News - Special Events

Henry Ford Medical Center-Cottage to Host Clambake Sept. 11

Sept. 2, 2010

MEDIA CONTACT: David Olejarz
dolejar1@hfhs.org
313.874.4094

FOR TICKETS:
www.henryford.com/giving
313.876.9871

Henry Ford Medical Center-Cottage to Host Clambake Sept. 11

GROSSE POINTE FARMS - The second annual Clambake at the Cottage will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11 on the grounds of the Henry Ford Medical Center-Cottage, 159 Kercheval.

The fund-raising event, which includes a clambake-style supper, live auction and entertainment, benefits Cottage's Senior Services Program, a new health resource for seniors 55 and older to be introduced in 2011.

It will provide medical assessments of a patient's memory and cognitive level and their balance and risk for falls as well as consults about nutrition and their medications. A team of health care professionals will also coordinate doctor appointments, testing, home care visits and delivering medical equipment as a means to improve the patient's quality of life.

Tickets start with a special Next Generation level of $99 per person (or 99 clams) for attendees aged 21 to 35. General tickets are $175 per person (175 clams) and increase with added benefits and recognition. For a pre-glow event from 6 - 7 p.m., tickets start at $250.

To purchase tickets or for more information, visit http://www.henryford.com/giving
or call 313.876.9871.

HF Production System LEAN Training for Health Care

CONTACT:
Krista Hopson
Krista.Hopson@hfhs.org

The Henry Ford Production System LEAN Training for Health Care

DETROIT - The Henry Ford Production System LEAN training for health care takes place Sept. 16-17, 2010 at Henry Ford Health System

The two-day course is a didactic and hands-on introduction to LEAN management philosophy and manufacturing-based work rules and tools designed to prepare physicians, administrators, and technical support staff for the realities and potential successes of practicing in a LEAN environment. The sessions are not only oriented to laboratory medicine but also adapted to the processes encountered in clinical services as well.

The concept of focusing on design of work, across silos of control, according to defined rules of change and design as practiced in the manufacturing industry is very pertinent to all in healthcare. The challenge for leaders is to adapt these successful approaches, which engage the entire workforce, to our unique environment in health care.

Henry Ford has been doing that across the laboratories of the Henry Ford Health System through its Deming-inspired culture - the Henry Ford Production System. This approach is now being adopted in the clinical services of our Transplant Institute, Operating Room Services, Outpatient Clinics, Cardiac Surgery and Behavioral Services. The practical experiences over four years, especially the challenges and leadership required to change to that culture, are shared in the two-day LEAN training course.

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

Describe and implement effective process improvements based on manufacturing base production principles
Adopt unique measurement tools based on the scientific method of data collection to identify and analyze defective processes in surgical pathology laboratories
Select leadership and organizational structures for successful transformation to implement LEAN as a continuously learning, evolving and improving workforce culture
Manage empowered teams of 'expert' workers
Understand how new technology can be adapted to promote and sustain LEAN concepts of work

The program consists of 15.5 CME hours of education class-time.

For a full course description, agenda and on-line registration, go to:
http://www.henryford.com/hfproductionsystem

Two Classic Fund-raisers Benefit HFWBH Spine Program

MEDIA CONTACT:
Dwight Angell
Dwight.Angell@hfhs.org

FOR TICKETS: www.henryford.com/wine

Two Classic Fund-raisers Benefit Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital Spine Program

DETROIT - Henry Ford has paired two classic events into one unique
wine-themed evening benefiting spine research and programs at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital.

RARE! and Vin Voyage will be held Friday, August 27. Michigan's Master Sommeliers Madeline Triffon, M.S., and Claydia Tyagi, M.S., will share their expertise in wine at both events.

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At Rare!, serious fine wine enthusiasts can experience an eclectic collection of the world's rare wines paired with a gourmet strolling dinner provided by the creative culinary team led by Matt Prentice at the luxurious Coach Insignia, in the GM Renaissance Center. The event will celebrate a line-up of local, national and international wines to excite the palate of the most seasoned wine aficionado.

