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LLUMC physician continues residency after paralyzing stroke

Hoa Le, MD, 29, is in the mid-dle of his third year of residencyin internal medicine at LLUMC,serving the Medical Center,Riverside County Hospital, andthe Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VAMedical Center.

Hoa Le, MD, knows howto improvise. As an internalmedicine resident at LomaLinda University MedicalCenter, long hours and illpatients continually challengehim to find ways to thwartsickness as his paralysis chal-lenges him to find ways tonavigate the three differenthospitals he serves.

Only six days after he gotmarried, the 29-year-oldphysician suffered a spinalinfarction on May 30, 2003.The spine stroke seems to berelated to a slip and fall onrocks near a beach in Hawaiiwhere he was honeymooningwith his wife. During a periodof time between 45 to 75minutes after the fall, he couldfeel the progressive symptomsof paralysis creeping up onhim. After spending severaldays on the neurosurgeryintensive care unit at Maui

Memorial Hospital, he trans-ferred to LLU Medical Center’s6300 rehab unit. Here he spent

nearly two months as a patientin the same hospital where hehad just done part of his firsttwo years of residency servingin the internal medicinedepartment.

A year after leaving LomaLinda’s rehab unit, Dr. Lestill didn’t know what he wasgoing to do.

“There was a huge senseof loss,” remembers Dr. Le.“I went from being on calland running to the ICU to notbeing able to sit up in bed onmy own.” During his time offhe realized the power ofchoice. “You can choose to doone of three things; passivelylet yourself fade away; aggres-sively want to not live; or youcan get tired of having a vic-tim mentality. That’s what Idid. I told myself ‘I’m reallytired of this—I’m going totake back my life, all of it.’

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A dedication ceremony washeld for the newly remodeledunit 1100 at Loma LindaUniversity Medical Center–EastCampus on January 5, 2005. Theceremony recognized Tom andVi Zapara for the financial sup-port they provided to remodelthe unit, the first phase ofremodeling the East Campusinto a world-class rehabilitationfacility. Mr. and Mrs. Zaparadonated $3.5 million to the pro-ject and were present at the dedication.

The remodeled unit has 19rooms, each with their own

Unit 1100 dedicatedpatio/garden to facilitate the heal-ing environment atmosphere pro-moted at East Campus. Eachroom is equipped with a custombed that features an air mattresswith three compartments that canbe set at different firmness levels.The bed is specifically designedfor patients facing rehabilitationand is lower than normal hospitalbeds for easier access.

Administration dedicated thenew rooms for the treatment andcare of patients who experiencelife-changing tragedies and needlife-transforming care to treat thewhole person.

The first ever Biology of theRattlesnakes symposium tookplace at LLU from January 15 to18, 2005, bringing more than 300participants from around theworld to learn the latest, cutting-edge discoveries. The event featured more than 100 presenta-tions, a live rattlesnake exhibit, apresentation by Animal Planet’s“Venom ER” producer, a radio-telemetry workshop, a banquet,an emeritus panel and muchmore.

“I genuinely feel that our col-lective understanding of rat-tlesnakes and their interactionwith humans advanced a hugestep during these last few days,”shares Sean Bush, MD, emer-gency physician and envenoma-tion specialist, LLUMC, andassociate professor, School ofMedicine. “It was almost like300 brains synapsed together.We really connected the dotsbetween laboratory basic sci-ence, field research, and clinicalmedicine.”

A number of events tookplace during the four-day sympo-sium. Saturday evening, January15, featured an author’s book

signing and social mixer includ-ing a slide show of photographsby Manny Rubio, a well-knownrattlesnake photographer andauthor.

“My favorite moment waswhen Henry Fitch, renownedrattlesnake researcher andauthor, arrived,” says WilliamHayes, PhD, associate professor,earth & biological sciences, LLU,“I ushered him into the audito-

rium where he saw all these peo-ple. When he sat down at hisbook signing table, he got thishuge smile on his face, filledwith so much excitement.”

The keynote speaker, DavidChiszar, PhD, professor atColorado University, spokeSunday morning about rat-tlesnake behavior. His studieshave focused largely on theunique feeding specializations of

LLU holds Biology of the Rattlesnakes symposium

William Hayes, PhD (left), associate professor, earth & biologicalsciences, LLU, speaks with Robert Stebbins, PhD, professoremeritus, University of California, Berkeley, during the booksigning event. Dr. Stebbins authored many books including thehighly influential A Field Guide to Western Reptiles & Amphibians.


“Lifestyle Science: Integrat-ing Prevention and Intervention”is this year’s theme for HealthyPeople 2005 presented by theSchool of Public Health and theAmerican College of LifestyleMedicine (ACLM). The confer-ence will be held March 8 to 10,2005, in Wong Kerlee Inter-national Conference Center.

“This conference integratestheory, research, practice, andpolicy issues that underlie thefuture direction that this nationmust take in health care,” statesEd Fujimoto, DrPH, CHES,professor & coordinator of pre-ventive care program and com-mittee chair Healthy People 2005conference. “The presentationsof the international experts—Pedersen, Felten, Prochaska,Fenton, Tuomilehto, Esselstyn,and Jenkins—will buttress sup-port for lifestyle interventions assome of the best evidence-basedpractices in the prevention andtreatment of many diseases.”

The conference goals are to:enhance and expand the science-based knowledge of lifestyleinterventions in disease treat-ment and prevention; develop anaccurate understanding of theneed for incorporating lifestyleinterventions in disease treat-ment and prevention; andincrease the understanding of theefficacy of lifestyle in diseaseprevention and control.

Guests include Mark Fenton,MS, host of the PBS series“America’s Walking,” who will

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Tom and Vi Zapara donated $3.5 million to remodel unit 1100for rehabilitation patients.

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rattlesnakes. “The audienceclearly enjoyed what he had toshare,” notes Dr. Hayes.

