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“4 in 10 Americans say they have experienced a medical error in their own care or in the care of a loved one.” Preventable Harm is critical to reduce in healthcare. It is a major cause of death, disability and costs, therefore the Institute for Healthcare Improvement created an initiative of Patient Safety Awareness Week […]
Mar 12, 2018
Thank A Resident Day 2018 has ARRIVED
We recently posted about Resident Awareness Week in Canada and we are THRILLED to support this new initiative today. Nebraska Medicine, UNMC and The Gold Humanism Honor Society are excited to celebrate all Residents today on Thank a Resident Day. Thank a Resident Day offers faculty and students the chance to show their gratitude to the […]
Feb 23, 2018
#ResidentAwarenessWeek – Thank You to ALL residents around the world
This week marks resident awareness week in Canada. Why are we talking about a week celebrated by our colleagues to the North? First, because as I first came across this trending on Twitter (#residentawarenessweek), I was excited and wanted to find a similar week to celebrate our US residents. I do not recall such a […]
Feb 8, 2018
In this recent invited article in Clinical Infectious Diseases, our surgical colleagues highlight the ongoing debate regarding what surgical attire should be worn in the operating room. Highlighted issues are what type of hats should be donned, including those noted in the picture of skullcap versus bouffant, whether or not scrubs are safer or more […]
Dec 29, 2017
Happy Holidays from the UNMC/Nebraska Medicine Specialty Care Center!
We wish all of our patients and friends safe and happy holidays and a joyous new year!
Dec 24, 2017
Welcoming Ada Florescu as our ID blog assistant!
We are SO thrilled to have Ada joining our blog team! She will be helping with creating and scheduling posts, so we want to introduce her to you all! “My name is Ada Florescu and I am a junior at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. I am a Biology major and a Spanish minor. […]
Dec 11, 2017
Fellowship MATCH DAY! Congratulations Randy and Lindsey!
As program director, I am exceedingly pleased with our match. The ID landscape has been very competitive over the last few years but we have still been able to recruit fantastic fellows and have even expanded our program. In 2017, we interviewed more candidates than ever before and were able to match two excellent fellows; […]
Dec 6, 2017
Sometimes in life there are moments of amazing coincidence, and this post is a very happy, unexpected, coincidence as we had not planned a post for today. We had, however, planned a THANK YOU post to all of the amazing readers and supporters who have helped make this blog a success after we passed 10, […]
Nov 23, 2017
Celebrating Nurse Practitioner’s Week – Spotlight on Solid Organ Transplant ID NP’s!
As part of our Nurse Practitioner’s week feature, our third spotlight features Heather Chambers, Lisa Hill, and Jennifer Hrbek, who serve our Solid Organ Transplant ID patients. Heather Chambers A graduate of Pensacola Christian College (BSN) and the University of Nebraska Medical Center for her Masters and Doctor of Nursing Practice, Heather joined the […]
Nov 17, 2017
Celebrating Nurse Practitioner’s Week – Spotlight on Specialty Care Clinic NP’s!
As part of our Nurse Practitioner’s week feature, our second spotlight features Ann Fitzgerald, Nikki Regan, and Christine Tran, who serve our Specialty Care Clinic patients. Nikki Regan (on left) A graduate from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing – Lincoln for both her Bachelor and Masters of Science in Nursing, […]
Nov 16, 2017
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