2002 OHSU News Archive

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Releases are listed in chronological order starting with the most recent. The number to the right of each listing refers to the date of the release.

December

Pilot Study Reports High School Drug-Testing Program Dramatically Reduces Drug Use -- 30

Oregon Poison Center Offers Tips for Parents for a Safe Holiday Season -- 18

New Deputy Director of Area Health Education Centers Focuses on Community Education -- 17

Mechanism to Overcome Gleevec Resistance in Late-Stage Leukemia Patients Demonstrated -- 15

Fall Enrollment Hits Record High at OHSU's OGI School of Science & Engineering -- 13

Doernbecher Joins $1.4 Million International Functional Genomics Study on Drug Tolerance and Dependence -- 12

OHSU School of Medicine Dean Emeritus, Renowned Forensic Psychiatrist Receives Natinal Award -- 11

New Ways of Making Super Small-Scale Devices is Focus of OGI School of Science and Engineering -- 10

OHSU People Movers -- 10

The season of giving comes to Doernbecher -- 6

Director of Government Relations Wins National Award -- 5

OHSU Scientist Receives Fanconi Research Award -- 4

Oregon Researchers Recognized for Outstanding Leadership, Scientific Contributions -- 4

OHSU President Receives Human Relations Award from Jewish American Committee -- 3

New 7.5 Ton MRI Machines Installed Through Hole in Side of OHSU Hospital -- 2

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November

OHSU Researchers Make Key Immune System Discovery -- 27

People Movers:
School of Medicine Dean Named President of National Aging Federation
Professor of Psychiatry Receives Two Prestigious National Awards -- 26

OGI School of Science and Engineering REceives $1.2 Million in Recent Grants -- 25

OHSU School of Medicine Dean Emeritus Awarded ACP-ASIM Laureate Award -- 25

OHSU's Casey Eye Institute Receives One of Nation's Largest Private Gifts to Fight Macular Degeneration -- 21

Institute of Medicine Spells Out Initiatives for Reforming Nation's Ailing Health Care System -- 20

Researchers Evaluate Dietary Supplement's Effect on Memory in the Aging -- 20

Doernbecher Children's Hospital Study Looks at How a Child's Cancer Diagnosis Affects the Parents -- 20

OHSU Ethicist Available to Respond to State-by-State Report Card on End-of-Life Care -- 18

New Director Appointed to the OHSU Center for Healthy Aging -- 18

New Graduate Level Certificate Program Avaialbe for Health Professionals -- 18

OHSU Appoints New Director for Clinical Nursing Practice and Development -- 14

Students at OHSU's OGI School of Science and Engineering Receive Prestigious Scholarships -- 14

Biotech Startup Raises More Funds Than Expected Following Early OHSU Results -- 13

OHSU School of Nursing Faculty Recognized for Their Contributions to Rural Health --12

OHSU Ethicist Invited to Address Hollywood Professionals About Portraying End-of-Life Issues in Movies and TV -- 12

Current TTS Systems to Get Technical Boost Through $1.8 Million Grant to OGI School of Science & Engineering -- 11

Oregon's Nursing Shortage Gets Financial Boost -- 6

OHSU Researcher Presents Findings on Appetite-Reducing Hormone at Neuroscience Meeting -- 6

Brain Differences in Sheep Linked to Sexual Partner Preference -- 4

Study Finds Computers Greatly Reduce Prescription Errors -- 4

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October

Management 'Coach' Helps Students Hone Business Plans -- 31

OHSU Researchers Study Promising New HIV Therapy -- 30

OHSU Dental Simulation Clinic Offers One of the Most High-Tech Learning Experiences in the Nation -- 28

OHSU/Doernbecher Foundation Board Member and Oregon State Representative Betsy Johnson Featured at Ground Breaking for New Research Building -- 28

Less Invasive Brain Aneurysm Treatment Offered at OHSU Proved Superior to More Invasive Surgery -- 25

Graduate Students are No. 1 for Dick Fairley -- 25

Board of Directors Meeting -- 25

OHSU Researchers Study Oregon's Healthy Aging Population -- 24

New Director Appointed to OHSU School of Nursing's Office of Research Development -- 23

