Dr. Robert DiPaola, director of the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Vice Chancellor for Cancer Programs, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, has been named dean of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.
CLIK is a three-week, intensive leadership development program that enhances research and capacity-building competencies in community leaders who play key roles in data-based decision making related to health and health care.
The CCTS pilot study, conducted at Blackburn, will include two groups, the "treatment as usual" group, who will receive mental health screeners and a basic HIV education component, and the "intervention" group, employing a new prevention method.
More than 130 clinicians, researchers, policymakers and community members gathered at the 5th Annual ATRN Health Summit to share expertise, resources and facilitate collaboration.
The University of Kentucky and University of Alabama at Birmingham are partners on a $2.9 million, five-year National Institute on Aging clinical study to explore how Metformin may benefit older adults who do not respond well to exercise.
UK College of Pharmacy announced a major outreach initiative aimed at training pharmacists across the state for the prescription use of naloxone, a medication used for the treatment of suspected opioid overdose.
Eight community leaders have been selected to participate in the second annual Community Leadership Institute of Kentucky (CLIK). The program empowers community leaders and organizations to reduce health disparities, leverage funding, and use data to improve services and programs.
The project involves piloting a specific behavioral parent training program called the "Family Check-Up," which they plan to test as an annual aspect of care for children and families who are already receiving regular and frequent care related to pediatric hearing loss.
