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Nimodipine Prevents Memory Impairment Caused by Nitroglycerin-Induced Hypotension in Adult Mice.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: In a PA retention paradigm, the injection of NTG immediately after learning produced a significant impairment of long-term associative memory in mice, whereas delayed induced hypotension had no effect. NIMO attenuated the disruption in consolidation of long-term memory caused by NTG but did not improve latency in the absence of hypotension. The observed effect of NIMO may have been attributable to the preservation of calcium homeostasis during hypotension, because there were no differences in the PbtO(2) indices among groups. PMID: 19923525 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Anesthesia and Analgesia)
Source: Anesthesia and Analgesia - November 20, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Bekker A, Haile M, Li YS, Galoyan S, Garcia E, Quartermain D, Kamer A, Blanck T Tags: Anesth Analg Source Type: journals

[Letter] Training Scientists to ManageEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Author: Michael Town (Source: Science: Current Issue)
Source: Science: Current Issue - November 20, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Michael Town Source Type: journals

RIGHTS-LAOS: How Women Cope With Disability - Part 1Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
VIENTIANE, Nov 20 (IPS) - Before 2002, Chanhpheng Sivila held training workshops for the many Lao disabled women and men at her own house. (Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health)
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Computer games answer to medical trainingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Computer scientists at Bangor University are developing a virtual training programme using the Nintendo ‘Wiimote’ (Source: BMA daily feed)
Source: BMA daily feed - November 20, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: organizations

Quality and responding to employer needs - Sharing good practiceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This conference represents one of the outcomes of the partnership between fdf (Foundation Degree Forward) The Higher Education Academy (HEA) and the Quality Assurance Agency(QAA) and is supported by the Higher Education Funding Council England (HEFCE). Employer engagement is a complex area of activity and is of increasing importance both in the policy development of government and in the strategic development of Higher Education Institutions . This conference builds on a QAA event held in July 2009 where participants were presented with the general findings of a survey into approaches to the quality assurance of employer...
Source: MEDEV Events - November 20, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info

Online Educa Berlin 2009 - 15th international conference on technology supported learning & trainingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Online Educa Berlin attracts over 2000 participants from more than 90 countries and each continent, making it the most comprehensive annual meeting place for technology-supported learning and training professionals. World-class experts lead plenary, presentation and expert sessions, discussions and debates, as well as best practice showcases and practical demonstrations throughout the two-day main conference. A unique pre-conference workshop day comprises small, intensive sessions that provide participants with a one-of-a-kind opportunity to acquire, or simply fine-tune, skills. Leading minds and practitioners of technol...
Source: MEDEV Events - November 20, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info

Feasibility of foot and ankle strength training in childhood Charcot-Marie-Tooth diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Weakness of ankle dorsiflexion is the cardinal manifestation of CMT. We investigated if a 12-week progressive resistance dorsiflexion strengthening program was feasible, safe and beneficial in a 15-year-old girl with an axonal form of CMT. Training load was based on a dose-escalating percentage of one-repetition maximum, completed on three non-consecutive days each week. Outcomes included dynamometric foot strength, motor function and instrumented walking ability. At 12-weeks, dorsiflexion strength improved 56–72% and plantarflexion strength by 15–20%. Standing long jump increased by 16%, while balance and en...
Source: Neuromuscular Disorders - November 20, 2009 Category: Neurology Authors: Joshua Burns, Jacqueline Raymond, Robert Ouvrier Tags: Research papers Source Type: journals

Evaluation for language and speech development in Kabuki make-up syndrome: A case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Kabuki make-up syndrome (KMS) is defined as a rare syndrome with mental retardation, growth deficiency and multiple anomalies of unknown cause. Cases have a characteristic facial appearance of broad and low auricles, wide forehead, broad and flattened nose root. In this article, 4-year, 10-month-old boy with speech delay reported due to characteristics of the facial appearance is considered as KMS, a rare syndrome. Otological, audiological and developmental evaluation of the patient consisted of six parameters. (1) ENT examination: normal. (2) Audiological findings were at normal hearing levels. (3) General devel...
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - November 20, 2009 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Nuray Bayar Muluk, Fulya Yalçınkaya, Bilgehan Budak, Selen Gündüz, Kıvanç Ayas Tags: Case reports Source Type: journals

