UNC Health and the UNC School of Medicine are committed to health equity for all. UNC Health Foundation is excited to hear from leaders who are nurturing an environment of diversity and inclusion and heading the charge to eradicate health disparities in the state of North Carolina and beyond. This webinar features Dr. Wendy Brewster and Dr. Stephanie Wheeler and focuses on cancer health disparities and how UNC Lineberger is taking action through patient and clinical care, accrual to clinical trials, recruitment and retention, education and training, culture and climate, and enhancing research with an equity lens.
Virtual Event Videos
FoodWell Launch Celebration
Hear from Janet Hadar, President of UNC Hospitals, Leslie Nelson-Bernier, President of the UNC Health Foundation, and Tracy Carroll, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CMSRN, Director, Inpatient Heart & Vascular Services, as we celebrate the official launch of the UNC Health FoodWell.
UNC Health Game Changers: CAR-T Immunotherapy
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center is on the forefront of innovative chimeric antigen T-cell, or CAR-T, immunotherapy. Hear from Dr. Jonathan Serody as he explains how he is designing, developing and delivering CAR-T therapies to treat cancers that fail to respond to standard treatments.
UNC Health COVID-19 Game Changers – May 25
When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, no vaccines were available. Dr. Nat Moorman, co-founder of Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), is collaborating with other campus experts to not only combat COVID-19, but future viral outbreaks.
Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (PDF)
Protect Your Brain from Head Injuries and Extreme Environments
Have you had a concussion before? Are you receiving radiation? Or are you curious how extreme environments affect the brain? UNC Health Foundation invites you to a conversation to hear from Carolyn Quinsey, MD, and Dawn Kernagis, Ph.D., on how to protect the brain and nervous system for people working in extreme environments, athletes, military personnel and patients undergoing clinical procedures.
May 13 Impact Series – Women’s Health
Hear from experts in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery as they address home treatment for pelvic pain, the myths about pain during sexual intercourse, and how to protect your health post menopause. May is pelvic pain awareness month and this webinar is for anyone interested in learning how to protect your pelvic floor, no matter if you have pain or symptoms.
Pelvic Floor Muscle Spasm: Myths Busted and FAQs Answered (PDF)