Steve Figoni, PhD, associate professor of physical therapy education, is co-investigator of a three-year $183,000 grant for “Preventing Secondary Conditions for Women with Mobility Impairments

Vol. 16 No. 42 Oct. 27, 1997

News from the School of Medicine-Kansas City
News from the School of Nursing
News from the School of Allied Health
News from the History and Philosophy of Medicine
News from the Kansas Cancer Institute
News from the Child Development Unit
News from Telemedicine Services
News from the Intercultural Center

News from the School of Medicine-Kansas City

Joan Hunt, PhD, professor of anatomy and cell biology, recently received two awards from the National Institutes of Health. She was awarded a new, one-year, $155,229 total costs grant for "Steriodal Hormones and Uterine Macrophage Activation" and a new, four-year $634,318 total costs grant for "Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha in Development."

Michael Insana, PhD, associate professor of radiology, received a new, three-year $742,331 total costs grant from the National Science Foundation for "CRHCT: New Ultrasonic Techniques for Managing Kidney Disease." His co-investigators are: Timothy Hall, PhD, associate professor of radiology; Mel Allen, assistant hospital administrator for organization improvement and radiology administrator; Benjamin Cowley, MD, associate professor of medicine; and John Wood, PhD, assistant professor of molecular and integrative physiology.

Alan Poisner, MD, professor of pharmacology, toxicology and therapeutics, presented on "The Human Placenta: An Extrarenal Renin-Angiotensin System" at New York Medical College, Valhalla, on Oct. 15. He also presented a seminar on the same topic at the Mount Sinai Medical School, New York, on Oct. 16.

Curtis Klaassen, PhD, professor of pharmacology, toxicology and therapeutics, has been elected to be a councilor of the International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics.

Bruce Kimler, PhD, professor of radiation oncology, was the keynote lecturer for a symposium on "In Utero Effects of Radiation" at European Radiation Research ‘97, the annual meeting of the European Society of Radiation Research and the Association for Radiation Research Sept. 24-26 and Oct. 1 in Oxford, England.

News from the School of Nursing

The School of Nursing will sponsor the seventh National Conference on Nursing Administration Research, "Disciplinary Research in Interdisciplinary Times," Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza, Kansas City, Mo. For more information, call continuing education, ext. 4488. A pre-conference session, "Graduate Nursing Education in the Virtual Classroom," will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Oct. 29 in Wahl East Auditorium.

Several faculty from the School of Nursing gave presentations at a conference, "Vitality Throughout the Adult Lifecycle: Interventions," Aug. 28-30 at the University of Iowa, Iowa City. Kathleen O'Connell, RN, PhD, professor, presented "Smoking Cessation Among Older Clients: Who Does It? How Do They Do It? and Why Should They?" Wanda Bonnel, PhD, ARNP, clinical associate professor; Diane Hill, RN, EdD, ARNP, assistant professor; and Sharee Wiggins, MS, ARNP, clinical assistant professor, were among the presenters of "The Geriataric Nurse Practitioner and the Nursing Home Setting: Challenges and Strategies for Initiating a Practice."

KU School of Nursing Dean Karen L. Miller, RN, PhD, FAAN, is the co-author of "Multisite Clinical Research: a Challenge for Nursing Leaders," which was published in the Journal of Nursing Administration, 27 (7/8): 42-48.

Phoebe Williams, RN, PhD, FAAN, professor, is the author of "Siblings and Pediatric Chronic Illness: A Review of the Literature," which was published in the International Journal of Nursing Studies, 1997; 34 (4):312-23.

News from the School of Allied Health

Ken Davis, PT, director of outreach for the School of Allied Health, served as a moderator for the master’s in public health luncheon at the Kansas Public Health Association meeting Oct. 13-15 in Hutchinson. He also presented a poster on "Communicating Across Campuses Via the Web."

Brian McKiernan, PT, instructor in physical therapy education, presented "Computers and Computer Technology in Physical Therapy" at the Oct. 3 Kansas/Missouri Physical Therapy Association joint Fall Conference in Kansas City, Mo.

News from the History and Philosophy of Medicine

Nancy Hulston, director of the KU Medical Center archives, has been selected as the winner of the Edgar Langsdorf Award for Excellence in Writing for her work "Our Schools Must be Open to All Classes of Citizens: The Desegregation of the University of Kansas School of Medicine, 1938." The Kansas State Historical Society presents this award annually to an author of an article published in Kansas History. The article was published in the Summer 1996 issue.

News from the Kansas Cancer Institute

The next Kansas Cancer Institute Research Round Table will be at noon Nov. 4 in Lied Auditorium. Kenneth Rolston, MD, professor of medicine and chief the section of infectious diseases at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, will discuss "Changing Spectrum of Infection in Cancer Patients."

Jonathan Li, PhD, professor of pharmacology, toxicology and therapeutics and preventive medicine, and Sara Antonia Li, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology, toxicology and therapeutics, both at the Kansas Cancer Institute, were guests at the department of molecular endocrinology, INSERM, and reproductive medicine service, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Université René Descartes, Paris, France, Oct. 7-10. They held round table discussions on the management of menopause and presented a seminar on "Estrogen Carcinogenesis: A Multi-Step Process."

News from the Child Development Unit

Donna Daily, MD, director of the Child Development Unit, received a new, one-year $105,975 total costs grant from the Department of Health and Environment for "Teen Pregnancy Case Management – Project HOPE."

News from Telemedicine Services

Pam Whitten, PhD, director of telemedicine services, participated in two panel discussions at the Oct. 12-14 meeting of the Association of Telemedicine Service Providers in Portland, Ore. The panel topics were: "Business Models" and "Streamlining Telemedicine Operations."

News from the Intercultural Center

Several KU Medical Center staff received the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Region IV-West Innovative Program Award. Judith Reagan, director, and Michael Mingucci, associate director, both of international programs; Marilee Bresciani, PhD, former assistant dean and registrar of student services; and Melvin Williams, former director of affirmative action/equal opportunity, will receive the award at the Nov. 14-16 regional conference in Albuquerque, N.M. The award recognizes the development of the KU Medical Center Intercultural Center, a program which has helped improve educational activities and services to encourage campus diversity. Region IV-West of NASPA is a 10-state region, including two provinces in Canada.

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