UNMC Today - Today's Headlines
A HIPAA message — encrypted e-mail
HIPAA, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,” provides federal protection of patient health information. This HIPAA-related message is part of UNMC’s continued effort to educate employees. Today’s HIPAA message explains encrypted e-mail.
Mar 29, 2005
Poison Center available day, night
The Nebraska Regional Poison Center wants to remind people about the benefits – both medical and financial – of calling the poison center first when you suspect someone has been exposed to a poison.
Mar 28, 2005
Researcher lands grant for pancreatic cancer registry
Simon Sherman, Ph.D., director of the Bioinformatics Shared Resources at UNMC, has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for further development of the Pancreatic Cancer Collaborative Registry (PCCR) as well as biomedical computing tools for pancreatic cancer research. Funding is expected to be available by April 1.
Mar 28, 2005
NU Foundation announces leadership succession plan
The University of Nebraska Foundation board of directors on Thursday announced a leadership succession plan for the organization.
Mar 25, 2005
Memorial services for Harris scheduled for April 2
Memorial services for longtime UNMC employee Jane Harris have been scheduled for Saturday, April 2.
Mar 25, 2005
Lieutenant governor tours UNMC, meets with officials
Nebraska Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy received his first in-depth look at UNMC on Thursday, as he spent the morning meeting with campus officials and touring various locations on campus.
Mar 25, 2005
Dr. Armitage writes editorial for New England Journal of Medicine
A UNMC oncologist, James Armitage, M.D., the Joe Shapiro Professor of Medicine in the oncology/hematology section, wrote an editorial for the March 24 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Mar 25, 2005
Black history month program spotlights health disparities
The UNMC/The Nebraska Medical Center 2005 Black History Month program held last month featured two of Omaha’s authorities on African American health disparities. Their respective conversations covered the issue from a stark review of numbers to historical perspectives on community response.
Mar 24, 2005
Biomedical engineering symposium April 18, register by April 1
UNMC is among the sponsors and the main organizer of the Heartland Biomedical Engineering Symposium, formerly titled the Nebraska Biomedical Engineering Research workshop, on Monday, April 18, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Scott Conference Center, 6450 Pine St.
Mar 24, 2005
Pharmacy students participate in Legislative Day
About 65 College of Pharmacy students attended the Nebraska Pharmacists Association (NPA) Legislative Day last month at the Nebraska Capitol, where they provided free blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol, and bone density screening opportunities for state senators and their staffs while learning specifics about legislation that could affect the practice of pharmacy.
Mar 24, 2005