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Answering the “Why Questions” of Research Data Management (Boost Box session)
Presenter: Melissa Ratajeski, Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh Location: Free, Online Date: March 12, 2013 Details: http://nnlm.gov/mar/training/boost_schedule.html
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - February 8, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: mjharvey Tags: Education Technology and Libraries Source Type: news

Beyond an Apple a Day: Providing Consumer Health Information at Your Library
Presenter: Lydia Collins, Consumer Health Coordinator, MAR Location: Online Date: April 8 – May 17, 2013 Details: http://tinyurl.com/bcox6bb
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - February 8, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: mjharvey Tags: Consumer Health Education Source Type: news

From A(norexia) to Z(its): Providing Health Information to Teens
Presenter: Lydia Collins, Consumer Health Coordinator, MAR Location: Penn Hills Public Library, Penn Hills, PA Date: April 18, 2013 Details: http://tinyurl.com/bcox6bb
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - February 8, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: mjharvey Tags: Consumer Health Education Source Type: news

Caring for the Mind: Providing Reference Services for Mental Health Information
Presenter: Kate Flewelling, Outreach Coordinator, MAR Location: Penn Hills Public Library, Penn Hills, PA Date: April 18, 2013 Details: http://tinyurl.com/bcox6bb
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - February 8, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: mjharvey Tags: Education Source Type: news

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ The Medicare Learning Network (MLN)
As part of CMS’ ongoing efforts to keep health care professionals informed about the Medicare Program, the Medicare Learning Network® (MLN) – the official source of CMS Medicare information for health care professionals – provides timely and accurate education, information, and resources to our audiences. The MLN serves as the umbrella for: Educational products such [...]
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - February 8, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: mjharvey Tags: News from NLM/NIH Public Health Source Type: news

Supporting Systematic Reviews: A Two-Day Workshop
The D. Samuel Gottesman Library of Albert Einstein College of Medicine is hosting “Systematic Reviews: A Two-Day Workshop.” This course is an introduction to the systematic review process in general and an in-depth, hands-on simulation of the librarian’s role in that process in particular. Day 1: The Basics Tuesday, February 26, 2013 10:00 a.m. – [...]
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - February 8, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: mjharvey Tags: Education Source Type: news

ASU, Mayo Clinic award grants for Alzheimer's, aneurysm research
Arizona State University and Mayo Clinic have awarded two $100,000 grants to collaborative research teams working on precision medicine to treat Alzheimer’s disease and cerebral aneurysms. This award competition comes at a time when ASU and Mayo continue to deepen their partnership working in conjunction to expand Mayo’s medical school to the Phoenix area. Mayo and ASU have been collaborating for several years, including a joint nursing education program, collaborative research projects, joint…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - February 8, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Angela Gonzales Source Type: research

Finger Pointing Exercise
Discussions, pre-IND hearings, more discussions, protocols, toxicity studies, statistical methodologies, done behind closed doors – and we have only ideas and guesses about those conversations. Discussions on social networking sites, where any individual makes a comment, pro or con, are ‘liked’ and disseminated without facts and many in the absence of facts. Interactions between sponsors and FDA are limited to a very few people. Generally participants include the CEO of the company, chief scientists, physicians, toxicologists, and statisticians. Discussions focus around the rationale, science, ...
Source: Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy - February 8, 2013 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

Risk/Benefit in Duchenne Therapies
The Duchenne community has entered a new era, where more clinical trials are coming online and the possibility of treatment is becoming a reality. Upon completion of a trial, the FDA weighs the evidence presented. But at the end of the day, it is often a value judgment about potential benefits and risks to the patient.PPMD has launched a program – Risk/Benefit in Duchenne Therapies – to help inform the FDA and other government agencies, biopharmaceutical companies, and others about the treatment priorities and risk tolerance of the Duchenne community.As an organization we are constantly exploring what data co...
Source: Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy - February 8, 2013 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

Alcohol use disorder-related sick leave and mortality: a cohort study.
CONCLUSIONS: Alcohol use disorder-related sick leave as documented in health insurance records is associated with higher mortality. Such sick leave does not necessarily lead to any specific AUD treatment. Therefore, AUD-related sick leave might be used as a trigger for insurers to intervene by offering AUD treatment to patients to try to reduce their risk of death. PMID: 23363536 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Addiction Science and Clinical Practice - February 8, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: Wedegaertner F, Geyer S, Arnhold-Kerri S, Sittaro NA, Te Wildt B Tags: Addict Sci Clin Pract Source Type: research

