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Volume 55 · Number 2
Volume 55 Number 1
WHAT’S INSIDE?
Fall/Winter 2013
Spring/Summer 2013
KSSAMT Fall Meeting Recap!
RN, CMSRN lead
Medical Assisting Instructor at Daymar Col Southern District
lege in Bowling Green, KY for hosting our Fall
Council Notes
 Coffee Break
Educational meeting in October. The educa Case Study
tional meeting was a great success, with AMT
 President’s Message
members from across the state attending the all
 2014 Newsletter
day session. We were greeted with an energetic,
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 Kentucky Health Info
fun-filled welcome from Bowling Green’s tour Editor’s Comments
ism rep representative,
Yvonne Hermann practicing her phlebotomy skills on Christina Huff
during a training session. Duncan
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board members during
a forum session.
offered lots of fun
facts, tidbits,
and American Medical
Several members of the Kentucky
State Society
door
prizes
to the
Technologist will attend the
AMT
75th Educational
Program and
National meeting in Pittsburg,
PA in July. It will be a jammed pack
audience.
week full of opportunities for CE credits. You can earn continuing
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education credits by attending the conference seminars. Come join
tourist attractions,
us, learn about the AMT organization,
meet other AMT members
events
and
lots and
of things
do while in the
from across the country, make
new
friends,
visit oldtofriends.
Look inside for more details!
area. The educational seminars included topics from; diabetes, molecular testing, special
Coagulation testing, toxicology, info about
the Kentucky women’s health registry as well
as resume and career building tips.
 Recap - Medical
Assisting Week
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Continuing
Credits?
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Kentucky State Society American Medical Technology
Medical Assisting Week
Celebration!
Daymar College shared their Celebration of Medical Assisting Week with us.
The medical assisting students were very involved in getting the word out in
their community by contacting mayors and county judges in and around the
Warren County area, to request proclamations for Medical Assisting Week
from Oct. 21-25. The hard work and dedication the students put into the
project paid off, they received eight proclamations, and recognition through
newspaper announcements. We Congratulate the medical assisting students
and leaders involved in this project: Alicia Anspach, Walteria Bell, Rusty
Cooper, Kasey Dalton, April Ginez, Cassady Walker, and Angela York.
Want more?- look under newsletter tab on KYwebpage.
Scan the QR code and see the proclamations and photos!
Download a QR code reader from the ITunes store, or Kaywa readers.
Kentucky State Society American Medical Technology
Shannon H. Newman, BSMT AMT
Southern District Councillor
First, I would like to thank everyone for the
thoughts, prayers and phone calls during a family illness that I had to leave the convention early.
I hate that I missed seeing all of my AMT family, but everyone was in my thoughts everyday
of the meeting and I can’t wait to see everyone
next year in Chicago.
The National meeting was held in Pittsburgh,
PA on July 8th - 12th. I know it was a great meeting with excellent speakers and educational sessions. It was announced at this meeting that the
2014 meeting will be held July 6th - 10th, 2014
in Chicago, IL at the Drake Hotel, $125.00 per
night. For those of you who have been wishing for an exotic meeting location, your wishes
have been granted for 2015. We will be meeting
in late June 21-26, 2015 at the Hapuna Beach
Prince Hotel in Kohala Coast, Hawaii, $169.00
per night. Now, is the time to start saving and
plan for what will prove to be a wonderful time.
We will be the only people in the resort for this
period. The resort, and a sister facility, are offering these rates for three nights before and after
the meeting. Some news from AMT office: A
reminder for all members to watch for e-blasts
regarding their state activities. If they are not
receiving any they should go on-line and make
sure they have the correct e-mail address listed
in their personal profile. The national office is
now sending a bi-monthly e-newsletter to all
members for whom they have an e-mail address.
Once again, if not receiving these they need to
check their listed address. Also, the national
office is redesigning the national web page.
Changes should be coming soon. It is intended to be more intuitive and user friendly. And
lastly, the national office has contracted with a
professional writer to produce an AMT History
book that will be available for purchase at next
year’s 75th anniversary meeting in Chicago. The
author may be contacting some of the members
for input. The North Carolina story board challenge had a few takers. First place went to Oregon. New AMT Board members: Chris Seay and
Peggy Oiler. Jeannie Hobson was reelected to a
full three year RMA term. The officers are Mary
Burden as President, Everett Bloodworth as
Vice-President, Jeff Lavender as Secretary, and
Janet Sesser as Treasurer. New AMTIE Board
Members: Charles Baker and Dorothy “Mimi”
Roush. I would like to congratulate my district
award winners: Honor Roll states: Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina,
Tennessee, and Virginia. Publications awards:
Kaye Tshop from Tennessee for 1st place journal,
and Kathleene Hardy from Florida for 2nd place
newsletter. Distinguished Achievement: Salimata Kone-Coulibaly and Nettie Lucille Norphleet
from Alabama, Patricia Crouse Harris, from
Virginia, Deborah Janeczko from Florida, Annie
Washington from Tennessee, and Zobida KhanMohammed, from Trinidad & Tobago. Exceptional Merit: Peggy D. McCutcheon from South
Carolina. Silver Service: Tommie Williams from
North Carolina. GEM Award: Arthur Contino
and Kathleene Hardy from Florida and Joyce
Lybrand from South Carolina. Thanks for your
hard work and dedication to AMT.
