Alicia Rohan

Alicia Rohan

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Director of External Public Relations

arohan@uab.edu • (205) 975-7515

Leads strategy development and implementation for a team of public relations professionals to coordinate external communications for the university and health system, including media relations, emergency communication, social media and special projects.

High-tech simulators boost UAB emergency department CPR training

High-tech simulators boost UAB emergency department CPR training

UAB is the first hospital in Alabama and one of the first in the nation to use sophisticated Resuscitation Quality Improvement system simulators to improve CPR skills in emergency department staff.

UAB receives prestigious BRAIN Initiative grant for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease

UAB receives prestigious BRAIN Initiative grant for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease
UAB investigators have won a prestigious White House BRAIN Initiative grant to study the potential benefits of new technology coupled with newly discovered biomarkers in deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease.

Alabama parents drive distracted with children in the car

Alabama parents drive distracted with children in the car

Parents’ driving distracted is a significant danger, and a UAB study suggests suburban and rural parents use cellphones with children in the car. 

BREMSS trauma system celebrates 20th anniversary

BREMSS trauma system celebrates 20th anniversary

BREMSS celebrates the 20th anniversary of the founding of the regional trauma system.

UAB hosts third annual Community Engagement Institute conference

UAB hosts third annual Community Engagement Institute conference
The UAB Center for Clinical and Translation Science and Center for the Study of Community Health partner to present the Community Engagement Institute’s annual conference Oct. 14 at the BJCC.

Area leaders partner to increase Zika awareness in the community

Area leaders partner to increase Zika awareness in the community
Zika continues to be a topic of conversation for public health officials in Birmingham, so UAB, Birmingham and Jefferson County have partnered to increase awareness.

UAB to study genes contributing to heart disease and Type 2 diabetes in Mexican Americans through NIH grant

UAB to study genes contributing to heart disease and Type 2 diabetes in Mexican Americans through NIH grant
A UAB researcher will examine the underlying environmental impact on genes of Mexican Americans in relation to cardiometabolic syndrome, a disorder caused by several interrelated risk factors that can lead to heart disease or Type 2 diabetes.

Study supports Do Not Sell voluntary waiting period for gun sales to reduce suicide

Study supports Do Not Sell voluntary waiting period for gun sales to reduce suicide
"Studies indicate the vast majority of suicide attempt survivors end up eventually dying of something other than suicide, so a means of preventing someone from making future gun purchases during a suicidal crisis might reduce suicide rates.”

UAB drug study first effort to prevent onset of epilepsy in tuberous sclerosis complex

UAB drug study first effort to prevent onset of epilepsy in tuberous sclerosis complex

UAB and partners launch the PREVeNT study, aimed at preventing the onset of seizures in children with tuberous sclerosis.

Study compares treatments for urinary incontinence in women

Study compares treatments for urinary incontinence in women
Patients using Botox A for urinary incontinence show higher satisfaction with treatment due to greater reduction in bothersome symptoms.
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