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2. [DO GOOD][DO GOOD]
invites doctors to send their unused
samples directly to the program’s
Tennessee clearinghouse, where they are
inventoried and shipped free of charge to
not-for-profit hospital and clinic patients
in need. The dispensary also receives
donated medications from pharmaceutical
manufacturers and accepts cash donations
from individuals to purchase additional
medications.
Via Christi is the only Kansas access site
for Dispensary of Hope. Its Outpatient
Pharmacy at St. Francis and the Via Christi
Clinic Pharmacy at 3311 E. Murdock fill
prescriptions through the program for
qualifying Via Christi hospital and ER
patients who have no insurance and meet
low-income guidelines, says Mark Gagnon,
PharmD, director of ePharmacy and part of
the Via Christi leadership team that worked
together to bring the Dispensary of Hope
program here.
Since January, when it became part of the
Dispensary of Hope network, Via Christi
has received more than $23,000 in free
medication for distribution to its patients
in need, says Gagnon.
A service at the heart of
our mission
By filling that need in the community, this
program “goes to the heart of the mission
here at Via Christi,” says Peg Tichacek,
interim chief mission integration officer.
After hearing about the program at
Saint Thomas — which like Via Christi is a
member of Ascension Health — Via Christi
lobbied hard to become an access site.
“Dispensary of Hope is a wonderful
collaboration across the country that is
solely focused on serving persons who are
poor and vulnerable, and it’s wonderful to
be a part of that,” Tichacek says.
[DO GOOD][DO GOOD]
Sonja Struble’s patient — who
was recently diagnosed with
lung cancer and recovering
from pneumonia — was ready to
be discharged from Via Christi
Hospital St. Francis. But as he
told Struble, his hospital case
manager, he was unemployed, had
no insurance and no way to pay
for the medications his doctor had
prescribed to help keep him out
of the hospital. One medication
alone — to help him breathe more
easily — would have cost him more
than $240 for a month’s supply.
The man easily could have become
one of the 1-in-10 hospital patients
who go home without the vital
follow-up medications they need
simply because they can’t
afford them.
“Without his medications, he
probably would have ended up
right back in the hospital,” says
Struble. “What a relief — to him
and to me — that we could get him
the medications he needed for free
because Via Christi is part of the
Dispensary of Hope network.”
Helping patients in need,
here and nationwide
Every year, pharmaceutical
companies give billions of dollars
in medication samples to doctors’
offices. Many of these samples go
unused, never helping the patients
for whom they were intended.
Dispensary of Hope is helping put
a stop to that waste.
This nationwide nonprofit
collaborative, sponsored by
Saint Thomas Health of Nashville,
Pharmacist
Mark Gagnon
can provide
this Via Christi
Hospital patient
in need with the
medications
she requires —
free of charge
— through
Dispensary of
Hope.
Dispensary of Hope: Turning
‘waste’ into blessings for
patients in need
Via Christi Outpatient
Pharmacy, a service for
all our patients
WHO: Offered exclusively
to Via Christi hospital
and ER patients, and Via
Christi employees and their
dependents
WHAT: The Via Christi
Outpatient Pharmacy offers
patients a convenient and
low-cost place to pick up
prescriptions on their way
home from the hospital.
WHERE: Located in the
discharge hallway near the
Emergency Room at
Via Christi Hospital St. Francis
WHEN: Monday through
Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
HOW DOES DISPENSARY OF HOPE WORK?
Shippedtoawarehouse
Madeavailabletoanuninsured,
low-incomepatient
Donationsfrompharmaceuticalcompanies1 Unusedmedicationsamplesfromdoctors1
2
Distributed
toalicensed
dispensary
3
4
Visit dispensaryofhope.org to learn more
about Dispensary of Hope or to support its
mission with a donation.
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8. [LIVE WELL][LIFE MATTERS] [LIFE MATTERS]
L
arry Bradt (sounds like “brought”)
and his wife, Lanora, are avid
travelers. Since retiring 14 years ago,
they have towed their fifth-wheel trailer
to destinations as distant as Nova Scotia
and Alaska, although they typically stay
a little closer to home.
Each summer Larry and Lanora spend
several weeks in the mountains of
Colorado, off-roading in their Jeep and
exploring the area. But last summer,
shortly after returning from their annual
trip, Larry woke up with his left foot
incredibly painful and swollen to double
its normal size.
