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1 The Greater Gift of HealthEntry Form 12th Annual AAMC/ GPA Awards Category entered Title of Institutio nen trv MUne" idAvi ecGrarslei atCtyee nrto efGr iU ft1ta9 h « o 1fM eGHdreiaacnladtl h O pC- ee- nnTtihenerg " U niv• e r- sity of Utah Name of Entrant Anne Brillinger Title Associate Director, Office of Development and...University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1981
2 EATING DISORDERS CONFERENCE SET FOR TEENS, PARENTS, COACHESAnorexia Nervosa and Bulimia-eating disorders which can be life-threatening to teenagers and emotionally devastating to their parents, coaches, counselors, teachers and other adults who work with youth-are the focus of a conference set for Saturday, February 1 at Highland High School in Salt Lake Ci...Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-01-03
3 NURSING SCHOOL APPLICATIONS DUEWomen and men interested in applying for the 198 6 academic year in the University of Utah College of Nursing baccalaureate program should submit applications by Friday, January 17, for spring and autumn quarters. Applications are available in room 425 of the College of Nursing or by calling 581-825...Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-01-10
4 COMPUTERS SOON WILL JOIN PHYSICIANS AS PARTNERS IN HEALTH CARETomorrow's physician will punch patients' names and medical condition into a computer and, instantaneously, the screen will be filled with their medical history, details on their present problem, a diagnosis and suggested treatments.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-01-13
5 U'S FIRST IVF TWINS LEAVING UNIVERSITY HOSPITALThe first twins conceived through in vitro fertilization at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center are expected to be home together with their parents in Castle Dale, Utah by Sunday.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-01-16
6 UNIVERSITY SIGNS PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL CONTRACTUniversity of Utah president Chase N. Peterson recently signed the final contract with National Medical Enterprises, Inc., allowing the private firm to build a 90-bed adult and adolescent psychiatric hospital in the University's Research Park.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-01-16
7 NURSING DOCUMENTATION FOCUS OF ONE-DAY CONFERENCETo help nurses learn how to accurately and thoroughly record their activities on patient charts, the University of Utah College of Nursing is hosting a special one-day conference Friday, Jan. 24.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-01-17
8 UTAH-CARDIAC TRANSPLANT PROGRAM REPORTS ON EARLY SUCCESSSalt Lake City. Utah-Utah's cooperative heart transplant program involving LDS, University and Veterans Administration hospitals has achieved an initial survival rate of greater than 95 percent in 23 heart transplants it has performed over the past 10 months, according to program officials. The one-...Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-01-21
9 NURSING STUDENTS RECEIVE NATIONAL RESEARCH AWARDSFour doctoral students in the University of Utah College of Nursing recently received National Research Service Awards from the Division of Nursing in the Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Service Administration.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-01-23
10 FORMER GYMNAST CATHY RIGBY McCOY TO KEYNOTE EATING DISORDERS CONFERENCEImmediate Release FORMER GYMNAST CATHY RIGBY McCOY TO KEYNOTE EATING DISORDERS CONFERENCE Former U.S. Olympic Gymnast and World Gymnastic Medalist Cathy Rigby McCoy, a recovered bulimic, will be the featured speaker at an Eating Disorders Conference on Saturday, February 1 at Highland High School in...Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-01-25
11 U NURSING SEMINAR TO FOCUS ON CARING FOR THE ELDERLYHealth-care specialists and families who are caring for elderly individuals are invited to attend a University of Utah Gerontology Center Seminar, Monday, February 10 from 4:30-6 p.m. in the College of Nursing Auditorium.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-02-04
12 CANCER, ONCE SPOKEN OF IN WHISPERS, IS DISCUSSED OPENLY AND LOUDLYFear. Put a stethoscope on the emotions of cancer patients and you'll hear it-and no more loudly than in the elderly.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-02-06
13 COMPUTERS IN NURSING EDUCATION TOPIC OF UTAH COLLEGE OF NURSING WORKSHOPUsing computers to develop curricula and to assist in other aspects of nursing education is the issue of a University of Utah College of Nursing workshop on Friday, April 18, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-02-10
14 GONG SOUNDS AGAIN FOR U MEDICAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPSThe fourth annual University of Utah School of Medicine Gong Show, a talent competition to raise money for medical student scholarships, will be Friday, February 28, at 7 p.m. in the University's Gardner Hall.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-02-11
15 PEDIGREE TRACING UNCOVERS NEW HOPE FOR MEN WITH INHERITED CORONARY RISKMen who are at risk for early coronary heart disease and premature heart attacks and death because of an inherited susceptibility to high serum cholesterol levels are not necessarily doomed to die in their prime, according to a recently released University of Utah Health Sciences Center study.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-02-18
16 NATIONAL NURSE RESEARCH CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY U OF U COLLEGE OF NURSINGNurse researchers from all over America and Canada will take part in University of Utah College of Nursing's third annual nursing research conference, February 25-28 at The Yarrow, Holiday Inn in Park City.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-02-20
17 GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGYPelvic reconstruction, a surgical procedure offered at University of Utah Hospital for women suffering from gynecologic cancer, helps end the complaint: "The cancer was cured, but the ^ patient didn't feel life was worth living."Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-02-21
18 NEW DRUG THERAPY FOR PROSTATE CANCER IS CONVENIENT, FREE OF SIDE EFFECTSRather than taking a pill every day, men suffering from prostate cancer soon may receive a single injection of luprolidePress Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-02-25
19 COMPUTERS AND MEDICINE SLATED FOR INFOFAIR '86The use of computers in health sciences education will be the focus of the University of Utah Health Sciences Center's InfoFair '86, Thursday, March 6, from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. in Skaggs Hall Auditorium.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-02-27
20 UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HONORS EMPLOYEE OF THE YEARFor more than 17 years, Amanda Jean Hardison has been killing germs and getting rid of dust at University of Utah Hospital. During those years she has received compliments and letters of commendation from supervisors, department chairs, professors and nursing staff.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-03-04
21 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO TEST COLD SORE MEDICATIONSCold sore sufferers are needed at University of Utah Health Sciences Center to test two antiviral drugs which may show promise in treating the herpes simplex virus.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-03-05
22 INROADS IN CANCER TREATMENT: MICE HELP U OF U RESEARCHERS DETECT TUMORS IN MELANOMA PATIENTSMouse protein is enabling University of Utah researchers to detect clinically unsuspected tumors in human patients with recurrent melanoma.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-03-12
23 NURSING WORKSHOP TO FOCUS ON PEDIATRIC HOME HEALTH CARESince children often recuperate better in the familiar surroundings of their homes, the University of Utah College of Nursing is offering a special one-day workshop for health-care professionals in planning pediatric home health care.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-03-14
24 SWINDLE NAMED TO HEAD HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER DEVELOPMENT OFFICESalt Lake City attorney Arthur J. Swindle, director of planned giving at the University of Utah for the past eight years, has been appointed executive director of the University's Health Sciences Center Development Office.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-03-14
25 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH WILL SPONSOR BRAIN INJURY/REHABILITATION CONFERENCEThe rehabilitation and management of patients with traumatic head injuries will be discussed at a University of Utah Health Sciences Center conference, March 27 and 28.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-03-14
