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 […]
The Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH) has opened registration for their 2020 AgriMed course set to begin on July 14th, 2020. The “Agricultural Health and Safety Course for Medical and Safety Professionals” is designed to examine key health and safety issues specific to rural and agricultural workers. Experts will present course […]
The UNMC Office of Public Health Practice, in partnership with the Midwestern Public Health Training Center and the Nebraska Association of Local Health Directors, continues the 2020 Sizzling Summer Series in July. This year’s three-part webinar series will focus on change management – diving deeper into this cross-cutting skill set during the months of June, […]
The Center for Patient, Family, and Community Engagement in Chronic Care Management (CENTRIC) has announced the scheduled dates for LOIs and applications for their Pilot Grant. Qualified applications could receive $50,000 for one year projects. Competitive applications will address at least one of these priorities: Develop bio-behavioral interventions for use in varied clinical and community […]
The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) ENRICH Forum is designed to stimulate dialogue on ethical and regulatory issues in cancer research and promote awareness of developing policies and best practices. On Tuesday, July 21st at noon (CST), speakers will discuss their examination of the circumstances surrounding the recently alleged research use of biological specimens collected in […]
The Office of Research on Women’s Health’s (ORWH) Understudied, Underrepresented, and Underreported (U3) administrative supplement program funds interdisciplinary research to address the influences of sex and gender on health at the intersection of social determinants. As part of the program, ORWH hosts events that are designed to stimulate interest in the complex issues affecting the […]