July 2, 2020
The SECURE-IBD (Surveillance Epidemiology of Coronavirus Under Research Exclusion for Inflammatory Bowel Disease) database was designed by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Mount Sinai to answer questions that patients with IBD and their caregivers might have during these uncertain times. Written by Marla Broadfoot
July 1, 2020
i2b2 is a web application designed to improve your research experience. The North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences (NC TraCS) Institute offers a self-paced, online training program that introduces you to i2b2 and teaches you how to get the most out of the application.
June 30, 2020
As our community continues vital conversations on race, we must also reaffirm our support for all underrepresented, LGBTQ, minoritized, and international student and scholar communities. Over the last few weeks, two Supreme Court decisions provided pivotal protections for DACA recipients as well as individuals who identify as LGBTQ.
June 25, 2020
Elisabeth Johnson, PhD, NP, UNC Horizon's Director of Health Services, was selected as this year's recipient of the Carolyn Jewell “Steel Magnolia” Scholarship.
June 25, 2020
In March, Carolina Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (CASP) Medical Director, Nikolaos Mavrogiorgos knew everyone would have to adapt to new realities. That’s when he and CASP’s Pharmacy Lead, Lindsay Daniels, put their heads together with the CASP team see how they might adapt interventions to the times, with more physicians and pharmacists doing at least some of their work from home, and those in the hospital with infectious diseases expertise being tapped for the hospitals’ COVID-19 response.
June 25, 2020
The utilization of semi-private beds (aka Shared Suites) were suspended on Med/Surg & Psych areas as an Infection Prevention measure on April 4. Rehab continued to utilize their shared suits with additional careful patient selection criteria without complication. It is important to maximize our capacity to patients who need our care and who may have delayed seeking care over the last several months. PPE supplies have improved and New Universal Precautions have been put into place and thus the careful and cautious reintroduction of shared suites has been implemented.
June 25, 2020
The School of Medicine Dean’s Office and Office of Research would like to thank the dedicated groups that have kept our research infrastructure active during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. Nothing we have accomplished together would have been possible without them.
June 25, 2020
The UNC Medical Alumni Affairs Office and Medical Alumni Association shared this message with their members on Monday, June 15. There will be a forum for alumni this afternoon, June 25.
June 25, 2020
A leading, internationally recognized rheumatologist, scientist, and thought leader, Dr. Richard Loeser is Director of the UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center.
June 25, 2020
Dayne Filer, an MD-PhD student specializing in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, published a piece on Medium discussing how the United States can move forward with a reformed healthcare system.
June 25, 2020
Retired Professor in the UNC Gilling's School of Public Health, Harvey Jeffries, has received care from UNC since 2002. In 2009 he was diagnosed with a juxtarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm, which was closely monitored until 2017 when his aneurysm reached a size requiring surgical intervention. He worked with Dr. Mark Farber, a leading UNC Vascular Surgeon, and his dedicated team of nurses and health care staff, who created a customized stent-graft to repair Harvey's aneurysm.
June 25, 2020
In a journal article published in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, first author Morgan Jones, MD, said transitioning to virtual care models does not limit the glycemic outcomes of inpatient diabetes care