September 2014

• Becker’s Healthcare provides news coverage of the research publication featured in the journal Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery entitled "Diagnostic Approach, Treatment, and Outcomes of Cervical Sympathetic Chain Schwannomas: A Global Narrative Review” which was authored by Advance Health Solutions' colleagues and Health Professional Advisory Board Members. To read the news story, click here.
• MDLinx, the award-winning, practical medical information news group for physicians and healthcare professionals features the peer-reviewed research article published in the September 11, 2014 issue of the journal Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery on cervical sympathetic chain schwannomas co-authored by Advance Health Solutions' colleagues and Health Professional Advisory Board members. To read the news coverage, click here.
• Advance Health Solutions' colleagues (Dr. Maryam Navaie, Dr. Soojin Cho-Reyes, Leighla H. Sharghi and Benjamin A. Howie) and Health Professional Advisory Board members (Dr. Gavin Setzen and Dr. Michael A. Keefe) received the Outstanding Poster Award from the Program Advisory Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) at the AAO-HNS' Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL. The poster highlighted a collaborative research study entitled “Cervical Sympathetic Chain Schwannomas: A Global Narrative Review provides Insight on Diagnostication, Treatment and Outcomes. To view the poster, click here.
• Advance Health Solutions' colleagues and Health Professional Advisory Board members participate in the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) whose conference theme was “Transforming and Thriving Together” in Orlando, FL. At the AAO-HNS conference, AHS staff (Dr. Maryam Navaie and Dr. Soojin Cho-Reyes) and Advisory Board Members (Dr. Gavin Setzen) engaged in various instructional, legislative and health policy advocacy activities in addition to presenting findings from a collaborative research study.
• The journal Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery publishes a State-of-the-Art Review article entitled "Diagnostic Approach, Treatment, and Outcomes of Cervical Sympathetic Chain Schwannomas: A Global Narrative Review." Co-authors included collaborators from Advance Health Solutions including Maryam Navaie, Dr.P.H., Leighla H. Sharghi, B.S.N., M.P.A., Soojin Cho-Reyes, Ph.D. and Benjamin A. Howie, M.P.H., as well as Michael, A. Keefe, M.D., Chief of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, and Gavin Setzen, M.D., Chief of ENT Surgery at St. Peter’s Hospital, President of New York State Society of Otolaryngology - Head ad Neck Surgery and Executive Member of the Board of Directors at the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. To read more, click here.
• In Washington, DC, Advance Health Solutions' President and CEO, Dr. Maryam Navaie and longtime collaborator, Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, Chief Medical Officer from the District of Columbia’s Department of Behavioral Health participate in National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI)’s NAMIWalks campaign. NAMIWalks will raise a profile of hope in 50 locations in 38 states during the summer and fall of 2014 -- including October's Mental Illness Awareness Week. These walkathons aim to raise money for research, education, support and advocacy.Supporting NAMIWalks (from the left) are Dr. Maryam Navaie, President and CEO of Advance Health Solutions and Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, Chief Medical Officer from the District of Columbia’s Department of Behavioral Health at Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC.
• Advance Health Solutions' colleagues, including Dr. Maryam Navaie, President and CEO, and Dr. Karen Bibbins, Senior Research and Client Relations Associate, and collaborator, retired Colonel Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, Chief Medical Officer at the District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health, present research entitled: “Advancing Treatment Outcomes for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder through Alternative and Complementary Health Practices” at the National Convention of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in Washington, DC. The convention’s policy-focused theme was "Advocates for Change: From Dialogue to Action.”
• Advance Health Solutions' colleagues, Dr. Maryam Navaie, President and CEO, and Dr. Karen Bibbins, Senior Research and Client Relations Associate, attend the Veterans and Military Council Reception to discuss relevant mental health and health policy issues pertaining to veterans and military families. The reception was sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in Washington, DC on September 3, 2014. AHS is a proud supporter of NAMI, our nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization.