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News from Tuesday, March 9, 2010

• Creighton Medical Associates Employee of the Month
  

  • Creighton Medical Associates is pleased to announce Mike Morse, certified coder, Creighton Department of Pathology, as Employee of the Month for March 2010.

• Patient Safety Awareness Week - Patient Safety Event Reporting System
  

  • Did you know that the Creighton Center for Health Services Research and Patient Safety (CHRP) has a Patient Safety Event Reporting System? The much publicized Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, To Err is Human, established the need to improve patient safety. Safety improvement efforts have included empowering patients and health care providers to share their experiences with errors and near misses. Pharmacists and pharmacy services have been identified as key to the prevention strategies in reducing harm and injury from medication errors. In the Dyke Anderson – Pharmacists for Patient Safety Survey conducted by CHRP in cooperation with the Nebraska State Board of Pharmacy (results available at http://chrp.creighton.edu), Nebraska pharmacists reported experiencing errors and near misses in practice and a desire to engage in communication about safety concerns to improve patient safety. CHRP has developed a website for sharing safety issues, errors and near misses in pharmacy practice. Our intention is to reduce opportunities for harm and injury to patients by learning about errors and creating a dynamic communication network for best-practice solutions. We expect to generate reports about both common and newly emerging safety issues. We believe that reporting is only valuable if it leads to a constructive response. Feedback will come from an interdisciplinary team from across the Creighton University campus. If you would like to learn more about the CHRP Patient Safety Event Reporting System please contact Jennifer Faber (JenniferFaber@creighton.edu) or Kevin Fuji (kfuji@creighton.edu).

• Portal Community Learning Opportunity
  

  • MyCreighton is Creighton's one stop for academic and social information. The portal includes the ability for communities or groups to collaborate and share information. In this introductory class, you will learn all the ins and outs of managing your own community, including: how to request a community of your own, how to add pages, how to add a variety of content to those pages and membership management. The class will be held Wednesday, March 17, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the LearnIT Lab, Old Gym, room 401a. To register, go to: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/527786624.

• Ragweed Allergy Research Study
  

  • Do you have fall allergies? Are you between the ages of 19 and 50? If so you may qualify to participate in a research study. Compensation may be available for your time and travel if you qualify. Contact Renee at 280.4613 or e-mail Catherinesmith@creighton.edu.

• Pathology Grand Rounds
  

  • "An Update on the Pathology of Skull Base Chordomas" by guest speaker Murat Gokden, M.D., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, will be held Tuesday, March 9, from noon to 1 p.m. at CUMC, Morrison Seminar Room.

• Upcoming Center for Health Policy and Ethics Events
  

  • Please mark your calendars and plan to attend the upcoming Center for Health Policy and Ethics events. The Public Health Journal Club will meet Tuesday, March 16, noon-1 p.m., Health Sciences Library, Thune Seminar Room. The article “Coping with racism: A selective review of the literature and a theoretical and methodological critique” will be discussed. For information about accessing the article, visit http://chpe.creighton.edu/events/other-events/phjc-mar.htm. The following roundtable discussions will be held at the CHPE Conference Room from 3:30-4:30 p.m.: Wednesday, March 24, “Mental Health Resources Research,” discussant – Robert J. Lueger, Ph.D., dean, College of Arts and Sciences; and Wednesday, March 31, “Ethical Issues around female circumcision and reinfibulation at the time of delivery,” discussant – Kathy LaFavor, D.O., fourth year medical resident, Ob/Gyn, School of Medicine. For more information about these events, visit http://chpe.creighton.edu/ or contact Helen Shew at 280.2646.

• PLS490 Research Presentation Event
  

  • You are invited to research presentations given by students, who will present their original independent research and analysis, on Monday, March 15, 2:30-5 p.m., Creighton Hall, room 430. A question and answer session will follow the presentations. The event is co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science and International Relations and Pi Sigma Alpha.