The highlighted event, theSunday night banquet and emer-itus panel, opened with a 30-minute presentation by JanetKlauber, granddaughter ofLaurence Klauber, whose two-volume masterpiece, Rattlesnakes:Their Habits, Life Histories, andInfluence on Mankind, continues toinform and inspire researcherstoday. The presentation, titled“Laurence M. Klauber 1883-

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Bioethics Grand RoundsWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2005

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Joy Penticuff, PhD, RN, FAANLee and Joseph D. Jamail endowed professor

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Ophthalmology patient sees again after 20 years of blindness“I’ve had eye problems all my

life,” says Donna Bock, a 69-year-old woman newly experiencingthe joy of seeing all over again. Ablood disease when she was 4years old damaged both eyes,leaving her left eye in worse con-dition than her right. Glasseswere able to correct most of hervision problems throughout herlife. At least until she startedmaking mistakes in her cooking,which was her means of living.Working as a cook for a develop-mentally disabled facility, sheknew that she could cause seriousharm if she continued to makemistakes in preparing meals forthe wards, and was forced toresign at the age of 50 due to herfailing eyesight.

That’s when her left eye quiton her. Since then she thoughtthere was no hope in ever restor-ing her sight. Even after visitingan ophthalmologist in her homestate of Idaho, she was discour-aged to go through with whatwas described to her as an excru-ciating treatment. That was ayear and a half ago, before shemet Julio Narvaez, MD, an oph-thalmologist at Loma LindaUniversity Health Care.

Ms. Bock came to live withher son and daughter-in-law inChino Hills at the end of 2003. AChino Valley Hospital physicianreferred the Bocks to a specialist

who suggested treatment atLoma Linda University MedicalCenter or another facility locatedin Los Angeles. Debra Bock, Ms.Bock’s daughter-in-law and con-stant companion since she movedin, instantly knew that LomaLinda was the place to go. EvenMs. Bock recognized the namefrom watching episodes of“Venom ER” on Animal Planet,though she had to sit with herface literally two inches from theTV screen to see it.

“If you don’t trust your doc-tors, you aren’t going to do any-thing,” Debra says of Ms. Bock’sattitude. She was nervous aboutmeeting Dr. Narvaez initially, butonce he walked in the room, shedescribed it as if someone hadlain a security blanket over her.

“He is so nice,” beams Ms.Bock. “He treats me like I have afew brains and know what’sgoing on.” After Dr. Narvaezplainly told her the three proce-dures needed to treat her left eyecould be done at the same timeon an outpatient basis with nohospital stay, Ms. Bock felt hopeabout seeing again.

“He treats you as a personfirst, and as a patient second,”says Debra of Dr. Narvaez. “Heexplains it so you can under-stand. You can see the compas-sion in him for his patients.”

On November 10, 2004, Ms.

waiting by the car before Debracan turn around.

“I’m getting my indepen-dence back,” says Ms. Bock. “Iread the menu [at a restaurant]and that just floored me.” ForChristmas her son and Debra gother a 20-inch television for herbedroom, and she can watch itlaying back on her bed.

“It’s absolutely awesome!”gushes Ms. Bock. “I can see thesnow on the mountains and Ihaven’t been able to see that foryears. I could see all the stars. Ican’t wait until I can pick up abook to read. I miss reading somuch.”

While she will have to waituntil March, after a LASIK pro-cedure to help sharpen vision inher left eye and prescriptionglasses, to pick that book up, sheis enjoying crossword puzzlesagain. She’s on her second bookof puzzles since the procedure.

“I’ve done more in the last twomonths than I have in the last 20years,” reflects Ms. Bock. “I’vebeen seriously thinking aboutgoing to get my GED at 70.”

She is looking forward to see-ing her first great grandchild forthe first time this summer.That’s a gift she will always begrateful for, one that untilNovember 10 at Loma Linda,she thought she would neverget.

Bock underwent the cataractremoval, lens placement, andcornea transplant procedure. Dr.Narvaez performed the operationthat lasted nearly two hours. Aswith all procedures, this one wasnot without risks, and the out-come was uncertain, but thingsturned out better than Ms. Bockever dreamed they would.

“The day after was hysteri-cal,” says Debra, of the followingday’s visit to the outpatientsurgery center.

“It was like Christmas andbirthdays all rolled into one,”smiles Ms. Bock. A picture of afarm house hangs in the waitingroom where Ms. Bock sat. After

Dr. Narvaez removed the ban-dage from her eye that day, shebegan describing the house toDebra and anyone who wouldlisten in the waiting room.

“It was more than I evercould have expected or hopedfor,” says Ms. Bock. “I’d forgot-ten how green green was.Debbie had a dress that was pinkthat I thought it was orange.”

In Idaho, Ms. Bock fell andbroke her arm because shelacked depth perception. NowDebra finds it hard to keep fromautomatically reaching behind toguide Ms. Bock out the door tothe car. Ms. Bock will be downthe sidewalk, off the curb, and

Donna Bock, 69, enjoys crossword puzzles and looks forwardto reading books again after a triple-procedure at Loma LindaUniversity Medical Center restored sight to her left eye thatwas completely blind.

Monterey judge to speak for BHPSA chapel program

Marla Osborne-Anderson, JD

The Loma Linda Universitychapel program for February 2,sponsored by the Black HealthProfessionals Student Associa-tion, highlights Marla Osborne-Anderson, JD, judge, MontereyCounty.

Judge Anderson received herjuris doctor degree from theUniversity of California, Davis,School of Law in 1986. In 1987,she joined the Monterey CountyDistrict Attorney’s Office as aprosecutor and held this positionuntil January 13, 1995, when

Governor Pete Wilson appointedher to serve on the MontereyCounty Courts. On June 6, 1995,she was elected to retain her seatas judge. On December 18, 2000,she became a judge of theSuperior Court of California,County of Monterey.

