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Proceedings of the Military mTBI Diagnostics Workshop Held in St. Pete Beach, August 2010
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Journal of Neurotrauma , Vol. 0, No. 0.
Source: Journal of Neurotrauma - March 24, 2011 Category: Neurology Tags: article Source Type: research
Exploring New Treatments To End OsteoarthritisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Arthritis researchers from North America and Europe will convene in Chicago this week to present new osteoarthritis research that could lead to better ways to detect, treat, prevent and cure osteoarthritis (OA), which affects 27 million Americans. Hosted by the Arthritis Foundation, the Segal North American Osteoarthritis Workshop (SNOW) on March 25-27 will focus on specific forms of OA, such as those that follow joint trauma, obesity and the aging process. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the United States, affecting 50 million adults...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 24, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Arthritis / Rheumatology Source Type: news
GenMed – 010: A Workshop on Generic MedicinesEmail this article to a colleague.
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This report outlines the content of a one-day workshop on Generic Medicines that was held at KIST Medical College, Lalitpur, Nepal on 13th December 2010, which was attended by 32 delegates from different institutions in Nepal, including pharmacists, pharmacologists and medical doctors. Right medicine, right patient, right dose, right frequency and duration, right information and right monitoring are conditions to be fulfilled for the rational use of medicine (RUM). The World Health Organization (WHO) defines generic medicine as ‘a pharmaceutical product, usually intended to be interchangeable with the innovator product, ...
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - March 24, 2011 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research
Harness suspension and first aid management: development of an evidence-based guidelineEmail this article to a colleague.
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The possibility of a fall into rope protection and subsequent suspension exists in some industrial situations. The action to take for the first aid management of rescued victims has not been clear, with some authors advising against standard first aid practices. To clarify the medical evidence relating to harness suspension the UK Health and Safety Executive commissioned an evidence-based review and guideline. Four key questions were posed relating to the incidence, circumstances, recognition and first aid management of the medical effects of harness suspension. A comprehensive literature search returned 60 potential paper...
Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - March 23, 2011 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Adisesh, A., Lee, C., Porter, K. Tags: Guidelines Review Source Type: research
Teaching Learners The Patient-Centered Use of Technology in the Exam Room (Thomas Agresta MD)Email this article to a colleague.
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Norheast Regional AAMC Informatics Faculty Development Workshop site
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - March 23, 2011 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Deans Attend Leadership Workshop in ChinaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Michael J. Klag is attending the “Leadership Workshop in Critical Public Health Challenges” in Beijing, China, hosted by Peking University School of Public Health and Fudan University School of Public Health.
Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins - March 23, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Science Museum recreates Watt's workshopEmail this article to a colleague.
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Industrial revolution hero's workshop, preserved since his death in 1819, goes on display at the Science MuseumA new exhibition at the Science Museum reveals the engineer and inventor James Watt as not just a hero of the industrial revolution, but of anyone with a seriously messy desk: his attic workshop has been reassembled with its 8,434 items, including scientific instruments he had been working on 60 years earlier, still at his elbow when he died in 1819.The workshop, including the oldest circular saw in the world, a machine created for the Royal Mint to standardise the size of coins for the first time, parts of flutes...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 23, 2011 Category: Science Authors: Maev Kennedy Tags: Museums Heritage Culture Science guardian.co.uk News Source Type: news
Science Museum recreates James Watt's workshopEmail this article to a colleague.
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Industrial revolution hero's workshop, preserved since his death in 1819, goes on display at the Science MuseumA new exhibition at the Science Museum reveals the engineer and inventor James Watt as not just a hero of the industrial revolution, but of anyone with a seriously messy desk: his attic workshop has been reassembled with its 8,434 items, including scientific instruments he had been working on 60 years earlier, still at his elbow when he died in 1819.The workshop, including the oldest circular saw in the world, a machine created for the Royal Mint to standardise the size of coins for the first time, parts of flutes...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 23, 2011 Category: Science Authors: Maev Kennedy Tags: Museums Heritage Culture Science guardian.co.uk News Source Type: news
Researchers explore new treatments to end OAEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Arthritis Foundation) Arthritis researchers from North America and Europe will convene in Chicago this week to present new osteoarthritis research that could lead to better ways to detect, treat, prevent and cure osteoarthritis (OA), which affects 27 million Americans. Hosted by the Arthritis Foundation, the Segal North American Osteoarthritis Workshop (SNOW) on March 25-27 will focus on specific forms of OA, such as those that follow joint trauma, obesity and the aging process.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - March 23, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Amber MD Workshop 2011 -- May 3-6, BarcelonaEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)) We are glad to announce the Amber Workshop 2011 that will be held inBarcelona from the May 3-6.The course will be taught by Ross C. Walker and Adrian E. Roitberg andwill be hosted by the IRB Barcelona and the Barcelona supercomputingCenter.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 23, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Notes and queries: The things you find underneath the arches; I was the warrior on the Argus album cover; Why atoms are enormous, in their own wayEmail this article to a colleague.
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The things you find underneath the arches; I was the warrior on the Argus album cover; Why atoms are enormous, in their own wayWhat was in the arches of inner-city railway bridges before they filled up with lock-up garages, bars and restaurants?The Short Brothers (Eustace and Oswald, later joined by Horace) moved their balloon factory into two arches in Battersea, south-west London in 1903. The firm was registered as Short Brothers in 1908, and the Wright Brothers gave them a contract to build six aircraft, making them the world's first aircraft manufacturing company.Peter Elliott, St Albans, HertsDestitute people. See Gus...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 22, 2011 Category: Science Tags: Music Physics The Guardian Letters Features From the Guardian Source Type: news
Workshop Report: Endocrine Aspects of Duchennewww.parentprojectmd.orgEmail this article to a colleague.
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Endocrine issues in Duchenne were rarely discussed until the first endocrine-specific workshop was set up in October 2009 by United Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy and sponsored in part by PPMD. Representatives from the Duchenne community around the world gathered to discuss what needed to be done in terms of care for our sons, in four main areas: growth, puberty, weight gain, and bone health. PPMD hosted a follow up meeting this past fall. The notes from that initial meeting have now been published in ScienceDirect. We are proud of the progress that has been made in recognizing these issues, and look forward to continui...
Source: Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy - March 22, 2011 Category: Neurology Authors: (author unknown) Source Type: news
Teaching tobacco cessation skills to Uruguayan physicians using information and communication technologiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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DiscussionThe need to train physicians on tobacco cessation skills can be addressed via ICTs and educational activities that include participant interaction.
Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions - March 22, 2011 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Laura LlambíElba EstevesElisa MartinezThais ForsterSofía GarcíaNatalia MirandaAntonio Lopez ArredondoAlvaro Margolis Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
The Internet Diabetes Self-Management Workshop for American Indians and Alaska NativesEmail this article to a colleague.
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This study reports on the feasibility of implementing the Stanford Internet Diabetes Self-Management Workshop within the AI/AN population using a participatory research approach. This is a continuation of self-management studies to assist in meeting the needs of both patients and the health care system for health services that are effective (evidence based), efficient, and culturally appropriate. To our knowledge, this is the first study examining the effectiveness of an Internet-based diabetes patient self-management program among AI/ANs. This article reports on a pilot for a larger randomized study that is ongoing.
Source: Health Promotion Practice - March 21, 2011 Category: Health Management Authors: Johnson, V. B. B., Lorig, K. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Teaching team membership to family medicine residents: What does it take?Email this article to a colleague.
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We present a curriculum that adapts OD insights to articulate a framework describing effective teamwork; define and teach specific team membership skills; reframe residents' perception of medicine to make relationships relevant; and transform training experiences to provide practice in interdisciplinary teamwork. Curriculum details include a rotation to introduce the new framework, six workshops, experiential learning in the practice, and coaching as a teaching method. We review program evaluations. We discuss challenges, including institutional resources and support, incorporation of a new language and culture into reside...
Source: Families, Systems, and Health - March 20, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Eubank, Daniel; Orzano, John; Geffken, Dominic; Ricci, Rocco Source Type: research
Watt's workshop at the Science MuseumEmail this article to a colleague.
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When the great inventor James Watt's house was scheduled for demolition in the early 1920s, the Science Museum stepped in and saved his workshop and the thousands of objects it contained. Now it's the centrepiece of a new exhibitionIt was the attic retreat in which James Watt, Britain's most influential inventor, worked on his hobbies and pet projects for the last decades of his life, ideas that included a machine that could copy sculptures and a roller press that could copy letters. Now the great man's workshop – including its original benches, tools, windows and floorboards – are to be opened to the public as the foc...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 19, 2011 Category: Science Authors: Robin McKie Tags: Museums People in science Physics Engineering Culture The Observer Features Source Type: news
Studying The Female Genital Tract In The Quest For Cures For HIVEmail this article to a colleague.
