The Measure of Black (Un)Fitness: Legacies of Slavery in the Early Eugenics Movement
This presentation considers how people of African descent became targets of eugenic study during the early decades of the twentieth century. It delves into the methods and assumptions eugenicists used to cast people of African descent as inherently unfit. Eugenicists saw blackness as a heritable trait that signaled a lack of vitality, innate promiscuity, and low achievement. That said, views about Black people ’ s inherent unfitness circulated well before the advent of eugenics. As such, this paper highlights the ways in which studies on fitness, some of which were carried out by the United States government in the after...
Source: Videocast - All Events - December 10, 2021 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
2nd Virtual Town Hall on Achieving Racial and Ethnic Equity at NIH
Virtual Town Hall for all NIH staff, including employees, contractors, fellows and trainees, to discuss accomplishments of the UNITE initiative, how UNITE fits within both the HHS and federal government ’ s efforts to advance racial and ethnic equity, lessons learned from the analysis of NIH workforce data, and what motivated one member of the NIH Anti-Racism Steering Committee (ARSC) to join this NIH-wide effort. The top frequently asked questions submitted in advance will be answered.
Francis Collins, NIH DirectorLawrence Tabak, NIH Principal Deputy Director and UNITE Co-ChairMarie Bernard, NIH Chief Officer for Scient...
Source: Videocast - All Events - November 16, 2021 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
IPRCC Meeting - November 2021
The Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (IPRCC) is a Federal advisory committee created by the Department of Health and Human Services to enhance pain research efforts and promote collaboration across the government, with the ultimate goals of advancing the fundamental understanding of pain and improving pain-related treatment strategies. The meeting will cover committee business items including updates on pain workforce enhancement and pain research concepts. It will include follow up of IPRCC recommendations and member updates.Air date: 11/22/2021 10:00:00 AM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - November 8, 2021 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
HIMSS outlines policy priorities at HIMSS21
HIMSS Senior VP of Government Relations Tom Leary discusses a wide range of topics at HIMSS21, including Patient ID Now, pandemic response and the telehealth cliff. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - August 19, 2021 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
IPRCC Meeting
The Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (IPRCC) is a Federal advisory committee created by the Department of Health and Human Services to enhance pain research efforts and promote collaboration across the government, with the ultimate goals of advancing the fundamental understanding of pain and improving pain-related treatment strategies.For more information go tohttps://www.iprcc.nih.gov/Air date: 7/6/2021 1:30:00 PM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - June 21, 2021 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Introducing the U.S. Digital Service
In this video from whitehouse.gov, Mickey Dickerson, administrator of the new U.S. Digital Service, takes us through a few moments of his first day on the job where he leads a team responsible for digital interfacing with the government. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - June 16, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Public Policy Source Type: video
Karl Rove talks health IT at HIMSS13
GOP strategist Karl Rove recalls a personal encounter with the power of healthcare IT. Mike Miliard asks Rove what role the government should play in reform, and whether the Bush administration could have infused $27B in stimulus funds. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - June 16, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Regulation, Public Policy, Core Technologies, EHR, Interoperability Source Type: video
GlobalMed at ATA 2013
(SPONSORED) Joel E. Barthelemy, founder and managing director of GlobalMed, talks about the company ' s telemedicine initiatives, its role with the VA and what the government can do to assist telemedicine development and profitability. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - June 16, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Telehealth Source Type: video
Healthcare by the (BIG) numbers, Part 1
In this clip from Health Datapalooza IV, panelists Farzad Mostashari, Dick Foster and Uwe Reinhardt discuss whether or not the private sector is beginning to match government investment in health IT. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - June 16, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Public Policy Source Type: video
Karen DeSalvo on HIMSS Radio at HIMSS16
DeSalvo, Acting Assitant Secretary for DHHS, talks with Justin Barnes about some of the announcements made at HIMSS16 from the federal government and the agenda going forward. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - June 16, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Public Policy, Interoperability, Core Technologies Source Type: video
Key takeaways from HIMSS16
The President and CEO of HIMSS highlights some of the major announcements and activities at HIMSS16, including new government funding for health IT and the expanding global involvement at the conference. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - June 16, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: EHR, Core Technologies, Public Policy, Regulation Source Type: video
How Estonia managed to digitize its entire population's health records
Taavi Kotka, former CIO for the Estonian government, discusses Estonia ' s major e-health feat and look at conditions that made it possible to create a countrywide EHR. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - June 16, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: EHR, Core Technologies, Public Policy, Population and Public Health, Care Source Type: video
Putting health data to work to benefit a nation ’s population
Health data that has been collected securely is being used to improve life for Finland ' s population, creating trust between the government and its citizens, says the country ' s Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health P äivi Sillanaukee, MD, PhD. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - June 16, 2021 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
Looking at cybersecurity as a clinical-risk problem
Saif Abed, MD, founding partner of AbedGraham Healthcare Strategies, says all stakeholders, including government agencies and suppliers, need to help ensure that cybersecurity is taken seriously and acknowledge potential risks to outcomes. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - June 16, 2021 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
Value of blockchain in healthcare
Mirko De Mald è, president at Government Blockchain Association Italy, says data ownership, access and control, in addition to consent management, are just a few of the benefits that blockchain can provide in healthcare. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - June 16, 2021 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
