UM Children’s Hospital Patient Gives Back in a Big Way
Michelle Kaminaris, a kindergarten teacher at Hampstead Hill Academy in East Baltimore, has seen kids miss school for all kinds of reasons. Like most of us, she never expected her own child to miss school due to a serious illness. But when her daughter Eva (an eighth grader at Hampstead Hill Academy) started showing flu-like symptoms, a trip to the doctor confirmed that Eva would be missing school due to pneumonia.
From there, Eva had more tests and doctors found a tumor on her ovaries. The tumor was removed after an emergency surgery, but she still had to spend time recovering at the University of Maryland Children’s Ho...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - June 15, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Hope Gamper Tags: Kids Patient Stories Uncategorized donation fundraising Hampstead Hill Academy Patient Story pediatrics UMCH Source Type: blogs
UM Children ’ s Hospital Patient Gives Back in a Big Way
Michelle Kaminaris, a kindergarten teacher at Hampstead Hill Academy in East Baltimore, has seen kids miss school for all kinds of reasons. Like most of us, she never expected her own child to miss school due to a serious illness. But when her daughter Eva (an eighth grader at Hampstead Hill Academy) started showing flu-like symptoms, a trip to the doctor confirmed that Eva would be missing school due to pneumonia.
From there, Eva had more tests and doctors found a tumor on her ovaries. The tumor was removed after an emergency surgery, but she still had to spend time recovering at the University of Maryland Children’s Ho...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - June 15, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Hope Gamper Tags: Kids Patient Stories Uncategorized donation fundraising Hampstead Hill Academy Patient Story pediatrics UMCH Source Type: blogs
About Hastert’s “Known Acts:” The Indifference Is as Disturbing as the Crime
By DAVID INTROCASO
This past April 8th federal prosecutors made known former Republican House Speaker, Denis Hastert, sexually molested at least four boys while employed as an Illinois high school wrestling coach beginning in the 1960s. Prosecutors said there was “no ambiguity” about these abuses. They were, they said, “known acts.”1 While the news was disturbing sexual and all other forms of child abuse is commonplace. According to the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study, one in four girls and one in six boys are sexually assaulted before they ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Organized Medicine’s Child Abuse Problem
By DAVID INTROCASO
This past April 8th federal prosecutors made known former Republican House Speaker, Denis Hastert, sexually molested at least four boys while employed as an Illinois high school wrestling coach beginning in the 1960s. Prosecutors said there was “no ambiguity” about these abuses. They were, they said, “known acts.”1 While the news was disturbing sexual and all other forms of child abuse is commonplace. According to the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study, one in four girls and one in six boys are sexually assaulted before they ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Pediatric Residents at Univeristy of Maryland Reach Out and Read
A string of rainy days in Baltimore made Friday the perfect day to stay inside and read a good book. And thanks to the efforts of some hard-working Pediatric Residents at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, more than 200 students in Baltimore City had a new story to read!
Throughout the morning, the pediatricians-to-be visited several schools in the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital community, including James McHenry Elementary-Middle School and Franklin Square Elementary in West Baltimore. They spent time interacting with the students, with the hopes of promoting a healthy attitude toward development...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - May 10, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Chris Lindsley Tags: Children's Health Community Outreach Doctors Employees & Staff Health Tips Uncategorized pediatrics reach out and read reading Source Type: blogs
Microbiomes of the Built Environment NAS Meeting Webcast 4/11 10:30-5 EST
This study is intended to provide an independent, objective examination of the current state of science regarding built environment microbiomes and their impacts on human health, and then attempt to bridge gaps in moving this research to an application stage, in which building materials and architecture will be designed with microbiomes in mind. The study is being conducted by a committee of experts and the consensus report is expected to be released in 2017.The study’s first public meeting will be held on April 11, 2016 in Washington, DC. You may view the webcast of the public sessions, to be held from 10:30am – ...
Source: The Tree of Life - April 10, 2016 Category: Microbiology Authors: Jonathan Eisen Source Type: blogs
Fighting Violence with Art; Art Against Violence 2016 Gallery Show
Many thanks to all of the student artists who made the Art Against Violence 2016 Gallery Show a success!
The show featured nearly 50 works of art from local City School students across a range of mediums, including print, colored pencil, watercolor and a sculpture of found objects.
The following winners were announced:
Trinity K.
Peace and Justice 4 All
Renaissance Academy
Jenelda A.
Black Lives Matter!
Renaissance Academy
Bella S.
Nature or Nurture? From the Cradle to the Grave
Baltimore School for the Arts
Awards were presented by our panel of guest judges:
Dr. Carnell Cooper
Violence Intervention Program Founder
Dr. Jan...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - April 8, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Hope Gamper Tags: Events Art Art Against Violence gallery show shock trauma Violence Prevention Source Type: blogs
If you want to go to a #manel or a #YAMMM check out Cold Spring Harbor Asia meetings - where men get to speak about stuff
I just got an email about this meeting: CSH Asia 2016 Conference on Microbial Communities in the Environment: Emerging Technologies and New Frontiers:So the first thing I did was to look at the gender ratio of speakers. I dug into each person listed here as much as a I could and attempted to infer what their gender is. I realize this is fraught with problems and have written about this previously. So as much as possible I looked for what pronouns were used to describe these people before infer their possible gender. I was unable to get any clear gendered pronouns for one person but the others I think...
