UK's First Bridge Clinic Offers Immediate Access to Opioid Treatment
After being revived with Naloxone in the emergency room, patients immediately enter withdrawal. Cold chills, vomiting, diarrhea – “dope sickness” is what many call it. The feeling is hard to describe, but many people who’ve experienced it or witnessed it say it’s like the worst flu times 10.
CT Surgery welcomes Dr. Suresh Keshavamurthy to its faculty
The division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Kentucky recently welcomed Dr. Suresh Keshavamurthy, MD, FACS, FRCS Cardiothoracic surgeon, as the newest member of its faculty.
Dr. Keshavamurthy brings to UK over 20 years of experience in Cardiac surgery practice and teaching from a number of leading national and international institutions.
2019 Saha Award for Patient Centered Care honors four
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UK Healthcare recently celebrated the many facets of quality patient care its staff practices during the 2019 presentation of the Saha Awards for Patient Centered Care, which were established through a generous donation from Dr. Sibu Saha, a professor in the division of cardiothoracic surgery.
Yulan Sun's Memorial Outstanding Graduate Student Awardee - Dr. Marisa Kamelgarn
Faculty and Students of the year 2019
Congratulations, James Drury! Judges Choice Award winner for the CCTS 1-Minute Poster Pitch 14th Annual UK CCTS Spring Conference
CHSR at the University of Kentucky Center for Clinical & Translational Science Spring Conference!
The University of Kentucky Center for Clinical & Translational Science (CCTS) hosted its annual Spring Conference, titled “The Science of Health Policy & Systems Change” in April 2019 and CHSR was well represented by many of its faculty and staff members.Posters presented included:
Annual Report Spotlights UK Research Impact on Kentucky
UK, Kentucky Awarded $87 Million to Lead Effort in Combating Nation's Opioid Epidemic
In the largest grant ever awarded to the University of Kentucky, researchers from UK's Center on Drug and Alcohol Research (CDAR) and across campus — in partnership with the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Justice and Public Sa
Mark Williams, MD and Jing Li, MD, MS Share Findings at CMS National Care Transitions Awareness Day Summit
Mark Williams, MD, Chief Quality and Transformation Officer at UK HealthCare and Director of the University of Kentucky Center for Health Services Research, and Jing Li, MD, MS, Associate Director of the UK Center for Health Services Research, presented the findings from Project ACHIEVE at the National Care Transitions Awareness (NCTA) Day Summit, which was held on NCTA Day, April 16.
