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Health-related topics from Connecticut's public academic medical center
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BEFAST to Save Brain From Stroke
Whether it's the acute care during the medical emergency or the recovery and rehabilitation that follows, UConn Health continues to earn recognition for its stroke care. Dr. Priya Narwal, interim medical director of UConn Health's Stroke Center, Brooke Medel, stroke nurse navigator, and nurse Kristen Bryant, interim stroke coordinator, share their expertise, and remind us that BEFAST (Balance, Eyes, Face, Arm, Speech, Time) is still the mantra when it comes to recognizing and reacting to stroke.
(Dr. Priya Narwal, Brooke Medel, Kristen Bryant, Chris DeFrancesco, May 2024)
UConn Health Stroke Centerhttps://health.uconn.edu/stroke-center/
Dr. Priya Narwalhttps://health.uconn.edu/find-a-provider/physician/Narwal-Priya
News on UConn Health stroke care
Miracle Outcome for Patient’s Life-Threatening Strokehttps://today.uconn.edu/?p=214021
First in Connecticut: Ischemic Stroke Survivors Have Renewed Hope With the Vagus Nerve Stimulation Device Now Available at UConn Healthhttps://today.uconn.edu/?p=214132 -
Hacer que la EM sea más 'VISIBLE'
Un gran reto en la atención de la esclerosis múltiple es reconocerla lo suficientemente pronto como para iniciar la intervención y cambiar la trayectoria de la enfermedad. Los determinantes sociales de la salud, incluyendo las barreras culturales, pueden hacer que esto sea especialmente difícil. El Dr. Jaime Imitola, jefe de la División de Esclerosis Múltiple y Neuroinmunología Traslacional de UConn Health, dirigió un grupo que ideó un nuevo recurso bilingüe para ayudar a los pacientes, estudiantes de medicina y proveedores a reconocer los signos de la enfermedad y evitar los retrasos en la atención medica.
(Dr. Jaime Imitola, Carolyn Pennington, Chris DeFrancesco, marzo de 2024)
Enlaces de referencia:
http://www.imitolab.org/visiblms.html
http://www.imitolab.org/
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13524585241228739
https://health.uconn.edu/multiple-sclerosis/
https://today.uconn.edu/2024/03/making-early-signs-of-multiple-sclerosis-visibl/ -
Keeping Women Moving
You don't have to be an elite athlete to take advantage of a new care model that offers access to full range of expertise: the Women's Center for Motion and Performance at UConn Health is for women of all ages, ability levels, and medical needs. Dr. Katherine Coyner, director, and Dr. Allison Schafer, medical director, explain how patients will benefit from this collective of specialties designed to optimize the coordination of care and get or keep women active and healthy.
(April 2024, Dr. Katherine Coyner, Dr. Allison Schafer, Chris DeFrancesco)
Women's Center for Motion and Performance at UConn Health (starting 4/23/24)https://health.uconn.edu/womens-center-for-motion-and-performance/
Women's Center for Motion and Performance nurse navigator:860-679-6330
UConn Health Orthopedics and Sports Medicinehttps://health.uconn.edu/orthopedics-sports-medicine/
Dr. Allison Schaferhttps://health.uconn.edu/find-a-provider/physician/Schafer-Allison
Dr. Katherine Coynerhttps://health.uconn.edu/find-a-provider/physician/Coyner-Katherine
Dr. Coyner's Inspiring Women in Engineering and Medicine (IWEM) programhttps://www.drcoyner.com/iwem.html
UConn Health Half Marathon, June 1, 2024https://www.hartfordmarathon.com/uconn-health-half-marathon-10k-5k/
UConn Institute for Sports Medicinehttps://sports.institute.uconn.edu/
UConn Health Simsburyhttps://health.uconn.edu/plan-your-visit/locations-and-directions/simsbury
UConn Health Southingtonhttps://health.uconn.edu/plan-your-visit/locations-and-directions/southington -
Making MS More 'VISIBL'
A great challenge in multiple sclerosis care is recognizing it soon enough to start intervention and change the disease trajectory. Social determinants of health, including cultural barriers, can make this especially difficult. Dr. Jaime Imitola, chief of UConn Health’s Division of Multiple Sclerosis and Translational Neuroimmunology, led a group that came up with a new, bilingual resource to help patients, medical students, and providers recognize the signs and avoid delays in care.
(Dr. Jaime Imitola, Carolyn Pennington, Chris DeFrancesco, March 2024)
Note: A Spanish version of this episode is in production. It will be released separately to subscribers' feeds and be available on Podbean and at https://health.uconn.edu/archives/uconn-health-podcast.
"Making Early Signs of Multiple Sclerosis 'VISIBLE'" (UConn Today)https://today.uconn.edu/2024/03/making-early-signs-of-multiple-sclerosis-visibl/
"VISIBL-MS: A bilingual educational framework to increase awareness of early multiple sclerosis" (Multiple Sclerosis Journal)https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13524585241228739
VISIBL-MS tool (open access)http://www.imitolab.org/visiblms.html
Imitola Labhttp://www.imitolab.org/
UConn Health’s Multiple Sclerosis Centerhttps://health.uconn.edu/multiple-sclerosis/ -
Addressing Barriers to Rx Access
UConn Health is now part of the Dispensary of Hope Network, which means it can connect qualifying patients with no-cost prescriptions for certain medications that the pharmaceutical companies make available. Emmett Sullivan and Dr. Hetal Patel from the UConn Health Pharmacy explain the program, which is only the third of its kind in Connecticut and joins about 250 other pharmacies throughout the U.S.
(Dr. Hetal Patel, Emmett Sullivan, Carolyn Pennington, Chris DeFrancesco, December 2023)
UConn Health Specialty Pharmacyhttps://health.uconn.edu/specialty-pharmacy
Dispensary of Hope:https://www.dispensaryofhope.org/ -
Season’s Eatings: Tips From an RD
Temptation surrounds us during the holiday season. How do we navigate those holiday parties, potlucks and happy hours so we can be reasonably healthy and still be festive? Linda York, registered dietitian at UConn Health, has some tips on how to "brave the buffet" and still share in the merriment.
(Linda York, Chris DeFrancesco, November 2023)