Patient Care

Goal: Improve care facilities’ response to outbreaks

Program focuses on education through tele-mentoring.

Feb 1, 2021

From left, Deborah Levy, PhD, Keith Hansen, and Matthew Beacom, MD

CDC grant to enhance infection prevention, control in small, rural communities

Three innovations are being proposed for this project.

Jan 29, 2021

UNO offers series on ethics in medicine

Series will explore contemporary ethical issues in and around the practice of medicine.

Jan 26, 2021

Holly Roberts, PhD, takes part in national panel on telehealth innovation

The summit was designed for leaders in the telehealth community to share what they have learned and to discuss challenges and opportunities in reimbursement, best practices, public-private partnerships, health care resilience, biosecurity and the future of telehealth.

Jan 18, 2021

Defense bill accelerates opportunity for DOD-UNMC partnership

The recent federal authorizations and appropriations build upon both the passage of LB 1107 (formerly LB 1084) last August by the Nebraska Unicameral legislature and continued enthusiastic participation by private sector philanthropy.

Jan 1, 2021

Children’s, UNMC name chief of pediatric surgery

Abdalla Zarroug, MD, will join UNMC and Children’s Hospital & Medical Center in February.

Dec 10, 2020

Abdalla Zarroug, MD,

CRNAs prepare ambulatory RNs for airway emergencies

The annual trainings sharpen emergency preparedness skills.

Dec 3, 2020

(From Left) CRNAs Anne Donnelly-Haasch, Jaime Kobs, and Melissa Smith revisit annual training topics with registered nurses at Nebraska Medicine's ambulatory facilities.

Nebraska Medicine offers new antibody treatment for COVID-19 patients

Recently approved bamlanivimab, a monoclonal antibody treatment, is available in limited supply.

Nov 23, 2020

Mark Rupp, MD, Nebraska medical director of Infection Control and Epidemiology and chair of the UNMC Division of Infectious Diseases

Dr. Bergan named deputy director at cancer center

Raymond Bergan, MD, joined the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center earlier this month.

Nov 18, 2020

Raymond Bergan, MD

UNMC’s Dr. Susan Swindells co-chairs landmark TB study

Study shows effectiveness safety of shorter-course treatment

Nov 5, 2020

Susan Swindells, MBBS
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