Announcements
WV Cancer Plan 2016-2020 to be released Jan. 27
The West Virginia Cancer Plan 2016-2020, a statewide blueprint for cancer prevention and control, will be released to the public at the Culture Center Great Hall in Charleston at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 27. The plan is a consensus-based, strategic document for public and private sector cancer control activities aimed at reducing the impact of cancer in communities throughout West Virginia. It was prepared byMountains of Hope, West Virginia’s Cancer Coalition -- made up of more than 130 community-based organizations, research and academic institutions, public and private agencies, coalitions, voluntary associations, patient advocacy groups, and other cancer-related organizations. The WVU Cancer Institute is represented on the Coalition by several members of the Cancer Prevention and Control unit.
Gold and Blue celebration in Oman
More than 110 newly-graduated health professionals – decked out in West Virginia University’s gold-and-blue colors – received diplomas from Oman Medical College Sunday (Jan. 10) in an outdoor ceremony at the Intercontinental Muscat Hotel.
Pack the Rack success
WVU Health Sciences and WVU Medicine faculty, students, and staff donated 944 food items to The Rack – the WVU student food bank – during the “Pack the Rack” holiday drive in November and December, according to Jacqueline Dooley, The Rack program director.
Dr. Clay Marsh meets with Oman health minister
In a meeting Sunday with Oman’s minister of health, WVU’s vice president for health sciences discussed health challenges common to people and communities in Oman and West Virginia.
Crocco to direct health partnerships and business ventures
Todd J. Crocco, M.D., has been named director of health partnerships and business ventures for the WVU Health Sciences Center.
Alltop named chief administrative officer for the School of Medicine
Jeremy Alltop, a senior financial and administrative executive with Indiana University’s School of Medicine, has been chosen to serve as the chief administrative officer for the West Virginia University School of Medicine.
WVU names director of Institute for Critical Care and Trauma
Alison Wilson, M.D., vice chair and professor in the WVU School of Medicine Department of Surgery, has been named the director of the WVU Institute for Critical Care and Trauma.
WVU Cancer Institute staff spreads holiday cheer through food drive
The Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center clinic is hoping to brighten the holidays for families in Monongalia County. Clinic staff collected two large boxes of non-perishable food items for the 34th Annual Toy and Food Drive of Monongalia County, as part of the United Way Campaign. Dave Staten and Patricia Policicchio were co-coordinators of the drive.
Fuel 4 Finals
HSC Students! We know you’re going to get hungry. Don’t study on an empty stomach. Stop by the Pylons Wednesday and Thursday at 5 p.m. for a free snack.
WVU assists police with overdose drug
West Virginia University is taking action to help West Virginia police officers assist people who have overdosed on prescription opioid pain medications or illegal opiate drugs such as heroin. Naloxone is a drug that reverses the effects of opiate and opioid drug overdoses. The WVU Law Enforcement Naloxone Project will provide law enforcement agencies with the necessary training and procedures to administer this drug in emergency situations to persons incapacitated from an opioid or opiate overdose.