Karen Burbach
What to expect when you’re parking — a Top 10 list
Parking Services has put together a Top 10 list of parking reminders. When followed, the reminders will help keep campus motorists safe and ticket-free, as well as ensure that patients and visitors have access to parking spaces designed for them.
Aug 12, 2004
CDC official visits campus today
UNMC today will host Charles Schable, director of the Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in Atlanta.
Aug 11, 2004
Patients can get their medical records to go
When Jerry Cohn travels, his medical records from The Nebraska Medical Center go with him safely tucked away in a shirt pocket, wallet or passport. He wouldn’t have it any other way and neither would his doctor. At a time when President Bush is calling for better electronic medical record keeping, Cohn is seeing it at The Nebraska Medical Center.
Aug 6, 2004
Building community support for breastfeeding
The Heartland Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy has launched a “Breastfeeding Welcome Here” Business Initiative. The campaign enlists local Omaha and surrounding area businesses to welcome breastfeeding mothers and babies, and indicate this by displaying a “Breastfeeding Welcome Here” decal.
Aug 5, 2004
Registration service available for traveling abroad
The U.S. Department of State recently announced its online Travel Registration service for U.S. citizens who are traveling to, or living in, a foreign country. Registration allows individuals to record information about their upcoming trip abroad that the Department of State can use to assist them, in case of an emergency. This is a valuable and potentially life-saving free service that is useful whether traveling for business or personal reasons, said Sara Pirtle, UNMC coordinator of International Studies and Programs.
Aug 4, 2004
Six volunteer faculty honored for service
Read highlights from the UNMC College of Medicine Volunteer Faculty Awards program for the first half of 2004. The program recognizes outstanding volunteer faculty members for their contributions to the campus, classroom and clinical settings.
Aug 3, 2004
Grant to boost geriatric, gerontology training across the state
UNMC has received a five-year, nearly $2 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to educate and train health professionals and faculty members across the state in geriatrics and gerontology. The grant will create the Nebraska Geriatric Education Center (NEBGEC) to improve the health care and health care outcomes of Nebraska’s vulnerable elderly population residing in rural areas, said program director Jane Potter, M.D., section chief of geriatrics and professor of internal medicine at UNMC.
Aug 2, 2004
Dr. Gordon to lead national pediatric ethics review board
Bruce Gordon, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics and co-chairman of the Institutional Review Board at UNMC, has been named chairman of the newly constituted Pediatric Central Institutional Review Board. The National Cancer Institute made the announcement recently.
Jul 29, 2004
Historic walking tour promotes fitness
About 30 UNMC employees hit the pavement Tuesday to promote fitness and history. Howard Hamilton, author of a book on Omaha history called “Believe it, Omaha, (or Not)!,” led two, 60-minute historic walking tours through the nearby Gold Coast neighborhood.
Jul 29, 2004
A weekly IRB message — protocol violations
Each Wednesday, UNMC Today features an informational article about changes affecting UNMC’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the research community. This week’s IRB message will discuss protocol violations.
Jul 28, 2004