Explosion at Virginia National Guard Base Injures 14 - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BLACKSTONE, Va. - A pyrotechnic device used in training exercises exploded at Fort Pickett, sending 14 Virginia National Guard soldiers to hospitals, most as a precautionary measure. Maj. Cotton Puryear... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 20, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news

Exercise prevents cardiometabolic alterations induced by chronic use of glucocorticoidsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: The aerobic exercise training have a protective effect against the cardiometabolic alterations induced by the chronic use of glucocorticoids. (Source: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia)
Source: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia - November 20, 2009 Category: Cardiology Source Type: journals

Infinity M540 from Draeger Makes Hospital Workflow and Patient Data Oh So So SmoothEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Here's another piece of news about medical gadgetry released at the ongoing Medica 2009. The Infinity M540 from Drägerwerk AG & Co. (aka Dräger) is designed to provide portability and full functionality of a stationary vitals signs monitor: The Dräger Infinity M540 measures and saves patient vital signs data, including 12-lead ECG and etCO2 values. For transport, the hospital staff can release the M540 from its docking station using one hand. The monitor continues to display and record vital data without interruption. As soon as the M540 is reconnected to a docking station – whether at its previou...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - November 20, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Critical Care Source Type: info

Intervention can reduce hostile perceptions in children with prenatal alcohol exposureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) has been linked to significant impairments in social skills. Researchers have found that a social- skills intervention called Children's Friendship Training can lead to a decrease in hostile attributions or perceptions of children with PAE. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Science Source Type: news

E-learning scheme at NHS 24 wins awardEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A TRAINING scheme using e-learning at NHS 24 has been recognised with a national award. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Education to promote verbal communication by caregivers in geriatric care facilitiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: After the educational intervention, the amount of Type II talking by the caregivers increased significantly 1 week after the intervention for two facilities, but although the amount of Type II talking was higher at 3 months than before the intervention, it was not as high as 1 week after the intervention. (Source: Japan Journal of Nursing Science)
Source: Japan Journal of Nursing Science - November 20, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Yasuko FUKAYA, Sachiyo KOYAMA, Yusuke KIMURA, Takanori KITAMURA Source Type: journals

Training the next generation of school professionals to be prevention scientists: The Missouri Prevention Center modelEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Empirically supported school-based programs have been shown to reduce the present and future risk for various emotional disturbances. Unfortunately, few of these programs have been successfully transported or maintained outside the context of controlled research studies. Central to attaining this goal is the pressing need to train the next generation of school psychology faculty leaders, versed in evidence-based practices (EBPs), who can train school personnel to deliver existing EBPs, design and develop innovative new practices, and conduct rigorous research to evaluate the effectiveness of these practices. In part to add...
Source: Psychology in the Schools - November 20, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Wendy M. Reinke, Keith C. Herman, Melissa Stormont, Constance Brooks, Dana Darney Source Type: journals

Skills for support: personal assistants and people with learning disabilitiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This paper is about how people get good support. This can happen when you have a direct payment, and you have your own personal assistant (PA). But you need to have a good PA, who knows how to communicate well. Two people with learning disabilities worked in the research team on this project. The team made videos of people with learning disabilities working with their PAs. It is important that the PA knows how to support you well. For instance, they should treat you with respect. This means that you can tell them what to do. They should talk to you like an adult, and listen to what you want. They should not rush you. A goo...
Source: British Journal of Learning Disabilities - November 20, 2009 Category: Disability Authors: Val Williams, Lisa Ponting, Kerrie Ford, Philippa Rudge Source Type: journals

Do Psychologists Reject Science?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Do psychologists reject science (as Sharon Begley writes in her October 12, 2009 column in Newsweek Magazine)? In this column, Begley states that clinical psychologists (of the Freudian or psychodynamic type) ignore scientific data in favor of their own devices and experiences. In contrast, she lauds cognitive/behavioral approaches that ostensibly and strictly speaking presumably utilize such scientific bases to their treatment. The unalloyed truth here is that a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, or an M.S.W. in clinical social work, or an M.D. in psychiatry or an R.N. in psychiatric nursing solely, in the absence of further p...
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - November 19, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Henry Kellerman, Ph.D. Tags: Personality behavioral approaches clinical psychologists clinical psychology clinician graduate degree henry kellerman jitters master of science newsweek newsweek magazine postdoctoral training postgraduate work psychiatric nurse Source Type: consumer

