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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1995)
M arch P ag i A ò 29, 1995 • Tin PoRii and O bsi rvi r HEALTH North Portland Physicians Honored Two area doctors, David Hill, an internist at Kaiser Permanente and Robert McFarlane, who recently retired from his surgical practice at Kaiser, hav e been honored for excel lence by the health organization. H ill and his w ife, w ho is also a p h y sic ia n , v o lu n te e r se v e ra l nig h ts a m onth at the H ealth H elp C linic in n o rth P o rtla n d . T hey also have h elp ed c h ild re n in p ro d u c tio n s o f Pham e, a P o rtla n d o rg a n iz a tio n p ro v id in g th e a tre e x p e rie n c es for p e o p le w ith d is a b ilitie s. McFarlane has been a volunteer physician for the Y M C A 's cardiac rehabilitation program and president o f the Portland Surgical Society. He has worked with Physicians for Social Responsibility, a group Dr, Robert McFarlane Dr. David Hill whose peace-prom oting activities brought it the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985. Others receiving distinguished physician aw ards were Richard Bills, internal medicine: Scott Feurer, fam ily practice; and Kathleen Holahan, pathology. "Kid Safe" To Address Emergencies •‘It is a well-known fact that ac cidents are a leading cause o f death for young children. Many o f these deaths and thousands o f injuries are preventable if children are taught basic safety skills. This issue will be addressed at the ninth annual Kid Safe program, a free health and safety program, sched uled for Saturday, April 1. A ccording to David Rianda, executive director o f a sponsoring organization. Northwest O steopath ic Medical Foundation, Kid Safe of fers a chance to learn simple ways to stay safe. “ Whether children are a home alone, ridingtheir bikes in their neigh- borhoods, encountering a stranger, they need to know how to react in emergency situations," Rianda said. Kid Safe will teach children, ages four to 12, those skills neces sary to cope with emergencies and how to avoid dangerous situations. Kid Safe will be held at two sites, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Lent S chool, 5105 S.E. 97th and at M cLoughlin Junior High School. 14450 S.E. Johnson Rd . Milwaukie. Parents need to preregister their chil dren by calling 699-5366 and chil dren under 10 must be accompanied by an adult Offering a wide array o f interac tive classes. Kid Safe provides in struction in first aid. bike and traffic safety, stranger danger, drug and al cohol aw areness and tire safety, among others. Additional program components include obtaining fin gerprints, identification photos, and taking part in a mock hospital roleplav area and touring emergency vehi cles. Each participant will also take home a Kid Safe booklet, the "Trail Guide to Safety.” Parents have frequently praised this program as a "great learning experience for both children and par ents." Kid Safe is offered as a public- service as part o f a program by the National Child Safety Council. Issues In Managed Mental Health Care Built into the managed health care system in America is the poten tial for major conflicts o f interests, arising from the opposing needs, rights and obligations o f the client/ patient, the managerial entity (C.G, a health maintenance organization - HMO). the care provider (e.g., phy sician, clinician) and even, in some cases, the public or society itself. Portland State University zeroes in on managed mental health care during an all-day workshop Friday, April 2 1 ,8 a m. - 4:30 p.m. in Room 338 o f Smith Center (1825 SW Broadway). Parents, physicians, at torneys, and clinicians, as well as representatives from nearly every managed health care organization, will discuss “Ethical and Legal Is sues in Managed Mental Health Care: Conflicts o f Interest in the Prov ider Client Relationship." “The goal o f the workshop is to educate mental health providers to recognize, analyze and respond to conflicts o f interest in their clinical practice under managed mental health care,” says program director and con ference chair Trish Backlar. “Clients belong to a vulnerable population whose decision-making capacity may ebb and flow . Some have no one to speak to their interests; others may have families who participate as in formal caregivers. This workshop is especially timely since the Oregon Health Plan is currently under scruti ny.” For a conference brochure, call 725-8500. Registration is S85; call 725-4832. ‘QXI je ÿ a rtla n h (Observer A Warning On Baby Bottles And Cavities March 10 has prompted doctors, re searchers and medical associations across the country to speak out in defense ofcalcium channel blockers. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute issued a statement saying, “This type o f study, although useful, cannot provide definitive in formation on the effectiveness and long-term safety o f a class o f drugs. Finn conclusions can only come from long-term randomized clinical trials. Therefore, only if the University o f W ashington's study findings are con firmed in a clinical trial, will we know for sure that this class o f drugs is tied to an increased risk o f heart attack.” "Calcium channel blockers have been shown to be the most effective drug therapy for African Americans," Dr. Reed explained and added, "It would be a tragedy if this small case control study, which is by no means definitive, caused an estimated 5.3 million African Americans currently on calcium channel blockers to aban don the medication that controls their high blood pressure." African A merican men and women and more likely to suiter from high blood pressure than their white counterparts. Contributing factors are believed to be too much o f the follow ing factors by them selves or in combinations: salt in the diet, stress, weight or alcohol. "W hile sm all retrospective studies my result in new important discoveries, one needs to be cau tious in interpreting the results. More research is needed in this areas, said Dr Reed. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute is currently conduct ing a definitive study to investigate this important issue. For additional information. Dr. Reed urges patients to contact the International Society o f Hyperten sion in Blacks in Atlanta at (404) 875-6263. Tiny Gowns Go To Preemies At Emanuel Folks from Cynthia’s Sew ing Center in Gresham made an extra special delivery recently when they brought 550 preemie gowns and 50 caps to the Neonatal Special Care Unit at Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital, 2801 N. Gantenbein. The tiny gowns are the fruits of the labor o f v o lu n te e rs from throughout Oregon w ho participat ed in Cy nthia’s first annual Sew-a- Thon. Owner Katy Fellows and Sew- a-thon Coordinator Lynda Albright had read about a similar event in a sewing newsletter and had hoped to r - produce 250 gowns to donate to mothers who have a difficult time finding tiny clothes for their prema ture babies. The results exceeded their wildest expectations! Neonatal unit manager Karen Waske said the gift means a more normal environment for babies who spend their first days in a hospital setting. “All babies like to be dressed and swaddled and surrounded by warmth and security. Clothes o f this quality for premature babies are hard to find and very expensive. This do nation will help us meet the needs of all the smallest babies we see in our unit.” Waske said. She said dressing the babies is also a tremendous boost for the par ents. Babies in clothing seem more ’norm al,' and this helps the parents prepare for the day they can take their baby home. 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Snyder • Never give a baby a bottle at A leading expert in hyperten sion among African Americans cau tioned patients to continue taking their medication despite a recent study claiming an increased heart attack risk for patients on calcium channel blockers. Approximately eight million African Americans are diagnosed with hy pertension. "Patients should not stop tak ing their high blood pressure med ication without consulting their phy sician," advised Dr. James Reed, p ro fe sso r o f m e d ic in e at the Morehouse School o f Medicine and president o f the International Soci ety of Hypertension in Blacks. "In fact, discontinuing the med ication could place patients at much greater risk for increased blood pres sure and even a heart attack or stroke," he added. Widespread consumerconcern about researched presented at an American Heart Association Coun cil of Epidemiology meeting on Sizzling Steak Sale Leaving a baby at naps or bed time with a bottle filled with juice or milk may be inviting baby bottle syndrome - a pattern o f cavities in baby teeth. According to Kaiser Permanente dentist John Snyder, DMD, himself the father o f preschoolers, decay oc curs when baby teeth are exposed frequently or for prolonged periods to liquids containing sugar - such as milk, fruit juices or soft drinks. Fre quently dipping a pacifier in honey, sugar or syrup, can cause the same problem. Cavities in baby teeth are cause for concern Dr. Snyder, who works at Kaiser Perm anente's Sunset M ed ical Office in W ashington County , bedtime. • Use cool water it a bottle is needed between regular feedings to comfort a baby or keep it from dehy H ypertension Patients Told To Continue Medicine ■ ■ Lb. 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