Newsroom
UNMC sponsors national conference on celiac sprue disease
UNMC and UNMC’s Center for Continuing Education are sponsors of the 25th annual Celiac Sprue Association/United States of America, Inc., conference Oct. 10-13, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Omaha. See story to learn more about the disease.
Oct 8, 2002
Making sense of HIPAA — the first in a weekly series
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. What is HIPAA? How does it differ from HIPPO?
Oct 8, 2002
COD museum boasts largest collection of Midwest dental artifacts
The UNMC College of Dentistry in Lincoln invites the public to its free, annual opening of its Dental Museum, Oct. 7-12, during which the museum puts its entire collection on display. The museum has one of the largest regional collections of historical dental equipment and artifacts dating from the 1850s.
Oct 7, 2002
ITS has requested that the UNMC campus be alerted to a new and highly contagious e-mail worm. This worm has the ability to spoof, or forge, the “From:” field in e-mail messages particularly those who use Outlook and Outlook Express.
Oct 7, 2002
UNMC employees continue energy savings
For the past month, UNMC has remained on track for an overall 5 percent reduction in its energy consumption.
“We did quite well everyday actually,” said Nick Combs, UNMC’s manager of Maintenance and Utilities. “We are beyond the time when we set our peak demand for energy, but we are still striving to reduce daily energy consumption.”
Oct 7, 2002
College of Dentistry hosts President’s Advisory Council
The UNMC College of Dentistry in Lincoln hosted Friday’s meeting of the University of Nebraska President’s Advisory Council.
Oct 7, 2002
Orthopaedics welcomes new specialists
The UNMC department of orthopaedics has welcomed four physicians who specialize in foot and ankle trauma, the hand, pediatrics and joints.
Oct 4, 2002
UNMC volunteer faculty member, former assistant professor, dies at age 43
Todd Hendrickson, M.D., volunteer faculty member and former UNMC assistant professor of psychiatry, died Wednesday evening as a result of an accident in his home. Funeral services are pending.
Oct 4, 2002
Media training seminar Oct. 17 for faculty, staff
The UNMC Public Affairs Media Relations Team will hold a media training seminar from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, in the 8th floor conference room of the Lied Transplant Center. The event is open to faculty and staff.
Oct 3, 2002
There are approximately 40,500 physician assistants — licensed health professionals who practice medicine under the supervision of a physician — in clinical practice across the country. On Sunday, Oct. 6, they will be honored during National PA day for the quality care they provide to millions of Americans.
Oct 3, 2002