Bhutanese Midwife Learns from Thailand’s Experience - 21 January 2013
LOEI, Thailand — After four days of trekking from his village by foot, a two-day bus ride across Bhutan, an international flight to Bangkok and a long van ride, Sonam finally arrived at this mountainous province in northeastern Thailand. The midwife from Gelephu, a small village in eastern Bhutan, was one of more than 20 Bhutanese health professionals selected to participate in a technical training on reproductive health care services.
Source: UNFPA News - February 8, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Getting More Health for the Money: Burkina Faso Tries Outsourcing - 24 January 2013
SABLOGO, Burkina Faso — Although Solange Lamoussa Sawadogo has no medical training, the 28-year-old mother of two is fondly called 'loctoré' – doctor in English – in her village 200 kilometres east of Ouagadougou, the capital. With the nearest health centre in Moaga, eight kilometres away, Solange, a volunteer Community Health Worker, promotes reproductive health, encourages couples to get family planning counselling – something rather new in this traditional community – and dispenses condoms and some contraceptives.
Source: UNFPA News - February 8, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Teaching Excellence
Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins - February 8, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

An assessment of suicide-related knowledge and skills among health professionals - Smith AR, Silva C, Covington DW, Joiner TE.
Objective: The present studies sought to examine the association between gatekeeper training and suicide knowledge among a diverse set of health care workers (case managers, clinicians, administrators, nurses, physicians, support staff). An additional aim ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 8, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news

Base rates of postconcussion syndrome by method of symptom report - Edmed SL, Sullivan KA.
This study compared the base rate of postconcussion syndrome (PCS) symptoms using three different assessment methods in a nonclinical sample. Seventy-three university students with no history of brain injury or neurological disease reported symptoms experi...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 8, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Pouring CREAM into natural gas: The introduction of Common Performance Conditions into the safety management of gas networks - Desmorat G, Guarnieri F, Besnard D, Desideri P, Loth F.
Learning from operational experience is a process that has arisen as a result of the need in industry to manage the increasing complexity of technical systems. While dependability was initially dominant, limitations in its ability to account for human vari...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 8, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Travel-to-school distances in Sweden 2000-2006: changing school geography with equality implications - Andersson E, Malmberg B, Östh J.
Twenty years ago the Swedish school system underwent serious change in that students were given the right to choose their school, though those living near each school had priority. Since then, there has been a new geographical debate concerning where stude...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 8, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Factors that distinguish college students with depressive symptoms with and without suicidal thoughts - Nyer M, Holt DJ, Pedrelli P, Fava M, Ameral V, Cassiello CF, Nock MK, Ross M, Hutchinson D, Farabaugh A.
BACKGROUND: Suicide among college students is a significant public health concern. Although suicidality is linked to depression, not all depressed college students experience suicidal ideation (SI). The primary aim of this study was to determine potential ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 8, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Children with co-occurring academic and behavior problems in first grade: Distal outcomes in twelfth grade - Darney D, Reinke WM, Herman KC, Stormont M, Ialongo NS.
The aim of the current study was to evaluate the eleven year longitudinal association between students identified in first grade as having academic and behavior problems and distal outcomes in twelfth grade. The study extends prior research that identified...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 8, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Alcohol-related harm among university students in Hanoi, Vietnam - Diep PB, Knibbe RA, Giang KB, De Vries N.
This study examines the prevalence of and risk factors for alcohol-related harm and types of harm among medical students from Hanoi Medical University (Vietnam). Risk factors include aspects of drinking patterns and relevant socio-dem...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 8, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

From Homeless to Med School
Kayla Kinker, who lived in a homeless shelter her senior year of high school will start medical school at the University of Kentucky in August. Her dream is to open a free medical clinic in Covington. Watch the video at The Community Press and Recorder.
Source: UK College of Medicine News - February 8, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: 7H000 students Source Type: news

Hal Draper, 1951-2012
Hal Draper, who died in December, was a well-known actor and comedian who worked for many years as a counsellor in the University’s Disability Services.
Source: University of Bristol news - February 8, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: news_text Tags: Obituaries Source Type: news

