Announcements
Panopto Recorders: Some Mac users will be required to upgrade software on Friday, July 19
Panopto Creators who are working with an outdated version of the Panopto recorder for Mac will receive a vendor-required software upgrade at 4 a.m. Friday, July 19
Windows 11 will be installed on all WVU computers capable of receiving upgrade, starting July 9
Information Technology Services will install Windows 11 on all WVU-managed Windows computers that need and can accept the update, starting Tuesday, July 9.
John E. Parker Pulmonary Sleep Symposium registration now open
Registration for the John E. Parker Pulmonary Sleep Symposium is now open. The event is hosted by West Virginia University’s Department of Medicine and will be held on August 16, 2024 at the Marriott at Waterfront Place in Morgantown.
Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders offering free hearing screenings on July 12
The West Virginia University School of Medicine Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders will provide free hearing screenings to members of the public on Friday, July 12.
WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, School of Medicine mourn the passing of Dr. Abnash Jain
Faculty and staff at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute and WVU School of Medicine are mourning the loss of Abnash C. Jain, M.D., longtime cardiologist and professor, who passed away on Monday (July 1). He was 88.
WVU study finds vulnerabilities among sexual minorities seeking weight-loss surgery
MORGANTOWN, WV – West Virginia University researchers have found that gay and bisexual adults seeking bariatric surgery are more likely to binge eat and believe derogatory weight-related stereotypes apply to them, making it less likely they will follow through with the procedure. The study suggests the reason could have to do with stress related to identifying as a sexual minority.
Longtime WVU School of Medicine educator, leader retires
Following more than 50 years of service in the classroom and research lab, in communities across West Virginia and to the medical field, Rashida Khakoo, M.D., retired from West Virginia University effective June 30.
BeWell welcomes behavioral health specialist
Carmella Polak, a behavioral health specialist at the WVU Carruth Center, will join the WVU Health Sciences BeWell team in July.
Department of Urology announces leadership change, national search to follow
Wallis Marsh, M.D., chair of the Department of Surgery, will serve as interim chair of the Department of Urology, effective July 1.
WVU Department of Emergency Medicine Research Collaboration Published in Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Recently the WVU Department of Emergency Medicine in collaboration with the WVU Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry sent out a survey about experiences and attitudes on treatment of substance use disorder in our Emergency Department. The survey aimed to assess emergency clinicians’ attitudes toward and readiness to initiate buprenorphine in the ED and identify clinician-perceived facilitators and barriers. We sought to assess these attitudes after the IMPACT (Initiation of Medication, Peer Access, and Connection to Treatment) project began which embedded Peer Recovery Support Specialists in our Emergency Department to help care for and link patients to treatment. The data suggests that newer generations of emergency clinicians may have less hesitancy initiating buprenorphine in the ED. In time, this could mean increased access to treatment for patients with OUD. Today we found out that their work has officially been published in the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine!