Page 28 - SFHN1217pages.qxp_SFHN 0608 Friday 5.0

Cleveland Clinic Physician Leadership Academy Begins Second Year

Florida Honors DAISY
Congratulations to the eighteen south
Award Winners for Florida physicians who were selected as
participants for the Physician Leader -
Exceptional Nursing ship Academy of South Florida (PLA)
for 2017-2018. The PLA, now in its sec-
Four Cleveland Clinic Florida nurses ond year, is offering educational and
were recognized this year with the informational workshops which will
DAISY Award for their exceptional, help participants build their leadership
compassionate and skillful care. skills and expertise.
Abbee Taddesse, R.N., a telemetry A wide array of topics including
and medical-surgical nurse, was a working with the media, mastering the
DAISY Award Winner in March 2017. role of physician as advocate, building
She was nominated by the daughter of your cultural competency and becom-
a patient and was commended for pro- ing a transformational leader as well as
viding the patient with a great experi- information about health care issues
ence when he was recovering from a facing Floridians will be on the agenda
prostatectomy. of this year’s monthly sessions. From (Seated l-r) Dr. Ramon Cuevas-Trisan, Dr. Gazelle Aram, Dr. Anjali Bhasin, Dr. Barbara
Andrea Buchman Kissane, L.P.N., in October 2017 through May 2018 the Montford, Dr. Jen Capezzuti, Dr. Martha Rodriguez(Standing l-r) Jim Sugarman PLA
the Department of Endocrinology, focus of the sessions will be to enable Facilitator, Dr. Manuel Torres, Dr. Zubin Panthaki, Dr. William Gans, Dr. Bharat Gupta,
received a DAISY Award in May 2017 PLA class members to understand how Dr. Shady Salib, Dr. Rafael Fernandez, Dr. Claude Jones, Dr. Jorge Marcos, Dr. David
for her care of a unique and complex they can make significant differences in Coradin, Dr. Rudy Moise and Dr. William SlomkaNot in picture Dr. Tarannum Khan
group of patients. Nominated by a the leadership roles presently held and
physician, Kissane is described as a those they anticipate holding.
hard worker who has made countless Palm Beach County Medical Society all attendees. Goldenberg serving as Chair along with
contributions to the success of the Services was awarded the second year of During the PLA opening retreat week- Dr. Paco Arrascue and Dr. Alan
Diabetes Clinic at Cleveland Clinic funding from The Physicians Foun - end in October, participants began to Pillersdorf from Palm Beach County, Dr.
Florida. dation. The funds cover the costs of PLA look at how personalities and various Randy Pevsner and Dr. Ralph Zagha
Surgical ICU Nurse Lourdes Wilson, programs and activities. The Academy, communication styles affect and impact from Broward County and Dr. Eduardo
R.N., won the DAISY Award in July under the auspices of the Palm Beach leadership roles and how various. G. Martinez and Dr. Andrew Nullman
2017 for being the go-to nurse on the County Medical Society (PBCMS), is In addition, at the retreat all partici- from Dade County.
night shift for training new open heart being held in collaboration with the pants were assigned to one of six teams Other members of the Steering
and transplant nurses, as well as pro- Broward County Medical Association and each team chose a leadership project Committee are Cynthia Peterson,
viding compassionate care. (BCMA) and Dade County Medical which they will work on over the year Executive Vice President of the Broward
Nicole Thebeau, R.N., another surgi- Association (DCMA). Six physicians and present their findings on at their County Medical Association; Patricia
cal ICU nurse, received the DAISY were selected from each of the three local graduation in May 2017. In November Handler, Executive Vice President of the
Award in October 2017. Nominated by Medical Associations to participate in this the class members began to engage in Dade County Medical Association and
the family of a patient, Thebeau is year’s Academy. The PLA has been in-depth leadership assessment process- Tenna Wiles, Chief Executive Officer of
described as kind and professional. endorsed by the Florida Medical es. Advisory Committee members over- the Palm Beach County Medical
Association, which is providing CMEs to seeing the PLA are Dr. James Society/Services.

28 December 2017 southfloridahospitalnews.com South Florida Hospital News