Judge Anderson is listed inWho’s Who of American Law. Shehas been a faculty member forthe California Center for JudicialEducation and Research JudicialCollege. She has also served as aboard member for a variety of

community organizations includ-ing the Community Foundationof Monterey County and theKinship Center.

Judge Anderson grew up inTakoma Park, Maryland, whereshe attended Sligo ElementarySchool and Takoma Academy.She is also a graduate of LomaLinda University, La SierraCampus.

She is married to FrederickAnderson, pastor of the SeasideSeventh-day Adventist Church.She has a daughter, Alyssa, age 5,

and two adult, professional chil-dren, Stacey and Kyle.

LLU chapel programs aresponsored by the office of stu-dent affairs and are held inGentry Gymnasium. Programsare held every Wednesday from8:10 to 9:00 a.m.

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Free dental screeningexaminations to be held in

the School of Dentistry

LLU School of Dentistry fourth-year class mem-bers, in search of patients for the state board licensureexamination, will provide three free dental screeningexaminations. Qualifying patients may be compen-sated for their time with cleanings and/or fillings.Patients under the age of 16 and complete denturepatients do not qualify for these screenings.

The following dates and times are available for freedental screenings: Wednesdays: February 2, 9, 16; 5:30to 8:00 p.m. For more information call (909) 558-4551.The School of Dentistry is located in Prince Hall,11092 Anderson Court, south on Anderson Street fromthe 10 Freeway, adjacent to Loma Linda UniversityMedical Center.

Caring for the CaregiverSenior education and caregiver support group.Entering treatment can be a confusing and difficult

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Wednesdays at 5:00 pm in the Private Dining RoomFor more information, call 909-558-9235.

A retirement luncheon held in honor of Everett Mohr, accounting assis-tant, LLU, took place on January 18, 2005, for his 27 years of service atLoma Linda University.

In the photograph, William Dean (left), University controller, LLU, con-gratulates Mr. Mohr with a plaque for a job well done since February 6,1978.

Verlon Strauss, CPA, vice chancellor, financial affairs/compliance officer,LLU, presented Mr. Mohr a token of appreciation. In addition, Mr. Mohr’scoworkers came together to give him a monetary thank-you gift.

“I thank you all for all that you have done for me. As you know I’m aman of few words,” says Mr. Mohr. He continued to express how heenjoyed his time in LLU accounting.

“Our emotions are mixed because we’re going to miss you,” sharesMaxine Bond, assistant controller, Loma Linda University, “but we are alsohappy for you.”


LLUMC staff, patients decorate Rose Parade floats

Joy Jameson, media relations specialist at Loma Linda University MedicalCenter, decorates a bench with coconut strips on the Donate Life float.

Julie Humeston, director of referral development at Loma Linda UniversityMedical Center’s Transplant Institute, puts the finishing touches on the roofof the gazebo of the Kodak Float titled “Memory Lane.”

Staff from LLUMC went to Pasadena on December 27, 2004, to help deco-rate floats honoring organ donors for the Rose Parade on January 1.

The Kodak sponsored float, “Memory Lane,” was 34th in line in the RoseParade on January 1. Staff and patients from LLUMC helped decorate thisfloat and the float sponsored by Donate Life, titled “Many Familes, OneGift,” which appeared 67th in line during the parade.

LLU students, faculty invitedto participate in Loma Lindatransportation conference

Faculty, students, andemployees of Loma LindaUniversity and LLUMC areinvited to participate in a leader-ship conference regarding a newtransportation service to LomaLinda.

Omnitrans is developing aproject titled sbX that is a state ofthe art, enhanced rapid transitservice that will run along the EStreet corridor. The project willcover a 14 mile route that beginsat Loma Linda University, con-tinues to Hospitality Lane, andon to Kendall Drive near CalState San Bernardino.

“This project is critical toOmnitrans because it can helpmeet the growing travel demandsof San Bernardino,” says Janice

Kuhn, marketing specialist forOmnitrans.

Members of the communityare welcome to attend the lead-ership conference to provideinput in the new transportationsystem. The conference will beheld Monday, February 7, at theRadisson Hotel located in SanBernardino from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00p.m. Breakfast and lunch will beprovided.

A second opportunity to par-ticipate will be a communityforum on February 9 at FeldyhmLibrary in San Bernardino.

For more information, pleasecontact Janice Kuhn at (909) 379-7168.

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Texas will discuss the system ofneonatal intensive care at thenext Bioethics Grand Roundsscheduled to be held Wednes-day, February 9, 2005.

Joy Penticuff, PhD, RN,FAAN, Lee and Joseph D. Jamailendowed professor in nursing anddistinguished teaching professor,PhD, The University of Texas atAustin Nursing School, will pre-sent “It’s the system and we’rethe system!”

The grand rounds will beheld from 12:00 noon to 1:00p.m. in Alumni Hall for BasicSciences, LLU.

The objectives of this grandrounds are to: describe organiza-tional factors that influence thequality of neonatal intensivecare; discuss how health care pro-

nizational factors to improve thequality of neonatal intensivecare.

Mark Carr, PhD, MDiv, theo-logical co-director, Center forChristian Bioethics, LLU, willserve as moderator.

The grand rounds, presentedby the Center for ChristianBioethics and the Center forSpiritual Life & Wholeness, isdesignated by the School ofMedicine for continuing medicaleducation activity for one hour incategory 1 of the Physician’sRecognition Award of theAmerican Medical Association.

Loma Linda UniversitySchool of Medicine is accreditedby the Accreditation Council forContinuing Medical Education(ACCME) to sponsor continuingeducation for physicians.

Joy Penticuff, PhD, RN, FAAN

fessionals can identify areas ofstrength and weakness withintheir NICU organization; anddiscuss methods to modify orga-

Everett Mohr retires after 27 years


LLU holds Biology of the Rattlesnakes symposium...1968: Renaissance Man in SanDiego,” included a recordingof him speaking.

