Though there are awards for both individual and team performances, that's not the primary reason IBJI employees have signed up, for the second year in a row, for the Corporate Challenge. According to Matt Fletcher of IBJI Rehab, "We want to encourage a healthy and active lifestyle, and this is a great opportunity for our staff to interact outside of their clinics. We're also excited to participate in an event that is growing every year." The event began in 1982; last year, nearly 23,000 people from 578 companies participated.

With the 2008 theme of "Teaming Up for A Greener Tomorrow", the Corporate Challenge organization will promote ecologically-friendly practices. Registration is exclusively online. Soy ink will be used for the printing on event t-shirts. Recyclable materials will be used as much as possible. Parking spaces for bikes will be available.

IBJI's Rehab Team Captain, Physical Therapist RJ Zamar, is glad that the Challenge is going green. "In our rehab clinic, we're always looking for ways to reuse, recycle and reduce," he said. "This focus makes an already great event even better."

Cheer on IBJI's Rehab team on May 22nd. For information on the event, including the event route, go to www.jpmorganchasecc.com.

It began in late 2003 when Dr. Lance Peterson, at Evanston Northwestern Hospital (ENH) in Glenview, IL, approached IBJI surgeons James Kudrna and William Robb. Promising research being done in Europe led Dr. Peterson, an infection disease specialist, into partnership with Dr. Kudrna and Dr. Robb in order to hospital-borne infections. The ENH pilot program involved the physicians performing a simple pre-operative nasal swab on their patients undergoing Total Knee and Total Hip Arthrosplasty. This screening protocol reliably identified the presence of the bacteria, Staphylococcus Aureus (or S. Aureus), which is responsible for the majority of post-surgical infections. Though the media have focused recently on MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus), non-MRSA staph infections are actually much more common in patients recuperating from surgery and can be just as serious. View complete article

Not only did Dr. Goldstein perform knee replacement and hip replacement surgeries at no cost, he also was instrumental in persuading other physicians, Depuy medical device manufacturer and Rush North Shore Medical Center to waive part or all of their fees as well. Dr. Goldstein credits the musician Bono as his inspiration. The musician/philanthropist had spoken at a college graduation ceremony attended by Dr. Goldstein. Bono's message, "We have the means, but do we have the will?", resonated with Dr. Goldstein. When he met Dr. Claudius-Cole, he recognized it was his opportunity to improve the life of a woman whose life was dedicated to improving others' lives.

From his webpage, Congressman Kirk said, "America is best when it advances our humanitarian ideals and work overseas. We are the most generous and outgoing givers in the world, relieving famine in North Korea, fighting AIDS in Africa and advancing human rights against some of the worst governments on the planet. To help further this work, I hosted the first 10th District International Volunteer Fair on February 16 to bring area residents together with international relief organizations

For information on the awards and winners, click here.

May 30, 2007 - The United States Olympic Committee has named Dr. Andrew Hunt, MD as one of the Team Physicians who will cover the United States Olympic teams in the upcoming Pan American Games to be held in Rio Di Janeiro, Brazil from July 9th -29th 2007. As part of the medical team, Dr. Hunt will be providing medical care to all of the Olympic athletes during the three week games in addition to specific team coverage for the triathlon, soccer, and futsal (indoor soccer) teams. Having served his volunteer rotation at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs in 2005, Dr. Hunt is now progressing to team coverage for the USOC on the international scene. This will build on his already extensive international experience covering multiple World Championship teams for the sport of triathlon in his duties as Medical Director for USA Triathlon.
To go to Dr. Lewis's webpage on the Illinois Bone & Joint Institute site, click here.