music. The song with the bag pipes that everyone knows. I was like oh well it must be some kid trying to be funny or something but it didn’t seem to be coming from anywhere… We looked at each other and I said, “Do you hear that?”. Then it got really loud, to the point where it could not be coming from a stereo or anything like that. Some lady drove by and stopped us to ask what time the mall closed, we had to yell over the music and she looked at us like we were crazy. I mean it really seemed like no one saw the van or heard the music. It got really creepy. We walked pretty quickly to the car which was like 20 feet away from the entrance where the van was, and when we started the car and backed out the van was gone. I saw it driving around the corner and then it was just gone. It was way too fast, especially since there wasn’t anyone near the van like getting ready to drive away or anything. I don’t really know what to think about it. Is there anyone who knows the different kinds of medical vehicles and what the are used for? Or do you have any have input on what this could be? By the way, we are both very level headed and not-easily-spooked people. I did not exaggerate. Thanks.

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Answer by Karen
Perhaps it was a coroner’s van? These visions could have been clues given to you by a spirit in an attempt to communicate with you. Sometimes these visions can be a little over-the-top.

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Rideau Valley Health Centre to Celebrate Grand Opening Friday, November 18, 2011

Nepean, Ontario, Canada (PRWEB) November 14, 2011

Rideau Valley Health Services Limited (RVHS) is pleased to announce the Grand Opening of the new Rideau Valley Health Centre (RVHC) on Friday, November 18th, 2011 at 8:30 am. Located at 1221 Greenbank Road (at Berrigan Drive), the RVHC meets a pressing need in the Ottawa South, Barrhaven and Manotick communities for family physicians. Moreover, the impressive new Health Centre meets that need as the first phase of a state-of-the-art 15,000 square foot healthcare complex that will include an Urgent Care Centre, onsite diagnostic imaging, a pharmacy, and capacity for an array of family health services.

With a Family Health Organization (FHO) designation, the RVHC was designed to house a large practice of 10 or 12 family physicians. There are 24 examination rooms, several doctors’ offices, multiple computer stations and well-appointed treatment rooms. If a patient requires an x-ray or ultrasound, there will be no need for a trip to a clinic or hospital; starting mid-February 2012, diagnostic imaging will be done on-site. Thoughtful scheduling will maximize the efficiency of the Health Centre; for example, babies in the practice requiring regular immunization will be scheduled for appointments on the same day to streamline the process of administering their shots.

Dr. Robert Rowan was the first family physician to make the decision to relocate to the RVHC. He is excited about working to improve the health of the local community in this new multi-service facility. In his own words: “I am extremely happy and proud to be able to work in this incredible and beautiful medical facility. Those who know me or have met me recently know that my excitement level is running high. It seems like I have been waiting for such a wonderful opportunity and facility for a long time. We have some great physicians who will be starting here in a phased-in process, and look forward to recruiting many more physicians interested in providing state of the art medicine in a state of the art facility.”

Marion Moritz is the manager of the RVHS complex. She brings many years’ experience in emergency room nursing and management, including 10 years as Executive Director of the Orleans Urgent Care Clinic. She was “happy to join the team,” she states, “and excited about the opportunity to build something from the ground up.”

The RVHS Urgent Care Centre will open mid-February, 2012, concurrent with diagnostic imaging. An urgent care facility has many of the same capabilities as a hospital emergency department, and is staffed by emergency physicians and registered nurses; there are two significant differences, however: urgent care facilities don’t accept ambulances and they don’t admit patients. With the ability to triage patients and the presence of onsite diagnostics, the RVHS Urgent Care Centre will be capable of doing approximately 80% of what a hospital emergency room (ER) can do. It will cast broken bones, treat dislocated shoulders, cuts, sprains, headaches, bronchitis, infections, minor trauma – in short, the maladies that clog hospital ERs.

