October 11, 2019
Understanding Opioids Educational Presentation to be Held Oct. 23 in Little Rock
The public is invited to a free educational event Oct. 23 in Little Rock to learn about opioids and non-opioid pain management alternatives in the older population. The presentation will be held 5 – 7 p.m. at the Life Line Baptist Church, 7601 Baseline Road. For more information or to register, please call Lifeline Baptist…
October 9, 2019
2019 Stroke Program Awards
Honorable Mention North Arkansas Regional Medical Center / Harrison Ozark Health Medical Center / Clinton Helena Regional Medical Center / Helena Northwest Medical Center – Springdale Baxter Regional Medical Center/ Mt Home White River Medical Center / Cherokee Village Lawrence Memorial Hospital / Walnut Ridge Certificate of Appreciation Brian Lee LOD Holly Katayama, Pharmacy Tech-…
College of Nursing Speaker Outlines Sleep Research of Cancer Survivors
A leading nurse scientist, Belinda Mandrell, Ph.D., R.N., has found that nurses can be the solution to meeting challenging research requirements. Mandrell is the director of nursing research at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Introduced by UAMS College of Nursing Dean Patricia Cowan, Ph.D., R.N., she was this year’s guest speaker Sept….
Digital Health Stroke Program Reaches Patient Care Milestone
Applause greeted Renee Joiner when she announced a long sought after achievement for Arkansas’ digital health stroke network — getting more than 50% of stroke patients from hospital arrival to treatment in 60 minutes or less. Along with many other speakers, Joiner, director of the UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation Stroke Program, addressed…
October 8, 2019
Understanding Opioids Educational Presentation to be Held Oct. 23 in Conway
The public is invited to a free educational event Oct. 23 in Conway to learn about opioids and non-opioid pain management alternatives in the older population. The presentation will be held 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Conway First United Methodist Church, 1610 Prince Street. For more information or to register, please call Danielle…
Understanding Opioids Educational Presentation to be Held Oct. 18 in Springdale
The public is invited to a free educational event Oct. 18 in Springdale to learn about opioids and non-opioid pain management alternatives in the older population. The presentation will be held 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the UAMS Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education, 2422 N Thompson St. For more information or to…
October 7, 2019
Dementia Care Workshop for Family Caregivers to be Held Oct. 17 in Little Rock
A free Dementia Care Workshop will be offered Oct. 17 in Little Rock 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 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, 4823 Woodlawn Ave, Room C326….
October 4, 2019
UAMS Center on Aging-Northeast Will Assist in Medicare Open Enrollment
The Center on Aging-Northeast, part of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will once again assist Medicare participants with reviewing their prescription drug plans during the open enrollment period by providing non-biased evaluations and enrollment assistance. The Medicare Open Enrollment Period to join or switch Medicare drug and health plans begins Oct. 15 and…
October 3, 2019
Jia Liu, Ph.D., Honored as Community Champion, Receives $10,000
Oct. 3, 2019 | It’s been a time of accolades for UAMS researcher Jia Liu, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Microbiology and Immunology. In June, she was awarded $10,000 in research funds by the River Valley Ovarian Cancer Alliance, an advocacy group based in Fort Smith, Arkansas that…
October 2, 2019
Geriatrics Update Speaker Gives Alternatives to Opioids in Pain Management
Like many physicians in the 1990s, Don Teater, M.D., M.P.H., was told that the medical community was not treating pain well enough, and like many of his peers he began prescribing more opioids in a good-faith effort to correct that. Teater was one of the guest speakers at the 20th annual Geriatrics and Long-term Care…
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