Congratulations to Cooper President and CEO Adrienne Kirby, PhD, FACHE, who was honored by the Garden State Council Boy Scouts of America in the South Jersey Area with the Camden County Woman of Achievement Award on Wednesday, October 12, 2017. This event recognized the outstanding women of South Jersey in each county.
This week, the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper’s breast health team held “Dense Breast and Abnormal Breast Imaging,” an opportunity for women to learn more about the management of abnormalities found on mammograms and how having dense breasts can affect their risk for breast cancer. Twenty-six women attended this interactive program, which was presented by Beth Ann Quattrocchi, APN, Pauline Germaine, DO, and Vivian Bea, MD. Read more.
As part of their training, first-year medical students at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University are taking part in a “Week on the Wards” course directed by Meena Khandelwal, MD, FACOG, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at CMSRU and Director of Grand Rounds Ob/GYN at Cooper.
For two weeks beginning October 9, the students are rotating throughout different units at Cooper University Hospital to observe hospital operations first-hand. Read more.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an opportunity to raise awareness for detection, treatment, education, and research of breast cancer, as well as programs to support those affected by this disease.
This month, Dr. Anthony Dragun, Chairman and Chief of the Department of Radiation Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, is participating in the Real Men Wear Pink initiative of the American Cancer Society. Read more.
On Wednesday, October 4, 2017, Mike Bortnowski and Lorraine Sweeney from Cooper Community Health participated in Berlin Township’s Fire Prevention Night to raise awareness for first responder cardiovascular health and cancer prevention. Statistics show that 47% of all U.S firefighter deaths occur due to cardiac deaths while 75% of all active first responders are affected by hypertension. Also, many first responders are military veterans. Read more.
On Thursday, September 29, 2017, Cooper specialists joined WIP on-air personalities Glen Macnow and Ray Didinger at the PJ Whelihan’s in Maple Shade for “Men’s Health Playbook,” a panel discussion on cardiology, men’s sexual health, prostate health, sports medicine, urgent care, and vascular health. Attendees heard from Cooper experts James J. Flowers, DO, Frank W. Bowen, III, MD, Christian Squillante, MD, Lawrence S. Read more.
Would you know how to “Stop the Bleed” if your loved one had a deep laceration causing severe bleeding?
The Cooper University Health Care Department of Trauma is offering free “Stop the Bleed” training as part of a national initiative aimed at putting knowledge gained by first responders and the military into the hands of the public to help save lives during times of disaster. Read more.
The Camden County Freeholder Board formed an Opiate and Heroin Addiction Awareness Task Force in 2014 with a mission to increase awareness among county residents of heroin and prescription drug abuse and the devastating effects on the community.
On Tuesday, September 26, 2017, Cooper’s Dr. Michael Sabia, Dr. Anthony Mazzarelli, and Dr. Matthew Salzman attended a meeting of the Taskforce to discuss alternatives to opioids for the treatment of pain. Read more.
Colorectal cancer almost always develops from abnormal growths (polyps) in the colon or rectum. A colonoscopy can find polyps, so they can be removed before they turn into cancer. Colonoscopy also can find colorectal cancer early, when treatment works best.
MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper and the American Cancer Society recommend that average-risk men and women begin colorectal cancer screenings at age 50. Read more.
The Freeholder Board, local law enforcement and healthcare providers announced a new effort to increase public use and visibility of prescription drug drop boxes to combat the opioid crisis. The Camden County Addiction Awareness Task Force made it a point to install standard drop boxes located in police departments throughout the county in 2015. Now, new, mobile drop boxes located in county vehicles will begin to be deployed to events throughout the county this year. Read more.