AAN to Host Four EHR User Group Meetings at 2013 Annual Meeting
To provide education and networking opportunities for neurologists who use the same electronic health records (EHR) software, there will be four Electronic Health Record (EHR) User Group Meetings at the 2013 Annual Meeting in San Diego.
Source: American Academy of Neurology - February 8, 2013 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

Amplify the Romance in Your Relationship
Valentine's Day is an occasion to exercise patience, humor, passion, and kindness. But why limit these actions to just one day? How can we learn to express love on a daily basis in a way that is uniquely sensitive to our partner? What patterns should we avoid that take away from our romantic feelings?read more
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - February 8, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lisa Firestone, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Relationships chocolates clever ideas compassion couples critical inner voice daily basis day of the year defenses dinner reservations dozen roses evenings excuse fantasy bond fleet friendship frustration gene Source Type: news

2012 Household Health Survey Data Posted
The data is here! The Philadelphia Health Management Corporation (PHMC) has released the results of its 13th biennial Southeastern Pennsylvania Household Health Survey. In addition to tracking core health indicators such as insurance status and cigarette smoking over time, this year’s survey addresses 14 new topics including use of walk-in retail clinics and sedentary lifestyle behaviors such as screen time. Read highlights in PHMC’s Data Findings series and coverage in the Philadelphia Inquirer. In addition to producing the survey, PHMC offers free trainings open to Jefferson staff. Stay tuned for details on u...
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - February 8, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Gary Kaplan Tags: All News Clinicians Researchers Students Teaching Faculty Source Type: news

Africa: Kangaroo Care Boosts the Odds for Preterm Infants
[allAfrica]Nairobi, Kenya -In one world, Tabitha Wanjiku is shimmying under cars, tweaking transmissions and rewiring brake lights on her way to certification as a mechanic. In another, the soft-spoken, 19-year-old mother is learning how to keep her premature baby alive.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 8, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Brush up on your children’s dental health
True or false: Because baby teeth fall out early in life, kids don’t need to get serious about dental health until their permanent teeth start coming in. The answer is FALSE—and that’s exactly the kind of teeth your child could end up with if you don’t take dental health seriously from an early age. Did you know children who develop cavities early in life are at a far greater risk of having cavities in their adult teeth? Cavities can mean a lifetime of mouth pain and expensive dental work, and can even lead to serious medical concerns like diabetes and heart problems. To ensure that your child grows up ...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - February 8, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tripp Underwood Tags: All posts Parenting Department of Dentistry at Boston Children's Hospital teeth brushing Source Type: news

Do Psychologists Make Good Business Managers?
Are psychologists uniquely qualified for management/leadership careers? What skills do psychologists have that would benefit them? This post reviews a book on The Psychologist Manager which is useful reading for any psychologist or student of psychology.read more
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - February 8, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ronald E. Riggio, Ph.D. Tags: Education Psych Careers Work academic psychologists administration positions analytical skills business business careers business knowledge business positions business world career paths ethical orientation good managers introd Source Type: news

Orthopaedic Surgery for MPS DisordersOrthopaedic Surgery for MPS Disorders
Learn more on the clinical findings in mucopolysaccharidoses and treatment strategies for patients with these disorders. Current Orthopaedic Practice
Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines - February 8, 2013 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Orthopaedics Journal Article Source Type: news

The Makings of Effective Dental EducatorsThe Makings of Effective Dental Educators
Dentistry students define the characteristics of effective (and not-so-effective) clinical instructors in the dental profession. Medscape Dental & Oral Health
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dental & Oral Health Viewpoint Source Type: news

A Floating School That Won't Flood
By Ben Schiller Designed for a flood-prone area of Nigeria, this school would keep students in school even after the heaviest rains. Makoko is a water-logged settlement in Lagos, home to about 250,000 people living mostly in makeshift structures on stilts. [More]
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - February 8, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Energy & Sustainability,Health,Technology,More Science,Environment,Mind Brain Source Type: research

