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Long Island Medical Briefs December 12, 2003
The New York Institute of Technology School of Allied Health and Life Sciences has been renamed the School of Health Professions, Behavioral and Life Sciences.
The new name represents a more contemporary view of the health professions, said Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee, NYIT's vice president for health science and medical affairs. It further supports the concept of the health care team where every member's expertise is valued through the unique perspective that they bring to the comprehensive and holistic care of patients.
The moniker was approved in a NYIT faculty vote and by NYIT President Edward Guiliano.
Courses for the school, which has more than 900 students studying for undergraduate and graduate degrees in everything from nursing to nutrition, are offered through NYIT's Manhattan, Old Westbury and Central Islip campuses.
They include classes in nursing, occupational therapy, psychology, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, nutrition science, behavioral sciences, biology, biomedical engineering, biomedical engineering technology, chemistry, clinical nutrition, criminal justice and life sciences.
Fonar drums up interest at radiology expo
MRI equipment maker Fonar Corp. took its show on the road last week, attracting a flurry of interest as it set up a Stand-Up MRI at the annual meeting and exhibit held by the Radiological Society of North American in Chicago.
The company, which said it hoped the interest would translate into sales, invited visitors to take a ride by sitting, standing or lying down in the device that Fonar is billing as a more effective and comfortable alternative to the traditional MRI.
Fonar also let people watch a video on a 42-inch flat screen TV that comes with the unit.
The Melville-based company is touting its device as a breakthrough in medical imaging, since it allows scans to be done while patients are in the positions where they experience pain or symptoms.
Conventional MRIs scan people lying down, which Fonar said lacks the flexibility to measure results that its Stand-Up MRI affords.
The Nov. 30-Dec. 4 meeting, which attracts about 60,000 radiologists, physicians and other medical professionals, is considered among the world's foremost showcases for medical imaging technology.
Judging from the unusually high volume of visitors we had at the exhibit, it's clear that the medical community is beginning to understand and appreciate the tremendous importance of upright imaging, Fonar CEO Dr. Raymond Damadian said.
Fonar has sold 59 Stand-UP MRI devices, but Damadian said he's hopeful that interest at the show will translate into sales for the firm the following year.
The traffic we enjoyed at the show is important to Fonar, Damadian said, because this level of end-of-year interest promises vigorous sales activity in 2004.
Radiologists Dr. J. Randy Jinkins of Downstate Medical Center in New York and Professor Francis W. Smith of the University of Aberdeen in Scotland gave presentations at the show on the benefits of using Fonar's flexible version of the MRI.
Southampton bows out of after-hours clinic
Southampton Hospital is ending its role as manager of the Pantigo Primary Care Center, an after-hours clinic in East Hampton, and turning over management to the doctor who has been at the clinic since it opened a little more than a year ago.
The hospital said the clinic's hours, services and location will remain the same once Dr. George Dempsey begins to run the clinic in January. Dempsey already served as the sole physician.
The Pantigo clinic, open weekdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, is located in Suite F of the East Hampton Healthcare Center.
The center was established with a grant from the New York State Department of Health and support from the East Hampton Healthcare Foundation to provide after-hours medical care.
The service is now well enough established to thrive on its own, said Southampton Hospital CEO Annette B. Leahy.
She said that the clinic receives about 300 visits from patients each month.
Southampton Hospital, Leahy added, will continue to provide laboratory, X-ray and mammography services at the East Hampton Healthcare Center, which also houses 11 medical practices and a pharmacy.
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