Announcements
WVU, Uniformed Services University form unique collaboration to combat the opioid epidemic
Drawing from the latest strategies and techniques in battlefield medicine, leaders from West Virginia University are collaborating with the Uniformed Services University’s Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management (DVCIPM) to combat opioid misuse and addiction in the state of West Virginia.
Communications resources available to School of Medicine departments and programs
We want all of our faculty and students to stay connected and to have the resources needed to perform effectively. Please visit the Communications Tools webpage on the School of Medicine website and the Communications page on the Health Sciences website.
Submit your news, events and updates to School of Medicine CONNECTions
Make sure your department or program's news, events and updates are included in the School of Medicine CONNECTions e-news published weekly, usually on Tuesday.
Cancer Institute’s Cancer Prevention and Control wins first place ribbons
Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC) program staff won two first place ribbons at the 2017 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Cancer Conference in Atlanta this August. They were invited to present three posters for the overall National conference and an oral presentation for the CDC Colorectal Cancer Control Program Meeting. Two posters, noted below, won first place ribbons.
Resident and fellow job fair to be held on Sept. 28
WVU Medicine will hold a Resident and Fellow Job Fair on Thursday, Sept. 28, from 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. in the third floor atrium of J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital atrium and from 4-5 p.m. at WVU Medicine University Town Centre's first floor conference room.
WVCTSI expands access to substance abuse treatment in West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia continues to be devastated by the opioid epidemic, leading the nation in overdose death rates. According to STAT News, opioids could kill nearly half a million Americans in the next 10 years.
Who feels most comfortable asking doctors to wash their hands? Parents
To keep from spreading illness among their patients, the best action healthcare providers can take is to wash their hands. Dr. Allison Lastinger, a fellow at WVU, recently studied how adult patients and the parents of pediatric patients can be more comfortable asking their doctors and nurses to wash their hands.
“Doctors on Call” show to focus on the head
Heads up! The next “Doctors on Call” explores health topics related to the head, such as epilepsy, dementia, headaches, sinus allergies, and more. The live television show airs at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 24, on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and the WVU School of Public Health to host events focused on vulnerable adults
Next month, the WVU School of Public Health and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) will co-host a series of events focusing on aging, elder abuse and public health policy. Two separate lectures will feature Dr. Pamela B. Teaster, Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America and the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, followed by OLLI’s annual fall open house event.
Patrick Thomas, poster winner at undergraduate research symposium
Patrick Thomas, an undergraduate cancer researcher in Dr. Laura Gibson's lab, was the winner in the Health Sciences category of the 2017 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium (SURE).