InterCOM
IPE initiative shines during site visit
Grant-funded project lets interprofessional teams train together to reduce medication errors in older patients transitioning from the hospital to inpatient skilled nursing care.
Nov 3, 2017
Registry spurs research participation by veterans
More than 2,700 rheumatoid arthritis patients from 13 medical centers have enrolled in the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis registry.
Nov 3, 2017
Study examines efficacy of rapid-response teams
Shelby Kutty, M.D., Ph.D., is lead author on newly published study in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal.
Nov 2, 2017
Behavioral medicine program to expand
Program provides psychosocial care for patients and their families and education for residents on behavioral, emotional and social aspects of health care.
Nov 1, 2017
Dr. Warren is research ‘Superstar’
UNMC’s David Warren, Ph.D., lands $20,000 pilot grant in “Shark Tank”-styled competition at inaugural Great Plains IDeA-CTR Scientific Meeting.
Nov 1, 2017
Retirement celebration set for Selaba Travis
Internal medicine administrator left mark on department in many ways.
Oct 31, 2017
Leaders named in academic affairs, graduate studies
Rowen Zetterman, M.D., Kendra Schmid, Ph.D., and Pamela Carmines, Ph.D., take on new or expanded leadership roles.
Oct 30, 2017
BHECN receives $1.1 million grant to increase behavioral health workers
Grant will provide full tuition and laptops for 70 non-traditional students each year to become community health workers and provisionally licensed addiction counselors.
Oct 30, 2017
Cardiovascular medicine celebrates new endowed chairs
Three new chairs and donors were honored at recent event.
Oct 27, 2017
Nanofiber sutures may prevent surgical site infections
Jingwei Xie, Ph.D., has been awarded $1.3 million NIH grant to determine if vitamin D can produce infection-fighting peptide.
Oct 27, 2017