The remainder of the pro-gram featured a panel ofretired research experts whowere honored for their signifi-cant contributions in rat-tlesnake biology. The six-manpanel included Henry S.Fitch, PhD, professor emeri-tus, University of Kansas;Findlay E. Russell, MD, pro-fessor emeritus, University ofArizona, and an alumnus ofLLU; Robert C. Stebbins,PhD, professor emeritus,University of California,Berkeley; among others.

“The panel members werean inspiration to all of us.Their passion was infectious,”expresses Dr. Hayes. “It wasvery special for us researchersto meet those whose workwe’ve studied.”

Twelve sessions encom-passed the symposium:Systematics and ecology;Morphology and physiology;Behavior and ecology ofCalifornia rattlesnakes;Ecology and conservation ofTimber rattlesnakes; Rattle-snake venom; Snakebite andtreatment; Rattlesnakebehavior; Ecology and conser-vation of southwestern rat-tlesnakes; Ecology and

Continued from page 1 conservation of Timber rat-tlesnakes; Rattlesnake behavior;Ecology of northwestern rat-tlesnakes; and Ecology & conser-vation of Sistrurus.

Leslie Boyer, MD, medicaldirector for the Arizona Poisonand Drug Information Center,presented “Snake Bite: Not just aYoung Man’s Disease.” Sheshared that older individuals fre-quently encounter snakes neargolf course tee boxes and thataging humans’ diminishing visioncontributes to garden bites.

The Monday afternoon snake-bite session featured Richard C.Dart, MD, PhD, director ofRocky Mountain Poison andDrug Center, and professor ofsurgery, pharmacy and medicine,University of Colorado HealthSciences Center.

“His talk on the future of anti-venom development was vision-ary and thought-provoking,”notes Dr. Bush, “suggesting thatone antivenom is not enough tocombat the endless variability ofvenom.”

Co-organizers of the sympo-sium were Dr. Hayes; Dr. Bush;Kent Beaman, MA, researchassociate, Natural HistoryMuseum of Los AngelesCounty; and Michael Cardwell,a retired San Bernardino Countydeputy sheriff who collaborateswith Drs. Hayes and Bush onassorted projects.

Following the Biology of thePitvipers conference in Texas,1989, and the Biology of theVipers conference in Sweden,2000, the four rattlesnakeresearchers decided to plan a dif-ferent snake conference.

“To us, Biology of the Rattle-snakes was the next step,”explains Dr. Hayes.

Primary sponsors for theBiology of the Rattlesnakes sym-posium included Fougera, mar-keter and distributor of CroFabantivenom, and Red RockBiologics, marketer and distribu-tor of rattlesnake venom vaccinefor dogs.

“Without their generous sup-port,” says Dr. Hayes, “we couldnot have brought in the specialguests that made our symposiumso memorable.”

The organizers hope that asimilar symposium will be orga-nized two or three years down theroad, as there is a devoted core ofrattlesnake researchers eager toexchange ideas. In the meantime,the organizers will focus on edit-ing a peer-reviewed volume (orseveral) based on papers pre-sented at the symposium.

“I think it was an outstandingsymposium,” says Alex Figueroa,master’s biology student at LLU.“It was stimulating and edifying.It motivated me to do moreresearch and succeed in thefield.”

Sean Bush, MD (right), emergency physician & envenoma-tion specialist, LLUMC, and associate professor, SM, talkswith Findlay Russell, MD, professor emeritus, University ofArizona, during the opening night book signing event.Author of Snake Venom Poisoning, Dr. Russell, an LLUalumnus, committed decades to patient treatment andresearch on rattlesnake bites and venom biochemistry.

A live rattlesnake exhibit, presented by Chris and ChristopherGiacoletti of Action Reptiles, entertained symposium partici-pants including Estrella Mociño Deloya and Kirk Setser.

Kent Beaman, MA, research associate, Natural HistoryMuseum of Los Angeles County, and co-organizer of theevent, poses for a picture with the Sunday evening presenterJanet Klauber.

An emeritus panel of pioneer rattlesnake research experts included: (from left) Henry S.Fitch, PhD, professor emeritus, University of Kansas; Findlay E. Russell, MD, professor emer-itus, University of Arizona, and an alumnus of LLU; and Robert C. Stebbins, PhD, professoremeritus, University of California, Berkeley.

Participants view peer research during the Monday after-noon poster session.

The Sunday evening banquet featured an emeritus panel and a presentation by Janet Klauber,granddaughter of Laurence Klauber, whose two-volume masterpiece, Rattlesnakes: Their Habits,Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind, continues to inform and inspire researchers today.


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City of Loma Linda Second Annual

History FairHistory FairFebruary 6, 2005

Loma Linda Senior Center

See photos, films, artifacts, and displays about Loma Linda’s history!Display your own items about the history of Loma Linda, Bryn Mawr,Mission Road, or the San Bernardino Valley. The Second Annual Cityof Loma Linda History Fair will be held Sunday, February 6, from 3:00to 5:00 p.m. in the Loma Linda Senior Center, 25571 Barton Road(behind City Hall). Admission and display space are free! Call JimShipp, historical commission chair, with questions or to reserve tablespace at (909) 796-9622.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 20052:00 p.m.—Groundbreaking Open to the public

East CampusCitibank Lot

7:30 p.m.—Centennial celebration Open to the publicInspirational concertfeaturing Wintley PhippsLoma Linda University Church

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 20057:00 p.m.—Centennial recognition banquet By invitation

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 20051:00 p.m.—Special showing Open to the public

“Emmanuel’s Gift” Free admissionEmmy Award winning productionnarrated by Oprah WinfreyGentry Gymnasium

5:00 p.m.—Centennial gala celebration By invitation“Fulfilling the Global Vision”Drayson Center

