HJAR Mar/Apr 2021

30 MAR / APR 2021  I  HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF ARKANSAS   Healthcare Briefs Nursing from Walden University, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing fromWestern Governors Uni- versity, and an Associate of Science in Nursing from Ozarks Technical Community College. He previously worked as a registered nurse at Cox Medical Center in Branson, Missouri for five years. UAMS Health Launches Back and Neck Clinic The new UAMS Health Back and Neck Clinic has launched and is located at 10815 Colonel Glenn Road in Little Rock. “When you integrate and combine specialty providers you can provide care that is more streamlined,” said J.D. Day, MD, a UAMS neuro- surgeon and chairman of the UAMS Department of Neurosurgery in the UAMS College of Medi- cine. “I expect that we can reduce unnecessary procedures and imaging studies by improving how patients get care. We want patients to have the right care at the right time with the right spe- cialist for their neck or back problem.” At the UAMS Health Back and Neck Clinic, patients receive team-based care from both a physical therapist and a doctor who specialize in spine and sports injuries. “Back and neck pain will affect over 50-80% of all adults at some point,” said Michael Cassat, MD, a UAMS family medicine and sports med- icine physician. “When it happens to you it can affect sleep, work, and your ability to live your life.” “We wanted to establish a clinic that offered care when you need it, either the same or next day when your pain starts,” he added. “Our phy- sicians and physical therapists work together as a close-knit team to accomplish these goals and help you get back to you.” UAMSMyeloma Center Social WorkManager Appointed to National Board The Board of Oncology Social Work Certifica- tion (BOSWC) recently chose Harold Dean, LCSW, OCW-C, clinical social work programmanager for the Myeloma Center at the University of Arkan- sas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to serve on its board. Dean will serve for three years. The BOSWC, established in 2003, promotes excellence in psychosocial care for oncology patients, families, caregivers, and their communities through the process of certification. Social workers who dem- onstrate advanced levels of competence, com- mitment, and experience in the field of oncology social work are awarded this certification, desig- nated by the credential OSW-C. He has worked in oncology social work for more than 27 years. Dean received an oncology social work certification in 2005 and is one of three social workers in Arkansas who currently hold this certification. Dean received a undergraduate degree in soci- ology from Jacksonville State University in Jack- sonville, Ala., and a Master of Social Work degree from UA-Little Rock. He was appointed to the Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board in 2013, where he served as chair from 2014 to 2017. He also volunteers with the American Cancer Society and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Soci- ety. Since 2010, he has served as co-facilitator for the Little Rock Blood Cancer Support Group, which meets monthly at the Little Rock Family Home. The Arkansas Division of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society honored Dean with the Legacy Leadership Award in 2018. Michael Manley Named UAMS Chancellor’s Chief of Staff Michael Manley, RN, MNSc, has been named the chancellor’s chief of staff at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Previ- ously, he was the Northwest director of clinical services integration and development, a position in which he developed partnerships for gradu- ate education, clinical, and research development at the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville. Manley came to UAMS in 2003 and has served in a variety of roles, including as director of out- reach and government relations in the UAMS Center for Distance Health and as patient liai- son trainer for diabetes care. Before coming to UAMS, he was executive director of the Louisi- ana Organ Procurement Agency and executive director of the Arkansas Regional Organ Recov- ery Agency. Manley succeeds Amy Jo Jenkins, MS, CCRP, who is the director of the Winthrop P. Rocke- feller Cancer Institute’s Office of Clinical Trials Administration. Brian Bell, MD, Earns Fellow Status fromAmerican Academy of Hospice and PaliativeMedicine Brian Bell, MD, vice president and chief medi- cal officer of Arkansas Hospice, has been hon- ored with the designation of being a fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). The Academy is the profes- sional organization for physicians whose profes- sional activity is devoted to the practice of hos- pice and palliative medicine. Bell is a native of Little Rock and a graduate of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He is board-certified in family medicine and hos- pice and palliative medicine, and has worked in hospice since 2006. He was previously the pal- liative care medical director for Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He also started the first palliative med- icine fellowship program in South Carolina and served as its program director. After his return to Arkansas, Bell co-chaired the Governor’s Quality of Life and Palliative Care Taskforce, and was also a member of the Arkansas POLST Committee. “This is a tremendous honor for Dr. Bell to be recognized as a Fellow of AAHPM,” said Judy Wooten, president and CEO of Arkansas Hospice. “He is the strongest of advocates for patients with life-limiting illnesses. His compas- sionate patient care, leadership, and voice at the state and national level continue to elevate hos- pice and palliative care, and improve the lives of so many of our fellow Arkansans.” n Michael Manley, RN, MNSc