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iGR Partners With RCA to Deliver Educational Webinar Series to Discuss Key Issues Facing U.S. Rural Operators

News stories via the Rural Assistance Center — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0100

iGR, a market strategy consultancy focused on the wireless and mobile communications industry, today announced a partnership with RCA (Rural Cellular Association) to provide a series of webinar sessions dedicated to addressing the unique challenges rural and smaller operators face in today's competitive consumer markets. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)

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Open access: Comprehensive occupational health and safety resource now available online

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) DFG provides no-cost access to MAK collection which is a milestone in establishment of free access to research data/transparent policy consultancy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

Waka Oranga: The Development of an Indigenous Professional Organisation within a Psychotherapeutic Discourse in Aotearoa New Zealand

Psychotherapy and Politics International — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

This article discusses the development in Aotearoa New Zealand of a fledgling Māori professional organisation, Waka Oranga, which is engaged in providing indigenous healing and psychotherapeutic support to Māori families who experience trauma and discontent in their lives and supervision and consultancy to Māori and non‐Māori professionals. The article sets this development in context, discusses the symbolism of the organisation's name and logo, summarises its organisational structure, values and processes, and concludes with its principles and vision. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Psychotherapy and Politics International)

Genetic variation screening of TNNT2 gene in a cohort of patients with hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathy.

Physiological Research — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Jáchymová M, Muravská A, Paleček T, Kuchynka P, Reháková H, Magage S, Král A, Zima T, Horký K, Linhart A Abstract Mutations in troponin T (TNNT2) gene represent the important part of currently identified disease-causing mutations in hypertrophic (HCM) and dilated (DCM) cardiomyopathy. The aim of this study was to analyze TNNT2 gene exons in patients with HCM and DCM diagnosis to improve diagnostic and genetic consultancy in affected families. All 15 exons and their flanking regions of the TNNT2 gene were analyzed by DNA sequence analysis in 174 patients with HCM and DCM diagnosis. We identified genetic variations in TNNT2 exon regions in 56 patients and genetic variations in TNNT2 intron regions in 164 patients. Two patients were found to carry unique mutations in ...

Who came up with the model for excessive pay? No, it wasn't the bankers – it was academics | Aditya Chakrabortty

Guardian Unlimited Science — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:30:01 +0100

All the focus has been on bankers' bonuses, yet no one has looked at the economists who argued for rewarding bosses by giving them a bigger financial stake in their companiesTake a big step back. Ignore those sterile debates about how Dave screwed up over Stephen Hester's pay and where this leaves Ed. Instead, ask this: which profession has done most to justify the millions handed over to the boss of RBS, his colleagues and counterparts? Which group has been most influential in making the argument that top people deserve top pay? Not the executives themselves – at least, not directly. Nor the headhunters. Try the economists.The ground rules for the system by which City bankers, Westminster MPs and ordinary taxpayers live today were set by two US economists just a couple of decades ago. I...

Consultant support sought for CCG authorisation process

HSJ — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:08:00 +0100

The NHS Commissioning Board will need external support, likely to come from management consultancies, to help authorise clinical commissioning groups. (Source: HSJ)

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Is there a regulation for that?

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:56:30 +0100

Source: e-Health Insider Content: “Mobile health apps were recently described as “the single-biggest digital channel since the 90s and the web” by business and research consultancy Frost and Sullivan. The claim by the firm’s senior industry analyst, Zachary Bujnoch, was backed up by astounding figures for the growth of the mobile health market – last year [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

NRG gets OK for new nuclear reactor

AuntMinnie.com Headlines — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:45:12 +0100

Radiopharmaceutical producer Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG) received (more) (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)

Climate scientists back call for sceptic thinktank to reveal backers

Guardian Unlimited Science — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:01:04 +0100

Leading experts lend support to Freedom of Information request concerning climate sceptic foundation chaired by Lord LawsonLeading climate scientists have given their support to a Freedom of Information request seeking to disclose who is funding the Global Warming Policy Foundation, a London-based climate sceptic thinktank chaired by the former Conservative chancellor Lord Lawson.James Hansen, the director of the Nasa Goddard Institute for Space Studies who first warned the world about the dangers of climate change in the 1980s, has joined other scientists in submitting statements to be considered by a judge at the Information Rights Tribunal on Friday. They will argue that Lawson's foundation routinely misrepresents and casts doubt on the work of climate scientists. Their statements will ...

New Dutch nuclear reactor gets 'positive' push forward

Health Imaging News — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:30:50 +0100

The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation has announced that the government's cabinet views the realization of a new PALLAS nuclear reactor "postively," which is an "important condition for further progress on the PALLAS project," according to a statement from the Nuclear Research & Consultancy Group. (Source: Health Imaging News)

Apricus Biosciences Retains Argot Partners as Investor Relations Firm

Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 19, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apricus Biosciences, Inc. ("Apricus Bio" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:APRI) (http://www.apricusbio.com) announced today that it has retained Argot Partners, a corporate and financial communications consultancy, to provide corporate communications services and strategies. (Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE))

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Determinants of farmers’ choice for veterinary service providers in Nepal Mountains

Tropical Animal Health and Production — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:54:27 +0100

This study was aimed to analyze factors that affect farmers’ choice for major actors of veterinary service providers in village areas of Kaski district of Nepal, with the objective of identifying choice-specific attributes which could be addressed for improving the penetration of professional veterinary services in village areas. The information was obtained from 125 farmers using a structured questionnaire. A proportional hazard model was used for data analysis because of its ability to accommodate the attributes of both the chooser and the choice simultaneously. The results showed that village animal health workers (VAHWs) were the most preferred service providers followed by veterinarians and mid-level technicians. The farmers’ age and education level had a significant but inv...

Digital Data on Patients Raises Risk of Breaches

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:39:21 +0100

Source: Nicole Perlroth, The New York Times Content: “One afternoon last spring, Micky Tripathi received a panicked call from an employee. Someone had broken into his car and stolen his briefcase and company laptop along with it. So began a nightmare that cost Mr. Tripathi’s small nonprofit health consultancy nearly $300,000 in legal, private investigation, credit [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

Tiger-Consulting Helps Western Companies Expand into Asia; HR and...

PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:16:33 +0100

HR, Payroll and Business Support Consultancy Specializing in the Asia Market Enables Global Businesses to Set-Up Shop, Hire Local Talent, Comply with Employment Laws Across Asia-Pacific(PRWeb November 28, 2011)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/11/prweb8993639.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)

Gingrich Gave Push to Clients, Not Just Ideas

NYT — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:44:50 +0100

Newt Gingrich is adamant that he is not a lobbyist, but in the eight years since he started his health care consultancy, he has made millions of dollars while helping companies promote their services. (Source: NYT)

European Psychiatric Association guidance on the conflicts of interest.

European Psychiatry — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Höschl C, Fialová L Abstract Conflict of interest (COI) is a set of circumstances that creates a risk that professional judgments or actions regarding a primary interest will be unduly influenced and compromised by a secondary interest. It might arise in clinical practice, research, and education, and might include individuals and institutions. Primary interests include the pursuit of well-being of patients, ensuring the independence of medical education, and protecting the objectivity and integrity of medical research. Secondary interests might involve financial interests, pursuit of recognition and professional career advancement. COI might result from the multiple roles of physicians in patient care, research, administration, provision of expert opinion and policy adv...

