In This Issue
Upcoming Events
Renovate Your Diet
Film Screening & Discussion
LLMD Welcomes Seventh Provider
Annual Plan Selection
Gastroenterology Services Now Available
Health & Wellness Book Discussion Group
Optimal Nutrition: From Textbook to Table
Traveling Abroad?

Upcoming Events


"Diabetes and healthy eating"
Discussion led by Jan Kellogg, RN
Saturday, Aug. 22
10 a.m.-noon
At our offices
$20/person
Call 513.271.5111 to register.
 
"Go with your gut: Eating well with celiac disease"
Free lecture presented by clinical dietitian Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD
Thursday, Sept. 3
6:30 p.m.
At the Cincinnati Sports Club
FREE
Call 513.271.5111 or 513.427.4000 to sign up.
 
"The Healthy Weigh"
Group weight-loss program led by clinical dietitian Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD
Saturdays,
Sept. 12 - Oct. 17

9-10 a.m.
At our offices
$150/person for the six-week session
Call 513.271.5111 to register.
 
"Taking control: What you need to know to manage your diabetes"
Free lecture presented by endocrinologist Amanda Denney, MD
Tuesday, Sept. 15
6:30 p.m.
At the Cincinnati Sports Club
FREE
Call 513.271.5111 or 513.427.4000 to sign up.
 
"Heart disease risk: Understanding your lipid profile and other modifiable risk factors"
Free lecture presented by cardiologist Lynne E. Wagoner, MD
Tuesday, Sept. 15
7:30 p.m.
At the Cincinnati Sports Club
FREE
Call 513.271.5111 or 513.427.4000 to sign up.
 
Fall Women's Wellness Luncheon
Mark your calendar for Friday, Oct. 30, and watch for details in upcoming e-newsletters!
 

Renovate Your Diet


Lisa Andrews

Want to start eating better, but don't know where to begin? Let Lisa help!
 
Clinical dietitian Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD, of Sound Bites Nutrition offers one-on-one nutrition counseling, including grocery store tours and pantry raids to help you start fresh and stock up on the right stuff. She also offers individual and group weight-loss counseling sessions. (See the Upcoming Events section of this newsletter for info on the next group session.)
 
Too busy to meet with Lisa in person? Consider online diet counseling at a reduced fee.
 
For more information on all of Lisa's nutrition and weight-loss counseling services, visit the Classes & Services section of our website. To schedule an appointment with Lisa, call our office at 513.271.5111.
 

Film Screening & Discussion

Stay tuned for a November screening of Food, Inc. followed by a panel discussion.

Details coming soon!

 
Patient Newsletter July 2009
Lisa Larkin, M.D.

LLMD Welcomes Seventh Provider

 
Anna Fox, C.N.P.On Sept. 1, we will welcome our seventh provider, certified nurse practitioner Anna Fox. Anna brings more than 10 years of primary care experience, including special interest and expertise in rheumatology and pulmonology, to her new role. In addition to serving as a primary care provider to new and established patients, Anna will partner with Dr. Larkin in the care of her patients, assisting with patient administrative needs, as well as providing clinical care, including preoperative evaluations, annual physicals and urgent visits.
 
Anna Fox, and the rest of the providers in the practice, are currently accepting new patients. Contact the office at 513.271.5111 for details on provider appointment availability. For more information on any of our providers, visit the Our Providers section of our website.
 

Annual Plan Selection

 
As we near the end of our current practice year, it is time for you to make your plan selection for the upcoming year. Plan selection forms are being mailed to patients this week, and we ask that you return your completed selection form and payment to our office no later than Sept. 1, 2009.
 
All patients will continue to enjoy our traditional high-quality care and accessibility, including the many additional services we provide, as covered by your $50 annual fee. (Please note that the annual fee does not apply to patients who only see Dr. Dellinger.)
 
