October 25, 2016
Center for Health Literacy Featured by AAMC
Oct. 25, 2016 | Patients’ health literacy, known as the ability to understand and use health information, greatly affects their well-being. The topic is gaining attention, and recently the UAMS Center for Health Literacy helped get the word out through the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) news website. AAMCNews at news.aamc.org recently turned to…
October 20, 2016
The Irreplaceable Family Caregiver Community Event to be Nov. 12 in Little Rock
Oct. 20, 2016 | The Irreplaceable Family Caregiver Community Event, bringing education and support for family caregivers, will be held Nov. 12 in Little Rock by Today’s Caregiver magazine and The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The event will be 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the UAMS Donald…
October 17, 2016
UAMS Reynolds Institute on Aging Kicks Off Celebration of National Family Caregiver Month Nov. 9
Oct. 17, 2016 | The Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) invites the public to attend a celebration of National Family Caregiver Month starting at 8 a.m. Nov. 9 at the institute. “We want to recognize the 452,000 family caregivers who contribute to the care of older…
October 10, 2016
International Fest Celebrates Cultures of UAMS
Oct. 10, 2016 | Numerous customs, traditions and represented by UAMS faculty, staff and students were celebrated Sept. 30 at International Fest. More than 100 employees and students gathered in the Education II building to make their way around the globe, learning and enjoying the various cultures and nationalities displayed. Participants could sample lo mein…
Fearless Caregiver Conference to be Nov. 10 in Hot Springs
Oct. 10, 2016 | The Fearless Caregiver Conference, bringing education and support for family caregivers, will be held Nov. 10 in Hot Springs by Today’s Caregiver magazine in partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Oaklawn Center on Aging. The event will be 8:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. at the Garland County Library, 1427…
September 28, 2016
Caregivers, Health Care Providers to Experience Symptoms of Dementia at Oct. 19 Simulation
Sept. 28, 2016 | The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host an event Oct.19 to simulate the symptoms of Azlheimer’s disease and dementia . “The Alzheimer’s/Dementia Experience: Take a Walk in Their Shoes” will be held 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Schmieding Home Caregiver…
September 27, 2016
12th Street Center Provides Screenings for Families
Sept. 27, 2016 | With his 7-week-old daughter cradled and sleeping on his shoulder, Jody Lewis on a recent September morning sat down in front of the UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center’s blood pressure screening table set up at Our House in Little Rock. Lewis and his wife, Shannon Tate, have five children…
September 26, 2016
Elders Inducted Into Arkansas Women’s Hall of Fame
Sept. 26, 2016 | Former U.S. Surgeon General M. Joycelyn Elders, M.D., was recently inducted into the Arkansas Women’s Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Statehouse Convention Center. Elders, an emeritus professor of pediatrics and distinguished professor of public health for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was appointed U.S. surgeon…
September 6, 2016
Sept. 20 Simulation to Allow Caregivers to Experience Symptoms of Dementia
Sept. 6, 2016 | The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host a free event Sept. 20 to simulate the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. “The Alzheimer’s/Dementia Experience: Take a Walk in Their Shoes” will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Schmieding Home…
September 2, 2016
Former Head of Medicaid under President Bush to Serve as UAMS Faculty, DHS Senior Advisor for Medicaid
LITTLE ROCK – Dennis G. Smith, former head of Medicaid under President George W. Bush, will become a visiting faculty member at UAMS and senior advisor for Medicaid and Health Care Reform for the Department of Human Services (DHS) effective Sept. 15. “We were very excited when DHS Director Cindy Gillespie approached us about bringing…
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