News from Academic Affairs

The latest revision of the Handbook for Faculty and Unclassified Staff is now available on Pulse (http://www.kumc.edu/publications/faculty_hbk/coverpg.html). This document will be revised immediately following any approved changes in policy and procedure. Hard copies of the official handbook will be available in Dykes Library, the executive vice chancellorís office, legal counsel and academic affairs.

News from the School of Medicine-Kansas City

Robert De Lisle, PhD, associate professor of anatomy and cell biology, received a new, three-year $375,000 direct costs grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for ìSulfated gp300 in the GI System of CF and Normal Mice.î

Medsite Navigator recently selected a web site maintained by Debra Collins, MS, assistant clinical professor of medicine and director of the Genetics Education Center, as MedSite of the Week. Collinsí site, http://www.kumc.edu/gec/geneinfo.html, was recognized as ìa comprehensive index of use to the clinical geneticist.î Also, Collins was named a member of the board of directors of the Alliance of Genetic Support Groups, a national coalition of more than 300 voluntary organizations (support groups) and professionals based in Chevy Chase, Md. In addition to being on the board, she will chair the electronic communications committee.

News from the School of Nursing

An article, ìBreastfeeding Intention and Outcome: A Test of the Theory of Planned Behavior,î by Karen Wambach, MS, clinical assistant professor, was published in Research in Nursing and Health, 20/1: 51-59.

Eleanor Sullivan, RN, PhD, professor, has been appointed to a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation project called Last Acts. This program is designed to improve care of the dying. Sullivan will serve on the standards and guidelines resource panel.

News from the School of Allied Health

Wendy Hildenbrand, OTR, teaching associate of occupational therapy education, and Trina Schulz, MS, OTR, clinical director of occupational therapy and clinical instructor of occupational therapy education, are contributing consultants to third edition of Stedmanís Concise Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions.

News from the Center on Aging

The next Center on Aging Research Seminar will be from 4 to 5 p.m. Feb. 18 in 5030 Robinson. Jeff Radel, PhD, research assistant professor of occupational therapy education and physiology will discuss ìThe Aging Visual System: Perception or Physiology?î Refreshments will be served.

Linda Redford, RN, PhD, director of the National Resource and Policy Center on Rural Long-Term Care, has been elected to the boards of directors of two national organizations, the American Society on Aging and the National Academy of Certified Care Managers.

News from the History and Philosophy of Medicine

John Warner, PhD, professor of the history of medicine at Yale University, New Haven, Conn., will discuss ìNarrative at the Bedside: The Transformation of the Patient Record in 19th Century Americaî at the next history and philosophy of medicine Hixon Hour. The presentation will begin at 5 p.m. Feb. 27 in the Clendening Amphitheater. There will be a reception in the Clendening Library foyer at 4:30 p.m.

News from Dykes Library

The January multimedia education group meeting, which was canceled due to bad weather, has been rescheduled for noon to 1 p.m. Feb. 24 in 1025 Orr-Major. Chris Ernst Taft, reference librarian and education specialist, will address how faculty can integrate Dykes Library information management resources with course content. Relevant Pulse sites and the training needs of students, on-campus and remote, will be highlighted. For more information on the group, check the home page on Pulse at http://www.kumc.edu/service/acadsupt/mmeg/mmeg.html or contact Kim Shaw, ext. 7361.

News from the Southeast Area Health Education Center

The Southeast Area Health Education Center, Pittsburg, is sponsoring ìFibromyalgia Syndrome,î a continuing education teleconference Feb. 21 in G567 KU Hospital. This interactive video program will be televised live from KU Medical Center to sites in Hays, Parsons and Garden City. For more information call continuing education, ext. 4488.

News from International Studies

As part of an international lecture series, international studies will present ìThe International Medical Corps in Bosnia-Herzegovina.î James Lasseter, MD, volunteer education director of the Zenica emergency medicine program, International Medical Corps, and a staff physician with Med-Assist, Topeka, will give the presentation at noon Feb. 18 in the Clendening Ampitheater. There will be a reception at 11:30 a.m. Lasseter is a 1979 KU School of Medicine graduate.

News from the Intercultural Center

KU Medical Center's Intercultural Center will present ìEl Norteî Feb. 20 in Sudler Auditorium. Regional foods will be provided at 4 p.m. and the film presentation will start at 5 p.m. The discussion facilitator will be Manuel Salmeron, MD, assistant professor of family medicine. The refreshments will be provided by the office of minority affairs in the School of Medicine.

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