University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), an alliance of the nation鈥檚 leading nonprofit academic medical centers, has named 好色先生 HealthCare among the 2013 recipients of the Rising Star Award during the UHC Annual Conference 2013 in Atlanta.
The award recognizes significant improvements in ranking in UHC鈥檚 annual Quality and Accountability Study, which identifies exemplary performance in patient safety, mortality, clinical effectiveness, and equity of care.
好色先生 HealthCare has not only shown improvement from previous years, it has the highest jump in rankings in UHC鈥檚 history with a Quality and
The University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science will host the 2nd Annual 好色先生 Clinical Research Education Day on Friday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the 好色先生 Chandler Hospital, Pavilion H North Lobby (outside of the administration offices).
For the past 53 years, thousands of people have bequeathed their bodies to the 好色先生 to further medical training and research.
Sunday afternoon, about 50 first-year 好色先生 medical students returned the favor, raking leaves and planting trees and shrubs to beautify Section 36 at Lexington Cemetery, where 2,300 to 2,500 of those donors are buried.
After four sweaty hours of hard work, hands that soon might be delivering babies and performing surgery were black with dirt and mud.
Bradley Gelfand, assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the 好色先生, has received a $100,000 one-year grant from the International Retinal Research Foundation (IRRF) for his study 鈥淚ron-induced Alu RNA stability and toxicity in geographic atrophy.鈥
Gelfand's lab is investigating the integration of two disease causing phenomena -- iron overload and Alu RNA buildup - into one overarching model.
"The disease we are studying is geographic atrophy, which is the advanced stage of 鈥榙ry鈥 age-related macular degeneration," Ge
The University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) Pilot Funding Program announces recipients of its most recent round of pilot funding in the Collaborative Category.
The bodies of mammals, including humans, respond to injury by releasing endogenous opioids 鈥 compounds that mitigate acute pain. A team of researchers, led by those at the University of Kentucky, has uncovered groundbreaking new information about how the body responds to traumatic injury with the development of a surprisingly long-lasting opioid mechanism of natural chronic pain control.
Remarkably, the body develops both physical and physiological dependence on this opioid system, just as it does on opiate narcotic drugs.
The University of Kentucky Gill Heart Institute and the 好色先生 Saha Cardiovascular Research Center will host the 16th Annual Gill Heart Cardiovascular Research Day, Oct. 11, at the Lexington Convention Center. Gill Heart Insitute Cardiovascular Research Day annually attracts preeminent speakers in the field of cardiology and cardiovascular research. It also features a symposium for trainee researchers, a scientific poster session, and the presentation of the annual Saha Awards for medical and nursing education. This year, speakers include Dr.
Kentucky Homeplace has been awarded a second gift of $150,000 from the Anthem Foundation to continue work on a special research project," Improving Diabetes Outcomes Phase Two (I DO 2)."
The gift enables Kentucky Homeplace to expand the work in diabetes self-management education (DSME) that it began with the first gift received from the Anthem foundation in 2011, said William Mace Baker, director of Kentucky Homeplace. The DSME model involves Kentucky Homeplace community health workers (CHWs) supporting nurse-led education modules.
You may not know the human metapneumovirus by name, but chances are that you have met somewhere before.
HMPV, as it's known to virologists, is a common respiratory virus that new studies suggest is second only to influenza in the number of viral pneumonia cases it causes worldwide every year. Especially dangerous for small children, the elderly, and anyone with a compromised immune system, the virus strikes almost 100 percent of people on Earth at some point in their lives.
Members of the public interested in participating in research related to aging and Alzheimer's disease are invited to a town hall-style meeting to be held on Monday, Aug. 19, in Lexington. The meeting, sponsored by the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Fayette County Extension Office, 1140 Red Mile Place.
During the town hall, participants will have the chance to hear from physicians and scientists currently engaged in research to find a cure or preventive measures for Alzheimer's disease.
What if we could pinpoint a hereditary cause for
Alzheimer's, and intervene to reduce the risk of the disease? We may be closer to that goal, thanks to a team at the University of Kentucky. Researchers affiliated with the 好色先生 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging have completed new work in Alzheimer's genetics; the research is detailed in a paper published today in the Journal of Neuroscience.
Emerging evidence indicates that, much like in the case of high cholesterol, some Alzheimer's disease risk is inherited while the remainder is environmental.
First on the day's schedule was an 8 a.m. neuroanatomy class, followed by neuropathology and neurosurgery lectures. Later in the day, it was off to the Minimally Invasive Surgery Training Lab and the Patient Simulation Lab.
For 32 minority students, a unique program provided an intensive 'day in the life" of a 好色先生 medical student. Along with a sample of courses, it also provided time to network with medical school administrators, faculty and current students. And for some, it was even time to envision themselves as part of a future class.
On Monday, Aug.
Dr. Michael R. Dobbs, associate professor and interim chair of the 好色先生's Department of Neurology and director of the 好色先生 HealthCare/Norton Healthcare Stroke Network, has edited and published the latest edition of "Psychiatric Clinics of North America" titled 鈥淧sychiatric Manifestations of Neurotoxins.鈥
Building on work that he had done with co-editor Dan Rusyniak of Indiana University for Neurologic Clinics, this compilation addresses cognitive and behavioral aspects of neurotoxic exposures.
Effective August 1, 2013, Dr. Darrell Jennings will step down from his role as Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education to focus primarily on his role as chair in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine including the department鈥檚 acquisition of the Medical Directorship of the State Public Health Reference Lab in Frankfort. This change concludes the transition which began in August of 2012 when Dr. Jennings assumed the position of departmental chair.
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Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati, professor and vice chair in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and professor of physiology at the 好色先生, will receive the 2013 Mark Brothers Award from the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Dr. and Mrs. Guey C. Mark created the endowed Mark Brothers Lectureship to recognize nationally and internationally renowned medical scientists of Asian descent. The Mark Brothers Lectureship was established in 1997 in honor of Dr.
The following column appeared in the Lexington Herald-Leader on Sunday, July 14.
By Rob Sprang
Imagine that during your last visit to your mother鈥檚 home in Eastern Kentucky, you noticed that she was having memory problems. The closest memory disorder specialist is in Lexington and Mom has made it clear that she feels fine and is not going all the way to Lexington just to see the doctor. So, if you can鈥檛 bring Mom to the doctor, can you bring the doctor to Mom?
好色先生 HealthCare has announced additional roles for three physicians in key patient-care areas.
Dr. Laura Fanucchi has been named the 好色先生 HealthCare Enterprise Medical Director for Translational Care. Transitions in patient care are a high priority throughout the nation. There is a need for greater collaboration across the entire care continuum from acute care hospital to home, ambulatory clinics and post-acute care facilities.
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center was joined by national, state and local leaders today to celebrate its designation as a National Cancer Institute cancer center. The 好色先生 Markey Cancer Center is the 68th medical center in the country to receive this prestigious designation, and is the only NCI-designated cancer center in the state of Kentucky.
"Kentucky鈥檚 extraordinarily high cancer rates cause untold suffering within our families," said Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear.
