Patient Care A Mother-Daughter Gift: Nursing Creates Special Bond By URMC Communications May. 10, 2020 Colleen Bayer was born while her mother, Kathryn Lechner, completed nursing school. Perhaps it’s serendipitous that years later, as Bayer decided her own path, she turned to nursing.
Patient Care Cancer, COVID and a Loss of Control: Advice for Coping By URMC Communications May. 8, 2020 You have cancer. For many, hearing those words represents feeling a total loss of control.The COVID-19 pandemic is giving all of us a glimpse of what a cancer diagnosis can feel like when the disease ...
Patient Care Coping Together, but Apart: Cancer Survivors Share Their Social Distancing Tips By URMC Communications Apr. 10, 2020 Social distancing is a new practice for many of us, but some cancer patients have had experience with it already as part of their cancer treatment plan. A few of them share tips from their ...
Patient Care Coping During COVID-19: Ideas to Help with Quarantine By URMC Communications Mar. 20, 2020 What can you do to stay calm and healthy at home? Judy Zeeman-Golden, LMSW, manager of the Center, offers some ideas.
Patient Care Coronavirus (COVID 19): Wilmot Launches Telemedicine Visits for Some Patients By URMC Communications Mar. 19, 2020 Wilmot Cancer Institute has begun offering some telemedicine appointments to help protect our patients, staff and community during the coronavirus pandemic. Here, we answer some common questions ...
Patient Care Fluke or Fate? Chance Meeting at a Bills Game Leads to an Enduring Love and Support By URMC Communications Feb. 13, 2020 When Marcia Hilliard took up a friend’s offer to go to a Buffalo Bills game, she had no idea how it would change her life forever – but she’s so glad it did.
Patient Care A Lifetime of Love Helps Fairport Couple after Cancer Diagnosis By URMC Communications Feb. 13, 2020 What’s the secret to a marriage that’s lasted more than 56 years? Doug Whitney says respect, forgiveness, listening and lots of love - especially after Doug was diagnosed with glioblastoma.
Research Nurse Scientist Partnership Drawing More Nurses into Research By Lydia Fernandez Feb. 5, 2020 In a collaborative effort, Wilmot and the University of Rochester School of Nursing support nurse-initiated research programs through the development of the Oncology Nurse Scientist Partnership.
Education Wilmot Cancer Research Fellowship Supports ‘Trajectory of Learning’ By URMC Communications Jan. 30, 2020 Wilmot's support for education continues beyond formal medical and scientific training to professional development for faculty and staff. A special mechanism is devoted to this kind of ongoing ...
Patient Care Driving Away Fear, Improving Outcomes for Children Receiving Radiation By Lydia Fernandez Jan. 29, 2020 Working with pediatric patients in Radiation Oncology, Julie Natale, R.N., B.S.N., noticed the fear that would set in when it was time for treatment. She wanted to help so she asked: How could we ...
