Vol. 17, No. 2
Spring/Summer 2007
Hand and Feet - From Buttoning to Toe-tapping, they're the 'Every Day' Tools
Advanced Wound Healing Comes to Winthrop
Winthrop Selected as National
Training Center for CyberKnife¨
Winthrop Celebrates Survivors
Healthy KIDS Takes the Show on the Road
Precious Purls Project
Knits Memories for New Moms & Babies
Volunteer Louise Mazzaro Saluted for 33,500 Hours of Service
Smiles for Scott Foundation
Brings Smiles to Pediatric Patients
Smiles for Scott Foundation
Brings Smiles to Pediatric Patients
Golfers Raise More than $400,000 Under Sunny Skies
at Winthrop’s 22nd Annual Golf Tournament
10th Annual Opera
Night Hits a High Note
First Annual Black & White Ball Raises More than $300,000 for CCK
Sleep Disorders Center Achieves Fourth Reaccreditation
Travel Smart: Visit Winthrop's Travel Center
Miracle Foundation Makes
Second Grant of $50,000
Research at Winthrop Addresses Vioxx Heart Attack Risk
Accolades for Winthrop
New Smoke-Free
Campus Policy
Michael Magro Foundation
Donates VeinViewer Imaging System
Annual Swim-a-Thon
Makes a Splash for Pediatrics
New Music Therapy Program
Helps Patients Cope
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Serving the growing needs of travelers
who should take precautionary health
measures before venturing abroad,
Winthrop's Travel Center offers a
variety of services ranging from
destination-specific travel counseling
to vaccinations and preventative
measures for travel-related infections.
Staffed by a team of board-certified
infectious disease clinicians, Winthrop
Infectious Disease Associates provides
services so travelers can enjoy a
healthy trip. After a phone interview
during which travelers discuss their
itinerary with Lorraine Martone, RN,
Winthrop's Travel Nurse Coordinator, an
office consultation is arranged. During
the consultation, infectious disease
risks related to the individual's itinerary
are discussed with a physician, along
with tips for staying healthy during the
trip. Additionally, appropriate vaccinations
as well as chemoprophylaxis - the
use of medication to prevent disease -
and other preventative measures are
administered at this time.
Travel to destinations across the
globe exposes travelers to potentially
serious infectious diseases such as
cholera, malaria, typhoid fever and
meningococcal meningitis. Winthrop's
Travel Center offers vaccines and preventative
measures for all of these
diseases and others including
hepatitis A, hepatitis B, yellow fever
and Japanese encephalitis.
It is recommended that consultations
be arranged at least four weeks
prior to travel. For an appointment
at Winthrop's Travel Center, call
(516) 663-3819.
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