26 CARDIOLOGY LECTURE SETA prominent cardiologist, Dr. Francis M. Abboud, professor and head of the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Iowa College of Medicine, will deliver the Tenth Annual Hans H. Hecht Memorial Lecture on Thursday, April 3. Dr. Abboud will discuss "Reflex Control of the Circulation Mech...Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-03-21
27 CHEMOTHERAPY MAY SPARE SOME HEAD AND NECK CANCER PATIENTS FROM DISFIGURING SURGERY, SAYS U RESEARCHERTo have a vocal cord surgically removed means not only a major functional loss but an emotional adjustment as well. Surgeon R. Kim Davis hopes that his studies of preoperative chemotherapy for advanced head and neck cancer can help alleviate this trauma for patients.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-03-27
28 U FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST TO VISIT CHINAAn oral pathologist at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center has been asked to join a delegation of American forensic specialists which will visit the People's Republic of China this summer at the invitation of the Chinese Ministry of Public Security.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-03-31
29 UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GAINS $27,3 00 FROM DICKENS FESTIVAL AND GALAUniversity Hospital's patient care programs received more than $27,000 in support as the result of last year's Dickens Festival and Gala.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-04-03
30 ORGAN DONOR WEEK TO FOCUS ON PHYSICIANS AND NURSESPhysicians and nurses are key to the success of the organ donation, procurement and transplant program and will be the focus of University Hospital's educational efforts during National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week, April 20-27.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-04-04
31 UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CLASSIC ONLY TWO WEEKS AWAYThe 1986 University Hospital Classic, a 5K or 10K race for runners, wheelchair racers and walkers, is set for Saturday, April 19, at 9 a.m.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-04-04
32 DIXON RECEIVES FIRST LEON GOLDMAN AWARDJohn A. Dixon, M.D., director of the University of Utah Laser Institute, has been named the first recipient of the Leon Goldman Achievement Award by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-04-10
33 ANNA LEHRER PRIZE TO FUND GERONTOLOGY SCHOLARSHIPSUniversity of Utah students interested in pursuing careers in the expanding field of gerontology/geriatrics are eligible to apply for tuition scholarships for the 1986-87 academic year.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-04-17
34 U NEUR0-0NC0L0GY TEAM DEVELOPS NEW BRAIN CANCER TREATMENTSOperating like the arm on the Space Shuttle, a computeraided system developed at the University of Utah allows neurosurgeons to implant radioactive iodine seeds directly into a brain tumor-one of the most advanced forms of radiation therapy for brain cancer.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-04-23
35 FREE-ELECTRON LASER TO ENHANCE RESEARCH AT UNIVERSITY OF UTAHA $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research has been awarded the University of Utah Laser Institute for initial research involving potential scientific and medical uses of free-electron lasers. The grant is the first of an expected $7 million package to be distributed over the next f...Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-04-25
36 ONE YEAR RESULTS FOR THE UTAH-CARDIAC TRANSPLANT PROGRAMThe UTAH-Cardiac Transplant Program, which utilizes three Salt Lake City hospitals affiliated with the University of Utah (LDS Hospital, University Hospital and the Veterans Administration Medical Center) has reported its first year's results at the annual International Society of Heart Transplantat...Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-04-29
37 UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER NEEDS VOLUNTEERS FOR BULIMIA STUDYIf you have episodes of binge-eating (rapid consumption of food every two hours or less), induce yourself to vomit or use laxatives, or feel you have to diet or fast to counteract the eating, you may be bulimic.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-05-02
38 UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER HONORS THE LATE LESLIE W. DAVISA floor of the Medical Education Building at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center was dedicated Wednesday in memory of the late Leslie W. Davis.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-05-07
39 U PHYSICIANS DESTROY CANCER CELLS WITH PH0T0DYNAMIC THERAPYUsing lasers and a unique photosensitizing process, physicians at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center are testing a new way to illuminate and destroy cancer cells.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-05-08
40 UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INSTALLS 18,000-POUND MAGNET IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING MACHINEA magnet so big and powerful that a paper clip will distort its field was lowered into University Hospital's new Magnetic Resonance Imaging building Monday morning.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-05-12
41 UNIVERSITY UNVEILS PORTRAIT OF FOUNDATION LEADER RICHARD A. HARRISONUniversity of Utah President Chase N. Peterson recently unveiled a life-size portrait of Richard A. Harrison, president of the board of The Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation, which, over a period of years, has given the University more than $8 1/2 million.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-05-13
42 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL DIRECTOR TO ADDRESS UTAH MEDICAL GRADUATESDr. James O. Mason, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Centers for Disease Control, U.S. Public Health Service, in Atlanta, Georgia, will deliver the University of Utah School of Medicine Commencement address on Saturday, May 24.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-05-16
43 HOSPITAL NAMES SALLY PORTER AS MAY'S TOP EMPLOYEESally Porter, a clinical supervisor for Nutrition Care Services, is University Hospital's Employee of the Month for May.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-05-22
44 U MEDICAL SCHOOL NAMES CLASS OF 1990One hundred students have been chosen to fill the incoming freshman class of the University of Utah School of Medicine.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-05-22
45 PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY HONORS DR. JAMES L. PARKIN, NOTED U OF U EAR RESEARCHERThe American Otological Society, the oldest professional group recognizing excellence in ear research and treatment, recently granted membership to Dr. James L. Parkin, professor of surgery and head of the Division of Otolaryngology at the University of Utah School of Medicine.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-05-23
46 JOYCE MIHAS NAMED DIRECTOR OF VOLUNTEERS AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALJoyce Mihas, former chairman of the Governor's Council of Volunteers, has been named Director of Volunteer Services at the University of Utah Hospital.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-05-23
47 Public Health Service grantNew federal guidelines have caused the Salt Lake County Urban Health Initiative, which has been a federally funded, University of Utah sponsored family medical care provider, to become an independent, nonprofit agency now known as Salt Lake Community Health Centers, Inc.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-06-05
48 NURSING SERIES TO FOCUS ON MANAGEMENT SKILLSA special three-part course to help nurses improve their management skills or advance to managerial positions will begin Thursday, June 19, at the University of Utah College of Nursing.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-06-06
49 GOLF TOURNAMENT RAISES FUNDS FOR WOMEN AND INFANTS1 HEALTH PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALThe first annual Utah Women's Health Open, a golf tournament to raise funds for the University of Utah Foundation for the Health of Women and Infants, will be held at Park Meadows Golf Course, Park City, on Wednesday, June 18, at 1 p.m.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-06-10
50 U MEDICAL SCHOOL, LOCAL PEDIATRICIANS JOIN FORCES TO TRAIN NEW PHYSICIANSFor pediatricians-in-training, treating an isolated case of life-threatening influenza, severe chicken pox or dehydration isn't nearly enough to prepare for the hectic demands of private practice. They need exposure to all the sore throats, asthmatics, chronic bed-wetters and little leaguers' sprain...Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-06-27
