Category: Physical Therapy
UNK Health Science Education Complex update in the news
Posted: Thursday, January 15, 2015 11:28 pm By Jeff Bahr, in The Grand Island Independent The people behind the Health Science Education Complex in Kearney believe that, if health professionals receive their entire education outside of Omaha, they’ll be more likely to work in other parts of the state. “That’s what we’re banking on, is […]
Jan 20, 2015
Kudos in PT Education: Majerus, Goetsch, and Venema
Congratulations to the following students and faculty in physical therapy education: Taylor Majerus, PT2, was chosen as one of two physical therapy students nationwide to receive a Federal Section Scholarship to attend the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting in Indianapolis in February. The APTA anticipates more than 10,000 physical therapy professionals to […]
Jan 20, 2015
Study findings show lifestyle change lowers blood pressure
Rural Nebraska women, ages 40-69, with prehypertension (high normal blood pressure) were able to achieve reductions in blood pressure and attain normotensive blood pressure (< 120/80 mm Hg) following a distance delivered (web-based or print-mailed) healthy eating and activity intervention, according to the recently published paper by Patricia Hageman, Carol Pullen, and colleagues in the […]
Jan 19, 2015
Alum hired as PT clin ed director
Nikki Sleddens, PT, MPT, CEEAA, is the new director of clinical education for our physical therapy program. She graduated from the UNMC PT Program in 1995. Since graduating, Nikki has worked in a variety of clinical settings with the majority of her clinical work being with geriatric clients in the inpatient and home health setting. She made the transition […]
Jan 16, 2015
PT Student, first-ever UNMC recipient of the Midwest Deans Legacy Scholarship
Third-year physical therapy student, Anne Woodruff, is the recipient of the Midwest Deans 2014 Legacy Scholarship. She is the first-ever recipient from UNMC! This scholarship program was established to honor the legacies of current and former deans and directors of the Midwest Association of Allied Health Deans of Academic Health Centers. The scholarship is awarded to […]
Jan 5, 2015
Innovators: Jones and Venema
Katherine Jones, PT, PhD, and Dawn Venema, PT, PhD received a 2014 Innovation Award for licensing a webinar produced for the CAPTURE Falls project: “Best Practices in Safe Transfers and Mobility to Decrease Fall Risk.” They were recognized at the UNeMed Innovation Award Ceremony last week. CAPTURE Falls stands for Collaboration And Proactive Teamwork Used to […]
Oct 29, 2014
Joe Norman receives NPTA’s highest award
On Saturday, October 11th, at the state business meeting luncheon in Lincoln, the Nebraska Physical Therapy Association (NPTA) honored members who continue to make outstanding and substantial contributions to the profession and association. Joe Norman, PT, PhD, CCS, FAACVPR, program director in the UNMC Division of Physical Therapy Education, was the recipient of the Mary […]
Oct 24, 2014
We’re almost there…
Thank you to those SAHP faculty and staff who have already participated in this year’s United Way campaign. As of yesterday morning, the SAHP was leading the way on campus with 89% participation, and that’s awesome! We want to be even awesomer, however, by hitting 100% participation again for the third year in a row. […]
Sep 26, 2014
Jones, Venema, and Skinner publish in Journal of Rural Health
Congratulations to Katherine Jones, PT, PhD, Dawn Venema, PT, PhD, and Anne Skinner, BS, RHIA, who recently published in the Journal of Rural Health. This paper reflects work that led to their grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for the CAPTURE Falls project. Jones KJ, Venema DM, Nailon R, Skinner AM, High […]
Sep 15, 2014
Physical Therapy student presents research at annual meeting
Physical Therapy Education student, Yanlong Li (PT-2), presented some of his work at the 29th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation held in Denver, CO. Yanlong is part of the Shanghai Sino-US Health Science Initiative.
Sep 10, 2014
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