February 10, 2020
Poison and Drug Information Center at UAMS Inspires Career Choices
Spending a month last May in the Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center helped Masha Yemets, a UAMS College of Pharmacy student, define the career path she wants to follow. Yemets, who graduates in May, spent that month answering calls in the center from a broad cross-section of the public. “I had an inkling I…
Lisa Smith Named Director of UAMS Library
Lisa Smith has been named director of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Library. She replaces Jan Hart who retired as library director in late 2019. Before coming to UAMS in early January, she served in Fort Worth, Texas, for three years as executive director of National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South…
January 30, 2020
Free Dementia Care Workshop for Family Caregivers to be Held Feb. 12 in Texarkana
A free family caregiver workshop, “Dementias,” will be offered Feb, 12 in Texarkana for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia. The workshop is presented by the UAMS Schmieding Caregiver Training Program. The workshop, which is open to the public, will be held…
January 28, 2020
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Gives $817,000 to Upgrade Digital Health Network in State’s Rural Hospitals
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield has awarded $817,000 to the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership to help South Arkansas hospitals and clinics improve how they exchange patient information and ensure better continuity of care during patient transfers.
January 27, 2020
Free Dementia Care Workshop for Family Caregivers to be Held Feb. 7 in Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK – A free family caregiver workshop, “Dementias,” will be offered Feb, 7 in Little Rock for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia. The workshop is presented by the UAMS Schmieding Caregiver Training Program. The workshop, which is open to the…
January 24, 2020
UAMS Professor’s New Book Sheds Light on Neuroscience and the Law
If science isn’t about the search for absolute truth but instead the search for the best possible answer, then a UAMS professor hopes he and his late co-author have found the best answers so far to questions about neuroscience and the law. Cambridge Scholars Publishing recently released a new textbook on the subject “Fundamentals of…
January 23, 2020
Free Tickets Available for TEDxUAMS Feb. 7
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will be hosting TEDxUAMS from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 7 at the UAMS Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute at 501 Jack Stephens Drive. Following the spirit of TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design), TEDxUAMS aims to present multiple issues and a…
Relationship Enrichment Series Aimed At Helping Couples
LITTLE ROCK – Struggling with what to get your significant other for Valentine’s Day this year? Why not give the gift of a more meaningful relationship! The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Couples Center is hosting a four-week relationship enrichment series, designed to help couples make their bond stronger, happier and healthier. The…
January 21, 2020
New UAMS HealthNow Offers 24/7 Digital Health, Live Video Access to Convenient Care
Starting today through UAMS HealthNow, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has begun providing 24-hour, digital health access to convenient, real-time care for Arkansas patients using the internet through mobile devices or computers. Arkansas patients at any time can connect via live video and see UAMS expert health care providers who offer a…
January 15, 2020
Free, Six-Week Diabetes Workshop Jan. 23-Feb. 27 in Wynne
The Center on Aging-Northeast in Jonesboro, part of the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold a free, six-week Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP) workshop in Wynne to teach diabetes self-management. The workshop, which is open to the public, will be held from 1-3 p.m….
Previous page Next page