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This week's news:
New study to test if the ancient Chinese practice of Qigong can
reduce blood pressure in hypertension patients
AzMEC
presents end-of-life education program
Workshop to promote interest in health professions scheduled for
Oct. 11
Annual Medical Mock Interviews set for Oct. 4
F.A.C.E.S. holding one-day conference in Flagstaff, Oct. 11
Don't forget to register for the Oct. 27 Phoenix Campus faculty
meeting
Flu shots available October 22
Don't miss this month's Public Health Seminar Series; all
presentations teleconferenced to Phoenix Campus
New faculty appointments and promotions
New study to test
if the ancient Chinese practice of Qigong can reduce blood pressure in
hypertension patients
The Arizona
Cancer
Center
's Cancer Prevention and
Integrative Medicine Office in Scottsdale
was
awarded 10,000 for a pilot study on Qigong (chee-gung).
The study is funded by the University of Arizona Center for Frontier
Medicine in Biofield Science through a seed grant
from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The four-month pilot study
will be conducted in Scottsdale
and will test the effects of
Universal Energy-focused Qigong on patients with hypertension and other
risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Researchers are hoping to
show that regular practice of Qigong exercises can reduce blood pressure in
hypertensive patients.
"Although a number of studies on the effects of Qigong on patients
with hypertension and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD)
have been done in Europe
and China
, few controlled clinical trials
are published in the U.S.
," says Linda K. Larkey,
PhD, principal investigator of the study.
Qigong is best known in the U.S.
for its tai chi-like exercises,
but master practitioners of Qigong seek first to develop a spiritual
connection to the universe and then use Qi, or
Universal Energy, to deliver healing to others. In addition, receivers of
Qigong healing emissions are encouraged to practice exercises while
focusing on bringing Universal Energy or Qi into
the body.
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AzMEC
presents end-of-life education program
Educating Physicians
for End-of Life Care is a core curriculum program designed for all Arizona
Medical Education Consortium (AzMEC) residency programs
and will be presented on Friday, Oct. 10, 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.
at the Flinn Foundation, 1802 N. Central Ave.
in Phoenix
. The program is for medical
residents and UA College of Medicine faculty only.
The program's topics
include: holistic care, medical futility, communication, advance care
planning, legal and ethical issues, and pain and symptom management. All
primary care residency programs will require this course during residency
training.
Pre-registration is
required, contact Karen Archibald
, AzMEC
program coordinator, at (602) 631-6551, to make a reservation.
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Workshop
to promote interest in health professions scheduled for Oct. 11
The University of
Arizona Office of Admissions, Maricopa
Area
Health
Education
Center
in cooperation with Arizona
Health
Sciences
Center
will be sponsoring a Pre-Health
Institute on Saturday, October 11 from 8 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
at Mountain View
High School
, 2700 E. Brown Road
in Mesa
.
The Pre-Health
Institute is a workshop designed to promote early interest in the health
professions and higher education to high school students. Over 360 high
school students in the top twenty-five percent of their graduating class,
and their families, are expected to participate. For more information
contact the AHSC Phoenix Campus
Office of Minority Affairs at
(602) 631-6571.
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Annual
Medical Mock Interviews set for Oct. 4
The Office of Minority Affairs
will be conducting its annual Phoenix Medical Mock Interview Workshop on
Saturday, October 4 from 9:30 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m.
at the AHSC Phoenix Campus
, suite
415
. This workshop is a simulation
of the actual format used by the University of Arizona College of Medicine.
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F.A.C.E.S.
holding one-day conference in Flagstaff
, Oct. 11
The Fostering Achieving
Cultural Equity and Sensitivity in the Health Professions (F.A.C.E.S.)
organization will hold its statewide one-day conference in Flagstaff
on Sat., October 11. The
conference titled, "Facing the Future of Health Care" will be
hosted by the NAU F.A.C.E.S. Chapter. Registration begins at 8 a.m.
, conference starts at 9 a.m.
To register for the conference,
go online to www.nau.edu/hp/hcop.html.
F.A.C.E.S. in Health Professions began as a Pre-med Club at the University
of Arizona College of Medicine and some years later, and with much effort,
became a statewide organization with chapters at
all three state universities. F.A.C.E.S. purpose is to provide educational
support and clinical experience for pre-health students, and to sustain
outreach and service to the community.
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Don't
forget to register for the Oct. 27 Phoenix
Campus
faculty meeting
The AHSC Phoenix Campus
faculty meeting is scheduled
for Monday, October 27, 5:30 p.m.
at the Phoenix Airport
Marriott, 1101 N. 44th Street
in Phoenix
. A quick and easy way to
register this year is through the online registration form. Visit this Web
page: http://150.135.3.33/FacultyRegistration,
enter "azfaculty" for the user name and
"ahsc3phoenix" for the password. Registrations must be received
by Oct. 23. For questions please contact Gail
Skeens
at (602) 631-6577.
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Flu
shots available October 22
The State Wellness
Office will provide flu shots on a walk-in basis on October 22 from 8:30-9
a.m.
at
the AHSC Phoenix Campus
, 4001 North Third St., Suite 415
in Classroom C. The shots are
free to all state employees or anyone with the following insurance
carriers: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (must be Arizona
), Pacificare/Secure Horizon, or Medicare B. Family
members are welcome to get a flu shot. The shots for family members are $20
if they do not meet the above criteria.
You should NOT get a flu shot if: (1) You have ever had a serious allergic
reaction to eggs or a previous flu shot; (2) you have a fever, acute
respiratory or other infection or illness; (3) you are pregnant in the
first trimester; and (4) you have a history of Guillain-Barre
Syndrome.
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Don't
miss this month's Public Health Seminar Series; all presentations
teleconferenced to Phoenix
Campus
- TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 12-1
P.M.
Connection of Stress and Trauma to Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome
Presenter: Ann Bullock, M.D. Cherokee Nation
Moderator: Nicky-Teufel Shone, AzCOPH
- TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 12-1
P.M.
Real World Research: The Role of Community-Based Evaluation in a Diabetes
Outreach and Education Model Program
Presenter: Maia Ingram, AzCOPH
Moderator: Jill De Zapien
Public Health Seminar
Series: Sponsored by the Arizona
College
of Public Health. All
presentations are teleconferenced to the AHSC Phoenix Campus
, 4001 N. Third Street, Suite 415
,
from Noon
to 1 p.m.
Presentations may also be
viewed live, via the Streaming Video Server at: http://video.biocom.arizona.edu/video/videolibrary/CPH/phgr0203/default.htm.
Continuing Education Credit will be offered at no charge for Certified
Health Education Specialists 1 contact hour per session. For information
contact Jennie Mullins in Tucson
, (520) 626-3200 ext 106.
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New
faculty appointments and promotions
The following
individuals have been awarded a faculty appointment to the AHSC Phoenix Campus
:
Jo
seph R. Salvatore, MD, associate
professor of medicine
M. Cristina A. DeSouza, MD, assistant professor
of medicine
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