Author: Fran Higgins
Dawn Venema, PT, PhD, interviewed on recent publication
Assessing the Impact of Cognitive Impairment on Multi-Tasking By ElderBranch Team On October 11, 2013 ElderBranch interviewed Dr. Venema to discuss her paper, “Tasks matter: a cross-sectional study of the relationship of cognition and dual-task performance in older adults.” Dr. Venema wrote the paper along with Dr. Emily Bartels and Dr. Ka-Chun Siu, both also […]
Oct 16, 2013
Stop #4 on the whirlwind tour…Kearney!
RSTE faculty enjoyed reminiscing with 1979 UNMC radiography program graduate, Kathy (Vinzenz) Wroblewski at the Kearney Clinic. Tour provided by Tyler Kann, Vascular Sonographer, and Julie Riese, Radiography Supervisor.
Oct 15, 2013
More of the RSTE Central Nebraska tour…
Minden Nebraska houses Kearney County Health Services, a critical access facility with diagnostic radiography, CT, mammography, bone densitometry, and ultrasound imaging services. Ellie Miller, former graduate of UNMC’s radiography and diagnostic medical sonography programs, plays a central role in delivering these imaging services.
Oct 15, 2013
RSTE faculty are visiting central Nebraska today and tomorrow…
RSTE faculty share coffee & donuts with Lexington Regional Health Center’s Radiology Manager Jo Swartz and her radiology staff. Lexington Regional Health Center is a 25 bed, Critical Access facility offering all Radiology services. RSTE faculty toured the newly renovated facility in Holdrege, NE. There are three former graduates of the UNMC Radiography Program […]
Oct 15, 2013
School of Allied Health Professions Pumpkin Carving/Painting/Decorating Contest!
It’s that time of year again…..do you have great pumpkin carving skills, do you like to decorate your pumpkin with a fun twist, or do you just want to join in on the fun? Then don’t miss out on the 2nd Annual School of Allied Health Professions Pumpkin Carving/Painting/Decorating Contest! You can submit an entry as an […]
Oct 14, 2013
Publication from our Medical Nutrition Education program faculty
Congratulations to Corrine Hanson, PhD, RD, LMNT, and Glenda Woscyna, MS, RD, LMNT, on the publication of their article, “Demographics and Nutrition-Related Patient Care Encounters: A Survey of Physician Assistants in Nebraska.” It appears as the lead article in the Journal of PA Education, 25(3), 2013. Physician Assistant program director, Michael Huckabee, MPAS, PhD, PA-C, […]
Oct 11, 2013
We did it again! Thank you!
The School of Allied Health Professions, for the second year in a row, made it to 100% participation in the United Way campaign. Thank you to all faculty and staff for helping us set a record, again. 🙂 SAHP rocks!
Oct 9, 2013
Physical therapy doctorate program crossing borders
Physical therapy, as a profession, is “a new health domain in China,” said Ka-Chun (Joseph) Siu, Ph.D., assistant professor of physical therapy education in the School of Allied Health Professions and director of the Shanghai Sino-U.S. Health Science Initiative (SSUHSI) physical therapy doctorate program. Read full article in UNMC Today…
Oct 3, 2013
Perfusion student, Kristie Steffens, awarded prestigious scholarship
The American Society of Extracorporeal Technology (AmSECT), clinical perfusionists’ professional society, awarded one of our students, Ms. Kristie Steffens, the prestigious annual Perfusion Without Borders student scholarship. This scholarship is associated with a mission trip Kristie is taking, associated with her University of Wisconsin clinical rotation. According to AmSECT, Kristie was an excellent applicant, competing […]
Sep 30, 2013
Ricki Otten elected faculty chair for SHARING
Sharing clinics change leadership every September, and this year, Ulrike “Ricki” Otten, MT(ASCP)SC, was elected the chair of the faculty committee for SHARING for the next two years. According to Audry Paulman, MD, clinical associate professor in Family Medicine, “Ricki represents CLS well.” Yes, she does! Congratulations, Ricki!
Sep 27, 2013
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