Kentucky State Society American Medical Technology
Coffee Break Case Study
By Marsha B. Cattaneo, MT
Patient History:
Male, 59 years old with a complicated history of including hyperlipidemia, gastroesophageal reflux
disease, remote history of histoplasmosis infection, significant burns to his lower extremities that
require multiple skin grafts (of note: the patient suffered a chemical burn of approximately 70%
TBSA that required prolonged antibiotic use; once he recovered, he remained in a semi-immune
compromised state and was susceptible to multiple infections over the past several years), interstitial
lung disease, and most recently, the patient was diagnosed with a bilateral frontal lobe abscess. As
the result of this abscess, the patient also suffered occasional seizures. Per recommendations of
Infection Disease, he underwent a craniotomy including an aspiration of the abscess. One week later,
the patient developed shortness of breath. X-ray revealed a moderate to large left pleural effusion. A
chest tube was placed to drain effusion, antibiotics were started and the patient continued to receive
his antifungal therapy.
Laboratory Findings:
CBC: WBC – 3,000/μL, RBC – 2.67 106/μL, HGB – 7.9 gm/dL, HCT – 23.9 %, and PLT – 71,000/μL
Wound and fungal culture gram stains of abscess: 2+ WBCs and “fungal elements seen,” per Dr.
Snyder. Organism later identified as Cladophialophora bantiana.
Background:
Catenate (in chains), dry conidia and an absence of differentiated conidiophores characterize
Cladophialophora. The septated hyphae have conidiophores similar to vegetative hyphae; long,
sparsely branched, wavy chains of smooth oval conidia (2.5 – 5 X 6 – 11 μm). The very long conidia
(with as many as 30 cells) do not display conspicuous dysjunctors (scars of attachment). The genus
Cladophialophora contains 10 pathogenic species, 7 of which are almost exclusively known from
humans and warm-blooded animals. The most significant species are C. bantiana and C. carrionii.
C. bantiana, a remarkable neutrotropic mold, has an ability to grow at 40oC, and does not liquefy
gelatin (two characteristics that differentiate it from C. carrionii). It has a characteristic 558-bp
intron at position 1768 of the small-subunit (SSU) ribosomal operon (67). Colony growth is slow,
maturation occurring within 15 days. The surface of the colony is olive-gray to brown or black and
velvety. The reverse side is black.
Pathophysiology / Pathogenicity:
Some species of Chaetothyriales (such as C. bantiana) are able to cause deep or disseminated
infections in hosts with no know immune disorder. If untreated, such infections may take a
chronic, fatal course (within 1 – 6 months) after a destructive disease process. Cladophialophora
bantiana has a predilection for the central nervous system and consequently causes cerebral
phaeohyphomycosis. The portal of entry may be the lung, but frequently symptoms are confined to
the brain. The frequency of these infections is relatively to extremely low, but given the potentially
severe course of the disease, as well as the sometimes very high degrees of resistance to antifungal
drugs, attentiveness to these fungi is mandatory. Extreme care in handling and a biological safety
cabinet must be used with this organism.
Coffee Break Case Study
Kentucky State Society American Medical Technology
Question:
Two main characteristics that differentiate C. bantiana from C. carrionii, is C. bantiana’s ability to
grow at 40oC and it does not liquefy gel. T or F, cont.
References:
Larone, Davise H., MT(ASCP), Ph.D. F(AMM), Medically Important Fungi, A Guide to Identification,
(ASM Press, 2011), p.206.
Versalovic, James, MD, The Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 10th Edition, (ASM, 2011), pp. 1945, 1951 – 1952.
Winn, Washington C. Jr. MD MBA, Koneman’s Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 6th Edition,
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006) pp. 1214.
Discussion:
The most significant species are C. bantiana and C. carrionii. C. bantiana, a remarkable neutrotropic mold, has an
ability to grow at 40oC, and does not liquefy gelatin (two characteristics that differentiate it from C. carrionii).