Source: The Tree of Life - March 29, 2016 Category: Microbiology Authors: Jonathan Eisen Source Type: blogs
Guest Blogger Dr. Thomas Franklin Writes About His Own Experiences With Major Depression and Why He's Doing A Triathlon
Becoming an Ironman for Myself and My PatientsThe sliver of light coming under the door of the windowless office seemed unbearably bright and offensive. I turned away from it and closed my eyes. There is a flat spot on the back of my head that, if angled just right, would lie on the textbook I was using as a pillow. In a few moments, I would be asleep again. I was supposed to be out seeing patients, but it was all I could do to show up at work and hide in my office. My supervisor was a gentle woman who would come check on me a couple of times a day. She would crack the door and ask, “Dr. Franklin, why don’t yo...
Source: Shrink Rap - March 23, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Dinah Source Type: blogs
Celebrating Unsung Superheroes: Social Workers
By: Allie Ondrejcak, Communications Intern
“Never be afraid to do what’s right, especially if the health and happiness of another person or an animal is at stake. The punishments of the society are small compared to the damage we inflict on our soul when we look the other way and do nothing.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
The profession of social work follows this mission: enhance human well-being and help people meet their basic human needs—particularly the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed or living in poverty. At the University of Maryland Medical Center, this population is served by th...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - March 23, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Chris Lindsley Tags: Community Outreach Employees & Staff Social Work Helping Source Type: blogs
Celebrating the 46th Anniversary of the First Maryland State Police Medevac Mission: March 19, 1970
By Sergeant Chad Gainey; Maryland State Police Aviation Unit, Flight Paramedic
As we mark Saturday’s 46th anniversary of the first medevac mission completed by the Maryland State Police, we reflect on a few of the accomplishments the MSP Aviation Command has achieved.
The Maryland State Police Aviation Division medical mission profile began in November 1960 with the acquisition of a Hiller UH12E helicopter. This aircraft was used primarily for police missions, however a medical “support” profile was soon established and thus began the idea of medical evacuation for the citizens of Maryland.
Although systematic me...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - March 19, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Chris Lindsley Tags: Technology trauma Aviation health Maryland State Police R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center Source Type: blogs
Finding Help
Yesterday, I was a speaker at the University of Maryland's Cultural Diversity Day.The theme was Urban Trauma: Understanding Its Impact and Navigating Access to Mental Health Care. I thought I would share some of my slides with our readers. And now I know how to put a PowerPoint Presentation into a blog.-----
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Our book is out now. (Source: Shrink Rap)
Source: Shrink Rap - March 17, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Dinah Source Type: blogs
Art Against Violence 2016 Gallery Show Now Accepting Submissions
Calling all Baltimore City School students!
The University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center’s Violence Prevention Program is now accepting submissions for the Art Against Violence 2016 Gallery Show.
Students may submit visual art of any medium through April 1st. The theme is Art Against Violence, but any artwork inspired by this theme is acceptable.
The Gallery Show coincides with National Youth Violence Prevention Week, which runs April 4-8th. This week has been celebrated since 2001, and aims to raise awareness of and help reduce youth violence in communities everywhere.
A panel of judges will attend and ...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - March 16, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Chris Lindsley Tags: Community Outreach Art Against Violence Baltimore City Schools gallery show shock trauma Violence Intervention Program Source Type: blogs
Ear, Nose & Throat Team Returns from Medical Mission after Cyclone Winston Rocks Fiji
A 12-person team of nurses, surgeons, residents and anesthesiologists from the University of Maryland Medical Center have returned from their medical mission in Fiji. Team members performed 15 surgeries and saw 150 patients before Tropical Cyclone Winston rocked the islands. Watch the video above to hear about the mission from the team themselves.
To donate & learn more about the team, click here.
Previous coverage: ENT Surgical Team Annual Volunteer Trip
(Source: Life in a Medical Center)
Source: Life in a Medical Center - February 26, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Chris Lindsley Tags: Community Outreach Employees & Staff Nurses Uncategorized ear medical mission nose and throats Source Type: blogs
Background Noise Might Hinder Learning in Young Children
A presentation at the recent gathering of the American Association for the Advancement of Science caught the attention of several news outlets, including Associated Press, The Latin Post and Herald-Whig. The panel of pediatric and communication sciences experts spoke about research showing how infants and young children get distracted by background noise.
Studies discussed included one on premature infants exposed to the constant whirring of an incubator fan, as well as how electronic background voices affect toddlers learning to understand speech. ASHA member Nan Bernstein Ratner, a professor of hearing and speech science...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - February 25, 2016 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Shelley D. Hutchins Tags: News audiology background noise language development social skils speech-language pathology Source Type: blogs
