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August 16, 2017
UAMS Study Finds Day-Supply of Prescribed Opioids Most Decisive Factor in Likelihood of Long-Term Use
Aug. 16, 2017 | The single biggest factor determining whether a patient is likely to use opioids long term may be the number of days’ supply initially prescribed, according to a study by UAMS researchers. “Compared to someone prescribed two days versus seven days, that person with a seven-day supply is twice as likely to…
August 15, 2017
Sports Medicine Specialist Lawrence O’Malley, M.D., Joins UAMS
Aug. 15, 2017 | Lawrence O’Malley, M.D., a sports medicine specialist, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). O’Malley will be an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He will see patients at the UAMS Orthopaedic Clinic at Autumn Road. “Dr. O’Malley has experience treating athletes across…
August 14, 2017
Free Family Caregiver Workshop Set for Aug. 29 in El Dorado
EL DORADO – The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a free family caregiver workshop Aug. 29 in El Dorado for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The workshop is open to the public and…
Preventing Burnout in Health Care in 9 Steps
By Erick Messias, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs Editors Note: This was first posted as an Employee Blog on Inside UAMS. Interest in burnout in health care professionals is trending nationally – and for good reason. Data shows that physician burnout, specifically, is staggeringly high and continues to increase – now affecting more…
August 9, 2017
UAMS One of Eight Selected Nationally for Home-Based Primary Care Education Program
Aug. 9, 2017 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently was chosen by the Home-Centered Care Institute as one of eight Centers of Excellence for its Home-Based Primary Care program, a first-of-its-kind program designed to make high-quality, home-based primary care a more common practice across the United States. The institute’s program aims to…
August 8, 2017
South Central Telehealth Resource Center at UAMS Receives $975,000 in Renewal of Grant Funding
Aug. 8, 2017 | The South Central Telehealth Resource Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a three-year grant totaling $975,000, renewing its funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It marks the third time the HRSA administration…
August 7, 2017
Family with Rare Cancer Syndrome Finds Hope at UAMS
Aug. 7, 2017 | It was a normal day visiting her family in Little Rock when Melinda Godsey started to feel sick. “I thought I had a stomach virus,” she said. Not wanting to infect her grandchildren, she got up the next morning and started the drive back to her home in El Dorado. Feeling…
August 4, 2017
UAMS to Offer 7-Week Freedom From Smoking Group Starting Aug. 30
LITTLE ROCK — If you’re ready to quit smoking, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is ready to help. The small-group Freedom from Smoking program will meet from 4 to 5:30 p.m. for seven Wednesdays beginning Aug. 30 at 900 John Barrow Road. There is no cost to participate. Free parking is available….
August 3, 2017
UAMS Researchers Receive National Science Foundation Grant to Study Regulation of Emotion
Aug. 3, 2017 | A team of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research scientists recently received a $422,610 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the mechanisms of control of emotional responses of men and women using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Keith Bush, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the UAMS College…
August 1, 2017
Educators Learn New Ways of Teaching with Technology
Aug. 1, 2017 | Headset microphone in place and ready to begin her presentation July 21 at the 11th annual Teaching with Technology Symposium at UAMS, Pooja Agarwal, Ph.D., asked her audience if they could remember what they had for breakfast. Most hands went up. Next, she asked them to raise their hands if they…
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