ProEd Communications, part of the Healthcare Consultancy Group, Names...

PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:42:18 +0100

ProEd Communications, part of the Healthcare Consultancy Group (ProEd, http://www.proedcom.com; HCG, http://www.hcgrp.com),...(PRWeb November 21, 2011)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/DrJohnCutt/ProEdRegulatory/prweb8979396.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)

For corporate welfare queens and their crystal baths, there is no benefit cap | George Monbiot

Guardian Unlimited Science — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:30:06 +0100

Limited liability, offshore secrecy regimes and state handouts ensure those at the top bear none of the costs they inflict on usIn the documentary series which finished on Friday evening, the heiress Tamara Ecclestone set out to prove that she isn't "a pointless, quite spoilt, really stupid, vacuous, empty human being". This endeavour was not wholly successful. Channel 5 showed her supervising the refurbishment of her £45m home in London, in which she commissioned a £1m bathtub carved from Mexican crystal, an underground swimming pool complex, her own nightclub, a lift for her Ferrari, a bowling alley with crystal-studded balls and a spa and massage parlour for her five dogs, to save her the trouble of taking them to Harrods to have their hair sprayed and their nails painted. But there w...

Technology: the new force in our education system?

MEDEV News — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:17:11 +0100

David Puttnam, Lord Puttnam of Queensgate, will consider the potential impact of a major, positive disruption to the way the world approaches learning and teaching at the JISC online e-learning conference on 22-25 November 2011. Lord Puttnam, who is a renowned speaker and chairman of FutureLab, following a highly acclaimed career in the film industry, will share with participants his view on how pedagogy is going digital, in what is likely to be a controversial and challenging keynote. Find out more in our special podcast about the conference, JISC on Air Lord Puttnam is joined at the sixth annual JISC e-learning online conference by other expert speakers including: Bill Rammell, deputy vice-chancellor at the Plymouth University Mike Sharples, professor of educational technology at...

Prototype Hand-held Drug Testing Device Launched

Health News from Medical News Today — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0100

The world's first prototype of a hand-held fingerprint drug testing device has been created by UK technology company Intelligent Fingerprinting. The unique device detects drugs and other substances from the sweat contained in fingerprints and will enable mobile testing with instant results. A spin-out of the University of East Anglia (UEA), Intelligent Fingerprinting Ltd is based in the NRP Innovation Centre at the Norwich Research Park. The company developed the prototype with eg technology a product design, development and engineering consultancy based in Cambridge... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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DuoFertility Or IVF For Infertile Couples?

Health News from Medical News Today — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0100

This study demonstrates that there is a viable non-invasive, drug-free alternative to IVF for thousands of couples, with the potential to save them (and the NHS) millions of pounds each year... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Study shows promise for teen suicide prevention

UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:00:00 +0100

Roughly 1 million people die by suicide each year. In the U.S., where nearly 36,000 people take their own lives annually, more than 4,600 victims are between the ages of 10 and 24, making suicide the third leading cause of death in this age group. Youths treated at hospital emergency rooms for suicidal behavior remain at very high risk for future suicide attempts. But despite the urgent need to provide them with mental health follow-up care, many don't receive any such care after their discharge. Consequently, a major goal of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service's National Strategy for Suicide Prevention has been to increase rates of follow-up care after discharge for patients who come to the emergency department (ED) due to suicidal behavior. Now, a new study...

Internal consultants demonstrate resilience in economic downturn

University of Bristol news — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:00:00 +0100

New findings from one of the first large scale studies of internal management consultancy in the UK reveal strength under considerable client pressure and scrutiny. In the current economic climate, there are lessons here for its external counterpart, long seen as the more successful and robust side of management consultancy. (Source: University of Bristol news)

Chavez's Ex-physician Leaves Venezuela After Saying He May Have Only Two Years To Live

Health News from Medical News Today — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:00:00 +0100

Dr. Salvador Navarrete, who used to be President Hugo Chavez's personal physician has left Venezuela after telling a Mexican weekly journal that Chavez would likely die within the next two years. Medical personnel reported that police came to visit his consultancy in his absence and searched through manual and computer files. Dr. Navarrete had said to the Mexican newspaper Milenio Semanal when asked about the type of cancer Chavez might have, given that he has kept quiet about it: "I offer you the information I have based on what you have asked me... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

European biofuels target condemned by leading US scientists

Guardian Unlimited Science — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:00:00 +0100

Union of Concerned Scientists warns that the EU view that biofuels are carbon neutral is 'not supported by the science'Over 100 top scientists and economists have written to the European commission calling for indirect land use change (ILUC) to be accounted for in EU biofuels policy making.The letter, seen by EurActiv, argues that assigning biofuels a zero or "carbon neutral" emissions value – as the EU has done – "is clearly not supported by the [best available] science".Because of "flawed" accounting conventions, "the European Union's target for renewable energy in transport may fail to deliver genuine carbon savings in the real world," the scientists argue."It could end up as merely an exercise on paper that promotes widespread deforestation and higher food prices."The lette...

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Enhancing Primary Care Medicine Research Creativity in Distant Practices through Online Consultancy (Primary Health Care Medicine Consultant Researcher & Professor)

Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100

Learning Objectives: 1. To describe a project design/rationale to foster primary care research creative thinking in distant, rural villages, training & consulting by IT 2. To justify the need to enhance general preventive medicine, public health & social welfare research creativity before the biostatistics design step 3. To discuss the use of integrated tele-conference and research-collaboratory tools, to increase primary care research creativity in poor countries Relevance to National Health IT Initiatives 150 words: This initiative for an IT project to support rural primary health care medicine research, if one day is supported, carried out, and can reach its estimated outcomes: increasing the primary care research concrete creativity in distant/rural villages by training /consulting...

Installation of Satellite Television in Australia Suspended Over Asbestos Exposure

Asbestos and Mesothelioma News — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:24:42 +0100

The installation of digital satellite television systems in Australia has been suspended in parts of the country after numerous complaints that asbestos was being spread in the process, exposing bystanders to the deadly fibers. Contractors were inadvertently dislodging asbestos as they drilled in the roofs and walls of homes in which they were being installed. The exposure to asbestos, in even the smallest amounts, can lead to mesothelioma cancer. Australia is in the process of switching from analog to digital television. As part of the switchover program, the federal government had authorized the Satellite Subsidy Scheme, which had completed installations in 5,149 households in Victoria, South Australia and Queensland. After the recent suspension of the program, the federal government h...

OpenClinica enters strategic alliance with Athena Healthcare to...

PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:16:43 +0100

OpenClinica,has entered into a strategic alliance with Athena Healthcare Consultancy to bring the OpenClinica clinical trials software to the Chinese market.(PRWeb August 25, 2011)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/8/prweb8741705.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)

HSJ special report: managers' fears over the £20bn 'Nicholson Challenge'

HSJ — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:46:00 +0100

An HSJ survey in conjunction with consultancy BDO has revealed managers’ anxieties over ‘imaginary’ savings, sustaining quality and engaging stakeholders. But, reports Daloni Carlisle, the commitment to innovation remains. (Source: HSJ)

The Greatest Weakness of Strong Women

Psychology Today Relationships Center — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:34:56 +0100

A story of how one woman saved her relationship by breaking down the sturdy wall she had diligently built. Follow these steps for creating interdependencies that make you stronger.read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)

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Optimum value: transforming healthcare delivery from volume driven to value driven

HSJ — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100

The way healthcare is currently delivered is financially unsustainable, and a shift in strategy from achieving optimum volume to achieving optimum return is required for healthcare organisations to be truly successful, according to Andrew Lentin and colleagues from consultancy Kurt Salmon. (Source: HSJ)

Mapping out structural features in clinical care calling for ethical sensitivity: a theoretical approach to promote ethical competence in healthcare personnel and clinical ethical support services (cess)

Bioethics — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:10:54 +0100

We present an analytical exposition of ethical structural features in judgement‐based clinical care predicated on the assumption of the moral equality of human beings and the assessment of where healthcare contexts pose a challenge to achieving moral equality. The account and the emerging overview is worked out so that it can be easily contextualized with regards to national healthcare systems and specific branches of healthcare, as well as local healthcare institutions. By considering how the account and the overview can be applied to i) improve the ethical competence of healthcare personnel and consultants by broadening their sensitivity to ethical tensions, ii) identify neglected areas for ethical research, and iii) clarify the ethical responsibility of healthcare institutions' leader...

3 lessons Canadian healthcare can teach us about ICD-10 implementation

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:19:04 +0100

Source: Carl Natale, ICD10 Watch Content: “When you ask healthcare professionals what scares them about ICD-10 implementation, many of them point north. Canada’s single payer system staggered ICD-10-CA/CCI implementation across its provinces from 2001 through 2004. That’s not the scary part. Last year, Cynthia Grant, director of Canadian consultancy Courtyard Group, said that productivity in Canada, never [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

McKinsey appointed to acute reorganisation contract

HSJ — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:58:00 +0100

Management consultancy McKinsey has been contracted to examine the future of two hospital trusts. (Source: HSJ)

Consultancy Company Systemplan Joins the Endress+Hauser Group

Pharmaceutical Technology — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Measurement engineering specialist Endress+Hauser is now in a position to offer its life sciences customers even better support on issues relating to energy efficiency. On 1 July 2011, the Endress+Hauser Group took over a majority share of the German consultancy company Systemplan. Headquartered in Durmersheim near Karlsruhe, Systemplan brings a wealth of experience in measuring, charting, analyzing and sustainably optimizing energy flow in both plants and offices. For companies in the process engineering sector, energy efficiency is top of the agenda. As a consequence of the debate... Read More Related Links: Consultancy Company Systemplan Joins the Endress+Hauser GroupProcess Monitoring Memograph CVM40 and UV Sensors Measure and Sa...

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Southern Cross landlord in move to run homes

FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:37:14 +0100

NHP is to establish a new company that will run its 249 care homes by setting up a joint venture with healthcare consultancy Court Cavendish (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)

The beautiful tricks of flowers [video]

Guardian Unlimited Science — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 07:00:02 +0100

Flowers are more than just merely pretty things for humans to enjoy, they evolved specifically to convince animals to collect and redistribute the plant's pollen Mostly everyone loves flowers. Most cultures use flowers as decorations or gifts, symbolising love, empathy and other deep emotions, as well as fertility and a hope for the future. It seems only appropriate since flowers are the sexual organs of plants, they evolved a variety of strategies specifically to lure insects, birds or bats to collect and redistribute pollen, thereby ensuring that the plant has future progeny. One such scheming flower, that of the Madagascar star orchid, Angraecum sesquipedale (pictured, above), is especially famous because of its incredibly long "nectar spur" -- a long tubular extension that holds the f...

Is loyalty dead?

Psychology Today Work Center — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:41:54 +0100

Organizations are at a crossroads in its challenge to develop committed workers, but not enough executives are taking notice. Or if they do, they may not be addressing the most serious root causes. And part of this problem is the concept of loyalty.read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)

McKinsey claims health reform report isn't "predictive"

American Medical News — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:00:00 +0100

The consultancy firm defends its much-criticized study showing far more employees losing coverage in 2014 than other studies. (Source: American Medical News)

NHS trusts strip millions from management consultancy spending

Pulse — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:55:00 +0100

Exclusive: The majority of PCTs have successfully slashed their management consultancy spend in the past twelve months in line with ministerial orders, although a third have not cut by the required 50%, a Pulse investigation reveals. (Source: Pulse)

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In-house consultancy saves NHS £2.5m

HSJ — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 05:00:00 +0100

The NHS’s in-house consultancy service says it saved trusts an estimated £2.5m in consultancy fees in 2010-11. (Source: HSJ)

Misleading money-saving claims help no one | Ben Goldacre

Guardian Unlimited Science — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:30:00 +0100

Claiming you can get councils cheaper mobile phone deals does not equate to 20% off a £50bn spendEvery now and then, the government will push a report that's so assinine, and so thin, you have to check it's not a spoof. The Daily Mail was clear in its coverage: "Council incompetence 'costs every household £452 a year'"; "Up to £10bn a year is wasted by clueless councils." And the Express agreed. Where will this money come from? "Up to £10bn a year could be saved … if councils better analysed spending from their £50bn procurement budgets."A 20% saving on the £50bn council procurement budget would be awesome. And this is a proper story, from a press release on the Department for Communities and Local Government website: 20% of the £50bn procurement spend could be saved by ...

Summary of events and funding opportunities around at present!

MEDEV News — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:46:45 +0100

Dear Colleagues, these are in our eBulletin below but we wanted to alert you to some current workshop and funding opportunities. We understand that a call for OER phase 3 (£4M) is still being prepared by the JISC. If you are planning to bid into this we strongly recommend that you attend one of these events: Share and share alike - part two 23 June 2011, Bristol, http://www.medev.ac.uk/funding/workshops/257/view_workshop/ Open educational resources - using and creating sharable teaching materials in health care, 29 June 2011, Birmingham http://www.medev.ac.uk/funding/workshops/255/view_workshop/ (there is some travel support available for this event please apply to lindsay.wood@ncl.ac.uk) Funding opportunities recently advertised: JISC grant call 03/11: Digging into data challenge...

NSF-DBA Opens New Office on the US West Coast

Drug Development Technology — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:22:25 +0100

The pharmaceutical and biotech industries are continuing to grow in the US, particularly on the West Coast, so it is important that those companies have access to training and consultancy to strengthen their service offerings. NSF-DBA, an NSF International Company with more than 25 years of pharmaceutical experience, continues to expand its in-house and online training, consultancy and auditing services with a new office on the West Coast, the evolving biotech corridor. Located in Berkeley, California, NSF-DBA senior associate Peter Calcott, PhD, assists the increasing number of pharma comp... Read More Related Links: NSF-DBA Opens New Office on the US West CoastNSF-DBA Hires Leading Pharmaceutical Experts to Meet Growing Demand for Training and Consult...

