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Mansfield Family Practice LLC

 

 

Mansfield Family Practice has been providing quality medical care to the families of northeastern Connecticut for over 30 years.  Our professional staff consists of five physicians, a nurse practitioner and two physician assistants, all of whom are Board-certified.  We pride ourselves on the personalized care we provide to patients of all ages.




Flu outbreak A H1N1 - Spring 2009
Here is a link to information on the current outbreak from CDC http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/
 
Flu shots 2008-2009 
-- We Have Completed our 2008-2009 Flu Shots and do not have any more vaccine available --
 
(this is general information on flu shots):
According to the CDC these are the priority groups for immunization. However, vaccine is available for anyone wishing to reduce the likelihood of developing influenza illness:
 
Who Should Get Vaccinated

In general, anyone who wants to reduce their chances of getting the flu can get vaccinated. However, it is recommended by ACIP that certain people should get vaccinated each year. They are either people who are at high risk of having serious flu complications or people who live with or care for those at high risk for serious complications. During flu seasons when vaccine supplies are limited or delayed, ACIP makes recommendations regarding priority groups for vaccination.

People who should get vaccinated each year are:

 

  1. Children aged 6 months up to their 19th birthday
  2. Pregnant women
  3. People 50 years of age and older
  4. People of any age with certain chronic medical conditions
  5. People who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
  6. People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from flu, including:

a. Health care workers

b. Household contacts of persons at high risk for complications from the flu

c. Household contacts and out of home caregivers of children less than 6 months of age (these children are too young to be vaccinated)

For additional information go to the CDC website for influenza information (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/)

  

 
Will you assist with our research?
  • Dr. Dardick and MFP staff are part of a research team at Yale University, Tufts and NIH studying various aspects of tickborne illness including how people respond to tick bites as well as infeciton with babesia, anaplasma, and novel tickborne pathogens. 
  • We think that the degree of redness, itching and swelling may tell us something about who is likely to acquire Lyme disease, anaplasmosis (ehrlichiosis) or babesia - the most common tick-borne infections.
  • If you have been bitten by a tick we would like to examine you within 48 hours of the tick bite. This will be done at a scheduled medical appointment (usual fees apply). We will take a sample of blood now and in 30 days, you will fill out a brief questionnaire and diary which will tell us something about your immunity to the tick bite.  We will also test the blood sample to see if you have acquired one of the diseases mentioned above.  There are no charges for the research-related blood testing. However, if you have signs or symptoms of illness there may be testing or treatment for which usual charges apply.

 

For those taking Zetia (ezetimibe)or Vytorin
On 1/14/08 Merck issued a press release describing preliminary results of the ENHANCE drug trial concerning their drug Zetia (http://www.merck.com/newsroom/press_releases/product/2008_0114.html).  This information has not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal nor presented at a professional medical meeting.  The press release indicates that Merck hopes to present this in March 2008 at the American C0llege of Cardiology meeting.
There has been extensive press and media coverage of this news.
At this time there is no concern about safety or toxicity of Zetia.  The questions raised by this study relate to the future benefits of taking the drug.  It has been clearly proven to lower LDL cholesterol levels.  It is not clear if there is additional benefit such as reduced plaque or reduced risk of heart disease.
The physicians at Mansfield Family Practice will continue to monitor this news but at this time do not anticipate making any widespread changes in our prescribing practices.  If you have further questions about this information we ask that you make an appointment to come in to discuss it personally with your physician - this is not a subject we can properly discuss on the phone.

Services
  • We have recently renovated our office to accomodate our growing practice.  Our facilities are state-of-the-art, fully accessible to all patients. We have added many features to improve safety and convenience for our patients with disabilities
  • Travel medicine and Sports medicine are areas in which we have specialized training and experience
  • Our electronic medical record system allows rapid communication with hospitals, specialists, laboratories and pharmacies
  • We are equipped to provide many treatments and tests right here in the office; these include cardiac and pulmonary testing, lab tests, joint injections, cryotherapy, minor surgery and bone density testing for osteoporosis
  • Mansfield Family Practice is affiliated with Windham Community Memorial Hospital, Hartford Hospital  and local nursing homes
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    Mansfield Family Practice provides a full range of medical services for patients from infancy through adulthood
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    Mansfield Family Practice participates with many insurance companies