51 UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER RECEIVES NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE GRANT TO DEVELOP REGIONAL CANCER CENTERThe University of Utah Health Sciences Center has received a $2.2 million three-year grant from the National Cancer Institute to develop a regional cancer center for the Intermountain West.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-07-11
52 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUL_21_1986Robert W. Metcalf, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Utah School of Medicine, today announced that he is stepping down as Team Orthopedic Surgeon for Brigham Young University.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-07-21
53 DRUGS IN THE WORKPLACE-UTAH SEMINAR TOPICManagement, human resource and health personnel, safety professionals, legal advisors, industrial hygienists and others interested in drug-related problems in the workplace should attend a one-day seminar on Monday, August 18, at the Radisson Hotel (161 West 600 South) in Salt Lake City.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-07-22
54 NCAA DRUG TESTING CONFERENCE IN AUGUSTCollege and high school athletes involved in tournaments and championships will have to undergo drug testing, according to a recent NCAA policy.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-07-22
55 UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL UTAH OPEN QUALIFYING ROUND SET THURSDAY AT PARK MEADOWSNearly 100 professional and amateur golfers will tee it up Thursday at Park City's Park Meadows Golf Course to win one of 40 open spots in the 198 6 $100,000 University Hospital Utah Open Golf Tournament.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-07-30
56 UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OPENS OSTEOPOROSIS SCREENING CLINICOsteoporosis, the sometimes crippling and incapacitating loss of bone mass which affects up to one-third of all women over the age of 60, can now be diagnosed through a simple radiologic screening procedure offered at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-07-31
57 FORTY MORE PROS AND AMS QUALIFY FOR UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL UTAH OPENThe gutsy golfers shot for the pin with only six feet of very fast green to bite into. It worked for some. For others it ended in double and triple bogeys.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-08-01
58 U HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER NEEDS FEMALE VOLUNTEERS FOR PMS STUDYNearly 50 percent of all women suffer symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) while about 15 percent can become incapacitated by it.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-08-01
59 UTAH CARDIAC TRANSPLANT TEAM REPORTS PROMISING NEW TREATMENT FOR HEART TRANSPLANT REJECTIONHELSINKI, FINLAND-The UTAH Cardiac Transplant Program presented data Sunday, Aug. 3, at the International Congress of the Transplantation Society in Helsinki, Finland, indicating that Orthoclone OKT&h monoclonal antibody, a genetic engineering product, was highly effective in treating heart transpla...Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-08-03
60 TWO U MEDICAL STUDENTS RECEIVE COMMUNITY SERVICE, RESEARCH AWARDSTwo University of Utah School of Medicine students have been recognized for their achievements in community service and research.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-08-08
61 UTAH SCIENTIST WINS $1.5 MILLION NATIONAL AWARDDr. Salvatore J. Fidone, professor of physiology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, has been chosen to receive a Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award from the National Institutes of Health.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-08-12
62 NURSING CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON MANAGING DISASTERSNurses and other health-care professionals will have an opportunity to review skills on managing mass casualty disasters next week at a two-day conference sponsored by the University of Utah College of Nursing.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-08-13
63 COMPUTER, MANAGEMENT COURSES HELP BRENT ARGYLE GRADUATE FROM CLASSROOM TO COMMUNITY PHARMACY"When I first got into pharmacy, I was fascinated with medications and how they affect the body. But I still had the notion that a pharmacist only counted and poured," admitted Brent Argyle.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-08-28
64 FROM COUNTING PILLS TO COMPUTING BILLS, PHARMACY EXPANDS INTO A BUSINESS FOR GUY CONOVERCASTLE DALE, Utah - When Guy Conover completed the pharmaceutics course at the University of Utah in 1973, 80 percent of the drugs he now dispenses weren't available.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-08-28
65 U TRANSPLANT SURGEON DISCUSSES PROGRESS IN CARDIAC SURGERYA participating surgeon on the UTAH-Cardiac team-Utah's cooperative heart transplant program involving University of Utah and LDS hospitals and the Veterans Administration Medical Center-says the group's impressive 96.4 percent first-year survival rate is due to meticulous monitoring of patients, in...Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-09-02
66 MOUNTAIN BELL GIVES $74,000 TO UNIVERSITY SPEECH AND HEARING PROGRAMA University of Utah program designed primarily to screen pre-school children and nursing home residents in rural areas for speech, language and hearing problems has received a $74,000 grant from the Mountain Bell Foundation.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-09-03
67 U OF U DRUG DELIVERY STUDIES FUNDED BY RESEARCH PARK FIRMThe University of Utah Center for Controlled Chemical Delivery (CCCD) has received two contracts totaling $600,000 for work over the next three years on improved chemical delivery systems for human and animal use.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-09-11
68 UTAH EXPERTS TO DISCUSS INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HYGIENEAIDS in the workplace, urine drug screening, pesticide exposure and control, asbestos removal-these and more will be discussed at The Fifth Annual Joint Utah Conference on Safety and Industrial Hygiene, September 16-18 at the Hilton Hotel in Salt Lake City.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-09-11
69 "NEW DRUGS" TOPIC OF SEMINAR"New Drug Developments-1986" will be discussed at a University of Utah College of Pharmacy Continuing Education Program on Sunday, September 28, at 8 a.m. at Skaggs Hall.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-09-16
70 FOLDABLE INTRAOCULAR LENS TO BE TESTED AT UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTERSALT LAKE CITY-A new soft, foldable intraocular lens which is surgically implanted in the eye after cataract removal is now being clinically tested in patients at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center. The new lens presents many potential advantages over those currently in use.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-09-18
71 U HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER NAMES FUND RAISERSSuzanne Nelson and Dr. Henry 0. Whiteside have been named to the University of Utah Health Sciences Center's development staff.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-09-19
72 U PROFESSOR PREPARES FOR DRUG STUDYCatherine Schumacher, M.D., M.S.P.H., has received a special two-year professional development award from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and the American College of Preventive Medicine.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-09-22
73 TWO U OF U PROFESSORS RECEIVE FULBRIGHT GRANTS TO TEACH ABROADStudents in Malta and Italy will receive instruction from two University of Utah Health Sciences Center professors who have received Fulbright grants.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-09-25
74 CENTER FOR CONTROLLED CHEMICAL DELIVERY ESTABLISHED AT UNIVERSITY OF UTAHA small adhesive patch of nitroglycerin that may reduce the incidence of heart attacks, a pouch implanted in the abdomen of a diabetic to release life-saving insulin and one pill that takes the place of four are just a few of the ideas that have been developed by the University of Utah's Center for ...Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-10-08
75 RADIOACTIVITY AND CHEMICALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT DISCUSSED BY U PROFESSOR AT INTERNATIONAL MEETA University of Utah professor chaired a session and presented a paper at the Fifth Symposium on Environmental Radiochemical Analysis sponsored by the Royal Society of Chemistry at Harwell, England, the first week in October.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-10-09
76 U CARDIOLOGIST RECEIVES $5.8 MILLION TO STUDY MYOCARDITIS (HEART DISEASE)Most of us get a cold or two each year and, occasionally, fall victim to the flu. We feel weak and sometimes are short of breath, but soon it passes and we get well.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-10-10
77 MINORITY STUDENTS GET PRIVATE SUPPORT AND A RUNNING START ON COLLEGEAmong the University of Utah entering minority freshmen this year are 2 0 students who have spent the last two summers in a U of U program that helped them prepare for college. All 20 have received academic scholarships and future minority achievers will have the same chance thanks to a renewed gran...Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-10-13
78 U OF U HEALTH EXPO '86 SET FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2 5Bring your tired feet, stressed bodies, strained ears, outof- shape muscles and curious minds to the University of Utah Health Expo '86 Saturday, October 25, and you'll go away with new ideas after a look at some of the most advanced technology in modern health care.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-10-16
79 U PROFESSOR APPOINTED TO JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARDDr. Stephen M. Prescott, associate professor of internal medicine and biochemistry at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, has been appointed to a five-year term on the editorial board of The Journal of Biological Chemistry. The journal is one of the most prestigious forums for the publica...Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-10-20
80 U NURSING COLLEGE OPENS DOORS FOR VISITORSIf you've ever considered a career as a nurse, or if you are a nurse and want to "fine tune" your skills, find out how at the University of Utah College of Nursing. Nursing Dean Linda Amos and her faculty and advisors invite the public to an open house at the college on Saturday, October 25, from 1-...Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-10-21
81 U RESEARCHERS STUDY PMSNearly 50 percent of all women suffer symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) while about 15 percent can become incapacitated by it.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-10-28
82 INFORMATION FLOWS AT U HEALTH LIBRARY THANKS, IN PART, TO AT&T DONATIONStudents, faculty and staff at the University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library now enjoy 10 new computers thanks to AT&T's interest in education and research....and its favorable impressions of the library.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-10-29
83 U PSYCHIATRIST'S STUDY LINKS GENETICS, DEPRESSION AND SUICIDEA study of adopted persons initiated by a University of Utah psychiatrist may help mental health practitioners determine whether major depression and manic depression-the most common serious psychiatric disorders-are the product of heredity or environment.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-10-31
84 U HOSPITAL GETS EWOKS FROM ROCKY MOUNTAIN VIDEOSeveral young burn patients at University Hospital will get an Ewok toy thanks to Rocky Mountain Video. The store won more than 60 Ewoks, made famous by the "Star Wars" movie "Return of the Jedi," and recently donated them to the Intermountain Regional Burn and Trauma Center at the hospital.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-11-03
85 U DERMATOLOGISTS TO DISCUSS LATEST TREATMENTS FOR PSORIASIS AT PUBLIC MEETINGTwo dermatologists will discuss the latest research in and treatments for psoriasis at a public meeting Saturday at 10 a.m. in Classroom A of the University of Utah Health Sciences Center.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-11-04
86 U GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIST TESTING NEW OVARIAN CANCER DRUGA University of Utah Health Sciences Center cancer specialist is testing a new treatment for ovarian cancer. This medication appears to be as effective in fighting cancer as the drug which traditionally has been used, but the side effects appear to be reduced.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-11-06
87 UNIVERSTIY HOSPITAL SATURDAY KICKS OFF CHRISTMAS CARD SALES AND CHILDREN'S ART EXHIBIT WITH PARTY FOR YOUNG ARTISTSFifty University Hospital pediatric patients will enjoy ice cream and cake Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Pediatric Clinic as the kickoff for the hospital's annual salePress Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-11-07
88 U BIOCHEMIST RECEIVES MILLION-DOLLAR GRANT TO STUDY POSSIBLE LINK BETWEEN ENZYMES AND CANCERThe co-chair of the University of Utah School of Medicine's Department of Biochemistry has been granted $988,000 by the National Institutes of Health for a five-year study on how components within living cells are renewed without the cell being destroyed.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-11-11
89 HOLIDAY SCENES BRIGHTEN HOSPITAL LOBBYWhile temperatures soared outside last summer, young' patients were busy inside painting reindeer and sleighs, Santa and elves for University Hospital's second annual Christmas Card Contest. Their collection of artwork, along with photographs of the artists, will be on exhibit through December in th...Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-11-12
90 VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED FOR U HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER DEPRESSION STUDYVolunteers 65 and older are needed at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center to study the effects of a new antidepressant medication on "biological" depression. The research is being conducted by the center's Depression Clinic in the Department of Psychiatry.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-11-14
91 U SCHOOL OF MEDICINE NAMES ALAN LINDSAY CLINICIAN OF THE YEAROne of the highest honors that the University of Utah School of Medicine's Department of Internal Medicine bestows on privatepractice physicians-Clinician of the Year-has been awarded to a local doctor.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-11-26
92 INCREASED COOPERATION AMONG HEALTH GROUPS OBJECTIVE OF U "HEALTH DIALOG""Many national health groups vie for the same territory," says David M. Compton, dean of the University of Utah College of Health. "This has resulted in counterproductive efforts among the organizations. Hundreds of thousands of dollars could be saved, for example, if the groups could agree on one s...Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-12-02
93 ORGAN DONATION TOPIC OF PUBLIC LECTURE AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALThe legal and emotional issues involved in organ donation will be discussed during Nursing Grand Rounds Wednesday, December 10, at noon in Classroom C of the University of Utah Health Sciences Center.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-12-04
94 REVIEW BOARD OKAYS EXPERIMENTAL HUMAN IMPLANTS OF UTAH 100 ARTIFICIAL HEARTThe University of Utah Review Committee for Research with Human Subjects, commonly referred to as the Institutional Review Board (IRB), recently approved experimental human implants of the Utah 100 artificial heart.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-12-08
95 MAXWELL M. WINTROBE DIES AT 85- DISTINGUISHED HEMATOLOGIST AND U OF U PROFESSORMaxwell Myer Wintrobe, M.D., Ph.D., one of the world's foremost hematologists and a founding father of the University of Utah's four-year School of Medicine, died December 9, 1986, at his home in Salt Lake City of a heart ailment.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-12-09
96 ITALIAN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIST NAMED U VISITING PROFESSORBruno Taccardi, professor and director of the Institute of General Physiology at the University of Parma, Italy, has been named visiting professor at the University of Utah's Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-12-11
97 STEPHEN BONNEY NAMED UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND MARKETINGStephen H. Bonney has been named to the new position of Director of Planning and Marketing for University Hospital.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-12-12
98 MEMORIAL SERVICES SET MONDAY FOR MAXWELL M. WINTROBEMemorial services will be held Monday, December 22, at 2 p.m. at the University of Utah fpr Maxwell M. Wintrobe, M.D., Ph.D., distinguished professor of internal medicine and a founding father of the University's four-year School of Medicine. Dr. Wintrobe died December 9 of a heart ailment.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-12-16
99 OTOLARYNGOLOGY ASSOCIATION ELECTS UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SURGEON PRESIDENTJames L. Parkin, M.D., professor and chairman of the University of Utah School of Medicine's Division of Otolaryngology, recently was elected to a two-year term as president of the Association of Academic Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1986-12-19