Rare! will be held from 6:30-11 p.m. Tickets for RARE! are $500. A $1,000 a person ticket is also available and includes an overnight stay at the Detroit Marriott at the GM Renaissance Center.

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Vin Voyage, held in the GM Renaissance Center's Wintergarden, will feature a strolling wine-tasting and dinner with food and wine pairings provided by the Matt Prentice Restaurant Group. Wine lovers will enjoy this fun-filled event celebrating wine and food cultures both locally and from around the world. This larger, less-formal event is designed to take wine lovers of all levels on an adventure in food and wine.

Vin Voyage will be held from 7-11 p.m. Tickets are $150 per person or $250 per couple.

Event Co-chairs for the paired events are Debbie and Michael Berger of West Bloomfield, Julia and Carl Camden of Bloomfield Hills, and Elspeth and Gerard van Grinsven of Franklin.

Attendees for both events must be 21 or older. Tickets can be purchased at www.henryford.com/wine.

Proceeds from both events will support the Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital's Multidisciplinary Spine Program, which provides patients the combined expertise of neurosurgery and orthopaedic spine surgery to treat all disorders of the spine and spinal cord, and traumatic injury to the spine and brain. Henry Ford's multidisciplinary team performs state-of-the-art diagnostic studies and medical, interventional, and surgical services, with an emphasis on minimally invasive surgery and complex spine reconstruction techniques.

Iron Chef Cook Off

CONTACT: Carey Chesney
248-325-0269
Cchesne1@hfhs.org

MEDIA ALERT

Iron Chef Gourmet Cook Off: Heart To Heart...Mano A Mano

WHAT: Gerard van Grinsven, President & CEO, and Sven Gierlinger,
Administrator of Hospitality Services, both with Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, are facing each other in a gourmet cook off. This epic battle will be moderated by Frank "DK Chairman" Turner, Executive Chef, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital.

WHEN: Noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 8

WHERE: Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, Demonstration Kitchen
6777 West Maple Rd.

WHY: To raise funds toward Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital's
fundraising goal of $27,500 for the American Heart Association.

For a suggested donation of $2,750, you can be a Sous Chef during the cook off.
For a suggested donation of $275, you can reserve one of 15 front row seats.
For a suggested donation of $27.50, you can be an audience member.

For more information or to register for the event, contact Cat Smith with the American Heart Association: catherine.a.smith@heart.org.

Dine with Metro Area’s Finest Chefs

MEDIA CONTACT:
Dwight Angell, dwight.angell@hfhs.org

To purchase tickets: www.henryford.com/diningwiththemasters

Dine with Metro Area's Finest Chefs

DETROIT - Guests attending the annual Dining with the Masters will have a tableside seat for a five-course meal prepared by executive chefs from more than 20 well-known metro area restaurants.

The unique dining experience will feature a chef from each restaurant cooking tableside for 12 guests at the second annual event Monday, June 21 at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel, 1114 Washington Boulevard, in Detroit.

The event also will feature a silent auction of one-of-a-kind artwork donated by Detroit area artists including Douglas Chick, Janet Kelman, Peter Griz, Monte Nagler, and Gilda Snowden.

Proceeds benefit Henry Ford Hospital's organ transplant program, one of only two multi-organ transplant centers in Michigan. Since its first organ transplant in 1968, the lives of more than 4,700 patients have been saved by an organ transplant.

WXYZ-TV Channel 7 Action News anchor Carolyn Clifford will emcee the event, to be held from 6 - 11 p.m. Dress attire is cocktail. Event co-chairs are Suzanne Gilson and Peggy Goldberg, both of Bloomfield Hills, and Mary Abouljoud of Grosse Pointe Park. Two special awards will be presented:

Beth Rubinstein, a Henry Ford liver transplant from Commerce Township, will be honored with the Celebration of Life Award for founding the Transplant Living Community, a program that helps patients cope with lifestyle changes before and after an organ transplant.
Bill Madek of Sterling Heights, Rob Hayes of Clawson and Mark Hall of Cholchester, Ontario, members of Henry Ford's organ procurement program LifeShare, will be honored with the Transplant Legacy Award.