Novelty Contact Lenses Offer Great Looks, Great Risks -- 22

National Medal of Science Winner Visits OHSU Balance Disorders Lab -- 21

Information Technology Offers Better Health Care -- 18

OHSU Chemoprotectant Technology Licensed for Biotechnology Development -- 17

OHSU Takes Part in Unique Alzheimer's Treatment Trial -- 16

National Task Force Cautions Against Combined Hormone Replacement Therapy for Women -- 15

OHSU Takes Part in Clinical Trial Showing High-Dose Coenzyme Q10 Slows Functional Decline in Parkinson's Disease Patients -- 15

NIH Names OHSU to Research Consortium Investigating Compounds to Slow Parkinson's Disease Progression -- 14

OHSU Ethicist Offers Guidance for Physicians With Patients Using Alternative Medicine -- 14

OHSU School of Nursing Professor Pens Popular Family Health Care Nursing Textbook -- 14

OHSU's OGI School of Science & Engineering Employees Receive Prestigious Appointment -- 10

Druker to Get City of Medicine Award -- 10

OHSU Breaks Ground On New Research Building -- 10

Robotic Model Monster Truck Pushes Boundaries of Computer Technology -- 7

OHSU Researcher Discovers Target for New Anxiety-Reducing Drugs -- 3

Casey Eye Institute Physicians Offer Tips for Preventing Eye Injuries This School Year -- 2

National Research Corporation Survey Results Rank OHSU Hospital No. 1 Statewide -- 1

OHSU Receives $7.8 Million to Create Revolutionary Ultrasound Devices for Heart Therapies -- 1

September

Uncovering the Secrets of Elephant Sex -- 30

Architectural Foundation Names OHSU President Its 2002 Honored Citizen -- 27

Nationally Recognized Faculty Join OHSU's OGI School of Science and Engineering -- 26

OHSU Taps New Vice Provost for Rural Health -- 24

Grand Ronde Woman Drives Home the Prize in Support of Doernbecher's Cancer Program -- 23

OHSU School of Medicine Announces New Chairman of Anesthesiology -- 19

Early Osteoporosis Detection Can Prevent Fractures -- 16

Portland OHSU Employee First Unrelated Stem Cell Donor -- 13

Hormone Replacement Therapy May Improve Breast Cancer Detection and Survival Rate -- 12

OHSU Researchers Discover Toxicity Risks for Widely Used Chemicals -- 12

OGI School of Science & Engineering Employees Receive Prestigious Awards and Appointment -- 12

OHSU, PSU to Cooperate on Technology Commercialization -- 12

OGI School of Science & Engineering Receives Nearly $1.5 Million in Recent Grants -- 10

OHSU School of Medicine Receives AAFP Program of Excellence Award -- 9

OHSU School of Nursing Offers New Program in Bend -- 4

OHSU School of Medicine Appoints Assistant Dean of Minority Affairs -- 4

Research Backs Use of Mammograms for Women Over 40 -- 3

Board of Directors Meeting -- 3

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August

Old Metal Scraps Offer New Way of Cleaning Polluted Groundwater -- 22

OHSU Launches First-of-its-Kind Rural Surgery Program -- 22

OHSU Receives Oregon's Largest Private Gift to Advance Alzheimer's Research -- 21

VAMC, OHSU Researchers Study Hospice Nurses' and Social Workers' Experiences with Physician-Assisted Suicide -- 21

OHSU President Appointed to Board of Federal Reserve Bank -- 21

Doernbecher Offers Nonsurgical Alternative to Fix Holes in Hearts -- 20

Two New Hormone Replacement Therapy Reviews Support Findings of Recently Halted Clinical Trial -- 20

Engineers/Managers Along I-5 Corridor Now Have Management Program in Wilsonville -- 19

OHSU Medical Students Live With and Learn About the Lives of Family Practice Physicians -- 19

Gleevec's Effectiveness on Untreatable Cancer Shown -- 14

Free CD-ROM Explores Science Behind Environmental Clean-Up -- 14

Healthy Aging Project Expands, Seeks Volunteers -- 14

OHSU Chief Financial Officer Receives Forty Under 40 Award -- 12

OHSU Researchers Help Locate Protein Hormone in Body that Temporarily Reduces Appetite -- 7

Research Inconclusive on Whether Clinician Counseling Increases Physical Activity -- 6

Information Sharing Focus of Research at OHSU OGI School of Science and Engineering -- 5

Students at OGI School of Science and Engineering Receive Prestigious Awards and Scholarships -- 1