• Read 'Creighton AlumWire'
  

  • Read the March issue of Creighton AlumWire, the e-newsletter for Creighton alumni, online at alumni.creighton.edu/htmlcontent.asp?cid=74573.

• Catholic Comments Podcast: Catholics and Climate Change
  

  • Catholic Comments co-hosts John O'Keefe and Wendy Wright speak with theologian Richard Miller about the critical contemporary issue of climate change and Catholic teaching. A new podcast is posted weekly.

• Free Colon Cancer Test Kits
  

  • March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Did you know that colon cancer is largely preventable and that when it’s caught early it has a 90 percent survival rate? The American Cancer Society wants you to know that if you are age 50 or older, you should get tested for colon cancer. It could save your life. To receive a FREE colon cancer test kit, please contact the CUMC Clinic Pharmacy at 449.4560 or just stop by the pharmacy located in the CUMC hospital, lobby level adjacent to the information desk. Free kits are available through March or while supplies last.

• 2010 Spirit of Creighton Nomination Call
  

  • The Public Honors and Events Committee is calling for nominations for the 2010 Spirit of Creighton Award. One man and one woman will be honored with the award during the 2010 commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 15. Criteria for the award is included in the nomination form. The deadline for nominations is Monday, March 15. Contact Kathy Dare at dareu@creighton.edu for a nomination form.

• Billy Blues Easter Brunch
  

  • Billy Blues will be serving Easter brunch on Sunday, April 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Make your reservation today at 280.1177.

• Adolescent Study
  

  • The Creighton University Pediatric Infectious Disease department is currently recruiting healthy boys and girls ages 11 through 15 to participate in an investigational vaccine study. Two licensed vaccines, Adacel and Menactra, which are recommended for this age group, would be given with the investigational study vaccine for the prevention of HPV infections (the most common cause of cervical cancer and genital warts). A stipend is available for time and travel. Please call 280.4448 to find out more about this important study.

• Vaccine Study
  

  • Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is one of the most common sexually transmitted viruses. Between 50-80 percent of sexually active people will become infected with HPV during their lifetime. HPV infection may cause cervical cancer and genital warts. Creighton Pediatrics Infectious Diseases is enrolling healthy 9-15 year old boys and girls into a nine valent HPV vaccine study. Three vaccinations are given during the first six months with a follow up visit a month later and one follow up phone call at month 12. Qualified participants will receive a monetary stipend. If you would like more information, please call Sandy at 280.4583.

• The Empty Bowls Project: March 16 & 17
  

  • The Empty Bowls Project – a benefit for the Siena/Francis House of Omaha – will be held Tuesday, March 16, from 4-8 p.m., and Wednesday, March 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Lied Education Center for the Arts, art gallery. When you purchase a beautiful handmade ceramic bowl for $10, you will enjoy delicious soup generously donated by Dixie Quicks restaurant of Omaha. Creighton University and Duchesne Academy ceramic students, faculty, staff and many volunteers created each one-of-a-kind piece of pottery.

• High School Tuition Reduction Applications Now Available
  

  • If you are a full-time faculty, staff or administrator who has completed three years of continuous, benefit eligible service with Creighton University (or will have by Sept. 1, 2010), you may apply for a tuition discount at the following high schools for the 2010-2011 academic year: Brownell-Talbot (grades 9-12), Creighton Prep High School, Duchesne Academy High School, Daniel Gross High School, Mercy High School, Mount Michael High School, Roncalli High School, Saint Albert Catholic School (grades 7-12) and Skutt High School. The High School Reduction application is now available online at https://www.blueq-surveys.creighton.edu/se.ashx?s=46BEEE7F492B62E4. Online applications must be completed by 4:30 p.m., April 15, 2010. Late applications will not be accepted. Please contact Linda Bendorf at 280.2292 or lbendorf@creighton.edu if you have questions about the High School Tuition Reduction program.

