Youth Violence Prevention Initiative
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MCW Adolescent Medicine News
Awareness of sports-related concussions and their potential long-term effects has increased greatly due to emphasis by the National Football League as it pertains to the health of its players and ensuing national media coverage. Athletes of any age risk concussion, and improving outcomes is as much about truthful self-reporting as it is about medical advances. Alumni who treat concussion patients note the challenges of diagnosis and treatment of an injury for which there is no definitive test.
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.
Dr. Joseph E. Kerschner recently became the third alumnus of the medical school to be named its Dean and the first in history with a Medical College of Wisconsin diploma. In a new interview, he discusses his path to this leadership role, his ideas and motivations, and his thoughts on alumni engagement.
The MACC Fund has contributed to the success of pediatric cancer treatments and improved survivorship today.
January 9 - Marcie Berger, MD, assistant professor of cardiology and director of electrophysiology, discusses a heart condition that affects some young athletes, often with deadly consequences. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
January 9 - Andrea Moosreiner, RD, a research dietitian in the CTSI’s Translational Research Unit, discusses a controversial proposal to combat childhood obesity. WTMJ-AM
December 30 - Joshua Field, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the division of hematology and oncology, and associate medical director at the BloodCenter of Wisconsin, received a prestigious Doris Duke Foundation award to study a new treatment for sickle cell disease. Milwaukee Community Journal
Project Staying Alive aims to improve the lives of Milwaukee youth who are at risk for violent intentional injuries. The program is a collaboration of the Medical College, Milwaukee Public Schools, the Milwaukee Fire Department , and the Children's Service Society's Project Ujima.
The Medical College has committed 8.2 million over five years to support the Violence Prevention Initiative, which is engaging community leaders and agencies in planning and implementing violence prevention programs in high-risk communities.
November 22 - Tempo Milwaukee awarded Earnestine Willis, MD, MPH., Kellner Professor in Pediatrics and Director of the Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children, a 2012 Mentor award. Business Journal
Nov. 14 - Six community-based Wisconsin organizations have been selected to receive federal Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) grants. Funding is designed to educate teens on abstinence and contraception to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases through the implementation of evidence-based curricula.
November 8 - The Medical College’s Adolescent Health Program has awarded grants totaling $600,000 to six agencies in southeastern Wisconsin to provide education and programming to prevent teen pregnancy. Beloit Daily News
August 1 - Dr. John Raymond, president, CEO and professor of medicine, speaks about the future of the Medical College and proposed collaborations in Milwaukee. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
July 29 - In 2009, 35% of the 94 homicides in Milwaukee were among people under 24 years of age. In addition, over 2,500 children and young adults each year in Milwaukee are treated or hospitalized for injuries caused by violence. The cost of emergency department treatment and/or hospitalization of Milwaukee youth injured through violent actions exceeded $10 million in 2009.
July 28 - In 2009, 35% of the 94 homicides in Milwaukee were among people under 24 years of age. In addition, over 2,500 children and young adults each year in Milwaukee are treated or hospitalized for injuries caused by violence. The cost of emergency department treatment and/or hospitalization of Milwaukee youth injured through violent actions exceeded $10 million in 2009.
At The Medical College of Wisconsin’s 2011 commencement ceremony on May 20, Dr. Edwin “Bud” Montgomery became the first person in College history to receive a new degree on the same day as his 50th medical school reunion, earning a Master of Arts in Bioethics.
Ahmed Kissebah, MD, PhD and Michael Olivier, PhD discuss advances in Obesity Gene Research at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
June 24 - Project ADAM™ (Automated Defibrillators in Adam’s Memory) announced that 50 lives have been saved since it was founded in 1999. Project ADAM is a Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin program that helps schools throughout the nation prepare for and respond to cardiac emergencies. Stuart Berger, MD, Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology), is Medical Director of the program.
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MCW Injury Research News
Stephen Hargarten, MD, MPH, professor and chairman of emergency medicine and Director of the Injury Research Center, discusses the unsafe environment created by new modalities of portable entertainment, and some possible technologies to make our surroundings safer. WISN-TV news
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.
Dr. Joseph E. Kerschner recently became the third alumnus of the medical school to be named its Dean and the first in history with a Medical College of Wisconsin diploma. In a new interview, he discusses his path to this leadership role, his ideas and motivations, and his thoughts on alumni engagement.
December 21 - John R. Raymond, Sr., MD, President and CEO of the Medical College, was interviewed about a pending physician shortage in Wisconsin. WUWM “Lake Effect”
December 16 - Alan David, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Family and Community Medicine, and Ken Mace, MA, CMPE, Administrator, Department of Family and Community Medicine, co-author an opinion editorial about the need to fund additional residency training positions in Wisconsin. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin, an endowment of the Medical College, has awarded funding to 250 projects to date, focusing on health promotion and disease prevention in Wisconsin communities.
Dec. 6 - Injuries are the leading cause of death for Wisconsin residents between one and 44 years of age. Rather than being considered “accidents,” injuries are a preventable public health problem and result in more than two billion dollars in medical costs each year.
November 18 - John Moulder, PhD, professor of radiation oncology and director of the Center for Medical Countermeasures Against Radiological Terrorism, comments on the EU’s decision to pull controversial body scanners from airports. CBS 58
November 1 - Stephen Hargarten, MD, MPH, discusses increased risk and danger to public after Wisconsin adopts concealed carry law. WISN-TV
August 1 - Dr. John Raymond, president, CEO and professor of medicine, speaks about the future of the Medical College and proposed collaborations in Milwaukee. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel