MedWorm: Strategic Planning

2010 Ivy Request for Proposals

ScanGrants feed — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The Ben and Catherine Ivy Foundation is a non-profit organization that funds Patient-Focused Research on gliomas leading to the development of better diagnostics and treatment that offer long-term survival and a high quality of life for patients with brain tumors. Since our inception in 2007, the Foundation has funded $20.2M in glioma research. Guided by its strategic plan and mission, the Ivy Foundation is interested in funding projects on the leading edge whose primary objective is to accomplish one or more of the following in a 12-month project period starting no later than July 2010: Enhance the output of a clinical trial for adults with GBM by performing correlative studies which significantly increase understanding of the biologic impact of a candidate therapeutic and/or interpretat...

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Comments Sought on Strategic Plan to Digitize Biological Collections

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

A strategic plan is being developed for a 10-year, national effort to digitize and mobilize images and data associated with biological research collections. The plan aims to create a publicly available, comprehensive collections resource that will increase access to biological collections across the country. The plan was drafted by workshop participants at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center in February 2010. The strategic plan is seen as “a grand challenge” and will be undertaken “as a unified mission involving a coordinated funding program and well designed strategy for execution.” The plan calls for the development of cyberinfrastructure “to promote efficient and standard capture and mobilization of these data to make the national biological collect...

Needs assessment as a strategic planning tool

Medical Education — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

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Hospitalist physician leadership skills: Perspectives from participants of a leadership conference

Journal of Hospital Medicine — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

To characterize how the use of behavioral contracts may serve to focus individuals' intentions to grow as leaders.Between 2007 and 2008, participants of the Society of Hospital Medicine Leadership Academy courses completed behavioral contracts to identify 4 action plans they wanted to implement based on things learned at the Academy. Contracts were independently coded by 2 investigators and compared for agreement. Content analysis identified several major themes that relate to professional growth as leaders. Follow-up surveys assessed fulfillment of personal goals.The majority of respondents were male (84; 70.0%), and most were hospitalist leaders (76; 63.3%). Their median time practicing as hospitalists was 4 years, 14 (11.7%) were Assistant Professors, and 80 (66.7%) were in private prac...

Differential Effects of Planning and Self-Efficacy on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption.

Appetite — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

This study examines the interactive role of planning and self-efficacy in the context of dietary changes. A longitudinal sample of 411 employees was surveyed twice in terms of their fruit and vegetable consumption over a four-week interval. Intentions, planning, and fruit and vegetable consumption were specified as a mediator chain with self-efficacy as a moderator at two stages of the putative change process. Baseline behavior served as a covariate in the model. Intentions were translated into dietary behavior by planning. Self-efficacy moderated this mediation at the second stage, reflected by a planning x self-efficacy interaction on fruit and vegetable consumption. The strength of the mediated effect increased along with levels of self-efficacy. Individuals with very low self-efficacy ...

Cameroon: CIRCB - Scientific Council Reviews Research Strategies

AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:33:45 +0100

Members of the scientific council are discussing this year's research strategic plan of the centre amongst other things. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)

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Request for Information (RFI): To Solicit Input for the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Strategic Plan for Training and Career Development

NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0100

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

Strategic Plan for Training and Career Development Stakeholder Meeting

NIGMS - What's New — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:08:24 +0100

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Strategic Plan for Training and Career Development Stakeholder Meeting

NIGMS - What's New — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:05:34 +0100

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Strategic Plan for Training and Career Development Stakeholder Meeting

NIGMS - What's New — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:01:42 +0100

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National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Strategic Plan 2010–2015

CDC HIV/AIDS Prevention — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0100

This strategic plan represents a collaborative effort by staff in the NCHHSTP Office of the Director (OD), the Center’s divisions and branches, and other key partners within and outside CDC. (Source: CDC HIV/AIDS Prevention)

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Strategic Plan for Training and Career Development Stakeholder Meeting

NIGMS - What's New — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:55:50 +0100

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National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Strategic Plan 2010–2015

CDC HIV/AIDS Prevention — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:14:48 +0100

President's Message

Clinical Simulation in Nursing — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Mission and vision statements: What are they, and why are they important for an organization such as INACSL? A mission statement outlines the purpose of the organization, whereas a vision statement describes what the organization wants to become. The mission statement is the here and now; the vision statement is the future. Mission and vision statements guide the organization in its decision making and help it to define a strategic plan. The literature recommends a review of these guiding statements at least every 5 years. (Source: Clinical Simulation in Nursing)

Transforming to a Computerized System for Nursing Care: Organizational Success Within Magnet Idealism.

Computers, Informatics, Nursing : CIN — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:40:49 +0100

Authors: Lindgren CL, Elie LG, Vidal EC, Vasserman A In reaching the goal for standardized, quality care, a not-for-profit healthcare system consisting of seven institutional entities is transforming nursing practice guidelines, patient care workflow, and patient documents into electronic, online, real-time modalities for use across departments and all healthcare delivery entities of the system. Organizational structure and a strategic plan were developed for the 2-year Clinical Transformation Project. The Siemens Patient Care Document System was adopted and adapted to the hospitals' documentation and information needs. Two fast-track sessions of more than 100 nurses and representatives from other health disciplines were held to standardize assessments, histories, care protocols, and i...

Give Us Your Input on the NIGMS Training Strategic Plan

Minority Programs Update — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:30:00 +0100

NIGMS will be launching a strategic planning process focusing on training and career development. (Source: Minority Programs Update)

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Khayelitsha Holds Some of the Answers

AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:46:46 +0100

Even if Zuma's World AIDS Day speech is matched with sufficient budget allocation, innovative models of providing HIV and TB care will be needed to achieve the targets of the National Strategic Plan. Lesley Odendal reflects on the lessons learnt in Khayelitsha's HIV and TB project as a window into the future. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)

South Africa: Khayelitsha Holds Some of the Answers

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:46:46 +0100

Commentary: Compliance Education and Training: A Need for New Responses in Clinical Research

Academic Medicine — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:47:55 +0100

Increasing regulatory mandates, heightened concerns about compliance, accountability, and liability, as well as a movement toward organizational integration are prompting assessment and transformation in education and training programs at academic health centers, particularly with regard to clinical research compliance. Whereas education and training have become a major link between all research and compliance functions, the infrastructure to support and sustain these activities has not been examined in any systematic, comprehensive fashion, leaving many critical interrelated issues unaddressed. Through a series of informal interviews in late 2008 with chief compliance officers and other senior leadership at 10 academic health centers, the authors studied the organization, management, and ...

Linking Scientific Discovery and Better Health for the Nation: The First Three Years of the NIH's Clinical and Translational Science Awards

Academic Medicine — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:47:55 +0100

A comprehensive system for translating basic biomedical research into useful and effectively implemented clinical diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic practices is essential to the nation's health. The state of clinical and translational research (CTR) in the United States, however, has been characterized as fragmented, slow, expensive, and poorly coordinated. As part of its Roadmap Initiative, the National Institutes of Health instituted the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA), a sweeping and ambitious program designed to transform the conduct of biomedical research in the United States by speeding the translation of scientific discoveries into useful therapies and then developing methods to ensure that those therapies reach the patients who need them the most. The authors...

SUNY Strategic Planning Open Forum is canceled due to winter storm

SUNY Upstate Medical — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:47:35 +0100

SYRACUSE, N.Y. Upstate Medical University will host a statewide SUNY Strategic Open Forum Feb. 25, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the second floor of the Institute for Human Performance, 505 Irving Ave. The forum is part of SUNY?s... (Source: SUNY Upstate Medical)

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Kidney Friendly: What the National Kidney Disease Education Program Strategic Plan Means for Dietetic Practice

Journal of the American Dietetic Association — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:15:40 +0100

The incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing so rapidly that it has created an urgency for medical professionals at the primary care levels—including general practice dietitians—to screen and treat it before the disease can progress to end stage renal disease (ESRD). Approximately 16.8% of the US population, or about 23 million people aged 20 or older, today are estimated to have laboratory evidence of CKD, and that figure is projected to grow through 2010 (). CKD places an enormous burden on medical providers. In 2006, costs for Medicare patients with CKD exceeded $49 billion, nearly a quarter of all general Medicare costs (). Yet, despite its severity and widespread prevalence (), CKD treatment has lagged behind current evidence-based treatment guidelines for testing f...