After undergoing a number of tests and
an exploratory surgery, Larry finally was
referred to Praveena Gorantla, MD, a
Rheumatoid arthritis
Can start any time of life
Can come on very quickly, over
a matter of days to weeks
Most often symmetrical,
affecting both sides of the body,
such as both hands or both feet
Is an autoimmune disease and
can also affect internal organs
Osteoarthritis
Usually shows up later in life
Develops slowly, over years
Often limited to one joint, such
as a knee or hip
Caused by wear and tear
with aging, and is localized
to the joints
Via Christi Clinic physician who
specializes in rheumatology.
Larry was diagnosed with rheumatoid
arthritis (RA), and he tried several oral
medications, none of which worked for
him. Eventually, he was started on an
infusion treatment that is working and
Larry is seeing significant improvement.
No easy battle
The Bradts were surprised at the RA
diagnosis. It came seemingly out of
nowhere, but that is not unusual for RA.
Many of Larry’s other symptoms were not
typical for RA.
As they have learned more about RA,
Larry and Lanora have looked for ways to
stay strong as Larry deals with
the disease.
“It isn’t an easy battle,” Larry says, “but
you just keep fighting. It’s good we
caught it early so maybe it won’t be
so bad.”
RA is a disease that can affect internal
organs also, unlike osteoarthritis (OA),
which is localized in the affected joint.
“Osteoarthritis is nothing compared
to rheumatoid arthritis,” Lanora says.
“You have to be strong when you see
someone who was so strong one day
and the next day he can’t even get out
of bed without crutches.”
Finding strength
Lanora keeps this saying, based on
James 5:16, in her notebook: “What God
does not deliver you from, he will take
you through.”
Larry has found strength and help in the
support of others. A friend of Lanora’s
has had RA for 30 years, and she and
For adventurous
retiree, arthritis just
another obstacle
to overcome
CLICK + LEARN
Go to viachristi.org/rheumatology to learn more about arthritis
conditions and treatments.
Roads
optional
Q: I have an abnormal lab
result. Does that mean I
have arthritis?
A: No. Abnormality in a lab test
alone does not mean that
you have arthritis. You should
have relevant symptoms.
Q: Can a lab test tell me if I
have lupus?
A: Lupus, a chronic autoimmune
disease sometimes affecting
joints, is not diagnosed by
a lab test alone. Having
symptoms related to the
abnormal lab test is important
for diagnosis.
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
vs. OSTEOARTHRITIS
[LIFE MATTERS]
ABOUT RHEUMATOLOGY
LAB TESTS
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10. 1EWEDNESDAY
AUGUST 6, 2014
WWW.KANSAS.COM/WICHITALK
TRENDS ★ HEALTHY LIVING ★ FOOD & DRINK ★ RELATIONSHIPS
wichitalk
August is here and even though the weather
is warm, the holiday season is fast approach-
ing. It’s time to enter the 59th Wichita Eagle
Holiday Cookbook contest.
We’re turning the heat up this year with a
great secret ingredient that will get your appe-
tite sizzling. November will see this annual
cookbook offering outstanding recipes as well
as the chance for cooks to win a little extra
holiday money.
Categories in the cookbook contest this year
are:
■ Appetizers
■ Desserts
■ Main course
■ Sides (vegetables and starch dishes)
■ Secret ingredient – This year’s secret
ingredient is bacon. From bacon-flavored ice
cream to fried bacon on a stick, Americans
can’t get enough of this bit of pork nirvana.
■ Gluten-free – Just because you don’t want
to have wheat, barley, rye and triticale in your
diet doesn’t mean you have to give up great
food such as bread, pizza and so much more.
Eating gluten-free has become easier than ever,
and we want your favorite recipes.
Once we’ve selected the top recipes in each
category, a panel of judges will choose the
winners. Those top three – plus other qualify-
ing recipes – will be printed in the Holiday
Cookbook published in November.
Recipes will be judged on taste, appearance,
clarity of cooking directions and creativity. The
first-place winners in each category will receive
a $100 gift card, and the second- and third-
place winners will each receive a $50 gift card.
The rules
Each contestant may enter only one recipe
per category. Only Kansas residents are eligible
to win. Eagle employees and their families are
not eligible.
At the top of each page, include the following
information in this order:
1. Category in which recipe is to be judged
2. Name of sender
Tribune
Recipes will be judged on taste, appearance,
clarity of cooking directions and creativity.
Time for
your Holiday
Cookbook
submissions
BY BETH BOWER
Eagle correspondent
Please see CONTEST, Page 2E
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Editor’s note: Today we’re in-
troducing a new monthly feature
called “In My Kitchen,” where readers
share their food memories, tips, tools
and recipes.
