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From Jam Salesman to National Leader
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Since his early days as a Jaycee, when he sold jam to raise money for the still-young North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, Ernest Grant, PhD, RN,FAAN, has been eager to support his community. Today he serves as the coordinator for the Burn Center’s internationally recognized Burn Prevention Program and was recently reelected as Vice President of the American Nurses Association. We sat down with Dr. Grant to learn more about what brought him to UNC, why advocacy is so important to burn care and what it means to be a leader.
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2017
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July
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Pedaling for a Purpose and the Simple Joy
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The 2017 Raven Rock Ramble raised over $30,000 last month to assist kidney patients with emergency needs, while also promoting awareness of organ donation. The annual event celebrates the joy of cycling after one man’s kidney transplant. It also gives back to a continuum of care at the UNC Kidney Center.
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Vital Signs
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2017
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July 6
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UNC’s Department of Medicine introduces new telemetry protocol
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Medicine’s telemetry protocol has been replaced by a new model aimed at improving the value of patient care achieved per unit of cost. This is the first project to be approved and implemented by the Department of Medicine’s Value Care Action Group.
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Vital Signs
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2017
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June 29
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Tobacco Free Tar Heels Success Story: Ashlee Copelan
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Ashlee, like many others, had tried to quit smoking many times. But after reading a story in News for Employees about UNC Health Care’s Tobacco Free Tar Heels (TFTH) Program, she reached out to Barbara Silver,TFTH Program Manager , and Copelan was “off and running”.
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Employee News Online
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2017
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June 1
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Capturing the moment of victory
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When the UNC Men’s Basketball team heads to the national championship game Paul Fowler – a systems architect for UNC Health Care’s ISD storage team – heads to the rooftops overlooking Franklin Street to document the celebrations that follow a win.
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2017
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May
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EMTs compete at UNC Hospitals Hillsborough Campus
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The UNC Trauma program hosted eight emergency medical technician (EMT) teams at its 5th annual Paramedic Skills Competition on Tuesday, May 2, at the UNC Hospitals Hillsborough Campus.
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Employee News Online
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2017
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May 11
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Mobile Clinic Offers Care to Farm Workers
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Once a week during the spring and summer growing season, UNC physicians, nurses, residents, and medical students travel to Benson, NC, to provide care for the area's migrant farmworker population.
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2017
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May
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‘I was a mom again’: Women of Horizons share their stories of recovery
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In the second of this two-part series, we feature three women, all of whom have successfully graduated from the program they credit with saving their families and their lives.
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2017
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April
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UNC Horizons: Two decades of healing moms and babies
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In the first of this two-part series, we feature the men and women behind the scenes, the health care providers dedicated to saving future generations from the vicious cycle of addiction.
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2017
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April
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Carolina Air Care Expands Growth
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A little over two years ago, UNC Carolina Air Care launched a new orientation program that was more intense, more efficient, and got new recruits off the ground sooner. The new program recently celebrated its 100th orientation.
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Employee News Online
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2017
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April 6