Category - Community

Lamy Center Caregiver Connection: Keeping Loved Ones Safe During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Hands lathered in soap under a running faucet.

March 19, 2020
Community, Featured Post
Caregiver Connection, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Hygiene, Lamy Center, Rudi Lamy

The 12th post in the Caregiver Connection blog series from the Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging takes a closer look at promoting good personal hygiene among caregivers and their loved ones in light of the COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) outbreak.

PHSR faculty, staff, and students sit at tables in the lunch room assembling sandwiches for Our Daily Bread.

Faculty, staff, and students from the Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research come together to prepare meals for individuals experiencing hunger in Baltimore City.

January 21, 2020
Community
Caregiver Connection, Lamy Center, Rudi Lamy, Sleep Deprivation

The 11th post in the Caregiver Connection blog series from the Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging highlights the consequences of sleep deprivation on dementia patients and their caregivers, and offers advice to help everyone get a good night’s rest.

Hands under faucet of running water lathering soap between them.

October 18, 2019
Community
Caregiver Connection, Hygiene, Lamy Center, Rudi Lamy

The tenth post in the Caregiver Connection blog series from the Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging examines the need for caregivers to help maintain good personal hygiene for both older adult and dementia patients, as well as themselves.

Adult hand clasped over another older adult's hand to provide comfort.

August 29, 2019
Community
Caregiver Connection, Health Care Decision Making, Lamy Center, Rudi Lamy

The ninth post in the Caregiver Connection blog series from the Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging offers firsthand insights into the caregiver’s role as a health care decision maker.

Elderly patient stands near hospital bed grasping walker.

January 23, 2019
Community
Caregiver Connection, Falls Prevention, Lamy Center, Rudi Lamy

The eighth post in the Caregiver Connection blog series from the Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging highlights the need for caregivers to be aware of falls in the elderly and dementia patients for whom they care.

LHCC Advisory Board members seated around a table discussing the project with one another.

December 13, 2018
Baltimore, Community, Research
Gail Graham, Learning Health Care Community, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, PATIENTS, PHSR, Yoon Duk Hong

The PATIENTS Program spearheads project to help health systems, providers, and community members learn from each other.

From left to right: Sandy Harriman, Erin Merino, Mandy Wolfe, Melanie Byrd, Becky Ceraul, Greer Griffith, and Kate Robinson.

December 11, 2018
Baltimore, Community
Kate Robinson, Ronald McDonald House, UMB Employee Volunteer Initiative

Dean’s Office staff participate in the UMB Employee Volunteer Initiative and bring holiday cheer (and a home-cooked breakfast) to families at the Ronald McDonald House in Baltimore.

Students from APhA-ASP's Generation Rx post for photo with UMB Police officer Corporal John Jones.

November 12, 2018
Baltimore, Community, Events, Student Life
APhA-ASP, Drug Take-Back Day, Kimberly Cai, Medication Safety, Student Organizations

Student pharmacists from APhA-ASP’s Generation Rx partner with UMB police and the Drug Enforcement Administration to help local communities dispose of unused and expired medications.

Blood pressure cuff wrapped around patient's arm.

June 19, 2018
Community, Events, Student Life
APhA-ASP, Elena Buff, Health and Wellness, Immunizations, Student Organizations

Student pharmacists help local seniors get healthy for the summer at the ninth annual “TO LIFE” Health & Wellness Expo.

Category - Community

Lamy Center Caregiver Connection: Keeping Loved Ones Safe During the Coronavirus Pandemic

A Sandwich-Making Marathon to Support Our Daily Bread

Lamy Center Caregiver Connection: Getting a Good Night’s Sleep

Lamy Center Caregiver Connection: Dementia and Personal Hygiene (Theirs AND Ours)

Lamy Center Caregiver Connection: Making Health Care Decisions for Your Loved One

Lamy Center Caregiver Connection: Falls Prevention for Caregivers

Building a Learning Health Care Community

Bringing Breakfast to Families at the Ronald McDonald House

Helping Baltimoreans Safely Dispose of Medications

A HEALTHY KICK-OFF TO THE SUMMER SEASON