NSF-DBA Expands Presence on West Coast with Local Biotech and Pharma Expert

Pharmaceutical Technology — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100

As the pharmaceutical and biotech industries grow in the US, particularly on the West Coast, it's important that those companies have access to top-notch training and consultancy to strengthen their service offerings. NSF-DBA, an NSF International Company with more than 25 years of pharmaceutical experience, continues to expand its in-house and online training, consultancy and auditing services with a new office on the West Coast, the evolving biotech corridor. Strategically located in Berkeley, California, NSF-DBA senior associate Peter Calcott, PhD, assists the increasing number of pharma... Read More Related Links: NSF-DBA Expands Presence on West Coast with Local Biotech and Pharma ExpertNSF-DBA Expands Pharmaceutical Services in the US to Meet Grow...

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Richard Dawkins heads lineup at private £18,000-a-year university

Guardian Unlimited Science — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 18:42:20 +0100

Niall Ferguson and Steven Pinker also join AC Grayling's initiative but critics complain of greater inequality in educationUniversity lecturers and students reacted with dismay on Sunday after a group of leading British academics took a step towards the establishment of an elite US-style university system in the UK by launching a new private college offering £18,000-a-year courses.AC Grayling, a professor of philosophy at the universities of London and Oxford, will welcome next year the first students to the New College of the Humanities to study for degrees in English, philosophy, history, economics and law taught by academics from Harvard, Princeton, Oxford and Cambridge.There is a starry lineup of professorial talent: Richard Dawkins will teach evolutionary biology and science literacy...

Podcast: Benchmarking pharma sales force effectiveness

eyeforpharma.com | Pharma strategy for the busy executive - — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:20:37 +0100

Marty Nicholas, founder of Blackdot consultancy, on the business imperative for dynamic pharma sales models read more (Source: eyeforpharma.com | Pharma strategy for the busy executive -)

GDC announces new Deputy Chair

MEDEV News — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:32:24 +0100

The General Dental Council (GDC) is pleased to announce that Derek Prentice has been elected as Deputy Chair of the GDC with immediate effect. Derek has been an appointed lay member of Council since 1999. He is currently the managing director of a consultancy company and previously held a number of executive appointments, including assistant director with the Consumers' Association and president of the Bureau of European Consumer Unions. Derek has also held a number of non-executive positions within NHS bodies and is currently a trustee of The British Home – which is an independent charity that provides specialised nursing and social care for people with long term medical conditions and severe disabilities. He will hold the post of Deputy Chair of the...

William Payne obituary

Guardian Unlimited Science — Sun, 22 May 2011 16:59:26 +0100

Our father, William Payne, who has died aged 93, devoted his working life to improving livestock husbandry in the tropics. He co-wrote what is considered to be the most authoritative book on the subject, An Introduction to Animal Husbandry in the Tropics, first published in 1959 (co-written with Grahame Williamson) and now in a fifth edition (co-written with R Trevor Wilson).Bill was born in Broadway, Worcestershire, known as the "jewel of the Cotswolds". His lifelong interest in biology sprang from his childhood, when he went rabbit hunting with his uncles and helped them to sell local fruit and vegetables on Walsall market.He attended Prince Henry's grammar school in Evesham and won a Ministry of Agriculture scholarship to Downing College, Cambridge, in 1938. There, Bill met Selma, his l...

Marketing and Public Relations Officer for The Cochrane Collaboration - Worldwide

The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration — Mon, 16 May 2011 17:24:54 +0100

The Cochrane Collaboration seeks to appoint a Marketing and Public Relations Officer, who will take responsibility for working on the Collaboration’s behalf with a consultancy project developing a new marketing and communications strategy for the Collaboration. Contributor's Information Contributor's name: Claire Allen Email address: callen@cochrane.org read more (Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration)

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Drug regulators accused of risking patient safety

Guardian Unlimited Science — Tue, 10 May 2011 22:30:00 +0100

This article was amended on 11 May 2011. Originally it stated that the drug "probably caused the deaths of about 100,000 people with arthritis".This has been corrected.HealthHealthcare industryDrugsMedical researchObesityPharmaceuticals industrySarah Boseleyguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)

Senior DH adviser attacks Number 10's NHS reforms panel for 'looking backwards'

Pulse — Mon, 09 May 2011 09:15:00 +0100

Exclusive: A new group of health policy experts formed to advise the Prime Minister on NHS reform, which includes members from the consultancy firm McKinsey and KPMG, has come under fire from a leading GP adviser to the Department of Health. (Source: Pulse)

Guiding organisations in health and wellness to improve the public health defecit

HSJ — Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Devolving the control of healthcare to local organisations endangers the UK’s rising public health crisis, argues wellness consultancy Vielife’s chief medical officer Dr Tony Massey. (Source: HSJ)

Live long. Stay healthy. Join the immortals

Guardian Unlimited Science — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 23:04:00 +0100

The seven ages of man are a thing of the past. We're never too old to find a new lover, start a business or even have a baby. Now, we're ready for anything – except death. Welcome to the world of amortality. Plus, are you already an amortal? Take our test and find outMy father was well beyond the danger point of a dive when a weight slipped from his jacket and spiralled downwards into the gloom.We had arrived at the quayside to discover our Red Sea pleasure boat laden with US soldiers on leave from peacekeeping duties in the Gulf. The platoon's NCO proved to be a seasoned diver. His charges were novices. A 19-year-old private from Arkansas, paired with my father, then 70, for the safety check and first dive of the day, failed to secure the weights that are essential in controlling a dive...

Healthcare Consultancy Group Names Michelle Tenzyk as Executive Vice...

PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 22:01:06 +0100

Healthcare Consultancy Group (HCG; http://www.hcgrp.com), announces the appointment of Michelle Tenzyk as Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources and...(PRWeb April 20, 2011)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/04/prweb5260264.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)

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Consulting: Juggling act

Nature — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100

Nature 472, 7342 (2011). doi:10.1038/nj7342-249a Author: Amanda Leigh Mascarelli US scientists who take on consultancy can gain experience, supplement their income — and face logistical challenges. (Source: Nature)

MDEA Winner Pleuraflow Poised To Make A Difference

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:00:00 +0100

Pioneering medical device company Clear Catheter Systems, Inc., full-service product development consultancy Carbon Design Group, and product design, development, and manufacturing company Xeridiem Medical Devices are pleased to announce that the PleuraFlow™ Active Tube Clearance™ System has been awarded a 2011 Medical Design Excellence Award. As the first chest tube drainage system with a mechanism for clearing blood clots, the PleuraFlow Active Tube Clearance System is designed to improve patient comfort and outcomes... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Shell's outgoing UK chairman has seen oil firm's role shift in a changing climate

Guardian Unlimited Science — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 06:00:00 +0100

Chairman James Smith says Shell has had to respond to the global warming challengeNow is a good time to be running an oil company. Prices are sky-high, energy demand is increasing at an unprecedented rate as the global economy recovers, and there are new markets to be explored. Royal Dutch Shell largely dodged the criticism heaped on the industry after BP's catastrophic oil spill last year in the Gulf of Mexico, and is delivering golden results to shareholders. Profits for 2010 were reported as $18.6bn (about £11.4bn), nearly double the $9.8bn for the year before.So it is not surprising that James Smith, Shell's outgoing UK chairman, speaks with a tinge of regret. At the end of the month, he will retire from the company he has been part of for 28 years, seven of them in his current role. ...