Jackie Smith, 62, of
Wichita
Occupation: Teaches cooking
classes at Williams-Sonoma in Wich-
ita
Kitchen philosophy: Smith is
passionate about food, and she also
finds comfort in cooking. It’s like
“pulling on an old pair of jeans.”
Practice, practice, practice is her
mantra.
In Jackie’s Kitchen …
Q.Why do you like to cook?:
A:I like the creativity – the chal-
lenge of creating something new or
putting my own spin on a recipe.
Q:What’s the best food advice you
were given?
A:Use the freshest, best ingre-
dients you can afford. It really
makes a difference.
Q:What’s your favorite kitchen
tool?
A:Knives would be first and then
my mandoline. Knives allow a cook
to almost endlessly transform in-
gredients into various shapes and
sizes. ... I love my hand-held mando-
line because it is, essentially, an
extension on knives in that it can
easily slice vegetables paper thin. I
still use my mother’s knives and
sometimes even travel with them.
Q:Favorite cookbook?
A:My first cookbook was the 1970s
edition of Better Homes & Gardens,
a gift from my mother. Since I start-
ed out as a Midwestern cook, the
recipes I found in BHG met my
needs – biscuits, pancakes, pies,
bread, cookies, roasts and canning
– the things I found to be comfort
foods. Years later, after becoming a
more accomplished cook, my father
gave me “The Joy of Cooking.” This
was an eye-opener; it had an empha-
sis on fresh (versus frozen, dried,
canned) ingredients. Although I now
have hundreds of cookbooks, I still
pull out these two classics on a reg-
ular basis.
Q:What’s your favorite food?
IN MY KITCHEN: JACKIE SMITH
Jaime Green/The Wichita Eagle
Jackie Smith holds some of her favorite kitchen utensils: a knife and a mandoline. She used them to create
what’s in her right hand, beets carpaccio using roasted beets.
Classics, with a spin
WANT TO BE FEATURED?
If you or someone you know is
passionate about food and would
like to be
considered for
this column,
please e-mail
us with your
name, day
and night
phone num-
bers and a
few words on
why you like
to cook. Send e-mail to aharris@wi-
chiteagle.com with “kitchen” in the
subject line.
KALE-STUFFED FLOUNDER
WITH COCONUT MILK AND
RED CURRY SAUCE
Cook’s note: Spinach can be used
instead of kale.
1 bunch Kale, washed and dried
3-4 cloves roasted garlic, chopped
4 flounder fillets
Salt and pepper to taste
Extra virgin olive oil
1-14 oz. can unsweetened coconut
milk
2 tablespoons red Curry paste (or to
taste)
Serves 4
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove
most of the heavy stem from kale. Chop
into 1- to 2-inch pieces. Steam kale until
withered and mostly tender. In a small
bowl, combine the steamed kale with 3
to 4 (or to taste) chopped cloves of
roasted garlic. Add salt and pepper to
taste.
Allowing one flounder fillet per person,
season both sides of the fish with salt
and pepper. Place the kale mixture on the
wide end of the fish and roll it. Secure
with a toothpick. Place on a parchment-
lined, rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with a
little olive oil. Bake in preheated oven
(uncovered) for 20 minutes or until the
thickest part of the fish is flaky.
In a small saucepan, combine the
unsweetened coconut milk and red curry
paste. Add salt to taste. Heat over medi-
um and whisk until smooth. Can be
reduced depending on the thickness of
sauce desired.
Place a serving of flounder on each
plate and ladle the sauce over the fish.
Serve with rice or couscous.
Courtesy of Jackie Smith
BY BETH BOWER
Eagle correspondent
Please see KITCHEN, Page 2E
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11. Now is the Time
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12. All the News That's Fit to Reap | Servi-­Tech, Inc.
November 14, 2014
Dear Monica,
We would like to welcome Greg Ruehle to Servi-­
Tech!
Mitch's Message
By now, I hope everyone has
heard who my replacement
will be as the new CEO for
Servi-­Tech. I have been very
impressed with Greg Ruehle. I
first met him about two years
ago through the Independent
Professional Seed
Association. Before Greg's
announcement was made, I
received a copy of an email
that Fred Vocasek had sent
after his trip to the Ukraine.
Fred referenced the connection he had with Greg
through IPSA in trying to assist growers in the Ukraine
with other sources for specific seed qualities and traits.
