Weekly Newsletter for Team Members
August 2015
BMGNews
Clinical Education and Training Center
Who is Bobbi BayCare?
Something has been going on at BMG
Eisenhower, of which many people are not
aware. Bobbi BayCare has moved in.
Bobbi BayCare is a clinical manikin who
inhabits one of the two fully functioning
simulation exam rooms created by the BMG
Clinical Education and Training Department.
Team members can simulate over 35 nursing
and medical procedures on Bobbi to help
refine their skills. Bobbi is just one piece of a
new training center that can accommodate
up to 20 students at a time. Along with the
exam rooms, it includes a reception area,
clinical training cubicles that simulate all
facets of care found in a medical practice, and
a conference area where future workshops
will be held on diabetes management,
vaccinations, change management, medical
terminology, PCMH, COLA and more.
Soyini Morris and Lisa Maloney treat Bobbi BayCare.
Externship Program with
Ultimate Medical Academy
BMG has partnered with the Ultimate
Medical Academy to have their medical
assistants complete their externship in our
offices. The MA extern position is viewed as
a transitional role, whereby students develop
clinical expertise, specialty knowledge
and self-confidence as they move from a
student to a medical assistant role. It can
also be a great way for BMG to find qualified
candidates to fill open positions. Special
thanks to the Turley Family Health Center for
being our pilot site.
“Partnerships are about creating mutual value
for the parties involved. In our case, Ultimate
Medical Academy’s partnership with BayCare
is a true success for everyone involved.
Students of the Academy have the wonderful
opportunity to experience a hands-on
externship with a market leader in allied
health care; both UMA and BayCare join
together to place skilled health care graduates
in meaningful positions that make a positive
impact on the Tampa Bay community. We
are delighted to be working with BayCare
and look forward to making an impact on the
community together for years to come,” said
Chris Ignaut, campus director of Ultimate
Medical Academy in Clearwater, Florida.
If your office is interested in participating in
the program, contact Natasha Shenk at
(727) 524-2695.
Natasha Shenk (left) and first BMG extern,
Ashley Donaldson
Training Center
Open House –
August 19
An all day open house for the new
Training Center will be Wednesday,
August 19, at 4902 Eisenhower
Boulevard, Suite 370, in Tampa. Drop in
any time between 7am and 7pm to see
results of the hard work and dedication
of many teams within BMG. Christine
Amendola, manager of Clinical
Education and Training, said, “We
are proud to take the next step in our
ongoing commitment to better educate
our clinical team members to improve
the overall patient experience. We hope
to see everyone at the open house!”
BMG Education Fair
– September 1
Have you been thinking about going
back to school to earn your LPN or
BSN, or do you simply want to advance
your career in health care? Make plans
to attend the BayCare Medical Group
Education Fair taking place Tuesday,
September 1, from 5 to 7:30pm at the
BSO in Classroom 10A.
The fair will provide BMG team
members with the opportunity to
learn more about a variety of college
programs. Representatives from nine
local schools, including Chamberlain
College of Nursing, HCC, USF and St.
Petersburg College, will be available to
provide information on their programs
and answer questions. BayCare
representatives will also be available with
information on tuition assistance and
the Student at Work (SAW) program.
More information will be available soon
about this event geared toward BMG
employees.
Our Leadership
New Clinical New Hire Orientation Program
BayCare
The Clinical Education and Training
department has recently redesigned the
Clinical New Hire Orientation. This
interactive and engaging program is
designed to educate new clinical team
members on how to deliver the highest level
of patient care. The orientation provides indepth clinical education and tools regarding
key competencies, professional etiquette and
clinical skills to help transition new hires
into their new role with BMG.
Stephen Mason
Chief Executive Officer
Tommy Inzina
President/Chief Operating Officer
BayCare Medical Group
Executives
Kevin Corrigan
Chief Administrative Officer
Lee Kirkman, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Cathy Yoder
Chief Financial Officer
Medical Directors
Laura Arline, MD
BMG West Primary Care
Nick Dewan, MD
Behavioral Health
Angel Docobo, MD
BMG East Specialty Care
Kevin Garner, MD
BMG West Specialty Care
Robert Pesce, MD
BMG East Primary Care
Gina Schell, DO, FACOI
PCMH and Women’s Health
Medical Director
Senior Management
Pam Beach
Director of Human Resources
John Clark
Director of Physician Systems
Rick Green
Director of Operations, BMG East
David Kicker
Director of Operations, BMG West
Alisha Ozmeral
Director of Finance
Linda Pelletier
Director of Central Billing
Barbara Sharpless
Director of Physician Services
Tesha Simpson, DNP, NP-C
Director of Clinical Quality and
Process Improvement
During training, new hires will be
introduced to BMG and will gain an
understanding of key areas such as service
excellence, team-based care and PCMH.
The program has a strong emphasis on
quality, risk and patient safety. There are
many hands-on clinical activities, group
breakout sessions and patient/clinician role-
Susan Pugh leads Clinical Orientation.
play scenarios to help new team members
feel comfortable with working in an office
setting.
