﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://sole.hsc.wvu.edu/Apps/News/Resources/css/style.xslt"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" href="https://sole.hsc.wvu.edu/Apps/News/Resources/css/style.css"?><rss xmlns:a10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>News for CONNECTions</title><link>https://sole.hsc.wvu.edu/Apps/News/rss/CONNECTions</link><description>50 most recent stories</description><language>en-US</language><item><guid isPermaLink="false">1ecd1425-4a8d-4a8d-b134-7c96e6ac7bcc</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=wvu-rockefeller-neuroscience-institute-restores-quality-of-life-for-essential-tremor-patient_0</link><category></category><title>WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute restores quality of life for essential tremor patient</title><description>Tim Casey, 70, of Charleston, has struggled for 20 years with essential tremor (ET), which caused him to lose control over movement in his hands, drastically reducing his quality of life. But his life fundamentally improved after he became the 100th recipient of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute's (RNI) high-intensity focused ultrasound treatment.</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-03-27T15:42:45-04:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">3351f404-cea1-4a84-95a7-d8a4df31f761</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=west-virginia-kids-count-wvu-medicine-children-s-release-oral-health-issue-brief</link><category></category><title>West Virginia KIDS COUNT, WVU Medicine Children's release oral health issue brief </title><description>West Virginia KIDS COUNT and WVU Medicine Children's, in partnership with the Oral Health Coalition of West Virginia, has released an eight-page issue brief that highlights successes and challenges to improving dental care access for children and families in West Virginia.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-03-10T10:32:48-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">89112c33-0276-4b57-bf58-71ecf46aa8a3</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=employee-appreciation-day-prize-winner-announced</link><category></category><title>Employee Appreciation Day prize winner announced</title><description>Congratulations to James Conner, of WVU Hospitals Supply Chain, who was randomly selected as the 2023 Employee Appreciation Day Bravo! raffle winner. Conner won an iRobot Roomba (694).</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-03-10T10:02:22-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">ad3968ec-994d-4d6e-8dc1-779e54ac1622</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=employees-encouraged-to-wear-green-march-17-to-celebrate-st-patrick-s-day</link><category></category><title>Employees encouraged to wear green March 17 to celebrate St. Patrick's Day</title><description>Employees of WVU Hospitals are encouraged to wear green Friday, March 17, in recognition of St. Patrick's Day.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-03-08T08:56:42-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">40ce414e-2e3d-4158-aaf1-de32f330994d</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=photo-gallery-from-employee-appreciation-day-available</link><category></category><title>Photo gallery from Employee Appreciation Day available</title><description>WVU Hospitals celebrated National Employee Appreciation Day on March 3 with a popcorn bar in the atrium at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, special discounts, food trucks, and more.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-03-03T16:12:31-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">972330c2-7065-4f82-8d3d-a03cb631aa12</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=neurologist-shares-personal-experience-with-ms_0</link><category></category><title>Neurologist shares personal experience with MS</title><description>For many patients facing a multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis, the fear is of the unknown. For Eric Seachrist, MD, neurologist at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, the fear came in knowing too much.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-03-03T11:42:51-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">a2bd0136-e184-4d60-bc6a-a36e527cd89f</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=wvu-cancer-institute-joins-partners-in-statewide-initiative-promoting-colorectal-cancer-screeni_0</link><category></category><title>WVU Cancer Institute joins partners in statewide initiative promoting colorectal cancer screening</title><description>The WVU Cancer Institute, the West Virginia Mountains of Hope State Cancer Coalition, and WVU Medicine are promoting the Colorectal Cancer Awareness campaign during the month of March and Dress in Blue Day on March 3 to raise awareness about the importance of colorectal cancer screening in the Mountain State. </description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-03-03T11:28:33-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">b26cd931-95f0-48ee-adac-e757ff248b28</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=wvu-medicine-edit-clinic-recognizes-eating-disorders-awareness-week-and-offers-help_0</link><category></category><title>WVU Medicine EDIT Clinic recognizes Eating Disorders Awareness Week and offers help</title><description>The WVU Medicine Eating Disorder Interdisciplinary Treatment (EDIT) Clinic encourages everyone to educate themselves on the signs, symptoms, and treatment options for eating disorders during Eating Disorders Awareness Week, observed Feb. 27 through March 5.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-03-03T11:30:50-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">e14d5334-5d81-4634-8550-3c1a734f1ecf</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=friends-of-wvu-hospitals-donates-57k-to-support-huggins-endowment-at-wvu-cancer-institute_0</link><category></category><title>Friends of WVU Hospitals donates $57K to support Huggins endowment at WVU Cancer Institute</title><description>Friends of WVU Hospitals has raised more than $57,000 to benefit cancer care and research at the WVU Cancer Institute through sales of its limited-edition Bob Huggins bobbleheads.