Moritz explains that approximately 75% of visitors to a hospital ER could be treated at an urgent care centre. Cost effective to operate, urgent care centres offer quick and efficient one-stop service, taking the pressure off crowded ERs. For patients, this translates to a normal wait time of under an hour, rather than several hours, or one-quarter of ER wait times. RVHS’ nine urgent care examining rooms will make it possible for 200 patients to be seen per day.

A critical element of an urgent care centre is its laboratory functioning. RVHS’ Urgent Care Centre will be using innovative point-of-care technology. Point-of-care testing (POCT) is defined as medical testing at or near the site of patient care, increasing the likelihood that the patient, physician, and care team will receive the results more quickly, and allowing for immediate clinical management decisions to be made. POCT includes blood glucose testing, drug abuse screening, urine strips testing, pregnancy testing, hemoglobin diagnostics, and cholesterol screening. POCT is accomplished through the use of transportable, portable, and handheld instruments and test kits. RVHS is grateful to former KDH lab manager Patti Boyd (recently retired) for her help in developing the plan for laboratory services.

As mentioned earlier, the RVHS complex has the capacity to house an array of family health services in addition to the family health centre, the urgent care centre, diagnostic imaging, and the pharmacy (coming soon). Specialist clinics will save patients a trip to a hospital, where they are normally located, and also cut down on traffic at the hospital. Meanwhile, the RVHS facility is already home to the Ottawa South Diabetes Education and Support Program, a multidisciplinary team that includes a Registered Dietitian and a Registered Nurse dedicated to improving the quality of life of clients living with Type 2 diabetes and those at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. The group offers diabetes and pre-diabetes education and counseling; group programs start every month.

Unlike the majority of healthcare facilities, the RVHS complex is located adjacent to a suburban shopping mall, Barrhaven’s Village Square Mall to be exact. The new 15,000 square foot facility was architect-designed and purpose-built to RVHS specifications. Another innovative aspect of the facility is that it is not owned by a healthcare corporation, but leased from the property owner, with the lease to be paid by the providers of services sharing the space, such as the pharmacy, and the family physicians. The RVHC family physicians are paid by OHIP and, like doctors with their own practices, they will pay for the overhead of the space in which they practice – heat, hydro, etc. And the end result is a multi-service family healthcare facility that pays for itself.

RVHS CEO Colin Goodfellow (also CEO of Kemptville District Hospital) describes the Barrhaven complex as a “new model of health service delivery”. Where a brand new hospital would have cost in the neighbourhood of $ 80 million, he explains, and would have taken many years to plan and fundraise for, this facility cost taxpayers nothing and is open 24 months from the inception of the project.

The vision of the RVHS holistic healthcare facility grew out of increased demand on the emergency department of Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) and an obvious need in the outlying communities for family physicians. The KDH catchment area includes Barrhaven, Manotick and other neighbourhoods in Ottawa South, whose populations have all grown substantially over the last decade. KDH administration tackled the problem with some innovative thinking, developing a plan to sponsor this new initiative. KDH has used its financial leverage to build this facility, which will be self-sufficient once it’s up and running. No capital funding was used.

Rideau Valley Health Services would like to recognize the contribution of Ottawa commercial construction firm ZW Group and the trades for all their hard work in readying the facility for opening. Health Centre Manager Marion Moritz praises ZW Group: “their attention to detail, planning and execution is wonderful.” Also instrumental in bringing RVHC to its opening day were IT specialists IDS Systems Consultant, and suppliers The Computer Media Group, Toshiba, Carestream, Ontario Medical Supply, Shoppers Home Supply, and The Stevens Company.

Residents of Ottawa South, Barrhaven and Manotick interested in registering for a family physician should visit the RVHC website, http://www.rvhc.ca, and fill out the registration form available from the home page; patients’ names and contact information will be added to a database and individuals will be contacted when a physician becomes available.

The Ottawa South Diabetes Education and Support Program is accepting referrals via the RVHC website or by email, diabetes(at)rvhs(dot)ca.

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