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April 23, 2018

Free Family Caregiver Workshop to be May 10 in Fayetteville

Ben Boulden

April 23, 2018 | The Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education, part of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a free family caregiver workshop May 10 in Fayetteville for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The workshop, which is open…


KidneyCon 2018 Spotlights Advances, Careers in Nephrology

Ben Boulden

Kidney Con attendees practice using ultrasound technology with help from a standardized patient during a workshop.

April 23, 2018 | ‘Learn one, do one and teach one’ has been a longstanding idea in medical education, and attendees at the third annual UAMS KidneyCon held April 6-8 each got chances at one or more of those experiences. About 100 nephrologists, nephrology fellows and internal medicine residents from 26 states attended the conference…


April 20, 2018

Update Provides Latest Innovations, Best Practices for Diabetes

Ben Boulden

Timothy Harlan, M.D., points at the screen to emphasize a point during his presentation at the 23rd annual Diabetes Update Symposium.

April 20, 2018 | Even just a few small changes in diet — peanuts instead of peanut butter and crackers — can have a profound, positive effect on a person’s health, including someone with diabetes, a guest speaker told the audience April 6 at the 23rd annual UAMS Diabetes Update Symposium. Presented by the UAMS…


April 19, 2018

UAMS Student Pharmacists Win Three-Award Sweep in National Competition

Ben Boulden

April 19, 2018 | Students of the UAMS College of Pharmacy recently took home three American Pharmacists Association (APhA) national awards for patient care and education. Several of the college’s faculty and alumni also were elected to leadership positions in the association. Nicki Hilliard, Pharm.D., a professor in the college, became the first Arkansan to…


April 18, 2018

Free Family Caregiver Workshop to be May 3 in Ft. Smith

Ben Boulden

April 18, 2018 | The West Central Center on Aging of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a free family caregiver workshop May 3 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…


April 13, 2018

UAMS Sets May Adult Computer Classes

ChaseYavondaC

April 13, 2018 | Three computer classes — Computer Basics, Introduction to Genealogy and iPhone & iPad — and one computer workshop — One-on-One Computer Support — will be taught in May for adults at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. The courses will be presented by the…


April 12, 2018

Health Sciences Entrepreneurship Boot Camp Sign-up Extended to May 7

Ben Boulden

April 12, 2018 | Arkansas undergraduate and graduate college students interested in learning the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and forming new health science ventures at a residential boot camp at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in Conway have until May 7 to register. The Health Sciences Entrepreneurship Boot Camp will be held May 20-25. It…


April 11, 2018

2018 Great 100 Nurses List Includes 32 from UAMS

ChaseYavondaC

Thirty-two nurses from UAMS were honored in this year's Great 100 Nurses Arkansas list.

April 11, 2018 | Thirty-two nurses from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) were named to the Great 100 Nurses Foundation’s annual list of the state’s superb nurses. The list honors nurses from numerous backgrounds and specialties for their concern for humanity, their contributions to the profession and their mentorship of others. UAMS nurses…


UAMS First Hospital in Arkansas to Install Cameras on Every Preemie Bed

Ben Boulden

Chelsea Grizzelle, left, and Aaron Grizzelle, right, cradle and visit with their daughter, Gemma, in the UAMS NICU. Gemma's crib and the Angel Eye camera recently installed on it are visible to the left.

April 11, 2018 | The UAMS Medical Center and Angel Eye Camera Systems, a company established in 2013 with support from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), recently installed 40 new camera systems in the medical center’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), making it the first in the state with a camera on…


April 9, 2018

Judy Grundfest Named Lifetime Member of UAMS Reynolds Institute on Aging Community Advisory Board

Ben Boulden

April 9, 2018 | Judy Grundfest recently was made a lifetime member of the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging Community Advisory Board by the board’s executive committee. A member of the board is eligible for lifetime status after serving with distinction, said Larry Alman, board chair. They retain all the rights and privileges…



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