Memantine in moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease: an observational post-marketing study

Journal of Neural Transmission — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 05:56:11 +0100

Abstract Memantine is an N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, approved for the treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We conducted a 4-month observational, post-marketing, Austrian study of memantine in 377 outpatients with moderate to severe AD. In this ‘real-life’ setting, memantine was well-tolerated, and produced benefits in cognition (Mini-Mental State Examination), activities of daily living (Activities of Daily Living score), and global function (Clinical Global Impression scale). Treatment effects were apparent in both pre-treated and treatment-naïve patient subgroups. Content Type Journal ArticlePages 1-5DOI 10.1007/s00702-011-0623-8Authors Michael Rainer, Memory Clinic and Psychiatric Department, Donauspital Sozialmedizi...

[Department of Error] Department of Error

LANCET — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:34:45 +0100

Salles G, Seymour JF, Offner F, et al. Rituximab maintenance for 2 years in patients with high tumour burden follicular lymphoma responding to rituximab plus chemotherapy (PRIMA): a phase 3, randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2011; 377: 42–51—In this Article (Jan 1), the conflicts of interest statement for JVC should have stated that JVC has done consultancy for Roche, received payment for educational presentations from Roche, received honoraria and grants from Roche, served as an investigator in Roche-funded research, and received travel grants from Roche. (Source: LANCET)

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Higher Education Academy call for Academic Associates 'expressions of interest'

MEDEV News — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:39:41 +0100

Advert Expressions of interest are sought from current academics who share the HEA's ambition to improve learning and teaching and the student learning experience. If you have experience in managing change in higher education at a subject, discipline or institutional level, find out about the flexible opportunities available. Person Specification Academic Associates will have expertise in learning and teaching in higher education in one or more of the following discipline and/or thematic areas: Any academic discipline Teacher excellence Academic practice development Institutional strategy & change Internationalisation Assessment and feedback Employability Flexible learning Student retention and success Reward and recognition of teaching Student support and engagement Open Educati...

Vt. hospitals transform record-keeping

ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:02:06 +0100

Source: Rob Mitchell, Times Argus Content: “Through a combination of financing, government support and the coordination of a nonprofit technology consultancy, Vermont is building an electronic medical records system that will have a profound impact on the quality of health care. One of the driving forces behind this in Vermont is a nonprofit incorporated in 2005: [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)

McKinsey: GP consortia will have to save £1m a month

Pulse — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:37:00 +0100

Private consultancy firm McKinsey is telling GP consortia they will have to save £50m over the next four years and will have to take drastic action to prevent individual practices from 'blowing the budget'. (Source: Pulse)

Quality Assurance Project Manager (Society of Biology)

Society for Endocrinology — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:00:00 +0100

Responsible to the Head of Education, the Society of Biology are looking to appoint a Quality Assurance Project Manager to start immediately. The main objective of the role will be to manage the production of an assessment framework, quality assurance documentation, and evaluation and monitoring process for the Society of Biology’s degree accreditation pilot programme. Responsibilities of the role will be: to manage the development of a system of assessment for degree programmes applying for Society of Biology degree accreditation; to ensure that mechanisms of quality assurance for the assessment process are developed, with initial documents in place by May 2011; to co-ordinate the production of documentation for the assessment process; to co-ordinate the development of a system of ...

University of Oklahoma professor awarded Fulbright fellowship to research water quality

EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 04:00:00 +0100

(University of Oklahoma) Jason Julian, assistant professor in the OU Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability, will travel to New Zealand in early 2012 to begin research on his project, titled "Influence of catchment characteristics and land use change on optical water quality in New Zealand rivers." Julian's research will be conducted in collaboration with scientists from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, a research and consultancy company in New Zealand. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)

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Making Every Contact Count: A simple yet effective idea

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Vince Ion from TrueBlue Consultancy has been working with NHS Yorkshire and The Humber to identify how the public health workforce can best encourage the public to change their unhealthy behaviours. Here he gives an overview of the project so far (Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)

Strong Support For PSA's Pharmacy Support Program, Australia

Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:00:00 +0100

The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's new program designed to support pharmacies in the implementation and management of professional services has received strong support and uptake from pharmacies, as well as support from one of the pharmacy's profession's leading business advisors. The PSA's Pharmacy Support Program is a consultancy service offered to every pharmacy in Australia and is especially tailored to meet the particular requirements of individual pharmacies... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Fitness consultancy makes strides with new premises

Scotsman.com News - Health — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100

A HEALTH and fitness consultancy is to open its first standalone facility. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)

About New York: Charges Against Health Care Executive Raise Broader Issues

NYT Health — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 04:29:40 +0100

David Rosen, the hospital executive accused of being involved in a corruption scheme, says he has paid a consultancy fee or two to politicians, but never a bribe, to save hospitals. (Source: NYT Health)

GPs seek private advice on NHS reforms

Management in Practice — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:53:00 +0100

More than two dozen GP consortia have been working with consultancy firm McKinsey (Source: Management in Practice)

Dozens of consortia turn to McKinsey

Pulse — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:00:00 +0100

Exclusive: Dozens of GP consortia have enlisted the support of controversial private consultancy firm McKinsey on key areas of commissioning, including the QIPP efficiency drive, budget holding and governance, Pulse can reveal. (Source: Pulse)

21st century India: welcome to the smartest city on the planet

Guardian Unlimited Science — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:02:05 +0100

From rocket science to DNA research, India is ridding itself of its poor country image. In this extract from her book Geek Nation, Angela Saini visits Lavasa, an emerging electronic 'dream city' where machines will ruleA1,000-mile stretch of high hills blanketed in forests near India's west coast is one of the most remote places in the world. There are at least 5,000 types of flower. Elephants, snakes, tigers, and cave bats all live here, secluded from the rest of India. Zoologists who have occasionally ventured into the Ghats have found new species by the handful. The mountainous territory is inhospitable. The second I cross into it, civilisation disappears. I can't get a mobile phone signal.And yet here in the middle of the Western Ghats, in what can reasonably be called nowhere, I desce...

Tech Weekly podcast: Trouble as Google reorders its index

Guardian Unlimited Science — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:58:15 +0100

Aleks Krotoski and Jemima Kiss are joined by Tom Watson MP, former director of digital engagement at the Cabinet Office, to discuss the amount the government pays for their web solutions. Charles Arthur asks Margaret Manning, the CEO of digital consultancy Reading Room, why her organisation charged the UK taxpayer almost £600 for a 32x32 pixel favicon during the corporate rebrand of the Information Commissioner Office in July 2010. Tom explains the challenges of being a digital advocate in public office, the ways the civil service can be technologically empowered, and the role the current minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, must play in overhauling the digital procurement strategies. He suggests that the same digital work could be done for half the price, that some projects ov...

Kingston consortium demands fair play from PCT cluster

HSJ — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100

CHANGE IN STRUCTURE: A GP consortium in south-west London has written to its primary care trust cluster chief executive demanding to be “dealt with fairly” and revealing it intends to use the consultancy KPMG for their 2011-12 development plan. (Source: HSJ)

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Thrash hospital consultancy acquired

bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100

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Three new additions to the board at Southampton University Hospital

HSJ — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:39:00 +0100

WORKFORCE: A charity chief executive and a former partner in a consultancy firm are among the new additions to the board at Southampton University Hospital. (Source: HSJ)

Law to end excessive consultancy fees and hospitality is delayed

BMJ Online First — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100

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The effectiveness of strategies to change organisational culture to improve healthcare performance.