OHSU Appoints New Vice President for Finance -- 1

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July

Grant Totaling $1.5 Million Brings Alternative Medicine Collaboration to OHSU Students -- 30

OHSU Researchers Help Explain How Once-Popular Fen-Phen Drug Causes Weight Loss -- 25

OHSU Researchers Find New Indicator for Coronary Artery Disease -- 25

The Area Health Education Center of Southwest Oregon Cultural Conference -- 24

Twenty-Three Students Earn Master's in Physician Assistant Studies from OHSU -- 24

OHSU Welcomes Mexican Health Officials to Discuss Workforse Diversity Efforts -- 24

OHSU Board of Directors Meeting -- 24

OHSU Heart Patient Plans Bike Ride from Portland to San Francisco to Raise Funds for Medical Research -- 17

Multicultural and Underserved High School Students Get First-Hand Look at Health Careers in MedStars Program -- 10

OHSU Physicians Explore Assisted Suicide Request for Journal of the American Medical Association -- 2

Oregon Poison Center Urges Caution During Summer Recreation Season -- 2

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June

Oregon Opportunity Task Force Meeting Announced -- 25

OHSU'S Casey Eye Institute Offers Fireworks Safety Tips to Prevent Eye Injuries During the Independence Day Holiday -- 24

OHSU Celebrates First Anniversary of Merger with Oregon Graduate Institute of Science & Technology -- 21

OHSU Medical School Dean to Address Health Professional Shortage -- 20

OHSU Researchers Are First to Develop Monkey Stem Cells That Could Lead to a Treatment for Diabetes -- 20

Researcher Discovers Cause of, Possible Cure for, Genetic Disease -- 19

Paintfest Brings Healing and Creativity to Children at Doernbecher -- 19

OHSU Researchers Link Breast Cancer Gene to Fanconi Anemia -- 13

Dad Receives Best Possible Father's Day Gift -- 11

Rural Communities Offered Defibrillators and Training to Help Save Lives -- 11

Researcher Receives Award for Unique Teaching Style -- 10

OHSU is Part of International Groundbreaking Preeclampsia Study -- 7

2002 Commencement Releases

OHSU Opens Most Advanced MRI Intraoperative Surgical Suite on the West Coast -- 6

Deaf Children Learn to Talk Using Speech Technology from OGI School of Science & Enfineering -- 3
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May

7th Annual Cancer Survivors Day Event Entertains -- 30

OHSU Kicks Off Campaign to Prevent Window-Fall Injuries -- 30

Growth Hormone Defect Related to Fibromyalgia -- 30

Commencement 2002 News -- 30

American Cancer Society Honors Brian Druker, M.D. With Its Highest Award--The Medal of Honor -- 29

OHSU Physicians Contribute to Groundbreaking Medical Library -- 28

Druker Named Howard Hughes Investigator -- 27

Heron Lakes Golfer Saved by Quick Thinking Staff -- 23

OHSU Researchers Discover New Cellular Signaling System -- 20

Miss America 2002 Visits OHSU for Cancer Education -- 20

Study Shows Benefits of Adding High-Dose Vitamin D to Chemotherapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer -- 20

Gleevec Shown to be Significantly More Effective at Treating CML Than Interferon -- 20

OHSU Appoints New Vice Provost for West Campus and New Director of Risk Management -- 13

OHSU Studies Postpartum Depression -- 13

OHSU Appoints New Vice President of Administration -- 11

Work is No Obstacle to a Degree in OGI's Management Program -- 10

OHSU to Participate in Worldwide Study for Rare Metabolic Kidney Disease -- 9, 2002

French Physician Who Performed First Transatlantic Robotic Surgery to Visit OHSU -- 9

OHSU/VA Medical Center Researchers Track Gene Responsible for Alcohol Withdrawal -- 8

OHSU'S 28th Commencement Is Set for June 7 -- 6

Oregon Disaster Medical Team Promoted to Level 1--the Highest Level -- 6

New Report Cites Importance of Doctor-Patient Collaboration in Changing Unhealthy Behavior -- 3

OHSU School of Medicine Appoints New Associate Dean for Planning and Administration -- 2

Rural Health Care Providers Get New Program That Fits Their Community's Needs -- 2

Antidepression Drug More Effective Than Nicotine Replacement at Helping Women Quit Smoking -- 1

Guadalajara Dignitaries Hand Out Gifts to Doernbecher Patients, Mariachi Band to Play -- 1
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April

