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Dec. 1, 2020
Health experts recommend ways to connect with elderly loved ones during the holidays
Lonnie Wong, Fox40
Terri Harvath, director for the Family Caregiving Institute at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, is featured for her expert tips for older adults and caregivers during the holiday season provided in recent UC Davis and UC Davis online presentations.
Nov. 20, 2020
UC Davis LIVE: Coronavirus Edition — COVID-19 and the Holidays
UC Davis
Terri Harvath, director of the Family Caregiving Institute at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, joined other experts for this Facebook Live event to discuss safely connecting with older adults during the holiday season.
Nov. 18, 2020
CA COVID Notify
UC Davis announced its participation in the introduction of an application that alerts users to COVID-19 exposure. The project is led by Associate Professor Katherine Kim at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis.
COVID exposure app rolled out to UC campuses
Erica Goldhawk, KCRA Channel 3
UC Davis Becomes Latest UC School to Roll Out COVID Exposure App
Ryan Hill, CBS Channel 13
UC Davis rolls out COVID-19 exposure app to campuses
Davis Enterprise
COVID-19 exposure notification pilot app launches at UC campuses
Lonnie Wong, Fox 40
Nov. 2, 2020
Q&A with Dr. Kupiri Ackerman-Barger: Skills to Become Equity-Minded
On the Pulse, Johns Hopkins Nursing magazine
Piri Ackerman-Barger, the associate dean for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, led a three-part series, Teaching and Learning Pathways to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. During her visit, she provided a Q&A session for the school’s magazine and discussed her journey into nursing, health equity and social justice.
Oct. 12, 2020
UC Davis Launches $2 Billion Fundraising Campaign
Ashley Han, UC Davis Magazine
UC Davis publicly launched a $2 billion fundraising campaign on Oct.9 to propel the university’s work to prepare future leaders, sustain healthier communities and bring innovative solutions to today’s most urgent challenges. The article features Healthy Aging in a Digital world, an initiative led by the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing and the UC Davis School of Medicine to advance telehealth and care for older adults.
Oct. 11, 2020
UC Davis Health participates in research consortium to answer COVID-19 questions
Madeline Payne, California Aggie
Article highlights Associate Professor Katherine Kim’s work to collect data about COVID-19 via a research consortium.
Oct. 2, 2020
UC Davis Health participates in research consortium to answer COVID-19 questions
Madeline Payne, The California Aggie
Katherine Kim, an associate professor at the School of Nursing, discusses her work as part of 12 health systems participating in data consortium aimed at answering questions about COVID-19. Kim is lead investigator for the UC Davis Health team.
Oct. 2, 2020
Using Empathy and Medicine to Tackle Inequality
Dorsey Griffith, CANP
Assistant Clinical Professor Ricky Norwood discusses how he addresses health equity in his clinical practice.
Sept. 30, 2020
Nurse Practitioners Win Their Battle for Practice Expansion In Light Of COVID-19
Sammy Caiola, Capradio
Clinical Professor Debra Bakerjian comments on passage of California Assembly Bill 890, increasing scope of practice for the state’s nurse practitioners.
Sept. 27, 2020
US election 2020: Fact-checking Trump on coronavirus
BBC News
Clinical Professor Debra Bakerjian of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis is quoted in this fact-check story that explores President Trump’s statements regarding the coronavirus pandemic. She discusses testing at nursing home facilities.
Sept. 16, 2020
ACTIVATE Bringing Telehealth Services to Vulnerable Merced County Residents
Lorena Anderson, UC Merced
News story from UC Merced highlight new public-private initiative to bring telehealth services to underserved rural residents in Merced County. The project, Accountability, Coordination and Telehealth in the Valley to Achieve Transformation and Equity (ACTIVATE), is led by Katherine Kim, an associate professor at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis.
Sept. 10, 2020
New Telehealth Project Targets California’s Agricultural Communities
Eric Wicklund, mHealthIntelligence
Katherine Kim, an associate professor at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, discusses a new initiative to use connected health to improve access to care in Merced County. Kim is co-primary investigator for the project, which is a project of both UC Davis and the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society & the Banatao Institute (CITRIS) at the University of California.
Aug. 31, 2020
UC Davis Sets Record With $941 Million in Research Funding
Lisa Howard, UC Davis
News story highlights the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing grant of $37.5 million from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to launch a new nursing fellowship program. The story notes external funding awards at UC Davis for the 2019-20 fiscal year, which rose to $941.2 million, a new record for the university.
Clinical Education: Preceptorships Shifting but Essential During Pandemic
Dorsey Griffith, Connections, newsletter for the California Association for Nurse Practitioners
Rick Norwood, an assistant clinical professor at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, discusses the impact of COVID-19 on in-person clinical experiences for nurse practitioner students. The article also includes Laura Schaffer, a 2020 graduate of the school’s family nurse practitioner program.
Aug. 25, 2020
New Study Finds Music & Memory Program Reduces Distressed Behavior and Decreases Need for Antipsychotic Medication in Dementia Patients
PR Newswire
In the most comprehensive study of its kind on the effects of the Music & Memory program, researchers from the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis found that personalized music is associated with a reduction in the amount of antipsychotic medication taken by nursing home residents and fewer distressed behaviors.
Aug. 24, 2020
Miyamoto to be inducted as American Academy of Nursing fellow
PennState News
Sheridan Miyamoto, a 2014 graduate of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing Doctor of Philosophy Degree Program a 2020 Betty Irene Moore Nurse Leader and Innovator Fellow, was named a 2020 fellow with the American Academy of Nursing.
Aug. 13, 2020
How to Handle Evolving Social Interactions during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Insight, Capital Public Radio
Jann Murray-García, an associate clinical professor at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, talks about race-related conflict resolution during this show focused on interaction and relations amid the pandemic.
Aug. 4, 2020
Music & Memory reduces dementia medications and aggressive behavior
Mirage News
Article highlight results of the Music & Memory study by researchers from the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis. Debra Bakerjian, the clinical professor who led the research, said the study revealed that listening to personalized music led to declines in antipsychotic and anti-anxiety medications for residents with dementia in long-term care facilities.
July 2020
Partner feature: Ronit Ridberg
Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition July 2020 Newsletter
Ronit Ridberg, a 2018 alumna of the doctoral program at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis and a current postdoctoral scholar there, is highlighted in a Partner Feature for her work with the Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition. She provides expertise in produce prescription programs and metrics for the center’s Nutrition Incentive Hub. She completed her dissertation research on produce prescription programs.
July 7, 2020
Dawn Aycock Joins Nurse Leader Fellowship Program at UC Davis Nursing School
Georgia State University
Dawn M. Aycock of the Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions at Georgia State University is one of 11 nurse scientists accepted to the inaugural cohort of the Betty Irene Moore Fellowships for Nurse Leaders and Innovators.
June, 2020
Keeping Your Cup Full in the Time of COVID-19 and Beyond
Dorsey Griffith, CANP Connections Newsletter June 2020
Elizabeth Rice, associate dean for student and faculty success at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, discusses how the current pandemic exacerbate stress for nurses and nursing students. She outlines how the School of Nursing supports students through the challenging time.
June 30, 2020
Project CommUNITY: Justice for All
KCRA
Associate Clinical Professor Jann Murray-García discusses the health disparities that continue to exist and the work to ensure access to health care for all communities.
June 29, 2020
Experts recommend safe social contact with elderly loved ones during pandemic
Dennis Shanahan, Fox 40 News
Terri Harvath, director for the Family Caregiving Institute at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, discusses how to help and support elderly friends and relatives during the coronavirus pandemic.
June 16, 2020
UC Davis nursing professor named as fellow in American Medical Informatics Association
Margo Rosenbaum, The California Aggie
Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis Assistant Professor Katherine Kim named a fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA).
May 3, 2020
California to Expand Pipeline of Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners
NewsDio
CStory highlights new UC postmaster’s-degree certificate program for psychiatric nurse practitioners. The program is a partnership between UCSF, UCLA and UC Davis.
April 20, 2020
Nurse ‘Honored’ To Be on Front Line
Genoa Barrow, Sacobserver
Carter Todd, a 2019 graduate of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis master’s-degree leadership program and UC Davis Medical Center nurse, is featured in this article exploring nurses working during the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 18, 2020
3,500+ people sick with COVID-19 in California’s nursing homes
Marlei Martinez, Uniformed Services University
Rick Norwood, an assistant clinical professor at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, is named as one of 20 inspiring African American Uniformed Services University graduates who have made, or are making remarkable strides in medicine, nursing, dentistry, science, and leadership.
April 15, 2020
Black History Month Profiles: 20 Inspiring USU Alumni
Sharon Holland, Uniformed Services University
Rick Norwood, an assistant clinical professor at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, is named as one of 20 inspiring African American Uniformed Services University graduates who have made, or are making remarkable strides in medicine, nursing, dentistry, science, and leadership.
Feb. 24, 2020
Caregiver Simulator | Focus on Health
KVIE Digital Studios
KVIE highlights the home health simulations suite in Betty Irene Moore Hall used to prepare providers to partner with families and improve caregiver skills.
Jan. 20, 2020
Experts map future of family caregiving research
EurekAlert!
The Gerontological Society of America announces the publication of the supplemental issue of the journal, The Gerontologist, “Advancing Family Caregiving Research.” The issue was produced by the Family Caregiving Institute at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis and highlights 10 research priorities to better support the needs of family caregivers.
Jan. 30, 2020
New University of California Program Will Double Pipeline of Specialized Mental Health Providers in Response to Growing Crisis
Sierra Sun Times
California Health Care Foundation announces launch of a new, online certificate program to prepare 300 psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners at three University of California nursing schools, including the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis.
Jan. 20, 2020
UC Davis Welcomes Applications for Betty Irene Moore Fellowships for Nurse Leaders and Innovators
Philanthropy News Digest
Applications are now open for the new Betty Irene Moore Fellowships for Nurse Leaders and Innovators program at the School of Nursing.
Jan. 9, 2020
Giving Big to Build a 21st-Century Nurse
Paul Karon, Inside Philanthropy
Article features $37 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to launch the Betty Irene Moore Fellowships for Nurse Leaders and Innovators.
