Health advocacy conference draws state leaders
The “Vital Signs of Advocacy” health policy conference, held on Oct. 12, drew more than 50 people to UNMC. Speakers included Nebraska state Sens. Mike Flood, Robert Hilkemann and Megan Hunt.
The event was sponsored by the UNMC Primary Care Progress Student Chapter and UNMC student delegates. Among the presentations were:
- Nebraska’s policy and advocacy landscape;
- Impact of policy and Medicaid expansion;
- Ways to be an advocate at UNMC;
- Nuts and bolts of ballot initiatives; and
- A senator’s panel on “issues on the Horizon.”
Emma Schultz, one of the event organizers, called the conference an absolute success.
“UNMC has a great community of students, faculty, and staff who are excited about health policy and motivated to get involved,” she said, “Everyone who attended learned something new about Nebraska issues and has a better idea of how they can advocate. The hard work of UNMC student delegates and Primary Care Progress really paid off.”
Sarpy County Tactical Medical Team holds training session
The Sarpy County Tactical Medical Team – the first of its kind in the metro — is making an impact on both the community and law enforcement officials. On Oct. 3, the team held a training session at the Sorrell Clinical Simulation Laboratory along with the Papillion Fire Department and the US Marshals service.
The team was created by the Papillion Fire Department and Sarpy County law enforcement agencies to dually train law enforcement and EMS personnel for situations where on-site medical support is needed. Eric Ernest, M.D., and Abe Campos, M.D., of the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine, provide medical direction for the team and helped facilitate the training.
With the tools provided at the Sorrell Simulation Laboratory, a real-world exercise with two victims simulating active bleeding created a learning opportunity for law enforcement officials. This type of training allows for a higher degree of safety for law enforcement. Other agencies in the metro already are planning to get involved with the Sarpy County Tactical Medical Team and its future trainings.
‘Phantom of the Opera’ comes to Lied Center; all NU faculty and staff offered discount
The Lied Center for Performing Arts, located at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is bringing Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic musical love story “The Phantom of the Opera” to Lincoln Oct. 23-Nov. 3 as part of a new North American tour. This is the longest running show in Broadway history, winning 70 major theatre awards and having been seen by more than 140 million people.
Cameron Mackintosh’s new production retains the beloved story and score, and boasts of new special effects, scenic and lighting designs, staging and choreography. It has been hailed by critics as “bigger and better than ever before.”
All University of Nebraska faculty and staff — including those at UNMC — are invited to the production. The Lied Center is extending a special 30% off ticket offer to faculty and staff at its sister campuses with code LIED30. The code is good on Price Zones 1-3 on all performances except Oct. 25, 26, and the Oct. 27 matinee. Tickets are available at LiedCenter.org or by calling the Lied ticket office from Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m., at 402-472-4747.