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Omaha family celebrates first birthday of ‘miracle’ baby
When you have a family of 11 children, the addition of another child can become somewhat of a routine event. But, such was hardly the case for Rabbi Mendel Katzman and his wife, Shani, when child No. 12 arrived last year at The Nebraska Medical Center.
Apr 26, 2004
The 2004 Omaha-Metro American Heart Walk is set for Saturday, May 1, at Chalco Hills Recreation area around Wehrspann Lake. Approximately 2,000 people are expected to participate in the ninth annual event. Employees still may sign up for the event.
Apr 26, 2004
Administrative Professionals Day a success
Administrative Professionals Day celebration Friday was a big success, with 68 people attending the breakfast and about 210 people attending the lunch. The celebration was sponsored by the UNMC Employee Growth Advocacy Development Organization (EGAD).
Apr 26, 2004
Inaugural statewide HIV/AIDS conference set for April 29
Health care providers in Greater Nebraska will have the opportunity to learn the latest treatment and prevention information for HIV/AIDS at a statewide conference on Thursday, April 29, near Grand Island.
Apr 23, 2004
UNMC appoints Wrobel as chief compliance officer
Sheila Wrobel, privacy officer for The Nebraska Medical Center, has been appointed chief compliance officer for the University of Nebraska Medical Center, a new position created by Rubens Pamies, M.D., UNMC vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean of graduate studies. The appointment was effective Jan. 12.
Apr 22, 2004
Chancellor outlines goals during annual address to faculty
A university-wide mentoring program for students. Each of UNMC’s colleges ranking in the top-half of NIH research funding. Students learning in a new health sciences education building. Researchers working in a second Durham Research Center tower. These five-year “stretch goals” were among several that UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., presented during his campus address at the Annual Faculty Meeting on Tuesday.
Apr 22, 2004
Medical Technology Education honored during National Medical Laboratory Week
Tonight on the CBS television network, viewers of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – the top-rated show on television – will receive a special promotion saluting pathologists and laboratory professionals by the show’s star and co-producer, William Petersen.
Apr 22, 2004
UNMC Bioinformatics Research and Training Facility hosts open house
The UNMC Bioinformatics Research and Training Facility recently hosted an open house at the Scott Technology Center to demonstrate its ability to provide services for life science researchers and train students in the use of bioinformatics tools.
Apr 21, 2004
Advanced cancer, palliative care treatment guidelines released
In recognition of Cancer Awareness Month, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) in collaboration with the American Cancer Society has released the Advanced Cancer and Palliative Care Treatment Guidelines for Patients, the latest in a groundbreaking series for individuals and their caregivers.
The Advanced Cancer and Palliative Care Treatment Guidelines help patients and physicians understand and respond to the range of medical, psychological, and social issues they may be facing.
Apr 21, 2004
2003 Databook on Nebraska Health now available
In 2003 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services designated over 90 percent of Nebraska’s counties (88 of 93) as Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (MHPSAs). Based on 2000 census data (Nebraska = 1,045,809), the population within these shortage areas exceeds 61 percent of the state’s total population. One facility, the Hastings Regional Center, has also been designated as an MHPSA.
This and other information is now available in the Nebraska Health Information Project: 2003 Databook.
Apr 20, 2004