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-03-03T11:46:11-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">f3a0faf5-285d-4b76-bd7c-959307a3a614</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=spirit-halloween-donates-more-than-108k-to-wvu-medicine-children-s-child-life-program_0</link><category></category><title>Spirit Halloween donates more than $108K to WVU Medicine Children's Child Life Program</title><description>Representatives from Spirit Halloween costume retail stores recently presented the WVU Medicine Children's Child Life Program with a check for $108,025, which was donated by store customers last fall.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-03-03T11:40:01-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">8f2f322d-cab1-476d-a1c6-3e00e09b6b00</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=bravo-rolls-out-week-s-worth-of-festivities-for-friday-s-employee-apprecation-day</link><category></category><title>Bravo! rolls out week's worth of festivities for Friday's Employee Apprecation Day </title><description>In recognition of Employee Appreciation Day, which is Friday, March 3, WVU Hospitals employees can enjoy numerous opportunities throughout the week, including:</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-03-03T08:08:33-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">1423bbe7-3d15-4508-94b0-381a8a156527</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=tuesday-talks-prosthetic-joint-infection-pji-clinical-trial</link><category></category><title>Tuesday Talks - Prosthetic  Joint Infection (PJI) Clinical Trial</title><description>The most devastating complication a patient can face after total knee or hip replacement surgery is contracting a prosthetic joint infection or "PJI." PJIs are very difficult to treat, but a new clinical trial at WVU Medicine is raising hopes for a breakthrough in successfully treating these stubborn infections. Matt Dietz, MD, discusses PJIs in this latest edition of Tuesday Talks.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-03-02T14:28:40-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">3956e436-7e07-44ab-aa2b-5df0d7303322</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=wvu-heart-and-vascular-institute-receives-six-healthgrades-national-recognitions_0</link><category></category><title>WVU Heart and Vascular Institute receives six Healthgrades' national recognitions</title><description>The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute at WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital has received six national recognitions from Healthgrades, the leading marketplace connecting doctors and patients.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-02-28T12:42:05-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">1277301a-d7b1-4e9d-a86a-f738e2cbca78</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=wvu-medicine-children-s-neonatal-intensive-care-unit-joinsbpd-collaborative_0</link><category></category><title>WVU Medicine Children's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit joins the BPD Collaborative</title><description>The BPD Collaborative recently voted to make the WVU Medicine Children's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) its 36th member.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-02-24T13:38:35-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">6f3be38d-ffbf-44e0-9067-c753b0df7d84</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=wvu-medicine-j-w-ruby-memorial-hospital-earns-blue-distinction-center-designation-for-cardiac-c_0</link><category></category><title>J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital earns Blue Distinction Center Designation for Cardiac Care</title><description>WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital has received a Blue Distinction® Center for Cardiac Care designation by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia, as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-02-26T14:36:28-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">b66388e1-74eb-4002-abd3-e5b7e0b83523</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=rosenbaum-family-house-seeks-groups-individuals-to-donate-meals-for-guests_1</link><category>somengage</category><title>Rosenbaum Family House seeks groups, individuals to donate meals for guests</title><description>Rosenbaum Family House is looking for departments, groups, and individuals from WVU Medicine to provide dinners for its guests.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-03-17T15:55:01-04:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid 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Chief Beth Pellegrino, MD, is continuing a nearly 30-year tradition of breaking down barriers to care for kidney patients.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-02-21T11:18:33-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">147aec2e-3a3a-47ed-8b2a-af1fbdff0269</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=dr-alper-toker-named-chief-of-thoracic-surgery_0</link><category></category><title>Dr. Alper Toker named chief of Thoracic Surgery</title><description>Alper Toker, MD, has been named professor and chief of Thoracic Surgery at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute and the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery in the WVU School of Medicine.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-02-21T11:13:58-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid 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locker room.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-02-15T14:10:32-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">5a44ae18-3078-4414-adb2-4638447ed090</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=wvu-medicine-offers-virtual-chronic-disease-self-management-program</link><category></category><title>WVU Medicine offers virtual chronic disease self-management program</title><description>WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center and Jefferson Medical Center are now offering a virtual version of a program for those dealing with chronic disease.