// loads patient image from database
// image is in binary format -- converts it to image using memory stream
private Image getPatientProfileImage()
{
byte[] imageHexCode = database.getPatientImage(patient).Image;
MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(imageHexCode);
Image image = Image.FromStream(ms);
image = GlobalImageMethods.ResizeImage(image, 256, 256);
return(image);
}