Vicky Cerino UNMC public affairs

Study: Increased hand gel use not reducing hospital infections

Improved hand hygiene among health-care workers thanks to increased use of anti-bacterial gels is not reducing hospital infection rates, a UNMC study indicates.

Jan 25, 2008

Dr. Hinrichs shares expertise with Institute of Medicine

Steven Hinrichs, M.D., Stokes-Shackleford Professor of Pathology at UNMC, was an invited participant at a recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) workshop focused on research gaps and priorities for public health informatics.

Jan 3, 2008

Nursing grad student enacts MRSA prevention at McCook school

UNMC College of Nursing graduate student Dawn Garcia was going about her full-time job as school nurse for McCook Public Schools when news broke in late October that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — also called MRSA — had taken the lives of students in Kentucky and New York.

Dec 29, 2007

College of Pharmacy student mourns loss of husband in Iraq

A member of the UNMC community is in mourning after her husband was killed in Iraq on Sunday.

Dec 13, 2007

Study: Many who need advance care plans don’t have them

Advance care planning (ACP) defines patients’ wishes should they be unable to speak for themselves or die. ACP includes a living will, a power of attorney for health care or life-support instructions.

Dec 10, 2007

New clinics address special needs after cancer treatment

Two new clinics are addressing the special health care needs of those who’ve been treated for cancer.

Dec 4, 2007

European aging network honors Dr. Harman

This week in Portugal, the European aging network, LINK-AGE, will pay tribute to UNMC’s Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D., during its symposium.

Nov 30, 2007

Dr. Berger named to Olson nursing chair

Ann Berger, Ph.D., of the UNMC College of Nursing, recently was appointed as the Dorothy Hodges Olson Chair in Nursing.

Nov 29, 2007

Dr. Yeaworth receives AARP’s Community Service award

Rosalee Yeaworth, Ph.D., dean emeritus of the UNMC College of Nursing, has been selected as the winner of this year’s AARP Andrus Award for Community Service for Nebraska.

Nov 19, 2007

UNMC to participate disaster readiness exercise

While most people will be going about their work on Thursday and Friday, a small group of UNMC employees will be involved in the State of Nebraska Terrex 07 exercise.

Nov 13, 2007

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