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-02-20T09:21:54-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">34adb5a9-88b5-4a47-9e19-1e43761cf42a</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=wvu-school-of-medicine-plans-to-launch-new-respiratory-therapy-program_0</link><category></category><title>WVU School of Medicine plans to launch new respiratory therapy program </title><description>Respiratory therapists are in high demand, and the West Virginia University School of Medicine is planning to launch a new respiratory therapy bachelor's degree program in an effort to not only give students career options but also support and grow critical respiratory services throughout West Virginia and beyond.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-02-14T11:51:53-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">fb4038b5-9a42-4377-8fbb-4f315898a981</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=wvu-medicine-children-s-gala-raises-over-1-3m-to-support-pediatric-medical-care-and-research</link><category></category><title>WVU Medicine Children's Gala raises over $1.3M to support pediatric medical care and research</title><description>The 19th annual WVU Medicine Children's Gala raised more than $1.3 million to benefit West Virginia children and their families.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-02-14T09:34:25-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">aedf3133-830f-48de-b4de-9de5177b3793</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=wvu-medicine-health-report-breast-reduction-surgery</link><category></category><title>WVU Medicine Health Report - Breast Reduction Surgery</title><description>According to the American Board of Plastic Surgeons, more than 90,000 breast reduction procedures are performed each year.  If you're considering breast reduction surgery, plastic surgeon Kerri Woodberry, MD, can give you all the details you need to know in this WVU Medicine Health Report.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-02-10T13:19:15-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid 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Ruby Memorial Hospital. The drive lasts through Feb. 28. Items can be dropped off at the Volunteer Services office on the ground floor of Ruby.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-02-09T13:22:06-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">bc4ed816-f07a-4fd1-9617-ebf1a93998dc</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=fairmont-medical-center-earns-ct-mri-accreditations</link><category></category><title>Fairmont Medical Center earns CT, MRI accreditations</title><description>WVU Medicine Fairmont Medical Center has been awarded three-year accreditations in computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) by the American College of Radiology (ACR).

"Achieving this accreditation is a significant milestone for our facility," Aaron Yanuzo, WVU Medicine Fairmont Medical Center chief operations officer, said. "As a campus of J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, we want to ensure that we are providing the same standard of care here in Fairmont that you would receive if you travel to any other WVU Medicine facility."

The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting ACR Practice Parameters and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. Image quality, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs are assessed. The findings are reported to the ACR Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report that can be used for continuous practice improvement.

"It is a point of pride for us to be able to bring such high-quality care to Marion County," Drew Rager, WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute MRI manager, said. "We're committed to our community and ensuring it has access to the healthcare resources it needs."

The ACR, founded in 1924, is a professional medical society dedicated to serving patients and society by empowering radiology professionals to advance the practice, science, and professions of radiological care. The College serves more than 37,000 diagnostic/interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and medical physicists with programs focusing on the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology and the delivery of comprehensive healthcare services.
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Ruby Memorial Hospital. The American Heart Association and the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute invited employees to participate in the campaign that is part of American Heart Month, which kicked off Feb. 1.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-02-03T14:22:47-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">94cbcd21-cb70-47c2-b509-2f94933267ab</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=wvu-medicine-tuesday-talks-pain-management</link><category></category><title>WVU Medicine Tuesday Talks - Pain Management</title><description>Do you struggle with chronic pain? According to a study published in the Journal of the International Association for the Study of Pain, more than 20 percent of Americans do. In this edition of WVU Medicine Tuesday Talks, Richard Vaglienti, MD, MBA, director of the WVU Medicine Center for Integrative Pain Management, discusses strategies for pain management.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-02-01T16:36:24-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">530504c8-c96a-47f5-8533-a496f6e179a8</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=wvu-medicine-orthopaedic-surgeon-enhances-convenience-of-office-based-surgeries-with-virtual-po_0</link><category></category><title>WVU Medicine orthopaedic surgeon enhances convenience of office-based surgeries with virtual post-operative appointments</title><description>WVU Medicine orthopaedic hand, elbow, and shoulder surgeon Shafic Sraj, MD, offers patients undergoing office-based surgery the convenience of virtual post-operative care through MyWVUChart, WVU Medicine's online patient portal.