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MMI offers aquatic therapy for children with special needs
Beginning this month, UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute will introduce Starfish, a new aquatic therapy-swimming program for children with special needs. Children ages 2 to 4 with developmental disabilities are welcome to participate in the classes, which are led by a physical, occupational and recreational therapist. See story for details.
Jan 9, 2003
UNMC receives PRSA’s 2002 Community Service Award
UNMC has received the 2002 Public Relations Society of America-Nebraska Chapter’s Community Service Award for its extensive list of community outreach programs.
Jan 8, 2003
Informational cost transfer training session Jan. 28
The Office of Budget and Analysis is hosting a training session Tuesday, Jan. 28, about the requirements of cost transfers. The session will develop your skills in financial compliance and grant management. See story for details.
Jan 8, 2003
Volunteers sought for smallpox vaccinations
NHS is soliciting volunteer healthcare professionals to receive a non-emergency smallpox vaccination as part of the federal Homeland Security Program. See story for details.
Jan 8, 2003
New curriculum development office director to be identified
A search is underway for the director of UNMC’s newly established Curriculum Development Office. See story for details.
Jan 7, 2003
He said, she said — a weekly HIPAA message
HIPAA, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,” provides federal protection of patient health information. You will be receiving weekly messages to help you understand the topic and how it impacts your job. In today’s message, discover whether HIPAA covers verbal communications.
Jan 7, 2003
Dr. Prentice to lead national research advisory committee
A top academic and research official at UNMC will serve as chairman on a national advisory committee on human research protection.
Ernest Prentice, Ph.D., associate dean for research and associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, on Friday was named chairman of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protection. Tommy Thompson, U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services, made the appointment.
Jan 7, 2003
UNMC crystallographer maps protein structures
Gloria Borgstahl, Ph.D., is interested in far more than diamonds. From her 10th floor lab in the Lied Transplant Center, the petite crystallographer analyzes crystals, typically the size of a grain of sand, to map the structure of human proteins. See story to learn more about UNMC’s crystallographer.
Jan 6, 2003
NHS/UNMC launch the Nebraska Stroke Center
On Jan. 6, NHS and UNMC will introduce the “Nebraska Stroke Center,” the first of its kind in Nebraska and surrounding areas. With 750,000 new strokes occurring each year and demanding new approaches to stroke treatment, there is an increasing necessity for stroke centers.
Jan 6, 2003
Brace Place offers services in Council Bluffs
The Munroe-Meyer Institute, an affiliate of UNMC, has opened The Brace Place, an orthotics and prosthetics office in Council Bluffs. The Brace Place, located at 1705 McPherson Ave., Suite GL400, is a satellite of the main office at the Omaha medical center campus.
Jan 3, 2003