ISCCM Preparing a New Critical Care WorkforceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Nagpur chapter of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) recently was featured in the The Times of India for the group’s efforts to launch a new, hands-on critical care training program for resident and junior physicians, nurses and other members of the multiprofessional team. For many, this will be their first exposure to such training, as critical care management courses usually are not included in the Indian curriculum at the undergraduate or postgraduate levels... (Source: SCCM RSS News)
Source: SCCM RSS News - November 19, 2009 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: news

Diurnal Variations in Natural and Drug Reward, Mesolimbic Tyrosine Hydroxylase, and Clock Gene Expression in the Male RatEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The impact of the circadian timing system upon behavior and physiology is pervasive, and previous evidence suggests a circadian modulation of drug-seeking behavior and responsiveness to drugs of abuse. To further characterize daily rhythms in reward and to extend these observations to natural reinforcers, diurnal variation in the rewarding value of sex and systemic amphetamine was assessed via the conditioned place preference paradigm. To identify potential mechanisms for rhythmicity in reward, levels of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and core clock proteins (Period1 and Bmal1) were examined across the day in the ventral tegmen...
Source: Journal of Biological Rhythms - November 19, 2009 Category: Research Authors: Webb, I. C., Baltazar, R. M., Wang, X., Pitchers, K. K., Coolen, L. M., Lehman, M. N. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Doctors should "help patients plan deaths" – pollEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
GPs have called for more support and training in providing end-of-life care, in a survey conducted by the King's Fund (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - November 19, 2009 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news

Semiblind Bussgang Equalization for Sparse ChannelsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this correspondence, we describe a semiblind Bussgang equalization scheme that incorporates the training sequence in a quite direct and flexible fashion. Among others, we discuss how the training sequence can be used to control the Bussgang nonlinearity thus enforcing the convergence of the iterative equalizer design. Moreover, we focus on the case of channels whose impulse response is long but sparse, counteracted by equalizers designed on a suitable sparse support. Numerical performance analysis conducted on compact and sparse time-varying channels shows that sparse Bussgang semiblind equalizer using a short training ...
Source: IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing - November 19, 2009 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: journals

Training Design for Repetitive-Slot-Based CFO Estimation in OFDMEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Carrier frequency offset (CFO) estimation is a key challenge in wireless systems employing orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) modulation. Often, CFO estimation is carried out using a preamble made of a number, say $J$ , of repetitive slots (RS). We here focus on the issue of optimal RS preamble design using the CramÉr–Rao bound (CRB) averaged over the channel, which is assumed to be Rayleigh. We show that the optimal value of $J$ is a tradeoff between the multipath diversity gain and the number of unknowns to be estimated. In the case of correlated channel taps, we also show that uniform power ...
Source: IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing - November 19, 2009 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: journals

Adaptive Constrained Learning in Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Spaces: The Robust Beamforming CaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This paper establishes a new paradigm for convexly constrained adaptive learning in reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces (RKHS). Although the technique is of a general nature, we present it in the context of the beamforming problem. A priori knowledge, like beampattern specifications and constraints concerning robustness against steering vector errors, takes the form of multiple closed convex sets in a high (possibly infinite) dimensional RKHS. Every robustness constraint is shown to be equivalent to a min-max optimization task formed by means of the robust statistics $epsilon$ -insensitive loss function. Such a multiplicity ...
Source: IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing - November 19, 2009 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: journals

Calls for reservist doctors to get paid leaveEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BMA says some NHS trusts are not allowing reservist doctors enough leave to carry out training (Source: BMA daily feed)
Source: BMA daily feed - November 19, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: organizations

Opinionmeter Releases New HIPPA Compliant SurveyManager for its Healthcare Customer’s Patient Satisfaction SurveysEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In collaboration with its healthcare customers, Opinionmeter has recently enhanced its web-based SurveyManager application to include additional HIPPA compliant security requirements, along with many new training and survey related features. (PRWeb Nov 19, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/patient-feedback/customer-surveys/prweb3230734.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - November 19, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Are we failing our students?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I read the study performed by Roche et al. published in February's edition with great interest. As a medical student I was assured that due to the ‘modernisation’ of undergraduate medical training, the focus of study would be less on basic science and more on applied clinical knowledge. As a result I failed to learn much about the anatomy of the human body which was not within the torso. But of course that was fine as 60% of us would go on to be general practitioners and would not need such unimportant facts cluttering up our brains. Of course, as irony would have it, 40% have not gone on to be GPs and found that study...
Source: Injury - November 19, 2009 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Steve Borland Tags: Correspondence Source Type: journals

