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| When: |
Friday, August 21st, 2015 |
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The Lansing Center, First Floor |
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Dr. David Kaufman, Chief of the Neurology Dept. at MSU Osteopathic Medicine |
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"Sports Concussion Update" |
| Chair of the Day: |
Jack Davis |
| Invocator: |
Kevin V. B. Schumacher |
| Editarian: |
Tim Adams |
| Chair of the Month: |
Berl Schwartz |
| Fellowship Table: |
Julie Pingston & Michelle Reynaert |
| Greeters: |
Gary Baxter & Jay Smith |
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 Dr. Kaufman is Professor and Founding Chair of the Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology at Michigan State University. In addition, he is Chair and medical director of the Department of Neurology at Sparrow Health System in Lansing. He has been a practicing Neuro-ophthalmologist at MSU for thirty years.
Dr. Kaufman has helped train 60 fellows in Neuro-Ophthalmology at MSU over the past 28 years and won more than 25 MSU teaching awards along with one from the University of Wisconsin.
Dr. Kaufman’s research and clinical interest include using the afferent visual system and electrophysiology to assess prognosis and early therapeutic strategies for brain disease such as multiple sclerosis and stroke. He has had eighteen years of sustained NIH funding and participated on the Executive Committee of multiple clinical trials. More recently he has helped to develop the concussion research consortium (a multi-disciplinary group) at MSU.
He has had more than 100 peer reviewed publications and abstracts focused on Neuro-Ophthalmology and more recently several publications on mild traumatic brain injury. He helped to represent Neuro-Ophthalmology on the NIH-National Eye Institute's Five Year National Research Planning Committee in 2012. He also is also one of MSU's representatives to the B1G Ten-Ivy League concussion summit group since 2013.
Dr. Kaufman has been the on-field neurologist for the Michigan State University football team since 2011.
However, his greatest accomplishment, by far, has been to assist his wife Laurie raise their two children Matt and Sarah to be college graduates.
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Posted by Rich Schaberg
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 Loftus Day is a tradition unique to our Lansing Rotary Club. Every year at a September meeting, a Rotarian who has passed away during the year is honored. After an abbreviated meeting, if they so choose Rotarians visit and lay flowers at assigned grave sites of deceased Lansing Rotarians.
It’s a tradition that began in 1924 when club member Frank Loftus brought a bouquet of fresh garden flowers to the regular meeting of the club. Afterwards, he took the flowers to the grave of Charles W. Nichols, a past Rotary president who had recently died. The custom grew in an informal manner and when Loftus died four years later, the official Frank Loftus Day Memorial Service was held- a cherished Lansing Rotary Club tradition that each September honors deceased club members who are buried in the Lansing area.
It’s a time to remember, pay respect, and reflect on the many dedicated people who contributed not just to our club, but to the causes they’ve helped to support throughout our history, ranging from local charities to Rotary’s international outreach.
How Do I Participate?
* A few weeks before Loftus Day, you will be sent the names of the members who are in your group, who the leader of the group is, and the assigned gravesites. The sites will all be in the same general area in the same cemetery. Your group and cemetery remains the same every year.
* Contact your group leader about the group’s plans for visiting the sites. Some visit the sites sometime during the week preceding the meeting. Most will visit the sites after the meeting on Loftus Day.
* Some members bring flowers from their gardens and some order flowers which will be on a table for you to pick up at the meeting. Charlie Smith (Smith Floral) 484-5327 and Rick Anthony (Rick Anthony Flowers) 484-5387 are both members. Containers for the flowers will also be on the table for you to take.
*On Loftus Day, there will be maps on the table showing the location of your assigned cemetery. The first year it is helpful to have an experienced group member describe where to meet in the cemetery.
*After an abbreviated meeting, your group will meet at your assigned site.
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 Monday, September 14th, 2015 Timber Ridge Golf Course located at 16339 Park Lake Road
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
with a Shotgun Start at 10:00 a.m.
Reception, Dinner and Awards immediately following play
This Year's Outing will benefit: Arts Council of Greater Lansing
There is an Early Bird rate by August 28th for $135.00!
