July 20, 2009

 

MANDATORY CODE OF CONDUCT & HIPAA TRAINING - It is mandatory for all faculty members, officers, full-and part-time employees, students, and volunteers to complete this training by July 31, 2009.The two-part, on-line session consists of:

Code of Conduct (10-15 minute "open book" quiz on the Code) 

HIPAA Awareness (24 minute refresher on HIPAA Privacy and Security)

Please click on link below to access training:

http://www.nyumc.org/hccs_web/logon/html/checkmain.html

 

CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Harold Brem who received the NIH Recovery Act Administrative Supplement and the Supplement for Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators.

 

PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS:  

The Transplant Surgery team presented the following abstracts at the International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS) 15^th Annual International Congress in New York, NY:

•  "Efficacy Of Pre-Transplant Trans-Arterial Chemo-Embolization In Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma." Vincent Peyregne, Ahmed Fahmy, Devon John, Thomas Diflo, Glyn Morgan, Lewis Teperman on 7/8/09.
•  "Predictors Of Tumor Recurrence In Liver Transplantation For HCC." Ivaylo Mitsiev, Ahmed Fahmy, Vincent Peyregne, Devon John, Thomas Diflo, Glyn Morgan, Lewis Teperman on 7/8/09.
•  "Pre-Transplant Imaging Correlate Poorly With Explant Pathology In Liver Transplantation For Hepatocellular Carcinoma." Ahmed Fahmy, Ivo Mitsiev, Vincent Peyregne, Thomas Diflo, Devon John, Glyn Morgan, Lewis Teperman on 7/9/09.
•  "Macrosteatosis And Influence Of The Critical Care Management Before Recovery Of Organs In Deceased Donors." Vincent Peyregne, Muriel Rabilloud, Ahmed Fahmy, Devon John, Thomas Diflo, Glyn Morgan, Lewis Teperman on 7/9/09.

 

Dr. Lewis Teperman gave a talk on 7/10/09 at the ILTS 15^th Annual International Congress in New York, NY: "Transmission of Infectious and Malignant Disease."

Dr. Lewis Teperman gave a poster presentation on 7/11/09 at the ILTS 15^th Annual International Congress in New York, NY: "Emtricitabine/Tenofovir DF (FTC/TDF) Fixed Dose Combination In Patients With Normal And Impaired Renal Function Post Orthotopic Liver Transplant (OLT) For Prevention Of Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) Recurrence In The Presence Or Absence Of HBIG: Updated Safety Analysis."  Lewis Teperman, James Spivey, Fred Poordad, Thomas Schiano, Derek Coombs, Jane Anderson, David Oldach, Franck Rousseau.

 

Dr. Lewis Teperman co-authored the following abstract presented at the ILTS 15^th Annual International Congress in New York, NY:

• "MRI Features Of HCC Do Not Predict Microvascular Invasion In Liver Transplant For Hepatocellular Carcinoma." Emma Robinson, Hersh Chandarana, Leonid Droxhinin, Cristina Hajdu, Ruliang Xu, Lewis Teperman, Bachir Taouli.

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