Highlights from 2015
Your achievements A massive thank you to everyone who ran, hosted coffee mornings and bake sales, jumped out of planes and trekked across the country and indeed the world to fundraise for us. More than 1,300 of you took on a challenge or donated your time and fundraising skills in 2015. Together, you raised over £780,000! If you’d like to join Team A in 2016 and help raise money for our work, have a look at our events or contact localfundraising@arthritisresearchuk.org Improving care for people with arthritis In 2015 we continued to support healthcare professionals to provide the best care to people with art...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - February 3, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news

Africa: The OIG Has Created an E-Learning Platform to Help Identify Fraud and Corruption
[GFO] The Secretariat and principal recipients are the target audiences (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - January 25, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Being appraised e-learning
All practice staff should get an appraisal. For some this can be a cause of concern. Understanding the purpose and process of appraisals can make the experience easier and more productive for the individual and the organisation. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - December 18, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Commissioning for providers e-learning
Commissioning for providers charts the changes to the commissioning process. It introduces the building blocks of commissioning – planning, securing and monitoring – and explains how they can be used to provide better services. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - December 4, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

PNR Staff Travel to APHA 2015
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to attend the American Public Health Association (APHA) annual meeting in Chicago, where I got to meet the people behind some of the resources I teach about a present a poster about the Response and Recovery App in Washington (RRAIN) app and project, led by the University of Washington Health Sciences Library. The meeting kicked off with a powerful opening general session featured several speakers, including U.S. Surgeon Dr. General Vivek Murthy, who spoke about the National Prevention Council, known as one of the crown jewels of the Affordable Care Act. Dr. Murthy’s talk set the...
Source: Dragonfly - November 30, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Glenn Tags: News From NN/LM PNR Public Health Source Type: news