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Registration is open for Psychosocial Oncology Training Academy fall 2023 workshops
During POTA workshops, attendees will attain proficiency in evidence-based treatments, enhancing capacity to deliver holistic psychosocial cancer care. -
UAB experts explain why advance care planning is important and how to get started
Healthcare Decisions Day is April 16, and UAB experts are providing recommendations for how to get started with advance care planning. -
Heartbeat in a bottle: UAB nurse creates keepsake to support grieving families
To help families cherish the loving memory of their dear ones, a UAB nurse started her “Heartbeat in a Bottle” initiative to give families a unique way to remember the loved ones they have lost. -
Black Christian patients are less likely to receive their preferred end-of-life care. Researchers hope change that.
UAB researchers have published an article demonstrating how the term “aggressive care,” used loosely by clinicians to describe care that can negatively impact quality of life for patients with serious illness, is often used to inappropriately label the preferences of[…] -
Four academic and community health systems partner to address palliative care disparities among African Americans
This five-year study will determine the effectiveness of CHW-based palliative care programs in improving palliative care outcomes for African American patients with advanced-stage illnesses. -
Poet turns health care workers’ stories into custom poems
As a certified Listener Poet, Salaam Green with UAB Arts in Medicine is working with UAB professionals to create poems based on their experiences for National Poetry Month in April. -
$100 million in contributions to transform UAB School of Medicine
Record $95 million Heersink lead gift to advance strategic growth and biomedical innovation. -
UAB’s Supportive Care Clinic showcases new clinic space in virtual tour
The UAB Supportive Care Clinic recently moved to its newest location in the Kirklin Clinic, with new telehealth, counseling and therapy rooms, and a collection of local art. -
Light at the end of a pandemic tunnel; experts offer wellness tips for spring
Spring is always a time of hope, and experts from the UAB School of Medicine offer suggestions on how to improve your mental wellbeing. -
Dionne-Odom is Inaugural Moore Fellow
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing Assistant Professor J. Nicholas Dionne-Odom, PhD, RN, is one of 11 nurse scientists accepted to the inaugural cohort of the Betty Irene Moore Fellows for Nurse Leaders and Innovators and as[…] -
First culturally based end-of-life care protocol created by community members published
In partnership with community members, researchers at UAB created the first culturally based protocol for patients living with a serious illness or facing end-of-life care. -
Tucker receives Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Award
Rodney Tucker, M.D., honored for work and care given to patients nearing the end of their lives. -
Meet My Loved One: Making palliative connections in times of isolation
A program inspired by a doctor who lost her father during the coronavirus pandemic is now being used to help patients who cannot be with loved ones in the hospital. -
Restoring the art of healing: Book celebrates palliative care work and legacy
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the palliative care program at UAB, the team and volunteers created a book consisting of essays from health care providers and the loved ones of former patients. -
Community members train doctors on culturally appropriate palliative care
Community members from Beaufort, South Carolina, trained palliative care physicians on how to have culturally appropriate conversations with their patients based on their backgrounds and ethnicities. -
Man baptized in UAB pool with only days left to live
A man who was dying from lung cancer and unable to leave the hospital was baptized in the pool at Spain Rehabilitation Center. -
Young dog’s legacy eliminates barriers to volunteering; brings joy to palliative care patients
Anna’s Fund, which was established by Rodney Tucker, M.D., and Billy Connelley, provides financial assistance to Hand in Paw volunteer teams to help defray costs associated with training and supplies to become a pet therapy team. -
“They made me feel like a person”: Palliative care counseling changes lives for patients, families
Palliative counselors at UAB provide support to patients facing serious illness, while also providing therapeutic support to the patients’ family members. -
Study uses telehealth to provide palliative care to rural, Southeastern communities
A team of UAB palliative care experts will provide a culturally based palliative care program provided through telehealth in three rural hospitals in the Southeast, and compare that to patients receiving regular care, to see if it helps reduce suffering[…] -
The Sisters: Formed by cancer, held together by unwavering love
A group of women who range from ages 30-80 formed a support group with one another in their breast cancer fight in an effort to live life to the fullest. -
Tucker partners with Magic City Wellness Center to provide care to LGBTQ community
Rodney Tucker, M.D., will provide primary care to patients once a week at the Magic City Wellness Center. -
Heartbeat Project keeps man’s memory alive
Music therapists recorded Steven Eaise’s heartbeat while he was a patient at the Center for Palliative and Supportive Care, then incorporated it into a song they recorded. -
UAB’s Wells transforming heart failure care
Four awards are helping a School of Nursing student in her development as an early career nurse scientist. -
End-of-life care that goes beyond the condition
UAB provides emotional, social and spiritual care beyond the pain of life-threatening illnesses and diseases to help patients have the best quality of life. -
Bakitas honored for continued impact on palliative care field
Marie Bakitas, DNSc, associate director and senior scientist at the UAB Center for Palliative and Supportive Care, was recently recognized for continued outstanding work in the palliative care field. -
Bakitas to present at annual O’Koren Lecture
Internationally recognized scholar and researcher Marie A. Bakitas will present at UAB on palliative care Feb. 10. -
UAB palliative care honored for innovations in access
A UAB program to expand access to palliative care is lauded by the American Hospital Association. -
Early, phone-based, palliative care support improves caregiver quality of life and patient survival
UAB School of Nursing's federally funded study shows both the patient and caregiver benefit from early palliative care. -
UAB says exercise an important part of cancer care
UAB hosts a seminar to train exercise professionals in how to help cancer patients become physically active during treatment and recovery. -
Atkins Diet vs. China Study — a debate
High fat/low fat? High carb/low carb? A UAB debate looks at overall health and cancer prevention. -
UAB Palliative Care needs community support for LIVESTRONG grants
UAB’s Center for Palliative Care is in an online battle with other hospitals for cancer grants from Lance Armstrong’s LIVESTRONG organization. -
UAB Hospital administrator named Commissioner of Mental Health
Zelia Baugh has been named by Governor-elect Robert Bentley to be Commissioner of Mental Health. Baugh is currently the administrator of psychiatry at UAB's Center for Psychiatric Medicine.