This week on Dr. Greg Davis on Medicine we dip into the archives for a previously unaired interview with College of Nursing professor and Director of the
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 9, 2021) Mrs. Smith lies back on a bed in the intensive care unit (ICU), eyes closed, her body connected to lines and tubes from a variety of machines: supplemental oxygen, a left brachial artery line, catheter, chest tube, a Jackson Pratt drain and a right brachial PICC line. This once-active middle-aged woman has fought a hard battle with pneumonia and longs to return to her favorite activities: running, hiking, walking her dog.
A group of physical therapists comes into the room with an indeterminate goal: to see how much physical activity Mrs. Smith can work through today.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 18, 2020) For over 80 years, the University of Kentucky College of Social Work (CoSW) has been a leader in social work education. Through rigorous research, excellence in instruction and steadfast service, the CoSW works to improve the human condition. Always, in all ways, according to their mission.
In addition to the main campus in Lexington, the college has satellite campuses at the Center of Excellence in Rural Health in Hazard, Kentucky, and Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. The college offers four academic programs, including a Bachelors of Arts in Social Work, Master of Social Work, Doctor of Social Work, and Doctorate of Philosophy in Social Work.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 15, 2020) The COVID-19 pandemic introduced many new actions to our daily lives wearing masks, washing hands more frequently, and watching our distance from others. Add these health behaviors on top of already existing challenges like isolation, transportation and access to health care, and creative solutions are more necessary than ever.
That’s why the UK Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES) with the UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health, Kentucky Homeplace and the USA Drone Port joined forces this fall to explore the use of drones to deliver Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to people in Appalachian Kentucky.