FRIDAY, MARCH 11 AND SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2005Fulfilling the Academic Vision Open to the public

“Mind and Spirit; A celebrationof Faith and Learning”Loma Linda University ChurchSchedule to be announced

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 AND 14, 2005Fulfilling the Health Ministry Vision By invitation

Health Ministry Summit

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2005Evening—Inspirational concert Open to the public

Loma Linda University Church

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2005Morning—Worship service Open to the public


Evening—Special presentation Open to the publicErik Weihenmayer Free admissionBlind climber of Mt. EverestLoma Linda University Church

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2005Morning—Family Health Fair Open to the public

Evening—Gala celebration extravaganza Free admissionOn the Campus MallAll employees, students, faculty, and staff invited

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2006Evening—“Fulfilling the Spiritual Vision” Open to the public

Special vespers & concert

SABBATH, JANUARY 7, 2006Morning—“Fulfilling the Spiritual Vision” Open to the public

Special church servicescelebrating the establishmentof first Adventist church on Loma Linda campus

Evening—“Loma Linda” Open to the publicA historical dramatic stage Free admissionproductionLoma Linda University Church

FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2006“Fulfilling the Vision Open to the publicin the 21st Century”

Special vespers & concert

SABBATH, APRIL 8, 2006Morning—Special church services Open to the public


SUNDAY, APRIL 9, 2006University groundbreaking event Open to the public

Evening—Gala celebration By invitation


ADVENTIST HEALTH SCIENCES CENTERCentennial Events (partial listing)


Alumni Student Convention, 2005

Events at a glance

Thursday, February 10, 2005Golf tournamentExhibitorsScientific sessionsStudent table clinic presentationsHomecoming reception

Friday, February 11, 2005Missionary dentist and prayer breakfast ExhibitorsScientific sessions*

• Two Faces of Occlusion—Jeff Brucia, DDS;

Clayton Chan, DDS, MICCMO• Repetitive Strain Injuries: Treatment

and Prevention—Cynthia R. Biron, RDH, EMT, MA

Managing Your Financial FutureHygienists and assistants luncheonFamily day reception and tourStudent dedication program

Saturday, February 12, 2005Worship servicesSabbath luncheonWedgwood with Dick Walker, 4:00 UCClass reunions

Sunday, February 13, 2005• Street Drugs: Facts and Fallacies*

—Harold L. Crossley, DDS, MS, PhD

Alumni StudentConvention,2005

*For more information and to register for thesecourses, please contact Annabelle Galvan, (909) 558-4685

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TRACK 1: ENDODONTICS8:15–9:15 a.m. Rod Tataryn,DDS, MS, “Sinusitis vs. Odon-talgia” 1 hr. credit; $20 fee

9:30–10:30 a.m. John Munce,DDS, “Everything I everNeeded to Know AboutManagement of EndodonticComplexities, I Learned fromDoug Roberts, Bob James,Bernard Byrd, Gene Rathbun,Ken Wical, Jim Wise, et al” 1 hr. credit; $20 fee

10:45–11:45 a.m. H. L. “Jay”Jacobson III, DDS,“Endodontic Instruments:The Good and the Bad” 1 hour credit; $20 fee

1:00–2:00 p.m. G. ReedCummings, DDS, MS, “ThePath to Endodontic Success”1 hour credit; $20 fee

2:15–3:15 p.m. DouglasSnider, DDS, MS, “HelpfulHints in Endodontic Diagno-sis” 1 hour credit; $20 fee

3:30–4:30 p.m. GaryWuchenich, DDS, MS,“Endodontic Potpourri” 1 hour credit; $20 fee

TRACK 2–PROSTHODONTICS8:00–9:00 a.m. Jose Torres,DDS, MSD, “Simplicity inOverdenture Attachments” 1 hour credit; $20 fee

12:45–1:45 p.m. FernandoMunguia, DDS, “QualityProvisional Restorations” 1 hour credit; $20 fee

TRACK 2–MISCELLA-NEOUS8:00–9:00 a.m. John Leyman,DDS, “Pharmacology andPain Control” 1 hour credit;$20 fee

9:15–11:15 a.m. Susan Roche,DDS, “Scientific Basis ofTMD”2 hrs. credit; $40 fee

11:30–12:30 p.m. Abdul Gaf-far, PhD, “Recent Advancesin the Role of ChronicInflammation in Oral andSystemic Health” 1 hour credit; $20 fee

2:00–4:00 p.m. Raymond Raw-son, DDS, MA, “ForensicDentistry” 2 hrs. credit; $40 fee

TRACK 3: OPERATIVE/ RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY8:00–10:00 a.m. Fred Berry,DDS, “Extrusion Techniquesfor Compromised Teeth” 2hours credit; $40 fee

10:15–12:15 p.m. Sean Lee, DDS,“Causes, Diagnosis, andTreatment of Halitosis” 2hours credit; $40 fee

12:30–2:30 p.m. Judy Strutz,DDS, MEd, “Anterior Den-ture Esthetics” 2 hrs. credit;$40 fee

2:45–4:450 p.m. Lloyd Baum,DDS, and Ebenizer Johnson,DDS, “EZ Gold” 2 hrs.credit; $40 fee

TRACK 4–ORAL & MAXILLOFA-CIAL SURGERY9:15–12:15 p.m. Peter Moy,DMD, “Addressing the Prob-lem Cases and Solving Com-plications in ImplantSurgery” 3 hrs. credit; $60 fee

12:30–2:30 p.m. Liviu F. Efti-mie, DDS, MS, “3rd MolarSurgery for the General Prac-titioner” 2 hrs. credit; $40 fee

2:45–4:15 p.m. Alan Herford,DDS, MD, “The Treatmentof Maxillofacial Trauma in theFuture”1.5 hrs credit; $30 fee

TRACK 5–DENTAL HYGIENE1:30–4:30 p.m. Cynthia R.Biron, RDH, EMT, MA,“Hands on PeriodontalInstrumentation” 3 hourscredit; $60 fee

TRACK 6–FINANCIAL2:00–4:00 p.m. MaynardLowry, PhD, “Best Practicesfor Managing Your FinancialFuture.” No CE credit.