Thank you for your continued support!!
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Dorothy Cauley, "Dottie"; age 92 passed away August 12, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Jack; loving mother of John (Anne), Jean White (Larry), Gregory (Terri), Carol Stewart (Michael), Jeffrey (the late Susan) and the late George and James (Judy); devoted grandmother of 12 and great grandmother of 5. Family wil receive friends Thursday 5 to 8 p.m. with Rosary at 7:30 p.m. at A.J. Desmond & Sons FuneralHome, 2600 Crooks Road (Between Maple and Big Beaver), 248-362-2500. Funeral Mass Friday 11:00 a.m. at st. Thomas More Catholic Church, 4580 N. Adams Road, Troy. Visitation at church begins at 10:30 a.m. Memorial tributes to Angeal Hospice or American Red Cross (Mid Michigan Chapter).
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George Thomas Guerre passed away peacefully at home of congestive heart failure on August 13, 2015, at the age of 91. His family takes great pleasure in knowing their father will be reunited with his three sons, Johnny, Jimmy, and Tommy.
George is survived by 2 sons, Paul and Bill, 4 daughters, Debbie, Kathy, Diane, and Nancy and five grandchildren and his beloved Jack errier, "Her Majesty" Maggie. George had been a member of Lansing Rotary years ago. The funeral mass will be celebrated on Thursday, August 20 at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, 955 Alton Road, East Lansing at 11:00 a.m., with a viewing held one hour prior. In lieu of flowers contributions in memory of George may be made to the Tom Guerre Fund, St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, 955 Alton Road, East Lansing, MI 48823, or Ingham County Animal Shelter, 600 Curtis Drive, Mason, MI 48864.
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Posted by Joe Wald
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How truly blessed we are at Lansing Rotary for those subtleties which make our club so special. One which we benefit from week after week, and could easily overlook, is the wonderful background music provided by John Dale Smith as we dine at lunchtimes on Fridays. Many, many thanks to John. Your special touch is truly appreciated.
At 12:29, Lansing Rotary President, Lisa Smith, called the meeting of the Club to order (which we all know is no easy task). This became ever so apparent as our Orator in waiting (please keep waiting), Kevin Schumacher, gave an invocation like few have heard since the legendary Ted Swift presented his invocation in iambic pentameter. Claiming to have a first edition version of the “Lord’s Prayer” written by a lawyer, Kevin offered explanations and translations as needed… and it was definitely needed. As the Club regained its composure, God Bless America was sung, accompanied by John Dale. (Rumor has it that Kevin next has a copy of God Bless America as rewritten by another lawyer. Only time will tell). Galloping Dave Trumpie made certain that all guests were introduced in style. Carmen Turner then shared in her Remembrance Report that John Cauley’s Mother had passed away. Our thoughts and prayers are once again with John and Anne. President Lisa made a Red Badge presentation to Thangavelu Suseela, followed by a 1940’s history timeline report by Frank Tegge.
Offering his own stylized presentation of history, Frank characterized the 40’s as the time when we lost our innocence. It was a time of transition domestically, nationally and internationally as the world was consumed by war, and the Lansing community was not spared. I know there was a meaningful pictorial presentation that went along with Frank’s eloquence, but Frank thought it may be too much for us to absorb all at one time. Other notable developments during this decade were MSU entering the Big Ten (take that Michigan!-oops, I can’t say that); the 25th anniversary of Lansing Rotary; and 16 Lansing Rotarians going off to war and thankfully all returning safely. There were 134 members of Lansing Rotary in 1940, with the average age 51 years old.
President Lisa shared some presidential announcements including the goals set for this next year, 2015-2016 focusing on membership (and especially youth – or at least a more youthful membership focus), and social media. With this second goal in mind, Facebook training will be offered on August 28th at the Lansing Center. More information will follow. Special Music of the Day was provided by Mary Maurer, an accomplished artist with a long list of acting and performing credentials. Singing Legally Blonde from the play of the same name and a second song, one of John Dale’s favorites, which will remain nameless because I don’t know the name. Even so, it was delightful to listen to Mary who once again confirmed the high level of talent available to us right here in mid-Michigan.