College of St. Scholastica Institute on Aging and Social Work Call for Applications

ScanGrants feed — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Nationally recognized experts Barbara Berkman and Chandra Mehotra in research methodology lead a training institute specifically designed for social work faculty who received their doctoral degree at least three years ago in any area of social work. Deadline for applications is April 1, 2010. Food, lodging, and travel support will be provided to the 15 applicants selected to participate in the program. Requirements The applicant must have a doctoral degree in any area of social work or related field. Preference will be given to applicants who hold a tenure track appointment and have conducted limited aging research. The applicant must provide a letter of support from his/her dean indicating: (a) what institutional support will be provided to make a program of aging research possib...

Request for Preliminary Applications 09-5. Health Effects of Air Pollution

ScanGrants feed — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

RFPA 09-5 provides a mechanism for investigators whose area of interest falls outside of the current RFAs but is compatible with the HEI research program and mission. For information on HEI’s current research priorities, applicants should consult Appendix A of the Fall 2009 RFA booklet, which contains sections of HEI’s upcoming Strategic Plan 2010–2015.Applications can be submitted at any time during 2010. The deadline for receiving preliminary applications for consideration at the next meeting is May 18, 2010; the Fall 2010 date will be announced later. For more information please contact Dr. Kate Adams (+1 617 488 2330). Postal address Health Effects Institute101 Federal Street, Suite 500Boston, MA 02110-1817USATelephoneFacsimile +1 (617) 488-2300+1 (617) 488-2335 (S...

Educating the public

Nature Immunology — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:38:27 +0100

Nature Immunology 11, 181 (2010). doi:10.1038/ni0310-181 California has one of the most prestigious public university systems. However, budget woes and lack of clear strategic planning may undermine its continued success. (Source: Nature Immunology)

AVMA Seeks Member Input To Shape Strategic Plan

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is asking for input from its members to help shape the future of the association and the profession. The AVMA is initiating this "Future Critical Issues Scan" as part of its ongoing effort to reevaluate and revise its strategic plan, which was last approved by the AVMA Executive Board in April 2008. The AVMA hopes this scan will produce feedback from all segments of its diverse membership, which encompasses more than 80,000 veterinarians in private practice, government, industry, academia, research and uniformed services... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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AVMA Seeks Member Input To Shape Strategic Plan

Veterinary News From Medical News Today — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100

The skills gap in hospital management: a comparative analysis of hospital managers in the public and private sectors in South Africa

Health Services Management — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:07:45 +0100

A lack of management capacity has been identified as the key stumbling block to attaining the goals of health for all in South Africa. As part of the overall management development process, this research aims to identify the skills that are important for health services management and to evaluate managers' self-assessed proficiency in each of these skills. We also examined the impact of past training on perceived competency levels. A cross-sectional survey using a self-administered questionnaire was conducted among 404 hospital managers in the South African public and private sectors. Respondents were asked to rate the level of importance that each proposed competency had in their job and to indicate their proficiency in each skill. Both public and private sector managers rated competencie...

Critical Care Medicine in the United States 2000-2005: An Analysis of Bed Numbers, Occupancy Rates, Payer Mix, and Costs

Medscape Today Headlines — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:04:40 +0100

An updated and comprehensive critical care medicine use and cost analysis is provided as a contemporary benchmark for the strategic planning of critical care medicine services. Critical Care Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)

Rwanda: Global Fund Commits $400 Million to Fight Aids,TB

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:19:58 +0100

Rwanda's four year National Strategic Plan on HIV/Aids and the fight against Tuberculosis (TB), which is estimated to cost over US$887, has been boosted by the US-funded health initiative, Global Fund (GF), to the tune of US $431m. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Christ Hospital will expand, add doctors

bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100

Christ Hospital plans to expand both its physical plant and its reach as it rolls out its first strategic plan since becoming an independent hospital in 2008. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)

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NCHHSTP Strategic Plan for 2010-2015

CDC HIV/AIDS Prevention — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:35:18 +0100

The strategic plan builds upon and supports NCHHSTP division-level strategic plans and identifies priority, cross-cutting areas of focus to drive greater collaboration, effectiveness, and health impact. It also provides a framework for aligning HIV, viral hepatitis, STD and TB prevention, research and policy activities within NCHHSTP, and across the agency and HHS Op Divs. (Source: CDC HIV/AIDS Prevention)

CANLIV: The Hepatobiliary Cancers Foundation To Host 1st Annual Biliary Tract-Gallbladder Cancer Research Symposium

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:00:00 +0100

CanLiv: The Hepatobiliary Cancers Foundation in partnership with The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation will host the 1st Annual Biliary Tract-Gallbladder Cancer Research Symposium on Friday, May 7, 2010 at the American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO) headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. The Symposium will engage scientists, clinical researchers, government partners and the patient advocacy community from across the globe in developing a strategic plan to accelerate clinical and translational research to advance treatment of gallbladder and biliary tract cancers... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Robert MacPherson – New Pan Globus UK Managing Director

the international medical market place — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:58:51 +0100

PRESS RELEASE Robert MacPherson has recently joined Pan Globus as UK Managing Director. Robert has worked within the medical device industry since 1979 and has held several positions in major companies involving international sales and marketing. He graduated in nursing from Forth Valley College of nursing and later studied Strategic Marketing and Planning at Harvard Business School. Robert spent several years working for Becton Dickinson and followed this with senior management roles at Spacelab’s, Intertech Resources and Smiths Medical. Since 1995 he has been the Managing Director of Connect Medical Resources Ltd. a specialist recruitment firm serving the medical device industry. Robert has worked extensively in strategic planning and the management of acquisitions. He is a partner in ...

Delivering healthcare for London: An integrated strategic plan 2010-15

NeLM - News — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Source: NHS London Area: News Following the publication of 'Healthcare for London: A Framework for Action' in July 2007, led by Lord Darzi, an NHS leadership event was held in April 2009 to give fresh energy to Darzi's vision for NHS London. Commissioners of services in London PCTs and NHS London were asked to think up ways of accelerating the delivery of healthcare for London. It was agreed to produce an integrated strategic plan setting out the 3 to 5 year implementation path. This document is a first stage report of that plan, including priorities for delivery in 2010/11. (Source: NeLM - News)

Michigan Strategic Opportunities for Rural Health Improvement: A State Rural Health Plan 2008-2012

Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:02:24 +0100

Details a five-year strategic plan which outlines objectives for improving the health of rural Michigan. Includes maps of various health care centers, counties designated as rural, and county and tribal HPSAs; data on obesity instances; numbers of health care providers, ambulance service providers, and ER visits, and data on student loan repayment programs -- Michigan Center for Rural Health (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)

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National Jewish’s plan helps weather recession’s effects

bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100

Denver’s National Jewish Health is bucking national trends by expanding operations and increasing revenue thanks to a long-term strategic plan first implemented in 2007. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)

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Cardiology News — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The Food and Drug Administration has named a new permanent head of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health. Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, who has been acting director since early September, will now direct the center. He replaces Dr. Daniel Schultz, who resigned last year after critics claimed he was too cozy with medical device makers. In a statement, the head of the device industry trade group Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) applauded Dr. Shuren's appointment and said that he has already shown effective leadership skills. “His more than 10 years experience at FDA, in various high-level policy and planning positions within the commissioner's office, will serve him well as he takes control of an organization that oversees such a wide range of life-saving and life-enhancing...

The New World: The importance of mastering politics, documentation, shrinking budgets & personal attacks

JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

I recently spoke to a group of young EMS managers and asked them what was emphasized in their degree and management classes to prepare them to take on organizational and operational challenges. They quickly rattled off a list of courses and topics, such as budget development and management principles, strategic planning and development, deployment strategies, statistics and personnel administration. (Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services)

Strategic Planning Made Simple

Psychology Today Work Center — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:06:34 +0100

In the workplace, the words "strategic plan" tend to either energize people or drain them, depending on their past experience with the discipline.As an organizational development consultant, I often speak with workplace leaders about the value of having a simple strategic plan that aligns people and processes to achieve shared goals.Sounds like common sense, right? Doesn't every organization have one? No, and it got me thinking about why some companies and nonprofits do not have one.I think misperceptions about what is involved in creating a practical and effective strategic plan can create false barriers to undertaking the process. Some of those misperceptions may be rooted in business practices that were popular many years ago. In the 70's and 80's, during the peak of the TQM (total qual...

Advocacy: Advocacy Issues in Behavioral Neurology

American Academy of Neurology — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:08:00 +0100

In 2009, every section of the American Academy of Neurology was to submit a strategic plan, which specifically included legislative issues faced by the members of that section. This is the first of several articles highlighting the challenges facing AAN sections. Behavioral neurology has identified several areas of advocacy interest, but at the heart of this discussion lies the issue faced by the entire field of neurology: preservation of the ability to provide cognitive services to our patients. (Source: American Academy of Neurology)

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LLamasoft Awarded New Contract by the World Bank to Assess IT System Infrastructure

PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:00:03 +0100

LLamasoft, the leading provider of supply chain strategic planning solutions, has been awarded, through competitive bid, a contract from World Bank to assess the state of the supply chain IT infrastructure and logistics data for six different African countries. The study of the supply chain IT systems of the six countries will allow the World Bank to have a better grasp on the variety of systems and types of data currently in use. It is expected that the resulting supply chain data will advance the possibilities to improve the public health supply chains throughout the developing world. (PRWeb Jan 29, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/01/prweb3531264.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)

BBSRC heralds 'Age of Bioscience' with launch of new strategic plan

Society for Endocrinology — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0100

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has released a 5 year strategic plan outlining the framework that will help shape its direction and funding decisions. The plan focuses on three research priorities; food security, bioenergy and industrial biotechnology, and basic bioscience underpinning health; and has three underpinning themes; knowledge exchange, innovation and skills, and exploiting new ways of working and partnerships. With this plan the BBSRC hopes to benefit society and the UK economy by promoting innovation and strengthening collaboration in biosciences research.BBSRC strategic plan (Source: Society for Endocrinology)

Conflict-affected displaced persons need to benefit more from HIV and malaria national strategic plans and Global Fund grants

BioMed Central — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

This article analyses the current HIV and malaria National Strategic Plans (NSPs) and Global Fund approved proposals from rounds 1-8 for countries in Africa hosting populations with refugees and/or IDPs to document their inclusion. Methods: The review was limited to countries in Africa as they constitute the highest caseload of refugees and IDPs affected by HIV and malaria. Only countries with a refugee and/or IDP population of [greater than or equal to]10,000 persons were included. NSPs were retrieved from primary and secondary sources while approved Global Fund proposals were obtained from the organisation's website. Refugee figures were obtained from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' database and IDP figures from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. The inclusio...

Defining and Setting National Goals for Cardiovascular Health Promotion and Disease Reduction. The American Heart Association's Strategic Impact Goal Through 2020 and Beyond.

Circulation — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Lloyd-Jones DM, Hong Y, Labarthe D, Mozaffarian D, Appel LJ, Van Horn L, Greenlund K, Daniels S, Nichol G, Tomaselli GF, Arnett DK, Fonarow GC, Ho PM, Lauer MS, Masoudi FA, Robertson RM, Roger V, Schwamm LH, Sorlie P, Yancy CW, Rosamond WD, Abstract-This document details the procedures and recommendations of the Goals and Metrics Committee of the Strategic Planning Task Force of the American Heart Association, which developed the 2020 Impact Goals for the organization. The committee was charged with defining a new concept, cardiovascular health, and determining the metrics needed to monitor it over time. Ideal cardiovascular health, a concept well supported in the literature, is defined by the presence of both ideal health behaviors (nonsmoking, body mass index <25 kg/m(2)...

Vision 2015 assesses N. Ky's health

bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:08:55 +0100

Northern Kentucky’s Vision 2015 strategic planning initiative has yielded a new report identifying health challenges of high priority for Northern Kentucky residents. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)

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ADHA Set To Launch New Dental Hygiene Survey/Research Center

Health News from Medical News Today — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:00:00 +0100

ADHA announced that in concert with its Strategic Plan commitment to operational excellence through the use of data and knowledge based decision making, that a new ADHA Survey/Research Center is being launched. The goal for the ADHA Survey/Research Center is to become the professional association resource for information on the dental hygiene profession and to support data/information needs for ADHA on the national, state and local level... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

ADHA Set To Launch New Dental Hygiene Survey/Research Center

Dentistry News From Medical News Today — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:00:00 +0100

New Director's Message: Happy, Healthy New Year

NCCAM Featured Content — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:25:56 +0100

As we welcome the New Year and a new decade, I'm mindful that we have just ended NCCAM's 10th anniversary. For us, it has been a decade of growth, progress, and promise.As we begin this new decade, we are developing our third strategic plan, which will provide guidance for our future scientific direction, priority setting, and advancement of the organization. We have gained invaluable knowledge from our first decade, which is providing the strong base from which we will continue to build. I look forward to the future as we continue our 2010 strategic planning process and beyond as we work to fulfill the scientific mission of NCCAM. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)

Zimbabwe: Moves Afoot to Boost Aids Levy

AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:33:30 +0100

THE National Aids Council has urged Government to consider collecting the Aids levy through the Value Added Tax system following recommendations by a team of consultants who reviewed the Zimbabwe National HIV and Aids Strategic Plan. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)

Teva Presents Strategic Plan to Deliver Strong Growth

Drugs.com - Pharma News — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:00:47 +0100

Sets Goals of $31 Billion in Revenues and Non-GAAP Net Income of $6.8 Billion by 2015 JERUSALEM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 7, 2010 - During its investor meeting today, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: TEVA) presented an updated strategy,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)

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January eFactor

Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:43:19 +0100

NTP Outlines Challenges and Directions at Meeting of Scientific Counselors Wilcox Honored with Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Award Agency Leaders Testify on TSCA Reform Dearry Represents NIEHS and NIH in Copenhagen Collegium Ramazzini Elects Birnbaum as Fellow Superfund Research Program Continues Strategic Planning Process Stokes Helps Build Pacific Rim Partnerships for Advancing Alternative Testing NIEHS Welcomes John Balbus as New Advisor for Public Health Androphy and Burr Appointed to Senior Posts at NIEHS Seminar Reviews Public Health Role of Congressional Oversight Fellow Receives Lab Animal Medicine Award Friends and Colleagues Remember Pioneering Woman Scientist Library Hosts Visitors from Russia NIEHS Is Accepting Applications for Extramural ...

SOAR into the Future: New planning model for the new year

JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Before the end of 2009, I sat down with my staff to develop our strategic plans for the upcoming year. For 2010, I threw something new at them. As part of our strategic planning every year, we do a SWOT analysis (for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats). This approach allows us to formulate our strategic plans for the upcoming years in the Memphis Fire Department. (Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services)

On the importance of being policy-ready

Nursing Outlook — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Throughout the last decade, the leadership of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) has refined the Academy's mission and developed a series of specific, strategic plans to accomplish that mission. The mission of the AAN is to serve the public and nursing profession by advancing health policy and practice through the generation, synthesis, and dissemination of nursing knowledge. Our stated vision is to transform health and health care policy and practice through nursing knowledge. At the AAN's November 2009 Annual Meeting, outgoing President Pamela Mitchell provided a comprehensive report of the organization's strategic accomplishments as guided by the strategic plan that is coming to a close. (The 2009 AAN's Annual Report is available at http://www.aannet.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=42...

Nigeria: Harsher Penalties for Peddlers of Fake Drugs

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:14:18 +0100

A Chinese court recently sentenced six people to death for exporting fake drugs to Nigeria. The Director-General of the National Agency For Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dr. Paul Orhii, speaking at a five-day Strategic Planning Retreat for his staff in Kaduna, praised China for this tough stance, and canvassed for similar stiff sentences for all drug peddlers in Nigeria. The issue of fake drugs and those who peddle them is a long-standing one in Nigeria. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Kenya: Ensure Safeguards in HIV Testing Campaign - HIV-Positive Children And Women At Risk of Stigma And Violence

AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:19:29 +0100

The Kenyan government should ensure that strong human rights protections are included in plans for expanded home-based HIV counseling and testing, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the public health minister. Earlier in 2009, Kenya started testing people for HIV in their own homes, and aims to test more than four million Kenyans - adults and children - in 2010, according to the new Kenya National HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)

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Association of Pediatric Program Directors Request for Special Project Proposals: 2010

ScanGrants feed — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD) Special Projects Program will provide financial support for projects that further the APPD’s mission, strategic plan, and our task force charges. Through the process described below, the APPD may grant up to $10,000 per selected project. The Board of Directors will determine the funds available for this program annually. The number of awards will be dependent on the funds available and the size of the grant requests of the selected projects. The specifics of this program are as follows: 1. The principal sponsor of any proposal submitted must be listed as one of the program representatives on the dues statement of one of the member programs of the APPD. Preference will be given to proposals that address one or more of the follow...

