The WVU School of Social Work’s Rural Integrated Behavioral Health Training Program, joined by the California University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pittsburgh Behavioral Health Training Programs, will host a Behavioral Health Summit on March 27, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.
The Health Science Faculty Development Program will host a session on Thursday, Mar. 5 from noon to 1 p.m. in room, 2256 HSS.
Cervical cancer can be insidious. Changes to the cervix are often detected with a pap smear, but for those with limited access to health care, cervical and vaginal cancers can go unnoticed for years—silently growing, spreading and invading other organs—and by the time they’re detected, they may be so advanced that the patient’s prognosis is poor and her treatment options few.
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ (DHHR) Office of Drug Control Policy has partnered with West Virginia University (WVU) on a pilot project to address substance use at the local level in Berkeley and Jefferson counties. The initiative, championed by Gov. Jim Justice, will work with community partners to strengthen and expand prevention and recovery resources.
The WVU School of Nursing today officially opened its new Student Services Wing on the Morgantown Campus.
All are invited to join in musical recitals from WVU Health Sciences students and employees on Feb. 14, at noon in the Pylons Lobby.
WVCTSI’s Clinical and Translational Research Seminar Series will partner with the West Virginia Practice-Based Research Network to present a series of seminar on community engaged research. In the first entry, William Lewis, M.D., family medicine physician and co-director of the WVPBRN, and Stacey Whanger, MPH, WVPBRN network manager, will present, “How to Effectively Engage in Research in a Community or Practice Based Setting.”
More than 20 scholarships are available for health care professionals interested in the School of Dentistry continuing education program on tobacco cessation treatment.