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A HIPAA message — encrypted e-mail
HIPAA, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,” provides federal protection of patient health information. This HIPAA-related message is part of UNMC’s continued effort to educate employees. Today’s HIPAA message explains encrypted e-mail.
Mar 29, 2005
UNMC faculty edit comprehensive neurology textbook
Howard Gendelman, M.D. Susan Swindells, M.D.wo University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers — Howard Gendelman, M.D., Larson Professor of Medicine and chairman of the Department of Pharmacology, and Susan Swindells, M.D., Terry K. Watanabe Distinguished Chair of HIV/AIDS Research and professor of medicine — are editors for the second edition of a landmark work, titled […]
Mar 29, 2005
Researcher lands grant for pancreatic cancer registry
Simon Sherman, Ph.D., director of the Bioinformatics Shared Resources at UNMC, has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for further development of the Pancreatic Cancer Collaborative Registry (PCCR) as well as biomedical computing tools for pancreatic cancer research. Funding is expected to be available by April 1.
Mar 28, 2005
Poison Center available day, night
The Nebraska Regional Poison Center wants to remind people about the benefits – both medical and financial – of calling the poison center first when you suspect someone has been exposed to a poison.
Mar 28, 2005
Lieutenant governor tours UNMC, meets with officials
Nebraska Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy received his first in-depth look at UNMC on Thursday, as he spent the morning meeting with campus officials and touring various locations on campus.
Mar 25, 2005
Dr. Armitage writes editorial for New England Journal of Medicine
A UNMC oncologist, James Armitage, M.D., the Joe Shapiro Professor of Medicine in the oncology/hematology section, wrote an editorial for the March 24 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Mar 25, 2005
UNMC oncologist, Dr. James Armitage, writes editorial for New England Journal of Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center oncologist, James Armitage, M.D., the Joe Shapiro Professor of Medicine in the oncology/hematology section, wrote an editorial for the March 24 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. Considered one of the leading experts in the world in lymphomas, Dr. Armitage was asked to review a French study […]
Mar 25, 2005
UNMC nursing dean, end-of-life care expert says communication about complementary, alternative medicine a must to prevent serious side effects
Because the use of complementary alternative medicine (CAM) is increasing, health professionals need to find ways to decrease the communication gap with patients who use it, Virginia Tilden, D.N.Sc., says. A lack of communication could reduce the effectiveness of prescription drugs and cause drug interactions with potentially serious side effects. “Health professionals need to […]
Mar 25, 2005
NU Foundation announces leadership succession plan
The University of Nebraska Foundation board of directors on Thursday announced a leadership succession plan for the organization.
Mar 25, 2005
Memorial services for Harris scheduled for April 2
Memorial services for longtime UNMC employee Jane Harris have been scheduled for Saturday, April 2.
Mar 25, 2005