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WSU Public Health Subcommittee offers current guidelines for phased campus returnChaired by Laurie M. Lauzon Clabo, dean of the College of Nursing, the Public Health Subcommittee includes a number of the university’s faculty, who are recognized as national experts in infectious disease, epidemiology and public health.
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American Society for Investigative Pathology highlights Prof. Joseph Roche's COVID-19 researchThe American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP) highlighted the COVID-19 research of WSU Applebaum Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Joseph Roche and his wife and co-author Renuka Roche, assistant professor of occupational therapy at Eastern Michigan University, in its Pathologists Fighting COVID-19 series. Their paper hypothesizes a bradykinin [BK] model for COVID-19 complications and they suggest use of the FDA-approved BK blocker icatibant in the treatment of patients with COVID-19 respiratory disease.
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Wayne State encourages students, Detroit community to fill out 2020 censusOne 10-minute action can impact Detroiters for the next decade, especially in the areas of health care, food and emergency services. All students who lived in university-managed facilities can be counted for their on-campus address for the 2020 census, translating to critical funding for the city.
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Get involved! Help us build a social justice student alliance at WSU ApplebaumWe are asking all pharmacy and health sciences students who are interested in – or already pursuing – action toward social justice and diversity initiatives at WSU Applebaum to complete a quick survey by Monday, July 6.
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Two WSU Applebaum students on GLIAC All-Academic Excellence TeamPharmD student Jackie Feist and physical therapy student Teresa Diehl, both runners on the Wayne State University women's outdoor track and field team, maintained cumulative grade-point averages of at least 3.5.
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Ask a Mentor launches second series to help prospective WSU Applebaum students explore career options
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Campus Health Center, CAPS host online suicide prevention workshop July 14Join the Wayne State Campus Health Center, Suicide Prevention Initiative and CAPS for a 60-minute webinar with Stef Kastely (MA, LPC), where you will learn about what we can do to look after each other’s mental health and work to prevent suicide during the coronavirus pandemic. Register now!
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Hand in hand: RTT seniors launch mentoring program to show juniors the way“We prepare students for their clinical rotations with classroom lessons, but there’s a lot of informal advice that students can share with one another about what to expect from site to site,” said Radiation Therapy Technology Program Director Jeannetta Greer. “I am pleased but not surprised that the seniors want to help the class coming up behind them.”
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WSU Athletics spotlight: PharmD student and Warrior runner Jackie Feist"Jackie has been an extraordinary student-athlete for us," remarked head coach Grant Lofdahl. "Her natural running ability, mental toughness and ability to adapt resulted in some outstanding performances on the track and cross country course. She's also been an exceptional student, both as an undergrad and now in pharmacy school."
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Interprofessional Home Visit (IPTV) program teaches team care for older adultsIPTV introduces Wayne State’s social work, medical, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy and physician assistant students, as well as University of Detroit Mercy’s dental students, to team care for older adults. Students learn how to assess an older adult’s health and social needs and to participate in an interdisciplinary team environment.
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WSU Applebaum health sciences, College of Education athletic training students give thanks to preceptorsWe are grateful for all the health sciences preceptors who donate their time and energy to preparing our students for their careers. Watch students from WSU Applebaum health sciences and the Wayne State University College of Education's athletic training program share their thanks in a short video.
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Allison Hanson '14 part of June 23 COVID-19 medication safety panelWSU Applebaum alumna Allison Hanson, PharmD, BCPS, International Medication Safety Management Fellow, ISMP, is part of a three-person online panel hosted by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices. "Medication Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Have We Learned in the United States?" takes place at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, June 23. Registration is free.
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Detroit News: Professor Michael Rybak on hydroxychloroquine controversyA quickly retracted study that found a higher death rate among COVID-19 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine has deepened controversy over the drug worldwide and in Michigan. Professor of Pharmacy Practice Michael Rybak offers perspective.
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Apply by June 15 for WSU summer workshop in global health research and fieldwork practicesThe WSU Summer Workshop in Global Health Research and Fieldwork Practices is a four-week online training experience designed for professionals from all backgrounds and intends to provide the foundational skills required to succeed in conducting academic and policy-driven global health projects. There will be a focus on COVID-19 and approaching global pandemics.
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Join the WSU Applebaum facilitated dialogue on racism – Friday, June 12The Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences invites its students, faculty and staff to participate in a Zoom dialogue on racism as we process our grief and outrage over the unwarranted, violent and racially charged deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and so many other Black Americans – and begin to consider how to heal in the midst of such trauma.
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Dean Cathy Lysack on the #Strike4BlackLivesToday's Strike for Black Lives in the STEM and scientific research communities counts among its organizers Wayne State's own Dr. Nausheen Shah, a theoretical particle physicist who does research on the Higgs boson and dark matter. I’m proud to be part of something so big that had its seed in Detroit and at Wayne State. This speaks to who we are as an institution – and, as members of the university community, we are all part of it.
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Social work students critical to CHIP's support of homeless DetroitersSocial workers are vital front line workers of the interprofessional healthcare ecosystem of Detroit, partnering with allied health professionals to address the social determinants of health and improve patient outcomes in our urban community. Since 2014, the Wayne State School of Social Work has partnered with pharmacy, medicine and physical therapy to provide a valuable urban interprofessional training experience as a participant in the Community Homeless Interprofessional Program (CHIP) clinic.
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PHOTOS: WSU Applebaum at White Coats for Black Lives demonstrationWSU Applebaum faculty and students participated in Detroit's White Coats for Black Lives event on Friday, June 5. See photos by Joseph Paul Javier and Mary Beth O'Connell.
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Mortuary science program enewsletter: Spring/summer 2020Read the latest from the Wayne State mortuary science program in the spring/summer 2020 enewsletter.
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2001 Physician Assistant Studies graduate honored by Crain's Detroit BusinessAlumna Kimberly Hurst was named as a 2020 Health Care Hero. She founded Wayne County SAFE in 2006 to provide crisis intervention, advocacy and counseling services on a 24/7 basis at no charge to sexual assault survivors. The nonprofit has served more than 16,000 people over the past 14 years.
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Free Press: Detroit health care professionals take a knee over racial injusticeWSU Applebaum faculty and students joined the White Coats for Black Lives demonstration in Detroit on June 5.
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Dean Cathy Lysack on taking action against systemic racism: A letter to the WSU Applebaum communityThe terrible events of George Floyd's death, and the recognition of such unremitting inequalities and injustices in our society, including systemic racism, make my heart so heavy. We are living in a time where we have lost our way, and the base tribalism of people's nature has overtaken the kindness and love we humans are supposed to have – and display.
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Celebrate Hanley Abramson's 80th birthday with a scholarship tribute giftHanley Abramson is turning 80! Ever dedicated to WSU Applebaum, our beloved alumnus and professor emeritus he has requested that birthday gifts be directed to the Hanley N. and Young Hee Abramson Scholarship.
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Oregon Rep. Mitch Greenlick '57, '61, health care advocate, dies at 85Wayne State pharmacy alumnus Mitch Greenlick, a longtime state representative who played an influential role in Oregon’s health care policies, has died at age 85.
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A memorial tribute to W. Dale Walls (1927-2020) by Hanley AbramsonWilliam Dale Walls died April 28, 2020, in Dearborn, MI, at the age of 92, from complications of COVID-19. A life-long educator, he held many positions at Wayne State University, including associate provost, dean of mortuary science, associate dean of the college of pharmacy and, early in his career, a tenured faculty member in the industrial arts department. Professor Emeritus Hanley Abramson wrote a memorial tribute.
