UC Medical Center Receives Award for Care of Stroke Patients
Contact: Keith Herrell (513) 558-4559 [email protected] NOTE TO EDITORS: High-resolution images depicting UC Health’s stroke program are available on request. Cincinnati—University of Cincinnati Medical Center has received the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for the treatment of stroke […]
Clinical Trial Examines Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy’s Effect on Anxiety
Sian Cotton, PhD, lectures at the 2014 Mood Disorders Symposium. Photo by Cindy Starr. Contact: Keith Herrell (513) 558-4559 [email protected] CINCINNATI—Faculty members at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine will collaborate on a clinical trial designed to gauge the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on children and adolescents with anxiety symptoms or mood […]
Education Necessary to Capture Patient-Reported Outcomes, UC Neurosurgeons Find
Andrew Ringer, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery and an endovascular specialist at the Comprehensive Stroke Center at the UC Neuroscience Institute. April 8, 2014 CONTACT: Cindy Starr 513-558-3505 [email protected] CINCINNATI—In the data-driven world of medical outcomes, two streams of information are needed to produce accurate assessments of success: one from physicians and one from patients. The […]
2014 Sunflower Revolution Symposium & Expo
Loading Map…. Oasis Golf Club and Conference Center902 Loveland-Miamiville Road – LovelandDetails 39.238372 -84.25039700000002 A free educational event for patients, caregivers and family members. Saturday, September 6, 2014 Oasis Conference Center Loveland, Ohio Check back soon for more details! 2014 Sunflower Brochure >> Download a printable flyer here >> Date/Time Date(s) – 09/06/2014All Day Location […]
Stephen Strakowski, MD Comments on Crowd Behavior During Winton Terrace Robbery
When onlookers used cellphones to record a beating and robbery, it raised questions about crowd behavior in our society. Stephen Strakowski, MD, Dr. Stanley and Mickey Kaplan Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, and UC Health psychiatrist comments on the topic. Watch the story here>> Media Outlet: WCPO Channel 9
National Telehealth Conference Showcased UC Health’s Leadership Role
Pamela Kimmel, RN, BSN, Telestroke Program Manager for the UC Neuroscience Institute, speaks at last week’s National Telehealth Conference. Fifty-seven institutions from the United States and Canada attended a National Telehealth Conference, “Transforming Health Care Delivery and Academic Curriculum,” hosted by the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing on March 20-21. During the conference, members […]
A Patent for Treating Atypical Depression Awaits Fruition
Erik Nelson, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, at the UC College of Medicine. Photo by Cindy Starr. When Erik Nelson, MD, got word in 2012 that he had been awarded his very first patent, he did not pop the champagne cork. The UC Mood Disorders Center psychiatrist, who was honored with other […]
Research Finds Treating Depression Can Help People with Parkinson’s
Kim Seroogy, PhD, Director of the Gardner Center’s Selma Schottenstein Harris Lab for Research in Parkinson’s. Photo by Cindy Starr. Patients are routinely screened for stress and depression at the James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Center for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders because of the Center’s own ground-breaking research, which provided the first […]
From Pin Pricks to Radiation Beams to Keyhole Incisions, Brain Surgery Is Trending Smaller
CONTACT: Cindy Starr (513) 558-3505 [email protected] The difference between having a brain aneurysm treated the old way and a new way was aptly described as “the nutcracker” vs. “the TripTik” by a patient of Andrew Ringer, MD, professor of neurosurgery at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine. The patient experienced both, and he […]
Graduate Students Seek Art Submissions for Brain Awareness Week
Sarah Cassella, a PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Graduate Program at UC, is coordinating local Brain Awareness Week activities. Photo by Cindy Starr. Brain Awareness Week in Cincinnati will have a new spin this year, thanks to doctoral candidates in the Neuroscience Graduate Program at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. In addition to […]