100 U OPHTHALMOLOGISTS NET NATIONAL RESEARCH GRANTSALT LAKE CITY-The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center has received a $3 0,000 research grant from Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) to support research into the causes, treatment and prevention of blindness.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-01-07
101 AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION HONORS UTAH RESEARCHERStephen M. Prescott, M.D., associate professor of internal medicine and biochemistry at the University of Utah School of Medicine, has been chosen to receive an Established Investigator Award from the American Heart Association.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-01-09
102 'EXPLAINING THE WITHHOLDING OF MEDICAL TREATMENT' TOPIC OF COWAN LECTURE AT U MEDICAL SCHOOL"The Incomplete Person: A Framework to Explain the Withholding of Medical Treatment" will be the topic of the Fourth Max P. Cowan Memorial Lecture in Humanistic Medicine on Wednesday, January 21, at 8 a.m. in Classroom A of the University of Utah Health Sciences Center.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-01-11
103 U MEDICAL SCHOOL WILL KEEP CLASS SIZE AT 100, FOLLOWING COMMUNITY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONThe University of Utah School of Medicine will continue accepting 10 0 freshman medical students into its four-year program each year, neither increasing nor decreasing the class size.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-01-22
104 U OF U SCHOOL OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY HOLDS OPEN HOUSE FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTSProspective students are being sought by the School of Radiologic Technology at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center to attend an open house and learn more about the program on Tuesday, January 27, at 7 p.m., in Classroom "A" of the School of Medicine.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-01-22
105 TWO NAMED TO U OPHTHALMOLOGY FACULTYSALT LAKE CITY-J. Lawrence Gunn, M.D., a general ophthalmologist, and F. Jane Durcan, M.D., a neuroophthalmologist, have been named assistant professors (clinical) in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-01-23
106 UTAH CARDIAC TRANSPLANT PROGRAM PERFORMS ITS FIRST HEART-LUNG TRANSPLANTUtah Cardiac Transplant Program surgeons performed their first heart-lung transplant Sunday, January 25, on a 35-year-old mother of two from Smithfield, Utah.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-01-26
107 ONCOLOGY NURSING SHORT COURSE OFFERED AT U OF U COLLEGE OF NURSINGA short course on the care of cancer patients and their families is being offered by the University of Utah College of Nursing February 2-6 and again February 23-27.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-01-29
108 UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER NEEDS TENSE, WORRIED VOLUNTEERSA new anti-anxiety medication is being studied at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center's Depression Clinic. Volunteers are needed to test the drug.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-01-30
109 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH LIBRARY TO SPONSOR INFOFAIR '87A three-day seminar on the use of computers in health care, INFOFAIR '87, is scheduled February 25-27 at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-02-04
110 UTAH BIOCHEMIST WINS FIVE-YEAR FUNDING FOR STUDY OF BASIC CELL ACTIONSBetter understanding of the basic chemical and physical actions and reactions of human cells is the goal of a study by a University of Utah biochemist whose work has been funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-02-06
111 SALLY NICHOLSON NAMED EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALSally Nicholson, C.R.R.N., a 20-year veteran of University of Utah Hospital, has been named February's Employee of the Month.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-02-10
112 CHILD ABUSE AND DEPRESSIVE FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS FOCUS OF UPCOMING U OF U NURSING WORKSHOPS"You're in Charge," and "Coping with Depressive Family Relationships" are topics of workshops this spring at the University of Utah College of Nursing.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-02-13
113 REFLEXES AND MOTOR SKILLS IN INFANTS TO BE TOPIC OF NURSING SHORT COURSE"Neuromotor Development: Conception through the First Year of Life," is the topic of a one-day course at the University of Utah College of Nursing on Thursday, March 5, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-02-13
114 ART EXHIBIT OPENS AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL"Artists Unlimited," an exhibit of some 40 pieces of artwork created by handicapped Utahns, will open February 22 at University of Utah Hospital.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-02-13
115 NATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY U COLLEGE OF NURSINGApproximately 125 nurse researchers from the U.S. and Canada will take part in the University of Utah College of Nursing's fourth annual nursing research conference, March 3-6 at The Yarrow, Holiday Inn in Park City.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-02-18
116 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON DRUG DELIVERY SET BY U COLLEGE OF PHARMACYPharmaceutic experts from around the world will attend the Third International Symposium on Recent Advances in Drug Delivery Systems February 24-27 at the Marriott Hotel in Salt Lake City.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-02-20
117 U HEALTH LIBRARY TO PRESENT FIRST PRISCILLA M. MAYDEN AWARD AT INFOFAIR '87The first Priscilla M. Mayden Award for contributions to health sciences librarianship will be presented at the University of Utah INFOFAIR '87 on Thursday, February 26 at 8 p.m. in the U of U Fine Arts Auditorium.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-02-20
118 CHILDREN AND HOSPITALS WEEK CELEBRATION SET FOR MARCH 22-28 AT U HOSPITAL"Commitment to Caring" is the theme of the national Children and Hospitals Week, March 22-28. The University of Utah Hospital will celebrate with an open house and tours for the general public and activities for its young patients.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-03-18
119 CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS SOLUTIONS TO MEDICAL-LEGAL DILEMMA IN OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGYObstetricians and legal experts will meet to discuss ways to solve the medical-legal crisis facing the obstetrics and gynecology profession at a conference on Saturday, April 4, at The Salt Lake Sheraton in Salt Lake City.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-03-20
120 U HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY DIRECTOR NAMED TO NATIONAL EDITORIAL BOARDWayne J. Peay, director of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah, has been named to a three-year term on the editorial board of the Bulletin of the Medical Library Association.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-03-26
121 WINNING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO TOUR U RESEARCH FACILITIESMore than 40 high school students from Bountiful and Monroe will tour animal research facilities at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center Tuesday, April 7, as part of a contest award.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-04-03
122 KINNERSLEY JOINS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL STAFFRichard B. Kinnersley, recently president of a health maintenance organization and long-time president of the Utah Hospital Association, has been named Director of Regional Services at University Hospital.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-04-06
123 EXPERIMENTAL LUNG TREATMENT FOR PREMATURE INFANTS SHOWS DRAMATIC RESULTS AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALA dramatic reduction in Respiratory Distress Syndrome, a major cause of death in premature newborns, has been cited by neonatologists at the University of Utah Hospital who are usingPress Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-04-07
124 U OF U PHARMACY PROFESSOR TO RECEIVE RESEARCH AWARDWilliam I. Higuchi, Ph.D., distinguished professor and chairman of the Department of Pharmaceutics in the University of Utah College of Pharmacy, will receive the 1987 Volwiler Research Achievement Award "for his sustained and outstanding achievements in pharmaceutics research."Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-04-09
125 HARVARD PROFESSOR TO DELIVER CARTWRIGHT LECTURES AT U OF UDr. Samuel E. Lux, professor of pediatrics at the Harvard Medical School, will deliver two lectures at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center on the proteins responsible for giving red blood cells their characteristic shape.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-04-10
