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UK, Ephraim McDowell Expand Rural Heart Care UK HealthCare and Ephraim McDowell Health are working together to offer close-to-home heart care to patients in Casey County. Interventional cardiologist Dr. Athanasios Stoyioglou is now seeing patients at the Liberty Family Medical Center, a service of Ephraim McDowell Health. Stoyioglou is an assistant professor of internal medicine at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. Circles of Power Program Accepts Applications Circles of Power Leadership Training Program for Women Faculty is now accepting applications for the 2008-09 academic year. Established by the UK Presidents Commission on Women, Circles of Power is an innovative, campuswide leadership program for UK women faculty members. It consists of three unique phases: a fall retreat (September 2008), six monthly workshops (October 2008 - March 2009), and a spring retreat (April 2009). Local Businesses Give to Cancer Kentuckians have two chances to benefit the Markey Cancer Foundation this month thanks to the charitable efforts of a pair of local businesses. UK Leads National Childhood Leukemia Study UK HealthCares Kentucky Childrens Hospital researchers will lead a national study for children with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The study is based on laboratory research that was performed at UKs Markey Cancer Center. The principal investigator for the national study is Dr. Jeff Moscow, vice chair and professor of pediatrics, division of hematology/oncology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine and a physician at Kentucky Childrens Hospital. Smoke Free Laws Dont Impact Employee Turnover In a recent study published in Contemporary Economic Policy, Ellen Hahn, professor in the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, found that smoke-free laws do not negatively impact employee turnover. The report , “Smoke-Free Laws and Employee Turnover,” was the first of its kind to examine the impact of smoke-free laws on the restaurant labor market. Golden Corral 5K for Kentucky Kids Walk or run to help Kentucky kids. Golden Corrals 5K Run/Walk is on Saturday, May 24, at Coldstream Park, 1875 Newtown Pike, Lexington. The event will benefit Kentucky Childrens Hospital. Registration is at 8 a.m. and the 5K begins at 9 a.m. The entry fee is $25 per person. Sanders-Brown Receives NIH Funding The University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, under the leadership of Dr. William R. Markesbery, director of the center and its Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Commonwealth Chair in Aging, and professor of pathology and neurology in the UK College of Medicine, has received two major grants from the National Institutes of Healths (NIH) National Institute on Aging (NIA). Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati receives Kirwan Memorial Prize A highlight of the universitys Commencement ceremony was the presentation of the Kirwan Memorial Prize, which recognizes a full-time faculty member for outstanding contributions to original research or creative scholarship. The 2008 recipient is UK ophthalmologist and professor of physiology, Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati, an international authority on age-related macular degeneration. He holds the Dr. E. Vernon Smith & Eloise C. Smith Endowed Chair in Macular Degeneration Research. The award, which was named in honor of former UK President Albert D. Kirwan and his wife, Elizabeth, carries a $5,000 cash prize. Mind Matters: The Science and Care Health Fair The University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, UK HealthCare Clinical Research Development and Operations Center and the Greater Kentucky and Southern Indiana Chapter of the Alzheimers Association will sponsor Mind Matters: The Science and Care Health Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at the Second Presbyterian Church, Main and Ransom streets, Lexington. Keeping Your Brain Healthy As we age, so do our brains. That doesnt always mean one will get Alzheimers disease. Keeping the brain healthy involves several measures. Womens Forum Honors Extraordinary Women The University of Kentucky Women’s Forum presented the 14th annual Sarah Bennett Holmes Award to faculty member Sheila Woods, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, and staff member Suzanne Springate, UK HealthCares director of Customer Service and Patient Satisfaction. Horsemen Host UK HealthCare Night The Lexington Horsemen will host UK HealthCare Night on May 31 when they take on the Louisville Fire at Rupp Arena. UK HealthCare has been the official health care provider for the Horsemen all season. Blood Pressure Trial Patient Reports Success Dr. James Rice, a dentist from Clay County, knew when he embarked on this journey it would be a wait and see situation. So far, he likes what he sees. On November 29, 2007, Rice was UK Chandler Hospitals first clinical trial patient to receive the Rheos System. UK cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Sibu Saha is one of the trials primary investigators. Safe Kids 20th Anniversary Report The accidental injury death rate of children 14 and under has declined by 45 percent in the United States since 1987, yet accidental injury remains the nation’s leading killer of kids, according to a new national report released by Safe Kids USA. Sanders-Brown Foundation Appoints Board Members The University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Foundation appointed three new members to its board of directors. They are Marion Forcht, Corbin; Bonnie Eusner, Ashland; and Gerald Healy, II, Lexington. UK established the Center on Aging Foundation in 1986 to secure private gifts for the centers important work. Senior Star Search Do you know a ‘Senior Star’ in your community, someone who has remained engaged, active and served others well into his or her senior years? You have the opportunity to recognize those who inspire others by nominating that person for the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Foundation’s Senior Star Award, given annually to honor those Kentuckians who exemplify graceful aging. UK HealthCare Dedicates Polk-Dalton Clinic The University of Kentucky dedicated UK HealthCares Polk-Dalton Clinic at a special renaming ceremony on April 21 in memory of two African-American physicians, John K. Polk and Rufus Dalton, who helped blaze a trail to deliver health care in downtown Lexington. DePriest Named Chief Medical Officer Dr. Paul DePriest has been named chief medical officer for UK HealthCare. He replaces Dr. Richard P. Lofgren who has been promoted to UK HealthCare vice president for health care operations and chief clinical officer. Latterman Invited to Exclusive Workshop University of Kentucky assistant professor of orthopaedics Dr. Christian Lattermann has been invited to a specialty workshop between the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the National Institutes of Health. Medical Center Tobacco-Free Policy Approved The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees today approved a plan to implement a tobacco-free campus policy on the UK Medical Center campus, its immediate vicinities, and other related offices. Scaife Foundation Pledges $5 Million The Sarah Scaife Foundation has made a $5 million pledge to fully fund the auditorium in the new UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital. "This pledge from the Sarah Scaife Foundation is extremely generous and I greatly appreciate my friend Dick Scaife's generosity and commitment to the work we are doing here," said Dr. Michael Karpf, UK executive vice president for health affairs. Cardinal Hill Endowed Professor Named Dr. Lumy Sawaki has joined the University of Kentuckys Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation as the newly appointed Cardinal Hill Endowed Scholar in Spinal Cord and Stroke Rehabilitation. Women's Health Month in Kentucky In recognition of April as Womens Health Month, Kentucky women are encouraged to sign up for the Womens Health Registry at the University of Kentuckys Center for the Advancement of Womens Health. Saliva Can Help Diagnose Heart Attack Early diagnosis of a heart attack may now be possible using only a few drops of saliva and a new nano-bio-chip. A multi-institutional team with clinical leadership at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry and College of Medicine and including clinical scientists at the University of Louisville and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antionio, and chemistry leadership at The University of Texas at Austin, reported this finding at a recent meeting of the American Association of Dental Research. |
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