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A research article co-authored by Brenna Anderson, MD, director of Reproductive Infectious Diseases Consultation in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, was included in the recently published special issue of the American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. The publication is an outgrowth of a workshop on the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that took place at Dartmouth Medical School in the summer of 2010...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 18, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news
A qualitative investigation into the usefulness and impact of the performance intervention zone system used in the diagnostic assessment of internationally educated massage therapistsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: The performance intervention zone system was found to be useful in orienting examiners to the evaluation process, in supporting decision making during the comprehensive clinical evaluation and as an aid to communication in the post-examination review of candidate performance. The system could be improved through implementation of a pre-examination workshop focused on use of the PIZ and by delineation of levels of examiner intervention during the examination.
Source: Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies - March 17, 2011 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Paul Finch, Amanda Baskwill Tags: Educational Methods Source Type: research
Movie special-effects technology used in real-world medical trainingEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Independent: A medical trainer and a Hollywood special-effects artist have teamed up to produce more realistic training dummies for university hospitals. Jane Kleinman, who trains future doctors and nurses at Loma Linda Hospital in East Los Angeles, got the idea to form the company Simureal when she saw the realistic scene in the movie 127 Hours in which James Franco’s character amputates his own arm with a blunt penknife. Kleinman tracked down the arm’s creator, Tony Gardner, and together they are using his state-of-the-art expertise to create silicone training aids. "It's incredible for a guy like me, who...
Source: Physics Today News Picks - March 17, 2011 Category: Physics Authors: Physics Today Source Type: news
Submit Your Visionary Ideas About Environmental Health ResearchEmail this article to a colleague.
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The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is seeking input from the public as well as researchers for its new strategic plan. To get involved, submit an idea for research or nominate a workshop participant.
Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News - March 17, 2011 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research
Submit your visionary ideas about environmental health researchEmail this article to a colleague.
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The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is seeking input from the public as well as researchers for its new strategic plan. To get involved, submit an idea for research or nominate a workshop participant.
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - March 17, 2011 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Hunger and Obesity: Understanding a Food Insecurity Paradigm: Workshop SummaryEmail this article to a colleague.
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Presents the results from a workshop, held November 16-18-2010, which explored the relationship between food insecurity and obesity, and a variety of groups, including the rural population. -- Institute of Medicine
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - March 17, 2011 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
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Strategic planning process begins at NIEHS The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is seeking input from the public as well as researchers for its new strategic plan. To get involved, submit an idea for research or nominate a workshop participant. "We are looking for visionary ideas to help define the institute's future directions, research goals, and resource priorities," ...
Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News - March 17, 2011 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research
Pralatrexate in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma: Results From the Pivotal PROPEL Study [Hematologic Malignancies]Email this article to a colleague.
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To our knowledge, PROPEL (Pralatrexate in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma) is the largest prospective study conducted in patients with relapsed or refractory PTCL. Pralatrexate induced durable responses in relapsed or refractory PTCL irrespective of age, histologic subtypes, amount of prior therapy, prior methotrexate, and prior autologous stem-cell transplant. These data formed the basis for the US Food and Drug Administration approval of pralatrexate, the first drug approved for this disease.
Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - March 16, 2011 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: O'Connor, Pro, Pinter-Brown, Bartlett, Popplewell, Coiffier, Jo Lechowicz, Savage, Shustov, Gisselbrecht, Jacobsen, Zinzani, Furman, Goy, Haioun, Crump, Zain, Hsi, Boyd, Horwitz Tags: Chemotherapy Hematologic Malignancies Source Type: research
How Important Is Anatomy for the Young Surgeons?Email this article to a colleague.
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In this letter, we express our views on the importance of anatomy teaching for the young surgeons. Over the past century, cadavers have been used by various medical schools and institutions for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. Gone are the days when each undergraduate medical student was assigned a particular part of the body to dissect. Gradually, many of the medical schools and institutions started facing acute shortage of cadavers. As a result undergraduate teaching suffered. Even the surgeons who chose to train themselves during hands-on workshop on cadavers, had no other option but to resort to mannequins and other dummy models.
Source: Journal of Surgical Education - March 16, 2011 Category: Surgery Authors: Srijit Das, Razman Jarmin Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research
You Can Turn Your Own Sexy Light On: Orgasms Included!Email this article to a colleague.