It's a small world. Greg has many connections with
people across the country through IPSA and the
livestock associations he has been involved with. His
In This Issue
Mitch's Message
Special Greeting from
Greg
Our Fearless Leaders
Getting Down to
Business
This week on mp2.ag
2014 U.S. agricultural
exports setting new
record
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture recently
released its final total for
U.S. agricultural exports in
fiscal year 2014, which
soared to a record $152.5
billion (up from last year's
record of $141 billion).
High Plains Journal
USDA Seeks Input on
New Beef Promotion
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13. Collaborate
Emporia Public Schools + Emporia State University + Flint Hills Technical College
+
2 0 1 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T
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15. city snow
partners
The Partnership
partner
Be our
City Snow Partners is a program sponsored by the City of Manhattan that intends to connect volunteers with
Manhattan residents who need help clearing their sidewalks following a snow or ice event. The goal is to
create safer and more accessible pedestrian walkways for elderly or disabled individuals through coordination
of volunteer efforts. The city will maintain a volunteer database and administer the program. When residents
request assistance with snow removal, they will receive contact information for Snow Partners in their
neighborhood to minimize travel during winter weather.
Volunteers must:
— Be willing to help their neighbors in need
— Be individuals or groups
— Sign a liability waiver in order to participate
Partner Requirements
Partner Responsibilities
City Snow Partners will remove snow from public sidewalks and a walkway from a sidewalk to the front door of
the residence for those requesting assistance. Clearing driveways and additional walkways is not a requirement
and is at the discretion of the volunteer. City Snow Partners will not accept payment for their services and will
not enter residences.
Participant Requirements
Those requesting assistance must be:
— Elderly, disabled or physically unable to remove
snow from public sidewalks
— Must be a property owner
Become a Partner
To volunteer:
Visit www.cityofmhk.com/snowpartners
Call 785-587-2404
Visit City Hall at 1101 Poyntz Ave.
To request assistance:
Call 785-587-2404
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17. The TRIO Legacy
TRIO Day was a major success.
The students, staff, and
university and community
persons all enjoyed the
experience. The Town Hall Meeting, which was
hosted for the first time was exceptional. The
auditorium was full and the students asked great
questions. Interestingly, the majority of the
questions were asked by male participants and
that was enjoyed by Linda Byrd-Johnson,
PhD, senior director, Student Services Area,
Office of Postsecondary Education. Byrd-
Johnson answered questions for two hours
during the Town Hall Meeting and gave an
inspiring and compassionate response to each
questions. A special thank you to Mayor Carl
Brewer and Councilwoman Lavonta Williams
for their support. Byrd-Johnson was pleased
and appreciated the event and interest.
A special thank you to the distinguished women
of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. who
supported Byrd-Johnson. She is a member of
the sorority and the members supported her in
their red clothing.
A reception for all awardees was exciting and
attended by students and their families, Byrd-
Johnson and university and community
personnel. Persons were excited about meeting
Byrd-Johnson and taking photos. The banquet
was an inspiration to everyone in attendance.
Vice President Wade Robinson welcomed the
participants and gave opening remarks and let
everyone know that President John Bardo
appreciated their interest in WSU and sent his
regards. He shared how happy he was for the
WSU women’s basketball team’s 19-0 schedule
along with that of the men, 26-0 and motivating
the city of Wichita and the state of Kansas.
Mayor Brewer provided a proclamation declaring
February 13, 2014 as National TRIO Day by the
Deltha Q. Colvin, Associate Vice
President for Campus Life and
TRIO Director,
Wichita State University
City of Wichita. He also presented Byrd-
Johnson a medallion of the City of Wichita
which is a high honor.
Byrd-Johnson’s topic for the banquet was
“TRIO--Fifty Years of Providing Hope and
Opportunity.” She directed her comments to
the students, inspiring them and was thought
provoking. She let students know how
important they are to the success of the
programs and the future. The students were
encouraged to pursue their dreams of a college
education and take advantage of the
opportunities afforded them.
TRIO Day concluded with staff meeting with
Byrd-Johnson and sharing their appreciation for
her attendance. The event was exceptional.
TRIO Works! The staff hopes people are
looking next years program.. Thanks to the
directors and all of the staff and students who
worked to ensure TRIO Day 2014 was a major
success.
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Larry Ramos…………………………….Editor
Wilma Moore-Black ……………..……...Editor
Alan Dsouza………………………….Logistics
Ashley Cervantes…...….Multimedia Coordinator
Travis Feeney………………………..Production
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