126 U OF U HEALTH PROFESSOR RECEIVES TWO NATIONAL AWARDSL. Dale Cruse, Ed.D., professor and chair of the University of Utah Department of Recreation and Leisure, is the 1987 recipient of the American Association for Leisure and Recreation (AALR) Outstanding Achievement Award and the Southwest District American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Rec...Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-04-14
127 UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CELEBRATES ORGAN DONOR AWARENESS WEEKUniversity of Utah Hospital will join the rest of the nation April 26-May 2, Organ Donor Awareness Week, to remind people they can make a miracle by being organ donors.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-04-23
128 UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL STRESSES PREVENTION DURING CANCER AWARENESS WEEK, APRIL 27-MAY 1Americans are being encouraged to learn more about early detection and prevention of cancer during Cancer Awareness Week, April 27-May 1. The University of Utah Health Sciences Center is joining the American Cancer Society in recognizing the week by offering lectures and presentations about cancer d...Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-04-23
129 ETHICS IN PARENT-CHILD NURSING FOCUS OF U COURSEAbortion, in vitro fertilization, AIDS, parents' rights, quality of life-all are among the ethical concerns in parentchild nursing.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-05-01
130 "SWINGIN1 & SWAYIN1" IN PARKING LOT TO HIGHLIGHT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL'S NURSES1 WEEKHarry Glow and the Golden Glows, a band of local octogenarians, will play Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the "dancing pleasure" of University Hospital employees, patients and families in the Emergency Department parking lot to highlight National Nurses' Week, May 4-8.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-05-01
131 COLLEGE OF NURSING SETS CLINICAL AGENCY EXCHANGE DAY"Clinical Reasoning" will be the theme of Clinical Agency Exchange Day, set Friday, May 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the University of Utah College of Nursing.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-05-04
132 HHS OFFICIAL TO DISCUSS 'HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION' WITH UTAH HEALTH EDUCATORSJ. Michael McGinnis, M.D., deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will discuss "Health Promotion and Disease Prevention" at a noon luncheon Thursday as part of the Health Education Association of Utah's annual conference at the Doubletree Inn.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-05-04
133 UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE RECEIVE LONG-TERM ACCREDITATIONUniversity of Utah Hospital and the School of Medicine both recently received long-term approval from their respective accrediting organizations.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-05-05
134 MYTHS AND REALITIES OF MENOPAUSE TOPIC OF UNIVERSITY OF UTAH NURSING WORKSHOPReplacing the misconceptions about menopause with coping strategies will be the focus of a one-day workshop sponsored by the University of Utah College of Nursing Friday, May 22.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-05-15
135 U NURSING INSTRUCTOR TO STUDY IN CHINACarlene Boyd, a University of Utah College of Nursing faculty member, has been accepted to the Beijing Language Institute in Beijing, The People's Republic of China, this summer.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-05-15
136 UNIVERSITY OPHTHALMOLOGIST PERFORMS SURGERY ON MIDDLE EAST ROYALTYRandall J Olson, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, recently returned from Saudi Arabia, where he performed ocular surgery on a senior member of that country's royal family.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-05-15
137 RUMORS OF DRUG-LACED CHILDREN'S TATTOO PAPERS UNTRUE, POISON CONTROL CENTER CHIEF SAYSRumors that small sheets of white paper with blue star tattoos laced with the hallucinogenic drug LSD are being sold to children in the Salt Lake area are not true, according to Joseph Veltri, Pharm.D., director of the Regional Poison Control Center at University Hospital.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-05-18
138 GROWING NUMBER OF PARENTS LEARN TO CARE FOR CRITICALLY ILL CHILDREN AT HOMEGone from the living room is the crib, the oxygen tank, the ventilator with its long tubes of oxygen and carbon dioxide snaking across the carpet, the oximeter and lung suction machine. Where the backup electrical generator sat on the redwood deck last summer sits a blue wading pool.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-05-19
139 NOTED MEDICAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR TO ADDRESS UTAH MEDICAL GRADUATESA nationally recognized orthopedic surgeon and medical school administrator will deliver the University of Utah School of Medicine Commencement address on Saturday, May 23.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-05-19
140 UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL'S NEW NEUROSCIENCE CENTER OFFERS SPECIALIZED CARE-AND HOPE- TO CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTSFor patients suffering from tumors, epilepsy, head and spinal cord injuries, the double doors on the north side of University of Utah Hospital's neuroscience intensive care unit lead far beyond 15 new neuroscience patient rooms. They lead to hope.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-05-26
141 BLIND TRANSCRIPTIONIST AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GETS HELP FROM HELPBLIND TRANSCRIPTIONIST AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GETS HELP FROM HELPPress Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-05-29
142 U MEDICAL STUDENTS RECEIVE COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDSFive University of Utah sophomore medical students have been honored by CIBA-GEIGY Corporation, a pharmaceutical company, and their peers for their achievements in community service.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-05-29
143 OGDEN USES U OF U PROFESSOR'S CHILD NEGLECT PROGRAMS AND CREATES NATIONAL INTERESTAlthough child abuse has been widely publicized and decried in recent years, one aspect of it-chronic neglect-is all too frequently forgotten, according to a University of Utah health educator.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-06-01
144 UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TO CONSTRUCT 1,000-CAR PARKING TERRACEConstruction will begin in mid-August on a 1,000-car parking terrace for patients and visitors of the University of Utah Hospital, according to Hospital Administrator George W. Belsey. Faculty and staff of the Health Sciences Center also will use the facility.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-06-01
145 UTAH CARDIAC TRANSPLANT PROGRAM APPLIES FOR FEDERAL APPROVALThe UTAH Cardiac Transplant Program, a "single-staff" heart transplant program conducted at Salt Lake City's University and LDS hospitals and the Veterans Administration Medical Center, recently applied to the federal Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) for Medicare designation as a heart tr...Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-06-05
146 ROBERT MASON TO RECEIVE PHARMACY'S DISTINGUISHED TEACHING AWARDRobert C. Mason, Ph.D., will receive the first Distinguished Teaching Award from the University of Utah College of Pharmacy at the college's convocation, Friday, June 12.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-06-10
147 GOLF TOURNAMENT FOR UNIVERSITY'S WOMEN AND INFANTS' HEALTH PROGRAMSThe second annual Utah Women's Health Open, a benefit golf tournament for the University of Utah Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, will be at Park Meadows Golf Course, Park City, Thursday, June 18, at 1 p.m.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-06-12
148 QUADRUPLETS BORN TO IDAHO COUPLE AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALJulie and Tom Baker, a young couple of Teton, Idaho, wanted to have children but a physical problem prevented Julie from conceiving. They contacted Richard J. Worley, M.D., an obstetrician with the University of Utah Fertility Center and became participants in the center's in vitro fertilization pro...Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-06-15
149 U RESEARCHER DIVES INTO SOUTH PACIFIC TO FIND NEW CANCER TREATMENTSChemicals secreted by sea sponges in the South Pacific to combat life-threatening algae are helping a University of Utah researcher find new ways to fight cancer.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-06-30
