IV Fluid Shortage: Conservation at NM »
Last updated October 11, 2024 at 9:15 am The recent flooding from Hurricane Helene in North Carolina has resulted in the shutdown of a Baxter International plant that is the largest producer of IV fluids in the United States. Northwestern Medicine will receive a significantly limited amount of IV fluids for the foreseeable future. Updates are regularly posted to the IV Fluid Shortage page. |
Important Clinical Updates for: Respirator Fit Testing, UTI and ASB Guidelines, Sepsis Orders at all Inpatient Locations, and Clinical Guidelines From System P&T Committee »
October 3, 2024 | 4 min. read Individuals who wear a respirator must complete a medical evaluation, pass a fit test and receive respirator training every year. Effective October 1, urinary symptoms are required to order a urine culture or urinalysis with reflex to urine culture. New clinical guidelines for Droperidol and Sugammadex. Plus, updated clinical guideline for management of BiTE and new policy around risk evaluation and mitigation. |
Important Updates for Physicians
|
NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE NEWSNorthwestern Medicine Celebrates Advanced Practice Providers With Annual Excellence Awards »
October 3, 2024 | 5 min. read In celebration of National APP Week, APPs across the system were recognized for exemplary performance in clinical practice, professional achievement and leadership at annual award ceremonies.
Patients can now opt to use a Spanish version of MyNM. Plus, learn more about the MyNM enrollment campaign.
The goal is to improve well-being by decreasing the amount of unnecessary messages and the amount of time physicians and APPs are spending outside of working hours.
Shape the Future of NM by Taking the Engagement Survey From October 8 to 22 »
October 3, 2024 | 1 min. read All eligible employed and independent physicians will receive the Fall 2024 Engagement Survey at their NM email address on October 8.
|
PHYSICIANS YOU NEED TO KNOWPost-Intensive Care Unit Clinic Coming to Northwestern Medicine Fall 2024
September 5, 2024 | 3 min. read Jeffrey Huml, MD, and Melanie Stearns, MD, lead efforts to support patients and families after ICU discharge.
Sachin Patel, MD, PhD, Shares His Vision for Behavioral Health at NM
August 22, 2024 | 3 min. read Dr. Patel discusses supporting a growing program with expanded services and offerings for psychiatric care across NM while emphasizing increased access for patients, and shares what he looks forward to in the future.
Pilot program at Old Irving Park provides same-day evaluation and diagnostic services for stable patients.
|
CLINICAL NOTES AND NOTICESA Planned Epic Downtime Will Occur Sunday From 12:30 to 1:30 am CT
September 19, 2024 | 2 min. read Epic will be unavailable on September 22, from 12:30 to 1:30 am across NM due to a planned quarterly upgrade. A workflow customization freeze will begin September 17, at 4 pm. Epic News and Insights for September
September 19, 2024 | 4 min. read Learn about reordering from Chart Review, BPAs rebranding as OurPractice Advisories, plus more updates that physicians and advanced practice providers need to know. Clinical Informatics Update: Patients Can View and Download Medical Imaging, Track UpToDate CMEs Using Your NM Credentials, Plus New Outlook Security Features
August 22, 2024 | 5 min. read Patients can now view and download medical images through MyNM. Use your NM credentials to log in to UpToDate from Epic and link your CME credits. Information Services has implemented a phishing simulation program that will run year-round. |
HONORS AND RECOGNITIONSDinee Simpson, MD, Named to Fierce 50 of 2024
September 9, 2024 | 2 min. read Dinee Simpson, MD, chief of health equity and transplant surgeon at NMH, was recently recognized as a leader who is driving meaningful change in healthcare, pharma and biotech from Fierce Pharma. Alan Hauser, MD, PhD, Receives 2024 Tripartite Prize
August 26, 2024 | 2 min. read Alan Hauser, MD, PhD, professor and vice chair of Microbiology-Immunology, has been named the winner of the 2024 Tripartite Legacy Faculty Prize in Translational Science and Education. David N. Zull, MD, Receives Mecklenburg Award
June 27, 2024 | 2 min. read Emergency Medicine Physician David N. Zull, MD, was given the Gary A. Mecklenburg Distinguished Physician Award. |
FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE NEWSGordon Delivers Nemmers Prize Keynote Lecture
October 1, 2024 | 2 min. read Jeffrey Gordon, MD, a distinguished university professor at Washington University in St. Louis often referred to as the “father of microbiome research,” and recipient of the 2024 Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science, visited Feinberg’s campus to deliver the keynote lecture on September 30. Northwestern Receives $55 Million to Advance Health Research
