Looking for something fun for yourself or your family to do outside the office? 

Team Surgery Shenanigans has got your back with two really fun events for you and your family to get involved. Proceeds from these events support will support either the Greater Bluegrass Chapter for the March of Dimes or the Markey Cancer Center’s ongoing effort to help Kentucky fight cancer.

One of the leading advocates for technological innovations in cardiothoracic surgery was a special guest speaker with the University of Kentucky Department of Surgery last week.

Dr. W. Randolph Chitwood, founder and director of the East Carolina Heart Institute (ECHI), was featured speaker for the weekly surgical grand rounds on Wednesday, April 6. His presentation, “Innovative Technology in Cardiac Surgery: The times they are a’changing” was an overview of next generation technology in the world of cardiac surgery.

Nearly 68,000 Kentuckians today are suffering from Alzheimer's disease, but the emotional and financial tolls are much higher. That's because, in the words of Linda Van Eldik, Alzheimer's is a "family disease."

"Alzheimer's affects the patient, of course, but as the disease progresses, it is also devastating for the people who love and care for that patient," said Van Eldik, director of the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.

Beginning Monday, April 11^th, all new protocol submissions, modifications, adverse events, violations and continuation reviews may be submitted electronically.  This is an initial step in the shift from paper to electronic submission as the web-based E-IRB program is being developed. 

Rural Appalachian communities in eastern Kentucky suffer from some of the Nation’s most concerning health disparities.  Community-based research can be an effective way to address health disparities by identifying problems and sharing workable solutions.