Victoria Cerino
UNMC Grants – Award aims to boost number of nurse educators
A $616,500 grant will let the College of Nursing offer a new educational track for nurses who want to teach in clinical or academic settings.
Sep 21, 2009
UNMC leaders provide H1N1 readiness update to Board of Regents
UNMC leaders provided an update about H1N1 preparedness and planning on the four University of Nebraska campuses at Friday’s Board of Regents meeting.
Sep 8, 2009
Women’s health and wellness conference focused on aging
The public is invited to the 12th annual Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference, titled, “Aging Successfully While Caring for Others,” on Friday, Oct. 2 at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Sep 1, 2009
Reimbursement, costs and the medical home
In today’s outpatient health care setting, when patients seek help for an issue, payment to health care providers is rendered for patient evaluations or procedures conducted. What this creates, Tom Tape, M.D., said, is incentive to physicians and other providers to increase the number of services they perform on patients.
Aug 27, 2009
Turner Park clinic adopts ‘medical home’ approach
Lynell Klassen, M.D., chairman of the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, likens patient care in the United States to a football team with no quarterback. Care often is administered by a fragmented group of physicians and specialists who struggle to communicate with each other about a patient’s needs.
Aug 26, 2009
Grant aims to improve geriatric nursing care
The Midwest’s geriatric nursing workforce will benefit from a new state and local partnership that has created a grant to improve elderly care in long-term care facilities.
Aug 24, 2009
UNMC to help improve health education in Afghanistan
An agreement has been formed that will allow UNMC to help improve health care education in war-torn Afghanistan.
Aug 17, 2009
Pfizer professor to discuss bioterrorism, biowarfare this week at UNMC
Col. Theodore Cieslak, M.D., U.S. Department of Defense liaison officer to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and one of the national leaders in biopreparedness and medical aspects of bioterrorism, will visit UNMC this week.
Aug 17, 2009
Educational innovator to present Solberg Smith lecture
Joanne Disch, Ph.D., of the University of Minnesota, will present the second annual Audrey Solberg Smith Distinguished Lectureship for Teaching Excellence on Friday, Aug. 21.
Aug 10, 2009
Aug. 29 golf tournament to benefit children with cancer
The public is invited to participate in a golf tournament Aug. 29 that will benefit children with cancer. The tournament, sponsored by Camp Quality Heartland, will be held at Tara Hills Golf Course, 1410 Western Hills Drive, in Papillion.
Aug 10, 2009