A weekly newsletter for all UK College of Public Health faculty, staff, and health champions in Kentucky and beyond! | | |
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Wyatt Environment & Health 2023 Symposium Abstract Deadline is TODAY!
The John P. Wyatt, M.D. Environment & Health 2023 Symposium on April 20th, honors the legacy of Dr. John P. Wyatt and his pioneering environmental clinical research on air pollution and lung pathology. Abstracts for poster presentations invite clinicians, public health practitioners, students, and research scientists across the state. Abstracts submission deadline is TODAY!
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2023 Appalachian Research Day: Come Sit on the Porch
The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health invites you to the 2023 Appalachian Research Day to come learn about research projects in our community and how you can get involved on April 5th in Paintsville, Kentucky. Abstract submission deadline is TODAY!
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CPH 395 is accepting student applications
Many students begin their research with CPH 395: Undergraduate Independent Studies in Public Health. In this course, students work one-on-one with a faculty member on a research project, with an opportunity to complete a funded semester and summer research fellowship. We need your help in promoting and inviting students to apply. Deadline is March 24th. Contact Dr. Sarah Vos for additional questions and information.
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Dr. Anna Hoover speaks at two recent conferences in Kentucky
Dr. Anna Hoover presented “Best Practices for Communicating Risk in Disasters” at the recent 2023 Kentucky One Health Conference and on the topic “Climate Change and Health” at the Bluegrass Greensource 2023 Sustainability Summit. Thank you Dr. Hoover for continuing to speak on important public health topics and issues!
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Connecting The Dots: “What Role Will A.I. Play in our Helping Systems?
What role will AI play in our helping systems, and how can it be used to improve outcomes for individuals and families? On the third episode of Connecting the Dots on March 14th, Dr. Olga Vsevolozhskaya, Assistant Professor of UK's Department of Biostatistics, will speak about these issues. Her research explores machine learning and how AI models routinely beat human-based decision supports.
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On March 22nd, CPH in collaboration with the KDPH, KPHA, and the KHDA, are hosting a series of R-Training modules, which is one of the most widely used and versatile free software data analysis packages for public health professionals. Trainer is our own Dr. Amanda Ellis, Vice Chair for the Department of Biostatistics, Director of Graduate Studies of the Master of Science in Biostatistics (MSBST) program. | | |
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The HEALing Communities Study (HCS) is hosting a virtual session on March 22 at 10 am. Dr. Doug Oyler, PharmD, will present on the on the Leave Behind Program followed by a roundtable on the need for EMS-led naloxone leave behind programs, Kentucky Admin regulations, and barriers leave-behind programs face. This is one of the series of virtual learning collaboratives that is designed for shared learning and building professional networks for individuals working/serving in the state of Kentucky. | | |
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MHA Executive Seminar Series: Tanja Oquendo, J.D.
On March 24th, CPH and the MHA program welcomes Tanja Oquendo, J.D., System Senior Vice President, Transformation and Integration at CommonSpirit Health, to the next MHA Executive Seminar Series. Oquendo will present on the topic “Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions: Benefits and Challenges.”
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CPH welcomes back Linda Kim as the new Multimedia Specialist, part of the Marketing and Communications (MarCom) team. Linda will champion curating all creative, dynamic assets for CPH in areas of graphic design, photography, videography, and more. | | |
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CPH welcomes Stephanie Ramsey as the next Production Marketing Coordinator, part of the Marketing and Communications (MarCom) team and the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC). Stephanie will champion all marketing and communications needs at KIPRC, and will work on other collaborative, creative projects for CPH. | |
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"Examining engagement with and acceptability and usability of REAL Parenting: A brief online parent-based intervention to reduce alcohol use and consequences among high school students," Anne E. Ray is senior author.
Abstract: This study is a formative assessment of REAL Parenting (RP): a brief, digital intervention for parents of high school students that encourages parent-teen communication about alcohol and, in turn, aims to prevent teen alcohol use. The aims of this study were to describe engagement with, and acceptability and usability of RP; and to explore the relationship of these measures with each other and with short-term outcomes.
"Development and validation of the fall-related injury risk in nursing homes (INJURE-NH) prediction tool," Matthew S Duprey, Andrew R Zullo, Natalia A Gouskova, Yoojin Lee, Alyssa Capuano, Douglas P Kiel, Lori A Daiello, Dae Hyun Kim, Sarah D Berry
Abstract: Existing models to predict fall-related injuries (FRI) in nursing homes (NH) focus on hip fractures, yet hip fractures comprise less than half of all FRIs. We developed and validated a series of models to predict the absolute risk of FRIs in NH residents.
"Longer time to recovery from acute kidney injury is associated with major adverse kidney events in patients with cirrhosis," Kavish R Patidar, Mobasshir A Naved, Shaowli Kabir, Ananth Grama, Andrew S Allegretti, Giuseppe Cullaro, Sumeet K Asrani, Astin Worden, Archita P Desai, Marwan S Ghabril, Lauren D Nephew, Eric S Orman
Abstract: In patients with cirrhosis and acute kidney injury (AKI), longer time to AKI-recovery may increase the risk of subsequent major-adverse-kidney-events (MAKE). Aims are to examine the association between timing of AKI-recovery and risk of MAKE in patients with cirrhosis.
"Assessing the availability of trusted health information in a rural Appalachia community using social network analysis," Brittany L Smalls, Katherine Eddens, Aaron Kruse-Diehr, Edith Williams, Courtney L Ortz
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate how trusted health information is transmitted within a rural Appalachian community. Egocentric social network methods were used to identify and characterize influential community members ("alters") that participants ("egos") go to for trusted health advice. Friends and "other health professionals" were named most frequently as health advice alters, and health advice was described as frequent and helpful.
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