OHSU Researcher Elected to National Academy of Sciences -- 30

Brian Druker Serves as Grand Marshal for Southwest Airlines Grand Floral Parade -- 30

Local Solutions Offered for Nursing Shortage -- 29

Famous Portland Restaurateur Donates $4 Million to OHSU's Casey Eye Institute -- 26

Oregon Opportunity Task Force to Meet Wednesday, May 1 -- 26

OHSU Hosts Robotic Heart Surgeon -- 25

Doernbecher Offers Unique Care to Kids in Pain -- 22

Investigator Receives Prestigious $3.7 Million Neuroscience Award -- 17

First-of-its Kind Rice Paddy Study to Determine Methane Levels -- 16

Bend Girl is First Patient Ever to Receive Bone Marrow Transplant as Potential Cure for Rare Blood Disease -- 15

OHSU, VAMC Researchers Reveal Benefits of Tiny Iron Particles in Brain Tumor Imaging -- 15

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Opens New Research Door with Proteomics at OHSU -- 12

OHSU Foundation Elects New Board Officers -- 3

OHSU Center for Women's Health Conference Tells Participants, "It's Your Time Now!" -- 2

OHSU Center for Women's Health Conference Tells Participants, "It's Your Time Now!" -- 2
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March

OHSU Teams Up With American Stroke Association, Other Area Hospitals for Stroke Forum -- 29

Vasectomy Reversals Succeed Even After Many Years -- 28

National Town Hall Meeting on Complementary and Alternative Medicine to be Held in Portland -- 14

The Oregon Opportunity Task Force to meet Wednesday, March 20, 2002 -- 14

OHSU investigators receive Fulbright scholarhsips -- 14

First-ever national toll-free hotline comes to Oregon Poison center at OHSU -- 14

Study reveals eye drops work as well as eye patches to treat childhood eye disorder -- 11

Kiwanians Take a Stand for Doernbecher -- 11

Oregon's Annual Brain Awareness Week Celebration Kicks off this Weekend -- 6

Salt Lake City Student-Athletes Turning Away From Drugs Thanks to OHSU Prevention Program -- 6

Grant Helps Interest Future Rural Nursing Students -- 5
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February

Status Update on Michael Strickland -- 28

Doernbecher Children's Hospital Foundation Elects New Board Officers -- 25

OHSU School of Nursing Receives $500,000 for Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Scholarships -- 21

Oregon Disaster Medical Team Reports for Duty at the Olympics -- 20

OHSU and Portland VA Medical Center Receive $6.7 Million to Study Alcoholism -- 19

Doernbecher Children's Hospital Foundation Announces New Director -- 15

OHSU Researchers Find Protein that may Signal the Spread of Breast Cancer -- 15

OHSU Mercury Thermometer Exchange Comes to Lloyd Center Mall -- 14

Kids Judge OHSU Scientists During Unconventional Competition -- 12

National Town Hall Meeting on Complementary and Alternative Medicine to be Held in Portland -- 12

Retreat Offers Skills for Second Half of Life -- 11

OHSU Nurses Vote to End Strike -- 11

OHSU Appoints New Executive Director of Hospitals and Clinics -- 11

FDA Approves Gleevec For GIST Treatment -- 1

OHSU Researchers Launch Nation's First Comprehensive Study Into Causes of Sudden Unexplained Death -- 1
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January

New OHSU Research Center Will Address Symptom Management in Life-Threatening Illness -- 31

OHSU School of Nursing to Offer Online Master's Program in Public Health -- 28

OHSU Hosts Conference to Discuss Impacts of Sept. 11 on Refugees Living in America -- 24

Semiconductor Expert Joins Engineering Faculty -- 24

Doernbecher Children's Foundation Names Shirley Pap? Chairwoman of Healthier Kids Campaign -- 24

OHSU Physician Gives His Time for Young Athletes -- 23

Druker, Nichols to Carry Olympic Torch; Flame to Visit Doernbecher -- 22

Artificial Valves May Be Answer for Vein Diseases -- 22

Medical Students Find a REMEDY for Helping Others -- 22

Company Acquires Financing to Bring OHSU Biotechnologies to Market -- 10

Free Forum Offered on Common Mood Disorder -- 10

OHSU Appoints New Director of Child Development and Rehabilitation Center -- 7

Division of Health Issues Report -- 7

ONA Rejects Latest Offer -- 4
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