MedWorm: Partnerships

Physicians Practice And All Children's Hospital To Improve Patient Care In St. Petersburg, FL

Health News from Medical News Today — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100

Physicians Practice and All Children's Hospital have joined forces to help provide area physicians and their staff more time to devote to patient care. This new partnership is a unique program designed to help doctors in the St. Petersburg area better handle the cumbersome and time-consuming issues of managing a busy practice. Through this new alliance, All Children's Hospital will use Physicians Practice's extensive resources to deliver essential practice management tools to help local physicians manage the business aspects of medicine more efficiently and effectively... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Physicians Practice And All Children's Hospital To Improve Patient Care In St. Petersburg, FL

Pediatrics News From Medical News Today — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100

EJPH president's column: in partnership for the public health response to the environmental change * EUPHA office: listen and learn (Objective 1) * Message from the WHO Regional Director for Europe

The European Journal of Public Health — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:45:28 +0100

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New model of student-pharmacist-led interdisciplinary teaching succeeds

UCSF School of Pharmacy News — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:49:46 +0100

March 19, 2010 A student-pharmacist-led, California statewide teaching program for physicians, medical students, and other health care providers is successfully demonstrating the importance of health policy literacy and interprofessional education at a time in the U.S. that begs for systemic reforms. "At this point, we really have no choice but to look for team-based collaborations," said Helene Levens Lipton, PhD, UCSF School of Pharmacy faculty member. "We often pay lip service to the importance of interprofessional education. Our peer-to-peer Part D lecture delivers the goods." The lecture is a component of a larger program, called Partners in D, that is led by the UCSF School of Pharmacy in partnership with 6 other pharmacy schools in California. Partners in D is funded by a $3.7 mil...

AMPK and SIRT1: a long-standing partnership?

AJP: Endocrinology and Metabolism — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:12:52 +0100

AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and the histone/protein deacetylase SIRT1 are fuel-sensing molecules that have coexisted in cells throughout evolution. When a cell's energy state is diminished, AMPK activation restores energy balance by stimulating catabolic processes that generate ATP and downregulating anabolic processes that consume ATP but are not acutely needed for survival. SIRT1 in turn is best known historically for producing genetic changes that mediate the increase in longevity caused by calorie restriction. Although the two molecules have been studied intensively for many years, only recently has it become apparent that they have similar effects on diverse processes such as cellular fuel metabolism, inflammation, and mitochondrial function. In this review we will examine the...

Festival of learning 2010: the way forward with education in health professions

MEDEV Events — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:42:01 +0100

The Festival of Learning is an innovative concept developed by the Higher Education Academy Health Sciences and Practice Subject Centre. It is held annually each time in a different UK location.The eighth Festival of Learning will be hosted by the Edinburgh Napier University at their beautiful Craighouse campus. The Festival blends elements of established event formats - high profile keynote presentations, workshops, special interest groups - to provide a unique celebration of diverse approaches to education and training in the Health Sciences. This year, the Festival 2010, will focus on the three themes as follows: Making connection - Assimilating theory and practice; developing partnerships between the NHS and HEIs and also education and employers; aiding awareness of educational pol...

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Leeds-Bristol partnership reflects changing times

University of Bristol news — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:23:44 +0100

The Universities of Leeds and Bristol are to collaborate on a project designed to enable higher education institutions to engage with and support their staff so they can perform better during challenging times. (Source: University of Bristol news)

Cameroon: Chantal Biya Partners Against Heart Diseases

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:54:58 +0100

The First Lady yesterday received a delegation of Italian cardiac specialists who are working in partnership with her foundation. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

FDA Drafts New Rules For Testing, Approving Drug Cocktails; Public-Private Partnership For TB Treatment Development Launched

MRSA / Drug Resistance News From Medical News Today — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100

FDA Drafts New Rules For Testing, Approving Drug Cocktails; Public-Private Partnership For TB Treatment Development Launched

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100

The FDA is drafting new guidelines for testing and approving multidrug cocktails for life-threatening diseases, the Wall Street Journal reports. "Many diseases, such as AIDS, tuberculosis and cancer, require multidrug combinations. Such drug cocktails can prevent the development of drug resistance, because the microbe or cancer cell needs to undergo more mutations to escape several drugs than to escape just one. By attacking the disease in different ways, drug combinations also improve the chances of therapeutic benefit," the newspaper reports (Schoofs, 3/18)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

BioMed Analysis: Joining forces against TB

SciDev.Net — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100

A partnership involving the US Food and Drug Administration may speed up delivery of new tuberculosis drug combinations, says Priya Shetty. (Source: SciDev.Net)

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Before Spring Break: Explain The Science Of Why Girls Can't Drink Alcohol Like Boys

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100

Spring break is here and many teenage girls may be tempted to take their first drink. The Science Inside Alcohol Project of the American Association for the Advancement of Science suggests that parents, teachers and caregivers help girls delay that first drink by telling them what scientific research shows regarding their ability to handle alcohol compared to boys. There's reason to worry. The number of teens who use alcohol rose 11% from 2008 to 2009, according to a new report from the Partnership for a Drug Free America. Teens are drinking younger and more often... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Infection prevention efforts by National Guard Health Affairs in Saudi Arabia recognized with award

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +0100

(Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America) During the Fifth Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology awarded their first Partnership in Prevention Award to the National Guard Health Affairs in Saudi Arabia. The award was created to recognize and celebrate the efforts of multidisciplinary teams working together to champion infection prevention efforts within their health care organization. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

[Comment] A tale of two-component generalised HIV epidemics

LANCET — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The 5-year strategy from the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, released in December, 2009, proposed a laudable goal: the prevention of 12 million HIV infections. But success will require resolving a deep gulf dividing the prevention community. One camp sees that multiple sexual partnerships drive infection in generalised epidemics in eastern and southern Africa, dispersed through the broad population. The other emphasises the large number of already infected individuals, particularly the many existing discordant couples, and stresses widespread HIV testing. But careful examination of these complex generalised epidemics reveals a crucial role for both components (), and provides a basis for a unifying approach. (Source: LANCET)

[Comment] The health-related MDGs—an urgent call for papers

LANCET — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

In September, 2000, an unprecedented gathering of world leaders attended the UN Millennium Summit in New York, NY, USA, and adopted the UN Millennium Declaration committing their nations to a new global partnership to halve the number of people living in poverty by 2015. Several development targets and goals were set, including several in health that are collectively known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). These goals are at the heart of achieving sustainable development through poverty eradication. MDGs 4, 5, and 6 cover the main health priorities in development: child survival, maternal and reproductive health, HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria. (Source: LANCET)

Indiana provider implements accounts receivable management solution

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:50:43 +0100

Apollo Health Street announced an agreement with St. Mary’s Health System of America, Inc. of Evansville, Indiana. Using technologies to streamline the revenue cycle and Apollo’s billing platform managers, St. Mary officials said the core goal is to improve the aging of third party accounts receivable. The partnership, spanning the next 12 months, includes evaluating an estimated 3,200 claims per month. (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)

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Somaxon, The Ten-Bagger Chase (SOMX, SNY)

BioHealth Investor — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:45:24 +0100

There is a new weapon in the war on insomnia, and one which does not appear to have the drug dependence and the nasty side-effects associated with many other sleep aids. Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOMX) announced this morning that the FDA has approved the New Drug Application for Silenor as a treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulty with sleep maintenance. Somaxon calls this the “First and Only Prescription Sleep Aid to Provide a Full Night’s Sleep Without Abuse Potential.” The company said it will focus on seeking a U.S. commercial partnership and will then build a U.S. commercial presence and will prepare to launch Silenor in the second half of 2010. Silenor binds with high affinity to histamine (H1) receptors, which is believed to be the mechanism ...

Public engagement society awards

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:48:37 +0100

To encourage people of all ages and walks of life to learn about these developments and have an opportunity to consider, question and debate the implications and issues arising from such work. By inspiring, informing and involving whole communities, Society Awards enable people to consider and discuss issues that affect them, those close to them and the world in which they live. Description: Projects should aim to achieve at least one of the following: * stimulate interest, excitement and debate about biomedical science through various methods * examine the social, cultural, historical and ethical impact of biomedical science * encourage new ways of thinking about biomedical science. In October each year they accept pre-proposals only on a selected theme. The theme for the 2009 Wellcome ...

7th LDHEN Symposium - Celebrating partnerships in Learning

MEDEV Events — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:48:36 +0100

This event will identify partnerships of many kinds, such as between students, teachers and researchers; between scholars across disciplines; between professions and university programmes; between learning developers and subject-focussed academics - all are rich contexts for developing learning, and for exploring work (Source: MEDEV Events)

Airbus gets a crafty upgrade by flying the flag for biodiversity | Fred Pearce

Guardian Unlimited Science — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:51:16 +0100

A380 airliner to feature official logo for UN, despite aviation being a major source of emissions that threaten biodiversityWho do you think might just have been granted the right to display the official logo of the United Nations International Year of Biodiversity? A conservation body, perhaps. Or a new brand of organic food?Well, no. It's an aircraft manufacturer, actually. The world's largest aircraft manufacturer: Airbus Industries. The European company that is doing more than anyone else, Boeing included, to increase the number of flights we take, and thus the airline industry's contribution to climate change.During 2010, the logo will appear on the side of Airbus's latest airliner, the A380, on scheduled services with the world's airlines. The largest passenger aircraft is specially ...

Nature News Examines GAVI Alliance's Budget Gap

Health News from Medical News Today — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100

Nature News examines GAVI Alliance's multi-billion-dollar budget shortfall ahead of a donors meeting in The Hague on March 25-26. The meeting, which marks "the first time that the global-health partnership, based in Geneva, Switzerland, has brought together all of its major donors - countries and philanthropic organizations - at a single fund-raising event," also demonstrates "the current woes at the organization, which since its creation in 2000 has taken vaccination rates in low-income countries to record highs," the news service writes... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Ghana: GFA Pledges Support to UAM

AllAfrica News: Malaria — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:01:56 +0100

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has pledged its support to the United Against Malaria (UAM), a Non-Governmental Organization Africans Partnership of football teams and heroes, celebrities, health and advocacy organizations to raise global awareness to kick out malaria in Africa. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)

Africa: Predictable Long-Term Funding Essential For Malaria Aid - Report

AllAfrica News: Malaria — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:00:10 +0100

A new report from the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership confirms that current investment in malaria control is saving lives and providing far-reaching benefits for countries. But it warns that without sustained and predictable funding, the significant contribution of malaria control toward the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) could be reversed. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)

NW shared services expand with COA

E-Health-Insider — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100

East Lancashire Financial Services is expanding its reach across the UK in partnership with business software provider, COA Solutions. (Source: E-Health-Insider)

NIH Partners With PEPFAR To Strengthen Medical Education In Africa

Health News from Medical News Today — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100

The National Institutes of Health has announced a new initiative to strengthen medical education in Sub-Saharan Africa, in collaboration with the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR. The program, called the Medical Education Partnership Initiative, is a joint effort of the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Defense and 19 components of NIH... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

World TB Day - Canada's Leading The International Fight Against TB, But More Work Must Be Done In Canada's North

Health News from Medical News Today — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100

While The Canadian Lung Association commends the federal government's recent commitment to international tuberculosis (TB) control, it urges the government to continue working with provincial and territorial partners to reduce alarming rates of TB among Inuit, First Nations and MÃ©tis. In January, the federal government announced $100 million in funding to fight this deadly yet preventable disease internationally. The federal funding will be distributed through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to TB REACH, an international initiative managed by the Stop TB Partnership... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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NIH Partners With PEPFAR To Strengthen Medical Education In Africa

HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100

Reducing Hospital Readmissions: Boston Medical Center And Engineered Care Partnership

Health News from Medical News Today — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100

Boston University's Technology Development Office, on behalf of Boston Medical Center, Northeastern University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has completed the exclusive license of Project RED (Re-Engineered Discharge) to Engineered Care, Inc. Project RED is a tool that can reduce hospital readmissions and associated costs by providing an After Hospital Care Plan and ensuring patients have individualized and appropriate discharge information. Project RED has been licensed to Engineered Care, Inc... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Reducing Hospital Readmissions: Boston Medical Center And Engineered Care Partnership

IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100

HSBC Climate Partnership yields initial research findings

EurekAlert! - Biology — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +0100

(Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute) Rapid increases in tree growth in the US, slower tree growth in the tropics, new ideas about biodiversity, new methods for monitoring forest carbon stocks: Researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and Earthwatch met in Panama from Mar. 1-5 to present mid-term research results from the HSBC Climate Partnership. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)

RCN Union Learning Representatives Host Motivational Day For Health Care Staff, Wales

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:00:00 +0100

The Royal College of Nursing in Wales in partnership with a local nurse from Abertawe Bro Morganwg Local Health Board has organised an event for health care staff working within the NHS and independent sector at the Aberavon Hotel, Port Talbot on Monday, 1 March, 2010. This event was sponsored by the Welsh Union Learning Fund. The event is a motivational seminar for health care staff and in the spirit of partnership, invitations have been offered to other local union members. A selection of inspirational speakers will feature throughout the day... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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RCN Union Learning Representatives Host Motivational Day For Health Care Staff, Wales

Nursing News From Medical News Today — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:00:00 +0100

Union against PPP in state hospitals

IOL: Health — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:02:20 +0100

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union say it is against public-private-partnerships in state hospitals. (Source: IOL: Health)

ASME: Clinical leadership conference

MEDEV Events — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:48:00 +0100

Call for workshops ASME invites submissions for parallel workshops at this one day symposium on leadership development. The deadline for submissions is Monday 4th January 2010. Workshops should be designed to promote and disseminate effective learning and teaching activities in the area of clinical leadership and management in medical and healthcare education. The primary purpose is to: * Support dissemination of good practice to a wider audience * Promote collaboration to enhance new and existing projects and partnerships * Raise awareness of new initiatives, recommendations and Government policy * Promote evaluation and high quality educational research studies including systematic review * Promote staff development through development and delivery of appropriate workshop/seminar prog...

Grappling with the scholarship of learning: students as learning partners

MEDEV Events — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:48:00 +0100

In the current HE climate with the emphasis on research it is timely to also raise the profile of teaching as an aspect of university business which should have equal status with research, especially where quality teaching could be argued to enhance university activity and prestige with the CETL funding. So, in the final year of the Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning this conference will consider the concept of the 'scholarship of teaching' particularly in relation to sharing learning with students. Both MU CETLs have a wide range of experience of working with professionals as worker/ learners in different work contexts so the conference will focus upon teaching and learning from the perspective of both the learner and the teacher, considering themes around negotiated learnin...

Kardia, TomTec team up for cardiovascular image analysis

Cardiovascular Business News — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:08:54 +0100

Kardia Health Systems and Munich-based TomTec Imaging Systems have formed a new partnership to deliver TomTec’s multi-modality cardiovascular image analysis technology as a part of Kardia Complete, its forthcoming web-based service for workflow in cardiology practices. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)

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Kardia, TomTec team up for cardiovascular image analysis

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:08:54 +0100

Kardia, TomTec team up for cardiovascular image analysis

Health Imaging News — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:08:54 +0100

Kardia, TomTec team up for cardiovascular image analysis

Health Imaging News — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:08:54 +0100

Kardia and TomTec Team to Deliver World-Class Cardiovascular Imaging and Reporting as Affordable Software-as-a-Service to the U.S. Market

HSMN NewsFeed — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:06:48 +0100

MINNEAPOLIS, March 16 (HSMN NewsFeed) -- Kardia Health Systems (Kardia) and TomTec Imaging Systems (TomTec) today announced a new partnership to deliver TomTec's multi-modality cardiovascular image analysis technology as a part of Kardia Complete, Kardi... Devices, Cardiology, RadiologyKardia Health Systems, TomTec, Kardia Complete, cardiovascular imaging (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)

