Technology may be key to help patients quit smoking
(Medical University of South Carolina) Clinical researcher, Alana Rojewski, Ph.D., receives career development award to study smoking cessation programs in an oncology setting at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center and benefits of technology-based interventions for lung cancer screening patients. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - February 15, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Back to the Future: Institute for Scientific Information Re-established Within Clarivate Analytics
Clarivate Analytics, the global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation, today announced it will re-establish the prestigious Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) to its Scientific and Academic Research Group. This new incarnation of the institute will be focused on the development of existing and new bibliometric and analytical approaches, fostering collaborations with partners and customers across the academic community.
Annette Thomas, CEO of the Scientific and Academic Research group at Clarivate Analytics explains: “For 50 years the Institute for Scientific Inf...
Source: News from STM - February 7, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: STM Publishing News Tags: Featured World Source Type: news
New insights into how employees manage stressful situations at work
(University of East Anglia) Researchers have developed a new tool which could benefit organizations and their staff by assessing employees' beliefs about how they manage challenging and stressful situations at work. Results from two studies, involving a total of 2,892 Italian employees, provide evidence of the added value of a more comprehensive approach to the assessment of self-efficacy at work. They also suggest the new scale has practical implications for management and staff, for example in recruitment and appraisal processes, as well career development and training. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
UCLA scientists use stem cells to study genetics of germ cell tumors
UCLA researchers have made new inroads into understanding germ cell tumors, a diverse and rare group of cancers that begin in germ cells — the cells that develop into sperm and eggs. The researchers developed a protocol to recreate germ cell tumor cells from stem cells and used the new model to study the genetics of the cancer.Their findings could point the way toward new drugs to treat germ cell tumors, which account for around 3 percent of all cases of childhood and adolescent cancer.The study, published in Stem Cell Research, was led by Amander Clark, a UCLA professor of molecular cell and developmental biology and a ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - January 29, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Lee Receives NICHD Career Development Award
Anne CC Lee, MD, MPH, of the Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine, received a K23, five-year Career Development Award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) for her grant proposal, “Th (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - December 21, 2017 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Scientific Meeting » NIMH Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists (BRAINS) Awards Ceremony
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists (BRAINS) initiative was created to support the research programs and career development of outstanding scientists who are in the early, formative stages of their careers and who plan to make a long-term commitment to research most relevant to NIMH. These awards seek to assist these individuals in launching an innovative clinical, translational, or basic research program that holds the potential to profoundly transform the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of mental disorders. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - December 11, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news
New York Institute of Career Development Partners with CVS and...
The New York Institute of Career Development (NYICD) is proud to partner with national pharmacy chains, CVS and Walgreens, for their online Pharmacy Technician Course.(PRWeb November 27, 2017)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/11/prweb14935914.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - November 27, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Under Affordable Care Act, Americans have had more preventive care for heart health, UCLA study finds
By reducing out-of-pocket costs for preventive treatment, the Affordable Care Act appears to have encouraged more people to have health screenings related to their cardiovascular health,a UCLA study found. Comparing figures from 2006 through 2013, researchers found that more people were screened for diabetes, high cholesterol, cigarette use and high blood pressure — all risk factors for heart disease — after the ACA was implemented than before.But the research, published in the peer-reviewed American Journal of Managed Care, also revealed a disparity between men and women in one key area. Although more men who are at r...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - November 23, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
New York Institute of Career Development Welcomes Thomas Frisco to...
The New York Institute of Career Development is excited to introduce Thomas Frisco to their team of mentors.(PRWeb November 20, 2017)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/11/prweb14935758.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - November 20, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
School meals – tell us your story
Do you work in a school kitchen? If so, UNISON wants to hear from you.
Following on from national school meals week, which ends today, and in the run-up to next Friday’s Stars in Our Schools Day, the union has put together an online survey to get the views of the people who matter when it comes to school meals – the staff.
Please take part and let us know:
what it’s like in your workplace?
are you valued at work?
what are the problems?
what goes well?
Take the survey now
“School meals staff play a vital role in ensuring that pupils are well nourished at school, serving them healthy school meals,” says UNISON na...
Source: UNISON Health care news - November 17, 2017 Category: UK Health Authors: Tony Braisby Tags: Article education services school meals school support staff schools stars in our schools Source Type: news
UAB nurse earns grant to examine pediatric care for infants in the Deep South
An assistant professor in UAB's nursing school has received a grant to make a difference in the health care of children in the Deep South.
Erin Currie has received a two-year, $154,000 grant from the National Palliative Care Research Center. It's a career development award to examine the pediatric palliative care needs of infants and neonatal intensive care units and their parents in the Deep South.
“Pediatric palliative care — which focuses on comprehensive and holistic care for the families… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 14, 2017 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Tyler Patchen Source Type: news
UAB nurse earns grant to examine pediatric care for infants in the Deep South
An assistant professor in UAB's nursing school has received a grant to make a difference in the health care of children in the Deep South.
Erin Currie has received a two-year, $154,000 grant from the National Palliative Care Research Center. It's a career development award to examine the pediatric palliative care needs of infants and neonatal intensive care units and their parents in the Deep South.
“Pediatric palliative care — which focuses on comprehensive and holistic care for the families… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - November 14, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Tyler Patchen Source Type: news
Cochrane Public Health seeks Research Associate/Information Scientist - Glasgow, UK
Job title: Research Associate – Information ScientistClosing date: 26th November 2017Position Type: Full TimeSalary Range: £34,520 - £38,833Job PurposeWe are delighted to be advertising this full timepost for an information scientist to provide professional and technical support to meet the information science needs of theMRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (SPHSU),University of Glasgow andCochrane Public Health (CPH). Specifically, the postholder will provide specialist information science support for a wide range of research projects conducted across the MRC/CSO SPHSU and for CPH, as well asprovidi...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - October 30, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
Supervisor support critical to employee well-being and workforce readiness
(American Psychological Association) Nearly half of American workers are concerned about the changing nature of work, and although most report that they have the skills they need to perform their current job well, those without supervisor support for career development are more likely to distrust their employer and plan on leaving within the next year, according to a new survey released by the American Psychological Association. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - October 18, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
NIH to fund seven Research Centers in Minority Institutions
Awards to support institutional research capacity and foster the career development of new and early career investigators. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - October 5, 2017 Category: American Health Source Type: news
