Nevada School Of Pharmacy
About Us
There is an active affiliation with the University of Nevada School of Medicine. Other academic affiliations include Southern California College of Optometry; University of Nevada at Las Vegas School of Nursing, Undergraduate Healthcare Administration Program, Graduate School of Social Work and the Clark County School of Dental Hygiene. ... Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions ... University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Social Work ... [Read More]
VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System
The major academic affiliations for VASNHCS are the University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, and the East Bay Surgical Program at the University of California, San Francisco. Approximately 44 medical, surgical, and psychiatry residents rotate annually through VASNHCS, as well as approximately 12 pharmacy students through a partnership with the Idaho State University and University of Southern Nevada Schools of Pharmacy. Additionally, there are five pharmacy residents through the American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists (ASHP) residency program. A number of students, interns, and residents from ancillary services and other academic affiliations also receive training at VASNHCS. The VASNHCS Research program has a budget of approximately $1.5m, with 49 projects in neurology, oncology, surgery, cardiology, pulmonary medicine, and pharmacy. ... [Read More]
Congressman Jon Porter - Representing the Third District of Nevada
Congressman Porter visits school children at Mt. Olive Lutheran School in Las Vegas (November 23, 2004) ... Congressman Porter presents history education grant to the Clark County School District (July 2, 2004) (July 2, 2004) ... Porter Meets With Nevada High School Group (July 16, 2003) ... [Read More]
State of Nevada - Board of Medical Examiners October 2001 Newsletter
Chronic pain management is an important issue that is being addressed not only in theState of Nevada, but also nationally. Questions have been raised by physicians and othersas to how to manage and monitor pain control. In response to this concern, the board, atthe request of the Nevada State Medical Association, assembled a task force in 1998,comprised of representatives of the Nevada State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, the NevadaState Board of Pharmacy, the Nevada State Board of Nursing, the University of NevadaSchool of Medicine, Larry Matheis, the Executive Director of the Nevada State MedicalAssociation, as well as other representatives of the medical profession. This task forcedeveloped proposed regulations. These regulations were then amended at the request of theNevada State Medical Association to adopt by reference the guidelines for pain managementby the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc. Notices of intent toadopt regulation were posted in every li ... [Read More]
US Senator Harry Reid's Resource Portal
UNLV School of Dental Medicine ... Medco Health Solutions (Las Vegas) (pharmacy services) ... UNLV Harrah School of Hotel Administration Job Site : ... [Read More]
State of Nevada - Board of Medical Examiners April 1999 Newsletter
I note recent great interest in the medical community concerning the regulationsadopted by the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners with respect to control of pain. Ithought it would be of interest to the members of the medical community and others whoreceive this newsletter to understand the procedure that the board went through withrespect to adoption of the regulations controlling the management of pain. Prior toadopting the regulations, the board, at the request of the Nevada State MedicalAssociation, assembled a task force in 1998, comprised of representatives of the NevadaState Board of Osteopathic Medicine, the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy, the Nevada StateBoard of Nursing, the University of Nevada School of Medicine, and Larry Matheis, theExecutive Director of the Nevada State Medical Association, together with otherrepresentatives of the medical profession. That task force developed proposed regulationsand recommended that the board adopt those regulations. Prior to doing ... [Read More]
Meet the Residents 2003-2004
Marne Vervan, Pharm.D., is a Pharmacy Practice Resident and Assistant Instructor at the Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System – Dallas and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy. Dr. Vervan received her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Biology from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas in 1994 and received her Pharm.D. from the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy in 2003. Dr. Vervan’s resident research project is entitled “Assessment of IVIG Drug Utilization and the Incidence of Acute Renal Failure and Thrombosis.” Her professional interests include oncology, infectious disease, internal medicine, and pediatrics. Future plans include pursuing a career in oncology, infectious disease, internal medicine, or pediatrics. ... [Read More]
State Summary for Nevada
In 1999, VA opened a state-of-the-art clinical building in Reno. This facility houses acute inpatient beds and primary care clinics, relocated from an older building constructed in the 1940s. Significant clinical construction activities include the installation of a new MRI, moving surgical and medical specialties into new and larger space and the installation of a cardiac catheterization laboratory. Renovations are underway to improve and increase clinical space in the operating rooms, intensive care unit, rehabilitation medicine facilities (including physical and occupational therapies) and the inpatient pharmacy. A new parking structure will be constructed in fiscal year 2005. Renovations in the planning stages include an emergency room expansion, primary care expansion and radiology expansion. The Sierra and Southern Nevada systems have extensive affiliations with schools, including the University of Nevada, Southern California Colleg ... [Read More]
State of Nevada - Board of Medical Examiners April 1999 Newsletter
Attorney General Frankie SueDel Papa recently announced that the State of Nevada and the Sanford Center for Aging andDepartment of Health Ecology at the University of Nevada, Reno, received a grant of$450,000 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Other partners involved include theNevada State Medical Association, HealthInsight, Hospice Association of Nevada, andVistaCare Hospice. Nevada is one of 15 statewide partnerships to receive funding under theRobert Wood Johnson Foundation's new grant program known as Community StatePartnerships to Improve End-of-Life Care . Over the past three years,Attorney General Del Papa has chaired a task force that examined end-of-life policies inNevada. Health care professionals, representatives of the religious community, lawyers,policymakers, educators, social workers and others participated on the task force toencourage more sophisticated and comprehensive disc ... [Read More]
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