A new effort called the National COVID Cohort Collaborative, or N3C, is building a centralized national data resource—the NCATS N3C Data Enclave. The system is available to the research community to study COVID-19 spread, treatments, and outcomes. Specifically, the N3C will enable the rapid collection and analysis of clinical, laboratory, and diagnostic data from hospitals […]
Dakota Geriatrics (GWEP) is offering a full day virtual symposium to foster dementia friendly healthcare and communities on Wednesday, June 24th from 8am to 5pm. This inter-professional conference targets health care providers, community workers and caregivers. Regional faculty experts will update participants on dementia assessment and management, including newer medical diagnostics and behavioral management strategies. […]
As part of the Tele-Behavioral Health Consultation (TBHC) Webinar Series, “Behavioral Health (BH) Screening in Primary Care” will be presented on Wednesday, June 24th from 12 to 12:45pm. Therese Mathews, PhD, APRN-NP, BCBA-D, Associate Professor in the College of Nursing at UNMC will discuss the rationale for BH screening in primary care, including benefits and […]
Matthew Garlinghouse, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neuropsychology in the Department of Neurological Sciences, and Lindy Fields, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neuropsychology in the Department of Neurological Sciences at UNMC, will present “Neuropsychology in the Tele-Environment: Hard Science or Passing Fad?” on Thursday, June 25th from 11:50am to 12:50pm via Zoom. The purpose of this presentation […]
The Rural Drug Addiction Research (RDAR) Center will host their next presenter in the Lunch & Learn Series on Friday, June 26th from noon to 1pm via Zoom. Joe Caldwell will present “The War on Drugs: International Perspectives” which explores how other countries navigate drug use and related health or criminal factors. Virtual attendees will […]
National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR) is pleased to announce the return of one of its most requested webinars, the Eighth Edition of "Q&A with the USDA" on Tuesday, July 7th from 11:30am to 12:30pm (CDT). Join Deputy Administrator for Animal Care Dr. Betty Goldentyer and Andrea McNally, Management Analyst, FOIA Animal and Plant Health […]
The Great Plains IDeA-CTR Presents:Transforming Health Data into Clinical ActionsThursday, July 9, 2020 | 12:00-1:00 PMLocation: https://unmc.zoom.us/j/4025522260 Neil Sarkar, PhDInterim President and CEO, Rhode Island Quality Institute Director, Center for Biomedical Informatics, Brown University Neil Sarkar, PhD, MLIS, FACMI is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Rhode Island Quality Institute (RIQI), which serves as […]
The Center for Continuing Education at UNMC is coordinating a COVID-19 webinar series intended for physicians, nurses and other health care professionals throughout Nebraska and the region who care for COVID-19 patients. Next in this webinar series, “Racial Disparities in COVID-19: A National Emergency” will be presented by Jasmine Marcelin, MD, on Thursday, July 9th […]
The Rural Drug Addiction Research (RDAR) Center will host their next Learning Seminar on Thursday, July 9th from 3:30-4:30pm, via Zoom. Dr. Palsamy Periyasamy (RDAR Center Pilot-Project Investigator) will present a new paper from his field of research. Also presenting will be Dr. Brendan Jacka and Dr. Stephen Kogut, investigators from a partner Center for […]
The Hope for Depression Research Foundation (HDRF) has announced its New Treatment Initiative (NTI) through which it will fund new research grants focused on the development of innovative treatments or diagnostic tests for depression or other mood and anxiety disorders (e.g. post-traumatic stress disorder). The goal of the NTI is to fund investigators through a […]