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So many women have asked me how to get their sexy on - in their own bodies. They want to know how they can turn themselves on! Do they need a partner? Can they re-light their own pilot light?read more
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - March 16, 2011 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Pamela Madsen Tags: Sex Burlesque Coco Electric costumes couch embodiement embodiment eye opener hips indigo blue libido life experiences lifter light bulb notch orgasms pilot light Pleasure Now workshop Pole Dancing quiet afternoon S Source Type: news
Call for proposals for workshopsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Subject Centre has an open rolling call for workshops proposals, to which you may submit ideas at any time by completing the application form.
The next deadline for submissions will be closing on the 31 March 2011.
The workshop scheme is designed to provide small amounts of funding to promote and disseminate effective learning and teaching activities in medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine.
The Subject Centre invites workshop development proposals of up to the value of £500 each. Applicants are encouraged to read the guidelines below before submitting their bid.
Source: MEDEV News - March 16, 2011 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Refractory Angina Cell Therapy Protocol (ReACT(R)) Is Evaluated In An International SymposiumEmail this article to a colleague.
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Cellpraxis (Brazil), USF Health (USA) and UNIFESP (Brazil) presented and evaluated the clinical results of an innovative therapy for Refractory Angina patients (ReACT) in a scientific meeting and workshop in São Paulo, Brazil. ReACT, a specific cell formulation product has shown to promote sustained Myocardial Neoangiogenesis in patients with Refractory Angina. Refractory Angina is a no-option medical condition in which the patient experiences severe, irreversible, chest pain...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 16, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
[Bronchiolar-alveolar carcinoma: From concept to innovative therapeutic strategies.]Email this article to a colleague.
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Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) is a primary pulmonary adenocarcinoma (ADC) developped from the terminal respiratory unit. Its restrictive definition adopted by the 1999 WHO pathological classification needs a complete tumor resection to exclude any signs of histological invasion. Although IIIB-IV tumors were excluded from the strict WHO definition of BAC, the first international workshop on BAC in 2004 had focussed on the need to include in the same spectrum of disease pure BAC and ADC with BAC feature (ADC-WBF). BAC and ADC-WBF affect more frequently women, non-smokers and Asian people than other non-small cell ca...
Source: Presse Medicale - March 15, 2011 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Wislez M, Lavolé A, Gounant V, Antoine M, Cadranel J Tags: Presse Med Source Type: research
Techniques for teaching electrocardiogram interpretation: self‐directed learning is less effective than a workshop or lectureEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions Compared with those taught using workshop‐ and lecture‐based formats, medical students learning ECG interpretation by SDL had lower test scores.
Source: Medical Education - March 15, 2011 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Simon A MahlerChristopher J WolcottThomas K SwobodaHao WangThomas C Arnold Tags: self ‐directed learning Source Type: research
Our Blurred Lines of Responsibility in the Electronic Medical EraEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Dr. Wes Content: “It was the early 1980’s, budding minds eagerly awaited their clinical years in medicine after two grueling years pouring over books, workshops and cadavers. Gone were the fumes of formaldehyde replaced instead with the pungent smell of penicillin-infused carpets where nurses had primed IV lines. Teams of residents, medical students, and [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - March 15, 2011 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Health Information Technology responsibility Source Type: news
Radiology Resident Teaching Skills Improvement: Impact of a Resident Teacher Training ProgramEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: Few residency programs had instituted resident teacher training curricula. A resident teacher training workshop was perceived as beneficial by the residents, and they reported improvement in their teaching skills.
Source: Academic Radiology - March 15, 2011 Category: Radiology Authors: Andrea Donovan Tags: Radiology Education Source Type: research
Functional Pulmonary Imaging: An UpdateEmail this article to a colleague.
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This issue of Academic Radiology includes four excellent review articles from the 4th International Workshop for Pulmonary Functional Imaging, which was held in Boston in September 2009. The first workshop was held in 2002 in Philadelphia, followed by Awaji Island, Japan, in 2004 and Heidelberg, Germany, in 2006. In fact, I am writing this editorial in Awaji Island in Japan while attending the 5th International Workshop for Pulmonary Functional Imaging, which attracted more than 250 participants from around the world with expertise in pulmonary medicine, thoracic surgery, radiology, nuclear medicine, physiology, engineerin...
Source: Academic Radiology - March 15, 2011 Category: Radiology Authors: Hiroto Hatabu Tags: Guest Editorial Source Type: research
Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology Across the OceanEmail this article to a colleague.