TRACK 6A–PEDIATRICS8:30–9:30 a.m. Wes Oku-mura, DDS, “Pulpal Therapyof the Primary Teeth” 1 hour credit; $20 fee

9:45–10:45 a.m. Sharika Boland,RDH, “Caries Risk Assess-ment” 1 hour credit; $20 fee

11:00–12:00 p.m. RichardGrabowsky, DDS, “ToothDevelopment/ DevelopingDentition Pathology” 1 hour credit; $20 fee

12:15–1:15 p.m. John Peterson,DDS, MS, “Behavior Manage-ment” 1 hr credit; $20 fee

TRACK 7: PROSTHODONTICS8:30–9:30 a.m. Mark Estey,DDS, “RPD 101; Back toBasics” 1 hour credit; $20 fee

9:45–10:45 a.m. Mathew Kattadiyil, DDS, MS, “Restor-ing the Endodontically TreatedTooth with Predictability”1 hour credit; $20 fee

11:00 a.m.–12:00 noon Dan Hall, DDS, “Troubleshooting RPD’s” 1 hour credit; $20 fee

12:15–1:15 p.m. Ed Shryock,DDS, “How People Chew” 1 hour credit; $20 fee

TRACK 8–MISCELLA-NEOUS8:15–12:15 p.m. Ron Crudo,DMD, “Laser Treatment” 4hours credit; $80 fee

TRACK 9–PERIODONTICS8:30–9:30 a.m. Hadar Hallstrom, DDS, MS, “Peri-implantitis” 1 hour credit;$20 fee

9:45–10:45 a.m. Scott Lee,DDS, MS, “Periodontal PlasticSurgery” 1 hr. credit; $20 fee

11:00–12:00 p.m. NikolaAngelov, DDS, PhD, MS,“The Future of Research inPeriodontics” 1 hour credit; $20 fee

12:15–1:15 p.m. Max Crigger,DDS, MS, “Truth or Fiction?How will I know?” 1 hourcredit; $20 fee

Scientific sessions

School of Nursing professors complete doctoral degreesThe School of Nursing cele-

brated two professors whorecently completed their doctoraldegrees in a party heldDecember 3, 2004. Judy Peters,EdD, RN, associate professor,received her doctor of educationdegree from La Sierra University,Riverside, in June, 2003. NancyKofoed successfully defendedher dissertation and will receivethe doctor of nursing sciencedegree from Catholic Universityof America, Washington, D.C., inFebruary, 2005.

“The School of Nursing isdelighted that two more of itsfaculty have completed doctoraldegrees,” says Helen King, PhD,RN, dean of the School of

Nursing.During the last twenty years,

the School of Nursing has finan-cially supported its faculty intheir development as nursescholars. Out of its 37 facultymembers, 22 of them now havedoctoral degrees (almost 60 per-cent) and four of them have post-doctoral training in research.

“This has been possiblebecause of the dedicated work ofour faculty,” adds Dr. King.“They have done their doctoralstudy on released time, on familytime, on personal time, studyingand writing while carrying ontheir faculty and family responsi-bilities. I want to congratulatethem for their perseverance and

titled “A Qualitative Study ofRegistered Nurses Returning toSchool for a BaccalaureateDegree in Nursing.”

Understanding the personalreality of registered nursesreturning to school for a bac-calaureate degree in nursing andhow they managed their liveswas the basis of this study.Grounded theory qualitativemethodology included formaland informal interviews, observa-tions, and reviews of students’written materials. Fifteen ethni-cally diverse RNs enrolled at achurch sponsored health scienceuniversity agreed to be part ofthe study—12 females and threemales, whose experience in nurs-ing ranged from none to 26 years.Thirteen of the students statedthey were Christian, one studentwas Jewish, and one had no reli-gion. Ten of the students wentto school full time and five parttime. Fourteen of the studentshave completed the BS nursingrequirements.

Topics which guided the for-mal interviews included the deci-sion making process for returningto higher education, what facili-tated and what hindered the par-ticipant in reaching theireducational goals, and sugges-tions they might have for futurestudents.

Four themes emerged for thedata analysis: (a) stress/stressors,(b) unmet expectations, (c) cop-ing/mediators, and (d) changedthinking culminating in adapta-tion. The stress/coping/adapta-tion process became theemerging theoretical frameworkfor understanding these RN stu-dents’ experiences. The stressorsencountered included: time,money, and unmet expectations.Their coping was modified bytheir personal characteristic ofresilience. Social and spiritualsupport were the coping areasmentioned. In coping they modi-fied themselves and their envi-ronment and changed theirthinking. They preserved intheir education and adapted totheir situation.

The findings of this studywith implications for nursing fac-ulty and administrators include:scheduling modifications ofclasses and laboratory and devel-opment of non-threatening meth-ods to assess learning to givecredit for their experiences.Support groups to help managestress, study groups and peermentors if integrated into theprogram could develop skills nec-essary to cope with the stress ofupper division nursing education.

Easing the financial hurdleswould help lower significantstressor for these students.Personal life style management,use of support systems and stressmanagement techniques can beprovided. Facilitating spiritualsupport in the environment of

commitment to developing anoutstanding nursing faculty and

furthering nursing science.”Dr. Peters dissertation was

Judith Peters, EdD, RN (left) and Nancy Kofoed, DNSc, RN,pose for a picture during their doctorate celebration party.



