Announcements
WVU Medicine implements strict visitation policy at hospitals in response to COVID-19
Because the safety of our patients and caregivers is our highest priority, WVU Medicine has implemented restricted visitation policies for all member hospitals in an effort to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Disruption of sports has ‘substantial, uncertain’ impact on long-term broadcast rights, ticket sales, fan attendance, says WVU economist
With fears over the novel coronavirus shuttering the sports world, Brad Humphreys, economics professor at West Virginia University, said the long-term economic impact could be “substantial” and “uncertain.”
Compassion meditation may ease anxieties related to coronavirus, says WVU meditation expert
Practicing social distancing is one way to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, but practicing emotional closeness may help alleviate the anxiety that the coronavirus can provoke.
Movement Disorder Conference scheduled for March 20 postponed
The event, presented by the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, has not yet been rescheduled.
Ramadan editor of new book on Pediatric Rhinosinusitis
Hassan H. Ramadan, M.D., M.Sc., chair of the Department of Otolaryngology, is co-editor of a book about Pediatric Rhinosinusitis is available through Springer press.
Physical Therapy’s Swisher takes Mountaineer spirit to present at national APTA meeting
Crane lecturer Anne Swisher passed around a plush heart and asked attendees to think about something that made them excited. (APTA/Johnathan Bachman)
Training for transgender and gender-diverse patient care underway
To help WVU Medicine continue to provide the best possible care for all patients and employees, a group of about 70 providers and employees are participating in gender-affirming care training that will help create a positive shift in the healthcare of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people. Open training sessions for additional employees to participate will also be offered on March 13 and May 7.
CANCELED: HSC Day at the Ballpark
The HSC Day at the Ballpark, Tuesday, April 14, has been canceled.
IPE event on substance use disorder postponed
A substance use disorder (SUD) event planned by the Office of Interprofessional Education (IPE) is being postponed.
Newly-acquired Fieldcrest Hall to be demolished (updated with photo of demolition)
WVU Medicine has purchased Fieldcrest Hall, a former WVU dormitory on the corner of Van Voorhis Road and Elmer Prince Drive.