• Ignatian Notes
  

  • So distinctive was Ignatius’ vision for the Society of Jesus in the sixteenth century that he initially had trouble getting approval from Catholic Church authorities—at one point approval was even withdrawn briefly. The then current approaches to spirituality focused more upon personal and liturgical prayer than upon actions. These spiritualities sought to develop contemplatives through prayer. Significantly, Ignatius never abandoned deep—or contemplative—union with God as the ultimate goal of his vision; he simply revised the means of achieving this union. To foster the realization of his vision of finding God in daily life Ignatius suggested appropriate spiritual practices or “exercises.” The heart of these practices are his Examination of Conscience and Rules for the Discernment of Spirits, found in his little retreat manual The Spiritual Exercises. – Richard J. Hauser, S.J.; Unity of Hearts and Minds, Creighton University Press, 2008

• Dairy Study for 13 and 14 Year Old Girls
  

  • Inviting 13 and 14-year-old girls: Your daughter may qualify for a one-year research study looking at the role of dairy consumption on weight management. The study includes five visits, painless evaluations and a monetary stipend. Contact a pediatric nurse at the Osteoporosis Research Center at 280.4070 for more information.

• Healthy Kids Can Help
  

  • The Creighton University Osteoporosis Research Center is conducting an important study of bone health in growing children and adolescents. Your child may qualify if he/she is between the ages of 5 through 18 years. This study would include a one time visit and a monetary stipend. For more information contact a pediatric nurse at 402.280.4070 or 800.368.5097.

• New Six-Week Challenge
  

  • Come out of hibernation – it's time to get fit! This new six-week challenge is designed to provide accountability for you as you increase physical activity to improve fitness and shed those extra layers that may have accumulated over this long Midwest winter. Earn chances to win weekly drawing prizes and participation points in SimplyWell for redeeming in the Reward Store. Deadline to register is March 12. Click here for program information.

• Women and Religion Lecture
  

  • The Annual Women and Religion Lecture, “Green Sisters: Women Religious, Earth Justice, and Spiritual Ecology,” by Sarah McFarland Taylor, will be held on Thursday, March 18, at 7 p.m. in the Harper Center, Ahmanson Ballroom. Taylor is an associate professor of religious studies at Northwestern University specializing in the study of religion and American culture, religion and ecology, and women’s studies in religion. She will address the role of women religious in the concern for a sustainable environment. This lecture, sponsored by the Kripke Center for the Study of Religion and Society and the Women and Gender Studies Program, is free and open to the public. For more information contact Fran Minear at x2303 or fminear@creighton.edu.

• Combat Colorectal Cancer Seminars
  

  • Colorectal cancer is the third most frequently diagnosed cancer in men and women, and the second highest cause of cancer deaths in the United States. The good news is that, if caught early, it is highly curable. The best way to detect the disease, which offers no early warning signs, is through a colonoscopy, in which a tiny camera examines the colon for irregularities, including polyps, which can often be removed during the procedure. If you are 50 or older, you should have a colonoscopy. To find out more, Creighton Medical Associates is sponsoring two health seminars: one at noon on March 23 in Creighton's Skutt Student Center, room 104, and another on March 30 at 7 p.m. in the Morrison Seminar Room at Creighton University Medical Center. At both sessions, CMA's Bennie Upchurch, M.D., a gastrointestinal surgeon, will answer your questions. To schedule an appointment with Upchurch, call 402.449.4692. To register for the health seminar, call 402.280.5920.

• Cardoner
  

  • "Calling All Readers" invites you to a discussion with James Martin, S.J., via SKYPE (you will see and hear Fr. Martin present). “This Our Exile: A Spiritual Journey with the Refugees of East Africa,” will be discussed Tuesday, March 16, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., Skutt Student Center, room 104. Seamlessly combining spiritual writing, reportage, travel narrative, humor and even some recent history, a young American Jesuit tells of his time working with the refugees of East Africa. His mission was straightforward: to help the refugees who had settled in the sprawling slums of Nairobi, Kenya, to start small businesses and earn a living. He imagined he would be teaching them much, and he did. But the refugees would end up teaching him much more about life, survival and faith, love and friendship. Fr. Martin is the culture editor of AMERICA Magazine. RSVP for the book, free if attending the discussion. RSVP also if you only want to hear and meet the author to Janine ter Kuile, Janine@creighton.edu.

