Clinical Update: Pneumococcal Vaccine Updates, New IVIG Standardized Dosing and More From System P&T Committee, Plus Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship Tipsheet Now Available in Epic
April 18, 2024 | 4 min. read System Pharmacy and Therapeutics provide pneumococcal vaccine updates, a new clinical protocol for intravenous immune globulin standardized dosing, cytotoxic and biologics dose-rounding policy updates and system insulin product standardization information. Plus, ADSP highlights the importance of the Right Drug, Right Dose and Right Duration with three easy clicks in NM Epic. |
NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE NEWSGERDbot Gives Patients Faster Access to Care
April 18, 2024 | 3 min. read John E. Pandolfino, MD, and Gwen M. Cassidy, APRN, leverage artificial intelligence to connect patients with GERD to faster care virtually while freeing up appointments for patients with more severe diseases.
NM Rehabilitation Goes Virtual
April 18 2024 | 2 min. read Telehealth option improves access and offers the same excellent quality physical therapy as in-person care.
Rhythm Evaluation for Anticoagulation (REACT-AF) Trial Now Open for Enrollment
April 18, 2024 | 1 min. read Rod S. Passman, MD, pioneers use of smartwatches for stroke prevention in patients with AFib.
Pre-operative Total Joint Health Assessment Now Required
April 18, 2024 | 1 min. read Beginning this month, patients scheduled for an elective, primary total hip or knee arthroplasty will be asked to complete a pre-operative Patient-Reported Outcome questionnaire to comply with new Medicare requirements.
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PHYSICIANS YOU NEED TO KNOWPhysicians Celebrate Doctors' Day by Recognizing Peers for Outstanding Contributions
April 2, 2024 | 4 min. read This special recognition celebrates everyday examples of how physician colleagues shine as skilled clinicians, serve as leaders and embody the core values of NM.
TT-Maze Procedure Offers Advantages for Certain Patients to Stop Afib
February 22, 2024 | 2 min. read Andrei Churyla, MD, and Jessica Delaney, MD, discuss the benefits of the procedure that may be an option for patients who have no additional cardiac comorbidities outside of AFib.
Patrick M. McCarthy, MD, Contributes to New National Guideline Issued by AHA and ACC
February 8, 2024 | 2 min. read The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology, along with several other leading medical associations, have issued a new guideline for preventing and optimally managing atrial fibrillation.
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CLINICAL NOTES AND NOTICESQventus Perioperative Platform Is Live
April 2, 2024 | 2 min. read The new platform for locating OR availability goes live at all NM hospitals and surgery locations today. Clinical Update: Number of Patients With Measles Increasing Across the U.S., and Updates to Restricted Antimicrobial Use Criteria at NM
March 21, 2024 | 2 min. read As measles cases continue to increase both locally and across the country, Northwestern Medicine is offering resources for clinical staff to identify and treat patients with the virus. Plus, ADSP has launched system formulary guidance tools and workflows that foster shared decision-making among primary care teams, physicians, Infectious Disease and ADSP for restricted antimicrobial use criteria. Good Hand Hygiene Is the Best Way to Prevent Spread of Infections, Plus Learn How to Win an NM Backpack
March 15, 2024 | 2 min. read Get back to basics on cleaning hands to keep staff, patients and visitors safe. |
HONORS AND RECOGNITIONSMagdy Milad, MD, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From APGO
March 21, 2024 | 1 min. read Dr. Milad is recognized by the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics for his career-long, noteworthy contributions. The award honors leaders who have demonstrated consistency of work in further the goals of academic medicine. ‘Father of Microbiome Research’ Awarded 2024 Nemmers Prize in Medical Science
January 18, 2024 | 2 min. read Jeffrey Gordon, MD, a distinguished university professor at Washington University in St. Louis, is the recipient of the 2024 Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science at Northwestern University. Congratulations to Physicians Recognized With Honors
December 21, 2023 | 6 min. read Join NM in celebrating the honors and accolades awarded to physicians in specialties across the system this year. |
FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE NEWSTrailblazing Biochemist Delivers Kimberly Prize Lecture
April 16, 2024 | 3 min. read Influential biochemist Craig M. Crews, PhD, who pioneered the pharmaceutical field of targeted protein degradation, delivered the second Kimberly Prize in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Lecture to a full auditorium of Feinberg faculty, staff, fellows and students. 2024 Population Health Forum Rallies Public Health Workers and Allies From Across Illinois
April 9, 2024 | 2 min. read Health experts from across the state visited Northwestern for the fifth annual Population Health Forum, focusing on maternal health, racial disparities, endemic violence and other pressing public health issues. Eminent Epidemiologist Mercedes Carnethon Named Chair of Preventative Medicine
April 3, 2024 | 2 min. read Mercedes Carnethon, PhD, vice chair and Mary Harris Thompson Professor of Preventive Medicine and co-chair of the Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure Committee at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, has been named chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine, effective September 1. |
RESEARCH AND BREAKTHROUGHSDeploying Polygenic Risk Scores in Primary Care Settings
April 17, 2024 | 3 min. read A multi-institutional team of investigators have developed a new framework for supporting healthcare providers in implementing polygenic risk score-based testing into primary care settings. One in Four U.S. Adolescents Identify as Non-Heterosexual, Comparative Analysis Finds
April 12, 2024 | 2 min. read A recent NM comparative analysis of national survey results found that one in four U.S. adolescents in grades 9 through 12 reported their sexual identity as non-heterosexual. Developing Tools to Explore DNA Methylation
April 11, 2024 | 1 min. read An NM study has detailed the development of a machine learning model to predict DNA methylation status in cell-free DNA by its fragmentation patterns. |
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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. |