April 18, 2002
HS Briefs
Author to speak
Madeline Drexler, author of the recently published book Secret Agents: The Menace of Emerging Infections, will speak to the Student Public Health Association from noon to 1 p.m., Tuesday, April 23, in room F-348, the public health dean’s conference room. The book has been reviewed in Science, the New York Times Book Review, and Washington Post Bookworld. The presentation is open to everyone
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Pamela Mitchell honored
Dr. Pamela Mitchell, associate dean for research and Soule distinguished professor of health promotion in the School of Nursing, has received an honorary membership award from the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses. The award is given to those who have made significant contributions to the neuroscience nursing specialty. Mitchell has pioneered research on the relationships of brain injury, intracranial pressure and bedside nursing care. She is also a graduate of the UW, where she earned both a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a Ph.D. in health-care systems.
Research studies
The UW Reproductive and Sexual Medicine Clinic, affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and UW Medical Center, is seeking both female and male participants who may or may not have problems with sexual functioning. Current studies include assessing the effectiveness of take-home medications, developing measures of sexual functioning and examining effects of medication use combined with therapy. For more on particular studies, call Dr. Amy Heard at 598-3326 or see the UW health research Web site at http://www.washington.edu/health research/ and enter the keyword “sexuality.”
Pilot funding
The UW’s Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging will fund one-year pilot research projects with up to $35,000 of support. Applications should be from investigators affiliated with the UW and should pursue a new finding or research opportunity or be to obtain preliminary data that will become the basis for a major research grant application. Postdoctoral fellows cannot be principal investigators, but may recieve support through faculty sponsors. For detailed information, see the Web site at http://www.pathology.washington.edu/research/bioage/or contact Kathy Fawthrop at 616-4135 or by e-mail at kathyfaw@u.washington.edu
Phyllis Zimmer honored
Phyllis Arn Zimmer, a lecturer and coordinator for the School of Nursing’s Family Nurse Practitioner Program, has received the 2002 Sharp Cutting Edge Award from the American College of Nurse Practitioners for her efforts on behalf of the profession. She has served as president of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties and was a founding member of the Washington state nurse practitioner association.
Bereavement services
The Journey Program at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center provides grief/loss and bereavement services to families when they have experienced the death of a child, and the program is currently recruiting new facilitators for their parent and sibling loss support groups. A two-day training will be held Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27. A few spaces may be available for those interested only in the training. Call Jackie Kite or Lisa Worrell at 526-2062 for more information.
