Announcements
Department of Defense Vision Research Program offers Funding Opportunities
Defense Health Program, Department of Defense Vision Research Program
WVU Heart and Vascular Institute first in U.S. to enroll patients in innovative national clinical trial for transcatheter mitral valve replacement
The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute was the first site in the United States to actively enroll patients in an innovative clinical trial to treat mitral valve disease. Vinay Badhwar, MD, executive chair of the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute and chair of the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, and Mohamad Alkhouli, MD, interventional cardiologist and director of the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute Structural Heart Disease Program, will help lead the trial of the new Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve replacement device.
DQ® Blizzard® treat sales help WVU Medicine Children’s
On Miracle Treat Day (Thursday), $1 or more from every Blizzard Treat sold at participating locations will be donated to CMN Hospitals, which raises funds and awareness for 170 children’s hospitals across the U.S. and Canada.
Family Medicine faculty publish research on multimorbidity trends
Multimorbidity is becoming more commonplace and is on the rise in the United States, according to a study by the Department of Family Medicine’s Dana King, M.D., MS.; Jun Xiang, M.S., M.A., and Courtney Pilkerton, M.D., Ph.D. The study, published in the July edition of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, determines and documents the prevalence of multi-morbidity from 1988 – 2014, surveying data from more than 57,000 individuals as was collected by The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
WVU neuroscientist awarded for research in human-machine teaming
Victor Finomore, Ph.D., director of Human Performance and Applied Neuroscience at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and his previous team at the U.S. Air Force Academy received the 2018 Parasuraman Award for Scientific Impact at the second International Neuroergonomics Conference at Drexel University in June for their preliminary work on human-machine teaming and trust in automation.
Art in the Libraries series to debut in August
Art in the Libraries is an art exhibition program presenting exhibits in the WVU campus libraries. Opening August 1, at the Health Sciences Library, an exhibit of photographs by Rebecca Kiger that are a part of the A Knowing Intimacy exhibit will be on display.
Tuesday is the deadline to complete the Community Health Needs Assessment
What health challenges do you see in Monongalia County?
Parking permit revalidation for WVU Medicine employees and residents continues through Tuesday
WVU Medicine employees and residents can revalidate their parking permits from July 9-31 at the Security Office (4C51) on the fourth floor of J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital.
WVU Charleston Campus Welcomes Neil R. Copeland, MD
The West Virginia University Health Sciences Charleston Campus is proud to welcome Dr. Neil R. Copeland to the faculty of the department of pediatrics.
West Virginia University selected as first site to launch an innovative clinical trial for Alzheimer’s
The recruitment of patients with early stage Alzheimer’s disease will begin upon approval from the WVU Institutional Review Board.