Drs. Anna Allen and Jennifer Lultschik, both serving on the faculty of the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences and training physicians in the Occupational Medicine Residency Program, received fellowship status following a review of their demonstrated expertise in occupational and environmental medicine and the approval of members of the ACOEM Board of Directors.
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As information about the new coronavirus comes at a furious pace, at times offering conflicting and confusing advice, West Virginia University Eye Institute and the American Academy of Ophthalmology want to share what we know right now about protecting your vision and your health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A global pandemic, a worried wife and a campus that, like its home state, is full of connections, were the impetus for protective devices that were created at West Virginia University and are now being used by a variety of health care professionals at J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital.
Telemedicine may make it easier for some patients to see a nurse or doctor while stay-at-home orders are in place, but that isn’t the case for everyone. Some older people may find the technology particularly challenging. Kimberly Wallace—a Ph.D. candidate in the WVU School of Nursing and nurse practitioner with the WVU Medicine Section of Nephrology—and colleagues are working to accommodate their needs.
Dr. Jeremiah Hayanga, ECMO program director at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, has been appointed as a special advisor by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Eric D. Hargan.
The School of Medicine will launch the first Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Sleep Fellowship program in the state.