MS Trust welcomes efforts to improve UK's clinical research system

Multiple Sclerosis Trust — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The MS Trust welcomes news of the preliminary success of a partnership project between the Department of Health, the NHS, and the pharmaceutical industry aimed at improving the allure of the UK as a centre for international drug development. (Source: Multiple Sclerosis Trust)

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New partnership with Sainsbury’s to help reduce its carbon footprint

Imperial College News — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Innovative research and engineering solutions for making business more energy efficient - News (Source: Imperial College News)

Medtronic Introduces "Every Patient First" Initiative to Address Disparities in Access to Health Care

HSMN NewsFeed — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:41:15 +0100

MINNEAPOLIS & ATLANTA--(HSMN NewsFeed)--Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT ) today introduced Every Patient First, a health equity initiative that, in partnership with health care providers, professional societies and patient advocacy groups, aims to reduce dispar... Devices, CardiologyMedtronic (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)

NSF BIO Program Launches Online Tool to Enable Science Partnerships

Public Policy Reports — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:42:25 +0100

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Integrative Organismal Systems has launched a Wiki to facilitate partnerships between researchers and end-users of science. “NSF intends to use a Wiki, a social networking vehicle, to facilitate and increase the number of collaborations between end-users and investigators who develop tools and resources, and to promote downstream dissemination and development of outcomes,” according to Joann Roskoski, acting assistant director of the Biological Sciences Directorate. Click here for more information. To sign up for the Wiki, visit https://extwiki.nsf.gov/signup.action. (Source: Public Policy Reports)

EU-Canada cooperation programme in higher education, training and youth - Call for funding

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:08:30 +0100

Aims: 1. promote mutual understanding between the peoples of the European Union and Canada, including broader knowledge of their languages, cultures and institutions; 2. improve the quality of human resources in the European Union and Canada by facilitating the acquisition of skills required to meet the challenges of the global knowledge-based economy. Objectives: 1. support collaboration between higher education and/or training institutions with a view to promoting and developing joint study and/or training programmes and student/faculty mobility; and 2. improve the quality of transatlantic student mobility by promoting transparency, mutual recognition of qualifications and periods of study and training, and where appropriate, portability of credits. Eligible partners and partne...

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Notice of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Grant Applications for Trade Adjustment Assistance Technical Assistance and Outreach Partnership Grants

Grants.gov — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:15:31 +0100

Funding Opportunity Number: SGA-DFA-PY-09-06 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Employment, Labor and TrainingCFDA Number: 17.260Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name DOL-ETA (Source: Grants.gov)

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MacGuffin Jobs

Psychology Today Work Center — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:32:09 +0100

It's South by Southwest time here in Austin, and I'm always inspired to write a post related to movies, metaphors, and careers. (Here's my post from last year.)A constant question from reporters these days is whether I'm seeing any change in the job market-- is anything opening up? And I talk about the increasing number of internships, part-time opportunities and entry-level positions I've noticed lately. Yes, they'll say, but are any real jobs opening up? Because the jobs I'm describing aren't perfect by any means: they might pay less than what someone was earning before, they might not be in the exact field they're seeking, and they might not even be full-time. I know they're not perfect-- but they just might be a MacGuffin.Alfred Hitchcock coined the term MacGuffin (also spelled "McGuff...

Critical care nephrology

Current Anaesthesia and Critical Care — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:42:23 +0100

Over the last few years there has been an increased interest in acute renal failure now termed acute kidney injury (AKI) particularly in relation to its association with increased patient morbidity, mortality and length of hospital stay. The term AKI encompasses all types of acute renal failure (ARF). The National Service Framework (NSF) for Renal Services has recommended that patients at risk of suffering from AKI should be identified promptly, with hospital services delivering high-quality, clinically appropriate care in partnership with specialised teams. (Source: Current Anaesthesia and Critical Care)

AssistMed Signs Strategic Partnership Agreement With Definitive Homecare Solutions

Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100

LOS ANGELES, March 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AssistMed, Inc. today announced it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Definitive Homecare Solutions, Ltd. to develop and offer an interface between AssistMed's Patient Adherence Solutions and Definitive Homecare Solutions' CPR+ patient and business management software designed for specialty pharmacy customer applications. Terms were not disclosed. (Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE))

The King's Fund Sets Out Blueprint For Social Care Reform, UK

Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100

New, fairer funding arrangements, a review of the current settlement for older people and reforms to the benefits system are among the proposals put forward in a major new report on the social care system by The King's Fund today. Securing good care for more people updates the review of social care led by Sir Derek Wanless published by the Fund in 2006. The new report concludes that a revised version of the 'partnership model' proposed by the Wanless review is the fairest way of funding social care in the future... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Health Canada Reminds Parents And Caregivers To Take Steps To Prevent Unintentional Poisoning

Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100

March 14th - 20th is National Poison Prevention Week. Health Canada, in partnership with Safe Kids Canada and the Canadian Association of Poison Control Centres, is reminding parents and caregivers about the dangers of unintentional poisoning and offering tips on how to keep children safe. Parents and caregivers are urged to keep chemicals, medications, cleaning supplies and art supplies not meant for children safely stored in a locked cabinet or box, out of the reach of children. If a poisoning is suspected, the local Poison Control Centre or 911 should be contacted immediately... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Health Canada Reminds Parents And Caregivers To Take Steps To Prevent Unintentional Poisoning

Caregivers / Homecare News From Medical News Today — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Novel 'medical home' program for pediatric patients, families cuts ER visits in half

UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100

For parents of children with multiple medical problems, keeping up with countless doctor's appointments, ongoing tests and a variety of medications can be overwhelming, especially for those in challenging socioeconomic situations. As a result, families often wind up using the emergency room, the country's most expensive form of care delivery, to get help for their kids. But a growing concept in health care reform called the "medical home" offers parents a way to simplify, organize and coordinate the complexities of their medically fragile child's health care needs. The medical home is not a location but an approach to care coordination designed to provide a constant trusted source of care, typically by a general pediatrician. In the first quantitative study to lo...

ISoft makes move on consumer healthcare

E-Health-Insider — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:05 +0100

Coverage from World of Health IT 2010, BarcelonaISoft has formed a partnership with Switzerland-based telehealth device company Medic4all. The two companies are showcasing integrated telehealth products at the World of Health IT conference in Barcelona. (Source: E-Health-Insider)

ISoft makes move on consumer healthcare

E-Health Europe News — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:05 +0100

2010 Mantle Cell Lymphoma Correlative Clinical Studies Grant

ScanGrants feed — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

* $100K per year for 2 years: The Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) Mantle Cell Lymphoma Consortium seeks proposals for correlative clinical studies in mantle cell lymphoma. Applications to this initiative must be an adjunct to a major MCL research project and work in the clinical setting or with primary MCL patient samples. Innovative research by definition may uncover new questions and new areas requiring investigation. Basic funding often does not allow for additional, correlative studies to explore these areas. The intention of the current request for proposals is to fund such adjunct studies to complement and synergize with ongoing MCL trials within the NCI Cancer Cooperative Groups and/or the LRF-funded clinical projects. The applications should clearly focus on MCL and have a hi...

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Botulinum Neurotoxin: A Marvel of Protein Design.

Annual Review of Biochemistry — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Montal M Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), the causative agent of botulism, is acknowledged to be the most poisonous protein known. BoNT proteases disable synaptic vesicle exocytosis by cleaving their cytosolic SNARE (soluble NSF attachment protein receptor) substrates. BoNT is a modular nanomachine: an N-terminal Zn(2+)-metalloprotease, which cleaves the SNAREs; a central helical protein-conducting channel, which chaperones the protease across endosomes; and a C-terminal receptor-binding module, consisting of two subdomains that determine target specificity by binding to a ganglioside and a protein receptor on the cell surface and triggering endocytosis. For BoNT, functional complexity emerges from its modular design and the tight interplay between its component modules-a partners...

