University Beat: Karst Collection / PaperFree Medicine Update (April 19, 2010)

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Scarisoara Cave, Romania (photo: Claudiu Szabo/Gig Fratila)

Karst Collection

You might not realize it, but karst is a landscape that’s all around us, particularly here in Florida, and USF is home to not only one of the best collections of information about it, but also a large number of recognized experts in karst research. This week’s University Beat on WUSF-TV/DT brings you a closer look at the work USF is doing on karst and how man and nature’s interactions with it can affect our future.

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Demonstration of paper free health records on an iPad

PaperFree Medicine Update

The University of South Florida is involved in a program that will create new jobs and improve medical care around the state. It’s no small feat, as USF Health is on the frontline of high-tech medicine thanks to nearly six million dollars from a government grant for the Paper-Free Florida initiative. This week’s University Beat on WUSF 89.7 FM has the details.

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Radio - During "Morning Edition" on WUSF 89.7 Tuesday after the 6:30 AM and 8:30 AM newscasts | During "All Things Considered" on WUSF 89.7 Tuesday at 5:44 PM | After "Florida Matters" on WSMR 89.1 Friday at 7:30 PM
Television - Tuesdays at 11:55 AM and 8:55 PM, and various times throughout the rest of the week

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USF Department of Geography Associate Professor, Dr. Philip van Beynen, and Chairman, Dr. Robert Brinkmann, on the importance of the interdisciplinary make-up of USF’s karst research.

Dorien McGee, a PhD student in the USF Department of Geology, says USF students benefit both now and in their future from working with such a large group of karst experts.

Dr. Philip Reeder, the Director of the USF Environmental Science & Policy Program, says more and more researchers are realizing the importance of studying karst.

Todd Chavez, USF Libraries’ Director of Academic Resources, talks about the five-thousand objects currently found in the Karst Information Portal.

Dr. Bogdan Onac, a USF Department of Geology Assistant Professor, speaks about his work in cave research, including the discovery of a very historic footprint.

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USF Health CEO, Dr. Stephen Klasko, says PaperFree Florida has changed since last year’s initial announcement.

Dr. Klasko talks about the new USF Health deal with Apple and electronic health records company, Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, and how USF Health’s commercial reputation is growing.

Congresswoman Kathy Castor on USF’s role in PaperFree Florida.

USF Health Chief Medical Information Officer Lennox Hoyte says electronic health records have a number of “meaningful uses.”

USF Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Doctor Hugo Navarte, talks about how he uses electronic health records and the devices that record them.

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Karst Collection
Karst Information Portal

PaperFree Medicine Update
PaperFree Tampa Bay
www.health.usf.edu/paperfree 813-974-6641

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University Beat is a radio and television program that focuses on the research and work at the University of South Florida and how it benefits the Tampa Bay area, Florida, and the world around us.