UA Center to Address Substance Use Disorders and Health Equity
The University of Alabama will be home to a new research center dedicated to the prevention, treatment and management of substance use disorders.
The Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama System approved the Center for Substance Use Research and Related Conditions to focus across the lifespan of conditions to include integrated behavioral health, mental health and more.
Housed in the Capstone College of Nursing and in collaboration with the Alabama Life Research Institute, the mission of the CSURRC is to promote the health and well-being of individuals and communities affected by substance use disorders in Alabama and beyond through innovative, state-of-the-science and culturally responsive research that reduces health disparities, improves health equity and addresses social determinants of health.
Earn 6.5 CEs! 2022 Bridger Endowed Lectureship
The Planning Committee for the 2022 Donna Cox Bridger Endowed Lectureship invites you to Navigating the Pandemic. Join us on March 4, 2022, at the Capstone College of Nursing; a remote attendance option is also available.
The Lectureship is JA IPCE accredited and awarded 6.5 CEs for ACCME Physicians, ANCC Nurses, ASWB Social Workers, and APA Psychologists.
Please register by March 2, 2022! $50 Registration Fee, $25 Student Registration Fee.
UA Student Selected as 2022-2023 UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science TL1 trainee
“As a public health nurse leading international health and development programs, I have had the privilege of working shoulder to shoulder with inspiring providers who deliver reproductive and maternal health care to some of the most marginalized and remote communities in the world,” said Jesse Rattan, 2nd year student in the Joint Nursing Science PhD Program at The University of Alabama and University of Alabama in Huntsville. “The driving principle of these programs is to ensure evidence-based interventions are offered, with dignity and quality, to people and communities that experience the greatest injustices, because they often bear a disproportionate level of illness and premature death.”
“The Center for Clinical and Translational Science’s vision to reduce the disproportionate burden of ill health affecting minority and special populations in the Deep South aligns well with this experience and my values.”
Ms. Rattan continued, “This fellowship is a unique opportunity for me to take the next step to becoming an independent research scientist focused on developing and testing interventions that disrupt the social determinants of poor maternal health.”
Nominate a #BamaNurse for CCN's Distinguished Alumni Award!
Each year, CCN’s Alumni Association recognizes an alum who has demonstrated continuous and exemplary work in the nursing and healthcare industries. Honor a #BamaNurse by submitting a nomination today!
Please submit your nominations by March 31, 2022.
University of Alabama receives $1.8 million to improve patient care in rural Alabama
The University of Alabama’s Dr. Nathan Culmer (College of Community Health Sciences) and Dr. Todd Smith (Capstone College of Nursing) have received $1.8 million in funding this year from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant program. This funding will significantly increase the Emergency Medical Services’ telemedicine capabilities in rural Alabama, connecting 49 ambulances with approximately 18 hospitals across 19 rural counties in Alabama.
“With this network of telemedically-equipped ambulances and emergency departments in rural Alabama communities, we anticipate better response times to and from patient sites, improved quality of care at the point of need, and reduced financial burden for both patient and provider,” said Dr. Smith. “Dr. Culmer and I feel that we have created a critical infrastructure of EMS telemedicine capabilities that will enhance patient care and outcomes in medically underserved communities across our state.”
Alumni Updates
Jeremy Blount, MS, CRNA (2014) is the anesthesia team lead at UAB Hospital’s new Intraoperative MRI Suite. The two OR suite is equipped with a portable MRI scanner that allows surgeons to obtain enhanced images during procedures and provides increased accuracy. Jeremy was the CRNA for the first craniotomy using this technology at UAB in early February. This intraoperative MRI suite is the only one of its kind in Alabama.
Lauren Salinas, MSN, RN, CNL, CCRN (2018) received the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's 2022 Vanguard Award which recognizes exceptional Clinical Nurse Leaders in Practice. Read more here.
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