She became involved with the CJD Foundation the day her mother passed. The CJD Foundation offered her family support and resources, which were desperately needed at the time. Bland attended her first CJD Foundation Family Conference in Washington, D.C., in 2008. There, she had the opportunity to meet other families and public health officials, as well as doctors and scientists working on prion diseases.
In 2013, Bland returned to school to study public health with the intent to one day help others affected by CJD and other prion diseases. Throughout this time, she has continued to volunteer for the CJD Foundation by providing information and resources for families, attending the annual conference, participating in advocacy at the state and federal level, and providing information for colleagues.
Bland’s family raises funds for research and has sponsored several research grants through the CJD Foundation. Her family also provides an annual scholarship in her mother’s name to a student in their junior year at the UHC School of Radiologic Technology.
Bland was recently named to the CJD Foundation Board of Directors. In this capacity, she will have the opportunity to be a part of a medical education program to provide information to the public, as well as for medical professionals, hospice, and others.
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