October 5, 2020
Category: Vital Signs

October 5, 2020
TARGET-NASH Data Publication Finds Nearly One In Five Patients With NAFLD Have Prior Prescription Opioid Use
UNC's Andrew Moon, MD, MPH, a fellow in the division of gastroenterology and hepatology, is lead author of the study. Sidney Barritt, MD, MSCR, associate professor, is a co-author.

October 5, 2020
Third Episode of ‘Confronting the HIV Epidemic’ Released
This video series from Medscape includes compelling stories of people living with HIV and interviews with UNC School of Medicine's Lisa Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH, Kate Muessig, PhD, and Lina Rosengren-Hovee, MD, MPH, MS, of the UNC Behavior and Technology Lab in the division of infectious diseases.

October 4, 2020
Apply for Research Opportunities at the UNC Center for Health Equity Research
The UNC Center for Health Equity Research is gathering information to identify individuals with health equity research and community engagement skills and commitment.

October 1, 2020
Berkowitz Research Team Awarded Nearly $3 Million to Expand Study of Medically Tailored Meal Delivery Program
Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, MPH, Community Servings and Massachusetts General Hospital partner for clinical trial of “food is medicine” intervention for patients with diabetes.

October 1, 2020
Carolina Conexiones awarded 2020 Impact Award by the Society of Volunteer Healthcare Leaders
Congratulations to Dr. Kori Flower, Professor of Pediatrics, and the Carolina Conexiones team, including Linda Bowles, Director of Volunteer Services, and Kristina Morris, volunteer coordinator, both with UNC Health, on winning the 2020 Impact Award.

October 1, 2020
Stuebe Named Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division Director
Alison Stuebe, MD, MSc, has been named Division Director for Maternal-Fetal Medicine within the UNC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She had previously been serving as Interim Director for the position.

October 1, 2020
Duke Clinical Research Institute, UNC Center for Health Equity Research, and Partners Receive $80 million NIH Grant to Expand COVID-19 Testing
This nationwide program aims to build innovative and sustainable solutions to expand test access and uptake in underserved and vulnerable communities. The UNC School of Medicine lead is Giselle Corbie-Smith, MD, MSc, who is part of the leadership team for this arm of the NIH Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Program.

October 1, 2020
UNC Geriatrics Receives Carolina Care Excellence Award
UNC Geriatrics clinic in Chapel Hill received the 2020 Carolina Care Excellence Award for patient care.

October 1, 2020
Did You Know? CT.gov Results Reporting: Potential Impact of Protracted Enrollment
If you have a study registered in ClinicalTrials.gov that meets the Applicable Clinical Trial (ACT) definition and/or an NIH-funded “Clinical Trial,” please be aware that results reporting is required by federal law.

October 1, 2020
Dr. Burks Weekly Video Message: Providing Excellent Care for COVID Patients
In this week's co-worker message, UNC Health CEO Dr. Wesley Burks discusses the outstanding clinical care being provided to COVID-19 patients across the system and highlights the work and dedication of so many who have worked to put these systems of care into place.

October 1, 2020
Announcing Clinical Research Procedure Change
Read a memo from the UNC School of Medicine's Clinical Research Support Office regarding the elimination of required SOM review process to engage in study activities involving direct contact with research participants.