During the week of March 15 to 19, 2021, Cooper will recognize Patient Safety Awareness Week. This annual event encourages everyone to learn more about health care safety. As part of Cooper’s journey toward becoming a High Reliability Organization (HRO) and reaching a goal of zero harm to all, we believe this is a great time to share our strategy for achieving this goal and how each and every member of the Cooper team plays an important role.… Read more.
Cooper’s GI Team Is Now Offering Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Procedure
It’s been an exciting new year so far in GI!
Cooper’s gastroenterology (GI) team is now offering an innovative procedure called endoscopic submucosal dissection
(ESD). This procedure involves removing gastrointestinal lesions that have not yet entered the muscle layer.… Read more.
Go Blue for Colorectal Cancer Awareness
On Friday, March 5, 2021, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper will GO BLUE to recognize National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Employees throughout Cooper are encouraged to wear blue that day to show their support and raise awareness about colorectal cancer screening.… Read more.
Important Update Notices for Cooper Policy Network
Single Sign-On
Effective January 2021, the Single Sign-On project for Cooper Policy Network (CPN) has been completed. Cooper users can now use their regular network username and password when accessing their account.
Software Update
For CPN users that own, revise, and/or approve policies, ensure the “WordModule Plus” software is updated on your computer.… Read more.
Physicians – Take U.S. News and World Report Survey
The U.S. News and World Report Best Hospital expert opinion survey on Doximity has launched and is currently available to about 10% of eligible physicians. By Friday, February 26, 2021, the survey will be available to all physicians.… Read more.
Part Four! Black History Month: Did you know?
- The oldest Black female Greek-letter organization, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA), was founded at Howard University in 1908. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (Alpha), the first Black male Greek-letter organization, was founded in 1906 at Cornell University.
Thank a Resident
by
Martha S. Matthews, MD, Chair of the Graduate Medical Education Committee at Cooper University Health Care, and Professor of Surgery at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University.
Antoinette Spevetz, MD, Designated Institute Official of Graduate Medical Education, Cooper University Health Care, and Professor of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
On Friday, February 26, 2021, Cooper will celebrate Thank a Resident Day.… Read more.
Radiology Grand Rounds: An Update on MRI Safety and Gadolinium Deposition in the Brain
Khuram Kazmi, MD
Neuroradiology Division Head, Cooper University Health Care
Associate Professor of Radiology, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
The talk will discuss updates on MRI safety, including issues related to implanted devices, foreign bodies, and contrast material.… Read more.
Cooper Court Cafeteria Menus
Click here for the special menu for Black History Month.
Click here for this week’s menu.
CME: OPT Out HIV Screening 2021
The OPT Out HIV Screening 2021 training module is on the Cooper Learning Network (CLN). Click here to sign in to CLN.… Read more.