150 STIFFER UNIVERSITY ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT AFFECT MINORITY HEALTH SCIENCES STUDENT RECRUITMENTThe University of Utah's new admission standards requiring more academic preparation in high school will not adversely affect recruitment of minority students in the health sciences "because we don't recruit students who can't meet those standards anyway," according to Herman Hooten, U Health Scienc...Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-07-02
151 JOSEPHINE KASTELER, ADVOCATE FOR UTAH'S ELDERLY, TO RETIRE FROM U OF UJosephine Kasteler, Ph.D., a pivotal figure in Utah gerontology programs for a quarter century, retires this summer from the University of Utah School of Medicine.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-07-07
152 ANNE OSBORN POELMAN, M.D., TO LEAD NATIONAL NEURORADIOLOGIST GROUPAnne G. Osborn Poelman, M.D., professor of radiology and chief of neuroradiology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, was elected president-elect of the American Society of Neuroradiology at the group's recent meetings in New York.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-07-13
153 U OF U PSYCHIATRIST HELPS ESTABLISH NATIONAL DEPRESSION FOUNDATIONPaul H. Wender, M.D., professor of psychiatry at the University of Utah School of Medicine, is a co-founder of the National Foundation for Depressive Illness (NAFDI), a new organization aimed at educating business leaders and the public about depression.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-07-14
154 U PROFESSOR NAMED TO STATE NURSING BOARDHelen Zsohar, Ph.D., assistant professor at the University of Utah College of Nursing, has been appointed by Gov. Norman H. Bangerter to the State Board of Nursing.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-07-14
155 EXPERIMENTAL DRUG THERAPY AT U HOSPITAL ENABLES PATIENT TO HAVE SUCCESSFUL PREGNANCYAfter 10 unsuccessful pregnancies, a 26-year-old Sandy, Utah, woman with a rare autoimmune disorder gave birth Tuesday, July 14, to a baby boy, following a new experimental drug therapy at University of Utah Hospital.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-07-21
156 UTAH-CARDIAC SURGEONS PERFORM 100TH TRANSPLANTA 22-year-old patient with end-stage congenital heart disease Tuesday became the recipient of the 10Oth heart transplanted by the Utah Transplantation Affiliated Hospitals- Cardiac Transplant Program (UTAH-Cardiac). The patient is listed in critical condition.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-07-21
157 COLLEGE OF HEALTH NAMES NEW ASSOCIATE DEANPatricia A. Eisenman, Ph.D., associate professor of physical education, has been appointed associate dean in the University of Utah College of Health.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-07-27
158 U HEALTH SCIENCES AND VETERINARIANS JOIN IN PET CRITICAL CARE PROGRAMIf your pet dog or cat suddenly becomes very ill or is severely injured, your veterinarian may use the sophisticated facilities and staff of the University of Utah Health Sciences Center.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-08-03
159 BAYLOR HAND SPECIALIST IS VISITING PROFESSOR AT U OF U PLASTIC SURGERY DIVISIONAdrian E. Flatt, M.D., chief of orthopedic surgery at Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, and editor-in-chief of The Journal of Hand Surgery is a visiting professor this week at the University of Utah School of Medicine's Division of Plastic Surgery.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-08-04
160 HEARING PROBLEMS IN MIGRANT CHILDREN IDENTIFIED IN JOINT U COLLEGE OF HEALTH, MT. BELL PROGRAMWEST JORDAN - Even if they didn't understand much English, the migrant children quickly learned to raise their hands when they heard a "beep" in the earphones.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-08-05
161 UTAH REGIONAL CANCER CENTER MARKS 1ST ANNIVERSARY WITH NEW PATIENT THERAPY PROGRAM, LABORATORIES, SEMINARSAn experimental therapy for melanoma and kidney cancer that is available at only a handful of centers nationwide will be offered to selected patients this fall at the Utah Regional Cancer Center, located at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-08-06
162 BAKER QUADRUPLETS GO HOMETwo months and three days after their birth at University" Hospital, the Baker quadruplets, Tisha, Tawni, Chet and Jade, are all home with their happy parents, Julie and Tom Baker of Teton, Idaho.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-08-14
163 COLLEGE OF NURSING, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OFFER TWO CLASSES FOR CRITICAL CARE NURSESInterpreting basic cardiac arrhythmias and making the transition from a general nursing unit to an intensive care nursing unit (ICU) will be discussed in two courses jointlyoffered next month by the University of Utah College of Nursing and University Hospital.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-08-20
164 NURSING SEMINAR TO FOCUS ON WOUND TREATMENT, OSTOMY MANAGEMENT"Wound Care and Ostomy Update" will be the focus of a oneday seminar Sept. 11 at the University of Utah College of Nursing.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-08-24
165 THREE NAMED TO U OPHTHALMOLOGY FACULTYSALT LAKE CITY-Kathleen B. Digre, M.D., a neuroophthalmologist, Nick Mamalis, M.D., an ophthalmic pathologist, and Michael P. Teske, M.D., a vitreal-retinal surgeon, have been named assistant professors of ophthalmology at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center. The appointments are effective...Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-08-28
166 U COLLEGE OF NURSING OFFERS NURSING ADMINISTRATION LECTURE SERIESA lecture series for nurse administrators is scheduled this fall at the University of Utah College of Nursing.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-08-28
167 NOBEL PRIZE WINNER TO LECTURE AT U MEDICAL SCHOOL ON CHOLESTEROL AND ATHEROSCLEROSISJoseph Goldstein, M.D., co-winner of the 1985 Nobel Prize in Medicine, will present the Richard A. and Nora Eccles Harrison Lecture Thursday at 4 p.m. in Skaggs Hall at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-08-31
168 UTAH PROFESSOR TO CHAIR SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE IN INDIANarayani P. Singh, Ph.D., research professor of radiobiology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, will spend part of September at the Institute of Science in Bombay, India, as chairman of the planning committee for the Third International Conference on Low Level Measurements of Actinides an...Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-09-01
169 DEBILITATING EYE MUSCLE DISEASE FOCUS OF INTERNATIONAL MEET IN SALT LAKESome 500 patients and physicians from around the world will attend the Fifth International Meeting of the Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation (BEBRF) to be held Tuesday through Thursday at the Salt Lake Hilton.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-09-11
170 PERINATAL NURSING CLASS BEGINS NEXT WEEK AT U OF URecent advances in health care for the pregnant woman and fetus will be the focus of a perinatal nursing course that begins next week at the University of Utah College of Nursing.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-09-11
171 U PROFESSOR RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD FOR EYE RESEARCHSALT LAKE CITY-Eric M. Lasater, Ph.D., assistant professor (research) of ophthalmology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, recently received a $20,000 Research Manpower Award from Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB). He is one of only three researchers nationwide to be given this award.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-09-14
172 U HOSPITAL, COLLEGE OF NURSING OFFER MOTIVATIONAL SEMINARIf you're suffering from low morale and feel as if you could use more energy to help overcome life's crises, you might consider registering for "Energy-For All Reasons," co-sponsored next month by the University of Utah College of Nursing and University Hospital.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-09-16
173 NEW SPECTROMETER ALLOWS U OF U RESEARCHERS TO STUDY MICROPARTICLESVery small particles that play major roles in health status now can be studied more closely at University of Utah Health Sciences Center thanks, in part, to a $20,000 donation from TheraTech, Incorporated, Salt Lake City, that helped purchase a quasi-elastic light scattering spectrometer (QELS).Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-09-21
174 20 EXTENDED FAMILIES NEEDED TO STUDY POSSIBLE GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO TOXEMIA IN PREGNANT WOMENToxemia or pre-eclampsia, which is pregnancy-induced hypertension and a major cause of fetal and maternal death in childbirth, may have a genetic link, according to researchers in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Utah School of Medicine.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-09-21
