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Physical Therapy Poster Presentation

Physical Therapy Poster Presentation

Faculty from the Department of Physical Therapy attended the 2019 American Physical Therapy Association Educational Leadership Conference in Bellevue, WA. In an accreditation workshop and several presentations this poster presentation submission was accepted: Teaching Therapeutic Alliance: The Art of Connection with the Science of Simulation: Gina Gang, Christine Wilson, Henry Garcia, and Eric Johnson. This was a significant accomplishment given the conference rejected nearly 60% of all submissions.

Physical Therapy Poster Presentation

Physical Therapy Poster Presentation

Faculty from the Department of Physical Therapy attended the 2019 American Physical Therapy Association Educational Leadership Conference in Bellevue, WA. In an accreditation workshop and several presentations this poster presentation submission was accepted: Student Perception of the Impact of Different Learning Environments on Clinical Preparedness: Larry Chinnock, Theresa Joseph, Christine Wilson, and Eric Johnson. This was a significant accomplishment given the conference rejected nearly 60% of all submissions.

Radiation Therapy Poster Presentation

Radiation Therapy Poster Presentation

Carol Davis, Radiation Therapy Program Director, and Laura Hastings Alipoon, Radiation Therapy department Chair, present a poster about increasing emotional intelligence scores on the EQ-i2.0 assessment with coursework and coaching at the Institute of Coaching Conference in Boston. The institute is housed in Harvard’s School of Medicine. Additional researchers were Karla Lavin Williams and Helen Hopp Marshak.
Radiation Therapy Poster Presentation

Radiation Therapy Poster Presentation

Carol Davis, Radiation Therapy Program Director, and Laura Hastings Alipoon, Radiation Technology department Chair, presented a second poster about increasing emotional intelligence and wellbeing scores on the EQ-i2.0 assessment with coursework and coaching at the Positive Psychology Conference in Utrecht, Netherlands. Additional researchers were Karla Lavin Williams and Helen Hopp Marshak.
Laughter: A Fool-Proof Prescription

Laughter: A Fool-Proof Prescription

We all know the saying “laughter is the best medicine,” but have you ever wondered how many body systems it really benefits? Laughter has a huge impact on both mental and physical health, and is possibly the cheapest medicine available, aside from fresh air, sunshine or exercise.
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Study finds consuming nuts strengthens beneficial brainwave frequencies.

A new study by researchers at Loma Linda University Health has found that eating nuts on a regular basis strengthens brainwave frequencies associated with cognition, healing, learning, memory and other key brain functions. An abstract of the study — which was presented in the nutrition section of the Experimental Biology 2017 meetings in San Diego, California, and published in The FASEB Journal...

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