Category: Physical Therapy
PT students participate in interprofessional education opportunity with CON
It all started last summer, when Dawn Venema, PT, PhD, Asst Professor in PT Education was contacted by Margaret Kaiser, RN, PhD, Asst Professor in the College of Nursing. Dr. Kaiser was inquiring if PT students might be interested in teaching patient transfer skills to her nursing students. (For those of you who aren’t familiar […]
Oct 21, 2010
Volunteer work by PT Faculty highlighted in Fremont Tribune
The September 7th 2010 edition of the Fremont Tribune highlighted the family friendly nature of the Joslyn Art Museum of Omaha. The journalist, Dean Jacobs, participated in guided tours and quoted comments made by the Museum’s trained docents, including SAHP’s Pat Hageman, PT, PhD. A picture and comments made by Hageman are featured in the […]
Sep 16, 2010
Get those Fun Run registrations in ASAP!
To guarantee a T-shirt, the Fun Run committee is asking for your registrations by TUESDAY, August 31. Please drop them off with Michelle in Bennett Hall 3004, or mail to 984035 Nebraska Medical Center / Omaha NE / 68198-4035. Checks should be made payable to UNMC.
Aug 27, 2010
Outstanding Achievement for Katherine Jones
Each year the Nebraska Rural Health Association (NeRHA) solicits nominations for awards that are presented at their Annual Conference. The Association takes pride in recognizing individuals who take on leadership roles and make a difference in healthcare in their communities, regions, and the state. This year, Katherine Jones, PT, PhD, has been selected to receive […]
Aug 25, 2010
Former Faculty Retires
Mary Jo Mays, former SAHP PT faculty retired and this video tribute shows, according to one source, that she “hasn’t changed a bit!” http://www.bradley.edu/academics/ehs/dpt/maystribute.htm
Aug 25, 2010
Social Hour and Award Presentation
Last Tuesday morning, faculty and staff in the SAHP met in the Bennett Hall Reading Room to socialize over bagels and coffee, courtesy of our rewards and recognition committee. The gathering provided a great opportunity for the committee to present Sue Prusia with a framed Silver U poster, the first of its kind for the school. Prusia, […]
Aug 23, 2010
Interprofessional Practice highlighted at Conference
The merits of interprofessional teamwork between physical therapists, nurses, and dieticians was highlighted Tuesday, August 17, 2010 during a presentation given by Patricia Hageman, PT, PhD at the Morehead Center for Nursing Practice Annual Workshop. The workshop, held live in Omaha with telecast transmission to Lincoln, Kearney, Scottsbluff and Norfolk, NE, emphasized the implications of […]
Aug 19, 2010
Faculty members — get your picture taken on Sept. 15
A photographer will be available on Wednesday, Sept. 15 between 10 a.m. and noon to shoot free professional head shots for faculty members. The photo shoots — which should last just a few minutes each — will take place in the atrium outside of the Truhlsen Campus Events Center in the Sorrell Center. If you […]
Aug 16, 2010
Physical Therapy Student Wins Competition
As reported in the UNMC Today, Chuck Kasson, a UNMC Physical Therapy student, won the heavyweight division of the North American Highlander Competition last weekend. The competition was a strength contest similar to the World’s Strongest Man, in which Kasson and other competitors flipped tires, lifted logs and moved other objects that weighed hundreds of […]
Aug 6, 2010
Dr. Turman to present at next UNMC Science Cafe
Jack Turman, Jr., PhD, PT, Director of Physical Therapy Education in the School of Allied Health Professions will be presenting at the UNMC Science Cafe next Tuesday, August 3rd. Dr. Turman’s research involves the study of environmental determinants of feeding behavior, in preterm infants and the effects of nutritional interventions on brain and behavior development. […]
Aug 2, 2010
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