June 3 - Dr. Chris Decker provides expert comment for an UrbanMilwaukee.com article on the difficulty of identifying domestic violence injuries in the Emergency Department setting. UrbanMilwaukee.com
The 99th annual commencement took place on May 18 at the Milwaukee Theatre, at which the Medical College of Wisconsin and its Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences awarded 202 MD, 38 PhD, 27 MS, 4 MA, and 18 Master of Public Health degrees, as well as bestowed numerous honors.
May 7 - In a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel opinion editorial by James Causey, Dr. Stephen Hargarten comments on how excessive alcohol consumption plays a major role in the majority of the region’s shootings, stabbings, assaults, car crashes, and domestic violence incidents. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
May 7 - Drs. Jon Lehrmann and Stephen Hargarten provide expert comment in a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article on the 28% suicide rate increase over an 11-year period among middle-aged Americans. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
May 3 - Stephen Hargarten, MD, MPH, professor and chair of emergency medicine; and Jon Lehrmann, MD, Charles E. Kubly Professor and chair of psychiatry and behavioral medicine, discussed the rising rates of suicide among men, and the need for further research to identify causes and prevention strategies. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
May 1 - Dr. Stephen Hargarten provides expert opinion for an NBC/Channel 4 report on why so many inebriated individuals have died in Wisconsin rivers. 620 WTMJ
Apr. 26 - WTMJ-TV interviewed Dr. Stephen Hargarten to learn more about why river drownings occur in Wisconsin. WTMJ-TV
April 23 - Dr. John Weigelt provided expert comment on the types of injuries seen following the Boston Marathon bombings in a news report on Fox/Channel 6. Fox 6 News
March 25 - In a Fox-TV/Channel 6 report on phone apps that calculate how many alcoholic drinks a person can consume, Dr. Stephen Hargarten stresses the important role that bartenders play in reducing drunk driving. Fox 6 News
Mar 29 - The Department of Emergency Medicine is hosting the 21st annual Emergency Medicine Research Forum on Thursday, April 25. The forum will be held in the MCW Alumni Center and run from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
March 25 - Dr. Thomas Aufderheide (Emergency Medicine) developed hands-only CPR training kits for the American Heart Association. Today's TMJ4
March 20 - Dr. Stephen Hargarten provides expert comment on the toll of alcohol-related illness and injury in Wisconsin. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel & WTMJ-TV
March 20 - Tom P. Aufderheide, MD, professor of emergency medicine, was interviewed about new guidelines for CPR and the importance of training bystanders to perform CPR. WTMJ-TV
March 5 - An article in Discovery cites a 2008 MCW study that found that states that perform background checks and have tighter restrictions on gun purchases have lower firearm suicide (and homicide) deaths as a result of these limitations. Discovery News
March 5 - An Associated Press article on Senator Tammy Baldwin’s position on gun control notes that she had a private meeting at Froedtert with Dr. Stephen Hargarten (Emergency Medicine). Fox11 TV
Feb. 27 - Dr. Stephen Hargarten (Emergency Medicine) notes that civilians firing handguns are less likely to hit their target than police officers in a Huffington Post article exploring the issue of defensive gun usage. The Huffington Post
Feb 27 - E. Brooke Lerner, PhD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, received the Keith Neely Outstanding Contribution to EMS Award from the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP). She was presented the award at the association’s annual meeting last month in Florida.
A coalition of La Crosse organizations and the Medical College of Wisconsin aims to reduce alcohol-related injuries and deaths among youth in La Crosse County.
Feb. 12 - With colleagues at the University of Wisconsin –Whitewater, Dr. Amy Zosel (Emergency Medicine) analyzed drug deaths in Wisconsin from 1998 – 2008. Royal Purple News
Feb. 12 - Dr. Stephen Hargarten (Emergency Medicine) provided expert comment on gun violence as a public health issue in reports on CBS-Channel 58 and ABC-Channel 12. CBS 58 & WISN TV
Feb 04 - Parents magazine today revealed the exclusive findings from its 10 Best Children’s Hospitals survey, ranking Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin No. 4 in the nation. In addition, six specialty programs were ranked in the top 10, including preemie and newborn care No. 1, emergency care No. 3, orthopedic care No. 6, heart care No. 7, pulmonary care No. 8 and cancer care No. 9.
