New Patient Lifts
UTMB hospital units and clinics received 15 patient lifts as the first step in implementing a new program focusing on patient and staff safety. Nurses and direct patient-care providers often must transfer a patient from a chair to a bed, from a toilet to a chair, lift a patient in bed and even make a bed with a patient in it. As a result, health care workers are seven times more likely than other professionals to have a musculoskeletal disorder due to overexertion during patient handling.
Female volunteers for metabolism study
Researchers in the division of endocrinology are recruiting for a study investigating muscle fat metabolism in women. You may be eligible if you are between 20 and 45 years old or older than 65, your BMI is between 25 and 35, you are not pregnant or lactating, you don’t have any acute or chronic illnesses and you are not taking any medication to control blood sugar or lipid levels. Successful participants will be reimbursed for time and travel. For more information, contact Demidmaa Tuvdendorj at 409-772-1962.
Volunteers for activity study
Researchers are seeking healthy adults to participate in a study comparing measurements of sleep and activity levels in commercially available activity monitors. Participants will wear several monitors for one week as they go about their normal daily activity and while they sleep. Anyone in good health and over 18 qualifies for the study. Volunteers will receive monetary compensation for their participation and receive feedback about their sleep and physical activity levels. For more information, contact Jackie Stout-Aguilar jsstout@utmb.edu or 281-642-2014.
BRA Day
UTMB Health invites you to events celebrating Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day. On Oct. 15, 2014 come to a lunch and learn for breast health information, from 12 noon to 1p.m., at Open Gates Conference Center, 2419 Sealy Avenue, Galveston, TX 77550. Please RSVP by calling (409) 747-3508.
Also on Oct. 15, UTMB Health presents Ladies Night Out from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at UTMB Health Specialty Care Center at Victory Lakes, 2240 Gulf Freeway South, League City, TX 77573. Attendees can receive breast heatlh information, walk-in screening mammograms, tour the breast health and imaging center and more. The first 50 guests wearing pink will receive a special gift.
For more information on these events, contact Rebecca Baggott by phone at (409) 747-3508 or email at rebaggot@utmb.edu.
D'Feet Breast Cancer Walk
The D’Feet Breast Cancer Walk will take place Oct. 18, 2014 at Moody Gardens in Galveston. D'Feet Breast Cancer, Inc., is a grass-roots, all-volunteer organization which provides mammograms to more than 800 uninsured and underserved Galveston County women ages 40 to 64.
Free Mammograms
UTMB offers ‘Sunday Screenings’ - Free Screening Mammograms for uninsured Galveston County residents on Oct. 19 & Nov. 16, 2014
UTMB Health and The Ruth Kempner Endowment for Breast Cancer Screening are partnering to provide free screening mammograms for uninsured women in our community.
Pre-registration required. For more information click here.