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The American College ofLifestyle Medicine symposium,“Lifestyle Management in thePrimary Prevention of Type 2Diabetes,” will be presented byJaakko Tuomilehto, MD, PhD,DSc, academy professor and pro-fessor of public health at thedepartment of public health,University of Helsinki, Helsinki,Finland and diabetes and geneticepidemiology unit, departmentof epidemiology and health pro-motion, National Public HealthInstitute, Helsinki, Finland.

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Continued from page 1 The fifth in the current seriesof the Calimesa CommunityConcert Series will be held onSaturday, February 5, at 7:30p.m. when a Battle Creek,Michigan, performer, BuddyHoughtaling, DDS, will makehis third appearance at the series.

The venue will be UniversityChurch of Seventh-day Adventiston the campus of LLU, 11125Campus Street, Loma Linda.The concert is being co-spon-sored by University Church.

Robert Soderblom, MD,director of the series, has madeannouncement of the concertprogram. Dr. Houghtaling is asinger, a songwriter, and a solopianist who has given concerts inRiverside County in the past. Hewill bring along with him thisyear his singers and a rhythmband.

“Buddy is a practicing dentistbut he loves music,” says Dr.Soderblom. He has traveledextensively thoughout theUnited States singing atchurches, church conferences,youth rallies, and other Christianfellowship gatherings.

Just recently the guest per-former released his fourth record-ing which reflects strongly of hisfamily. During the four years ittook for him to write the songs of

the CD, he and his wife, Tina,were blessed with four children,Adam Gibson, Hannah Grace,Brandon Robert Kyle, and JaredKurt. They are expecting a fifthchild in the near future.

Dr. Houghtaling has beenwriting, singing, and playingsongs for fifteen years. His otherrecordings, “Family Reunion,”“Little Lam Song,” and “I WillWait” feature favorite songs forall ages.

His song, “Here Kitty Kitty,”is an interpretation of the Biblicalstory of Daniel in the lion’s denhas been played extensively onChristian radio. It became anumber on request song onFamily Life’s Radio SunshineNetwork and is a favorite in his

concerts.“His music reflects various

everyday experiences and thepersonal relationships of peoplein his life,” says Dr. Soderblom.“Buddy’s concerts have afriendly, relaxed, and peacefulatmosphere. Through his humorhe shows the joy of Christian liv-ing while balancing it with spiri-tual depth. His goal is to comfortthe hurting, strengthen the spiri-tually weak, and to insureChristian growth.”

Dr. Soderblom reports thatthere are tickets now availablefor the concert. Ticket donationsof $5 is for open seating in thesanctuary and wings.

Tickets are available at boththe Riverside and Loma Lindavenues of the Adventist BookCenter, also at the Berean BookStore in Colton. The office ofstudent affairs of Loma LindaUniversity also has tickets avail-able at their Anderson Avenuelocation in Loma Linda.

For tickets, send a stamped-self-addressed envelope toConcert Series, Box 647,Calimesa, California, 92320 withthe remittance and request andthe tickets will be mailed to thesender. Reservations and infor-mation can be obtained by call-ing (909) 795-4960.

Calimesa Community Concert Seriesbrings performer Buddy Houghtaling

Buddy Houghtaling, DDS

this Christian university would fitthe institution’s mission. Theseconclusions could be helpful tonursing educators addressing theRNBS population.

Dr. Kofoed’s dissertation wastitled “Family Wellness:Concept Development withLow-income Mothers.”

The purpose of this researchstudy was to answer the ques-tion, how is family wellness per-ceived by mothers with childrenin low-income families? Thehybrid model was chosen to dis-cover the meaning of familywellness for mothers in low-income families.

It combined concept analysiswith qualitative research thathelped to further define andrefine the concept. The hybridmodel consisted of three phases:(a) the theoretical phase, (b) thefieldwork phase, and (c) a finalanalytical phase. An evolutionarymethod of concept analysis wasemployed during the theoreticalphase.

Secondly, participant inter-views were utilized to discoverwhat the concept of family well-ness meant to mothers of chil-dren in low-income families.Constant comparative analysiswas used to discover family well-ness attributes within the inter-views. Finally, the conceptanalysis of family wellness wascompared with the interviewinformation from the mothers.

Approximately 120 interdisci-plinary journal articles wereperused to produce a conceptanalysis of family wellness whileat the same time an interview

guide was constructed. Thenfourteen participant motherswere interviewed within theirhomes.

In phase one, due to thescarcity of the term family well-ness in the interdisciplinary liter-ature, the term wellness wasexplored. Antecedents and con-sequences of wellness were iden-tified, while the attributes ofwellness were incorporated toproduce working definitions ofindividual and family wellness.

During the interviews inphase two, the fieldwork phase,attributes of family wellnessemerged from the mothers’answers. Accordingly to them,family wellness involved whole-ness and transcendence beyondthe physical component. Itincluded positive connectedness(emotional & spiritual), environ-mental security, physical reliabil-ity, and cultural embeddedness.

Environmental security wasespecially salient for these low-income mothers. Family well-ness practices employed by themothers consisted of everydaycare, loving care, and illnesscare. An exemplar from the par-ticipant interviews illustratedfamily wellness for these low-income mothers.

In the final analytical phase ofthe hybrid model, an explanatoryframework of family wellnesswas constructed which showedthe relationships among individ-ual, family, and community well-ness. This study contributes tothe body of knowledge that sup-ports how nurses must encourageaccess to family wellness by low-income families.

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Sitting down to dinner together—it’s healthyHarvard researchers have found that children who sit down and eat dinnerwith their families are more likely to eat vegetables and fruits than theirpeers. Eating dinner at home means kids are less likely to consume junk

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Loma Linda University Medical Center physiciancontinues residency after paralyzing stroke...And that empowers you.”

Enough so that, with the helpof Daniel Giang, MD, director ofthe residency program, heresumed his third year of the res-idency he started in June, 2001,at Loma Linda UniversityMedical Center at the beginningof September, 2004. Now he zipsaround the halls of three differ-ent hospitals; LLUMC, the JerryL. Pettis Memorial VA MedicalCenter, and Riverside CountyHospital.