All new RNs, LPNs and MAs are required
to attend this class. Orientation is held on a
biweekly basis on Fridays at the Eisenhower
facility in Suite 370. For any additional
information, contact Melissa Malone at
(727) 532-1339.
Diabetes Education Services
for Patients and Staff
The Morton Plant Mease Diabetes
Education Center welcomes a new
registered diabetes educator, Gwen Enfield,
to the department. Gwen is a certified
diabetes educator and is available to provide
individuals and team members with diabetes
education services through the center and
their programs. These services range from
diabetes self-management education classes,
one-on-one diabetes education, gestational
diabetes education, refresher education and
medical nutrition therapy.
Most team members are not aware they
have three individual nutritional counseling
sessions per year available. These services
are paid by the BayCare Health Plan at 100
percent. Diabetes management counseling is
unlimited under all plan options
and is covered at 100 percent
with no out-of-pocket to the
patient. Services are provided
at Mease Countryside
Hospital, Morton Plant
Hospital, Morton Plant North Bay Hospital
and Bardmoor Outpatient Center. Referrals
are welcome from BayCare physicians and
physicians outside our BayCare home.
Gwen Enfield brings years of experience
and expertise to the department. Gwen and
the other professional educators are eager to
provide assistance. There are three registered
nurses and two registered dietitians on staff.
In addition, they are fortunate to have a
care coordinator who can identify barriers
and find solutions for self-care and other
needs. Interested individuals may reach the
Diabetes Education Center at
(727) 734-6888.
Highlights
The 2015 BayCare Medical Group Provider
Annual Meeting is scheduled for the
evening of Wednesday, September 30, at the
Hilton Carillon Park Hotel in St. Petersburg.
Providers, review your calendars to ensure
the meeting invitation extended through
Outlook has posted to your calendar. More
detailed information about our largest
annual event will be coming soon.
Drs. Raj Eliazer and Sanjiv Sahoo
(Neurology, Tampa) are now performing
electromyography (EMG) and nerve
conduction velocity (NCV) studies on a
daily basis, with wait times at less than one
to three days. For more information, or to
refer your patient, contact their office at
(813) 321-1429.
Physicians travel to St. Joseph’s Hospital
from all over the world to learn the
minimally invasive Convergent procedure
to stop atrial fibrillation from Dr. Andrew
Sherman (Cardiovascular and Thoracic
Surgery, Tampa) and Dr. Kevin Makati,
an electrophysiologist with Tampa
Cardiac Specialists. SJH recently ran
the below photo in Times Square during
Dr. Makati’s presentation at the Heart
Rhythm Conference.
Dr. Andrew Sherman and Dr. Kevin Makati
Congratulations to BMG surgeons Alok
Singh (Virginia Avenue Cardiology, Tampa)
and Andrew Sherman (Cardiovascular
and Thoracic Surgery, Tampa), and
Drs. Singh, Sherman and Mulingtapang implant
the first MitraClip in the county.
their colleagues Drs. Ray Mulingtapang
and George Freeman, for successfully
implanting the first totally percutaneous
MitraClip® in Hillsborough County to treat
severe mitral valve regurgitation. MitraClip
is the world’s first minimally invasive mitral
valve therapy approved by the FDA, which
means more patients can now receive the
treatment they need.
Dr. Kevin Elder (Hyde Park Adult and
Sports Medicine, Tampa) traveled to
southern France in May with the U.S.
U-23 Men’s National Soccer Team to serve
as team physician on-site and cover a
tournament there. The U.S. finished third
in this qualifier for the 2016 Summer
Olympics.
Thank you to Dr. Asha Ramsakal (BMG
Hospitalist Programs) for utilizing the
Physician Referral Bonus program
to recommend Drs. Raquel Falcao
and Brendan Malik. An additional
note of thanks to Dr. Juan Young
Jr. (Gastroenterology, Tampa) for
recommending Dr. Javier Nieves-Costas.
For more information on this program,
contact Kathie Lee, physician recruiter, at
(813) 636-2087.
Congratulations to Diane Taylor, site
manager for Habana Adult (Tampa) and
Vonderburg Adult (Brandon) for earning
her Bachelor of Applied Science, Health
Services Administration degree; graduating
from St. Petersburg College on May 8.
Drs. Veronica Clement (Neuropsychology,
St. Pete), Marguerite Thomer (Urology,
St. Pete) and Lyley Tran (Tyrone Family
Care, St. Pete), were physician models at
the May 20 Ladies Night Out “Good Health
is Always Stylish” event. Over 200 women
came together to learn about the latest in
women’s health and St. Anthony’s services
while previewing hot fashion clothing and
home trends.
Dr. Lyley Tran (left) models at Ladies Night Out.
Dr. Brian Deignan (Pediatric Orthopedic
Surgery, Tampa) joined team members
from St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital for the
Dad’s Day event with the Tampa Yankees at
Steinbrenner Field on June 27.
Dr. Elizabeth Harris (Virginia Pediatrics,
Tampa) discussed some of the contributing
factors and health complications related to
childhood obesity during a live segment on
Channel 8 on June 25.
Congratulations to Dr. Domenick Reina
(Virginia Pediatrics, Tampa) on his 50th
anniversary as a pediatrician.
If you would like to attend a community
event to market your services or practice,
contact Natasha Albaracin in Practice
Development at (813) 636-2548, and let
her know your clinical interests. In most
instances, the host will promote your
appearance to increase attendance. The
Practice Development Team can help
provide marketing materials and giveaways
to further enhance your presence.
Send your news/highlights to carol.gillette@baycare.org. Submissions will be
reviewed by the BMG Quality Committee for inclusion in the newsletter.
Our New Providers
Lindsay Antone, PA-C
Orthopedic Surgery (East)
Jessica Baumann, ARNP-C
Thoracic Surgery (East)
Brenda Brewer, ARNP-C
Cardiovascular and Thoracic
Surgery (East)
Jennifer Chambers, DO
Family Medicine (West)
Amra Chaudhri, MD
Family Medicine (West)
Luis Dominguez-Vallejos, MD
Hospitalist (East)
Mohamed Elhammady, MD
Neurological Surgery (East)
Raquel Falcao, MD
Hospitalist (East)
Anthony Florschütz, MD
Orthopedic Surgery (East)
Juan Giraldo-Osorio, MD
Hospitalist (West)
Jennifer Godshall, ARNP-C
Gastroenterology (East)
Rusudan Hopman, MD
Hematology and Oncology (West)
Dayaker Kokku, MD
Hospitalist (East)
Vadin Lall Dass, MD
Hospitalist (East)
Brendan Malik, MD
Hospitalist (East)
Michael Mayo, DO
Hospitalist (East)
Samantha Michaels, MD
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (East)
Patty Mullan Waldrop, ARNP-C
Cardiovascular and Thoracic
Surgery (East)
Asim Pathan, MD
Hospitalist (East)
Erica Schwaiger, DO
Hospitalist (East)
Jaimin Shah, MD
Urology (West)
K. Eric Sommers, MD
Thoracic Surgery (East)
Prashant Sukharamwala, MD
Hepatobiliary Surgery (East)
Diana Walter, PA-C
Cardiovascular and Thoracic
Surgery (East)
BC1505346-0815
The Referral Corner
Dr. Robert Gabordi is board
certified in general surgery and fellowship
trained in breast surgical oncology. He
completed a general surgery internship
and residency through the University of
South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
in Tampa and a fellowship in surgical
breast oncology at the University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
Dr. Gabordi’s clinical interests include
high-risk patients, breast cancer genetics,
innovative techniques for breast conserving
surgery, minimal scar surgery, nipplesparing mastectomy, triple negative
breast cancer, benign breast disease and
breast cancer awareness and education.
His research interests involve trends in
breast cancer surgery techniques and the
optimal time interval to surgery following
neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Dr. Gabordi
is a member of the American Society of
Breast Surgeons, the Society of Surgical
New Community
Resource Guide
Sometimes patients need more than
just our clinical care to keep them
well and safe. To that end, Jacqueline
DiPardo, clinical services support
specialist in the Clinical Quality and
Operations department, has compiled
a new Community Resource Guide
located at H:\BayCare Medical Group\
BMG Resource Guide. The guide
contains a variety of resources to share
with patients including nursing homes,
bill payment assistance, homeless
shelters, Alzheimer’s support groups,
smoking cessation assistance and much
more. Only businesses or services that
received positive feedback from patrons
has been included. All of the phone
numbers, websites and email addresses
are current. If you find a gap that
needs to be filled, inform Jacqueline at
jacqueline.dipardo@baycare.org.
Oncology, the
American Society
of Breast Disease
and the American
Society of Clinical
Oncology.
Dr. Gabordi has extensive research
and presentation experience, which
can be found under his name at
HealthPointMedicalGroup.com. His
future interests through BayCare and
the St. Joseph’s Hospital systems include
furthering patient education and
community awareness, developing a
high-risk breast cancer screening protocol
and improving patient treatment options
through integration of clinical research into
breast cancer treatment algorithms.
If you have any questions about Dr.
Gabordi’s services or want to refer a patient,
contact his Tampa office at (813) 873-7615
or his Riverview office at (813) 397-1274.
What’s in a Name?
One outcome of joining several groups
is similarities in practice names. In
addition, some of those names no
longer “ring true” as the practice
may have moved or the building
or complex for which it was called
may have changed their own name.
Although current practice names are
recognizable internally, some can be
confusing to patients.
A committee of team members from
several departments worked together
to develop a new slate of names to
be used in Cactus, which will then
pull into a variety of areas seen by
the public, such as our marketing
materials and website. Most names
remain the same, others had only
minor tweaks. You will see some of
these changes in the near future.