Susan Wysocki named Partnership Medical Director

Dennis Barbour has announced that Susan Wysocki has joined the Partnership as its Medical Director. Wysocki is widely known as one of our country's preeminent nurse practitioners (NPs). As one of only 4000 NPs nationwide when she graduated in 1975, she led the profession to the forefront of health care and 205,000 NPs strong. She was the President and CEO of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health for over 25 years, enlarging the specialty and scope of NPs focused on women's health. She was also the founding President of the American College of Nurse Practitioners, envisioning the need for all NPs and NP organizations to work in unison.

 

"Susan is a nationally recognized advocate for women as well as an advocate for a system of health care and society that recognizes that people are more than the sum of their body parts and outward behaviors. Her interest in male health issues comes from a recognition that gender based differences do not just apply to females. Rather, addressing unique and complex concerns requires a distinct understanding of issues that apply exclusively or more often to a particular gender, We are delighted to have her on board," said Barbour.  

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The 2014 report from the National Self-Harm Registry has found that hundreds of children between the ages of 10 and 14 required hospital treatment over self-inflicted injuries. The rate of self-harm for boys in this age category increased by 44%, up to 49 per 100,000.

The Journal, October 17, 2015

One in four boys aged 14 to 18 had eaten a burger. That was compared to one in 14 people in the general population. One in five boys in the same age group had also eaten chips the day before, compared to one in seven people across the country.

Sydney Morning Herald, October 17, 2015

Males under 17 continue to have much higher ADHD diagnosis rates than their female peers

CDC MMWR, October 16, 2015

Most of those visits involved either young adults, ages 20 to 34 (28%), or unsupervised children (21%). Together, these two types of products were implicated in about 72% of cases involving cardiac effects such as palpitations, chest pain, or tachycardia, and most of the cardiac symptom visits (58%) involved patients ages 20 to 34.

Medpage Today, October 15, 2015

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is calling for an end to conversion therapy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth in a report released today.

Medscape Multispecialty, October 15, 2015

Current status of human papillomavirus vaccination

In this article, the authors review the impact of the quadrivalent and bivalent prophylactic human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines on HPV infection and disease, review alternative vaccine dosing schedules, the vaccination of men and the nine-valent HPV vaccine.

Urology Today, October 14, 2015

Across the Chinese mainland, boys are routinely performing worse than girls of the same age, according to Hong Kong reports. In response, one middle school in Nanjing hosted a forum on September 28 to discuss issues of academic responsibility and masculinity. The forum produced a report stating that China's boys lagged significantly in academics, physical health and mental health.

Beijing Today, October 13, 2015

The study showed HIV-positive men on HIV therapy who had no detectable virus in their blood were 80 percent less likely to be infected with hepatitis B over about 9.5 years, compared to men with HIV who weren't on HIV therapy or had detectable levels of the virus in their blood. Researchers said their findings also confirm the longstanding belief that vaccination against the hepatitis B virus protects people regardless of their HIV status.

Medline Plus, October 12, 2015

Wysocki, continued

Throughout Ms. Wysocki's career she has sought to expand her reach whether serving on national boards like Catholics for Choice (Board chair), the American Sexual Health Association, the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association; serving on editorial boards or as the editor-in- chief of several journals; authoring hundreds of publications on clinical topics, research, or editorial opinion columns; speaking to audiences at the national, international, and local levels, at CME conferences or consumer events or sharing her expertise as a spokesperson for TV, radio, and the press.

 

Susan has received many prestigious awards for her professional accomplishments and dedication. Among those recognitions, she was inducted as a founding fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners along with the founding mother of the profession; she received the Cutting Edge Award from the American College of Nurse Practitioners; had an award named for her recognizing leadership in women's health; and received a citation from the FDA in recognition of her work educating consumers. 

Wysocki can be reached at [email protected]

The Weekly News Roundup is produced by The Partnership for Male Youth and is released every Monday. 

For more information contact Dennis J. Barbour, JD. News Roundup editor and President/CEO of the Partnership, at [email protected].

The  Partnership for Male Youth is a collaboration among 23 national organizations and representation from six federal agencies. It is led by a multidisciplinary and multispecialty steering committee and advisory council. The Partnerships's flagship effort, released in January 2014, is  The Health Provider Toolkit for Adolescent and Young Adult Males.