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4.11-4.14
Tar Wars Student Art Exhibit
Dean's Lobby, 801 N. Rutledge
4.14
Health Matters
Gear Up, Lean into Health,
6 -
7:30 pm,
Capital Cruisers Motorcycle Club,
909 South 19
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St. Sponsored by SIU Office of Regional Programs in conjunction with the NAACP Health committee.
4.15
Health Matters
Barbershop Talk: Keeping It 100, 11 am - 1 pm, 210 W. Laurel, Springfield.
Sponsored by
SIU Office of Regional Programs in conjunction with the NAACP Health committee. For more info or to volunteer, contact
Patrice Jones
at 545-3815.
4.16
Easter
4.18 - 5.5
Sangamon County Student Art Exhibit
Dean's Lobby
4.18
Trainee Research Symposium for Medical Student and Residents
8 am, South Auditorium, 801 N. Rutledge St., Springfield
4.19
Employee Recognition Luncheon
11:45 am, Sangamo Club, 227 East Adams St., Springfield
4.20
8th Annual Symposium for Teaching and Learning
8 am - 3:30 pm, Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation, 228 W. Miller St., Springfield
4.20
SIU start-up company press conference
4:30 pm, South Auditorium. See article for details.
4.21
Student Day of Service
Enos Park. The students will do neighborhood chores, landscaping, radon assessment and fall risk assessments.
4.21
Trainee Research Symposium for Graduate Students
10 am, Guyon Auditorium and Rotunda, Morris Library, Carbondale
4.24 - 4.28
Training and Using Standardized Patients for Teaching and Assessment
SIU School of Medicine and Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation
4.25
LGBTQ: What You Need to Know
8:30 am - 12:30 pm, Lincoln Land Comm. College, Trutter Room. Free training to better understand and help LGBTQ clients. For more info or to register, contact Jonna Cooley, PhD at 528-5253.
4.25
Brown Bag Lunch
Child Abuse Awareness, noon - 1 pm, Dirksen Rm., Medical Library. See article for details.
4.28
Women's Power Lunch
Doors open 11 am, lunch 11:45 am, President Abraham Lincoln Hotel, 701 E. Adams St., Springfield. Featuring comedian and ovarian cancer survivor Karen Mills.
MAY
5.12
Operation Wellness Veteran's Resource Fair
8 am - 3 pm, 1600 Clear Lake Ave., Springfield. Hosted by the Salvation Army and SIU Office of Regional Programs. For more info or to volunteer, contact
Patrice Jones at 545-3815.
5.20
SIU School of Medicine Commencement
noon, University of Illinois Springfield
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PERSONNEL
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Welcome
Jay Winkleman, Security Guard, Capital Planning and Services
Martha Harter, Nurse Family Partnership Coordinator, Family and Community Medicine Core
Mary Southerlan
, Dental Hygienist, Family and Community Medicine Lincoln
Patricia Newman, LPN II, Family and Community Medicine Quincy
Jennifer Hunt, LPN II, Family and Community Medicine Springfield
Lori Donaldson, Certified Medical Assistant, Internal Medicine
Victoria Alexander, Clinic Nurse,
Lyndi Leesman, Clinic Nurse, and
Abby Verardi, Clinic Nurse, all Pediatrics
Jarnail Singh, Post Doctoral Fellow, Pharmacology
Kayla Dowds, Certified Medical Assistant, Surgery - Decatur
Farewell
Karen Pacha (retirement), Capital Planning and Service Operations
Tiffany Pranger, Clinical Affairs
Cindy Watts and
Kim Wenthe, Family and Community Medicine Decatur
Ashley Jones, Internal Medicine
Kimberly Midden, Medical Education
Natalie Williams, Psychiatry
Sarah Smysor, Surgery
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BLOG & LINKS
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Do you have a medical topic that's blog-worthy?
Would you like to share news about an event on Facebook but don't have a page?
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The
Civil Service Council would like to thank everyone who purchased herbs and vegetables during its recent sale.
We hope the location change due to rainy weather didn't inconvenience anyone.
And congratulations to
Roger Dunham, Hem/Onc at SCI, for winning the gardener's gift basket!
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SIU start-up company, Thiel Capital unite to advance herpes vaccine
 Everyone is invited to attend the announcement of a partnership that will advance herpes research developed at SIU School of Medicine. The special event begins at 4:30 pm, Thursday, April 20 in the South Auditorium, 801 N. Rutledge St., Springfield.
