Pathways to Prevention Workshop: Can Physical Activity Improve the Health of Wheelchair Users? (Day 1)
The 2010 census estimated that 3.6 million Americans use a wheeled mobility device, such as a manual wheelchair, motorized wheelchair, or scooter. This number is projected to be four times higher by 2020. Individuals who use wheeled mobility devices often experience poorer health outcomes compared to the general population. There are some distinct health challenges related to the physical effects of long-term wheelchair use, such as shoulder overuse injuries, skin breakdown, and urinary tract disorders. Wheelchair users may also encounter barriers to accessing preventive health care and getting sufficient physical activity...
Source: Videocast - All Events - November 4, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Bench to Bedside to Market: FDA Regulation of Medical Devices
OHSRP Education Series
Drs. Bill Prichard and Jonathan Green will be conducting this presentation. Dr. Green is the Director of OHSRP, and Dr. Prichard, a radiologist by training, is a Medical Officer in the Center for Interventional Oncology at the NIH Clinical Center. Prior to his arrival here in 2016, Dr. Prichard was a Medical Officer for 21 years at the FDA ’ s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. He has considerable regulatory expertise including preclinical study design, review of clinical trial and marketing applications, and resolution of post-market regulatory and safety issues for a wide range of medica...
Source: Videocast - All Events - October 29, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Inaugural NIH Rural Health Seminar
The Inaugural NIH Rural Health Seminar - co-sponsored by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), with additional contributions from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), the Nation...
Source: Videocast - All Events - October 28, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
American Heart Association is making health equity a priority
Pamela Garmon Johnson, VP of health equity and national partnerships at the American Heart Association, explains how the AHA is addressing social determinants of health, gaps in care and the health of underserved populations. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - October 16, 2019 Category: Information Technology Tags: Population Health Women In Health IT Source Type: video
S-Patch Cardio brings ECG monitoring outside the hospital
Wellysis ' device can provide data to can help patients and doctors make better healthcare decisions, says co-founder and CEO Young Juhn. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - October 16, 2019 Category: Information Technology Tags: Mobile Patient Engagement Telehealth Source Type: video
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council - October 2019
The 284th Meeting of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council
Open Session - October 29, 2019For more information go tohttps://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/advisory-and-peer-review-committees/advisory-councilAir date: 10/29/2019 8:00:00 AM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - October 2, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
COPD National Action Plan: Tracking Our Progress
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is holding a workshop, COPD National Action Plan: Tracking Our Progress, on November 13, 2019, at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. We ’ ll discuss the progress the COPD community has made toward implementing the goals and objectives in the COPD National Action Plan, and how to collectively track these efforts.
During the morning, panel presentations will discuss federal agency efforts to address COPD, national initiatives by supporting organizations, and approaches targeted to individual audiences. Afternoon discussions will gather feedback on...
Source: Videocast - All Events - September 16, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
E-Tattoo Heart Monitor
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, killing approximately 610,000 people yearly. The electrocardiography machine-EKG-the current method for monitoring the heart has been the standard for decades. Now NSF-funded engineers at the University of Texas have developed a ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - September 12, 2019 Category: Science Source Type: video
NINR Director's Lecture 2019 - Matters of the Heart: A Research Journey Uncovering Signs of Heart Disease in Women
Dr. Jean C. McSweeney will present “ Matters of the Heart: A Research Journey Uncovering Signs of Heart Disease in Women ” . Dr. McSweeney will discuss her program of research that focuses on the symptoms of heart disease in women.
Jean C. McSweeney, RN, PhD, FAHA, FAAN is a professor and Associate Dean for Research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas. Dr. McSweeney is a research pioneer in the field of women ’ s cardiovascular disease, publishing the first study that described women ’ s symptoms. Her studies about women ’ s prodromal and acute symptoms of heart disease acr...
Source: Videocast - All Events - September 5, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Speed of Sound: A Good Starting Point to Assess for RV Enlargement and Pericardial Fluid
Christine Butts, MD, says the subxiphoid view of the heart gets a lot of love from scanning protocols such as the FAST exam, but a good parasternal long axis view can also yield a large amount of helpful info in just a few seconds. Read more in Dr. Butts’ column at http://bit.ly/SpeedSound, and watch this video to see her perform the ultrasound. (Source: Emergency Medicine News - Video)
Source: Emergency Medicine News - Video - August 31, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: video
NSF Science Now 65
In this weekÂs episode, we examine e-tattoo technology for more accurate heart health monitoring; explore increased sliding of the Greenland Ice Sheet, and finally, we test ultrasound technology for prosthetics. Check it out!This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - August 30, 2019 Category: Science Source Type: video
Developing Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Therapeutics; Public Workshop
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is holding a public workshop entitled “ Developing Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Therapeutics. ” The workshop will be cosponsored by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health and the Alpha-1 Foundation. The purpose of the workshop is to foster the development of therapeutic products for the treatment of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AAT deficiency). The workshop will include presentations and a panel discussion by experts from academic institutions, industry, and government agencies.Air date: 9/16/2019 8:00:00 AM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - August 22, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
How Finland is benefiting from integrated healthcare data
Toni Suihko, CIO at South Karelia Social and Health Care District, says integrating data is at the heart of digital transformation in healthcare. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - July 15, 2019 Category: Information Technology Tags: Connected Health Government & amp; Policy Source Type: video