National Association of Healthcare Access Management Dale Williams Scholarship Award

ScanGrants feed — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The Dale Williams Scholarship Award is named in honor of a dedicated Healthcare professional and former NAHAM Board member. Dale passed away suddenly at the age of 44. His fun-loving spirit did not diminish his dedication to professional development and education. Under his leadership as the Strategic Planning chair, NAHAM developed the Regional Delegate program.Each year, NAHAM accepts applications for the Dale Williams Scholarship Award. The award will provide for roundtrip transportation, registration and lodging to our Annual Conference and Exposition. The Scholarship Award is intended for individuals working in the field of patient access services who have not previously attended NAHAM conferences. Deadline is Monday, February 15, 2010. Award notification is by Friday, March 12, 2010...

Request for Information (RFI): Superfund Research Program Strategic Planning

NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:08:06 +0100

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

Priorities Recommended for Update of National Vaccine Plan

News from the National Academies — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:45:42 +0100

Officials updating the National Vaccine Plan should prioritize efforts to eliminate financial barriers to immunization, tackle unmet vaccine needs, and boost funding for safety research and communications, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. An effective strategic plan for immunization is vital given the important role of vaccines in protecting Americans’ health and complexity of the nation's immunization system, which involves multiple agencies and stakeholders. (Source: News from the National Academies)

Nigeria: FCT Strategic Health Plan Commences 2010

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:43:04 +0100

An FCT strategic healthcare development plan to boost health care delivery in the territory will commence in 2010.This was disclosed yesterday by the FCT Health and Human service Secretary, Dr Precious Kalamba Gbeneol, when she received the strategic plan document from a consultancy firm (Hanovia Medical limited) in Abuja. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Organizational Characteristics Associated With Cultural and Linguistic Service Provision Within Alabama Hospitals

The Health Care Manager — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:32:26 +0100

Like several states in the Southeast, Alabama is in the nascent stages of an increase in the population of foreign-born individuals for whom English is a second language. These individuals are also culturally different from the traditional southern population. Given the impact of culture and language on a person's service utilization, the introduction of new cultures may pose significant challenges for Alabama's health care providers if they are not prepared. The purpose of this project is to examine the organizational characteristics associated with the provision of culturally and linguistically appropriate services by Alabama hospitals. The data for the project come from a survey of all medical/surgical hospitals (N = 101). Fifty-nine surveys were returned, giving us a 58% response rate....

Pennslyvania seeks to collaborate with Delaware for HIE development

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:48:26 +0100

The Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of Healthcare Reform issued a strategic plan this month in the hope of streamlining the creation of a health information exchange (HIE). The report recommends collaboration between the governments of Pennsylvania and Delaware. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

Pennslyvania seeks to collaborate with Delaware for HIE development

Health Imaging News — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:48:26 +0100

Pennslyvania seeks to collaborate with Delaware for HIE development

Health Imaging News — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:48:26 +0100

Pennsylvania seeks to collaborate with Delaware for HIE development

CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:48:26 +0100

The Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of Healthcare Reform issued a strategic plan this month in the hope of streamlining the creation of a health information exchange (HIE) through a collaboration between the governments of Pennsylvania and Delaware. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)

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Climate change and food security in East Asia.

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:04:03 +0100

This article reviews the context of adaptation rules and current policy development in East Asian region. The UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol have established specific rules for countries to develop national or regional adaptation policies and measurements. The current development of the ASEAN Strategic Plan on food security is inspiring, but the commitments to implementation by its members remain an issue of concern. We suggest that the UNFCCC enhances co-operation with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other international organizations to further develop methodologies and technologies for all parties. Our findings suggest that agriculture is one of the most vulnerable sectors in terms of risks associated with climate change and distinct programmatic initiatives are necessary. It'...

Road map for 2010: AMA's 5-point Strategic Plan

American Medical News — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:00:00 +0100

The Association's agenda lays a groundwork for confronting the most important physician issues, no matter what the final health system reform looks like. (Source: American Medical News)

Service-learning: recentering the deaf community in interpreter education.

American Annals of the Deaf — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:02:03 +0100

Authors: Shaw S, Roberson L The concept of recentering the Deaf community in interpreter education stems from the recent discussion of program evolution away from stakeholders and into academia highlighted by Monikowski and Peterson (2005). The University of North Florida, in the initial stages of developing a B.S. degree and M.Ed. concentration in ASL/English Interpreting, responded by developing stand-alone courses in service-learning, with hopes of prioritizing the needs of the Deaf community in curriculum development. The program was implemented in fall 2007, and the first cohort of students completed its second course in service-learning in fall 2008. Elements of the new program that indicate its progress toward recentering include an overview of service-learning as pedagogy in ac...

An Evaluation of an Initiative to Improve Veterans Health Administration Mental Health Services: Broad Impacts of the VHAs Mental Health Strategic Plan

Military Medicine — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:18:23 +0100

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Strategic priorities and managing risk for 2010

MEDEV Events — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:32:33 +0100

Conference Overview The executive and senior management in further education colleges are currently under external and internal pressure to ensure that higher education and higher level skills training are prioritised as part of their strategic planning. The challenges include the uncertainty of collaborative partnerships, demand-led funding arrangements, increasing commercial income and reacting to a rapidly evolving environment where market potential may be lower than the expectations of policy makers. This conference brings together expertise and experience to assist colleges in developing strategies to manage risk through informed choice. Conference Aims * Evolving HE strategies for external and internal quality, peer review, research and scholarly activity * Ensuring the Quali...

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Dennis Singleton Receives Visionary Award

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:00:00 +0100

The Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF) announced that Dennis Singleton is the 2009 recipient of its Visionary Award. Mr. Singleton, a long-time member of the GRF board, is being honored for his dedication to the cause of glaucoma research and education. His vision for the future helped guide the development of the Foundation's strategic plan and he led a successful capital campaign conducted by GRF to fund the plan. Mr. Singleton has served on the Board of Directors for the Glaucoma Research Foundation since 1998, and served as Board Chairman from July 2003 through June 2006... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

The DAISY Award Program Impacts Positive Work Environment

Nurse Leader — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Recognizing the important practice of nurses is a vital part of creating a healthful practice/work environment. It is also a key initiative of the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) 2010–2012 Strategic Plan. One of the objectives under this initiative is to serve as an industry leader in providing resources to create and promote positive, safe and healthful practice environments. To achieve this objective, AONE joined forces with The DAISY Foundation in 2008 to recognize the work of extraordinary nurses around the country. These are the nurses who, in addition to providing skillful, compassionate care for their patients, also strive to create the best positive, safe and healthful practice environments. (Source: Nurse Leader)

Peter Drucker on Leadership

Psychology Today Work Center — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:12:48 +0100

What did Peter Drucker, the Father of Modern Management, have to say about leadership? Because Drucker believed that management was itself an important and noble endeavor, he did not, throughout most of his career, focus much on leadership. Having fled Nazi Germany soon after Hitler's rise to power, Peter Drucker's view of leaders, particularly charismatic leaders, was not particularly positive. For Drucker, effective management, not leadership, was the key to success.Yet, by the end of his life, Drucker acknowledged that leadership was important. I recall that many years ago when Peter came to one of our undergraduate leadership courses, the students asked him his definition of leadership. He said that he did not want to talk about leadership, but about management. A bold student asked, "...

Strategic Plan Leadership Retreat Challenges Faculty and Staff Leaders to Create a Stronger Future for the School of Medicine

University of Maryland School of Medicine News Headlines — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

School of Medicine leaders gathered at the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s Southern Management Campus Center on November 17, 2009 for a day-long brainstorming summit. The goal was to identify opportunities and ideas to help build a strategic plan for the School of Medicine, a plan that will elevate the school to the next level of achievement in research, education, clinical care and community outreach. “We now have a campus-wide, system and school strategic planning effort underway, which we can use to chart our collective course over the next three to five years in areas of common interest,” said E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, Vice President for Medical Affairs, University of Maryland and John Z. and Akiko K. Bowers Distinguished Professor and Dean, University of Maryl...

