Summer 2009

Lead Story

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   A Sign of Change in South Madison: Understanding the Wingra/Access Community Health Centers Partnership

   On July 1, 2009, the UW Health Wingra Family Medical Center began an innovative partnership with Access Community Health Centers (Access), a Madison-based nonprofit organization that provides affordable health care for low-income and underserved populations.

Education

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   Teaching Family Physicians the Art of Prenatal Ultrasound

   For many pregnant women, fetal ultrasound scans are a routine—and usually joyous—part of prenatal care.

   Most of the time, these scans are performed by sonographers and the results read by radiologists. However, a small percentage of family physicians are getting the necessary training to perform prenatal ultrasounds themselves—a choice that can offer unique benefits to patient and doctor alike.

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   Hellos and Goodbyes: The Scoop on New and Graduating DFM Residents

   Each July, a new group of residents joins the Department of Family Medicine (DFM), and at the same time, many old friends graduate and move on to the next stage of their careers.

Research

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   Research Aims to Optimize the Drug Court System

   When people with substance use disorders commit a crime, one alternative to incarceration may be participation in a drug treatment court (DTC).

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   Community Research Project Supports Healthier Lifestyles for Wisconsin American Indian Families

   Life on a northern Wisconsin Indian reservation can pose a challenge to healthy living. Just like in an inner city, it may be difficult to find fresh fruits and vegetables and safe places to walk, play, and exercise.

Patient Care

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   A Tip from Toyota: Sun Prairie Clinic Embraces Japanese-Style Inventory Management

   The UW Health Sun Prairie Clinic is running lean and mean after adopting a "just-in-time" inventory management system inspired by Toyota.

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   Occupational Health Comes to Wausau Clinic

   Patients in Wausau who need occupational health and workers' compensation services have a new place to go for their care: the UW Health Wausau Family Medicine Clinic.