Thiel Capital, an investment firm led by PayPal founder and Facebook investor Peter Thiel, will be supporting the next phase of a clinical trial for a herpes vaccine developed by William Halford, PhD (left). Join us for this historic announcement. Please RSVP to Kerri Taylor by Tuesday.
For more information about Dr. Halford's work, see Aspects.
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Your voice counts. Talk to us today
The SIU SOM Employee Opinion Survey was emailed to everyone last month and reminders have been sent out periodically. The administrators want to know what you think of the organization--and today is the final day to have your say!
Look for the email from SUCCESS PROFILES and please participate in this confidential survey. Neither the SOM nor HealthCare has access to any individual information or data.
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2017 SCOPE awards 
The 24th annual edition of SCOPE, SIU's literary magazine, was celebrated at a luncheon on April 10 in the Pearson Museum. It contains short stories, poems and artwork submitted by students, faculty, staff, alumni and family members of the School.
Prizes were awarded to the top three entries in the categories of poetry, prose and visual art. The winners, selected by the editorial staff, received small monetary awards.
This year's prize-winning authors and artists were:
POETRY
1. Dr. Christine Todd
2. Asmita Dhukwa
3. Sarah Johnson
PROSE
1. Andrianna Stephens, MS3
2. Dr. Vince Thomalla,
3. Dr. Juliet Bradley
ART
1. Mary Corrigan Stjern
2. Joe Clemons, MS4
3. Dr. Vince Thomalla
Two SCOPE artists received additional accolades. The Dean's Choice Award went to Joe Clemons, MS4, for his painting "Made a Bet That Someone Would Lose the Election, Now I Have to Make a Poster" (above). The People's Choice Award went to Kevin Hascup, PhD, Neurology, for his photograph "Sunset Inside La Sagrada Familia."
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SCOPE editors Karie Schwertman and Steve Williams
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You can view a gallery of SCOPE artwork from past editions opposite the West Auditorium at 801 N. Rutledge. The gallery is a rotating showcase for selected photos, drawings and paintings created by SIU's talented "local" artists.
Note: A limited number of printed copies are available this spring. Alumni and Carbondale students will receive it via mail. Students on the Springfield campus will find copies in the student lounge and business center. Employees and staff can request a copy by contacting Public Relations, 217-545-2155.
View the e-version of the 2017 SCOPE here.
View some photos from the reception here.
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Looking up to surgeons
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Above, clockwise from bottom: Drs.
Nada Berry, Amanda Ross, Fraziska Huettner and Kelly Currie look surgical.
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Four doctors within the Division of Plastic Surgery teamed up with photographer Maria Ansley to recreate the look of The New Yorker's recent Health, Medicine & the Body Issue. The group participated in an online photo challenge that went viral, showing the variety of women and minorities now working in surgery. SIU plastic surgery faculty have graduated 23 female plastic surgeons and currently has five female residents, with two more joining this summer.
Also check out the group shot on our homepage.
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Students talk to lawmakers about higher ed
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Source: Sangamon County Medical Society
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Third-year medical students Christa Harlin, Taylor Tabatabai and Sian Best joined Dr. Laura Shea at the State Capitol on March 8 to talk with local legislators on behalf of higher education, the Sangamon County Medical Society and the Illinois State Medical Society. The group met with Sen. Andy Manar and Sen. Pat McGuire, chair of the Committee on Higher Education. They discussed the impact of the state budget impasse on higher education.
Dr. Shea will be attending the ISMS House of Delegates next week in Oak Brook as a member of the ISMS Board of Trustees.
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SIU Chancellor candidate forums
The finalists for the SIU Chancellor position will give presentations to the SIU community in the coming days. You are invited to attend the forums via videoconference. Watch from your desktop using this link (which requires Adobe Connect Add-In). A conference room has also been reserved for viewing. Note: You'll be able to hear the presentations but unable to ask questions.
The forums are 8:45 - 9:45 am, April 19, 25 and 27 in the Dirksen Conference Room, 801 N. Rutledge St. 4th Floor. If you would like to attend, please make arrangements with your supervisor.