Answer: True
Kentucky State Society American Medical Technology
President’s Message
Christina Huff RMA, RPT
I hope everyone had a Great Christmas! We had our KSSAMT meeting in
Bowling Green, KY on October 19, 2013 it was wonderful. There were 42
members in attendance. I would like to my team for making this meeting a
success. Thanks to Daymar College for hosting our meeting. I want to thank
all those who participated in our meeting. The speakers were great. We truly
appreciate their time and expertise to help our members reach their continuing education goals.
Just a few reminders, National Convention will be in Chicago, Illinois, July
6-11, 2014. The KSSAMT Fall meeting will be in September. The Magnolia
Educational weekend, presents “Smokin' in the Smokies”, in Gatlinburg, October 17 and 18, 2014. I hope everyone makes plan to attend. I wish you all
a Happy New Year!
2014-CHANGES!
Starting in June - The Bluegrass Tech is going electronically ONLY!
We have over 1000 Kentucky AMT members and we want to keep you informed.
Go to the AMT website and visit the Kentucky page. We don’t want you to miss out on KSSAMT news.
See the newsletter in color, checkout the photo gallery and upcoming events.
Watch for email blasts for updated newsletters and events!
Kentucky Health - Do you know?
(from the American health rankings webpage)
• Kentucky has the highest smoking rate in the nation at 28.3 percent of the adult population, with more than
930,000 adult smokers in the state.
• In the past year, the prevalence of obesity increased from 30.4 percent to 31.3 percent of adults; more than 1.0
million adults are obese in Kentucky—almost one-third of the adult population.
• In the past year, immunization coverage among children decreased from 77.6 percent to 68.2 percent of children
aged 19 to 35 months.
• The high school graduation rate increased by more than 15 percent since 2003, with a new high this year of 79.9
percent of incoming ninth graders who graduate within 4 years.
• This year, the number of children in poverty exceeds 1 in 4 persons younger than 18 years; the first time since
1995. In 2001 it was less than 1 in 6 persons younger than 18 years.
• After 2 decades of steady increases, the percentage of low birth weight infants stabilized around 9.1 percent of
births for the past 4 years, which is still a high rate.
See more at: http://www.americashealthrankings.org/KY#sthash.0tTPYyrn.dpuf
Kentucky State Society American Medical Technology
Editor’s Comments
Everett Bloodworth / Sanda Jones, Co-Editor
Thanks to everyone for a successful AMT year, we had a great National meeting in Pittsburgh, and Kentucky had a successful educational Fall Meeting, Daymar College M.A. students put on a Great Celebration week! We encourage you
to visit the Kentucky webpage for photo’s, announcements, events and more.
The newsletter will be available electronically in June.
We hope to offer advertising in our upcoming newsletters.
If you haven’t scanned the QR codes, please give them a try.
Stay tuned for more!
2014 KSSAMT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Christina Huff, RMA, RPT (AMT)
Bowling Green, KY
(270) 279-0495 cell
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor / National Vice President
Everett Bloodworth, MT, AMT
Benton, KY 42025
(270) 527-4890
[email protected]
Secretary / NMLPW Coordinator
Selena King
Morgantown, KY 42261
(270) 781-5111, Ext. 4474
[email protected]
NMAW Coordinator
Lisa Bromley, RMA (AMT)
Cadiz, KY 42211
(270) 762-1100, Ext. 1912
[email protected]
Julia Hardcastle, MT (AMT) ex-officio
Bowling Green, KY
(270) 781-0967
[email protected]
Vice President / Proctoring Chair
Judy Fortune, RMA (AMT)
Bowling Green, KY 42101
(270) 781-5111, Ext. 4176
[email protected]
Treasurer
Yvonne Hermann, MT (AMT)
Oakland, KY 42159
(270) 781-5111
[email protected]
Co-Editor / Member at Large
Sanda Jones, MT, AMT
Shelbyville, KY 40065
(502) 321-2804
[email protected]
Upcoming
Events
July 6-11th, 2014
AMT’s 76th
National Convention
Chicago, Illinois
September, 2014
KSSAMT Fall Meeting
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•ShoptheMagnificentMile
•SeerenownedChicagoarchitecturefromtheChicago
River on a boat cruise
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JohnHancockTower
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FEATURES:
LocatedonChicago’s“GoldCoast”and“MagnificentMile,”anareaknownforitsaffluentstatus.
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honorofExcellenceinMeetingandServicefacilities.
•Eachguestroomhasacoffeemaker,ironandironingboard,hairdryer.
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140EastWaltonPlace
Chicago,IL60611
Phone312.787.2200
Toll-freereservations800.553.7253
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For additional information:
Contact AMT:
10700WestHigginsRoad,Suite150
Rosemont,IL60018
Phone847/823-5169•Fax:847/823-0458
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930 Pine Street · Benton, Kentucky 42025
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