Ralph J. Altiere Appointed Dean
of the UCD School of Pharmacy
Ralph J. Altiere, PhD, has been selected as dean of the School of Pharmacy at the University of Colorado Denver, effective Dec.16.

School of Medicine dean inducted into the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Richard D. Krugman, MD, dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Colorado Denver, is one of 64 new members inducted into the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (IOM)

A new way of calendaring at UCD
Keeping up with the educational, artful and civic activities offered at the University of Colorado Denver just got much easier. The WebEvent calendar, accessible through all UCD home pages, enables the campus and external communities to view a breadth of offerings and allows UCD users to import events into their own Microsoft Outlook calendar with just one click.

Center for Bioethics & Humanities
to host conference on end of life issues
The Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado Denver will host a conference titled, “Dying in America: The Realities of Choice and Control.” The conference will cover the issues of decision-making at the end of life from statistical, historical, legal, medical, and philosophical standpoints.

Colorado tobacco taxes fund colon cancer detection program
The Colorado Colorectal Screening Program recently received a $3 million grant to provide colon cancer screenings for uninsured legal residents of Colorado. The funding comes from tax increases on tobacco products.

7Everyday Hero Kathy Winn cares for infants
at Fort Logan Baby Haven
Every week, Denver’s Channel 7 salutes Coloradans who are making a difference in their community through a program called 7Everyday Hero. Kathryn Winn, a volunteer at Fort Logan Baby Haven, was named the 7Everyday Hero for the week of Oct. 1.

Study finds one in 523 children and adolescents have diabetes
About one in every 523 children and adolescents in the United States had physician-diagnosed diabetes in 2001, according to estimates from a major national study called SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth.

Care transitions intervention reduces medical bills
Patients who require treatment in multiple sites of care may now be able to reduce their hospital bills and rates of re-hospitalization, according to a study published in the Sept. 25 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.

The trial was led by Eric Coleman, MD, an associate professor at the University of Colorado Denver’s School of Medicine, and conducted through its Division of Health Care Policy.

Women with certain genes have a 90 percent risk of developing breast and/or ovarian cancer
During September, Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, the University of Colorado Cancer Center at the University of Colorado Denver is joining with the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF) to educate women about familial breast-ovarian cancer syndrome.

Ombuds Office handles problems
The Ombuds Office was created to provide alternative dispute resolution for the UCD community. Rather than having to file a formal grievance for every misunderstanding, miscommunication, or misinterpretation of a policy or procedure, an ombudsperson can assist individuals in exploring options and alternatives in an informal manner.

Type 1 diabetes genetic risk higher than previous estimates
A discovery at the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes has identified a genetic risk for type 1 diabetes three to four times higher than previously thought possible.

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