Oregon Health & Science University

OHSU Study: Misdiagnosis of MS is Costing Health System Millions Per Year

May 9, 2012 -- It is relatively common for doctors to diagnose someonewith multiple sclerosis when the patient doesn't have the disease — amisdiagnosis that not only causes patients potential harm but costs theU.S. health care system untold millions of dollars a year, according to astudy published online today in the journal Neurology.The study is based on a survey of 122 multiple sclerosis specialistsnationwide and was conducted by researchers at Oregon Health& Science University and the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical

May 9, 2012

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OHSU Hosts Pharmaceutical Disposal Drop-off Event on April 28

April 17, 2012 -- The Oregon Poison Center, the OHSU Pharmacy and the Department of Public Safety at Oregon Health & Science University will host a free prescription drop-off on Saturday, April 28, for Northwest residents to safely discard of unwanted or expired medications. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Apr 16, 2012

OHSU Appoints Michael Tom as Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Director

April 17, 2012 -- Oregon Health & Science University has named Michael Tom its Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Director (AAEO). The AAEO department at OHSU plays an important role as a resource for patients, staff, faculty, students and employment applicants to support diversity and prohibit discrimination across the university's missions of patient care, education, research and outreach.

Apr 16, 2012

OHSU Center Dedicated to Workplace Health and Safety Appoints New Director

April 3, 2012 -- Dr. Steven Shea, Ph.D., has been appointed director of Oregon Health & Science University's Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET).

Apr 4, 2012

Research Highlights Pitfall of Psychiatric Drug Development

March 21, 2012 -- Physicians who prescribe antipsychotic medications may be basing their decisions on incomplete information, according to new research published by scientists at Oregon Health & Science University. The study is published in PLoS Medicine, a peer-reviewed open-access journal published by the Public Library of Science.

Mar 21, 2012

Internationally-Respected Medical Ethicist and Palliative Care Expert to Join OHSU

March 16, 2012 -- Oregon Health & Science University is pleased to announce an important addition to its nationally respected Center for Ethics in Health Care. Dr. David Barnard, Ph.D., J.D., will join the university and ethics center as the Miles J. Edwards Chair in Professionalism and Comfort Care. The position is named after the late Dr. Miles J. Edwards, M.D., a distinguished doctor and ethicist at OHSU. Edwards died in 2006 following an extended battle with cancer. His final weeks were chronicled in a series of articles in The Oregonian.

Mar 16, 2012

OHSU-led Consortium Wins $21 Million Grant to Study Alcoholism, Stress

March 8, 2012 -- The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has funded a five-year, $21 million Integrative Neuroscience Initiative on Alcoholism grant to support a multi-site consortium led by an Oregon Health & Science University researcher.

Mar 8, 2012

Oregon memorial service for former OHSU/UO leader Allan Price set for March 23 in Portland

March 7, 2012 -- Family, friends and colleagues will celebrate the life of the late Allan Price, former OHSU Foundation president and OHSU senior vice president for advancement, at a public memorial at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, March 23, at the Portland Art Museum, 1219 S.W. Park Ave. Price, who was 56, drowned Feb. 17 while vacationing with his wife in Mexico. Price assumed his jobs at OHSU and the OHSU Foundation, OHSU's nonprofit fundraising affiliate, in 2008.

Mar 7, 2012

Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation Board Elects New Members

February 10, 2012 – The Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation today announced the incoming officers and new and returning members of its Board of Directors for 2012. Board officers: Kelly J. Johnson, president. Johnson is executive vice president of wealth management at Umpqua Bank. Dirk T. Davis, executive vice president. Davis is vice president, sales, Pacific Northwest at Unified Grocers.

Feb 10, 2012