175 IHC DONATES $40,000 TO COLLEGE OF NURSINGThe University of Utah College of Nursing recently received a $40,000 contribution from Intermountain Health Care (IHC) to help support its baccalaureate nursing program.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-09-22
176 UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LAUNCHES ARTS PROGRAM, LOCAL GALLERIES LEND SUPPORTDrawing upon art's potential to heal and comfort the sick, University of Utah Hospital officially launches its new Program for the Arts with an exhibit and opening reception Sunday, Oct. 4.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-09-22
177 COLLEGE OF NURSING BEGINS 4 0TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONThe University of Utah College of Nursing officially kicks off its 40th anniversary celebration Monday, Sept. 28, at noon with a birthday party in the college lobby.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-09-23
178 LECTURES TO HIGHLIGHT U OF U HEALTH EXPO '87LECTURES TO HIGHLIGHT U OF U HEALTH EXPO '87Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-10-01
179 U COLLEGE OF NURSING CLASSES FOCUS ON MANAGEMENT SKILLS, ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORTDeveloping management skills and reviewing advanced cardiac life support procedures will be discussed in two continuing education workshops co-sponsored this month by the University of Utah College of Nursing and University Hospital.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-10-08
180 VETERINARY PATHOLOGIST TO HEAD U OF U ANIMAL RESOURCESVeterinary pathologist Jack L. Taylor, D.V.M., Ph.D., has been named director of the University of Utah Animal Resources program.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-10-08
181 UNIVERSITY CALLS FOR AN INVESTIGATION OF SALT LAKE COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER PRACTICESThe University of Utah has formally requested that the State Department of Health "investigate the Salt Lake County Animal Shelter to determine whether or not it is complying" with state laws and regulations concerning the disposition of impounded animals.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-10-09
182 U OF U PLANS PUSHED FORWARD FOR NEW $8 MILLION ANIMAL CARE FACILITYThe University of Utah's plans for renovation and addition to its animal care facilities, originally targeted for 1990-91, are being pushed ahead of schedule due to limitations of the present buildings.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-10-12
183 U NURSING COLLEGE OFFERS PSYCHOSOCIAL NURSING LECTURE SERIESPsychopharmacology, crisis counseling and child sexual abuse will be among the featured topics in the Psychosocial Nursing Lecture Series that continues through next spring at the University of Utah College of Nursing.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-10-14
184 COLLEGE OF NURSING TO HOLD OPEN HOUSEThe University of Utah College of Nursing will hold an open house for prospective nursing students Saturday, Oct. 24, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-10-16
185 3RD ANNUAL LEGAL CONFERENCE SET AT U COLLEGE OF NURSINGDue to continued interest in the legal liability of nurses, the University of Utah College of Nursing will offer the third annual "Legal Side of Nursing" conference Oct. 29-30.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-10-21
186 COLLEGE OF NURSING APPOINTS NEW FACULTY MEMBERSTwo new faculty members have been appointed to the University of Utah College of Nursing this fall. Judith Graves, Ph.D., will direct the Office of Nursing Informatics, while Barbara Kerr will coordinate the Office of Community Service.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-10-27
187 UTAH MEDICAL ALUMNI TO HONOR LASER SURGERY PIONEER JOHN DIXONJohn Aldous Dixon, M.D., a longtime University of Utah faculty member and administrator and one of the world's foremost laser surgery experts, will receive a distinguished service award from the University of Utah School of Medicine Alumni Association.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-10-28
188 EAGLES HELP FIGHT BRAIN AILMENTS; FUND STUDIES AT U OF U HEALTH SCIENCES CENTERThe Fraternal Order of Eagles has donated $5,000 to the University of Utah Health Sciences Center Division ot Neurosurgery to help fund studies of the causes and treatment of brain tumors.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-10-29
189 NEW ALLERGIST JOINS UNIVERSITY STAFFKay B. Walker, M.D., a specialist in asthma and allergic diseases such as hay fever, has joined the staff of University Hospital's allergy clinic.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-11-02
190 U PROFFESOR TO HEAD INTERNATIONAL AEROSPACE MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONRoyce Moser,.Jr., M.D., was elected first vice president of the Aerospace Medical Association at its recent meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Moser will serve as president in 1989, after serving one year as president-elect.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-11-10
191 UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL KICKS OFF CHRISTMAS CARD SALES WITH PARTY FOR YOUNG ARTISTSMore than 90 University of Utah Hospital pediatric patients and their families will enjoy ice cream and cake, clowns and a magic show Saturday, Nov. 14, at 2 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria as the kickoff for the hospital's annual sale of Christmas cards designed by the children.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-11-10
192 U COLLEGE OF NURSING CONTINUES NURSING ADMINISTRATION LECTURESTwo more sessions are scheduled in the nursing administration lecture series offered this fall by the University of Utah College of Nursing.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-11-13
193 CARING FOR PREMATURE, HIGH-RISK INFANTS FOCUS OF NURSING COURSE"Developmental Interventions for Premature and High-risk Neonates," a one-day course for practicing nurses, will be offered Monday, Nov. 30, by the University of Utah College of Nursing.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-11-16
194 REGISTRATION OPENS FOR ANNUAL NURSING RESEARCH CONFERENCEThe Fifth Annual Issues in Nursing Research Conference, sponsored by the University of Utah College of Nursing will be held Feb. 9-12, 1988, at The Yarrow in Park City.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-11-17
195 FORMER U OF U OPHTHALMOLOGIST DIESHenry J. L. Van Dyk, M.D., 54, former chairman of the University of Utah School of Medicine's Division of Ophthalmology, died of a heart attack in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 12, 1987.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-11-18
196 U RADIOLOGIST RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL RESEARCH GRANTKathryn A. Morton, M.D., assistant professor of radiology in the University of Utah School of Medicine, recently was awarded one of five national research seed grants from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-11-18
197 U COLLEGE OF NURSING AWARDED NIH GRANT FOR FAMILY NURSING RESEARCHThe University of Utah College of Nursing recently was awarded a $55,780, five-year grant from the National Center for Nursing Research at the National Institutes of Health to conduct family nursing research.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-11-19
198 VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED FOR U HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER DEPRESSION STUDYVolunteers, ages 18 and older, are needed at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center to study the effects of a new anti-depressant medication on "biological" depression. The research is being conducted by the center's Depression Clinic in the Department of Psychiatry-Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-11-19
199 U PHARMACY PROFESSOR TO RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS AWARD NAMED FOR HIS BROTHERHeeding the advice of his older brother, William I. Kiguchi left farming behind to pursue a career in science. Thirty five years later, pharmaceutical researchers worldwide will affirm the wisdom of that choice when Dr. Higuchi receives the Takeru Higuchi Research Prize, established by the American ...Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-11-25
200 COLLEGE OF NURSING REINSTATES NEONATAL PROGRAMDue to requests from local physicians and nurse practitioners, the University of Utah College of Nursing has reinstated its neonatal nurse practitioner program.Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News1987-12-01
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