2002 News Releases

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Papé 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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