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UNMC to boost geriatric, gerontology training across the state with $2 million grant
The University of Nebraska Medical Center 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 […]
Aug 2, 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
UNMC cancer experts answer Internet chat questions
UNMC oncologists, James Armitage, M.D., Stefano Tarantolo, M.D., and Marcel Devetten, M.D., participated in a live, national Internet question and answer session Wednesday, sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Jul 30, 2004
Chairman of UNMC Department of Pharmacology announced
Howard Gendelman, M.D., David T. Purtilo Distinguished Chair of Pathology and Microbiology and director of the Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Diseases (CNND), has been named chairman of the department of pharmacology in the UNMC’s College of Medicine. The appointment is effective Sept. 1, according to John Gollan, M.D. Ph.D., College of Medicine dean.
Jul 30, 2004
Howard Gendelman, M.D., named chair of UNMC department of pharmacology
Howard Gendelman, M.D., David T. Purtilo Distinguished chair of pathology and microbiology and director of the Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Diseases (CNND), has been named chair of the department of pharmacology in the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College of Medicine. The appointment is effective Sept. 1, 2004, according to John Gollan, M.D. Ph.D., […]
Jul 30, 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
Nebraska Center for Bioterrorism Education invites health professionals to bioterrorism symposium August 25-26 in Kearney
Speakers will address a variety of topics, including the emotional toll of bioterrorism events, working with the media, backup communications, prions and Mad Cow disease, and a recap of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) experience in Toronto. The symposium’s target audience is emergency medical technicians, nurses, physicians, laboratory and infection control employees, and public […]
Jul 29, 2004
UNMC faculty member to lead national pediatric ethics review board
Bruce Gordon, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics and co-chairman of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been named chairman of the newly constituted Pediatric Central Institutional Review Board (PedCIRB). The National Cancer Institute (NCI) made the announcement recently. “This is a wonderful honor and yet another recognition that […]
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