RFA: The Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) (R24)

NIH Roadmap — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:30:00 +0100

This NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), supported by funds provided to the NIH and HRSA under the "Tom Lantos and Henry Hyde United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008," Public Law 110-293 (more commonly known as the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief [PEPFAR]), invites proposals from foreign Institutions in Sub-Saharan African countries which receive PEPFAR support and their partners to develop or expand and enhance models of medical education in Sub-Saharan Africa. (Source: NIH Roadmap)

NIH Partners with PEPFAR to Strengthen Medical Education in Africa

National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:46:00 +0100

The Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) (R24)

NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:39:57 +0100

Request for Applications from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))

The Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) (R24)

Grants.gov — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:15:35 +0100

Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-TW-10-008 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: EducationHealthCFDA Number: 93.14593.21393.24293.27293.27993.28693.31093.38993.39793.83793.989Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name HHS-NIH11 (Source: Grants.gov)

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U+ magazine is back with a new look

Terrence Higgins Trust — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:01:46 +0100

U+, THT’s lifestyle magazine for gay men living with HIV is back in 2010 with a fresh, new look. The latest edition looks at some of the things men can do to stay well like starting to get fit and eating right.The magazine includes interviews with two HIV positive men who talk frankly about their experiences, how they‘re getting on and how they’ve dealt with the challenges that living with HIV can sometimes bring. U+ also focuses on treatment options and hears from three men – one diagnosed with HIV in 1984, one in 2001 and one in 2003 – to find out what HIV meant to them when they were first diagnosed and what their medication options have been since.In addition to real-life interviews, the magazine is packed with features on diet and exercise along with practical advice on how ...

Secrets to a Successful Introvert-Extrovert Team

Psychology Today Work Center — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:42:07 +0100

If you had to guess, which of the women in the photograph to the left is an introvert and which is an extrovert? Can you tell? If you subscribed to the myth of introverts being antisocial, neither looks the role. However, if you were better informed and knew that the main difference between introverts and extroverts is where they draw their energy—introverts from their solo time and extroverts from their social time—you’d look further. In fact, each of these women views the world from a different perch—and in some ways from a different planet. But does that have to mean interplanetary warfare? Meet Adelaide Lancaster and Amy Abrams, co-founders of In Good Company Workplaces, a community workspace I belong to in New York City for women entrepreneurs. I invited them here to share the...

Mental Health Weekly — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Partnership in Allegheny County Lifts Case Management as ProfessionNAPHS: Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Contribute Significantly to Overall EconomyMiss. Sued Over Failure to Provide Community Services for ChildrenGeorgia Challenged to Provide MH Care for Deaf ResidentsFlorida Officials, Advocates Concerned About Proposed MH CutsSenate Votes to Extend Medicare Physician Payment FreezeBriefly NotedState NewsNames in the NewsComing up (Source: Mental Health Weekly)

Community Child Health (CCH) nurses' experience of home visits for new mothers: A quality improvement project

Contemporary Nurse — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Contemporary Nurse 34(1): 66-76 Abstract This paper explores Community Child Health (CCH) nurses' experience of home visits for new mothers in a health service region of Western Australia. Reported benefits of home visits include improvement in maternal and child health and better parenting skills leading to positive maternal-child interaction. Despite CCH nurses' support for home visits factors such as costs, lack of resources and staffing issues have made home visits increasingly difficult. Twelve child health nurses participated in a focus group taped interview to explore how these nurses experienced home visits for new mothers in order to evaluate and improve home visits. Data were transcribed verbatim and content analysed. Three themes emerged from the nurses' experience of home visit...

Precincts, people and places: forging new partnerships in health innovation.

Med J Aust — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Cutler T, Still M, Moody JB, Brooks PM This short report summarises the proceedings of the international symposium "Precincts, people and places - forging new partnerships", held in Brisbane on 24 and 25 July 2009. PMID: 20230345 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust)

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Model-Based Estimation of Viral Transmissibility and Infection-Induced Resistance From the Age-Dependent Prevalence of Infection for 14 High-Risk Types of Human Papillomavirus.

Am J Epidemiol — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Bogaards JA, Xiridou M, Coupé VM, Meijer CJ, Wallinga J, Berkhof J Viral transmissibility and natural resistance to infection are key determinants in assessing the population impact of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, yet information on these parameters is scarce. Using data from 2 large-scale surveys on sexual behavior in the Netherlands (carried out in 2005-2006), the authors employed a Bayesian framework to fit a transmission model to the cross-sectional age-dependent prevalence of HPV DNA in cervical smears (data collected in 1992-2002), assuming that the prevaccine situation reflected an endemic equilibrium, and calculated type-specific estimates of transmissibility and infection-induced resistance. The posterior median transmission probability per heterosexua...

Partnerships for Innovation

Grants.gov — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:15:59 +0100

Funding Opportunity Number: 08-583 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 47.04147.04947.05047.07047.07447.07547.07647.07847.07947.080Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name NSF (Source: Grants.gov)

Seeking 'Next Generation' Treatment For Breast Cancer

Health News from Medical News Today — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100

Many women live with breast cancer that does not respond to standard medical treatment, a condition that researchers at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare want to change by aggressively targeting specific genes. Improving quality of life and potentially keeping the cancer under control for a longer period of time are goals of a new clinical trial at the cancer center's TGen Clinical Research Services, a partnership of Scottsdale Healthcare and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Battelle, IBM, Merck Join UPMC's Effort To Produce Vaccines To Protect Public Health

Health News from Medical News Today — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Building on its extensive efforts to establish a flexible vaccine development and production facility to strengthen the nation's biosecurity, UPMC announced today that it has been joined by Battelle, IBM and Merck & Co. Inc. in this first-of-its-kind initiative. These industry and non-profit leaders are supporting UPMC and GE Healthcare in pursuing the construction of this facility, which UPMC proposes to operate in a unique partnership with the federal government... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

The SOPP and the Coalition for Patients’ Rights: Implications of Continuing Interprofessional Tension for PNPs

Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0100

The Scope of Practice Partnership (SOPP) and the Coalition for Patient Rights (CPR) are highlighted to examine professional turf battles between physicians and advanced practice nurses. Journal of Pediatric Health Care (Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines)

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International engagement awards: Engaging with global health research

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:42:15 +0100

International Engagement Awards support projects with grants that aim to achieve some or all of the following: * to strengthen the capacity of people in developing countries to facilitate public engagement with health research * to stimulate dialogue about health research and its impact on the public in a range of community and public contexts in developing countries * to investigate and test new methods of engagement, participation, communication or education around health research * to promote collaboration on engagement projects between researchers and community or public organisations * to support Wellcome Trust funded researchers in developing countries in engaging with the public and policy makers. Projects could involve: * communities and members of the public (particularly those a...

Georgetown Hospital Joins Markey Affiliate Network

UK College of Medicine News — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:41:58 +0100

Georgetown Community Hospital has joined UK HealthCares Markey Cancer Center Affiliate Network. The hospital began to establish a formal partnership with the cancer center in November, which was finalized earlier this year. (Source: UK College of Medicine News)

The U.S./Pakistan Professional Partnership Program

Grants.gov — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:15:54 +0100

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA-PE-C-EUR-SCA-10-32 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)CFDA Number: 19.415Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher educationNonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name DOS-ECA (Source: Grants.gov)

Athena Feminine Technologies, Inc. Initiates Enrollment Of Phase Iv Clinical Trial For Athena Pelvic Muscle Trainer™

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100

Athena Feminine Technologies, Inc., in partnership with the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health, announced the initiation of a nationwide enrollment for Phase IV of the DUETS (Device for Urinary Incontinence, Effectiveness, Tolerability and Satisfaction) research study for its Athena Pelvic Muscle Trainer™ (PMT). The Athena PMT is an FDA-approved wireless vaginal electrical stimulator available by prescription for women with stress, urge or mixed incontinence... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Athena Feminine Technologies, Inc. Initiates Enrollment Of Phase Iv Clinical Trial For Athena Pelvic Muscle Trainer™

Medical Devices News From Medical News Today — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100

Athena Feminine Technologies, Inc., in partnership with the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health, announced the initiation of a nationwide enrollment for Phase IV of the DUETS (Device for Urinary Incontinence, Effectiveness, Tolerability and Satisfaction) research study for its Athena Pelvic Muscle Trainer™ (PMT)... (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)

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Nigeria: The Feedback Platform for Hospital Patients

