Institute for Digital Health & Innovation
August 12, 2022
Piggott Man Remembers “Everything” About Stroke, Including Caregivers’ Kindness
Freddie Tate, 85, of Piggott, worked around helicopters during his time in the U.S. Air Force, but it wasn’t until March 5, 2021, when he suffered a stroke, that he rode in one for the first time. “I spent four years in the Air Force and we had all kinds of helicopters, but I’d never…
August 5, 2022
UAMS Receives AAMC Telehealth Equity Catalyst Grant for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation recently received a $15,000 Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) 2022 Telehealth Equity Catalyst Awards and Pilot Grant for its sexual assault nurse examiner program. The grant supports TeleSANE, a program of the Institute for Digital Health & Innovation that offers…
July 18, 2022
UAMS Receives USDA $738,000 Grant to Purchase Digital Health Equipment for Rural Sites, Including Prisons
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture that will go towards the purchase of equipment to provide long-distance learning opportunities to 36 sites around the state, including six prisons.
June 22, 2022
Annual Sickle Cell Disease Symposium Highlights Multiple Barriers to Care
Adult sickle cell patients continue to benefit from increased awareness and newly available therapies. However, lack of research funding and access to care, as well as perceived bias from health care professionals, are still impediments to better care. That was the message from the annual UAMS Sickle Cell Symposium, held virtually June 10. The symposium…
June 3, 2022
Survivor Throws Strike Against Stroke, Says Family History “Number-One Thing”
Ray Robinson III normally doesn’t hesitate. When he stepped up to the mound at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock on May 19 for UAMS Strike Out Stroke night, Robinson immediately went into a pitcher’s windup and fired a ceremonial first-pitch strike across the plate as the crowd cheered. But in the early morning of…
March 10, 2022
Electronic Medical Records Training Resource Developed for Students, Researchers
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers and students can now experience the Epic electronic medical record system in a custom environment curated for their use. The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation (IDHI), the Department of Biomedical Informatics, and UAMS Information Technology (IT) recently teamed up to create a novel copy of…
March 4, 2022
UAMS to Hold March 17 Virtual Conference for Arkansas Brain Injury Survivors
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation will hold the 2022 Arkansas Brain Injury Survivors’ Day Virtual Conference on March 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
February 2, 2022
UAMS to Offer Free Traumatic Brain Injury Workshop Feb. 17
The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation’s TBI Team will host a “Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Workshop” on Feb. 17 to connect anyone affected by a TBI to helpful resources and support.
January 4, 2022
UAMS e-Link Bridging the Gap Between Parents, NICU
New mom Jaclyn Becker of Bryant said the experience of having her first child hasn’t been what she imagined. Ridley Becker was born Oct. 26 at 25 weeks, weighing 1 pound, 4 ounces. He’s been in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) since that time. “Being separated from him has been really hard,” she said….
November 30, 2021
UAMS Launches Five Satellite Training Centers to Improve Digital Health in Arkansas, Tennessee
LITTLE ROCK — The South Central Telehealth Resource Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is opening five satellite training centers in Arkansas and Tennessee.
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