Institute for Digital Health & Innovation
February 22, 2024
UAMS to Hold Arkansas Brain Injury Survivors’ Conference on March 1
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation Brain Injury Program will hold the 2024 Arkansas Brain Injury Survivors’ Conference: Total Wellness from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 1. The first in-person conference since 2019, this year’s event is at the University of Arkansas…
November 8, 2023
UAMS Receives $1 Million Department of Justice Grant to Help Reduce Violent Crime in Pine Bluff Schools
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation has received a three-year, $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to help reduce violent crime in and around Pine Bluff schools. The project, School Telemedicine in Arkansas for Lessons in Trauma-informed Education (STARLITE), aims to…
November 7, 2023
UAMS Brain Injury Program to Offer Free Virtual Workshop Nov. 16
LITTLE ROCK — The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation’s Brain Injury Program will host a virtual workshop on Nov. 16 to connect anyone affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to helpful resources and support.
September 21, 2023
Sickle Cell Disease Symposium Looks Ahead to “New Era”
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosted its annual Sickle Cell Symposium on Sept. 12, bringing together leading researchers, clinicians, patients and community advocates to share the latest advancements in sickle cell disease and treatment. The fall event, held in the 12th floor auditorium of the Jackson T. Stephens Neurosciences & Spine Institute…
August 21, 2023
UAMS Hosts Free Sickle Cell Disease Symposium Sept. 12
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host its annual Sickle Cell Symposium on Sept. 12. The symposium brings together leading researchers, clinicians, patients and community advocates to share the latest advancements in sickle cell disease research and treatment, identify current challenges and gaps, and develop strategies to accelerate progress…
August 9, 2023
UAMS Brain Injury Program to Offer Free Virtual Workshop Aug. 24
LITTLE ROCK — The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation’s Brain Injury Program will host a virtual workshop, “Post-traumatic Stress Disorder 101,” on Aug. 24 to connect anyone affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to helpful resources and support.
July 28, 2023
‘Roll With the Punches’: Sickle Cell Patient Keeps a Positive Outlook on Life
Sickle cell disease hasn’t made life easy for Xavius Hymes, 27, of Pine Bluff, but he hasn’t let it keep him from dreaming big. In fact, he uses the disease as fuel to keep going. “If anything, I feel like sickle cell anemia has made me mentally stronger,” Hymes said in a YouTube video. “It’s…
July 11, 2023
UAMS Receives $1 Million FCC Grant to Enroll Arkansans in Affordable Connectivity Program for Broadband Internet
LITTLE ROCK — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) awarded the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) $1 million to fund outreach for the commission’s Affordable Connectivity Program, which helps ensure that households across America have access to broadband internet. The FCC created the Affordable Connectivity Program to help households struggling to pay for internet…
June 16, 2023
UAMS Clinical Informatics Team Goes Overseas to Share Expertise in Streamlining Patient Care
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)’ Clinical Informatics team recently visited England to help the Royal Marsden Hospital in London transition to the Epic electronic medical record system. Ashleigh Kathiresan, MS.Ed., director of Clinical Informatics at UAMS, said the specialty cancer treatment hospital for adult patients first reached out to Arkansas Children’s, which…
June 7, 2023
JAMA Publishes UAMS Study of Digital Health Visits for Prenatal Care Before, During and After COVID-19 Pandemic
LITTLE ROCK — A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) study has found that COVID-19 sparked a big jump in the use of digital health services for prenatal care that remained higher than pre-pandemic levels through late 2021. Published in JAMA Network Open, the study using a national database showed that telehealth use during…
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