Patient Care UR Medicine Primary Care, Golisano Children’s Hospital Recertified as Top Level Patient-Centered Medical Homes By URMC Communications Apr. 17, 2014 UR Medicine’s Center for Primary Care and Golisano Children’s Hospital have been nationally re-certified at the highest level for using evidenced-based, patient-centric processes that focus on highly ...
Education Strong West to Host Community Forum April 22 at Brockport Middle School By Karin Gaffney Christensen Apr. 6, 2014 Community members are invited to take part in a community conversation about the future of UR Medicine’s Strong West in Brockport.
Education Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Topic of Annual Farley Lectureship April 3 By Karin Gaffney Christensen Mar. 27, 2014 The URMC Department of Family Medicine will present the fifth annual Gene and Linda Farley Lectureship at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at Highland Family Medicine, 777 S. Clinton Ave. A reception ...
Patient Care UR Medicine’s Campbell Named Chair of National Family Medicine Council By Karin Gaffney Christensen Mar. 23, 2014 Thomas L. Campbell, M.D., the William Rocktaschel Professor and chair of the Department of Family Medicine, was recently elected chair of the Council of Academic Family Medicine.
Patient Care New Palliative Care Book Co-Edited by Rochester Expert By Lori Barrette Mar. 5, 2014 Rochester expert Timothy E. Quill, M.D. is co-editor of a new book exploring the ethics of palliative care, the medical specialty that focuses on pain and symptom management, patient and family ...
Patient Care Be Aware: Colonoscopy Can Screen for and Prevent Cancer By Lori Barrette Feb. 21, 2014 If you could take a few simple steps to prevent cancer, would you? Most of us like to think we’d do anything we can to stay healthy. Until your doctor says it’s time for a colonoscopy. Even the most ...
Patient Care Strong West Surgical Center OK’d by State By Karin Gaffney Christensen Feb. 12, 2014 UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital received approval from the state Department of Health to proceed with plans for an ambulatory surgical center at its Strong West location in Brockport.
Research Researcher Awarded $2M to Train Patients, Use iPods, for Decision-Making By Leslie Orr Dec. 17, 2013 The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) approved funding of $2.056 million for a University of Rochester Medical Center team to study how to reduce disparities and improve ...
Patient Care Highland Family Medicine Receives Award for Successfully Treating Depression By Karin Gaffney Christensen Dec. 5, 2013 The Greater Rochester Health Foundation has recognized the work of Thomas L. Campbell, M.D., URMC’s Highland Family Medicine practice and the Anthony L. Jordan Health Center through a Robert ...
Patient Care Morning Sickness: The Good News By Lori Barrette Oct. 15, 2013 If morning sickness—and worry over treating it—overshadows the thrill of being pregnant, you may be happy to learn that a popular nausea medication appears to be safe for both mom and baby. A major ...