NIDCR's 20092013 Strategic Plan

Journal of Dental Hygiene — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:59:28 +0100

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The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and its Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA)

Journal of Dental Hygiene — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:59:28 +0100

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Update on Healthy People 2020

Journal of Dental Hygiene — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:59:28 +0100

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The American Dental Hygienists' Association National Dental Hygiene Research Agenda

Journal of Dental Hygiene — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:59:28 +0100

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Canadian Dental Hygienists Association: Creation and Capacity Building in the 21st Century

Journal of Dental Hygiene — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:59:28 +0100

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Strategic Planning and Research Priorities in Private Industry

Journal of Dental Hygiene — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:59:28 +0100

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In Strategic Plan For Autism Research IACC Includes Vaccine Research Objective

Autism News From Medical News Today — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0100

Autism Speaks is encouraged by the decision of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) to include vaccine research studies in the objectives of the updated Strategic Plan for Autism Research. The new language, approved unanimously, calls for studies to determine if there are sub-populations that are more susceptible to environmental exposures such as immune challenges related to naturally occurring infections, vaccines or underlying immune problems. (Source: Autism News From Medical News Today)

In Strategic Plan For Autism Research IACC Includes Vaccine Research Objective

Health News from Medical News Today — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0100

In Strategic Plan For Autism Research IACC Includes Vaccine Research Objective

Autism News From Medical News Today — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0100

NIMH Seeks More BRAINS

National Institute of Mental Health — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:38:20 +0100

The National Institute of Mental Health is seeking more BRAINS for 2010 by offering a second round of Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists (BRAINS). The program calls for innovative and groundbreaking research projects from early stage investigators to explore the complex mechanisms underlying mental disorders or novel treatments and prevention strategies. Proposed projects should address research priorities and gap areas identified in the NIMH Strategic Plan. Researchers interested in applying for these awards must submit their applications by Dec. 9, 2009. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)

IACC Includes Vaccine Research Objective In Strategic Plan For Autism Research

Pharmaceutical Online News — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:09:00 +0100

Autism Speaks is encouraged by yesterday's decision of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) to include vaccine research studies in the objectives of the updated Strategic Plan for Autism Research. The new language, approved unanimously, calls for studies to determine if there are sub-populations that are more susceptible to environmental exposures such as immune challenges related to naturally occurring infections, vaccines or underlying immune problems. (Source: Pharmaceutical Online News)

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IACC includes vaccine research objective in strategic plan for autism research

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100

(Autism Speaks) Autism Speaks is encouraged by the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee decision to include vaccine research studies in the objectives of the updated Strategic Plan for Autism Research. The new language calls for studies to determine if there are sub-populations more susceptible to environmental exposures, i.e. immune challenges related to naturally occurring infections, vaccines or underlying immune problems. As mandated by the Combating Autism Act, the IACC must annually update a strategic plan. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

User participation when using milieu therapy in a psychiatric hospital in Norway: a mission impossible?

Nursing Inquiry — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

OEYE C, BJELLAND AK, SKORPEN A and ANDERSSEN N. Nursing Inquiry 2009; 16: 287[ndash]296User participation when using milieu therapy in a psychiatric hospital in Norway: a mission impossible? In the past decade, the Norwegian government has emphasized user participation as an important goal in the care of mentally ill patients, through governmental strategic plans. At the same time, the governmental documents request normalization of psychiatric patients, including the re-socialization of psychiatric patients back into society outside the psychiatric hospital. Milieu therapy is a therapeutic tool to ensure user participation and re-socialization. Based on an ethnographic study in a long-term psychiatric ward in a psychiatric hospital, we identified how staff tried to implement user particip...

NIMH Seeks More BRAINS

National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:30:00 +0100

AIBS comments on Interior Strategic Plan Framework

Public Policy Reports — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:35:00 +0100

On 9 November 2009, the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) asked Secretary of the Interior Salazar to elevate the profile of science in the new Department of the Interiors (DOI) strategic plan, which will guide Interior through 2015. The recommendation was provided in response to a request for information to inform the development of the Department’s Strategic Plan Framework. On 11 September 2009, DOI issued a Federal Register Notice requesting public comments on its Strategic Plan. Each bureau within DOI is expected to integrate operational plans into their budgets that link directly to and align with the larger DOI Strategic Plan. In the proposed framework, many of the priorities of the Obama Administration were addressed as priority mission areas. However, “...

AIBS Submits Comments on Interior Strategic Plan Framework »read

AIBS Announcements — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

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FELCOM Workshop: Administrative Jobs at the NIH

Videocast - All Events — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:52:00 +0100

Ovjective: Learn about career opportunities for PhD scientists away from the bench here at the NIH Speakers: Claire Driscoll, PHD, Office of Technology Transfer, NHGRI; David Kosub, PhD, Public Health Analyst, Strategic Planning and Evaluations Branch, NIAID; DaviD Vaier, PhD, Office of Science Education; Susan Daniels, PhD, Health Science Administrator, Office of Autism Research Coordination, NIMH Air date: 11/16/2009 2:00:00 PM (Source: Videocast - All Events)

Inspire Completes Patient Enrollment In Three Late-Stage Clinical Trials In Cystic Fibrosis, Dry Eye And Blepharitis

Eye Health / Optometry News From Medical News Today — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today patient enrollment is complete in three of its late-stage clinical trials. "We are pleased to be executing on our strategic plan with the achievement of these patient enrollment milestones in the clinical development programs for denufosol, PROLACRIA™ and AZASITE®, as this places us in a position to have top-line results from all our late-stage clinical programs within 18 months. (Source: Eye Health / Optometry News From Medical News Today)

Inspire Completes Patient Enrollment in Three Late-Stage Clinical Trials in Cystic Fibrosis, Dry Eye and Blepharitis

HSMN NewsFeed — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:01:54 +0100

DURHAM, N.C.--(HSMN NewsFeed)--Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH ) announced today patient enrollment is complete in three of its late-stage clinical trials. We are pleased to be executing on our strategic plan with the achievement of these p... Biopharmaceuticals, OphthalmologyInspire Pharmaceuticals, PROLACRIA, AZASITE, azithromycin, Denufosol (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)

A time to act - improving liver health and outcomes in liver disease

Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Specialist Library - Prevention — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:22:53 +0100

Published 20 October 2009Summary: The aim of this document is: To advise the DH on ways to improve outcomes of liver disease in the UK. To recommend a framework which ensures equal access to high quality and cost effective management of liver disease throughout the UK, and to outline ways to optimize the current configuration of Liver services, including paediatric hepatology. To recommend the setting of clinical standards, quality metrics and guidelines against which local services should be monitored and assessed. To demonstrate that high quality liver services lead to cost savings and improved health. To promote the concept that there should be a trained clinical hepatologist in every district general hospital, and establish a training framework for clinical hepatology with the goal of ...

A time to act - improving liver health and outcomes in liver disease

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:21:57 +0100

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A time to act - improving liver health and outcomes in liver disease

Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Specialist Library - Liver — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:49:52 +0100

Maternal & child nutrition: the Sri Lankan perspective.

Indian J Med Res — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Maternal & child nutrition: the Sri Lankan perspective. Indian J Med Res. 2009 Nov;130(5):609-11 Authors: Silva A, Mahamithawa A, Piyasena C Most improvements gained during the past two decades in maternal and child nutrition can be attributed to the successful, countrywide maternal and child health programme of the Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka. Other supporting programmes to combat deficiencies of individual micronutrients have also contributed significantly. As the latest Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data have shown regional disparities in nutrition status, it indicates that more effort is needed to improve nutrition status of marginalized populations. A National Nutrition Policy and strategic plan of Sri Lanka is being formulated and new evidence based nutrition ...