Terrence Higgins Trust gets Bristol involved in World AIDS DayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is calling for people in Bristol to get involved in World AIDS Day (December 1) this year, either by attending an event, making a donation to support local HIV services, or wearing a red ribbon to raise awareness.World AIDS Day, which has been running every December since 1988, is dedicated to raising awareness of HIV and AIDS. In the UK alone, over 80,000 people are living with HIV and over 7,000 are diagnosed every year.The following events are taking place in Bristol for World AIDS Day:From Monday 31 November: Flying the flag for World AIDS DayBristol City Counc...
Source: Terrence Higgins Trust - November 19, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations

Sen. Grassley Prods Med Schools About Medical Journal Ghostwriting PracticesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
"Senator Charles E. Grassley wrote to 10 top medical schools Tuesday to ask what they are doing about professors who put their names on ghostwritten articles in medical journals - and why that practice was any different from plagiarism by students," The New York Times reports. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical Students / training Source Type: news

Sen. Grassley Prods Med Schools About Medical Journal Ghostwriting PracticesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
"Senator Charles E. Grassley wrote to 10 top medical schools Tuesday to ask what they are doing about professors who put their names on ghostwritten articles in medical journals - and why that practice was any different from plagiarism by students," The New York Times reports. (Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Devices News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Medical Students / training Source Type: news

Incremental Learning and Memory Consolidation of Whole Body Human Motion PrimitivesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article presents an approach enabling fast on-line incremental learning, combined with an incremental memory consolidation process correcting initial misclassifications and errors in organization, to improve the stability and accuracy of the learned motions, analogous to the memory consolidation process following motor learning observed in humans. Following initial organization, motions are randomly selected for reclassification, at both low and high levels of the hierarchy. If a better reclassification is found, the knowledge structure is reorganized to comply. The approach is validated during incremental acquisition...
Source: Adaptive Behavior - November 19, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Kulic, D., Nakamura, Y. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Senior Clinical Fellow in Endocrine Surgery, LondonEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Via healthjobsuk.com. King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have a vacancy for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Endocrine Surgery. The 6 month post is designed to underpin the clinical activities of the endocrine surgery team on the King’s Campus whilst we encourage participation in our newly initiated basic science/translational research portfolio. The post is designed to provide end-grade specialty training in endocrine surgery on a senior SpR/pre-consultant level. A transition of the post-holder into an engagement on longer terms is not excluded, but rather welcome provided a suitable skill set is identified. ...
Source: Society for Endocrinology - November 19, 2009 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: organizations

Nigeria: PATA's Training Mainstreams Gender Into HIV ResponseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
POSITIVE Action for Treatment Access (PATA), a non government organization has commenced a 12-month Women Leadershish and Mentorship Training (WLMT) on HIV Treatment Education Fellowship to enable the organization achieve unmet treatment need among women living with HIV. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 19, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

HHMI Announces 4-Year Grant For Innovative Biomedical TrainingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has committed four years' worth of funding for an innovative biomedical training program between Rice University and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. The unique program -- founded with a 2006 HHMI grant -- capitalizes on the strengths of Rice's top-10-ranked bioengineering program and M.D. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Biology / Biochemistry Source Type: news

HHMI Announces 4-Year Grant For Innovative Biomedical TrainingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has committed four years' worth of funding for an innovative biomedical training program between Rice University and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. The unique program -- founded with a 2006 HHMI grant -- capitalizes on the strengths of Rice's top-10-ranked bioengineering program and M.D. Anderson's internationally renowned clinical programs. (Source: Medical Students News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Students News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Biology / Biochemistry Source Type: news

UAE plan to tackle Emirati nurse shortageEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The UAE plans to launch a degree programme aimed at tackling the severe shortage of Emirati female nurses, The National has reported. The proposed programme would consolidate existing diploma degrees in the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) into a single bachelor's programme, the minister of health said. The plan also involves the formulation of a strategy to develop the profession across the country, devising rules that determine whether hospitals and medical centres are equipped to train prospective nurses, accreditation of the new degrees and development of training and education facilities. (Source: Healthcare)
Source: Healthcare - November 19, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: info

