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UCLA will lead $21 million, grant-funded study of epilepsy after traumatic brain injuries
A UCLA-led international consortium of academic research institutions has been awarded a $21 million  grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop better ways to prevent epilepsy following traumatic brain injuries.Seven principal investigators will lead the grant at five institutions: the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, University of Southern California, University of Melbourne and University of Eastern Finland. The investigators will collaborate in the fields of bioinformatics, molecular biology, cellular pathology, therapy discovery and the health sciences.UCLA, w...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - January 30, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Stroke Education Is Underrepresented in U.S. Undergraduate Clinical Curricula
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Source: Academic Medicine - March 30, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Student and Resident Letters to the Editor: Curriculum Source Type: research

UCLA helps many to live long and prosper
In Westwood, more than 100 faculty experts from 25 departments have embarked on anall-encompassing push to cut the health and economic impacts of depression in half by the year 2050. The mammoth undertaking will rely on platforms developed by the new Institute for Precision Health, which will harness the power of big data and genomics to move toward individually tailored treatments and health-promotion strategies.On the same 419 acres of land, researchers across the spectrum, from the laboratory bench to the patient bedside, are ushering in a potentially game-changing approach to turning the body ’s immune defenses again...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - November 9, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Einstein's Class of 2018 Celebrates Match Day
March 16, 2018—(BRONX, NY)—At the stroke of noon today, fourth-year medical students at Einstein began celebrating another successful Match Day, ripping open their personalized envelopes that reveal where they will begin their next phase of medical education as resident physicians at hospitals around the nation.
Source: Einstein News - March 16, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Impact of a One-Time Interprofessional Education Event for Rehabilitation after Stroke for Students in the Health Professions
Source: Journal of Allied Health - September 14, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Gras, Laura Z. Brown, Samantha Durnford, Susan Fishel, Sarah Elich Monroe, Janice Plumeau, Kayleigh Taves, Jessica Valdez Tags: International Perspectives. Source Type: research

Many take anticoagulants and OTC supplements, which poses risk
FINDINGSNearly 98% percent of people prescribed direct-acting oral anticoagulants such as apixaban also used  over-the-counter products. Of those, 33% took at least one such product that, in combination with the anticoagulants, could cause dangerous internal bleeding. People taking these medications largely lacked knowledge of some potentially serious interactions.BACKGROUNDDirect-acting oral anticoagulants are the drug of choice for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation, which occurs most frequently in older patients. Apixaban is one of the most frequently prescribed. However, most people prescribed apix...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - October 31, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

UCLA raises $611 million in 2020 –21, supporting students and advancing critical research
UCLA raised more than $611 million in gifts and pledges in the fiscal year ending June 30, exceeding its annual goal and drawing donors from all 50 states and 72 countries.“Generous donors at all levels have continued to partner with UCLA to effect meaningful change on campus, in the community and around the world,” said Chancellor Gene Block. “Despite a challenging year, our friends have once again demonstrated their extraordinary commitment to UCLA’s mission of education, research and service.”In response to conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic, many donors focused on students ’ need to adapt to distan...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - October 4, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Concussions and kids: Project co-led by UCLA gets $10 million grant from NIH
A research project co-led by theUCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT Programaimed at improving the assessment and treatment of concussions in school-aged children has been awarded $10 million by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health.The grant to the Four Corners Youth Consortium, agroup of academic medical centers studying pediatric concussions, will supportConcussion Assessment, Research and Education for Kids, or CARE4Kids, a multisite study that will enroll more than 1,300 children and teens nationwide, including an estimated 240 in Southern California.CARE4Kids re...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - October 7, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

' Chipping away ' at the iceberg of health disparities
'Chipping away' at the iceberg of health disparities Kelly Palmer joined the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health faculty in January, not long after earning her doctorate from the college. As a researcher studying diseases that disproportionately affect Black women, Palmer says her work is a team effort – and incredibly personal. Kyle Mittan Today University CommunicationsPalmer-web.jpg"Black women are my mother, my sister, my cousin, the members of my sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha," said Kelly Palmer, an assistant professor in the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of P...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - February 14, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research

Flinn Foundation commits $5.52M to College of Medicine – Phoenix
The gift will establish two research faculty positions and support training to further translational research in cardiovascular diseases, neurosciences and mental health. April 7, 2022 University Alumni and Development Programflinn-gift-web.jpg Lauren MacDonnell, a research associate in the Translational Cardiovascular Research Center, processes samples in the TCRC lab. Sun Belous/College of Medicine – Phoenix Marketing and CommunicationsHealthCollege of Medicine - PhoenixCollege of PharmacyCompassion Media contact(s)Beth Smith College of Medicine – Phoenixbhsmith1@arizona.edu602-827-2676TheFlinn Foundation has...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - April 6, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research

Interprofessional Education Through a Monthly Stroke Support Group
Source: Journal of Allied Health - March 10, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Mayer, Jill E. Taves, Jessica Valdez Fishel, Sarah C. Rogalski, Yvonne Monroe, Janice Elich Gras, Laura Z. Tags: Interprofessional Education Source Type: research

Overcoming the monster! Perceptions of physiotherapy students regarding the use of stroke master plots for building therapeutic relationships; a vignette study
Narrative master plots identify illness stories which are recognisable within clinical settings. Responses to different master plots by physiotherapy students can lack empathy and need to be understood further...
Source: BMC Medical Education - May 5, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Rana Alawafi, Sheeba Rosewilliam and Andrew Soundy Tags: Research Source Type: research