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:19:44 +0100

A health service initiative, known as "Patients' Feedback Platform", was recently launched in Abuja by the Federal Ministry of Health in partnership with a mobile telecommunications firm, MTN. The programme offers hospital patients the opportunity of sending their complaints to the ministry via text messages to the number 30500. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

First Whole Genome Sequencing Of Family Of Four Reveals New Genetic Power

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100

The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) has analyzed the first whole genome sequences of a human family of four. The findings of a project funded through a partnership between ISB and the University of Luxembourg was published online today by Science on its Science Express website. It demonstrates the benefit of sequencing entire families, including lowering error rates, identifying rare genetic variants and identifying disease-linked genes. "We were very pleased and a little surprised at how much additional information can come from examining the full genomes of the same family... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

First Whole Genome Sequencing Of Family Of Four Reveals New Genetic Power

Genetics News From Medical News Today — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100

Genetic Alliance BioBank Grant Opportunity

ScanGrants feed — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Genetic Alliance’s goal is to build capacity within the genetics community by being fluid, dynamic, and efficient; working to eliminate obstacles and limitations; and fostering innovation and collaboration. It is in this spirit of building capacity and advancing novel partnerships that Genetic Alliance is offering one grant of $20,000, to be awarded to a single or multi-group organization or consortium towards the start-up fee for membership in the Genetic Alliance BioBank. Applicants are asked to provide a narrative about their organization, their research goals for the BioBank, and examples of utilizing Genetic Alliance tools. Supporting documentation includes financial information, organizational structure, and letters of support.Application Deadline: May 1, 2010, 6 pm ESTNotifica...

Castro, Quintana Receive Fellowship

BWH News — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

BWH Researchers Arachu Castro, PhD, MPH, and Francisco Quintana, PhD, are among recipients of this year’s HMS Office for Diversity and Community Partnership faculty fellowships. (Source: BWH News)

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Synta swings to profit on GSK breakup

bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:45:35 +0100

Drug developer Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. ended 2009 with a net profit of $79.1 million fueled by deferred revenue from a no-defunct partnership with GlaxoSmithKline. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)

Promoting the student international experience - Bologna 2010

MEDEV Events — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:06:30 +0100

The objectives of the event are to: * share good practice on promoting mobility. There is no cost to attend this event. * shape a statement regarding student mobility and engagement in the Bologna Process beyond 2010; * establish student/stakeholder partnerships and craft a joint student/stakeholder message on mobility and Bologna. In addition to the one-day conference, there will be a pre-conference day of training for students on Bologna-related issues at the same site on 17 March. (Source: MEDEV Events)

Astra Boosts Generic Exposure with Torrent Deal

Drugs.com - Pharma News — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:45:34 +0100

From Associated Press (March 11, 2010) LONDON -- AstraZeneca PLC announced a supply partnership with India’s Torrent Pharmaceuticals on Thursday, its first such link with a generic drugmaker as it seeks to boost its presence in emerging... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)

HIMSS: athenahealth and Sermo announce partnership, Physician Sentiment Index

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:44:16 +0100

Health IT company athenahealth announced a partnership with online physician community Sermo at the 2010 HIMSS conference in Atlanta last week. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

HIMSS: athenahealth and Sermo announce partnership, Physician Sentiment Index

Health Imaging News — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:44:16 +0100

Health IT company athenahealth announced a partnership with online physician community Sermo at the 2010 HIMSS conference in Atlanta last week. (Source: Health Imaging News)

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HIMSS: athenahealth and Sermo announce partnership, Physician Sentiment Index

Health Imaging News — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:44:16 +0100

Health IT company athenahealth announced a partnership with online physician community Sermo at the 2010 HIMSS conference in Atlanta last week. (Source: Health Imaging News)

Pilgrim Software And PSC Group Sign Strategic Agreement

Pharmaceutical Online News — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:24:00 +0100

Pilgrim Software, Inc., a world-leading provider of Enterprise Risk, Compliance and Quality Management software solutions, recently announced a strategic partnership agreement with PSC Group, LLC, an information technology and professional services consulting company that enables its clients to predict change accurately and prepare for it in ways that mitigate risk while leveraging opportunity. (Source: Pharmaceutical Online News)

Springer Enters Into Partnership With The Korean Society Of Nuclear Medicine

Health News from Medical News Today — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100

Beginning in 2010 Springer is adding Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (NMMI) to its journals publishing program. The journal will be published quarterly on behalf of the Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine, which has been the publisher of the journal since 1967. NMMI publishes original research papers, reviews, case reports, editorials and letters to the editor on nuclear medicine and a wide range of related sciences... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Springer Enters Into Partnership With The Korean Society Of Nuclear Medicine

Radiology / Nuclear Medicine News From Medical News Today — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100

Beginning in 2010 Springer is adding Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (NMMI) to its journals publishing program. The journal will be published quarterly on behalf of the Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine, which has been the publisher of the journal since 1967... (Source: Radiology / Nuclear Medicine News From Medical News Today)

Providing Care for Migrant Farm Worker Families in Their Unique Sociocultural Context and Environment

Journal of Transcultural Nursing — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:08:24 +0100

This article highlights the Farm Worker Family Health Program’s (FWFHP) strategies for providing care to migrant farm workers residing within a unique social and cultural context. The care provided by health professions students from a variety of disciplines extends and augments the work of the local migrant farm worker clinic that is pushed beyond capacity during peak growing and harvest times. Nursing’s social responsibility to care for underserved populations is a guiding principle of the FWFHP and shapes how the work is translated into action. The FWFHP is a community—academic partnership that began in the rural southeastern United States in 1993. Challenges facing migrant farm worker families include access to health care, language, health literacy, housing and sanit...

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Three years after the Animal Welfare Act: The next steps

MEDEV Events — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:15:19 +0100

Seeking to significantly improve standards of animal welfare in the UK, in 2007 the Government introduced the Animal Welfare Act, empowering local authorities and their partners to intervene earlier in instances of animal neglect to prevent suffering through improved enforcement powers and stronger penalties for persistent offenders. Over the last three years, the Government has further strengthened the Act through the Animal Welfare Delivery Strategy and, most recently, the Code of Practice for pet owners. Despite the marked improvement in animal welfare since the implementation of the Act (latest RSPCA figures indicate a 25% increase in prosecution rates of animal cruelty in 2008), new challenges have emerged. As well as the negative effects of the economic downturn, specific problems s...

DH Social Enterprise Investment Fund workshops

MEDEV Events — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:15:19 +0100

Gateway reference: 12487 Workshops to find out more about the Fund We are offering a series of regional 1-day workshops to help you find out more about the Social Enterprise Investment Fund. The workshops will bring commissioners and existing and new social enterprises together, to encourage greater understanding of the respective challenges they face. They will also highlight the opportunities and benefits offered by building stronger relationships between service providers and the public sector. They will help to develop understanding of the current and future contribution that social enterprises can add to the delivery of primary and community care. The workshop dates are: London - 29 September 2009 Manchester - 5 November 2009 Bristol - 28 January 2010 Newcastle Upon Tyne - 18 March ...

Racial/Ethnic Differences in Seroadaptive and Serodisclosure Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex with Men

AIDS and Behavior — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:23:20 +0100

We examined racial/ethnic differences in reported seroadaptive and serodisclosure behaviors among the partnerships of MSM recruited for a cross-sectional survey using time-location sampling (TLS) in San Francisco during 2007–2008. The sample (N = 1,199) consisted of 12.2% Asian/Pacific Islander (API), 52.4% White, 6.8% Black, 20.2% Latino, and 8.5% of “other” race/ethnicity. Pure serosorting was most common (about 20%) among HIV-negative men while seropositioning was most used (about 15%) by HIV-positive men. Reported seroadaptive behaviors did not differ significantly across races/ethnicities among both HIV-negative and HIV-positive men. However, HIV-positive Black and Latino men were significantly more likely to report no preventive, seroadaptive behavioral strategy ...

Behavioral Surveillance of Heterosexual Exchange-Sex Partnerships in San Francisco: Context, Predictors and Implications

AIDS and Behavior — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:17:13 +0100

We examined risk factors for engaging in exchange sex and the prevalence of risk behaviors amongst exchange and non-exchange partnerships. Overall, 13.2% of women and 7.6% of men engaged in exchange sex in the past 6 months; 130 of 1,230 (10.6%) opposite-sex partnerships involved exchange. Women of low socioeconomic status and those who inject drugs were more likely to engage in exchange sex. Men involved in exchange sex were no different from those who did not by age, socio-economic status, marital status, drug use, or history of incarceration or sexually transmitted diseases. Within exchange partnerships, high or drunk sex was more common than unprotected sex. Exchange partnerships had fewer instances of risky sex. In comparison to exchange partnerships, non-exchange partnersh...

A Review of the Surgical Management of Breast Cancer: Plastic Reconstructive Techniques and Timing Implications

Annals of Surgical Oncology — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:58 +0100

Abstract The oncologic management of breast cancer has evolved over the past several decades from radical mastectomy to modern-day preservation of chest and breast structures. The increased rate of mastectomies over recent years made breast reconstruction an integral part of the breast cancer management. Plastic surgery now offers patients a wide variety of reconstruction options from primary closure of the skin flaps to performance of microvascular and autologous tissue transplantation. Well-coordinated partnerships between surgical oncologists, plastic surgeons, and patients address concerns of tumor control, cosmesis, and patients’ wishes. The gamut of breast reconstruction options is reviewed, particularly noting state-of-the-art techniques, as well as the advantages...

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2010 Recipient Of Minority Scholar Award Will Conduct Clinical Research On Leukemia

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0100

Alison Walker, MD, has been selected to receive the ASH-AMFDP Award, and will begin her research in acute myeloid leukemia in July of this year. The award, designed to help increase the number of underrepresented minority scholars in the field of hematology, is the result of a partnership between the American Society of Hematology (ASH) and the Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program (AMFDP) of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It provides four years of support, including an annual stipend of up to $75,000 and an annual grant of $30,000 to support research activities... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

The Facet Biotech Buyout Saga (FACT, BIIB, ABT, PDLI)

BioHealth Investor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:30:32 +0100

Facet Biotech Corporation (NASDAQ: FACT) is a buyout saga that seemed as though it would never end in 2009. The company is now finally being acquired, but not by Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB). Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) announced last night that it entered into a definitive agreement for $27.00 per share in a cash buyout. The deal is valued at $722 million, but that includes about $272 million in cash and equivalents. The net cost will be about $450 million. In late-2009, Facet turned down a second unsolicited offer from Biogen Idec of $17.50 a share after having rejected a lower offer before that. Facet has discovery and development partnerships with Biogen Idec for MS, and it also has partnerships with PDL BioPharma (NASDAQ: PDLI) and Roche. Facet shares are up 66% at $26.96 this...

Nigeria: Improving Human Development, Healthcare Through Partnership

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:15:05 +0100

For any one who may have encountered street urchins popularly known as 'area boys' and experienced their menace in Lagos State, will agree that momentarily hell could be let loose and would pray never to have a repeat encounter with young boys whose places of abode are under the bridges and hide-outs in the street corners. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

First whole genome sequencing of family of 4 reveals new genetic power

EurekAlert! - Biology — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100

(Institute for Systems Biology) The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) has analyzed the first whole genome sequences of a human family of four. The findings of a project funded through a partnership between ISB and the University of Luxembourg was published online today by Science on its Science Express website. It demonstrates the benefit of sequencing entire families, including lowering error rates, identifying rare genetic variants and identifying disease-linked genes. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)

Park Hill Hoping to Satisfy Hunger for Grocery Store; Public-private Funding May Fill Area's Empty Shelf

RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100

People in Park Hill who thought they'd be shopping in a neighborhood Sunflower Farmers Market by now are still waiting. But rather than hang tight for Sunflower to find the perfect location, some neighborhood activists now are focused on a public-private partnership to bring shopping to an area considered a Denver "food desert" because of its lack of grocery stores. Editor’s Note: RWJF supported the work of The Food Trust in Colorado, mentioned in this article. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)

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Family nurse partnership introduced in Scotland

HealthcareRepublic Independent Nurse News — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:01:00 +0100

A successful intensive nurse-led home visiting programme for vulnerable families running in the US and England is being introduced in Scotland. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Independent Nurse News)

Towards concordance in healthcare: perspectives of general practitioners, complementary and alternative medicine practitioners and pharmacists in Australia

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The objective of this problem-detection study (PDS) was to investigate practitioners' (general practitioners', pharmacists' and CAM practitioners') views on their relationships and reaching concordant partnerships with consumers in the areas of both conventional medicine and CAM. Focus groups and semi-structured interviews guided the development of the PDS instrument. The questionnaire consisted of 36 items corresponding to seven thematic units deduced from the preliminary data. The differences in perceptions between the surveyed groups indicated that achieving concordance relies on mutual respect and communication and understanding of roles, responsibilities and limitations, and differences in opinion may be compromising the formation of partnerships. Potentially problematic issues identi...

When Technology Fails: Getting Back to Nature

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

[Clin Psychol Sci Prac 17: 72[ndash]81, 2010] Research on substance use disorders has produced a slew of disappointments in studies designed to confirm basic principles of the technology approach to treatment dissemination. These setbacks should inspire addictions science to pursue complementary paths of inquiry that focus on evidence-based practices delivered under naturalistic conditions. This will require larger accommodations to, and closer partnerships with, the indigenous cultures of everyday care. (Source: Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice)

Bridging the divide between science and journalism

Journal of Translational Medicine — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

There are countless reasons nearly every scientist should learn how to communicate effectively with the media, including increased understanding of critical research findings to attract or sustain funding and build new professional partnerships that will further propel forward research. But where do scientists begin? Bridging the Divide between Science and Journalism offers practical tips for any scientist looking to work with the media.Given the traditional and internet-based sources for medical research and healthcare-related news now available, it is imperative that scientists know how to communicate their latest findings through the appropriate channels. The credible media channels are managed by working journalists, so learning how to package vast, technical research in a form that is...

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine/Genzyme Osteoarthritis Grants

ScanGrants feed — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

AOSSM, in partnership with Genzyme Biosurgery, is pleased to announce a new research grant program to fund investigations related to Early Osteoarthritis and/or Prevention of OA Progression. This grant program reflects growing recognition of the importance of osteoarthritis within sports medicine and orthopaedics. The program is an outgrowth of the Society’s conference on post-joint injury OA held in December 2008 and it underscores Genzyme’s long standing commitment to osteoarthritis research and therapy. Two separate grants will be offered. One will provide $50,000 per year renewable, subject to annual progress review, for three years ($150,000 total) to support a clinical research study. The second will be a one-time award of $50,000 to support a lab/basic science project ...

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Heterosexual HIV and Sexual Partnerships Between Injection Drug Users and Noninjection Drug Users

AIDS Patient Care and STDs — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:50:09 +0100

AIDS Patient Care and STDs Mar 2010, Vol. 24, No. 3: 175-181. (Source: AIDS Patient Care and STDs)

Do sexual health staff know what patients want from services?

International Journal of STD and AIDS — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:06:05 +0100

Although the ‘patient provider partnership’ is now supposed to be an integral part of modern clinical care, an assumption is often made by clinicians that they know what patients want from health services. Sexual health care is no different. In order to investigate the accuracy of this supposition, a survey was undertaken in February 2009 of all staff members working in the Department of Reproductive and Sexual Health (doctors, nurses and administrative staff) in Enfield. They were asked to predict what their patients' priorities were when accessing sexual health services. The results showed that nurses were the most accurate at anticipating what patients most valued, by correctly predicting their top three priorities (confidentiality, speed of service and rapid test results). ...