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Our counterpart in England held the BritSPAG annual meeting at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in London, January 24-25, 2011. The leadership of the organization includes:
Source: Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology - March 15, 2011 Category: OBGYN Authors: Joseph S. Sanfilippo Tags: The Editor's workshop Source Type: research
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The annual Mind, Body, Spirit Festival takes place in the RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin, from Friday to Sunday. See mindbodyspirit.ie for a list of demonstrations, workshops, lectures, therapies and performances.
Source: The Irish Times - Health - March 14, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Strengthening the reporting of genetic risk prediction studies: the GRIPS statementEmail this article to a colleague.
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Eur J Clin Invest 2011Summary Points• The rapid and continuing progress in gene discovery for complex diseases is fuelling interest in the potential application of genetic risk models for clinical and public health practice.• The number of studies assessing the predictive ability is steadily increasing, but the quality and completeness of reporting vary.• A multidisciplinary workshop sponsored by the Human Genome Epidemiology Network developed a checklist of 25 items recommended for strengthening the reporting of Genetic RIsk Prediction Studies (GRIPS), building on the principles established by prior reporting ...
Source: European Journal of Clinical Investigation - March 14, 2011 Category: Journals (General) Authors: A. Cecile J. W. JanssensJohn P. A. IoannidisCornelia M. van DuijnJulian LittleMuin J. Khoury Tags: METHODS Source Type: research
Strengthening the reporting of genetic risk prediction studies (GRIPS): explanation and elaborationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Eur J Clin Invest 2011Summary Points• The rapid and continuing progress in gene discovery for complex diseases is fuelling interest in the potential application of genetic risk models for clinical and public health practice.• The number of studies assessing the predictive ability is steadily increasing, but they vary widely in completeness of reporting and apparent quality.• Transparent reporting of the strengths and weaknesses of these studies is important to facilitate the accumulation of evidence on genetic risk prediction.• A multidisciplinary workshop sponsored by the Human Genome Epidemiology Network ...
Source: European Journal of Clinical Investigation - March 14, 2011 Category: Journals (General) Authors: A. Cecile. J. W. JanssensJohn P. A. IoannidisSara BedrosianPaolo BoffettaSiobhan M. DolanNicole DowlingIsabel FortierAndrew N. FreedmanJeremy M. GrimshawJeffrey GulcherMarta GwinnMark A. HlatkyHolly JanesPeter KraftStephanie MelilloChristopher J. O’Donn Tags: METHODS Source Type: research
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Eur J Clin Invest 2011 SUMMARY POINTS: • The rapid and continuing progress in gene discovery for complex diseases is fuelling interest in the potential application of genetic risk models for clinical and public health practice. • The number of studies assessing the predictive ability is steadily increasing, but they vary widely in completeness of reporting and apparent quality. • Transparent reporting of the strengths and weaknesses of these studies is important to facilitate the accumulation of evidence on genetic risk prediction. • A multidisciplinary workshop sponso...
Source: Clinical Lung Cancer - March 14, 2011 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Janssens AC, Ioannidis JP, Bedrosian S, Boffetta P, Dolan SM, Dowling N, Fortier I, Freedman AN, Grimshaw JM, Gulcher J, Gwinn M, Hlatky MA, Janes H, Kraft P, Melillo S, O'Donnell CJ, Pencina MJ, Ransohoff D, Schully SD, Seminara D, Winn DM, Wright CF, va Tags: Eur J Clin Invest Source Type: research
National Library of Medicine Celebrates 175 YearsEmail this article to a colleague.
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2011 marks the 175th anniversary of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), part of the National Institutes of Health. The world’s largest medical library and the producer of electronic information resources used by millions of people every day, NLM has changed the way scientific and medical information is organized, stored, accessed, and disseminated. From its founding in 1836 as the library of the U.S. Army Surgeon General to its present position at NIH, NLM’s hallmark has been information innovation, leading to exciting scientific discoveries that ultimately improve the public health.
A new website has been laun...
Source: Network News - March 14, 2011 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: General (all entries) NLM Announcements Source Type: news
Life Guard: Evaluation of an ACT-based workshop to facilitate reintegration of OIF/OEF veterans.Email this article to a colleague.
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Over 2 million soldiers have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001. Evidence suggests that they confront significant difficulties postdeployment, including psychosocial problems such as depression, PTSD, substance abuse, and family distress. Few programs to promote healthy reintegration exist that are evidence-based and designed for those not in formal mental health care. In response to this need, a 2-hour workshop, Life Guard, was developed for the Arkansas National Guard. The workshop is based upon Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT; Hayes & Strosahl, 2004) and emphasizes skill development to promote resil...
