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05/17/13
Self-Reported CPR Training Doesn’t Mean Better CPR Performance
In a study of visitors to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center emergency department, researchers found that adults who said they had been trained to do cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed no better in several important CPR measures than those who said they’d never had training. |
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05/17/13
Patient Openness to Research Can Depend on Race and Sex of Study Personnel
Researchers at UC have found that the race and sex of study personnel can influence a patient’s decision on whether or not to participate in clinical research. |
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05/17/13
Peer-Referral Programs Can Increase HIV-Testing in Emergency Departments
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that incorporating a peer-referral program for HIV testing into emergency departments can reach new groups of high-risk patients and brings more patients into the hospital for testing. |
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05/16/13
HEALTH LINE: Getting Rid of Gonorrhea Could Become More Difficult
Public health officials and health care providers across the U.S. have a watchful eye on the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea. That’s because, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, new strains of the bacterium n. gonorrhoeae are progressively becoming drug resistant, meaning traditional methods of treatment may no longer work. |
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05/16/13
Focus on Students With Martine Lamy, PhD
In her 26 years as a student, Martine Lamy, PhD, has won plenty of awards—and she’s not done yet. She’ll receive one last honor Saturday, May 18, at the College of Medicine Honors Day: the first Warren Liang Award for Psychiatry Excellence. |
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05/16/13
College of Medicine Honors Day May 18
The UC College of Medicine will recognize 166 graduates during the 2013 Honors Day celebration, held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 18, in the Aronoff Center for the Arts. |
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05/16/13
Students Launch Spanish Patient Encounter Program
Aiming to develop their own Spanish skills and improve their future patient care, a group of UC College of Medicine students developed and piloted a Spanish patient encounter program this spring. |
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05/15/13
Study Finds Plasmin—Delivered Through a Bubble—More Effective Than tPA in Busting Clots
A new study from the UC College of Medicine has found that, when delivered via ultrasound, the natural enzyme plasmin is more effective at dissolving stroke-causing clots than the standard of care, recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA). |
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05/13/13
Career Development Workshop Monday, May 20
The Center for Environmental Genetics will host a career development workshop on "The Faculty Interview: What to expect when you're expecting (a new job)" at noon Monday, May 20, 2013, in 121 Kettering Lab. |
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05/13/13
Center for Environmental Genetics Hosts Symposium May 21
The Center for Environmental Genetics annual Pilot Project and Career Development Symposium will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Kehoe Auditorium, Kettering Lab. Special guest speakers will be Gregory Grabowski, MD, and Daniel Nebert, PhD. |
