News from the University of Michigan Health System en-us http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/relarch.cfm © 2008, The University of Michigan cpaxton@med.umich.edu cpaxton@med.umich.edu Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:41:26 02:06:26 EST http://www.med.umich.edu/1images/2logo.gif http://www.med.umich.edu At approximately 5:50 p.m. ET today, the University of Michigan Health System was notified that a Cessna jet leased by its U-M Survival Flight air ambulance program had crashed into Lake Michigan. http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2007/crash.htm Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:06:00 EST Faculty or Staff (profile, honor, appointment), Transplant, All Media Advisories & Invitations to Cover The University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center will host its annual Cancer Survivors Day celebration on Sunday, June 10 at Washtenaw Community College. Cancer Survivors Day is a national event which began in 1987 as a way of inspiring current cancer patients and showing the world that life after a cancer diagnosis is possible. http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2007/survivorsday.htm Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:06:00 EST Cancer (Includes Cancer Center), Events, All Media Advisories & Invitations to Cover The University of Michigan Men's Fantasy Football Experience, a two-day event championed by Michigan Football Coach Lloyd Carr, will benefit the "Men of Michigan" Prostate Cancer Research Fund. This second annual fund-raiser, on Aug. 2-3, will help to advance awareness, research and treatment of prostate cancer, while giving participants a truly unique insider's perspective on Michigan Wolverine Football. http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2007/fanfootball.htm Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:06:00 EST Cancer (Includes Cancer Center), Events, Genitourinary (Kidney, bladder, ovary, prostate), All Media Advisories & Invitations to Cover On Aug. 8, join the American League Champion Detroit Tigers as they take on the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for C.S. Mott Childrens Health Night. For this special event, a portion of tickets sales will benefit the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Childrens Hospital and Womens Hospital. http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2007/tigers.htm Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:06:00 EST Child, Adolescent Health, Events, All Media Advisories & Invitations to Cover On Monday, July 9, the University of Michigan Transplant Center will host the Camp Michitanki Golf Classic at the Polo Fields Golf and Country Club of Ann Arbor. NHL referee Dan OHalloran will be the official Master of Ceremonies for event. http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2007/transplantcamp.htm Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:06:00 EST Events, Child, Adolescent Health, Transplant, All Media Advisories & Invitations to Cover A University of Michigan initiative is tackling the nation's nursing shortage by reaching out to discouraged nurses and the large number who left the profession without considering a host of other uses for their nursing skills. http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=5919 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:06:00 EST Nursing, All Media Advisories & Invitations to Cover The University of Michigan Team Sarcoma Stroll, which begins at 10 a.m.July 7, is designed to raise awareness of sarcoma, a cancer of the connective tisse, and money to fund research. The event will feature a 1K to 5K stroll around central campus. http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2007/sarcomastroll.htm Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:07:00 EST Cancer (Includes Cancer Center), Events, All Media Advisories & Invitations to Cover Around the globe, scientists are hunting for the specific genes that make millions of people vulnerable to the highs and lows of bipolar disorder. On July 13, the U-M Depression Center will offer the public an update on that gene hunt, with the first-ever Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Fund Lecture. http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2007/prechterlecture.htm Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:06:00 EST Depression (Includes Depression Center), Genetics (includes gene therapy), Mental health, psychiatry (other than depression), Events All Media Advisories & Invitations to Cover UMHS has launched its first Japanese language podcast. "Dr. Jimbo's Japanese Health Podcast" focuses on contemporary health issue pertinent to Japanese living in the U.S. and around the world, hosted by Masahito Jimbo, M.D. http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2007/japanese.htm Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:06:00 EST Faculty or Staff (profile, honor, appointment), Primary care, prevention, All Media Advisories & Invitations to Cover The U-M Hospitals and Health Centers once again has earned a place among the best hospitals in the nation, according to rankings compiled by U.S.News & World Report. In its 12th straight year of making the upper echelon of the magazine's honor roll of "America's Best Hospitals," U-M comes in at 14th among the top 18. No other Michigan hospitals made the honor roll, which signifies across-the-board excellence in multiple medical specialties. http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2007/usnewshospital.htm Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:07:00 EST MNET, Health Policy, Finance, Administration, All Media Advisories & Invitations to Cover Scientists at the U-M Center for Organogenesis are back this year with eye-catching photos of the luminous cells they see through their microscopes. At Booth 145 at the South University Art Fair, fair goers find large prints and note cards of mouse, fly, worm and human cells. There's also the chance to talk about science issues in the news. http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2007/artfair.htm Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:07:00 EST Events, Medical School, All Media Advisories & Invitations to Cover UMHS has been named to the list of the nation's Most Wireless hospitals, according to the results of the 2007 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study. The study was released in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine. http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2007/mostwireless.htm Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:07:00 EST Health Policy, Finance, Administration, All Media Advisories & Invitations to Cover On Saturday, Aug. 11, the University of Michigan Transplant Center will host the seventh annual Second Chance at Life event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hines Park in Westland to promote organ donation. http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2007/2ndchance.htm Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:07:00 EST Transplant, Events, All Media Advisories & Invitations to Cover The University of Michigan Health System's NeuroRehabilitation summer program is taking part in a service project aimed at empowering kids with disabilities while helping kids in Africa. The project includes a study skills group that puts together boxes of school supplies to be sent to Kijabe Hospital in Kenya, a creative writing group that writes letters to the recipients of the packages and a newspaper group that puts out a newspaper about Africa based on their research. http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2007/neurorehab.htm Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:07:00 EST Child, Adolescent Health, Brain and Nervous System, Patient Feature (profile, etc.), All Media Advisories & Invitations to Cover The board of directors of the Center for Healthcare Quality & Transformation -- a joint venture between the U-M Health System and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan created as part of the sale of M-CARE -- has named Marianne Udow as the organization's first director. The joint venture is dedicated to improving the quality of Michigan's health care, and transforming the way patient care is delivered in the state and beyond. http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2007/bcbsm.htm Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:08:00 EST Health Policy, Finance, Administration, Faculty or Staff (profile, honor, appointment), Medical School, Managed Care All Media Advisories & Invitations to Cover More than half of Americans support the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or S-CHIP, for uninsured families who earn an annual income of up to $32,000, according to the latest report from the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health. The report also found that two of every three adults also would support government-sponsored health coverage for children in families with incomes as high as $48,500. http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2007/poll5.htm Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:08:00 EST Child, Adolescent Health, Events, All Media Advisories & Invitations to Cover On Wednesday, Aug. 22, the U-M Health System will mark yet another milestone in its new $523 million children's hospital and women's hospital building project: The construction of tallest free-standing crane in North America. At a special event, young patients will not only celebrate the erection of the 300-foot crane, but also the flag that flies atop it that was created by a local 2-year-old patient. http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2007/crane.htm Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:08:00 EST Child, Adolescent Health, Events, All Media Advisories & Invitations to Cover In just a few weeks, the first of Michigan's hunting seasons will begin, so hunters should start getting their hearts in shape now, U-M Cardiovascular Center experts say. They offer tips for hunters and, on Aug. 25 and 26 at Cabela's outfitters in Dundee, they'll offer free screenings and information at the first-ever Heart of the Hunter Health Fair. http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2007/cabelas.htm Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:08:00 EST Cardiovascular (Includes CV Center), Men's Health, Primary care, prevention, Events All Media Advisories & Invitations to Cover The U-M Comprehensive Pediatric Sickle Cell Program and the Ann Arbor Community Center, along with the American Red Cross, will host a community blood, bone marrow and organ donor drive to commemorate Sickle Cell Awareness Month. The event will take place from 1 - 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 24, at the Ann Arbor Community Center. http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2007/sicklecell.htm Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:09:00 EST Child, Adolescent Health, Events, All Media Advisories & Invitations to Cover Safe Kids Washtenaw Country and the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital’s Buckle Up! program are partnering this fall to host three free community car seat checks. These events are designed to increase awareness and proper use of car seats. When used correctly, car seats are one of the most important child safety tools. http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2007/safekids.htm Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:09:00 EST Child, Adolescent Health, Events, All Media Advisories & Invitations to Cover