</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-01-31T10:33:06-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">eec356ba-61b3-45c2-a8a5-020eaacf6204</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=fish-fry-draws-record-crowd-for-barkley-raises-1-8m-to-aid-wvu-cancer-institute-and-remembermin_0</link><category></category><title>Fish Fry draws record crowd for Barkley, raises $1.8M to aid WVU Cancer Institute and Remember the Miners</title><description>NBA great Charles Barkley's special guest appearance at the 2023 Bob Huggins Fish Fry was a slam dunk, scoring a record crowd and more than $1.8 million to support the WVU Cancer Institute and Remember the Miners.</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-02-01T09:34:57-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">4eb5e311-4d2f-4727-bae6-7d1877b16b44</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=wvu-heart-and-vascular-institute-team-leads-national-study-on-optimal-treatment-for-mitral-valv_0</link><category></category><title>WVU Heart and Vascular Institute team leads national study on optimal treatment for mitral valve disease</title><description>A team of researchers led by Vinay Badhwar, MD, professor and executive chair of the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, and including J. Hunter Mehaffey, MD, assistant professor in the WVU Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, and other cardiology and cardiac surgery leaders from across the United States, has provided important clarity on the safety and outcomes of an important surgical treatment of mitral valve regurgitation, or leakage, caused by mitral valve prolapse.  </description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-01-31T10:17:54-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">a74fe639-ad80-458e-916c-f22349cf8692</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=wvu-medicine-children-s-maternal-fetal-medicine-empowers-mothers-with-diabetes_0</link><category></category><title>WVU Medicine Children's Maternal-Fetal Medicine empowers mothers with diabetes</title><description>Pregnancy brings with it a host of lifestyle changes, but for individuals living with diabetes, it can also create risk and challenges. WVU Medicine Children's Maternal-Fetal Medicine helps expectant mothers, like Daisy Greene, 37, of Morgantown, navigate those risks and challenges through monitoring and expertise.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-01-27T12:47:19-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">62587e2e-37fd-484f-9d70-5288e0ec1b3b</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=wvu-heart-and-vascular-institute-research-provides-clarity-on-choice-of-heart-bypass-surgery-or_0</link><category>somdiscover</category><title>WVU Heart and Vascular Institute research provides clarity on choice of heart bypass surgery or stenting for coronary disease</title><description>WVU Heart and Vascular Institute clinical researchers presented results of a national study highlighting the benefits of coronary artery bypass graft surgery over the use of stenting in specific patients with coronary artery disease and blockages in multiple arteries.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-01-30T16:03:56-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">d66ddb63-aeb9-4a9c-819e-4f01bb42bf46</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=valley-health-joins-peak-health_0</link><category></category><title>Valley Health joins Peak Health</title><description>Valley Health has joined with West Virginia University (WVU) Health System, Mountain Health Network, and Marshall Health as an owner of Peak Health, a provider-led health insurance services company with the mission of making healthcare more accessible, understandable, and collaborative. </description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-01-27T12:34:54-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">f7a5ac34-7a69-4f96-936f-c05926f4fbab</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=employees-encouraged-to-join-go-red-for-women-photo-shoot</link><category></category><title>Employees encouraged to join 'Go Red for Women' photo shoot</title><description>The photo is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 3, at 10 a.m. in the main entrance lobby of J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital. </description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-02-03T14:36:23-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">da455e55-a651-4617-9f69-5c3dbf12f4b1</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=red-cross-seeks-licensed-healthcare-professionals</link><category></category><title>Red Cross seeks licensed healthcare professionals</title><description>The WVU Center for Community Engagement has teamed up with the American Red Cross Central Appalachia Region  to share volunteer opportunities that allow licensed healthcare professionals to make an impact on local communities and the state.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-01-24T11:19:00-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">99d70404-d7cc-456a-b2ff-cea9aa2de6bd</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=wvu-medicine-children-s-implements-new-surgery-to-address-laryngeal-cleft_0</link><category>sompurpose</category><title>WVU Medicine Children's implements new surgery to address laryngeal cleft</title><description>WVU Medicine Children's pediatric otolaryngologist Hussein Jaffal, MD, has implemented a new minimally invasive surgical technique to address laryngeal clefts in infants.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-01-23T10:37:32-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">3ee55324-6832-4a17-9b41-0fcf6872cfc1</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=wvu-medicine-children-s-first-inregion-to-implement-device-to-address-chest-wall-deformities_0</link><category>somdiscover</category><title>WVU Medicine Children's first in the region to implement device to address chest wall deformities</title><description>Physicians at WVU Medicine Children's are the first in the region to work with device manufacturer Pectus Services to implement the non-invasive T-Joe Pectus Bracing System for children with convex chest wall deformities, known as pectus carinatum. This is the first treatment for pectus carinatum to be implemented at WVU Medicine and WVU Medicine Children's. </description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-01-26T09:46:30-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">c02e59d4-3403-437b-b42c-150f71aa35e4</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=wvu-medicine-tuesday-talks-startingfitness-program</link><category>somengage</category><title>WVU Medicine Tuesday Talks: Starting a Fitness Program</title><description>Are you one of the thousands who made a new year's resolution to exercise more or start a fitness program? How do you design a fitness program and stick with it? Are you ever too old to start a fitness program?