Karen Burbach

Tuesday’s Bi-National Health Week events

Below is a schedule of Omaha-area Bi-National Health Week events being held in the metro area today.

Oct 16, 2007

Rule of the road (and the crosswalk)

There have been recent incidents and near misses on campus involving vehicles and pedestrians. While it is true the pedestrian has the right of way that does not always mean drivers will stop and yield to pedestrians.

Oct 16, 2007

Orthopaedic clinic offers satellite locations

The UNMC Physicians Orthopaedic Clinic now offers services at Clarkson West Medical Center and the Bellevue Summit Plaza Clinic.

Oct 16, 2007

NU begins search for vice president and general counsel

University of Nebraska President James B. Milliken announced the beginning of the search for a new University General Counsel. A member of the University of Nebraska’s senior administrative leadership, the general counsel reports to the president and is the chief legal officer of the four-campus university.

Oct 16, 2007

Susie Thorne concert to kick off ‘Music as Medicine’ series

Susie Thorne and her jazz band “friends” will kick off the eighth season of the “Music as Medicine” series with a free noon concert in the Durham Outpatient Center on Thursday, Oct. 18.

Oct 15, 2007

Monday’s Bi-National Health Week events

A schedule of Monday’s Omaha-area Bi-National Health Week events.

Oct 15, 2007

Public health among topics at upcoming agriculture conference

Trends in Midwestern agriculture, ergonomic interventions in California agriculture and USDA regulations. These are just a few of the topics that will be focused on at the 2007 Ag Conference to be held Nov. 14-16 in Omaha.

Oct 12, 2007

ENT instructor receives prestigious fellowship match

Alex Bien, M.D., an instructor in UNMC’s Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, has received a fellowship match at the prestigious House Ear Institute in Los Angeles.

Oct 11, 2007

Johns Hopkins professor to discuss dysplasias at Children’s/UNMC seminar

Michael Ain, M.D., associate professor and director of the orthopaedic residency program at Johns Hopkins University, will be the guest speaker for a special Children’s Hospital and UNMC event on Oct. 17 at 7 a.m. in the Children’s Hospital Glow Auditorium.

Oct 11, 2007

The poison center comments on peppers

The season is almost upon us when many families take to their kitchens and begin canning some of their favorite foods to enjoy during the winter months. Special care must be taken when handling hot peppers such as jalapeno, cherry, bell cayenne, chili and habanero.

Oct 10, 2007