Outreach News

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  Nursing student shares her experiences caring for COVID-19 patients in a New York hotspot
  Jun 25, 2020 -- Nayeli Bustillos, a registered nurse with 10 years of experience, spent four weeks in New Rochelle, New York, caring for patients diagnosed with COVID-19. This Kansas native plans to graduate from the KU School of Nursing RN-to-BSN program in December 2020.

  Categories: Outreach, Health Care, School of Nursing

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  KU Medical Center helps expand use of telehealth during pandemic and beyond
  Jun 24, 2020 -- KU Medical Center helps expand use of telehealth during pandemic and beyond

  Categories: Outreach, School of Medicine

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  Professor selected for national commission on pandemic-era nursing-home safety
  Jun 19, 2020 -- Jessica Kalender-Rich, M.D., FACP, associate professor of Geriatric Medicine at KU Medical Center and practicing physician, has been named to the Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes. U.S. President Donald Trump called for the formation of the commission in an announcement April 30, 2020, and asked the commission to assess the immediate and future implications of the pandemic on nursing homes.

  Categories: Outreach, Health Care, School of Medicine

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  Lab in KU Medical Center incubator switches to coronavirus test to meet community need
  Jun 11, 2020 -- Sinochips Diagnostics, a private laboratory operating on the campus of the University of Kansas Medical Center, has tested more than 2,500 people for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. With clients that include the Wyandotte County Health Department, it’s performing a critical service as one of 27 laboratories in Kansas running diagnostic tests for the virus fueling the pandemic.

  Categories: Research, , Outreach, School of Medicine

• How med students who graduated early helped Kansas hospitals cope with COVID-19
  Jun 04, 2020 -- KU School of Medicinegraduates received their medical degrees early so they could provide care in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the weeks between early graduation and their residencies, some helped tired doctors and nurses in Liberal, Kansas, any way they could.

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  KU researchers hit the streets to increase cervical cancer screening rates for women in jail
  May 29, 2020 -- For many medical researchers, studying disease means going to work in exam rooms, offices and laboratories. For Megha Ramaswamy, Ph.D., MPH, it means going to jails and hitting the streets.

  Categories: Outreach, School of Medicine

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  KU Alzheimer's Disease Center focused on protecting research volunteers and clinical trials during the pandemic
  May 18, 2020 -- KU ADC takes steps to protect research volunteers and clinical trials during the pandemic

  Categories: Research, Outreach, School of Medicine

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  Research associate creates face shields on KU Medical Center printer
  May 15, 2020 -- Christopher Neal, Ph.D., research associate at the University of Kansas Medical Center, donated around 100 headbands for face shields to PPE for KC, a local maker group constructing and dispersing protective equipment for health care professionals. Neal used the 3D printer in the Kansas Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (KIDDRC) to make the bands.

  Categories: School of Health Professions, Outreach, Health Care, School of Nursing, School of Medicine