</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-01-26T09:45:10-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">8c3a25f0-2c95-4c94-ab45-73baeca60819</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=welch-community-hospital-to-join-wvu-medicine_0</link><category></category><title>Welch Community Hospital to join WVU Medicine</title><description>Patients of Welch Community Hospital in Welch, W.Va. will have greater access to specialized care and other critical healthcare services under a plan to have the 65-bed, state-managed, directed, and controlled acute care hospital join the WVU Medicine network of hospitals, clinics, and physician practices. </description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-01-12T09:05:10-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">c980408c-45b1-45be-8073-96e7c78b0d23</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=virtual-mindfulness-series-scheduled-to-begin-feb-9_0</link><category></category><title>Virtual mindfulness series scheduled to begin Feb. 9</title><description>Do you already have a mindfulness practice? Would you like to expand your knowledge?</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-01-13T12:18:47-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">c05aec90-bcc5-4d77-9c07-099834ac0411</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=wvu-medicine-expands-fairmont-gateway-clinic-footprint-services_0</link><category></category><title>WVU Medicine expands Fairmont Gateway Clinic footprint, services</title><description>WVU Medicine officials today (Jan. 9) cut the ribbon on a $1.5 million expansion of the Fairmont Gateway Clinic.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-01-09T14:35:36-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">fb9bf64c-9db5-4285-b889-3413abe627cf</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=wvu-heart-and-vascular-institute-participating-in-heart-failure-device-study_0</link><category></category><title>WVU Heart and Vascular Institute participating in heart failure device study</title><description>The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute Advanced Heart Failure team was the first in West Virginia to implant the Cordella® Pulmonary Artery Pressure Sensor System as part of the PROACTIVE-HF Pivotal Trial sponsored by Endotronix. The study aims to reduce hospitalization in heart failure patients over two years.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-01-06T09:53:02-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">32f3e251-d393-4d93-a105-d443b3c7c316</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=wvu-medicine-j-w-ruby-memorial-hospital-first-instate-to-implement-artificial-intelligence-to-d_0</link><category>somheal</category><title>Ruby Memorial first in the state to implement artificial intelligence to detect colorectal cancer</title><description>WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital is the first in the state to receive five GI GeniusTM intelligent endoscopy modules as part of the Medtronic Health Equity Assistance Program for colorectal cancer screening.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-01-26T08:45:42-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">3561d3f4-c7a3-4b67-8375-e5e555483dcc</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=family-medicine-recognized-as-patient-centered-medical-home_0</link><category>somheal</category><title>Family Medicine recognized as Patient Centered Medical Home</title><description>The WVU Medicine Clark K. Sleeth Family Medicine Center at the WVU Medicine University Town Centre Clinic was recognized as a National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) for modeling primary care that emphasizes comprehensive, accessible, patient-first care that improves the patient experience and reduces healthcare cost. </description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-01-26T09:14:10-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">a3dee258-7784-4fb2-91dc-c02c5a09f6bb</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=wvu-hospitals-volunteer-services-to-host-junior-volunteer-academy_0</link><category>somempower</category><title>WVU Hospitals Volunteer Services to host Junior Volunteer Academy</title><description>WVU Hospitals Volunteer Services will offer the Junior Volunteer Academy summer camp again this year.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-01-26T08:57:09-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">38ba7db5-5bec-4d8e-ac01-f1b80f8e1903</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=dr-dhaval-chauhan-to-join-wvu-medicine-children-s-heart-center_0</link><category>sompurpose</category><title>Dr. Dhaval Chauhan to join WVU Medicine Children's Heart Center</title><description>Dhaval Chauhan, MD, pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon, will join the team at WVU Medicine Children's Heart Center and the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute on Jan. 30. He will also serve as an assistant professor in the WVU School of Medicine Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-01-26T09:03:47-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">46446b4a-9b03-48cc-90cd-b7187cb820a1</guid><link>http://connections.wvumedicine.org/news/story?headline=don-t-miss-out-on-year-end-deals-ateye-shop-atwvu-eye-institute_0</link><category></category><title> Don't miss out on deals at the Eye Shop at the WVU Eye Institute</title><description>Don't miss out on year-end deals at the Eye Shop at the WVU Eye Institute.</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-01-17T11:02:56-05:00</a10:updated></item></channel></rss>