• Easter Lily Fundraiser
  

  • The Creighton University Student Nursing Association (CUSNA) is holding an Easter lily sale. Proceeds will go directly to students attending the National Student Nursing Association conference and will be used to help defray costs associated with the conference. Locally grown by Dallas Johnson Greenhouse in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the plants will have approximately six to nine bloom stems, will stand approximately 18-inches and are in a 6-inch pot. This is an exceptional value at only $9.50 each. Orders and payment must be received no later than Friday, March 19. Plants will be delivered March 25 to Creighton School of Nursing. Lily orders can be e-mailed to Lauren Zlomke at laurenzlomke@creighton.edu. Payments can be given directly to Zlomke, or can be turned into Erron Holland in the School of Nursing. If mailing payment (checks payable to CUSNA), please send to: Creighton University-School of Nursing, Attn: Erron Holland, 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178.

• Asthma Research Study
  

  • Research participants with asthma are needed for a research study. Do you have asthma? Have you used prednisone pills in the last 12 months? Are you between the ages of 19 and 65? The Creighton University Allergy Division is currently seeking non-smoking asthmatics for a 12-month study of an investigational asthma medication. All study medications and visits are provided at no cost to you. You may be eligible to receive compensation for your time and participation. For more information, please call Janie at 280.5972.

• Cardoner Invites You to ‘Called to Service in Uganda’
  

  • Herbert Busiku with Computers for Africa will speak on Wednesday, March 24, in the Skutt Student Center, room 105. A soup lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. with the presentation following from noon to 1 p.m. A native Ugandan, Busiku has been instrumental in coordinating the placement of donated computer technology and delivering follow-up services to beneficiary schools in Uganda for eight years. Hired by Computers for Africa, an Omaha non-profit, he has single-handedly brought technology to a war-torn, desolated region of his country. Herbert will talk about beginning work in northern Uganda, an area he had never visited as it was considered a dangerous country within a country. RSVP for the lunch only to janine@creighton.edu.

• Graduate Business Degree Information Session
  

  • Creighton University College of Business offers premier programs in graduate business education for those seeking leadership, managerial and information technology skills. Complete your degree in as little as 18 months. Customize your course of study to take your career to the next level. Choose from innovative master’s programs including MBA, Master of Science in Information Technology Management, and Master of Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (available completely online). To learn more about these programs, plan to attend an information session on Tuesday, March 16, at 5:30 p.m. at the Happy Hollow Country Club (1701 S. 105th St.). Faculty, staff and students will be on hand to answer your questions. RSVP by March 10 at www.creighton.edu/business/events/graduateinformationsession.

• Spiritual Direction and Ignatian Retreats
  

  • Cardoner will fund a four to eight day spiritual retreat or spiritual direction through June 30, 2010. Your retreat will include a spiritual director (find sites here). E-mail Janine ter Kuile for more information on how to be reimbursed. Only one retreat reimbursed by Cardoner is considered within a five-year period.

    Ignatian spirituality, the vision of the relationship between God and the human person grounded in the mystical experiences of St. Ignatius, has its primary expression in his book of The Spiritual Exercises. More than 20 retreat houses and spirituality centers in the United States provide a variety of services based on The Spiritual Exercises for clergy, men and women religious and lay people. The Creighton Retreat Center in Griswold, Iowa, can set up a retreat for you. Contact Fr. David Smith for more information.
    
    What is Spiritual Direction? Spiritual direction is the process of accompanying people on a spiritual journey. Spiritual direction exists in a context that emphasizes growing closer to God (or the holy or a higher power). For more information on spiritual direction and how to find a person to direct you, visit www.sdiworld.org/. Cardoner will pay for four visits for spiritual direction (for a total of $100 at $25 per hour). For further assistance in choosing a director, contact Janine ter Kuile.