November 2009 - Posts

Have You Given the Gift of Life?
Published 11-19-2009 3:55 PM | Mark D. Birdwhistell
I have recently become hooked on a new TV show, "Three Rivers." Every week this show features the drama associated with the daily operations of a large organ transplant center and the benefits of organ donation to individuals. Just a few days...
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The UK College of Nursing Helps with Emergency Preparedness Exercise
Published 11-16-2009 2:07 PM | Mark D. Birdwhistell
Check out the picture below. No, this is not a scene from the last season's final episode of one of my favorite TV shows, "24." Actually this is a picture of the UK College of Nursing undergraduate students participating in a mock disaster...
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UK HealthCare Leadership Weigh In On Reform
Published 11-09-2009 9:33 AM | Mark D. Birdwhistell
Talk about a softball of a blog posting - today I get to brag on UK HealthCare and our leadership. Sometimes they just make it easy, and it's always great fodder for the blog. Hot off the stands is the latest issue of Academic Medicine , the journal...
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Shakertown Provides Great Setting for Friedell Committee Fall Meeting
Published 11-06-2009 12:27 PM | Mark D. Birdwhistell
The Friedell Committee held its fall meeting on Sunday and Monday of this week at Shakertown in Pleasant Hill- Mercer County. What a historic place that provided a wonderful setting for this group to meet to discuss health care reform matters happening...
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The Story Behind the Pump Handle…
Published 11-04-2009 3:01 PM | Mark D. Birdwhistell
The UK College of Public Health recently held their 6 th Annual Hall of Fame Celebration. Inductees into the Public Health Hall of Fame are chosen based on their significant contributions to public health not only in the state of Kentucky, but their contributions...
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UK & Heart Association to Lexington: START! Walking
Published 11-02-2009 1:37 PM | Mark D. Birdwhistell
Last week I was invited to speak at one of the kick-off events for the annual American Heart Association (AHA) walk, this year chaired by one of UK's great friends, Luther Deaton. Joey Maggard is the head of AHA for this region and was one of the...
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