Still Bringing the Science Crazy in NC
So you thought the nuttiest thing we did in North Carolina this week was appoint a director of child development and early education who was against ... um, early education .What's wrong with you: have you never heard of North Carolina before? This is the NEW North Carolina, with a new governor and bulletproof majorities in both houses of the legislature: Carolinians are calling it "The Reign of Error." The anti-education educator quickly resigned (the anti-education stance appears to have been only the beginning of the crazy; she wondered on Twitter, for example, whether the 2011 earthquake in Japan may have been caused b...
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - February 8, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Energy & Sustainability,Technology,More Science Source Type: research

SETsquared puts Bristol students ahead of the game
Students from Bristol University took part in a SETsquared-organised Student Enterprise Xing Workshop at the University of Surrey.
Source: University of Bristol news - February 8, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: news_text Tags: Other news Source Type: news

Pseudoscience and stereotyping won't solve gender inequality in science | Chris Chambers and Kate Clancy
A parenting guide aimed at drawing more girls into science lacks evidence and promotes old-fashioned gender stereotypesOn Tuesday, the Daily Mail heralded a piece of pseudo-neuroscience so ridiculous that explaining it required inventing a new part of the brain – the "central lobe". Not to be outdone, the Guardian then upped the ante, publishing a stereotype-enforcing guide to addressing the gender imbalance in science.Central to many of the tips offered to encourage girls to take an interest in maths are purported facts about gender differences in behaviour and the developing brain. For instance, the author argues that ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 8, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Chris Chambers, Kate Clancy Tags: Psychology Blogposts Science policy guardian.co.uk Gender Education The gender gap Source Type: news

Docs' Theories on Obesity May Affect Their Weight-Loss Advice
Improved education on causes of weight gain might help physicians treat overweight patients, study says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Obesity, Talking With Your Doctor, Weight Control
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - February 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Psychiatry by Numbers
"And if ever, by some unlucky chance, anything unpleasant should somehow happen, why, there's always soma to give you a holiday from the facts. And there's always soma to calm your anger, to reconcile you to your enemies, to make you patient and long-suffering. In the past you could only accomplish these things by making a great effort and after years of hard moral training. Now, you swallow two or three half-gramme tablets, and there you are. Anybody can be virtous now. You can carry at least half your mortality about in a bottle." -Aldous Huxley, Brave New World In reply to Yet Another Harrowing Tale of White Collar Add...
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - February 8, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Mind & Brain Source Type: research

[Correspondence] Tobacco industry lobbyists and their health-care clients
Tobacco consumption is responsible for 8·8% of deaths worldwide, but the introduction of plain pack legislation in Australia, a strategy intended particularly to make smoking less appealing to children, is an important step forward. The tobacco industry has a long and well documented history of mendacity on an industrial scale in its attempts to resist public health measures such as this. As health professionals, we were therefore unsurprised to learn that the industry had engaged lobbying agencies, including Crosby Textor and Luther Pendragon, to oppose its introduction.
Source: LANCET - February 8, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Nicholas S Hopkinson, John Moxham, Hugh Montgomery, Robert West, Gabriel Scally, Martin McKee, Stephen Spiro, Andrew Bush, John Stradling, Athol Wells, Kian Fan Chung, Stephen R Durham, Finbarr C Martin, Jo Congleton, Elin Roddy, Mark Dayer, Patrick White Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research

Africa: Eliminating the Scourge of Female Genital Mutilation
[Fahamu]A world without FGM is within sight. But more efforts are needed to ensure worldwide legislation against the practice and increased education to attain that goal.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 8, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news

The amazing robot patients with beating hearts, dilating eyes and real wounds, being used to train medical students of the future
Stan is a model patient who never complains despite having suffered from strokes and lung cancer. But then Stan isn't your average sick person, he's the latest training aid at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Scotland.
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Building a sustainable future for the Royal Institution | Richard Sykes
Support and offers of help for the Royal Institution have been welcome, but must now be converted into action – and incomeIn 1799, 58 gentlemen including Sir Joseph Banks, Count Rumford and Henry Cavendish invested 50 guineas each (a very substantial sum) to establish an institution that would introduce new technologies, diffuse knowledge and apply science to the "common purposes of life". It was an enlightened initiative that focused on providing public access to scientific and technical knowledge, something the Royal Institution has excelled at for over 200 years and continues to do to this day.Over the years the RI ha...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 8, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Richard Sykes Tags: Blogposts guardian.co.uk Science Royal Institution Source Type: news

South Africa: Nursing a Nation - Community Health Workers in South Africa
[ThinkAfricaPress]In South Africa, locals with basic training are becoming increasingly central to the provision of healthcare and drugs. What are the benefits and risks?
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 8, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news

20% discount on new thyroid surgery publication to SfE Members
Wiley-Blackwell is offering our members a 20% discount off their latest book: Thyroid Surgery: Preventing and Managing Complications. This full color teaching tool is focused on best surgical practice in thyroid surgery, including the key issue of prevention and management of surgical complications. The publication is accompanied by an Instructor Companion Site comprising 20 step-by-step surgical videos covering brand new surgical techniques in thyroid surgery. This special promotion is available until 31 December 2013. To purchase your copy, go to www.wiley.com and input the special promotional code: VBC40. If you have ...
Source: Society for Endocrinology - February 8, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

20% discount off new thyroid surgery publication to SfE Members
Wiley-Blackwell is offering our members a 20% discount off their latest book: Thyroid Surgery: Preventing and Managing Complications. This full color teaching tool is focused on best surgical practice in thyroid surgery, including the key issue of prevention and management of surgical complications. To accompany the book, 20 step-by-step surgical videos covering brand new surgical techniques in thyroid surgery are also available. This special promotion is available until 31 December 2013. To purchase your copy, go to www.wiley.com and input the special promotional code: VBC40. If you have any questions regarding this pro...
Source: Society for Endocrinology - February 8, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

Could you fall in love with student volunteering?
Students from across the University of Bristol will be sharing their love of volunteering by taking part in a national celebration of the positive difference they are making to their communities as part of Student Volunteering Week (SVW).
Source: University of Bristol news - February 8, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: news_text Tags: Press releases Source Type: news

Asteroid to pass closer to Earth than TV satellites
Rock measuring 46 metres across is expected to come within 17,100 miles but will not hit Earth, says NasaA small asteroid will pass closer to Earth next week than the TV satellites that ring the planet, but there is no chance of an impact, Nasa has said.The celestial visitor, known as 2012 DA14, was discovered last year by a group of amateur astronomers in Spain. The asteroid is about the size of an Olympic swimming pool at 46 metres (150ft) in diameter and is projected to come as close as 17,100 miles (27,520km) from Earth during its approach on 15 February.That would make it the closest encounter since scientists began r...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 8, 2013 Category: Science Tags: United States Nasa World news guardian.co.uk Asteroids Science Space Source Type: news

Asteroid to pass closer than TV satellites
Rock measuring 46 metres across is expected to come within 17,100 miles but will not hit Earth, says NasaA small asteroid will pass closer to Earth next week than the TV satellites that ring the planet, but there is no chance of an impact, Nasa has said.The celestial visitor, known as 2012 DA14, was discovered last year by a group of amateur astronomers in Spain. The asteroid is about the size of an Olympic swimming pool at 46 metres (150ft) in diameter and is projected to come as close as 17,100 miles (27,520km) from Earth during its approach on 15 February.That would make it the closest encounter since scientists began r...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 8, 2013 Category: Science Tags: United States Nasa World news guardian.co.uk Asteroids Science Space Source Type: news

Dr Elizabeth Evans interviewed on this week's Sunday Politics show
Dr Elizabeth Evans, Lecturer in Politics, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies at the University of Bristol will feature on this week’s [10 Feb] BBC One’s Sunday Politics programme on the use of open primaries in voting.
Source: University of Bristol news - February 8, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: news_text Tags: In the media Source Type: news

Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award for Bristol professor
The Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of science, has named Professor Philip Donoghue of the School of Earth Sciences as one of 25 new Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award holders.
Source: University of Bristol news - February 8, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: news_text Tags: Press releases Source Type: news

Adult Stroke Survivors Who Practice Tai Chi May Be At Reduced Risk For Falls
Tai Chi may reduce falls among adult stroke survivors, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013. Compared to survivors receiving usual care or participating in a national fitness program for Medicare-eligible adults called SilverSneakers®, those practicing Tai Chi had the fewest falls. Tai Chi is a martial art dating back to ancient China. It includes physical movements, mental concentration and relaxed breathing. "Learning how to find and maintain your balance after a stroke is a challenge," said Ruth E...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news