Achieving Successful Partnerships: Deaf Professionals and Designated Interpreters

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:55:16 +0100

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NHS 24 extends contract with Clinical Solutions

Healthcare IT News — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:35:24 +0100

NHS 24, a telephone and online service providing health advice and information in Scotland, has signed an agreement to extend its partnership with Clinical Solutions. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

20/20 Vision: Mobilizing for Women’s Rights and Eliminating Violence against Women - 08 March 2010

UNFPA News — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:08:37 +0100

New York—The Women’s Learning Partnership (WLP) – an organization established after the Beijing Conference, 15 years ago – met on March 5 at the New School in New York to celebrate and to discuss ways for mobilizing women’s rights and eliminating violence against women. “We work hard for the kind of world that we want to be in and that is why it is better we work in partnership with men and boys,” said WLP President Mahnaz Afkhami to a packed auditorium. “We believe in the power to change traditions and cultural practices that are harmful and autocratic. This is an opportunity for us to chart a new future.” (Source: UNFPA News)

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Partnerships in Astronomy & Astrophysics Research and Education

Grants.gov — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:16:04 +0100

Funding Opportunity Number: 08-562 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 47.049Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name NSF (Source: Grants.gov)

NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering

Grants.gov — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:16:04 +0100

Funding Opportunity Number: 09-596 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 47.04147.04947.05081.049Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name NSF (Source: Grants.gov)

Health Care Partnership Examined In Canadian Medical Association Journal

Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100

A research team from the Laval Centre de sante et de services sociaux, Universite de Montreal and McGill University Health Centre has examined the benefits of greater collaboration between family physicians and community pharmacists for select patients. Published in the March 8 edition of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, the research project focused on patients with high levels of cholesterol who are at risk of cardiovascular disease. In all, 77 family physicians, 108 community pharmacists and 225 patients were recruited for the study... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Health Care Partnership Examined In Canadian Medical Association Journal

Cholesterol News From Medical News Today — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100

InSite One, Venyu ink data storage agreement

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:22:03 +0100

Data protection, availability and recovery solutions provider Venyu and medical data archiving and content management services provider InSite One have entered into a partnership to help manage electronic medical data within healthcare institutions. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

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InSite One, Venyu ink data storage agreement

Health Imaging News — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:22:03 +0100

InSite One, Venyu ink data storage agreement

Health Imaging News — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:22:03 +0100

Rwanda: Women MP's Advocate for Expectant Mothers

AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:44:22 +0100

Women parliamentarians under their umbrella organisation, Rwanda Parliamentarian Women Forum (FFRP), in partnership with White Ribbon Alliance (WRA), have called on all Rwandans to protect the lives of expectant mothers and fight all forms of violence against women. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)

Participation of National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) in New John E. Fogarty International Center (FIC) Initiative, The Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) (R24)

NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:28:56 +0100

Notice from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))

Springer enters into partnership with the Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100

(Springer) Beginning in 2010 Springer is adding Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging to its journals publishing program. The journal will be published quarterly on behalf of the Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine, which has been the publisher of the journal since 1967. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

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Better Doctor-Pharmacist Collaboration Needed

Disabled World — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:56:19 +0100

Improved doctor-pharmacist collaboration needed: study - Health care partnership examined in Canadian Medical Association Journal (Source: Disabled World)

An interesting partnership: Undergraduate (college) and medical education

Anatomical Sciences Education — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

No abstract. (Source: Anatomical Sciences Education)

Essilor Optical Technology Grants

ScanGrants feed — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The American Optometric Foundation (AOF) and Essilor are delighted to announce their partnership on the Essilor Optical Technology Grants program, now in its eighth year. Three $20,000 grants are awarded annually to optometry schools for projects intended to elevate the standards and visibility of ophthalmic dispensing to students and patients in the training environment. In the past, grants have been competitively awarded for projects as diverse as to facilitating education and training for clinical outreach in underserved areas, to updating education in teaching and dispensing clinics and providing laboratory equipment that enriches the students training experience. This is part of a commitment by the Foundation and Essilor to develop the next generation of eyecare professionals. Applica...

Nanotechnology for Sustainable Energy - ESF-FWF Conference in Partnership with LFUI

PhysicsWeb Events — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Conference: 4 Jul 2010 - 9 Jul 2010, Obergurgl , Austria. Organized by European Science Foundation (ESF), in partnership with FWF and LFUI. (Source: PhysicsWeb Events)

Performing Phase I Clinical Trials of Anticancer Agents: Perspectives from within the European Union and Japan.

Clinical Cancer Research — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Forster MD, Saijo N, Seymour L, Calvert H Drug discovery and early clinical development is an international endeavor, conducted in partnership between commercial entities such as biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies and academic investigators. Although once considered quite disparate, early clinical trials requirements and conduct are largely harmonized between the European Union, Japan, and the United States, increasing the opportunities for productive commercial-academic collaborations. Clin Cancer Res; 16(6); 1737-44. PMID: 20215555 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Clinical Cancer Research)

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[Mediterranean Basin: For the development of new partnerships.]

Presse Medicale — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Mégarbané A PMID: 20223630 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Presse Medicale)

Citizens Financial adding 207 ATMs in Pennsylvania

bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:21:26 +0100

Citizens Financial Group Inc. said Monday it is adding 487 ATMs through a partnership with Philadelphia-based Sunoco Inc. Of those, 207 are in Pennsylvania. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)

TBB Global Logistics Is First To Partner with LoJack Supply Chain Integrity on New Supply Chain Integrity Technology

PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:43:29 +0100

TBB Global Logistics, a 64-year-old, nationally-known, third party supply chain management firm (www.tbbgl.com), announces a new partnership with LoJack® Supply Chain Integrity (www.lojacksci.com). The agreement allows TBB to provide customers with the LoJack® Supply Chain Integrity (LoJack® SCI™) in-transit cargo protection technology solution. LoJack® SCI™ technology-enabled tracking devices and monitoring services increase the security and protection of valuable cargo. (PRWeb Mar 8, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3692814.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)

University Partnerships Program for Turkey and Armenia

Grants.gov — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:15:58 +0100

Funding Opportunity Number: PRMTR-10-GR-001-EUR-022510 Opportunity Category: OtherFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: EducationCFDA Number: Eligible Applicants Independent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationAgency Name DOS-TUR (Source: Grants.gov)

Stroke diagnosis and imaging: a symbiotic partnership

International Journal of Stroke — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:08:25 +0100

(Source: International Journal of Stroke)

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MGH to test Merge's mobile technologies

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:27:25 +0100

Merge Healthcare and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have initiated a partnership to create a testing environment for the company’s new mobile healthcare technologies. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

MGH to test Merge's mobile technologies

Health Imaging News — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:27:25 +0100

MGH to test Merge's mobile technologies

Health Imaging News — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:27:25 +0100

Scottish start-up in £70m Sinopharm deal

FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:18:45 +0100

Under the partnership agreement, the Chinese pharmaceutical distributor will undertake the regulatory compliance process in Beijing for Burdica Biomed's range of personal lubricants (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)

Healthland Releases New Solution To Help Community Hospitals Improve Patient Care And Meet Core Measures

Health News from Medical News Today — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100

Healthland, America's market leader of healthcare information solutions for small community and critical access hospitals, announces its new Healthland Analytics solution. Developed in partnership with Performance Management Institute (PMI), Healthland Analytics extracts relevant data from the Healthland Financial System solutions and other sources and presents it in easy-to-grasp, actionable snapshots of financial, operational and clinical performance... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Global Partnerships with Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

Grants.gov — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:16:01 +0100

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-FOA-GH10-1003 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.283Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name HHS-CDC (Source: Grants.gov)

Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act Partnership Grants

Grants.gov — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:16:01 +0100

Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-OPP-10-002 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: EnvironmentCFDA Number: 66.716Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Private institutions of higher educationIndividualsOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name EPA (Source: Grants.gov)

Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program

Grants.gov — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:16:01 +0100

Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-RMA-OUTREACH-2010-01 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: AgricultureCFDA Number: 10.455Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name USDA-RMA (Source: Grants.gov)

Commodity Partnerships Small Sessions Program

Grants.gov — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:16:01 +0100

Funding Opportunity Number: 2010-USDA-RME-SS-0001 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: EducationCFDA Number: 10.459Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name USDA-RMA-RME (Source: Grants.gov)

Clarification of Budget Form for PAR-09-092 Academic-Community Partnership Conference Series (U13)

NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0100

Notice from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))

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Kansas City mixed-use project’s developers file for bankruptcy

bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:41:16 +0100

The partnership behind a mixed-use development in the Northland has filed for bankruptcy reorganization to help the stalled project weather the current development downturn. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)

Malawi Rural Electrification Public-Private Partnership (RE PPP): Mini-Grid

Grants.gov — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:15:49 +0100

Funding Opportunity Number: MCC-10-0058-RFA Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: EnergyCFDA Number: Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name MCC (Source: Grants.gov)

NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering

Grants.gov — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:15:49 +0100

Funding Opportunity Number: 08-589 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 47.04147.04947.05081.049Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name NSF (Source: Grants.gov)

Elsevier Business Intelligence: Medtech VCs Will Divulge Trends in European Dealmaking and Investing at Elsevier's 'IN3 Europe' Investor Conference in Paris, April 29-30, 2010

Market Wire - Pharmaceuticals and Biotech — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:52:00 +0100

PARIS (MARKET WIRE) Elsevier Business Intelligence, the medtech industry's leading strategic partnership and investment conference-organizer, announced today that it will host 'IN3 Europe' on April 29-30, 2010, at The Marriott Rive Gauche, Paris. This annual conference follows 'Medical Device Investor Day,' also being held at The Marriott Rive Gauche, on April 28th, 2010. (Source: Market Wire - Pharmaceuticals and Biotech)

AMA Enters Health IT Partnerships

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0100

The American Medical Association has made deals with computer retailer Dell, and Ingenix, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, to "help physicians adopt and implement electronic health records", the Chicago Tribune reports. The terms of the deals were not released, but one part of the arrangement with Ingenix will be to offer doctors a Web-based medical record system called CareTracker... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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AMA Enters Health IT Partnerships

IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0100

APTA Learning Center Launches Partnership With Section On Geriatricts

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100

The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has partnered with its Section on Geriatrics to publish six continuing education courses to the APTA Learning Center. This union reflects the first in a series of planned partnerships with APTA sections and chapters to provide quality, evidenced-based continuing education and professional development to members and the profession... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

APTA Learning Center Launches Partnership With Section On Geriatricts

Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100

Myths and realities of life in St. Ann's

EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100

(Economic & Social Research Council) About 300 residents from St. Ann's in Nottingham are expected to take part in a one day program of interactive workshops during the Economic and Social Research Council's Festival of Social Science. The event, which will explore key local issues including drug use, poverty, migration, education and social division, has been organized by sociologists at the University of Nottingham as part of the university-wide "Community Partnership" scheme. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)

MedWorm: Partnerships

Physicians Practice And All Children's Hospital To Improve Patient Care In St. Petersburg, FL

Physicians Practice And All Children's Hospital To Improve Patient Care In St. Petersburg, FL

EJPH president's column: in partnership for the public health response to the environmental change * EUPHA office: listen and learn (Objective 1) * Message from the WHO Regional Director for Europe

New model of student-pharmacist-led interdisciplinary teaching succeeds

AMPK and SIRT1: a long-standing partnership?

Festival of learning 2010: the way forward with education in health professions

Leeds-Bristol partnership reflects changing times

Cameroon: Chantal Biya Partners Against Heart Diseases

FDA Drafts New Rules For Testing, Approving Drug Cocktails; Public-Private Partnership For TB Treatment Development Launched

FDA Drafts New Rules For Testing, Approving Drug Cocktails; Public-Private Partnership For TB Treatment Development Launched

BioMed Analysis: Joining forces against TB

Before Spring Break: Explain The Science Of Why Girls Can't Drink Alcohol Like Boys

Infection prevention efforts by National Guard Health Affairs in Saudi Arabia recognized with award

[Comment] A tale of two-component generalised HIV epidemics

[Comment] The health-related MDGs—an urgent call for papers

Indiana provider implements accounts receivable management solution

Somaxon, The Ten-Bagger Chase (SOMX, SNY)

Public engagement society awards

7th LDHEN Symposium - Celebrating partnerships in Learning

Airbus gets a crafty upgrade by flying the flag for biodiversity | Fred Pearce

Nature News Examines GAVI Alliance's Budget Gap

Ghana: GFA Pledges Support to UAM

Africa: Predictable Long-Term Funding Essential For Malaria Aid - Report

NW shared services expand with COA

NIH Partners With PEPFAR To Strengthen Medical Education In Africa

World TB Day - Canada's Leading The International Fight Against TB, But More Work Must Be Done In Canada's North

NIH Partners With PEPFAR To Strengthen Medical Education In Africa

Reducing Hospital Readmissions: Boston Medical Center And Engineered Care Partnership

Reducing Hospital Readmissions: Boston Medical Center And Engineered Care Partnership

HSBC Climate Partnership yields initial research findings

RCN Union Learning Representatives Host Motivational Day For Health Care Staff, Wales

RCN Union Learning Representatives Host Motivational Day For Health Care Staff, Wales

Union against PPP in state hospitals

ASME: Clinical leadership conference

Grappling with the scholarship of learning: students as learning partners

Kardia, TomTec team up for cardiovascular image analysis

Kardia, TomTec team up for cardiovascular image analysis

Kardia, TomTec team up for cardiovascular image analysis

Kardia, TomTec team up for cardiovascular image analysis

Kardia and TomTec Team to Deliver World-Class Cardiovascular Imaging and Reporting as Affordable Software-as-a-Service to the U.S. Market

MS Trust welcomes efforts to improve UK's clinical research system

New partnership with Sainsbury’s to help reduce its carbon footprint

Medtronic Introduces "Every Patient First" Initiative to Address Disparities in Access to Health Care

NSF BIO Program Launches Online Tool to Enable Science Partnerships

EU-Canada cooperation programme in higher education, training and youth - Call for funding

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Notice of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Grant Applications for Trade Adjustment Assistance Technical Assistance and Outreach Partnership Grants

MacGuffin Jobs

Critical care nephrology

AssistMed Signs Strategic Partnership Agreement With Definitive Homecare Solutions

The King's Fund Sets Out Blueprint For Social Care Reform, UK

Health Canada Reminds Parents And Caregivers To Take Steps To Prevent Unintentional Poisoning

Health Canada Reminds Parents And Caregivers To Take Steps To Prevent Unintentional Poisoning

Novel 'medical home' program for pediatric patients, families cuts ER visits in half

ISoft makes move on consumer healthcare

ISoft makes move on consumer healthcare

2010 Mantle Cell Lymphoma Correlative Clinical Studies Grant

Botulinum Neurotoxin: A Marvel of Protein Design.

RFA: The Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) (R24)

NIH Partners with PEPFAR to Strengthen Medical Education in Africa

The Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) (R24)

The Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) (R24)

U+ magazine is back with a new look

Secrets to a Successful Introvert-Extrovert Team

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Community Child Health (CCH) nurses' experience of home visits for new mothers: A quality improvement project

Precincts, people and places: forging new partnerships in health innovation.

Model-Based Estimation of Viral Transmissibility and Infection-Induced Resistance From the Age-Dependent Prevalence of Infection for 14 High-Risk Types of Human Papillomavirus.

Partnerships for Innovation

Seeking 'Next Generation' Treatment For Breast Cancer

Battelle, IBM, Merck Join UPMC's Effort To Produce Vaccines To Protect Public Health

The SOPP and the Coalition for Patients’ Rights: Implications of Continuing Interprofessional Tension for PNPs

International engagement awards: Engaging with global health research

Georgetown Hospital Joins Markey Affiliate Network

The U.S./Pakistan Professional Partnership Program

Athena Feminine Technologies, Inc. Initiates Enrollment Of Phase Iv Clinical Trial For Athena Pelvic Muscle Trainer™

Athena Feminine Technologies, Inc. Initiates Enrollment Of Phase Iv Clinical Trial For Athena Pelvic Muscle Trainer™

Nigeria: The Feedback Platform for Hospital Patients

First Whole Genome Sequencing Of Family Of Four Reveals New Genetic Power

First Whole Genome Sequencing Of Family Of Four Reveals New Genetic Power

Global Partnerships with Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs)