On Thursday, April 26, 2018, about 70 students in the 5th through 12th grades came to Cooper University Health Care for Cooper Career Day, part of Bring Your Child to Work Day. A lot of planning and preparation went into making this event a huge success.… Read more.
Shenelle Alexander, an undergraduate nursing student at Rutgers University-Camden, was named as the first winner of the $1,000 Cooper Civic Leadership Award at the Seventh Annual Chancellor’s Awards for Civic Engagement held April 26, 2018.
Cooper University Health Care established the Civic Leadership Award earlier this year to honor a Rutgers University-Camden student who exemplifies outstanding service to the Camden community.… Read more.
This year we had nearly 120 applications and more than 100 posters in the contest. Congratulations to the winners of the Fifth Annual Camden Scholars’ Forum Poster Contest!
Clinical Research
1st Kali Staman, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Does the LACE+ Readmission Index Perform Better Than the Charlson Comorbidity Index to Predict Hospital Readmission in Patients Admitted with Sepsis?… Read more.
Beginning today, Tuesday, May 1, 2018, Coopers Ferry Partnership (CFP), together with the Rutgers Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC), and Ofo will launch a bike share feasibility and demonstration program for the City of Camden called Camden Bike Share.… Read more.
Click here for super great sales at the Cooper Gift Shop located at Cooper University Hospital!
Also, a special sale will be held from May 7-13, 2018, with 20 percent off all perfume and cologne full-size single priced $20 or more!… Read more.
Click here for the blog post and additional photos of the students of Cooper employees as they participated in Career Day at Cooper.
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Share your Cooper photos for a chance to have your photo featured in Weekly Rounds.… Read more.
This week, the annual Tuberculin Screening Tests (TST, also called PPD) and Fit Testing will take place at the following locations:
Camden: MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.… Read more.
These trainings will be case-based learning sessions for those interested in learning more about buprenorphine (brand names: Suboxone, Subutex, Zubsolv, Probuphine, Sublockade), how and why it is used, and how it is prescribed.
This course is open to medical students, residents, fellows, attending physicians, physician assistants, and advanced practitioners.… Read more.
Cultural competence in health care is garnering much attention of late. It centers on the consideration of the individual social, cultural, and needs of patients for effective cross-cultural communication with their health care providers. The military is among the populations where cultural competency is particularly important.… Read more.
A painting project for the Federal Street Bridge (which crosses Admiral Wilson Boulevard) in Camden began on Monday, April 23, 2018. Please note that this project may result in traffic delays both to and from Camden. … Read more.