Certain services, such as seeing your preferred provider for urgent same-day appointments, provider e-mail access and provider cell phone access, require a high level of provider accessibility and can only be offered to a limited number of patients within our practice. Such services are reserved for patients enrolled in our MD Connect (formerly called Comprehensive) and MD Connect Plus (formerly called Comprehensive Plus) plans. If you are seeking this level of provider accessibility, you will need to sign up for one of these service plans. We encourage you to make your selection early, if interested, as plans do fill up quickly.
 
Additional information on our annual plans, including pricing and descriptions of benefits, can be found under the Practice Information and Insurance & Billing sections of our website.

Gastroenterology Services Now Available


Imaging CenterFor your convenience, board certified gastroenterologist Norman Gilinsky, MD, is now seeing patients in our offices on Red Bank on Tuesday mornings.
 
A professor in the division of digestive diseases at the University of Cincinnati and member of UC Physicians, Dr. Gilinsky earned his medical degree from the University of Cape Town in South Africa, and completed his training in Cape Town and at the Middlesex Hospital in London.
 
Throughout his career, he has received many honors for his patient-care efforts, including a leadership award from the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, and recognition by his peers as one of the top gastroenterologists in Cincinnati, as noted in Cincinnati Magazine and Cincy Magazine.
 
Dr. Gilinsky sees patients in our offices on Tuesday mornings. To schedule an appointment, call 513.475.7505. For more information on Dr. Gilinsky, check out the Our Providers section of our website.

Health & Wellness Book Discussion Group


Consults for Wellness logo

Led by Josefa Rangel, MD, of Consults for Wellness, LLC
 
Wednesday, Sept. 23
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver

Novelist Kingsolver recounts a year spent eating home-grown and locally grown food. She makes short, neat work of complex topics: what's risky about the vegan diet, why animals belong on ecologically sound farms, why bitterness in lettuce is good.
 
Save the date! Two other book discussions...

Wednesday, Oct. 28
Why Our Health Matters: A Vision of Medicine That Can Transform Our Future by Andrew Weil, MD

To be released Sept. 8, 2009
 
Wednesday, Dec. 9
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan

 
All book discussions are free and will be held in the waiting room of Lisa Larkin, MD, & Associates at 7:30 p.m. Books will be available for purchase at the front desk.

Optimal Nutrition: From Textbook to Table


Josefa Rangel, MD of Consults for Wellness, LLCJoin Josefa Rangel, MD, as she highlights some key components of optimal nutrition, followed by a cooking demonstration and tasting by Chef Jill Durr at Venus: A Fitness Studio for Her at 7795 Cooper Road in Montgomery.
 
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Thursday, Sept. 17
7:30 p.m.


There are three lectures in the series, each with a different nutritional focus. The remaining lectures will be held on Oct. 22 and Dec. 3. Fee: $15 per lecture or $30 for the series. Limited to the first 30 participants. To register, click here.
 

Traveling Abroad?

 
We continue to offer patients travel services on an appointment basis. We stock many travel vaccinations and will provide you with current information and disease-prevention recommendations specific to your destination.
 
Appointments should be made at least four to six weeks prior to travel, so that we can effectively administer the appropriate immunizations. Please have the following information ready when you call to make an appointment:
  • Name and date of birth
  • Itinerary of countries to be visited
  • Dates of travel
  • Current e-mail address (so that we can send a questionnaire to be completed prior to your visit)
For existing patients, the cost of the consultation will be submitted through insurance. Full payment for all vaccines not covered by insurance is expected at the time of your visit.
 
Call us at 513.271.5111 to schedule your consultation.
 
Thank you again for the opportunity to participate in your health care. We hope you will take advantage of the many resources available to you and we look forward to serving you soon!
 
As always, we place great value on open communication with you. If you ever have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to contact us at 513.271.5111 or officeinfo@lisalarkinmd.com.

 
Sincerely,
 
Lisa Larkin, MD, NCMP
Lisa Joliat, MD, NCMP
Maria Wright, MD
Sondra Lyness, PA-C
Kim Miller, MD
Anna Fox, CNP
Cindy Dellinger, MD, FACOG, NCMP