Feb. 6 - Stephen Hargarten, MD, MPH, Professor and Chairman of Emergency Medicine and Director of the Injury Research Center, advocates a public health approach to gun violence in this news story, which aired on CBS 58. CBS 58
Feb. 6 - Dr. Daniel DeBehnke (Emergency Medicine, Chief Integration Officer) will be a speaker at Becker’s Hospital Review’s 4th Annual Meeting in Chicago from May 9-11. Becker's Hospital Review
Feb. 6 - Dr. Stephen Hargarten (Emergency Medicine) participated in a three-part series heard on WUWM-FM on the medical consequences of gunshot injuries. WUWM FM
Jan. 22 - Dr. Jonathan Rubin (Emergency Medicine) discusses the volume of patients being treated for the flu in Froedtert’s Emergency Department and the value of getting a flu vaccination. Dr. Rubin also explains what it means when hospitals are on “divert.” WTMJ Newsradio & Fox 6 News
Jan. 22 - Dr. Stephen Hargarten (Emergency Medicine) is one of 100 researchers nationwide who signed a letter to Vice President Joseph Biden calling for an increase in federal support for research on gun violence. The Scientist
Jan. 14 - Dr. Mark Kostic (Pediatrics – Emergency Medicine) provides expert comment on Methoxetamine, a designer drug that killed a Milwaukee college student. CBS 58 News & Fox 6 News
Jan. 14 - A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel obituary notes that Dr. Starkey Davis, retired Chairman of Pediatrics, led the transformation of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin into a nationally-recognized academic health center. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Nov.21 - Local, national and international experts will raise awareness of local and international partnerships and initiatives during the Medical College of Wisconsin’s second annual Global Health Week, which runs Nov. 26 through Nov. 30.
Travis Webb, MD, associate professor of trauma and critical care at Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin, discusses the day of the Sikh Temple shooting in Oak Creek and his team’s efforts to save an Oak Creek police officer’s life. WISN TV
Nov., 08 - Results from the “Greening of Vacant Lots” project in Philadelphia will be shared at a special presentation Monday, Nov. 19, at the Mitchell Park Pavilion on the Lagoon (behind the Mitchell Park Domes), sponsored by the Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) violence prevention initiative’s research and evaluation team for community grand rounds. The purpose of the community grand rounds is to educate and engage a broad community audience in approaches to violence prevention.
Nov., 07 - A contingent from the Wisconsin-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team (WI-1 DMAT) is on the east coast assisting in relief efforts following Hurricane Sandy. The Hurricane Sandy emergency strike team includes one doctor, two nurses and three paramedics from Wisconsin who are helping to staff a 250-bed, makeshift federal hospital station for patients and nursing home residents in Middlesex, New Jersey. The WI-1 DMAT is coordinated by Jason Liu, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and associate EMS Medical Director at the Medical College of Wisconsin
As a 10-year-old boy, Dr. Michael Clark first began volunteering for Special Olympics, an organization with which he has several family ties. It is a commitment he has maintained throughout his life and as an emergency medicine physician, he now helps oversee the health of the athletes. Dr. Clark is Medical Director for Special Olympics Wisconsin and served as team physician for the athletes who participated in the 2010 National Games.
Sept 13 - A coalition of parents, emergency responders, community partners and hospitals has launched the Patient at Risk secure online database. Patient at Risk gives emergency responders specific, individualized instructions for children and youth with special health care needs. The program has been piloted in Milwaukee at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Baraboo, Waukesha and West Allis, and is being rolled out statewide. Sept 13 - A coalition of parents, emergency responders, community partners and hospitals has launched the Patient at Risk secure online database. Patient at Risk gives emergency responders specific, individualized instructions for children and youth with special health care needs. The program has been piloted in Milwaukee at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Baraboo, Waukesha and West Allis, and is being rolled out statewide.
Sept. 11 - M. Riccardo Colella, DO, MPH, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, has been appointed by Governor Scott Walker to serve on the Wisconsin Department of Health Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board. The EMS Advisory Board provides recommendations directly to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has added a new crash test to its safety ratings, after research from MCW showed a particular type of crash can cause serious injuries. Consumer Reports
Stephen Hargarten, MD, MPH, Professor and Chief of Emergency Medicine and Director of the Injury Research Center, calls gun violence a public health issue that needs to be addressed as a social disease. USA Today
Aug. 02 - In October 2011, Stephen Hargarten, MD, MPH, Chairman and Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Dean for Global Health, was one of 65 physicians and scientists from the United States elected to the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine (IOM). Members make a commitment to volunteer their service on IOM committees, boards, and other activities.
All three recipients of The Medical College of Wisconsin’s Distinguished Service Awards this year are alumni. The award is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a Medical College faculty member.
The Senior Awards Dinner for the Medical School Class of 2011 was held May 19, 2011, at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee. The night was an opportunity to celebrate four years of accomplishment with friends and family.
Peter Layde, MD, professor of emergency medicine and co-director of the Injury Research Center, discusses the ways in which motorcycle helmets and face shields help protect riders from facial fractures and other injuries. Chicago Tribune
July 11 - Four out of 15 national finalists selected for an early career development award in the areas of child maltreatment and intimate partner violence chose MCW faculty as their project mentors. As part of the program, all four recently visited the Medical College to meet with their mentors.