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Mondays - CHHS Noontime Research Presentations
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presentation descriptions.
May 8, 2008
Sigma Theta Tau
Epsilon Zeta Chapter
Evelyn Cohelan Speaker Event
Featuring Anne Ryder
Fairfax County Club
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April 25, 2008
Research Day
Johnson Center Cinema
Symposium Agenda
To register, email Agnese Goldmane
April 24, 2008
Improvement of the Year Awards
Awards
website
Mason Researchers
Work to Smooth Transitions for Young Students with Cancer
Mason researchers Jean B. Moore and Carol Kaffenberger have joined forces and
are working on the Student Reentry Project, which examines how students who have
cancer and their school systems are affected. Read
more in the Mason Gazette.
Governor
Kaine Announces Award of Health Technology Grants
Governor Kaine announced a $150,00 grant award to Northern
Virginia Regional Health Information Organization (NOVARHIO) in Fairfax
County. NOVARHIO, in partnership with INOVA Health System and Erickson Senior
Living, will be the first to create a mechanism to ensure electronic access
to patient medication histories in the emergency room. NOVARHIO also will
simultaneously launch a program to educate citizens in northern Virginia
about the need for a personal health record. CHHS Faculty Alan Goldberg
is a charter board member of NOVRHIO, and CHHS Faculty Jane Woods, Goodlett
McDaniel, and Mark Meiners serve on NOVARHIO's steering committee. View
the full press release.
April 15, 2008
World Social Work Day
Celebrated by the Department of Social Work
March 19, 2008
Celebrating Social Work Month
March 19 Sub II
Keynote Address:
Denise Pintello,
Special Assistant to the Deputy Director of
NIDA/NIH
Septermber, 2007
In Loving Memory
It is with great sadness that the CHHS announces the passing of Dr. Ryszard
S. Michalski, Director of the Center for
Discovery Science and Health Informatics. In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made in Dr. Michalski's memory to the Kosciuszko Foundation, 15 East
65th St, New York, NY 10021. For more information, see the Foundation's
website, www.kosciuszkofoundation.org.
New Courses for Fall
2007
Learn about new course offerings in the College of Health and Human Services.
August, 2007
Dean's State
of the College 2007
Dr. Shirley Travis addressed the College of Health and Human Service along with
honored guests at the Second Annual Dean's State of the College on August 23,
2007. Plans for the upcoming year and beyond were outlined, and new faculty were
introduced. Slides from the address are
available for review.
July 15, 2007
High
Honors for CHHS Professor
Dr. Ryszard Michalski, Endowed Professor and Director of the CHHS/Provost's Office
Center for Discovery Science and Health Informatics, received the Officer's Cross
of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, awarded to him by the President
of Poland Lech Kaczynski. This high honor was bestowed on him in recognition
of his body of scientific work and his facilitation of collaborative works between
scientists in Poland and the United States. Click on images for larger versions.
April 27, 2007
CHHS
Research Day
The First Annual College of Health and Human Services Research Day
was held on April 27, 2007. This year's theme was "Innovations in Collaborative Research:
Building Health and Social Service Systems for the Future". Photos
from the event are now available for review.
February 26, 2007
CHHS
Faculty featured on The Research Channel
Health and Human Services Professor Lisa Pawloski explores global trends of childhood
obesity, highlighting her research conducted in Mali, Nicaragua, and Thailand.
October 5, 2006
Visiting Scholar Speaks on Palliative Care
John Barkley, MD, FCCP, the Vice President for Medical Services of Hospice & Palliative
Care Charlotte Region was recently a Visiting Scholar at the George Mason University
College of Health & Human Services.
Dr. Barkley is a nationally recognized scholar in the fields of hospice and
palliative medicine. He holds boards in pulmonary medicine, internal medicine,
critical care, and hospice and palliative medicine. While at Mason, Dr. Barkley
gave two presentations, and participated in research discussions and clinical
rounds.
Dr. Barkley's first presentation, "Artificial
Enteral Nutrition",
was given for the Mason faculty and regional scholars.
Later, Dr. Barkley gave a presentation to the meeting of the Regional Palliative
Care Interest Group: "The
Chronically Critically Ill."
Our thanks to Foundation Funding that provided the means for Dr. Barkley's
visit.
View photos from this event (Microsoft Powerpoint required).
August, 2006
Interdisciplinary
Alzheimer's Study Funded
Jeanne Sorrell, School
of Nursing, and Catherine Tompkins, Department
of Social Work, have received notice that their research study, Ethics
of Respect for Spirituality in Persons Living with Alzheimer's Disease,
has been funded by the Commonwealth of Virginia through the Alzheimer's
and Related Diseases Research Award Fund. Further information about the
grant is at http://www.vcu.edu/vcoa/ardraf/0607grants.pdf