Monthly Archives: December 2019

Belmont Occupational Therapy Students Educate at High School Career Fair

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Students at Career Fair booth

Belmont University Occupational Therapy students, with Professor Dr. Natalie Michaels, educated high school students about physical therapy and occupational therapy at the 2019 Health Sciences Career Fair last month at Hillwood High School.

Many of the high school students were uncertain of the difference between the two therapies, but OTD students Chantè Bowens and Brittany Clark were on hand to help teach students about the benefits of each.

Lara Casey at booth

Lara Casey, undergraduate admissions coordinator for the College of Health Sciences at Belmont, was also present to answer questions and to inform students about the various health care majors available at Belmont.

This Career Fair, organized by Academy Coach for Hillwood High School Mary York, is held annually to inform students about the various career options available in the field of Health Sciences.

Belmont DPT Students Explore Aquatic Exercise Benefits for Down Syndrome Population

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Students at Aquatic Center

Belmont University Doctor of Physical Therapy students performed aquatic exercises to music with children and adolescents diagnosed with Down Syndrome this semester, with Occupational Therapy Professor Dr. Natalie Michaels and Physical Therapy Professor Dr. Nancy Darr. The water exercises were held at the Gordon Jewish Community Center under the direction of Aquatics Director Daniel Christmas.

These exercises were performed as part of a research project to see if aquatic exercises can help improve balance in this population. Balance was measured before and after the 6-week series of exercise sessions using the Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS). The PBS is a 14-item, criterion-referenced measure of balance that was developed by Mary Rose Franjoine and Nancy Darr to screen children for potential balance-related challenges.

Members of the student research team included Madeleine Youngblood, Taylor Jacobs, Anna Rungee, Carly Callahan and Courtney Alama. The research is currently in the data analysis phase. Regardless of the outcome, the participants appeared to greatly enjoy the sessions, and the team felt invigorated and rewarded by the experience.

Dr. Engle Published in ‘American Journal of Health System Pharmacy’

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Genevieve Ness EngleDr. Genevieve Lynn (Ness) Engle, associate professor in pharmaceutical, social, and administrative sciences in the College of Pharmacy, along with colleagues from Long Island University, University of Illinois at Chicago and the FDA published a current directory of U.S. based Drug Information Centers in the “American Journal of Health System Pharmacy.”

The manuscript, titled “Survey of Drug Information Centers in the United States 2018,” was an update to the 2008 directory and identified a total of 82 centers that met the definition of a Drug Information Center. Various characteristics of the centers were explored including affiliations with academic institutions and activities performed.

College of Pharmacy Fellow Published in PLOS One

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Andrew DouglasDr. Andrew Douglas, a fellow in the Drug Information Center in the College of Pharmacy, recently published an article titled “Pharmacologic Management of HCV Treatment in Patients with HCV Monoinfection vs. HIV/HCV Coinfection:  Does Coinfection Really Matter?”

The article, which was published in PLOS One, originated from a poster that he presented at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in 2017. Douglas worked with a group consisting of pharmacists, statisticians and physicians through the Specialty Pharmacy and Infectious Diseases Clinic at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Social Work Associate Professor Julie Hunt Joins Other Belmont Faculty in Presenting at Lilly Conference on College Teaching

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Belmont Faculty at Lilly Conference
Belmont faculty at Lilly Conference on College Teaching at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio

Social Work Professor Julie Hunt was among a group of nine Belmont faculty members who made presentations at the Lilly Conference on College Teaching held at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio on November 21-23. The Lilly Conference brings together scholar teachers from across academic disciplines.

Belmont faculty members contributed four presentations for the “Evidence-Based Learning and Teaching” conference theme. Each of the Belmont presentations was the result on ongoing scholarship and longstanding collaborations with campus colleagues.

Professor Hunt joined Nathan Webb, chair of the Communication Department and Andrea Stover, professor of English, in sharing their experiences as an active scholarly group in a poster titled “The Quest to Develop Authentic Learning Objectives Through an Interdisciplinary Faculty Group.”

Additional information about the presentation is available on the conference website: http://celt.miamioh.edu/lillycon/presenters.php.

Pharmacy Faculty Member and Student Provide Continuing Education for HIMSS North America

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Dr. Anthony Blash InstructingAssociate Professor of Pharmacy Dr. Anthony Blash and Belmont PharmD Candidate Class of 2020 Mary Lankford were part of a collaborative team to deliver the 2019 Virtual Certified Associate Health Information Management Systems (CAHIMS) certification review class in five two-hour sessions recently.

The 10-hour continuing education course was offered to help prepare HIT professionals and students to sit for the CAHIMS Certification Exam. The review class was attended by 21 members of the healthcare informatics community, including pharmacy students and HIT professionals from The University of Texas At Dallas, the Carolina Biooncology Institute, Wellstar Health Systems and Adventist Health System. Continue reading →