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Pandemic flu summit is Feb. 23
Community leaders and Nebraskans interested in learning more about local-level planning for a flu pandemic are encouraged to attend Nebraska’s Pandemic Flu Response Summit on Thursday, Feb. 23, in Lincoln. Those unable to attend the summit may participate via videoconference from the Durham Research Center Auditorium.
Feb 20, 2006
Operating rooms take cue from the cockpit
What do the crew of an airliner and an operating room team have in common? Whether you’re in the air or in the operating room, your life is in their hands. The parallel is too real to ignore. That’s why The Nebraska Medical Center is taking the lead in bringing patient safety to a […]
Feb 20, 2006
Brushing buffalo teeth is kid’s play
Even buffalo need their teeth cleaned. Which is exactly what Caren Barnes did Wednesday in honor of dental health month.
Feb 17, 2006
Nebraska launches chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses
Nebraska is establishing a state chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses. Nurses, nursing students, and those who are not nurses nor Hispanic/Latino (a) are welcome to join. The ultimate goal of the association is to improve the health of the Hispanic/Latino/Latina community with a focus on increasing the number of Hispanic nurses […]
Feb 17, 2006
Laurel native, Dr. Keith Olsen, receives Distinguished Teaching Award from UNMC College of Pharmacy
Morning rounds in the hospital start plenty early for countless health care professionals. For pharmacy students in the critical care clerkship coordinated by Keith Olsen, Pharm.D., those mornings begin even earlier. The students are expected to visit the morning’s patients, after which Dr. Olsen holds the “pharmacy morning report.” And the report isn’t exactly short […]
Feb 17, 2006
182 UNMC physicians on Best Doctors list
Selected by their peers, 182 University of Nebraska Medical Center physicians have been recognized as being among the Best Doctors in America. The physicians are affiliated with The Nebraska Medical Center, UNMC’s hospital partner. The Best Doctors in America 2005-2006 database contains the names and professional profiles of approximately 32,000 physicians in the United States, or […]
Feb 17, 2006
Does your e-mail need a crash diet?
Employees are aware of the importance of maintaining their diets for health reasons. The same is true for e-mail. As e-mail files grow, they get slower, less efficient and overweight. Here, Information Technology Services outlines what to do to get your e-mail in shape. As part of that process, ITS will automatically delete all UNMC Today e-mails prior to Jan. 1 from the server. That process will begin the week of Feb. 20.
Feb 16, 2006
Silver U recipients for February announced
To find out this month’s recipients of the Chancellor’s Silver ‘U’ Award click on Reward and Recognition (the left hand side of UNMC Today) and scroll to the Silver ‘U’ section.
Feb 16, 2006
Study hopes to unlock the mystery of West Nile
Researchers at UNMC are studying why the effects of West Nile virus vary so much from person to person. The three-year study is funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Feb 16, 2006
Torchlight Ball March 18 to benefit SHARING Clinic
Proceeds from the fifth annual Torchlight Ball on March 18 at the Holland Performing Arts Center will benefit UNMC’s SHARING Clinic.
Feb 15, 2006