Volume 54, Number 3Summer 2003
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INTERVIEW
SCMA President Jan Sonander, MD
“We have a strong community, and we provide great care. But there are a lot of places to improve. We are thin in many areas, and there are a lot of doctors working very hard. If anything, I would be concerned about burnout.”
By Steve Osborn
FEATURE ARTICLES
Parenting
Software Engineering for Parents
“While discussing parenting in a recent editorial board meeting, I bemoaned the lack of respect given to parenting and child care in our society, compared with, say, software engineers.”
By Heather Furnas, MD
Teaching Children Responsibility
“What must also be taught with great skill and intent are emotional growth skills—an aspect of parenting that is all too often ignored.”
By Stacey Kerr, MD
Identifying Children’s Stress-Responses to Divorce
“Primary care physicians can serve a crucial function with divorcing families. During office visits, they can help parents recognize physical and emotional symptoms or signs of developmental regression in their children.”
By Dan Pickar, PhD
Windows of Opportunity
“How do we help parents understand the role they play in their children’s development? Essentially, by encouraging normal, loving, and responsive caregiving and by fostering an understanding that children learn through play.”
By Michele Rogers, MA
DEPARTMENTS
Special Report: Improving Care for the Lua’ Community
“Little is known in this country about Lua’ culture, and the care and treatment of Lua’ patients has posed significant challenges for Family Practice Center resident physicians who were unfamiliar with their social history and medical needs.”
By Leona Judson, FNP; Kathryn D. Scott, DrPH; Panna Lossy, MD; and Mary Maddux-Gonzalez, MD, MPH
Practical Concerns: Confronting the Obesity Epidemic
“We need to develop a combination of clinical tools and community health programs to
stem the tide of overweight. … Obesity has replaced smoking as the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the United States.”
By Greg Rosa, MD
Local Frontiers: Approaching Patients With Terminal Illness
“The specialty of palliative medicine has evolved steadily and significantly in the last decade. Hospitals and health care systems are embracing improved end-of-life care, and the provision of whole-person care and intense symptom relief has expanded.”
By Gary Johanson, MD
Outside the Office: Reflections on a Journey to South Africa
“The transition from the apartheid regime to a true democracy occurred in 1993, when Nelson Mandela took over, and now South Africa proudly possesses one of the most liberal and enlightened constitutions in the world.”
By Desmond J. Shapiro, MD
Current Books: Aiming for Perfection
“Dr. Atul Gawande is a fine writer, a thoughtful observer, and a well-trained surgeon. He does not take his profession—or the process of his professional education—lightly.”
By Rick Flinders, MD
Practice Management: CMA ON-CALL Index
A complete list of CMA’s free ON-CALL documents, which offer invaluable practice management advice and clinical information.
