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UNC HealtH Care News UNC Health Care Nurses Perinatal Psychiatry Unit Is First of Its Kind the newly renovated and freestanding Perinatal Psychiatry Inpatient Unit accommodates up to five patients and has specialized programming for women during pregnancy and postpartum. the inpatient unit opened in august and is the first of its kind in the country. Patients are seen by a team of highly trained doctors, nurses, psychologists, midwives, social workers and other therapists who work together to provide private, state-of-the-art specialty care for women suffering from severe perinatal psychiatric issues. services include: • Individualized assessment and treatment plans with a multidisciplinary team • Group therapies including behavioral, psychoeducational, art and mindfulness • Biofeedback therapy • Mother-infant attachment therapy • Family- and partner-assisted interpersonal psychotherapy • therapeutic yoga geared for pregnancy and postpartum women • Protected sleep times • extended visiting hours to maximize positive mother-baby interaction • Gliders for pumping and nursing in patient rooms • Hospital-grade breast pumps, refrigeration and freezer storage • lactation, nutrition and OB-GYN consultants. Recognized by Peers Five UNC Health Care nurses are listed among the Great 100 Nurses of North Carolina for 2011. the Great 100 is a peer-nominated award to recognize nurses for excellence and commitment and for their contributions to improving health care in their communities. rex Healthcare and Pardee Hospital nurses also were recognized in the 2011 listing. the Great 100 organization’s mission is to positively change the image of nursing by recognizing nursing excellence and providing scholarships for nursing students in North Carolina. UNC Health Care’s Great 100 nurses are: • Billy Bevill, Nursing Professional Development, Practice and research • Marilyn Hanson, Burn Center • Grace Schmits, Burn Center • Heather Tuttle, emergency services • Sue Upchurch, CICU Tobacco-Cessation Program Honored Four years after implementing a tobacco-free policy on its campus and at its facilities, UNC Health Care has been named one of nine recipients of the 2011 American Cancer Society Excellence in Workplace Tobacco Control Award. This award recognizes companies that provide tobaccocessation programs, policies and benefit coverage to encourage tobacco cessation in the workplace. At the core of UNC Health Care’s employee tobaccocessation efforts is the Tobacco-Free Tar Heels Program, which is a free tobacco-use treatment program for UNC Health Care employees. It is one of the resources made available by the UNC Department of Family Medicine’s Nicotine Dependence Program and Healthy Heels, the employee wellness committee. “This is a wonderful award and recognition for the Nicotine Dependence Program and the health care system that supports it,” says Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, director of UNC Tobacco Intervention Programs and a professor in Family Medicine. www.unchealthcare.org 3 http://www.unchealthcare.org

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Well - Fall 2011
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UNC Health Care News
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An Urgent Solution
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Back in the Race
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Well - Fall 2011