[Review] First-line systemic treatment of advanced stage non-small-cell lung cancer in Asia: consensus statement from the Asian Oncology Summit 2009

The Lancet Oncology — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is an increasing global challenge, especially in low-income countries. Most guidelines for the management of advanced-stage NSCLC have limited effect in countries with resource constraints. Following a systematic literature search, we present an overview of the management of advanced-stage NSCLC in the first-line setting, discuss resources required for systemic therapy, and provide treatment recommendations stratified to four resources levels. Treatment guidelines appropriate for different resource levels offer a realistic approach to management of advanced-stage NSCLC, by recognising the limitations of a particular health-care system. Although there are many barriers to cancer control in low-resource countries, these can be overcome by using measures tha...

New HIV/AIDS Topic: Strategic Planning

CDC HIV/AIDS Prevention — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:00:00 +0100

This page contains information on the state of HIV/AIDS in the United States and the efforts and planning CDC is taking to confront the diseases. (Source: CDC HIV/AIDS Prevention)

Picture Archiving and Communication Systems planning: A methodology

Journal of Digital Imaging — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:01:20 +0100

This article presents the Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) planning methodology used by the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Joint Imaging Technology Project Office (JITPO). This methodology evaluates four areas of PACS planning and implementation: strategic planning, clinical scenario planning, installation planning, and implementation planning. The first task is to develop a PACS team, from the local facility, that will execute the program. A written PACS plan is developed by the JITPO, with active input and final say from the site’s PACS team. This plan includes the PACS goals and objectives, clinical requirements, facility requirements, and the status of the implementation. This methodology, when applied fully at a military clinical site, has resulted in the si...

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IMIA's Working Groups and Special Interest Groups. Status in the IMIA Strategic Plan towards IMIA 2015.

Methods of Information in Medicine — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:26:03 +0100

Authors: Park HA, PMID: 19855896 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Methods of Information in Medicine)

Surge capacity volunteer perspectives on a field training exercise specifically designed to emphasize likely roles during a disaster response.

Health Physics — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:54:14 +0100

Authors: Emery RJ, Sprau DD, Morecook RC, Herbold J Experience gained from involvement in a number of emergency response activities since September 2001 in Texas indicated that the likely roles of statewide medical reserve corps units typically included aspects such as crowd control, registration and tracking, and information management. The need for training specifically focused on these likely roles became apparent. A novel field training exercise was developed that specifically focused on these likely roles. The exercise centered on a scenario involving the surreptitious placement of radioactivity in high traffic areas across the country, resulting in the contamination of large numbers of individuals. Because the source of the contamination was unknown, surge capacity contamination ...

Strategic Plan Request for Input

NCCAM Featured Content — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:39:10 +0100

NCCAM is now seeking stakeholder comments on three "big picture" topics:MissionPriority settingInformation and communicationComments will be accepted through November 19, 2009. More » (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)

Authenticity to action - Involving service users and carers in higher education

MEDEV Events — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:35:28 +0100

You are invited to an exciting international conference focused on the involvement of health and social care service users in higher education. The conference welcomes contributions and participation from all stakeholders: * Service users and carers * Academics * Students The ways in which service users and carers might participate within universities are many and varied, and contributions that relate to them all are welcomed. These include participation in: * Teaching and learning * Research * Strategic planning * Wider community engagement * Developing access The Programme Committee invites proposals for contributions to the conference. These contributions are sought in a number of different formats: Showcases, papers, workshops, films, models and strategy groups. Deadline for submissi...

Food and Drug Administration Issues Strategic Plan for Risk Communication

Gastroenterology — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in September issued a strategic plan that outlines a framework for the agency to provide information about FDA-regulated products to health care professionals, patients and consumers in a usable and timely fashion, and which also describes how the agency oversees industry communications. (Source: Gastroenterology)

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Kroetz Discusses Pharmacogenomics on KQED 'Quest' Radio

UCSF School of Pharmacy News — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:53:46 +0100

October 16, 2009UCSF researcher Deanna Kroetz, PhD, discusses the impact of genetic differences on how an individual responds to drugs in a KQED Quest radio interview that aired September 14, 2009. Fellow members of the interview panel were UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, and UCSF breast cancer surgeon Laura Esserman, MD, MBA. Pharmacogenomics is a major research focus in Kroetz's home Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, which is a joint department between the UCSF Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine. The goal is safer, more effective therapies for populations and individuals. Making the promise of pharmacogenomics a reality for patients is a major strategic goal of the UCSF School of Pharmacy. Image credit: © majedphoto.com Listen: Source: Personal...

Commissioning local breastfeeding support services

NHS Networks — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:29:03 +0100

This commissioning guidance aims to assist commissioners and primary care trusts (PCTs) in providing coherent services that will promote breastfeeding and reduce inequalities, as set out in Healthy Lives, Brighter Futures: the strategy for children and young people’s health (Department for Children, Schools and Families and Department of Health, 2009, para 3.43), and to work with local Children’s Trust partners in delivering Public Service Agreement (PSA) 12. It aims to: consolidate the case for breastfeeding care and support as an integral part of local strategies to improve child health and reduce health inequalities signpost commissioners to sources of policy, practice and evidence set out some key considerations in relation to World Class Commissioning competencies w...

New Method Predicts Dropping Out Of University

ScienceDaily Headlines — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Researchers in Spain are creating a statistical model to calculate the probability of university students dropping out and to help in the drawing up of strategic plans to reduce the number of students who give up their studies. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)

FDA Issues Strategic Plan For Risk Communication

Health News from Medical News Today — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:00:00 +0100

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued its Strategic Plan for Risk Communication, which outlines the agency's efforts to disseminate more meaningful public health information. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

FDA outlines new risk communication plan

Cardiovascular Business News — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:01:11 +0100

The FDA has issued its strategic plan for risk communication, which outlines the agency’s efforts to lay out a framework to provide information about FDA-regulated products to healthcare professionals, patients and consumers. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)

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FDA outlines new risk communication plan

Health Imaging News — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:01:11 +0100

FDA outlines new risk communication plan

Health Imaging News — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:01:11 +0100

Healthy home/healthy life

Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100

“The science is very, very clear. Healthy homes lead to healthier lives,” said Acting Surgeon General Steven K. Galson, M.D., M.P.H., who is also a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service. He released his strategic plan at a news conference titled “The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Healthy Homes.” The American Public Health Association newspaper, The Nation's Health, covered the strategic plan in its August 2009 edition. (Source: Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association)

Effective health risk communication about pandemic influenza for vulnerable populations.

American Journal of Public Health — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Authors: Vaughan E, Tinker T The consequences of pandemic influenza for vulnerable populations will depend partly on the effectiveness of health risk communications. Strategic planning should fully consider how life circumstances, cultural values, and perspectives on risk influence behavior during a pandemic. We summarize recent scientific evidence on communication challenges and examine how sociocultural, economic, psychological, and health factors can jeopardize or facilitate public health interventions that require a cooperative public. If ignored, current communication gaps for vulnerable populations could result in unequal protection across society during an influenza pandemic. We offer insights on communication preparedness gleaned from scientific studies and the deliberations of...

Pandemic influenza preparedness and response among public-housing residents, single-parent families, and low-income populations.

American Journal of Public Health — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Authors: Bouye K, Truman BI, Hutchins S, Richard R, Brown C, Guillory JA, Rashid J During the early stages of an influenza pandemic, a pandemic vaccine likely will not be available. Therefore, interventions to mitigate pandemic influenza transmission in communities will be an important component of the response to a pandemic. Public-housing residents, single-parent families, and low-income populations may have difficulty complying with community-wide interventions. To enable compliance with community interventions, stakeholders recommended the following: (1) community mobilization and partnerships, (2) culturally specific emergency communications planning, (3) culturally specific education and training programs, (4) evidence-based measurement and evaluation efforts, (5) strategic plann...

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FDA Issues Strategic Plan for Risk Communication

Drugs.com - Pharma News — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:34:28 +0100

Establishes framework for communicating with public about FDA-regulated products SILVER SPRING, Md., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued its Strategic Plan for Risk Communication, which outlines the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)

FDA Issues Strategic Plan for Risk Communication

Food and Drug Administration — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:46:00 +0100

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued its Strategic Plan for Risk Communication, which outlines the agency’s efforts to disseminate more meaningful public health information. The plan also lays out a framework for the FDA to provide information about FDA-regulated products to health care professionals, patients and consumers in the form they need it and when they need it, and for how the agency oversees industry communications. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)

A comprehensive SWOT audit of the role of the biomedical physicist in the education of healthcare professionals in Europe.

