USF Health In the News – for the week of February 27, 2012
For the week of February 27, 2012 – a snapshot of our colleagues making news across the country and around the world
TELEVISION NEWS
You can access recent television news stories about USF Health here: Media Clips Gallery
The lost art of physical exams
WTVT – Fox 13
“Physicians don’t have as much time in their interactions with patients that they used to,” says Dr. Allesa English, with USF’s Medical School.
USF’s College of Pharmacy may lose half its budget
WTSP – 10 News
“That would totally decimate everything we’ve been able to accomplish,” says Dr. Kevin Sneed, Dean for the USF’s College of Pharmacy.
Beauty treatments and extreme reactions
WTVT – Fox 13
“We’ve had patients where their face looks like a pumpkin,” said Dr. Neal Fenske, a USF Health dermatologist.
Pollen count is unusually high, experts say
WTVT – Fox 13
“We’re about two weeks early in our season with the pollen count, and the pollen count is already very, very high,” explained USF Allergy Specialist Dr. Richard Lockey.
PRINT & ONLINE NEWS
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USF Pharmacy dean: cuts would decimate program
Tampa Bay Times
If the school doesn’t get back that additional money, it could “totally decimate everything we’ve been able to accomplish,” said Kevin Sneed, dean of the program.
Proposed cuts would ‘decimate’ College of Pharmacy
The Oracle
Yet Pharmacy Dean Kevin Sneed said the $3 million budget is still highly debilitating.
Telemedicine: Pros, Cons and Advice for Would-Be-Patients
HealthyState.org
“If I have a real complicated case, I can often discuss it online with other physicians,” says Dr. Larry Glazerman, a University of South Florida OB/GYN. “That’s huge.”
Type 1 diabetes patients encouraged by medical advances
Tampa Bay Times
Dr. Henry Rodriguez, medical director of the USF Diabetes Center, said he is often asked by parents of young diabetics about islet cells and stem cells.
PTSD therapy at USF gets boost from unlikely source
The Tampa Tribune
The restaurateur is working with the USF College of Nursing’s military liaison, Carrie Elk, on finding additional funding for a treatment she and principal investigator Kevin Kip are studying called Accelerated Resolution Therapy.
USF College of Nursing makes key top 25 list
Tampa Bay Business Journal
The University of South Florida College of Nursing joined the ranks of the top 25 nursing schools nationwide receiving National Institutes of Health research funding.
USF College of Nursing makes key top 25 list
The Dallas Morning News
The University of South Florida College of Nursing joined the ranks of the top 25 nursing schools nationwide receiving National Institutes of Health research funding.
USF College of Nursing makes key top 25 list
India Times
The University of South Florida College of Nursing joined the ranks of the top 25 nursing schools nationwide receiving National Institutes of Health research funding.
USF College of Nursing makes key top 25 list
I4U News
The University of South Florida College of Nursing joined the ranks of the top 25 nursing schools nationwide receiving National Institutes of Health research funding.
Charter school students present research projects at USF Health Research Day
The Villages Daily Sun
Like her 16 fellow Villages Charter School students attending USF Health’s Research Day on Friday at the University of South Florida’s Marshall Student Center, she was tasked with presenting a science project of her own to a team of three judges. Baking-soda volcanoes, these projects were not.
Allscripts and MyCare Team launch integrated diabetes management solution
Healthcare Technology Online (Featured in more than 3 news outlets including: Yahoo! Finance and Diabetestreatment365.com)
“USF Diabetes Center is partnering with Allscripts and MyCareTeam to build a true and constant connection between our caregivers and our patients,” said Henry Rodriguez, clinical director of the USF Diabetes Center, who was recently appointed to the American Diabetes Association’s Board of Directors.