August 29, 2024 | 2 min. read The Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute has received $55 million in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to accelerate development, evaluation and implementation of improved healthcare interventions. Hauser Named 2024 Tripartite Prize Awardee
August 26, 2024 | 1 min. read Alan Hauser, MD, PhD, professor and vice chair of Microbiology-Immunology, has been named the winner of the 2024 Tripartite Legacy Faculty Prize in Translational Science and Education. |
RESEARCH AND BREAKTHROUGHSExploring the Elusive Genetic Causes of Rare Autoimmune Disease
October 2, 2024 | 2 min. read A team of international scientists has uncovered the genetic underpinnings of a rare, inherited autoimmune disorder. NM Physicians Perform First-of-Its-Kind Double-Lung Transplant to Save the Life of Patient With Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer
September 25, 2024 | 3 min. read In a pioneering medical breakthrough at Northwestern Medicine, surgeons have successfully performed a double-lung transplant on a patient with stage 4 colorectal cancer who had limited time to live. Combination Treatment Extends Survival in Advanced Bladder Cancer
September 17, 2024 | 2 min. read Immunotherapy administered before and after chemotherapy along with surgical removal of the bladder improved survival compared to chemotherapy alone in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer. |
Northwestern Memorial
312.926.2000 |
Central DuPage
630.933.1600 |
Lake Forest
847.234.5600 |
Delnor
630.208.3000 |
Kishwaukee
815.756.1521 |
Valley West
815.786.8484 |
Marianjoy
630.909.8000 |
©2024 by Northwestern Medicine® and Northwestern Memorial HealthCare. Northwestern Medicine® is a trademark of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, used by Northwestern University.
|
At least 1 in 4 women reports discomfort and a negative impact on her quality of life from a pelvic floor disorder, including pelvic organ prolapse, urinary tract symptoms or incontinence, and fecal incontinence.
Moreover, nearly 1 in 5 women will undergo surgery for a pelvic floor disorder with a 30 percent risk of needing repeat surgery. With the increased prevalence of pelvic floor disorders with aging, treatment for women with these disorders is expected to increase by 40 percent over the next 40-years—from 28 million in 2010 to 43 million in 2050. Northwestern Medicine Women’s Integrated Pelvic Health Program
The Women's Integrated Pelvic Health Program provides a unique opportunity to deliver comprehensive health care for women with pelvic floor disorders from a range of specialists, including Urogynecologists, Urologists, Colorectal Surgeons, and Physical therapists. We are proud to offer a transdisciplinary approach in which specialists from different disciplines work jointly to develop innovative, integrated care plans that move beyond discipline-specific approaches to address common pelvic floor problems. Both the physicians and facilities offer state of the art resources to ensure the highest quality evaluation, medical and surgical care to women with incontinence and prolapse. Our internationally renowned faculty members are among the first specialists recognized by the American Boards of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Urology in Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery and provide comprehensive clinical care and minimally invasive surgical treatments for pelvic floor disorders, childbirth injury, complications from gynecologic surgery (fistulas), and congenital genitourinary disorders. We offer comprehensive evaluation and treatment at three fully equipped clinical sites: Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Lake Forest Hospital, and Central DuPage Hospital. |
Message from the Division Chief
Program Resources and FacilitiesThe physical resources of the IPHP, Prentice Women's Hospital and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, provide a unique opportunity to deliver comprehensive health care for women with pelvic floor disorders from a range of specialists, including:
Both the physicians and facilities offer state-of-the-art resources to ensure the highest quality evaluation, medical and surgical care to women with incontinence and prolapse. Our physicians are national leaders in minimally invasive pelvic reconstructive surgery (performing the first robotic reconstructive procedures in Chicago) and sacral nerve stimulation for urinary and fecal incontinence. |