Source: Professional Psychology: Research and Practice - March 13, 2011 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Blevins, Dean; Roca, J. Vince; Spencer, Trey Source Type: research
A case for the use of Q-methodology in disability research: lessons learned from a training workshop.Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion. Based on this opportunistic study, it would appear that Q-methodology is a useful tool for identifying different view points related to disability.
PMID: 21401331 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - March 13, 2011 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: McKenzie J, Braswell B, Jelsma J, Naidoo N Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research
Proceedings from the workshop on estimating the contributions of sodium reduction to preventable deathEmail this article to a colleague.
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Summary: The primary goal of this workshop was to identify the most appropriate method to estimate the potential effect of reduction in sodium consumption on mortality. Difficulty controlling hypertension at the individual level has motivated international, federal, state, and local efforts to identify and implement population-wide strategies to better control this problem; reduction of sodium intake is one such strategy. Published estimates of the impact of sodium consumption on mortality have used different modeling approaches, effect sizes, and levels of sodium consumption, and thus their estimates of preventable deaths...
Source: CVD Prevention and Control - March 13, 2011 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steven M. Schmidt, Talley Andrews, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Vicki Burt, Nancy R. Cook, Majid Ezzati, Johanna M. Geleijnse, Jack Homer, Michel Joffres, Nora L. Keenan, Darwin R. Labarthe, Malcolm Law, Catherine M. Loria, Diane Orenstein, Michael W. Schoole Tags: Review Source Type: research
AWARDS and EDUCATION…Isn’t there something you want to attend, something you want to learn?Email this article to a colleague.
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Professional Development Award -want to attend a conference or online session?
Need some funding to attend a class or conference or online session? There are funds still available until April 30, 2011.
The NN/LM MCR is still encouraging applicants for the Professional Development award and will be awarding a few more Professional Development subsidies (up to $1,500 each) to support health science or hospital librarians who wish to attend a conference, or take a training or workshop of their choice by the end of April 2011. Priority will be given to professional development in the areas of emergency preparedness, personal...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - March 11, 2011 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Education Grants and Funding Source Type: news
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Professional Development Award -want to attend a conference or online session?
Need some funding to attend a class or conference or online session? There are funds still available until April 30, 2011.
The NN/LM MCR is still encouraging applicants for the Professional Development award and will be awarding a few more Professional Development subsidies (up to $1,500 each) to support health science or hospital librarians who wish to attend a conference, or take a training or workshop of their choice by the end of April 2011. Priority will be given to professional development in the areas of emergency preparedness, personal...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - March 11, 2011 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Education Grants and Funding Source Type: news
Fertility techniques for genetic disease examinedEmail this article to a colleague.
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BBC News reports that the UK human fertility watchdog is assessing the viability of “controversial” fertility treatments that could give “couples at risk of passing on serious inherited disorders a way to have a healthy child”.
It said the techniques are still at the research stage, and new legislation would be needed to allow them to be used. To investigate whether this is justified, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has been asked by the health secretary Andrew Lansley to deliver a full review of these techniques.
The treatment is called three-parent in vitro fertilisation (IVF). It involves...
Source: NHS News Feed - March 11, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy/child QA articles Source Type: news
RACGP to deliver innovative GP Update workshopsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) will deliver a new continuing professional development (CPD) course to Australian GPs. The course, GP Update, is a series of workshops exploring practical ways to apply current evidence to patient care.
Source: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Media Releases - March 11, 2011 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Revitalizing Cancer Clinical Trials -- March 21 symposiumEmail this article to a colleague.
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(National Academy of Sciences) Cancer clinicians, patients, insurers, industry representatives, and federal agency officials will discuss how to revitalize the nations flagging cancer clinical trials system at a March 21 workshop hosted by the Institute of Medicine and American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 11, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Traumatic bereavement
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Traumatic bereavement<br />
University of Reading
Facilitatots- Dr Antje Horsch & Dr Carmen Chan<br />
Cost- £125
Source: Institute of Psychiatry | Events - March 10, 2011 Category: Psychiatry Tags: workshop Source Type: news
Working with refugees and asylum seekers
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Working with refugees and asylum seekers<br />
University of Reading
Facilitators- Dr Kerry Young & Dr Martha Nicholson<br />
Cost- £125
Source: Institute of Psychiatry | Events - March 10, 2011 Category: Psychiatry Tags: workshop Source Type: news
