Tag Archives: Health Professions Division
NSU’s Health Professions Division Hosts 31st Annual Bal Fantastique
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – More than 320 community leaders, philanthropists, and Nova Southeastern University (NSU) faculty, students and leadership recently joined together to celebrate the 31st Annual Bal Fantastique at Hyatt Regency Pier 66 in Fort Lauderdale. Hosted by NSU’s Health Professions Division (HPD), guests enjoyed dinner…
Florida’s Children First Honors NSU’s Dr. Fred Lippman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Florida’s Children First honored Fred Lippman, R.Ph., Ed.D., chancellor of Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Health Professions Division, for his lifetime of work on behalf of children in Broward County at its annual fundraising and awards event on February 25, 2016 at the Riverside Hotel…
NSU Health Professions Division to Host Research Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Health Professions Division (HPD) will host its biennial Research Day on Friday, February 12 to showcase its health, medical and biotechnology research. The event is open to the public and will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. in…
NSU Announces Health Professions Division Commencement Keynote Speakers
FT. LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University (NSU) has announced the keynote speakers for the two Health Professions Division (HPD) Commencement ceremonies being held on Friday, May 15 at NSU’s Don Taft University Center. H. Murray Todd, M.D., F.A.A.N., will deliver the address at the ceremony for graduates of NSU’s…
FT. LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Former Florida Gov. Bob Martinez, chair of Florida TaxWatch’s Center for Florida Citizenship (CFC), recently announced the appointment of Fred Lippman, R.Ph., Ed.D., chancellor of Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Health Professions Division, to the organization’s Advisory Board. Lippman also serves as a board member of Florida…
NSU Chancellor Fred Lippman Named to Florida TaxWatch Board
FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla.- January 3, 2014 – Dominic M. Calabro, president and CEO of Florida TaxWatch, recently announced the appointment of Fred Lippman, R.Ph., Ed.D., chancellor of Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Health Professions Division, to the organization’s Board of Trustees. “I have known Dr. Fred Lippman personally and professionally for…
NSU Researcher Receives U.S. Patent for Developing Fall Prevention Model
FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla.- December 3, 2013 – Each year, one in every three adults age 65 and older falls, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). These falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among older adults, resulting in approximately $30 billion in direct medical costs per…
Managing Cognitive Decline in the Chronically Ill: An Inter-Professional Approach, Nov. 1
Nova Southeastern University will host a seminar that examines how legal, medical, and psychological professionals can assist their clients and patients who suffer from chronic illnesses and as a result, have needs that involve multiple professionals. The seminar will take place Friday, Nov. 1 at NSU’s Lifelong Learning Institute –…
Mental Health Court Finalist for Innovating Justice Award
The Broward County Mental Health Court, which involves faculty from NSU’s Center for Psychological Studies, Shepard Broad Law Center and Health Professions Division, is one of three finalists for the HiiL Innovating Justice Award. The HiiL Innovating Justice Awards are part of the Innovating Justice Hub – a global network…
HPD’s Chancellor Named a Power Leader in Healthcare
NSU’s Chancellor of Health Professions Division Fred Lippman, R. Ph., Ed. D., has been selected by The South Florida Business Journal as a Power Leader in Healthcare. Selections were made by the Journal’s editorial department based on his accomplishments within the past year. As the chancellor of Nova Southeastern University’s…
Health Professions Division Communications Director Wins Top Writing Award
Scott Colton, APR, director of medical communications and public relations for Nova Southeastern University’s Health Professions Division, received a Best Feature Story or Article Award in the AACOM Communications Awards Competition held during the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) Annual Meeting, which took place April 24-27 in…
CDC Executive to Speak at NSU Commencement, May 19
Ursula Bauer, Ph.D, M.P.H., director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, will be the keynote speaker at a commencement ceremony at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Health Professions Division on Sunday, May 19. The ceremony, where 703 Health Professions Division (HPD)…
NSU to Host Hemispheric Drug Strategy Conference, Ends May 3
NSU will host an international conference, May 1-3, to discuss drug strategy in Latin America and the Caribbean. The conference will be held in the Presidential Boardroom of NSU’s Horovitz Administrative Building on the main campus. The university is hosting this conference as part of a strategic partnership between NSU’s…
Optometry Students to Display Research Posters, April 10
On April 10, Nova Southeastern University’s College of Optometry second-year students will show the results of their Community Outreach projects in a scientific poster session from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Steele Auditorium, Terry Building of the NSU’s Health Professions Division. As part of the second-year optometry curriculum on…
NSU Students, Alumni Bring Science to Life at Local Elementary School
More than 40 NSU students and alumni volunteered at Welleby Elementary School in Sunrise for the annual Science Alive! event on Mar. 20. The school-wide gathering featured an evening of interactive experiments and scientific demonstrations geared toward children and their families. During Science Alive!, Welleby’s classrooms are transformed into science…
The Henkel Physicians: A Family’s Life in Letters: an exhibition developed and produced by the Exhibition Program at the National Library of Medicine will be on display in the NSU Health Professions Division (HPD) Library – Central Aisle from Monday, March 25 through Wednesday, May 1. The free exhibit is…
College of Health Care Sciences Holds Induction and Commencement Ceremony
This past December, NSU’s College of Health Care Sciences (CHCS) initiated 11 new members to the CHCS Teaching and Learning Academy (TLA). These new members gave their final project presentations to a collection of TLA members, colleagues and coworkers. Presentations were followed by a reception and induction ceremony in the…
HPD Students compete in the 2013 Ethics Bowl Competition
The 7th Annual Ethics Bowl —- sponsored by the Multicultural Affairs Committee, NSU’s College of Health Care Sciences and NSU’s College of Nursing —- was held on Tuesday, Feb. 12. Participants from 10 programs gathered together to compete in the Health Professions Division. Teams of three to five students were…
Register for 5th Health Professions Educational Research Symposium (HPERS) Today!
Start 2013 on the right foot by registering for the 5th Health Professions Educational Research Symposium (HPERS) sponsored by the Health Profession Division’s Institute for Educational Research. The conference will be held on Saturday, Jan. 26 in the Terry Building, and is open to all faculty members. This year’s theme…