Physica Medica — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Authors: Caruana CJ, Wasilewska-Radwanska M, Aurengo A, Dendy PP, Karenauskaite V, Malisan MR, Meijer JH, Mihov D, Mornstein V, Rokita E, Vano E, Weckstrom M, Wucherer M Although biomedical physicists provide educational services to the healthcare professions in the majority of universities in Europe, their precise role with respect to the education of the healthcare professions has not been studied systematically. To address this issue we are conducting a research project to produce a strategic development model for the role using the well-established SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) methodology. SWOT based strategic planning is a two-step process: one first carries out a SWOT position audit and then uses the identified SWOT themes to construct the strategic develo...

AAP strategic plan activities have members in mind [FOR YOUR BENEFIT]

AAP News — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100

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Questions to Answer for Improved Strategic Planning

Home Health Care Management — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100

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Pittsburgh hospitals put emergency plan to test as G-20 begins

bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:59:16 +0100

Keeping hospital doors open in the region and the institutions humming along has been the goal of a strategic plan developed over the summer for the G-20 summit. Now, it’s test time. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)

Pittsburgh hospitals put emergency plan to test as G-20 begins

bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:59:16 +0100

Leading Again for the First Time

Journal of Surgical Research — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100

You have been leading for most of your life. You began leading yourself by setting goals, staying on task, and learning self-discipline. As you matured you became more proficient at strategic planning, recruiting talent, and creating the right culture. You constructed from these experiences your own implicit leadership theory, a way of making sense of leadership, your own mental model of what leadership is about and how it works . If you are like most people, a dominant component of your mental model thinks of leadership as being about a person in charge who leads “out there” by wielding power, providing answers, and standing apart . One of the corollaries of this thinking is that if the leader pulls the right strategic levers, turns the right operational dials, and meshes the right pr...

Literacy and numeracy for pre-registration nursing programmes: 1. An innovative way to widen access to nursing programmes for students without formal qualifications by enabling them to give evidence of their literacy and numeracy skills

Nurse Education Today — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Abstract: The Nursing and Midwifery Council () removed standard entry criteria for nursing programmes and asked Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to consider the literacy and numeracy skills of prospective students. This triggered admissions staff within a Faculty of Health to consider ways of attracting people with the right skills but not the qualifications to prove it. It is important to encourage a wide range of people into nursing to meet the demands of strategic plans and policy, as well as to ensure the nursing profession reflects the diverse client groups it serves. Removing standard entry criteria and the widening participation agenda gave an ideal opportunity to try something new.A course entitled ‘Portfolio of Evidence for Entry to Level 1 Study’ was developed within the ...

Liberia: Five-year Plan For Disabled Unveiled

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:07:15 +0100

The National Union of Organizations of the Disabled (NUOD) has ended a one-day forum intended to unveil a five years strategic plan for the wellbeing of disabled people in Liberia. The forum, which brought together dozens of disabled people and other disabled organizations, took place at the weekend at a local hotel in Monrovia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Kenya: Gay Body Decries Harsh Laws in HIV Infections

AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:22:50 +0100

"The government has not been including us in previous strategic plans and we hope for inclusion in the next one," Mr Benjamin Ndung'u, an official said on Tuesday. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)

[Series] HIV infection and tuberculosis in South Africa: an urgent need to escalate the public health response

LANCET — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100

One of the greatest challenges facing post-apartheid South Africa is the control of the concomitant HIV and tuberculosis epidemics. HIV continues to spread relentlessly, and tuberculosis has been declared a national emergency. In 2007, South Africa, with 0·7% of the world's population, had 17% of the global burden of HIV infection, and one of the world's worst tuberculosis epidemics, compounded by rising drug resistance and HIV co-infection. Until recently, the South African Government's response to these diseases has been marked by denial, lack of political will, and poor implementation of policies and programmes. Nonetheless, there have been notable achievements in disease management, including substantial improvements in access to condoms, expansion of tuberculosis control efforts, and...

Uganda: HIV/Aids - Time to Renew Our Commitment to Prevention

AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:46:30 +0100

Under the umbrella of the national HIV/Aids Strategic Plan, the Government of Uganda, the United States, and many other development partners have worked together for many years to respond to the HIV/Aids pandemic. We have made astonishing progress about which we can be most proud. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)

Reaching Around the World

Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:03:34 +0100

When ALA adopted its strategic plan in 2008, one important initiative was to advance the science and education of laboratory automation through the continued development of our organization's global identity, reach, and influence. Since then, the ALA Board of Directors and staff have worked to expand existing and cultivate new strategic relationships with targeted organizations and thought leaders. Progress has been impressive and productive and, as planned and hoped, is encouraging the amalgamation of ALA among key industries, academia, government, and continents. (Source: Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation)

Faculty development for continuing interprofessional education and collaborative practice

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100

This article proposes a framework for faculty development in continuing interprofessional education (CIPE) and collaborative practice. The framework is built on best practices in faculty development and CIPE. It was informed by local experience in the development, delivery, and evaluation of a faculty development program to promote capacity for dissemination of concepts relating to interprofessional education (IPE) and interprofessional collaboration (IPC) in health care environments. Interprofessional education has been demonstrated in clinical contexts to enhance interprofessional collaboration, patient care, and health outcomes. With curriculum design, teaching methods, and educational strategies in faculty development, it is possible to enhance the impact of IPE in clinical contexts. F...

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NOAA asks the public to help share its future

Public Policy Reports — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:31:32 +0100

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking public input for the development of its Next Generation Strategic Plan, a blueprint for how NOAA will meet the needs of the nation and the world in the coming decades. In a short survey, stakeholders are asked to provide thoughts and insights on the trends that will shape NOAA’s future, the challenges and opportunities NOAA will face, and what NOAA should strive to accomplish. NOAA employees, stakeholders, and partners in academia, government, private industry and nonprofit organizations are welcome to participate. To take the survey, go to www.noaa.gov/ngsp by 11 September 2009. (Source: Public Policy Reports)

Social Media Related Tweets and Insights

Clinical Cases and Images — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:23:00 +0100

From my Twitter account:Wikipedia is spending $600,000 to create a five-year strategic plan. Demographics of Wikipedia contributors: 80% male, 65% single, 85% without children, 70% under the age of 30. Japanese Wikipedia is dominated by articles about pop culture: 80% of content! http://bit.ly/1dQ8iG"It may take days, or weeks (or never) for the idea to crystallize enough to deserve a blog post." http://bit.ly/23WZDh Good luck with that... :)Is Facebook Friending' in Your Future? Better Pay Your Taxes First - WSJ http://online.wsj.com/artic...Google CEO: "Five years ago, we never really had a strategy." Sergey Brin: "Google job is to do things that matter to the world at scale & it should just boom, boom, boom like that" http://bit.ly/2NN48 -- Why Google won't create the next Twitter o...

Equity and efficiency in HIV-treatment in South Africa: the contribution of mathematical programming to priority setting

Health Economics — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100

The HIV-epidemic is one of the greatest public health crises to face South Africa. A health care response to the treatment needs of HIV-positive people is a prime example of the desirability of an economic, rational approach to resource allocation in the face of scarcity. Despite this, almost no input based on economic analysis is currently used in national strategic planning.While cost-utility analysis is theoretically able to establish technical efficiency, in practice this is accomplished by comparing an intervention's ICER to a threshold level representing society's maximum willingness to pay to avoid death and improve health-related quality of life. Such an approach has been criticised for a number of reasons, including that it is inconsistent with a fixed budget for health care and t...

Report from the Radiation Therapy Committee of the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG): Research Objectives Workshop 2008.

Clinical Cancer Research — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Authors: Okunieff P, Kachnic LA, Constine LS, Fuller CD, Gaspar LE, Hayes DF, Hooks J, Ling C, Meyskens FL, Philip PA, Raben D, Smalley SR, Swanson GP, Teicher BA, Thomas CR, Vikram B, Zelefsky MJ, Baker LH Strategic planning for the Radiation Therapy Committee of the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) is comprehensively evaluated every six years in an effort to maintain a current and relevant scientific focus, and to provide a standard platform for future development of protocol concepts. Participants in the 2008 Strategic Planning Workshop included clinical trial experts from multiple specialties, industry representatives from both pharmaceuticals and equipment manufacturers, and basic scientists. High-priority research areas such as image-guided radiation therapy for control of limited...