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Teaching & Learning Symposium April 20
The Eighth Annual Symposium for Teaching and Learning will be held Thursday, April 20, at the MCLI, 228 W. Miller St. The day-long event begins at 8 am and includes presentations, panels and posters. A luncheon celebration will include recognition for SIU's Outstanding Educators. Proceedings will be simulcast to Lindegren Hall in Carbondale.
 This year's keynote speaker is Sayra Cristancho, PhD (right), assistant professor in the Department of Surgery and a scientist in the Centre for Education Research & Innovation at Western University, London, Ontario. Her address is titled 'Untangling Complex Clinical Situations: A Case for Systems Thinking in Medical Education.'
The event is sponsored by the departments of Medical Education, Psychiatry, Neurology, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Pharmacology, Residency Affairs and Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology. Preregistration is required. Register online at siumed.edu/cpd. (Click 'Calendar/ Registration.') Questions? Call the CPD at 545-7711.
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Protecting the most vulnerable April 25
 Do you know what to do if you suspect child abuse?
Child abuse awareness is the subject of the next Brown Bag Lunch discussion from noon - 1 pm, Tuesday, April 25 in the Dirksen Conference Room of the Medical Library. Panelists include
Dr. Careyana Brenham, FCM;
Dr. Mary Dobbins, Psychiatry; Shirley Johnson, executive director, Sangamon County Child Advocacy Center; and Betsy Goulet, DPA, University of Illinois - Springfield. Guests can also browse the child abuse prevention
exhibit while visiting the library.
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Women's Power Lunch April 28
Join us at the 8th annual Women's Power Lunch Against Cancer benefiting cancer research at Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU on Friday, April 28. This year's lunch features comedian and ovarian cancer survivor
Karen Mills
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The power lunch will be held at the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel, 701 E. Adams St., Springfield. Individual tickets are $50; tables of 10 are $500. Sponsorships are available by calling 217-545-3837 or registering online at
siumed.edu/cancer. Registration and networking will begin at 11 am. Lunch will be served at 11:45 am. The Women's Power Lunch Against Cancer celebrates and encourages mutual support among women as primary health caregivers in our communities.
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A healthy lunch
Did you miss spring break this year? Break your routine this spring by trying a 45-minute escape twice a week. Sign up for a Get Fit 'N' Healthy Lunchtime class. New sessions begin next week.
Tai Chi
- Mondays & Thursdays
11:45-12:30, April 17 to June 12
Yoga - Tuesdays & Fridays
12:45-1:30, April 18 to June 9
Visit the Get Fit website to sign-up. All classes are held in the SCI Side-by-Side Wellness Center.
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ACP's newest internists -- and chair!
Drs. Rexanne Caga-anan, Sharon Onguti, Mukal Bhattarai and Tamer Hudali, all Internal Medicine, flank Dr. Susan Hingle at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Hingle has been named Chair of the Board of Regents of the ACP, the national organization of internal medicine specialists. Her term began during ACP's annual scientific meeting held in San Diego on March 30-April 1. (more)
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2017 Group Quality Award
 Congratulations to Family and Community Medicine of Springfield, winner of the 2017 Group Quality Award, for its project "Improving the Hospital Transition Process: Optimizing Medication Reconciliation & Hospital Follow-up." The multiphase plan improved the care of SIU Center for Family Medicine's hospitalized patients and their transition to the ambulatory environment.
Team members include Dr. John Kreckman, Sharron Wise, Iris Wesley, Tammy Coulson, Lance Millburg, Lois Harber, Dr. Sandy Chiang, Dr. Waiz Wasey, Veronica Walk, Chris Nienajadly, Carol Nordstrom and Jill Leonard.
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Employee of the Month
 The April Civil Service Employee of the Month is Megan Matzat, a fellowship coordinator for the Infectious Diseases Division.
Her nominator said: "Since Megan joined the division in January 2016, she has kept the division running like a well-oiled machine, successfully coordinating call schedules of faculty, fellows and rotating residents and students. Megan also served as the ID fellowship program coordinator. She picked up the NI system on her own, ensured timely completion of all matters related to the ID fellowship program; interviews for prospective candidates went off without a hitch thanks to her superb organizational skills. She was invaluable in assisting our nurses with scanning documents and was instrumental in placing SIU logo apparel orders for the Department of Medicine. Megan is truly a joy to work with. She has exceptional interpersonal skills and is an approachable and trusted colleague. Her strong work ethic, superior organizational skills, reliability, and positive attitude make her an invaluable part of the SIU family."
Megan answered some questions for our profile.
1. How long have you worked at the School?
1 year & 4 months
2. What do you like best about your job?
I truly enjoy the people I work with. They have been welcoming since day one and continue to be kind individuals.
 3. What is the most unusual job you've held outside the School?
I was a cake decorator at Baskin Robbins throughout high school.
4. My hobbies are ...
My children. Reading. Baking.
5. My motto for living is ...
Everything happens for a reason.
6. I enjoy watching ...
'Parks and Recreation.' Over and over again.
7. What are you looking forward to this spring?
Enjoying the backyard with my two daughters.
8. If I had the time, I would like to learn ...
How to speak Spanish. I think it would be challenging and prove fruitful.
9. My idea of a great vacation is ...
Hiking in the Rocky Mountains
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Honorable mentions
Dr. Michael H. Kim
, Cardiology, received the Remarkable Reviewer Award from the journal Heart Rhythm.
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Junaia Carter, MD 5K
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Dr. Subhash Chaudhary, Pediatrics, finishes strong in Washington Park on April 8.
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This year's Junaia P. Carter, MD 5K Run/Walk had 124 registered participants and raised more than $3,000 for M.E.R.C.Y. Communities. A great representation of SIU SOM students and faculty as well as community members participated in the race. Thirty volunteers from SIU SOM, Springfield Road Runners Club, and M.E.R.C.Y. Communities helped the event to run smoothly, and their contributions were much appreciated.
And on the same day in a city down south ...
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St. Louis Half-Marathon
Six members of the Class of 2020 and one member of the PA Class of 2019 ran the St. Louis Half-Marathon on Saturday, April 8. Congrats to athletes Brendan Finnell, Kyle Gollon, Aaron Hancock, Katie Lincoln, Annie Richards (PA), McKenna Murphy and Mason Tippy.
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Donate a book to Enos on World Book Day, a special school-wide Casual Day April 21
SIU School of Medicine is hosting a special Casual Day on Friday, April 21, to collect new and gently used books for the Enos students to enjoy over the summer. Please drop off books suitable for grades K - 5 via your Casual Day coordinator or using the blue Enos bins around campus. (Examples include mystery and adventure, magic, sci fi, super heroes, humor, animals/pets, Junie B. Jones, Fancy Nancy, American Girl, Amelia Bedelia.) Cash and checks are also welcome and can be given to your casual day coordinator or sent to
Judy Harbison, MC 9602; please make payable to Enos Account #106751. Questions, contact
Hope Cherry at 545-3825.
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The Big Event: cleaning the Bottoms
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Dolly Oseni and Ticara Onyewuenyi
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Saturday, April 1 was
The Big Event Saluki Day of Service. It was SIUC's inaugural campus-wide day of service and involved hundreds of students. The project was designed "to preserve natural areas for the benefit of the people of Carbondale and to make these areas available for education and non-consumptive recreational pursuits." Katie Lincoln coordinated the activity for the Class of 2020. Eighteen classmates went to Green Earth, Inc. and helped clean up the Chautauqua Bottoms.
SIU School of Medicine's Student Day of Service is next Friday, April 21. The students, community coordinators and some faculty will help make improvements to the Enos Park neighborhood.
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Item drive for the Phoenix Center
 This spring the School of Medicine is collecting items to help the Phoenix Center, Springfield's LGBTQ community center. The service project is sponsored by the Civil Service Council and runs through June 30. Desired items include bed pillows, laundry detergent, cleaning products, paper products, disposable razors, body wash, deodorant, toothpaste, shampoo and conditioner. They can be donated at assorted locations across campus. Look for a box near you soon.
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Food donations needed & appreciated!
SIU Family Medicine would like to thank all SIU employees and departments for their continued support of the SIU Center for Family Medicine Food Pantry. We couldn't do it without the generous donations of our SIU family! Groups including the Medical Library, Human Resources, Internal Medicine, the Dean's Staff, the Civil Service Council and more have participated in Casual Days, food drives and Christmas collections.
The SIU Center for Family Medicine is designated as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), or community health center. Our patients, many of whom are struggling and homeless, truly appreciate your kindness - as do we. The smiles and relief on patients' faces when they visit the Food Pantry are something to see.
If you or your department would like to sponsor a food drive, it would be greatly appreciated. For more information, please contact Jeannette Waters at 747-0802.
We truly are making a difference in the lives of these patients and families every day!
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Microbiome clues could
aid endometriosis care
Cells that typically grow in the lining of the uterus can emerge in other places in the abdominal cavity where they don't belong, resulting in severe pain and infertility. The condition, called endometriosis, affects nearly 200,000 women annually in the U.S.
A new study by SIU Medicine scientist
Andrea Braundmeier-Fleming, PhD, could lead to an earlier diagnosis and new treatments for the disease. Dr. Braundmeier-Fleming has been awarded a $12,500 grant from the Endometriosis Foundation of America to help develop an analysis method that uses the patient's own microbiome (the collective term used to describe microbes within/on an individual's body) to check for the condition. SIU School of Medicine was one of 10 universities in the nation to receive this research funding. (
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Presentations
Dr. Sameer Vohra, JD
, Population Science & Policy, gave the keynote address, "Building a Regional Infrastructure for Illinois Children to Succeed," at the 2017 Annual Conference of EverThrive Illinois in Oak Lawn on April 5.
Carbondale Family and Community Medicine faculy and students gave a trio of poster presentations at the Society for Research on Child Development April 6 - 8 in Austin, Texas.
- M McCrary, M. Jamnik, L.F. DiLalla. Interaction of temperament and anxiety on aggressive social responses.
- M. Jamnik, E. Diaz, M. McCrary, L.F. DiLalla. Early childhood somatic symptoms and negative emotionality predict number of days sick in adolescence.
- E.B. Diaz, M.R. Jamnik, G.A. Casher, L.F. DiLalla. Parent personality, SES, and genes affect externalizing behaviors in early childhood.
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Media coverage 4.2.17 - 4.16.17
■ According to the Journal Gazette & Times Courier, Dr. Stephanie van Ulft, Psychiatry, will present on managing agitated behaviors in older adults at the Help for Aging Families Symposium & Resource Fair in Effingham, 4.13.17.
■ Cindy Davidsmeyer, SCI, previewed Passavant and SCI's Community Cancer Screening with WLDS, 4.12.17.
■ Laura Hepp Kessel, Office of Regional Programs, and the Havana Health Career Opportunities program she's helping facilitate, were featured in the Mason County Democrat, 4.11.17.
SIU System
President Randy Dunn
's visit to Laura's office was also featured in the Mason County Democrat.
■ SIU med students' Junaia P. Carter 5k Run/Walk was featured on Fox Illinois, 4.9.17.
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Dr. Harald Lausen
, CMO, spoke with The State Journal-Register about Illinois medical marijuana legislation and physicians' ability to certify patients, 4.8.17.
■ Dr. Lausen also discussed the shift from Molina Healthcare's managed-care Medicaid network to traditional fee-for-service with The State Journal-Register, 4.7.17.
■ According to WGEM, John Wood Community College will partner with SIU to provide a health occupations class this summer, 4.7.17.
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Source: The Pantagraph
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■ Dr. Tom Ala, Neurology, discussed a rare form of dementia with the Pantagraph, 4.7.17.
■ Brent Todd, Office of Regional Programs, discussed how Coles County students were introduced to careers in health care with the Journal Gazette & Times Courier, 4.7.17.
■ Kim Kinsell, HR, previewed the Clinical Employment Open House with Fox Illinois, 4.6.17.
■ According to the Bureau County Republican, Dr. Stacy Sattovia, Internal Medicine and CPD, presented at "The Opioid Crisis Next Door," 4.6.17.
■ Iris Wesley, FCM, discussed FCM's newest site in Lincoln with NPR's 21st Show, 4.4.17.
■ Fox Illinois reminded viewers to schedule their free head and neck cancer screening at Simmons Cancer Institute, 4.3.17.
■ Dr. Erhi Badejo, FCM Carbondale, spoke about autism awareness on WSIL-TV, 4.3.17.
■ According to The Southern, SIU Pediatrics' Children's Medical and Mental Health Resources Network is pooling area resources to combat child abuse, 4.2.17.
■ The Southern also spoke with Ginger Meyer, Pediatrics, about the need for such resources in southern Illinois, 4.6.17.
■ The Network, along with SIU Telehealth and Dr. Kathy Swafford, Pediatrics, is teaming up with Franklin County to further aid in child abuse prevention and treatment, according to The Southern, 4.7.17.
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