Announcements
WVU Charleston Division program combines psychiatry and mindfulness to help patients avoid suicide
A team at WVU Physicians of Charleston offers the only outpatient treatment program for dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) in West Virginia. The concepts of dialectical behavior therapy originate in the Buddhist tradition but have found wide use among psychiatrists and therapists across many cultures.
WVU’s telepsychiatry community partners build deep connections
West Virginia’s demand for high quality mental health services outpaces the number of providers and hours in the day. The telepsychiatry program at WVU Healthcare’s Chestnut Ridge Center is a growing program that's building deep connections in communities across the state daily.
Interdisciplinary approach aids pregnant women with opioid addiction
Chestnut Ridge Center treats five groups of pregnant women or women who have recently delivered, with 10-12 outpatients in each, for opioid dependence. The WVU Department of Behavioral Medicine uses an interdisciplinary approach, collaborating with representatives from obstetrics, pediatrics, lactation, and pharmacy to improve patient care.
Portable PET helmet captures images of the human brain in motion
Julie Brefczynski-Lewis, PhD, is part of a collaborative team of scientists using a portable brain scanner to study the human brain in motion. She is the lead neuroscientist of the WVU team in the BRAIN Initiative, launched by President Obama in 2013 as a national effort to equip researchers with the fundamental support necessary for treating a wide variety of brain disorders.
Global health rotations provide students with international experience
Every year, teams from West Virginia University’s Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy participate in clinical rotations at locations across the world. These rotations are coordinated by WVU’s Global Health Program.
Latest issue of WVUhealth magazine available online
The latest issue of WVUhealth magazine is available online at http://wvuhealth.hsc.wvu.edu/. This issue focuses on how WVU is leading change when it comes to understanding and caring for the human mind. Stories focus on innovative therapies in student mental health services, brain research, telepsychiatry, combining mindfulness and psychiatry, and helping new mothers who have an addiction.
WVU launches undergraduate degree in public health
Students at West Virginia University will have a new option starting next spring – an undergraduate program aimed at launching them into careers in public health. A new Bachelor of Science program was approved June 5 by the Board of Governors.
Seventeen Days: new mobile app educates teens on risky sexual behavior
Teenagers, parents, educators and clinicians will have a new tool to help adolescents make more informed decisions about their sexual behavior. “Seventeen Days,” a mobile app based on the interactive movie of the same name, will be available at no cost on iPhone, iPad and Android devices beginning Thursday, June 4.
School of Nursing's online grad program recognized as 'Best for Veterans'
For the third year, U.S. News and World Report has ranked West Virginia University online programs in business, nursing and education among the best for veterans and active-duty service members.
Hodder to lead expanded clinical and translational efforts at WVU
Sally L. Hodder, M.D., has been named associate vice president for clinical and translational research at West Virginia University, according to Clay Marsh, M.D., vice president and executive dean for health sciences. Hodder currently serves as the director of the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (WVCTSI), a statewide health research organization at WVU.