Health Care Team Experience with Integration of Behavioral Health Services
June 8, 2017
By CERISSA BLANEY, PhD; JONATHAN C. MITCHELL, PhD; MARIA CANNAROZZI, MD Over the past two years at UCF Health, UCF’s College of Medicine Practice, a major effort has been underway to introduce an integrated behavioral health (IBH) service into the existing patient-centered, collaborative environment. The impetus for this effort lies in the recognition that psychosocial…
Is Prostate Cancer Screening Still Necessary?
June 5, 2017
By Sergio Salazar, M.D. Whether or not men need to be screened for prostate cancer is a hot topic in the medical field right now. The blood test once thought to be the gold standard in prostate cancer screening, the PSA, has been found to not be a good measure for prostate cancer. This is…
A Well-Woman’s Guide To Checkups
May 15, 2017
As women, our nurturing demeanor can sometimes come at our own expense. Our annual checkups or well-woman visits are not always our top priority. However, these screenings offer a chance to catch serious diseases early, when they are most easily treated. As medical experts work to better understand diseases, their advice tends to change, making…
Why You Should See A Doctor When You’re Not Sick
May 5, 2017
Today, more than ever before, we know the importance of health maintenance and disease prevention and the role they play in managing health care costs and making our population healthier. To further explain the importance of seeing your doctor at least once per year, Dr. Meirelys Castro shared her thoughts on the topic with the Orlando Sentinel.…
UCF Health Welcomes New Dermatologist
May 1, 2017
Dr. Naveed Sami recently joined UCF Health as a board-certified dermatologist with a focus on blistering diseases of the skin and general dermatology. Dr. Sami comes from the University of Alabama where he was the director of an autoimmune bullous disease clinic and associate professor of dermatology. Dr. Sami will treat patients at both UCF Health…
Advice To Help Get You Through Allergy Season
May 1, 2017
If you are among the 30 percent of Americans who suffer from seasonal allergies, spring is probably not all flowers and sun showers for you. Tree pollen is most often the common culprit for spring allergies. Florida living brings exposure to trees that regularly start releasing their pollen as early as December – way before…
