David Pisetsky, MD, PhD, President of the US Bone and Joint Initiative took the opportunity to recognize and honor Dr. Jordan and her work as Chair of the Chronic Osteoarthritis Management Initiative in USBJI’s latest newsletter.
Our UNC Allergy/Immunology Clinic received the Exceptional Patient Service Award, being one of only 14 clinics honored for exceptional service in all four quarters of fiscal year 2014 in Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Scores.
Portsia Latta, NA, with the UNC Rheumatology Clinic, received a Plus People Award from UNC Healthcare. This honor is presented to UNC Healthcare employees for their outstanding performance and service. The Plus People Awards were established to recognize those who exemplify the characteristics of one or more of the pillars of Commitment to Caring. The … Read more
Dr. Loeser receives the UNC School of Medicine Office of Research and TraCS Translational Team Science Award for “The Role of the Microbiome in Osteoarthritis”
Two students were awarded an eight week preceptorship by the Rheumatology Research Foundation and will complete their preceptorships at UNC TARC.
UNC TARC represented our community, state and nation at the OARSI World Congress annual meeting in Seattle, Washington.
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Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common chronic conditions and a leading cause of disability among veterans. Although exercise is known to improve pain, physical abilities, and other outcomes for patients who have knee OA, most individuals with this condition are physically inactive. Therefore there is a need to develop programs that will help veterans and others with knee OA to increase activity levels. Dr. Allen has been awarded a three-year grant to examine a stepped approach to helping veterans with knee OA to increase physical activity, with increasing levels of program intensity when needed for individual patients to meaningfully improve pain and physical function.
Dr. William L. Roper, MD, MPH, Dean of the UNC School of Medicine, has appointed Joanne M. Jordan, MD, MPH, as Executive Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, effective April 15, 2015.
An R01 is a grant awarded by the NIH to support a large research project and they are hard to get. Dr. Golightly’s RO1 is a four-year grant titled “The Role of Joint Hypermobility in Lower Body Osteoarthritis”, and her UNC TARC team includes Drs. Jordan, Nelson, Cleveland, Schwartz, and Renner; as well as Patrick … Read more