UNMC Brown Bag Lectures
Lunch-hour Brown Bag Lectures are offered on the third Tuesday of every month, with the exception of summer months (June-August), to all on the UNMC/Nebraska Medicine campus. Currently, lectures take place via Zoom and may be viewed afterward here in the Video Library. One nursing credit is offered for each lecture attended in person for $10. Nursing Credit is NOT offered for online videos. All lectures are offered at no cost.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. To register, please call the Resource Center at 402.559.6345.
Handouts
2020-2021 UNMC Brown Bag Handouts
| Lecture Title | Speaker | Date | Event |
| "What is Cancer Survivorship?" | Rachael Schmidt, DNP, Buffett Cancer Center | POSTPONED (was scheduled for Tues., February 16, 2021) | February 2021 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture |
| "Exercising Safely During the Winter MonthS" | Chelsea Lewis, MS | Tues., January 19, 2021 | January 2021 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture |
| "Enhancing Older Adults' Holiday Experience During a Pandemic" and Resources | Cecilia Poon, PhD, ABPP | Tues., November 17, 2020 | November 2020 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture |
| "Population-level monitoring of infant/toddler development: The World Health Organization's Global Scale for Early Development" | Hilary A (Abbie) Raikes, PhD | Tues., October 20, 2020 | October 2020 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture |
| "Happiness is..." | Kay Ryan, PhD, RN | Tues., September 15, 2020 | September 2020 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture |
For past years, please click on the academic year and then on the lecture title to access lecture handouts.
2019-2020 UNMC Brown Bag Handouts
| Lecture Title | Speaker | Date | Event |
| "Marijuana: Is It Medicine Yet?" | Amie Hollard, MD | Tues., May 19, 2020 | May 2020 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture |
| "Cardiac Genetics: Present, Near-present and Future" | Douglas Stoller, MD, PhD | Tues., April 21, 2020 | April 2020 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture |
| "Why SANE Nursing: A Holistic Approach to Caring for Survivors of Sexual Assault" | Kate Buehler, BSN, RN, CEN, SANE | Tues., March 17, 2020 | March 2020 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture |
| "You’re In Control: Prevention, Risk Reduction & Simple Treatment Options for Bladder Health" |
Jennifer Cera, DNP, APRN-NP, WHNP-BC | Tues., February 18, 2020 | February 2020 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture |
| "Health, Happiness, & Harmony: The Holistic Essentiality of Hobbies" |
Jerry Walker, PhD, ABPP | Tues., January 21, 2020 | January 2020 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture |
| "E-Cigarettes and Vaping: Don't Go Up in Smoke!" | Susie Moore, APRN | Tues., November 19, 2019 | November 2020 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture |
| "Breast Cancer Nutrition A to Z: Prevention to Survivorship" |
Meghan McLarney, MS, RD, LMNT, CDE, CNSC Samantha Nessetti, MMN, RDN, LMNT Karen Overman, MMN, RDN, LMNT |
Tues., October 15, 2019 | October 2019 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture |
| "Working With Resilience" | Jamie Hansen, MS, LPC | Tues., September 17, 2019 | September 2019 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture |
2018-2019 UNMC Brown Bag Handouts
| Lecture Title | Speaker | Date | Event |
| Amy Mead, BSN, RN, CEN | Tues., April 16, 2019 | April 2019 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture | |
| "Healthcare Mission: How Sustainability Creates a Healthy Future for All" | Melanie Stewart, MPA | Tues., March 19, 2019 | March 2019 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture |
| "Heart Disease is Largely Preventable, Yet it is the Leading Cause of Death" | Peter Pellerito, MA | Tues., Feb. 19, 2019 | February 2019 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture |
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"How to Design Achievable New Year's Resolutions Using the Eight Dimensions of Wellness - worksheet" |
Marcia Adler, PhD, RN | Tues., Jan. 15, 2019 | January 2019 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture |
| "Surviving the Holiday Blues" | Jonathon Sikorski, PhD | Tues., Dec. 18, 2018 | December 2018 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture |
| The Blum Family, Jennifer Griffin, MD, MPH and Terri Blase, MS, CSC |
Tues., Oct. 16, 2018 | October 2018 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture | |
| "Mothers and Daughters: Their Relationship Dance" |
Judy Neville, BASL, CPht, CSPT Pat Curran, LISW |
Tues., Sept. 18, 2018 | September 2018 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture |
2017-2018 UNMC Brown Bag Handouts
| Lecture Title | Speaker | Date | Event |
| Pierre Fayad, MD | Tues., May 15, 2018 | May 2018 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture | |
| "Demystyfying the Drippy Nose" | Christie Barnes, MD | Tues., April 17, 2018 | April 2018 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture |
| "Breastfeeding Problem? Enter Physical Therapy!" | Giuseppe (Joe) Siracusano, DPT, PT | Tues., March, 2018 | March 2018 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture |
| "Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: What a Patient Needs to Know" | Samuel Bierner, MD | Tues., Feb. 20, 2018 | February 2018 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture |
| "They Said It, You Heard It" | Martha (Marty) McGee, MSA, MLS | Tues., Jan. 16, 2018 | January 2018 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture |
| "Oncoplastic Surgery: A New Approach to Lumpectomy for Breast Cancer" | Jessica Maxwell, MD | Tues., Oct. 17, 2017 | October 2017 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture |
| "Simple Solutions to a Serious Situation. The Role of Lifestyle in the Extraordinary Care of Chronic Diseases" | Peter Pellerito, MA | Thurs., Sept. 21, 2017 | September 2017 Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture |