We sat down with a few employees to ask them what they think is the best part of VISTA. The answers were surprisingly similar, which speaks to the amazing culture that VISTA prides itself on.
VISTA Staffing Solutions wants you to know that if you are applying for or renewing a license in the state of Minnesota; the state government shutdown will affect you.
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The deadline for submitting abstracts for presentations at the Center for Global Surgery’s first nationwide conference, Extreme Affordability: Innovative Solutions for Surgical Care, has been extended to March 5, 2012, to accommodate continued interest from presenters. Registration for the conference continues as well.
Find out more at http://medicine.utah.edu/globalsurgeryconference/email/globalconference_email.html.
The conference, which will be held March 22-23, in Salt Lake City, Utah, is sponsored by the newly established Center for Global Surgery at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Catherine deVries, MD, director of the Center for Global Surgery, is also founder and president of IVUmed, a non-profit organization I work with as a volunteer surgeon, teacher, and mentor, and as a member of the board of directors. VISTA Staffing has been a long-time supporter of IVUmed, and VISTA’s executive vice president, Katie Hoffman Abby, also serves on our board of directors.
Presentations at the conference will focus on innovations for providing globally sustainable, affordable surgery. Course topics that have already been accepted include:
- The Surgical Ecosystem
- The Need: Essential Surgery
- Measuring Cost
- Conceptualizing Sustainability
- BioDesign: Engineering for Extreme Affordability
- Surgery for Low Resource Environments
- Supply and Demand: What do we want? What do we need?
- From Entrepreneurship to Global Health
- Programs That Work: From the Himalayas to Africa, From Mongolia to Utah
Keynoters address disruptive innovation and hands-on experience
“While the need is clearly greatest in resource-poor countries and in rural areas, ‘disruptive’ innovations will ultimately reduce the cost of surgery for everyone, everywhere,” says Catherine. “That’s why we are especially excited to have Clayton Christensen, MBA, Harvard Business School professor and author of The Innovator’s Dilemma and The Innovator’s Prescription, delivering one keynote address.” Christensen is a thought leader in the area of disruptive innovation, particularly as it relates to the economics of less-developed countries.
This keynote address is presented by the Intermountain Healthcare Healthy Dialogues Lecture Series.
A second keynote address will be given by Geoffrey Tabin, MD, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, director of the Division of International Ophthalmology at the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah, and founder of The Himalayan Cataract Program. Co-founded by Dr. Tabin and Sanduk Ruit, MD, The Himalayan Cataract Program provides life-altering cataract surgery for only $20 US to the neediest patients in the world’s most remote places.
Additional conference faculty members are drawn from ministries of health, the International Finance Corporation, entrepreneurs, bioengineers, specialists in public health, anthropologists and educators, and surgeons. Members of the surgical community, students, and the broader academic, policy, business, engineering, and general communities are encouraged to attend.
Visit the conference website to register, submit an abstract, or learn more:
http://medicine.utah.edu/globalsurgeryconference/email/globalconference_email.html.
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VISTA introduces its employees to Retrofit
All too often, many people think of health care as reactive—something that we participate in only when we need to treat or fix a problem. At VISTA, we believe in being proactive about health and wellness, which is why we were thrilled to introduce our workforce to Retrofit, a proven weight loss program that helps people set realistic goals with attainable—and sustainable—results.
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The need for physicians in the Indian Health Service areas continues to grow. The Navajo Nation and the Aberdeen Area are two spots that continue to need locum tenens services in various specialties, including EM, FP, IM, surgery, anesthesiology, OB/GYN and many more.
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On May 26th we lost a dear friend, Carl Unsicker, MD, a VISTA Staffing Solutions medical director since our founding in 1990. Carl was 68 and a board-certified orthopedic surgeon. Our hearts go out to his wife, Linda, and their children and grandchildren.
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Even though physicians from just about every medical specialty can work on a locum tenens basis, we have a soft spot for primary care at VISTA. Why? Because that’s where it all began. The locum tenens industry in the US grew out of the need for support and backup coverage for primary care physicians in rural areas.
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2007 was a big year for me, in many ways. Tossed in among the momentous and the mundane was my decision to train for the Wisconsin Ironman, which was in September. In retrospect, there couldn’t have been a more perfect way to stay focused on what it really takes to get what you want and need out of life. So I offer some 20/20 hindsight as you contemplate a small career transition, a professional 360, or the launch of a bold new personal venture—be it into locum tenens or beyond.
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Our friends at IVUmed conducted another successful surgical workshop this spring in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The workshop, which ran May 6-23, included the first-ever laparoscopic nephrectomy in Mongolia. It was performed by Drs. Chris Dechet and Brian Duty, and host Dr. Dagvadorj Bayanundur.
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National Health Center Week, August 8-14, is devoted to reaching out to the public with the message that health care is accessible to all.
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