Chair of the Month and Chair of the Day, Berl Schwartz then introduced our speaker of the day, Dr. Paul DeWeese, no stranger to controversy, who presented a spirited, defiant and emotionally charged talk on “America’s Opioid Epidemic – Why Our Current Approach is Exacerbating the Problem.” Berl referenced the phrase “ripped from the headlines” and this is exactly what the talk by Dr. DeWeese offered, as evidenced by the media interest in his talk at Lansing Rotary. A former elected State Representative and practicing physician (until very recently), the talk began with the acknowledgement that Dr. DeWeese’s office had recently been raided by the DEA and FBI and Dr. DeWeese’s medical license had been suspended. He is being investigated for the treatment of “drug patients”. Dr. DeWeese characterized this as nothing less than “Gestapo” tactics based on an ill-directed interpretation of the treatment of chronic pain and drug addiction as crime issues rather than medical issues. Dr. DeWeese stated that this only adds to the need to call attention to the “epidemic” of overdose problems in Michigan and our nation. There have been 7 heroin overdose deaths in Lansing in the first 7 months of this year, more than the previous two years combined. It is time for a deeper public discussion on addiction, chronic pain and overdose issues.
Dr. DeWeese further stated that the government is spending a ‘fortune’ on law enforcement and incarceration for these patients and the physicians who are trying to help them by treating them medically, yet the problem is only getting worse and we are losing the war on drugs. Deaths are increasing in Michigan and across the nation for deaths by overdose. The rate of death is now four times what it was in 1999 from overdoses. Use of heroin is at an all-time high. This is now an epidemic and we are failing to meet the medical needs of these patients.
.jpg) Chronic pain and addiction are public health issues requiring medical attention, not criminal issues argued Dr. DeWeese. Yet we are treating patients as “inferior “when they experience lapses with their addiction problems. We would not treat them this way if their diabetes had a flair up. We are wasting precious public resources by following the policies of law enforcement and we are losing the fight to treat people compassionately. We are only making things worse. Jailing people for these “medical conditions” are just simply misguided according to Dr. DeWeese.
Dr. DeWeese then shared the horror of the ‘raid’ to his office. He went on to share the liability and risk to physicians who write prescriptions for patients for narcotics to manage pain if these patients then sell them on the streets. In this case, the physician can be prosecuted. This is leading to an increasing number of physicians and hospital emergency rooms that are refusing to treat these patients in need. According to Dr. DeWeese, it leads them directly to the streets to purchase cheaper but more deadly street drugs like heroin to seek relief. We are causing “law abiding patients to seek relief leading to overdoses and death” directly because of the “misdirected policies of the DEA and FBI.
Dr. DeWeese then shared his reason for speaking today was to begin the process of educating decision makers to the need to change the way we think. We have to get our law enforcement agencies to recognize the difference between medical issues and legal/criminal issues. “Criminalization of drug addiction is insane!” stated Dr. DeWeese. We need a more collaborative approach between physicians and the FBI and DEA. The policies are problematic, not the people. Dr. DeWeese’s message was direct and forceful. It is based on his personal experiences and the patients he treats. One might not agree, but there can be no question of the message being sent by Dr. DeWeese.
Questions and comments followed from Rotarians including observations from Stuart Dunnings, our local prosecutor, who shared that the victims of drug overdoses today are not the poor people “shooting drugs” in back alleys, the image of the past. Rather, they are our children, friends and neighbors. This is a huge problem and it begins with prescription drug abuse. Dr. Michael Clark (who has probably taken care of more Lansing Rotarians and our families in the Sparrow ER than the rest of the physicians in our community combined), stated that the press has done a disservice in its reporting. The incidence of overdoses has sky-rocketed and we are losing this battle. Dr. DeWeese concluded his talk as many Rotarians were left to think seriously about what we had just heard.
Lansing Rotary meets next week back at the Lansing Center as Dr. David Kaufman, Chief of Neurology at MSU will speak on Sports Concussions. The meeting was adjourned so Rotarians could experience those "dog days of summer" that many of us barely remember.
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