New Directions for the Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Council

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100

The ASE believes in strategic planning. Each March, our ASE leadership and staff gather to reevaluate and prioritize the goals of our organization. Similarly, the Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease (PCHD) Council Board of the ASE holds a short retreat each year at our Annual Scientific Sessions to discuss plans for the future. At our most recent retreat, current and outgoing members of the PCHD Council Board and the PCHD Council members of the ASE Board of Directors, with the assistance of our staff representative, Adrienne Coats, agreed upon the following priorities: (Source: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography)

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Together, We Are Making a Difference

AORN Journal — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100

In the little more than a year that has passed since AORN and the American Nurses Association (ANA) agreed to join forces in an individual affiliate partnership, our country has seen the promise of long-awaited health care reform finally begin to take shape. We also have seen the challenge of a worsening global economy put our professionalism to the test by stretching our already understaffed workforce to the maximum. Nurses are now at the forefront of strategic planning that will change the way our nation approaches both issues. The strategic alliance we have formed—and its resulting strength in numbers—has enabled nurses to become major players in the debates currently shaping our nation's health care and economic strategies. (Source: AORN Journal)

The UK Model for System Redesign and Chronic Kidney Disease Services

Seminars in Nephrology — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Summary: The British National Health Service is a closed managed care system. This single health care system for the United Kingdom is funded by the government and paid for by general taxation. All UK citizens are registered with primary care physicians who control access to secondary care services. As a managed care system it should be able to offer integrated care across the whole patient pathway. In reality there are professional, organizational, and institutional barriers to coordination and delivery of care in the NHS. Historically, the United Kingdom has been among the lowest health care spenders of organizations for economic cooperation in developed countries, in absolute terms as well as proportion of the gross domestic product. However, since a Government pledge to place quality a...

Point-of-Care Testing for Disasters: Needs Assessment, Strategic Planning, and Future Design

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Objective evidence-based national surveys serve as a first step in identifying suitable point-of-care device designs, effective test clusters, and environmental operating conditions. Preliminary survey results show the need for point-of-care testing (POCT) devices using test clusters that specifically detect pathogens found in disaster scenarios. Hurricane Katrina, the tsunami in southeast Asia, and the current influenza pandemic (H1N1, “swine flu”) vividly illustrate lack of national and global preparedness. Gap analysis of current POCT devices versus survey results reveals how POCT needs can be fulfilled. Future thinking will help avoid the worst consequences of disasters on the horizon, such as extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis and pandemic influenzas. A global effort must be ...

Anti-obesity agents: a focused review on the structural classification of therapeutic entities.

Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:34:02 +0100

Authors: Oh S, Kim KS, Chung YS, Shong M, Park SB In addition to its enormous impacts on an individual's quality of life, obesity is a daunting health problem in the world today and the increasing rate of obesity is now causing a severe burden on health care systems. Fortunately, the normalization or reduction of increased body fat reverses the obesity-associated morbidities, such as hypertension, glucose intolerance, dyslipidemia, and fatty liver diseases. However, the modification of lifestyle in a case of established clinical obesity is very difficult to achieve. Recent breakthroughs in relation to the molecular mechanism regulating body weight and energy metabolism give us hopes for the development of anti-obesity drugs. Even with the high social demand for an effective treatment f...

Caring Communities Grants Program

ScanGrants feed — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Caring Communities supports safety-net institutions and those providing prevention, primary, acute, and chronic care to underserved populations in rural and urban settings. Funding is awarded through the following three grant opportunities: Health Clinic Opportunity Fund Safety-net Enhancement Initiative Safety-net Facility Improvement Health Clinic Opportunity Fund Launched in July 2009, this is a two-year, national grant program developed in direct response to the rapid increase in the number of people losing their jobs and health insurance as a result of the economic crisis. Grants ranging from $75,000 to $150,000 per year for a maximum of two years will be provided to build the operational capacity of charitable health clinics, public-health clinics, and those designated as federally ...

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Estimation of high-resolution HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRB1 allele and haplotype frequencies based on 8,862 German stem cell donors and implications for strategic donor registry planning.

Human Immunology — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100

We present allele and haplotype frequencies derived from a data set of 8,862 German stem cell donors who were typed at high resolution for the HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, and HLA-DRB1 genes upon registration. Calculated haplotype frequencies were used to estimate the probability p to find matching donors subject to donor registry size n. The impact of various matching standards on p(n) was analyzed. When high-resolution matching for HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, and HLA-DRB1 is required, p(1,000,000) is 0.678. The corresponding value for n=7,000,000 is 0.859. In a scenario with low-resolution matching and no consideration of HLA-C, p(1,000,000) is 0.863 and thus larger than p(7,000,000) in the scenario with stricter matching requirements. As recent findings support the importance of high-resolution matchi...

Uganda: Renew Commitment to HIV/Aids Prevention

AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:39:35 +0100

Under the umbrella of the national HIV/AIDS strategic plan, the Government, the US and other development partners have worked together over the years to respond to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)

The outcomes of regional healthcare information systems in health care: A review of the research literature

International Journal of Medical Informatics — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Abstract: The resulting regional healthcare information systems were expected to have effects and impacts on health care procedures, work practices and treatment outcomes. The aim is to find out how health information systems have been investigated, what has been investigated and what are the outcomes. A systematic review was carried out of the research on the regional health information systems or organizations. The literature search was conducted on four electronic Cinahl Medline, Medline/PubMed and Cochrane. The common type of study design was the survey research and case study, and the data collection was carried out via different methodologies. They found out different types of regional health information systems (RHIS). The systems were heterogeneous and were in different phases of t...

Ghana: Country is Developing Communication Strategy to Fight Swine Flu

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:12:32 +0100

As part of Ghana's preparedness to address an outbreak of AH1N1 popularly known as swine influenza, a communication strategic plan has been developed to ensure effective and efficient co-ordination between stakeholders in the event of the epidemic. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Office Of The National Alzheimer's Project Act Will Produce A National Strategic Plan For Alzheimer's Research, Care, And Related Supportive Services

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:00:00 +0100

U.S. Senators Mel Martinez (R-FL) and Evan Bayh (D-IN) introduced a measure to create a collaborated system for researching, treating and eliminating Alzheimer's disease. The proposal will create an Office of the National Alzheimer's Project within the White House, and will coordinate all research, clinical care and service toward the prevention, care, and cure of Alzheimer's. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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SIR/RSNA/CIRSE Joint Medical Simulation Task Force Strategic Plan: Executive Summary

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:09:26 +0100

Content Type Journal ArticleCategory ErratumDOI 10.1007/s00270-009-9667-7Authors Derek Gould, Royal Liverpool University Trust Radiology Department Liverpool UKAalpen Patel, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Department of Radiology Philadelphia PA 19104 USAGary Becker, University of Arizona College of Medicine Department of Radiology Tucson AZ USABuddy Connors, Radiology Associates of Sacramento Sacramento CA USAJohn Cardella, Baystate Health System/Tufts University School of Medicine Department of Radiology 759 Chestnut Street, C3162 Springfield MA 01199 USASteven Dawson, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Department of Radiology Boston MA USACraig Glaiberman, Washington University School of Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology 510 South Kingshi...

Request for Information (RFI): Updating the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Research

NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:00:00 +0100

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

Emergency Preparedness From the Ground Floor Up: A Local Agency Perspective

Home Health Care Management — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Since the aftermath of September 11, 2001, both man-made and natural events have devastated communities in the United States and around the globe. As a result, individual communities now more than ever recognize the need for emergency and disaster planning. Local community-based home care agencies both large and small must be involved in comprehensive planning—anticipating the next event. The purpose of this article is to describe the yearlong preparation of a local Visiting Nurse Association as they committed to vigorous professional development and subsequently developed the necessary protocols for their own agency. This project was conceived by the authors to serve as an independent study for academic credit for the author enrolled in a RN-MS program and to address an important go...

Economic and social science community addressing the challenges ahead for the UK

EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:00:00 +0100

(Economic & Social Research Council) Social science research is essential to tackling UK and global security challenges, getting to grips with reforming the financial markets and helping households adapt to climate change. This is the message from the Economic and Social Research Council as it publishes its Strategic Plan 2009-2014. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)