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:15:07 +0100

Authors: Parmelli E, Flodgren G, Schaafsma ME, Baillie N, Beyer FR, Eccles MP Organisational culture is an anthropological metaphor used to inform research and consultancy and to explain organisational environments. Great emphasis has been placed during the last years on the need to change organisational culture in order to pursue effective improvement of healthcare performance. However, the precise nature of organisational culture in healthcare policy often remains underspecified and the desirability and feasibility of strategies to be adopted has been called into question. PMID: 21249706 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)

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Six months of breastmilk alone is too long and could harm babies, scientists now say

Guardian Unlimited Science — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:55:00 +0100

This article was amended on 14 January 2011. In the original, the heading said: Six months of breastfeeding alone could harm babies, scientists now say. This has been expanded to include the full wording that appeared in the Guardian newspaper.BreastfeedingHealth & wellbeingParents and parentingHealthChildrenSarah Boseleyguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)

DBA Announces New Name and Logo

Drug Development Technology — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100

David Begg Associates (DBA), an NSF International company with expertise in training, auditing and consultancy for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, has changed its name to NSF-DBA. NSF-DBA combines NSF International's expertise in public health and the environment with DBA's 25 years of health science expertise. A new logo is now in use at their three offices in the UK, the US and South Africa. In 2007, NSF International acquired DBA to expand its range of health science services on a global scale and in 2010 more than 60 training sessions were delivered to the pharmaceutic... Read More Related Links: DBA Announces New Name and LogoInternational Conference on Counterfeit Medical Products Paves the Way for the MEDICRIME Convention ...

Plants working to combat pollution

Guardian Unlimited Science — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:02:19 +0100

This article originally appeared in Le MondePlantsPollutionWasteFranceguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)

Unlocking the hidden value of forecasting

eyeforpharma.com | Pharma strategy for the busy executive - — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:57:51 +0100

Alec Finney, principal at Rivershill Consultancy, explains how forecasting discrepancies can enable better business decisions read more (Source: eyeforpharma.com | Pharma strategy for the busy executive -)

Inflection Phase Establishes Regulatory Science Consultancy

PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:57:26 +0100

Inflection Phase, llc., has established a regulatory science consultancy in response to global changes in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. Regulatory science is the scientifically-based...(PRWeb December 23, 2010)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/12/prweb4919984.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)

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ePlus Recognized by Everything Channel's CRN Magazine as One of the Top Healthcare VARs

Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:30:00 +0100

HERNDON, Va., Dec. 8, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ePlus inc. (Nasdaq:PLUS) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, ePlus Technology, inc., has been recognized by Everything Channel's CRN Magazine as one of the Top Healthcare VARs. According to IDC Health Insights, growth in implementation of electronic medical records (EMR) and health information exchange technologies will help spur worldwide growth of Healthcare IT spending over the next three years to over $13 billion. As a result, support levels for EMRs and infrastructure technologies have heavily increased, presenting an ideal opportunity for VARs in this market. This first annual list recognizes VARs, systems integrators, consultancies, platform specialists, and developers that have taken advantage of this growing market and a...

McKinsey warns of GP consortia funding shortfall

Pulse — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 08:50:00 +0100

GPs will have to pool resources to survive tough deals on their management allowance, says a report from consultancy firm McKinsey. (Source: Pulse)

House of Commons Health Committee given estimate of PCT job losses

NeLM - News — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Source: E-Health Insider Area: News The House of Commons Health Committee was told at its fourth oral evidence session on commissioning, that between 30-40% of staff currently employed in PCTs could find a role supporting commissioning in the new NHS. The Executive Chairman for health of the Tribal Group, a provider of public sector services, told the Committee that around 37,000 people are currently employed by PCTs and his group estimates that the number of people needed to be employed between GP consortia and the NHS Commissioning Board is probably between 10,000 and 15,000; he hoped those people would come from existing PCT staff to avoid additional redundancies, which he estimated would cost the NHS between £50,000 and £100,000 per person. The group also estimated that GP consortia...

Lefty Writes Right-Handed

Psychology Today Work Center — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:30:40 +0100

By every available external measurement, she's a big success. A PhD in a hard science. An enviable position as a scientist in a boutique consultancy. Frequent access to her firm's CEO - she's his go-to person when he needs to provide expert testimony.So why is she so miserable? And stuck?This was the scenario my client Claudia (not her real name, of course) laid out for me when she joined an executive women's coaching group I formed.Why, she asked, when she had done everything right, her life felt so wrong?Pretty soon, it became clear. It was as if she was a left-handed person who's lived her life writing with her right hand.Let me explain.Claudia was born into a driven family who value academic, intellectual achievement. It's expected that every member will have at least one PhD. An...

Data shows DH consultancy spending fall

HSJ — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Department of Health spending on management consultants fell by 69 per cent in the first five months of the new government, according to data released under its open government policy. (Source: HSJ)

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Earley & Associates' Growth Results in Key Hire and Promotion

PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:28:15 +0100

Earley & Associates, the leading taxonomy and search consultancy, today announced the promotion of Jeannine Bartlett to client partner and vice-president, service delivery, and the addition of...(PRWeb November 23, 2010)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/11/prweb4822084.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)

Quicksilva And OLM Professional Services Provide Tech Lynchpin For Nationwide Health Screening Project

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:00:00 +0100

The English National Screening Programme for Diabetic Retinopathy (ENSPDR) is working with Quicksilva, an independent provider of software to the private and public sector, and OLM Professional Services, a specialist provider of consultancy services to the health and social care sector, to put in place a framework for automating the sharing of data between GP practices and diabetic retinopathy screening programmes... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

The future of the Higher Education Academy

MEDEV News — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:25:24 +0100

The Higher Education Academy today released the following statement outlining the future structure of the organisation following a period of consultation and ratification by the HEA board on Wednesday 10 November. The HEA has reviewed its work and structure in discussion with a number of Vice-Chancellors and other institutional and academic leaders. Changes in the funding and in student expectations of higher education have focused increased attention on the quality and recognition of teaching. The HEA’s future work will concentrate on activity that supports institutions and their staff in improving teaching in higher education. The Board has agreed a range of services which will be built around three related aspects of the student learning experience - teacher excellence, developing...

Healthcare Consultancy Group Names Jennifer Brooks as President of The...

PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:12:40 +0100

Healthcare Consultancy Group (HCG), a member of Diversified Agency Services (DAS) of the Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC), announced the appointment of Jennifer Brooks as president of member company The...(PRWeb November 08, 2010)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/healthcare/communications/prweb4641654.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)

Drug company payments to doctors must be disclosed

OnMedica Latest News — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Payments for speaker fees and consultancy will be made publicRelated items from OnMedicaNewborn involvement in multiple trialsExperts call for reform of drugs policyDoctors give placebos without telling patientsWebsites warned over illegal promotion of medicinesCharity angry at NICE decision on Xolair (Source: OnMedica Latest News)

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ABPI moves to amend Code of Practice to improve trust between the pharmaceutical industry and the NHS

NeLM - News — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Source: PharmaTimes Area: News Members of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) have voted in amendments to the Code of Practice to increase the transparency of working practices between the industry and healthcare professionals. From January 1st 2011, pharmaceutical companies will no longer be able to give healthcare workers any branded promotional items, such as pens and notepads, with only "inexpensive items" meant for use by patients under formal patient support programmes allowed under the new rules. Additionally, in the new Code, from 2013 companies will be required to declare payments (made in 2012) to healthcare professionals for services such as speaker fees, advisory boards and consultancy, and sponsorship for attendance at annual me...

Earley & Associates Announces New Taxonomy Webinar Series

PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 21:09:54 +0100

Earley & Associates, a leading taxonomy and search consultancy, today announced a new educational webinar program for information management professionals.(PRWeb October 27, 2010)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/earley-associates/insight-etaxonomy/prweb4703904.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)

Mourne Training Services Releases HPLC e-Learning CD-ROM

Drug Development Technology — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100

MTS, a training consultancy specialising in learning and development relating to the chemical analysis of pharmaceuticals, is pleased to announce that the in-house e-learning training solution, UTrain, is now available on CD-ROM. Training videos, exercises and an assessment are provided on one CD and the worked solutions for the exercises and answers to the assessment questions on another. The currently available course, 'Basic HPLC for Pharmaceutical Analysis' comprises four modules (over three hours of video) and costs £500 (+ VAT where applicable). Contact us to order your CDs ... Read More Related Links: Mourne Training Services Releases HPLC e-Learning CD-ROM 'How to Troubleshoot HPLC' - External Training Course from Mourne Training S...

Getting Market Research Right in Emerging Markets

Pharma Marketing News — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:55:10 +0100

This is the first in a series of articles summarizing highlights from a recent webinar focused on getting market research right in emerging markets. It features experts from Kantar Health, a global consultancy and marketing insights organization that was formed in 2009 by uniting Consumer Health Sciences, MattsonJack, TNS Healthcare and Ziment. (Source: Pharma Marketing News)

TAM London live blog

Guardian Unlimited Science — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:01:00 +0100

Discussion: As any discussion about problems with Christianity continues, the likelihood of someone demanding people talk about Islam as well approaches 100%. I get this a lot, and I have two standard responses which Kirby echoes. Firstly, this is a Christian nation, hence we discuss it more. Secondly, and a related point, problems with Islam have very little impact on my life in the UK.14:50: The Christian Party have an innovative approach to tackling climate change, according to Kirby - they plan to reinstate the observance of the Sunday Sabbath. The resulting drop in people doing stuff will of course drop carbon emissions massively. 14:49: More photos courtesy of official TAM photographer Kelly Haddow, of Paula Kirby mid-talk......and Karen James from earlier. 14:44: Kirby's talk is tur...

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Free House Adaptation Consultancy Service for Disabled and Seniors

Disabled World — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:39:09 +0100

House Adaptation Consultants Ltd (HAC) is a unique newly launched Irish company that offers a nationwide service to the elderly and those with a disability who are requiring home adaptations to restore and facilitate independent living, privacy, confidence and dignity for themselves and their families. (Source: Disabled World)

MEXICO: Soaring Bottled Water Use Highlights Mistrust of Tap Water

IPS Inter Press Service - Health — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:33:17 +0100

More bottled water is consumed per capita in Mexico than in any other country in the world, according to a U.S. consultancy -- a fact that alarms non-governmental organisations because it highlights the lack of access to safe tap water. (Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health)

A Controlled Evaluation of a School-Based Obesity Prevention in Turkish School Children.

The Journal of School Nursing — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 23:00:00 +0100

Authors: Kilicarslan Toruner E, Savaser S This research was conducted to assess the effect of a weight management program in Turkish school children with overweight and obesity. Forty one students formed the intervention group while 40 students formed the control group in two elementary schools. Students in intervention group were given seven training sessions in a period of 2.5 months. Concurrently, parents were given two trainings and consultancy. The Body Mass Indices (BMIs) of the intervention group at the third measurement were decreased (p < .05) significantly when compared to the control group. The findings suggest use of school-based weight management programs starting from elementary school. PMID: 20864549 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Journal of Scho...

Financial Times Examines U.S. Foreign Aid Reform

Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:00:00 +0100

The Obama "administration's bold drive to improve the U.S.'s notoriously bureaucratic and dysfunctional foreign aid programme is setting out with highly uncertain chances of success," the Financial Times writes. "Officials acknowledge inadequacies in the traditional U.S. approach. The U.S. programme involves overlapping bureaucracies ... [and] frequently 'ties' U.S. aid to the purchase of American food and other goods and consultancy services," according to the article... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

EU reactor operators sign nuclear research policy

Cardiovascular Business News — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:00:31 +0100

The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK•CEN and Nuclear Research & Consultancy Group (NRG) have partnered to establish the European Research Area of Experimental Reactors (ERAER) which stresses the importance of cooperation and implementation of a clear policy roadmap for activities in European research reactors. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)

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South Africans among world's fattest people, survey finds

Guardian Unlimited Science — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:11:44 +0100

Despite its sporty image, the country is 'slowly eating itself to death' says drug firm as research is publishedIt is renowned for surfing, rugby and the great outdoors, but South Africa is among the fattest countries in the world, a survey has found.The rainbow nation is "eating itself slowly to death", according to the drug and healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), which says 61% of South Africans are overweight, obese or morbidly obese.Despite the country's sporty reputation and the prevalence of gyms in cities such as Johannesburg, the research found that 49% of South Africans do not exercise and 71% have never dieted. Most worryingly, 17% of children under nine are overweight.Jonathan Girling, GSK vice-president for consumer healthcare, said its findings dispelled the notion that ...

Dutch reactor back online, isotope shipments begin next week

Cardiovascular Business News — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:24:32 +0100

The High Flux Reactor (HFR) in Petten, the Netherlands is back online after repairs were completed on its cooling water pipe. Hospitals can expect to receive the first isotopes by mid-September, said the Nuclear Research and consultancy Group (NRG), operator of the HFR. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)

Hospitals should expect first Dutch isotope shipment by mid-September

Cardiovascular Business News — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:24:32 +0100

The High Flux Reactor (HFR) in Petten, the Netherlands is back online after repairs were completed on its cooling water pipe. Hospitals can expect to receive the first isotopes by mid-September, said the Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG), operator of the HFR. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)

Science sidelined in the government-PR-media frenzy | Alexander Holmes and Jonathan Mendel

Guardian Unlimited Science — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:30:50 +0100

The Science: So What? campaign is a classic example of how bad science is ignored when agencies are only interested in audience impactUnder the previous government, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) ran a campaign called Science: So What? So Everything (SSW). It was designed to encourage young people via websites, media reports and special events, to be inspired by the contributions of science to their lives.The SSW campaign was not without problems. The project included a website that was expensive and inefficient and got little traffic for a campaign of this type. And then there were serious concerns about the quality of some of the research that BIS was promoting. In particular, a report on future jobs in science by the Fast Future consultancy was heavily promoted...

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Royal College of Nursing News Alert — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:00:00 +0100

Opinion piece by Alan Leaman, the chief executive of the Management Consultancies Association, claims that describing NHS use of management consultants as wasteful is wrong. "First, it is cost effective and given the right brief, consultancies bring an invaluable external perspective, focus and discipline, with knowledge and understanding that cannot be generated in-house. (Source: Royal College of Nursing News Alert)

Turkish women need improved consultation on contraception use

MedWire News - Ob/Gyn — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Turkish study results show that women frequently discontinue contraception because of method failure and unintended pregnancy, prompting researchers to call for high-quality consultancy services monitoring contraception use. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)

Trusts not meeting equality requirements

HSJ — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100

More than 90 per cent of NHS organisations could be failing to meet their legal requirements to publish equality documents, a consultancy firm has warned. (Source: HSJ)

Netherlands reactor to achieve first full power day Sept. 9

Cardiovascular Business News — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:50:42 +0100

The repair of the High Flux Reactor (HFR) in Petten, the Netherlands, is proceeding well and the reactor is expected to achieve the first HFR Full Power Day (45 MW) on Sept. 9, according to the Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group of the Netherlands. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)

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Consultancy figures shocking

Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:09:08 +0100

The Royal College of Nursing has described the costs of consultancy services in NHS trusts in England as shocking and nothing short of a scandal. (Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News)

RCN Response To Consultancy Services Expenditure, UK

Health News from Medical News Today — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100

Commenting on reports of consultancy services expenditure by Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts, RCN Chief Executive & General Secretary Dr Peter Carter said: "These figures are shocking and nothing short of a scandal. It is extremely difficult to see how spending more than Â£313m on consultancy services in one year can be justified... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

NHS consultancy costs over £300m

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:04:28 +0100

NHS trusts in England spent more than £300m on external consultancy services last year. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

PCTs rein in management consultant spending

HSJ — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

There is significant variation in the use of management consultancy this financial year by primary care trusts, information collected by HSJ reveals. (Source: HSJ)

Pilgrim Software And Global Regulatory Services (GRS) Sign Strategic Agreement

Medical Design Online News — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:23:00 +0100

Pilgrim Software, Inc., a world-leading provider of Enterprise Risk, Compliance and Quality Management software solutions, recently announced a strategic partnership agreement with U.K.-based Global Regulatory Services (GRS), a global consultancy specializing in regulatory compliance for Life Science products. (Source: Medical Design Online News)

Children's Charity ACT Launches National Children's Palliative Care Training And Consultancy Programme, UK

Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:00:00 +0100

Leading UK children's palliative care charity ACT has launched a dedicated children's palliative care learning and consultancy programme called Train to Care for all professionals who work with life-limited children. With funding from the Department for Education, ACT's Train to Care programme has been designed to raise standards in children's palliative care by encouraging organisations to develop their team's confidence, expertise, knowledge and skill set... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Spend on consultancy

HSJ — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander may have pledged that health would be protected from the 25 per cent departmental spending cuts this autumn, but it is abundantly clear that “efficiency savings” are still right at the top of the NHS agenda. (Source: HSJ)

Emergo Group opens Germany office

bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:02:59 +0100

Medical device consultancy Emergo Group Inc. has opened an office in Hamburg, Germany. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)

Doc on a chat, click clinics see a boom time

The Economic Times — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:45:57 +0100

Web-based real time medical consultancy gears up to tap patients from west (Source: The Economic Times)

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Matthew Swindells to join Cerner

E-Health-Insider — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:30:00 +0100

Former NHS IT boss Matthew Swindells is set to join US health IT giant Cerner, following his resignation from consultancy firm Tribal. (Source: E-Health-Insider)

Repair work on the High Flux Reactor cooling water pipes complete

Cardiovascular Business News — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:25:08 +0100

The Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group said the repair work on the cooling water pipes of the High Flux Reactor in Petten, the Netherlands, has been successfully concluded. The return-to-service plan has been approved and the first start-up preparation activities will take place at the end of August. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)

GPs 'must close hospitals to save cash'

Pulse — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:35:00 +0100

American consultancy firm McKinsey has said that GPs will need to spearhead plans to close hospital wards across the country if they are to successfully bail the NHS out of its £20bn debt crisis. (Source: Pulse)

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Dutch regulators OK Petten restart

AuntMinnie.com Headlines — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:28:44 +0100

Radiopharmaceutical producer Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group has received (more) (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)

Efficiency: Another Management Myth

Psychology Today Work Center — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:13:52 +0100

Tough economic times has produced a flood of management "experts" and many leaders of organizations whose only strategy for dealing with the downturn in the economy is cutting costs, layoffs and more efficiency based strategies. The mantra for business for much of the last century has been operational efficiency. So leaders look for ways to cut costs and make the operations lean and mean. Yet much of the rationale for and evidence supporting efficiency as a key management strategy is questionable.In a great article by Adam Hartung in Forbes, titled The Myth of Efficiency, he outlines how leaders have mistakenly used efficiency to drive business results, often with disastrous results. Hartung cites W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne, of INSEAD International Business School, and the authors of ...

Welding phase of Netherlands reactor finished; to reopen in late August

Health Imaging News — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:23:52 +0100

The welding activities on the High Flux Reactor's reducers in Petten, Netherlands, were successfully finished. All four corroded locations in the aluminium pipe lines were replaced and the functionality of the cooling water pipes of the HFR has been restored, according to the Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group of the Netherlands. (Source: Health Imaging News)

Biotechnology: Chemistry goes green

Biotechnology — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:08:29 +0100

Behind the scenes, industrial biotechnology is getting going at lastIS GREEN chemistry ready for take-off? Delegates at a big conference on “industrial biotechnology” held near Washington, DC, this week by Bio, the industry’s umbrella organisation, seemed to think so. Industrial biotech uses agricultural feedstocks, rather than petroleum-based ones, to produce chemicals, plastics and fuels. McKinsey, a consultancy, says global industry revenues will grow from €116 billion ($170 billion) in 2008 to as much as €450 billion by 2020. The World Economic Forum reckons the coming boom in “biorefineries” will create new markets worth almost $300 billion by 2020.Industrial biotech seems to have been relatively unscathed by the financial crisis. Codexis, an ...

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Report Finds Countries In Africa Face Most Severe Water Risks

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0100

"African nations led by Somalia, Mauritania and Sudan have the most precarious water supplies in the world while Iceland has the best," according to a report released Thursday, Reuters reports. "The ranking, compiled by British-based risk consultancy Maplecroft, said climate change and a rising world population meant that stresses on supplies would be of increasing concern in coming decades for uses from farming to industry," the news service adds... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Environment worries to lift electric car sales-report

Scientific American - Official RSS Feed — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:54:00 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - Global sales of electric vehicles are set to rise this year due to worries about security of oil supply, the environment and fuel costs, UK consultancy J.D. Power said on Friday. Global sales of electric cars are expected to reach 940,000 units this year compared with 732,000 units last year, with the number jumping to 3 million in 2015, J.D. Power analysts said in a report. [More] (Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed)

Survey: Cos. convinced of ill effects of health reform

bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:00:00 +0100

As businesses begin to develop strategies to absorb the effects of national health reform, they are overwhelmingly pessimistic about its impact on their businesses, according to a survey by benefits consultancy group Towers Watson. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)