An intervention that can reduce hostile perceptions in children with prenatal alcohol exposureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research) Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) has been linked to significant impairments in social skills. Researchers have found that a social- skills intervention called Children's Friendship Training can lead to a decrease in hostile attributions or perceptions of children with PAE. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Nurse prescribers' formulary for community practitioners 2009-2011Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This site provides access to the download of the Nurse Prescribers' Formulary for Community Practitioners which was published in 2009 by the British Medical Association and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain in association with the Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association and the Royal College of Nursing. The formulary is for use by District Nurses and Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (including Health Visitors) who have received nurse prescriber training. Issued every two years, it is designed for use with the British National Formulary (BNF). (Source: Latest Internet resources add...
Source: Latest Internet resources added to Intute: Health and LifenSciences nursing gateway - November 19, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: organizations

Hospice Access for Individuals With DementiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Involvement in a hospice program is important because it may allow individuals with dementia to delay or prevent institutionalization as well as provide psychosocial support for their families. Once used mostly by patients with a terminal cancer, now more than one half of the hospice patients have diagnoses other than cancer. Yet hospice is still underused for individuals dying with advanced dementia. We conducted a pilot study of hospice agencies to determine barriers and characteristics of dementia hospice enrollment. Using a mailed questionnaire and interview, we looked at demographics, accessibility, training, referral...
Source: American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias - November 19, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: McCarty, C. E., Volicer, L. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

A blood-based biomarker panel for stratifying current risk for colorectal cancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is often curable and preventable using current screening modalities. Unfortunately, screening compliance remains low, partly due to patient dissatisfaction with faecal/endoscopic testing. Recent guidelines advise CRC screening should begin with risk stratification. A blood-based test providing clinically actionable CRC risk information would likely improve screening compliance and enhance clinical decision making. We analyzed 196 gene expression profiles to select candidate CRC biomarkers. qRT-PCR was performed on 642 samples to develop a 7-gene biomarker panel using 112 CRC/120 controls (training s...
Source: International Journal of Cancer - November 19, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Kenneth Wayne Marshall, Steve Mohr, Faysal El Khettabi, Nadejda Nossova, Samuel Chao, Weisheng Bao, Jun Ma, Xiao-Jun Li, Choong-Chin Liew Source Type: journals

School mental health and prevention science in the Baltimore City schoolsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article provides background on school mental health (SMH) programs in Baltimore and efforts to integrate evidence-based preventive interventions into the schools served by these programs. We describe the triangular model of SMH promotion, building at the base from environment and relationship enhancement, followed by universal and selective prevention, efforts taken at each of these levels, challenges experienced, and ideas for overcoming challenges. The agenda to integrate evidence-based preventive interventions into schools offers much promise for improving valued outcomes for students and schools. This is a difficu...
Source: Psychology in the Schools - November 19, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mark D. Weist, Kerri Stiegler, Sharon Stephan, Jennifer Cox, Courtney Vaughan Source Type: journals

Forensic NursingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
What is forensic nursing and what careers are available in forensic nursing? Learn more about how to obtain the education and training needed for a career as a forensic nurse. (Source: About.com Health Careers)
Source: About.com Health Careers - November 19, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: healthcareers.guide at about.com Tags: careers Source Type: consumer

[Development of orthopedics over the next 20 years.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The combination of orthopedic and traumatology surgery in one specialization allows the coexistence of specialized surgical subgroups. The long term morbidity forecast predicts an increased demand for orthopedic procedures for the next 20 years. The excellent training level must be maintained for the following generation of orthopedic and trauma surgeons. Besides the physicians, health care providers and hospitals as well as politics should help in mastering this difficult challenge. Orthopedic surgery and traumatology with a multitude of subspecialties remain an attractive specialty with a promising future. PMID: ...
Source: Der Chirurg - November 19, 2009 Category: Surgery Authors: Ewerbeck V, Dreinhöfer K Tags: Chirurg Source Type: journals

International Union Against Cancer Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial International Study GrantsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Target candidates Investigators, clinicians, epidemiologists, public health professionalsDuration 3 monthsExtension Up to 3 months with funding secured by the fellow from other sources and at no cost to the UICCAvailable 14-16 per yearAverage value US$10,000 eachApplication closing dates 15 January and 1 JulyNotification of result April and OctoberObjectivesTo initiate, set up or pursue bilateral cancer research projects with collaborating investigators abroadTo exchange and exploit complementary skills and materialTo receive training in advanced experimental research methods and techniquesEligibilityPossess appropriate sc...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 19, 2009 Category: Research Authors: International Union Against Cancer Source Type: funding

Platelet Colloquium Early Career Investigator AwardEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Eligibility: Any 1) physician or scientist in a residency or fellowship training program, 2) medical student, or 3) PhD candidate who is residing in Canada, the U.S., or Mexico as of January 28-30, 2010 and who is conducting platelet-related research. Previous award winners are not eligible for nomination in future years. Candidates may be nominated for only one research project.Award Criteria:Priority will be given to research projects that significantly advance the understanding of platelet biology, physiology, thrombosis, or hemostasis, whether through basic or clinical investigation. The research must not have been pu...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 19, 2009 Category: Research Authors: Platelet Colloquium Source Type: funding

Society for Hematology and Stem Cells Travel Grants to ISEH 2010 MeetingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Date: 15 - 18 September, 2010Location: Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, Melbourne Australia (www.mcec.com.au/) Through the generous support of the State government of Victoria we are able to offer up to 200 travel grants for PhD students and post-doctoral delegates as follows:Delegates traveling from Europe AUD$2000Delegates traveling from the USA AUD$1500Delegates traveling from Asia AUD$1200Delegates traveling from New Zealand or within Australia AUD$300Applications need to be submitted with your abstract and will be assess...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 19, 2009 Category: Research Authors: Society for Hematology and Stem Cells Source Type: funding

American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Awards ProgramEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Ben Shuster MemorialThe Ben Shuster Memorial Award is presented for the most outstanding research paper by a resident or fellow in training on any clinical work or research in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. The paper must have been delivered at a national meeting (or its equivalent) within the preceding two years prior to the February 1 date of submission. Each entrant must be the sole or senior author and an AAFPRS member. Studies prepared during the first year after completion of residency training will be considered, provided that research was conducted during the author's residency program or fellowship. A ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 19, 2009 Category: Research Authors: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Source Type: funding

Mapping oncology services in regional and rural AustraliaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Survey data highlight marked cancer service deficiencies in rural and regional Australia. It is not unreasonable to conclude that these deficiencies might contribute to poorer outcomes for cancer patients living in these areas. The results suggest the need for short- and long-term measures to improve access to best-practice cancer services for patients living in regional, rural and remote areas of Australia. (Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health)
Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Rural Health Authors: Craig Underhill, Rebecca Bartel, David Goldstein, Helen Snodgrass, Stephen Begbie, Patsy Yates, Kate White, Kathy Jong, Paul Grogan Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Promoting positive coping skills for rural youth: Benefits for at-risk young peopleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Positive program effects for young people at risk of depression and beneficial outcomes of booster intervention for the general student population were achieved in a rural setting. (Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health)
Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Rural Health Authors: Chelsea Eacott, Erica Frydenberg Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Residents at the University of Maryland Medical System Provide Insight to Learning Infrapubic Approach for IPP Surgery: Relative Benefits but Novel Challenges Exposed in First 15 CasesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion. The IP approach is quickly learned by residents. Resident placement with the IP approach offers no advantage for the experienced resident. Pump placement and distal dilatation began and remain challenging. Location of corporotomy is the most challenging component and dictates difficulty of dilatation. Residents gain early confidence with the IP approach. Kramer A, and Chason J. Residents at the University of Maryland Medical System provide insight to learning infrapubic approach for IPP surgery: Relative benefits but novel challenges exposed in first 15 cases. J Sex Med **;**:**[ndash]**. (Source: The Journal of Sexual Medicine)
Source: The Journal of Sexual Medicine - November 19, 2009 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Andrew Kramer, Judd Chason Source Type: journals

AMA Backs GME Funding for Nonhospital Residency Sites, Other Medical Education InitiativesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Delegates at the 2009 interim meeting of the AMA House of Delegates in Houston recently adopted several recommendations that put the AMA squarely in line with key components of the AAFP's new physician workforce reform policy and with other medical education issues championed by the Academy. Some of the most important measures adopted concern expanding funding for graduate medical education, or GME; limiting future restrictions on resident and fellow duty hours; and enhancing the availability of clinical training sites for medical students. (Source: AAFP Professional Issues)
Source: AAFP Professional Issues - November 18, 2009 Category: Practice Management Source Type: organizations