To purchase tickets or obtain information, visit www.henryford.com/diningwiththemasters

Participating chefs and their restaurants are:

Jake Abrahams of Tallulha Wine Bar & Bistro, Birmingham
John Acedillo of the Detroit Music Hall's Jazz Café, Detroit
Jim Barnett and David Viviano of The Westin Book Cadillac, Detroit
Jim Bologna of the Rubgy Grille at The Townsend Hotel, Birmingham
Colin Brown of the Royal Park Hotel, Rochester
Christian Borden of Atlas Global Bistro, Detroit
Juli Camden, guest chef
Marc Djozlija of Wolfgang Puck Grille, Detroit
Larry Duren of the Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit
Jeremy Grandon of Jeremy Restaurant and Bar, Keego Harbor
Andy Hollyday of Michael Symon's Roast, Detroit
Jamie Kalmus of Northern Lakes Seafood, Bloomfield Hills
James Leonardo of Vinology, Ann Arbor
Benjamin Meyer of Chen Chow Brasserie, Birmingham
Jim Oppat of Andiamo Restaurant, Warren
Guy Pelino of Mario's, Detroit
Brian Polcyn of Forest Grill, Birmingham
Paddy Rawal of Mumbai, East Lansing
Greg Reyner of Café Muse, Royal Oak
Lorin Shipps of Bistro Renaissance, Dexter
Frank Turner of Henry's Café, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital

Free Summer Sports Camp

MEDIA CONTACT:
Krista Hopson
khopson1@hfhs.org

CAMP REGISTRATION:
313-869-8081

Henry Ford Hospital Sponsors Free Summer Sports Camp

DETROIT - Certified athletic trainers from the Henry Ford Hospital's Center for Athletic Medicine will share their expertise with Detroit area youth at the annual Reggie McKenzie Foundation Summer Sports Camps.

The sports camps are designed to teach young athletes the fundamentals of each sport as well as good sportsmanship.

The 37th annual program includes a free football camp, coordinated by Kyle McKenzie who is this year's camp director. Former European basketball player Glynn Blackwell is camp director of the boys and girls basketball clinics; pro golfer Lindsey Mason, III, is director of the golf clinic; and Coach Les Hale of Renaissance High School will conduct the track and field clinic.

Henry Ford's athletic trainers will lead morning and afternoon warm-ups and facilitate discussions on eating right and hydration for performance enhancement, strength training, and other sports and health issues.

Free clinics include:

Golf Clinic, 4 - 6 p.m., June 7-10, Rogell Golf Course, Berg Road & 7 Mile Road
Track and Field Clinic, 3 - 5 p.m. June 15 - 17
Football Clinic, 9 - 11:30 a.m. for ages 8-13; and 3 - 5:30 p.m., for high school students, June 22-24
Girls' Basketball Clinic, ages 10-18, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., June 28 - July 2
Boys' Basketball Clinic, ages 10-18, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., July 12 - 16.

There is a $25 per person lunch fee for each basketball clinic. Except where indicated, all clinics are held at Highland Park Community High School, 15900 Woodward Avenue in Highland Park.

Please call 313 869-8081 to register.

Learn How to Effectively Handle Difficult Parenting Issues

MEDIA CONTACT:
Krista Hopson
khopson1@hfhs.org

CLASS INFORMATION:
1-800-HENRYFORD.

Learn How to Effectively Handle Difficult Parenting Issues

DETROIT - Would you like to be more effective as a parent and have more fun and confidence raising your children?

Henry Ford Health System's Behavioral Health Services is offering a "Love & Logic" program, a series of nationally recognized classes for parents who want to improve their skills in handling difficulties with raising children.

The Love & Logic class will be held for four Thursdays, beginning June 3, from 6 - 8 p.m. at Henry Ford Medical Center - Troy, 2825 Livernois.

The course is designed to share practical skills that can be used immediately to address many day-to-day parenting frustrations. The class is for parents with children ages 2 to 20 and focuses on using a positive approach to parenting in order to address such problems as defiance, irresponsibility, arguing, sibling rivalry, motivation, school performance, respect of others, and family cooperation.

The class assists parents in improving family dynamics without getting angry, using punishments, giving threats, or getting into power struggles with their kids. The course uses lecture, group discussion, videos, stories, and workbooks.

"Facilitating therapists have all been trained by the Love & Logic Institute in Colorado, and have at least ten years of education and experience in providing child and family therapy at Henry Ford's outpatient clinics," says Greg Oliver, child and adolescent psychologist for Henry Ford Health System's Behavioral Health Services.

For the start dates, times and any questions, call 1-800-HENRYFORD.

Implications for the Future of Personalized Medicine

MEDIA CONTACT: Krista Hopson
khopson1@hfhs.org

Symposium: Implications for the Future of Personalize Medicine

DETROIT - Are Americans ready to glimpse into the future of their health?

On May 27, researchers with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), along with Group Health Cooperative in Seattle and Henry Ford Health System, will debate and discuss that question during the one-day symposium "Multiplex Initiative: Implications for Personalized Medicine."

Media are invited to attend the symposium. It will be held from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit.

Various implications for personalized medicine - based on the four institutions' joint study, the Multiplex Initiative - will be highlighted during the symposium:

If We Build It, Will They Come? Creating a Research Infrastructure for Multiplex Genetic Testing. Presented by Andy Baxevanis, NHGRI.
How to Build a Genetic Test in Five Easy Steps. Presented by Lawrence Brody, NHGRI.
Social Group Participating in the Multiplex Project. Presented by Sharon Hensley Alford, Henry Ford Hospital.
Profile of Multiplex Testers: Implications for Patient-Physician Interactions. Presented by Colleen McBride.
What Did Participants Want to Know about Multiplex Testing? Implications for Decisions Support Systems. Presented by Christopher Wade, NHGRI.
Informing Patients of their Genetic Risks: Effects on Health Care Seeking. Presented by Robert Reid and Eric Larson, Group Health Cooperative.
If Given a Choice, How Much and What Disease-Risk Feedback Would Participants Want? Presented by Barbara Biesecker, NHGRI.
Potential for Early Intervention; Parents' Views of Multiplex Testing for their Children. Presented by Ken Tercyak, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University.

The Multiplex Initiative investigated the interest level of healthy, young, insured adults in receiving genetic susceptibility testing for eight common conditions. The two-year study looked at how people who decided to take the test would interpret and use the results in making their own health care decisions in the future.

About 2,000 patients took part in the Multiplex Initiative. Of those, 266 agreed to do the free multiplex genetic testing which can detect common variants of genes that slightly alter the chances of acquiring particular diseases. Researchers at Henry Ford, a major health provider in metropolitan Detroit, randomly selected individuals between the ages of 25 and 40 to participate in the study.

The term "multiplex" refers to performing multiple genetic tests using the same blood sample. The test used for the study was designed to yield information about 15 different genes that play roles in type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, and malignant melanoma.

On average, those who get tested in the Multiplex Initiative received results indicating that they carry four to 10 risk versions of individual genes. However, having a risk version of one of the 15 genes on the multiplex genetic test does not mean that a person is certain to get the condition - only that he or she might have a greater chance of developing the disorder. There are many things other than genetics that contribute to the risk of common diseases, including lifestyle factors such as diet, exercise, smoking, and sun exposure.

Once enrolled, participants were asked to review information online about the multiplex genetic test and to decide whether they were interested in taking the test. Those who agreed to testing met with a research educator, who provided more information about the risks and benefits of testing and obtained the patient's written consent.

Test results were mailed to participants. Trained research educators called the participants to help them interpret and understand their results. The study also included follow-up interviews with participants three months after receiving their results.

To protect patient privacy, test results obtained during the Multiplex study were destroyed by Henry Ford Health System; they do not automatically become a part of participants' medical records. But participants who wanted to share their test results with their health care providers could do so.

The Multiplex Initiative study team included: Colleen McBride, Ph.D., senior investigator and chief of NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch; Lawrence Brody, Ph.D., senior investigator in the NHGRI Genome Technology Branch; Henry Ford epidemiologist Sharon Hensley Alford, Ph.D., M.P.H., who led the Detroit-based team; Eric B. Larson, M.D., M.P.H., executive director of the Group Health Center for Health Studies, who led the Seattle group; and Robert Reid, M.D., Ph.D., Group Health Cooperative's associate medical director for preventive care.

Learn more about the Multiplex Symposium at http://research.nhgri.nih.gov/Events/Multiplex/

Henry Ford Hosts Live Autism Q&A on Facebook

MEDIA CONTACT:
Krista Hopson
Krista.Hopson@hfhs.org

Henry Ford Hosts Live Autism Q&A on Facebook

WHAT: The Henry Ford Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities (CADD) will discuss ways to empower your child to face the challenges of autism during a live Clickcast session - a social media platform hosted on Facebook that combines video conference with interactive text.

The chat will connect participants with CADD experts to answer questions about Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), a group of developmental disabilities that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention estimates that an average of 1 in 110 children in the U.S. has an ASD.

Anyone with a Facebook account can participate in the live chat.

WHO: Tisa M. Johnson-Hooper, M.D., a pediatrician at Henry Ford and part of the CADD team.

WHEN: 2 p.m. Friday, May 14

WHERE: On Facebook at http://apps.facebook.com/clickcast/autismanswers

Henry Ford Hosts Free Hearing Screenings

MEDIA CONTACT:
Krista Hopson
khopson1@hfhs.org

EVENT INFO & REGISTRATION:
www.henryford.com/Classes, or
1-800-HENRYFORD

Henry Ford Hosts Free Hearing Screenings, Seminars in May

DETROIT - Henry Ford Hospital's Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery - Division of Audiology is hosting two days of free events in May, including hearing screenings, to raise awareness about the importance of hearing health and the challenges of living with hearing loss.

Thursday, May 13:

9 - 10:30 a.m. Living with Hearing Loss Seminar
Presented by hearing loss advocate and Henry Ford hearing aid technician Liz Kobylak, this talk will focus on the everyday challenges of living with hearing loss and the devices that can assist in better hearing.
12:30 - 2 p.m. Free Hearing Screenings

Friday, May 14:

9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Free Hearing Screenings
2:30 - 4 p.m. Living with Hearing Loss Seminar
Presented by hearing loss advocate and Henry Ford hearing aid technician Liz Kobylak, this talk will focus on the everyday challenges of living with hearing loss and the devices that can assist in better hearing.

All of the events will be held at Henry Ford Hospital in private dining room 2 near the hospital cafeteria. Henry Ford Hospital is located at 2799 W. Grand Blvd. in Detroit.

To register for the free events, visit www.henryford.com/Classes or call 1-800-HENRYFORD.

About Hearing Loss
Hearing loss affects more than 36 million Americans. While most are the result of the normal aging process, the number of people younger than 65 with hearing loss is growing due in part to the popularity of MP3 players and earbuds.

Hearing loss can affect people of all ages. According the American Academy of Audiology, the most common causes of hearing loss are genetic predispositions, ear diseases, noise exposure (music, industrial and military), ototoxic medicines and head trauma.

Hearing loss can make it difficult to hear a conversation in a noisy environment such as a restaurant, or cause constant ringing or pain in the ears.

Although most hearing loss is permanent, an audiologist can determine the best treatment to improve hearing, including hearing aids, assistive listening devices and hearing rehabilitation.

To learn more about the services and treatments offered at Henry Ford's Division of Audiology, visit www.henryford.com.