“There’s a lot of problemsolving,” says Dr. Le of hisrounds now. “I was fearful ofhow I was going to examinepatients and how they wouldreact to me. There are momentsof stress, but it’s the same men-tality that got me back into medi-cine, which is such a big part ofme. You adapt.”

Dr. Le drives the same car hehad, only equipped with a set ofhand controls that function a

mechanical lever connected tothe gas and brake pedals. Hiswheelchair is easily assembled.He has mastered the art, break-ing it down in sixty seconds andable to stow it and be on his wayto the next hospital in his car.

The life-changing strokealtered more than just the wayDr. Le gets around.

“I was definitely burnt-out,”he says of his first two years ofresidency. “Now it’s all freshagain.” With the added perspec-tive of being a patient for twomonths, Dr. Le possesses aninsight that amplifies his bedsidemanner.

Dr. Le notes how being a resi-dent at Loma Linda UniversityMedical Center is full-circle forhim in a manner. His father was avascular surgeon in Vietnam.Loma Linda was the first placehe brought his family after leav-ing the country more than 25years ago.

“It’s been great,” smiles Dr.

Le of being able to come backand work at LLUMC. Living inLoma Linda certainly makesthings easier, or as easy as the lifeof a resident can get. He still cov-ers all the shifts in his wheel-chair, and worked nights over theThanksgiving 2004 holiday.

The thing is, you would nevernotice his paralysis if it weren’tfor his wheelchair. Dr. Le’sindomitable spirit and positiveattitude push through the doorahead of him as he enters anyroom. He exudes an energy inhis presence that connects withthose around him. Looking backon it all, Dr. Le is tremendouslygrateful for the support of hiswife, a pediatrician, who helpssustain his positive attitude.

“People externalize too much,blaming outside things,” remarksDr. Le. “There are a lot of thingsthat are in your hands. Your freewill affects how you see theworld. The nobility in it is toknow that you can at least try.”

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SPH forms first MPH program in RussiaRussia’s first master of public

health (MPH) degree programwill begin August, 2005, and willbe hosted by Zaoksky AdventistUniversity (ZAU) in collabora-tion with Loma Linda UniversitySchool of Public Health.Funding has been received toenable 70 students from coun-tries of the former USSR to cometo ZAU, located 70 miles southof Moscow in the Tula Region.

“The demographic and epi-demiological challenges inRussia are so great that ourChurch must do something tohelp the society,” says EugeneZaitsev, MD, PhD, president,Christian College of Art andScience at ZAU. “The MPHprogram will put emphasis on theimportance of preventive mea-sures which will assist manymedical workers and other pro-fessionals in Russia to mold anew attitude toward publichealth.”

This MPH degree with amajor in public health practicewill offer two tracks. Track one isdesigned to prepare pastors and

teachers in an educative role todevelop scientifically accurateand persuasive health educationprograms for school, church, andlocal community entities.

Track two will prepare healthprofessionals to utilize researchand epidemiological conceptsand skills in the planning,implementation, and evaluationof health programs for govern-ment and non-government organizations.

“Initiated by AllanHandysides, MD, director,health ministries department,General Conference of theSeventh-day Adventist Churchand Patricia Johnston, DrPH,MS, RD, former dean of theSchool of Public Health, this pro-ject has the potential to impactthe lives of millions of people,”says James Kyle II, MD, MDiv,dean, School of Public Health.

The start of the MPH pro-gram will be preceded by a one-week health education seminar.Funding will enable 250 healthprofessionals, pastors, and inter-ested laypeople to attend this

program that will focus on infor-mation and practical skills so thatattendees will go back to theircommunities and implementprograms that will start to make adifference now.

Links with governmenthealth departments are providingthe opportunity for collaborativeresearch. Dr. Igor Popov, direc-tor, Tula Medical Center, hasbeen invited to attend the Schoolof Public Health’s annualHealthy People conference inMarch, 2005, which will focus on“Lifestyle Science: IntegratingPrevention and Intervention.”

“By joining local health pro-fessionals with experienced SPHresearchers we will be able todevelop collaborative research onspecific health issues as theyrelate to the local lifestyle andenvironment,” explains SynnoveKnutsen, MD, PhD, chair,department of epidemiology andbiostatistics, School of PublicHealth. “Because the trainees

come from all parts of the formerUSSR, such collaboration has thepotential for major impact onpublic health throughout theregion.”

A “Russia Orientation” semi-nar was presented for SPH fac-ulty on January 10, 2005. Thespeakers were Dr. Zaitsev andtwo people from the Euro-AsiaDivision of the Seventh-dayAdventist Church: NadiaIvanova, health ministries direc-tor, and Heriberto Muller, MSA,education department director.

“This seminar gave faculty aglimpse of the public health chal-lenges and fascinating history

and culture of the region,” saysDianne Butler, MBA, MS, direc-tor, office of distance learning,School of Public Health. “It willenable them to better adapt theircourses to the needs of the stu-dents and the community.”

“This is another excitingopportunity Loma LindaUniversity has to provide mean-ingful and practical support tothe outreach program of theworld church,” shares B. LynBehrens, MBBS, president,Loma Linda UniversityAdventist Health SciencesCenter, when she met with theRussian visitors in January.

Organizers of the program include: (from left) Nadia Ivanova, health ministries director, Euro-Asia division of the Adventist Church; Eugene Zaitsev, MD, PhD, president, Christian Collegeof Art and Science, Zaoksky Adventist University; B. Lyn Behrens, MBBS, president, LLU-AHSC; Heriberto Muller, MSA, education department director, Euro-Asia division of theAdventist Church; Dianne Butler, MBA, MS, director, office of distance learning, SPH; andJames Kyle II, MD, MDiv, dean, SPH.

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