In a new study conducted on male and female athletes at the University of Florida College of Medicine, most subjects who took the King-Devick test soon after suffering a concussion showed reductions in speed and accuracy that were marked enough to reveal mild traumatic brain injury. Find this article on…
Our own Dr. Jay Clugston was invited to speak and represent the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine and the Student Health Care Center at the Florida Alliance for Sports Medicine 1st inaugural Summit in Kissimmee, Florida last weekend. Dr. Clugston spoke on Heat Illness…
iPhone owners were notified on Friday, February 21, about a software update available that includes a fix for a security bug in its iOS software. The issue: current Apple iOS software has a problem recognizing digital certificates used by banking sites, Gmail, Facebook, and other encrypted connections. Please…
WUFT News By Dana Edwards on February 5th, 2014 Detecting a concussion within minutes may become easier, thanks to new technologies developed by an Alachua-based brain trauma research company. Banyan Biomarkers Inc. announced on Jan. 24 that it received $300,000 from the National…
The Department of Community Health and Family Medicine is proud to announce that our own Kim Mink was one of 15 College of Medicine employees to win the Superior Accomplishment Award for 2014. The Superior Accomplishment Award recognizes faculty and staff who have shown efficiency or economy in…
This two hour workshop is designed to raise awareness of faculty and staff on such topics as safe web browsing, preventing malware infections, recognizing phishing scams, encrypting and backing up files, and wireless security. The class covers discussion topics that get participants thinking about how to protect their personal and…
The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) will be holding the 40th Anniversary of the Conference on Medical Student Education, January 30-February 2, 2014 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel & Resort, Nashville, Tennessee. “This is the conference to share your wisdom, to learn new skills, to gain new…
The Department of Community Health and Family has had a great year and many gifts to be be thankful for. On Monday, November 18 we celebrated these gifts with a covered dish luncheon. Halie “practices” smiling 🙂…
You’ve been patiently waiting and now it is finally here! Join the Dept of CHFM administrative staff at their annual Halloween costume contest. http://chfm.ufl.edu/administrative-services/halloween-contest-2013/ …
EPIC Users, Please follow this link to get the details about the October 22 bundle update that was just implemented. If you have any questions, please give me a call. Kimberly Mink, CPC, CPC-P Quality Coordinator – Administrative Services Community Health and Family Medicine University of Florida…
