Celebrating Nurses Week
WVU Cancer Institute! Thank you to all of our nurses at Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center and across our regional network!
WVU Cancer Institute’s Morgantown and Fairmont Radiation Oncology Programs Achieve Reaccreditation
 The Radiation Oncology programs at the WVU Cancer Institute’s Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center in Morgantown and Fairmont Regional Cancer Center have attained reaccreditation from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) APEx - Accreditation Program for Excellence®.
Dental Hygiene Student Supports Pink and Pearl Campaign
 WVU School of Dentistry joined the inaugural WV Pink and Pearl Campaign. Students and faculty added an oral cancer awareness element to the breast and lung cancer screening event. The Department of Dental Hygiene faculty, including Ms. Elizabeth Puette, produces a large number of volunteer future hygienists for oral cancer awareness events and they often incorporate discussions about risk factors, screening, detecting and more at a patient’s first visit. Madison Shaw, a junior dental hygiene student participated recently. "Being a part of the Pink and Pearl campaign was a great opportunity to get involved with my community and raise awareness of not only oral cancer, but also breast and lung cancer. I had the privilege to volunteer alongside other health professionals, which was an awesome learning experience," Shaw said. (Add links to the Pink and Pearl campaign).
New Award Focuses on Health Messaging on Social Media
Dannell Boatman, EdD, MS, a researcher with Cancer Prevention & Control (CPC) at the WVU Cancer Institute, was awarded a grant from the Merck Investigator Studies Program (MISP) to continue her research on Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination messaging on social media. This project will build on her previously published study that explored HPV-related content on TikTok, a social media platform featuring short video clips developed by users. With the new MISP funding, her research team will explore user-generated content and comments across various social media platforms. “Social media has changed how many find and use health information. Understanding the current conversation will allow us to tailor and pinpoint our messaging to encourage positive health behaviors, like vaccination.” Dr. Boatman leads CPC’s Communicating for Health in Appalachia by Translating Science (CHATS) Lab which has the mission of using communication to improve health outcomes in Appalachia and beyond.
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Wear grey and join the Brain Cancer Treatment team for a photo at 1:50 followed by a presentation with information about Brain Cancer, meet the brain cancer care team, and hear some patient perspectives.
Okey Patteson Auditorium
Join the Mountains of Hope Cancer Coalition and the WV Program to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening to learn more about healthy equity topics centered around cancer screening.
Join the WVU Cancer Institute and Mountains of Hope, West Virginia's state cancer coalition, for a monthly ZOOM Cancer ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes). The May session will focus on Mental Health Needs Across the Cancer Continuum with Dr. Daniel Elswick, MD.
This one-day conference will provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary updates on advances in lung cancer from screening to diagnosis and through survivorship.
Erickson Alumni Center
Registration is now open for this event being hosted by WVU Cancer Institute
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Save the Date for Laura Gibson Retirement Celebration
Celebrate the retirement of Gibson, senior associate vice president for WVU Health Sciences Research and Graduate Education and associate dean for research in the School of Medicine, Monday, June 15, in the Health Sciences Center Pylons area.
Reconnecting
We are living in a transformational moment in the history of our state, country and world. An inflection point. In a recent blog post, Dr. Clay Marsh reflects on recommitting to our roots as people and as a community of healthcare professionals.
Virtual Mindfulness Summer Series Begins May 18
An upcoming mindfulness series will help participants address everything from sleep troubles to holistic healing. The virtual summer series, hosted by the mindfulness team at the Health Sciences Center, will take place on Zoom from noon to 1 p.m. May 18, June 29, July 27 and Aug. 24.
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