September 18, 2019
Free Dementia Care Workshop for Family Caregivers to be Held Oct. 4 in Jacksonville
A free Dementia Care Workshop will be offered Oct. 4 in Jacksonville for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The workshop, which is open to the public, will be held 2-4 p.m. at the Jacksonville Medical Care Clinic, 1300 Braden St. For more information or…
Understanding Opioids Presentation to be Held Sept. 26 in Hot Springs Village
The public is invited to a free educational event Sept. 26 in Hot Springs Village for those who would like to learn about opioids and non-opioid pain management alternatives in the older population. The presentation will be held 10 -11:30 a.m. at the McAuley Senior Center, 5010 Arkansas 7. For more information or to register,…
September 10, 2019
UAMS’ Matthew Nix, M.D., Named President of American Academy of Family Physicians’ Arkansas Chapter
Matthew Nix, M.D., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), recently became the president of the Arkansas Chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). Nix is an associate professor in the UAMS College of Medicine and medical director for the UAMS Family Medical Center in Texarkana, Arkansas. Nix is also associate…
September 9, 2019
UAMS Reynolds Institute on Aging Receives $800,000 for Opioid Prevention Program Focusing on Seniors
![The new Opioid Prevention for Aging & Longevity program at the UAMS Reynolds Institute on Aging is led by Jeanne Wei, M.D., Ph.D., left, along with Gohar Azhar, M.D., and Regina Gibson, Ph.D.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/RIOA-OPAL-featured-150x150.jpg)
With $800,000 in grants, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging recently established a program aimed at preventing or reducing opioid use among seniors. The Opioid Prevention for Aging & Longevity (OPAL) program is funded by the Arkansas Department of Aging and Adult Behavioral Health Services through an…
August 22, 2019
Better Breathers Support Group to Meet Sept. 5 in Osceola
The Better Breathers COPD Support Group will present a program on the psychosocial aspects that can accompany the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 11 a.m. Sept. 5 in the private dining area of SMC Regional Medical Center, 611 W. Lee Ave. in Osceola. The speaker will be Joanne Powell, a License Professional Counselor with A…
Better Breathers COPD Support Group to Meet Sept. 6 in Jonesboro
The Better Breathers COPD Support Group will present a program on Medicare open enrollment and upcoming changes at 11 a.m. Sept. 6 at Nettleton Baptist Church-NEA Fairgrounds, 7001 E. Johnson Avenue in Jonesboro. The speaker will be Cynthia Abel, a certified Medicare counselor and a certified dementia practitioner with the University of Arkansas for Medical…
August 20, 2019
Orientation Gives New Students a Comprehensive Overview of College Year Ahead
![The 75 members of the College of Pharmacy's Class of 2023 spent two-and-a-half days in orientation in a variety of activities and hearing from a wide array of faculty and students.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/COP-1st-Year-Orientation-newbies-150x150.jpg)
By the end of the third and final morning of orientation classes for first-year students of the UAMS College of Pharmacy, Anh Vu said he had no more uncertainties about what was ahead of him. “They answered all the questions that I didn’t even know I had,” said Vu, a first-year student from Bentonville. “I…
August 19, 2019
Amyleigh Overton-McCoy, Ph.D., APRN, Named Centers on Aging Director at UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging
Amyleigh Overton-McCoy, Ph.D., APRN, has been named the director of the UAMS Centers on Aging, a program of the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She succeeds Angela Norman, D.N.P., who succeeded Claudia Beverly, Ph.D., R.N., as the director of these statewide programs. Norman will continue…
August 15, 2019
UAMS South Regional Campus Names Three New Family Medicine Resident Physicians
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) South Regional Campus has announced the names of the three new resident physicians who will begin practicing medicine in Magnolia on July 1. The new residents are: Dauda Rogers, M.D. – Hometown: Old Bridge, N.J. Yehudi Romero, M.D. – Hometown: El Paso, Texas. Kishalay Sinha, M.D. –…
Traumatic Brain Injury Program Seeks Input Through Online Survey, Workshops
![TBI State Partnership workshops like this one in Batesville are being done with assistance from the TBI Advisory Board Workgroup, comprised of representatives from many agencies and organizations and those living with brain injuries.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/TBI-Batesville-150x150.jpg)
To gather public input from brain injury survivors and better provide for their needs, the Traumatic Brain Injury State Partnership Program is reaching out through an online needs assessment survey and a series of regional workshops. The program is supported by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation…
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