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MS Society Names Rae Marie Pericharos Health Care
Professional of the Year
Rae Marie Pericharos, MS, APRN-C, MSCN, has been named health care professional
of the year by the Colorado chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
She is an instructor at the CU School of Medicine and the CU School of Nursing
and is also a rehabilitator and instructor at the University of Colorado Multiple
Sclerosis Center.
Recently, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society honored her for her work with
MS patients, her nurse practitioner teaching, and for the MS teaching clinic
she holds twice a month at Denver Health Medical Center. The teaching clinic,
which debuted four years ago, is supported by the Colorado chapter of the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society.
“ Rae has boundless energy and wells of optimism and creativity that enable
her to reach patients struggling with the physical and psychological challenges
of MS,” said Dr. John Corboy, associate professor of neurology at the CU
School of Medicine and Pericharos’ colleague at the CU Multiple Sclerosis
Center. “She deserves this recognition and more for the positive impact
she’s having on the lives of our patients and students.”
Pericharos, a Montrose native and longtime Fort Collins resident, received a
bachelor of science in nursing degree at the University of Northern Colorado
in 1985, specializing in orthopedic and neurosurgical nursing. In 1997, she received
a master’s degree in nursing from the CU School of Nursing and became a
board-certified family nurse practitioner. After a year of working with the homeless
and other underserved populations in Fort Collins, she became a spinal cord and
traumatic brain injuries expert at Craig Hospital.
In 2003 she joined the CU Multiple Sclerosis Center and is an MS certified nurse
specialist.
“ For me, the important thing is to instill in patients, hope, creativity
and the idea of fostering family relationships and friendship because that’s
who’s going to be there for the person in the long haul,” said Pericharos. “So
I really like to pull in all the supports that I can for the patient. ”
Dr. Alison Lakin named COMIRB Interim Director
John Sladek, PhD, vice chancellor for research, recently announced that effective
November 15, Alison Lakin, PhD, will serve as interim director of COMIRB.
She currently is research subject advocate for the General Clinical Research
Center and is an instructor of Pediatrics at the School of Medicine. Prior to
joining the Health Sciences Center in 2002, she served as a consultant to the
World Health Organization.
Terri Tilliss Receives an Award and a Fellowship
It’s been a very good year for Professor Terri Tilliss, RDH, MS, MA, co-chair
of the University of Colorado School of Dentistry’s Dental Hygiene Program.
She has recently been awarded the 2005 Ethel Covington Award and the
John C. Thiel Faculty Research Fellowship.
The Ethel Covington award, presented by the Colorado Dental Association
(CDA), recognizes the dental hygienist who, among other things, best exemplifies
the CDA’s mission to improve the oral health of the public while advancing
the art and science of dental hygiene.
The $5,000 Thiel Fellowship is awarded to researchers currently enrolled in
a PhD program. Tilliss is in the home stretch of a doctorate in health and behavioral
sciences at the University of Colorado Denver’s
downtown Denver campus. She hopes to defend her thesis this coming April.
Tilliss’ past accomplishments include Researcher of the Year from
the Oral/Dental Hygiene Group of the International Association for Dental Research
in 1999, the Warner Lambert/ADHA Excellence in Dental Hygiene Award in
2002, and being named Outstanding Instructor by the CU dental hygiene students,
also in 2000.
School of Dentistry Students Receive Scholarships
University of Colorardo School of Dentistry Dental Hygiene students Armantine
Maxwell and Marie Alston have both been awarded 2005-2006 American Dental Hygiene
Association Institute Scholarships.
The scholarships go to students who demonstrate a commitment to further the
discipline of dental hygiene through academic achievement, professional excellence,
and a desire to improve the public's overall health.
Dr. Howard Landesman Returns to Dental School
Effective October 31, Dr. Howard Landesman leaves his position as vice president
for development for UCD, and returns to the CU School of Dentistry as part-time
Director of External Affairs and Diversity.
After a seven-year tenure as dean of the CU School of Dentistry, Dr. Landesman
joined the Foundation last fall and made several significant contributions.
Under his leadership, the UCD development team exceeded their FY05 fundraising
goal.
Sgt. Kelly Casias Certified to Teach Homeland Security
Courses
Sgt. Kelly Casias of the UCD Police Department recently completed and is
certified to teach Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Law Enforcement Protective
Measures (LEPM) and Incident Command Training (IC) courses. He also completed
an Instructor Training Certification course (ITC). The courses are offered through
the Center for Domestic Preparedness, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The LEPM training program encompasses WMD related topics and scenario driven
practical exercises for the in-service training of law enforcement officers.
Training includes information on terrorist tactics and targeting, related WMD
hazards, indicators of terrorism, and protective measures taken by law enforcement
officers responding to a terrorist WMD event.
The Incident Command Training Course takes attendees through the entire spectrum
of command of a WMD terrorist event. The course provides instruction on WMD,
the incident command system coupled with the Federal response, and examines
the complexities of operational considerations and actions of command at a WMD
event.
The Instructor Training Certification Course provides instruction on job and
training task analysis, training risk and hazard analysis, developing learning
objectives and lesson plans, communication skills, instruction delivery and
delivery media, developing tests and conducting evaluations, and performing
after action reviews.
In addition, Sgt. Casias recently participated as an evaluator in the Sand
Table Top Exercise held Oct. 19 in the Denver metropolitan area. The exercise
was a simulation of a city-wide response to a ‘dirty bomb’ explosion
at the Pepsi Center.
Coronary Intervention Using 3D Technology Transmitted
Live
Cardiologists at the University of Colorado Hospital performed a live coronary
intervention during the 17th Annual Scientific Symposium of the Transcatheter
Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2005 Scientific Sympoisum. They used advanced
3D technology developed by University of Colorado faculty and imaging scientists
from Philips Medical Systems.
John Carroll, MD, clinical chief of cardiology at the University of Colorado
Hospital, was a member of the team who performed the intervention Oct. 17.
The live case highlighted Phillips’ Allura 3D-CA with TrueView, the FD-20
system with rotational angiography. These new technologies have improved visualization
and accuracy of lesion assessment and stent placement, while providing insight
into treatment planning for patients.
The procedure was transmitted live to the TCT 2005 symposium and viewed by
more than 20,000 cardiologists gathered from around the world. University of
Colorado Hospital was the only hospital in the region to be chosen to transmit
a live case.
TCT 2005, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, is the world’s
largest scientific symposium for physicians and health care professionals who
specialize in interventional vascular medicine and therapy.
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