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Campus-Wide Interdisciplinary Partners
Bringing different disciplines together to plan, promote, and support self-management research in patients, families, and communities to prevent and manage chronic health conditions
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CENTRIC Members Successfully Funded
Dr. Elizabeth Mollard studies to improve maternal wellness and reduce health disparities in Black women. (5R56NR020707-02)
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Mariya Kovaleva, PhD
Large and small feasability funding available.
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Promoting the Use of Technologies
The Center seeks to fund studies that accelerate the use of technologies in the self-management for chronic conditions in urban, rural and under served populations.
 Nursing's Dr. Alonso, team tackle groundbreaking exercise researchWindy Alonso, PhD, UNMC College of Nursing assistant professor, and the HEART Camp Connect research team are leading research efforts to examine strategies to promote adherence to exercise in adults with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Read more... |
| College of Nursing to honor faculty members The UNMC College of Nursing is inviting the med center community to join college leaders, faculty, staff and students on Sept. 14 for a campus reception in honor of three of its researchers. Read more... |
 Med Center reps study digital health coaching for cancer survivorsColleagues from UNMC and Nebraska Medicine are leading a national collaborative research study to measure the effectiveness of digital health coaching for cancer survivors. Read more... |
 UNMC innovator accepted into entrepreneurshipBreanna Hetland, PhD, has been accepted into a competitive, national entrepreneur-mentoring program that could help boost her innovations in intensive care units everywhere. Read more... |
 UNMC for the RecordThe Hearst Foundations in Nebraska is awarding a $150,000 grant to UNMC's Center for Patient, Family and Community Engagement in Chronic Care Management. Read more... |
 Project to use mobile app smart scale for chronic disease self-managementPilot project that will use a mobile app and smart scale for chronic disease self-management of co-occurring cardiometabolic conditions... Read more... |
 CENTRIC JITA funded researcher conducts study on pain managementUNMC College of Nursing researchers are conducting a pilot study to evaluate the use of the "smart" Google Home Mini device to help older adults manage their pain... Read more... |
 Kate Lorig of the Self-Management Resource Center visits UNMC to mentor facultyDr. Lorig met with researchers for consultations throughout the day and gave a noon keynote presentation on "The State of Science in Chronic Disease Self-Management" Read more... |
 CENTRIC seeking new membersMembers of the UNMC CENTRIC Center have the opportunity to take advantage of benefits that include... Read more... |
 Study using smartphones to monitor patient at risk for heart diseaseA heart disease risk-reduction study using smartphones and other technology will be offered to Nebraska residents... Read more... |
  CENTRIC funds pilot projects supporting self-managementCENTRIC funded two pilot projects in December 2017 that will support self-management of chronic conditions. Read more... |
CENTRIC seeks to support members' innovative projects related to strengthening self-management and prevention of chronic illness.