Webinar on Safe and Inclusive Research Training Environments
We’re pleased to announce the second webinar in our series on issues in biomedical research training, workforce development, and diversity. The series is a combination of lectures, panel discussions, and workshops focused on a variety of important topics for the broader training community, such as program evaluation, mentoring, safe and inclusive research environments, and curricular development.
Please join us on Wednesday, February 22, 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. ET, for a webinar on promoting safe and inclusive research training environments. The session will feature a presentation on building a respectful, inc...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - February 7, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Meetings/Events Resources Training/Fellowships/Career Development Webinars Source Type: blogs
Biden ’s Student‐Debt Forgiveness Plan Is Illegal
Thomas A. BerryIn 2003, Congress enacted theHEROES Act ( “HEROES” stands for Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students). As implied by its name and timing, the law was enacted as a reaction to the Iraq War. Several of thefloor statements from members of Congress reveal that a primary motivation for the Act was to ensure that military members could have their student loan payments deferred while serving their country.Now, the Biden administration is attempting to use the HEROES Act to achieve a policy goal that is far different, and far more sweeping, than anything the law has been used for in th...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 6, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas A. Berry Source Type: blogs
How can a diagnosis of Alzheimer ’ s disease help patients and their families?
This article is sponsored by the Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning, an independently owned and operated full-service medical education company that has been developing certified health care education for nearly twenty years. With a special thanks to NAMI Chicago, the accompanying CME activity designed for clinicians in primary care is supported by educational grants from Lilly
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How can a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease help patients and their families? originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Lisa Keckich and Natasha Mitchner, PhD Tags: Sponsored Neurology Source Type: blogs
NIGMS Administrative Supplements to Support Undergraduate Summer Research
We’re offering another round of administrative supplements to provide summer research experiences to undergraduate students. The research experiences can be conducted remotely or in person, depending on the institutional regulations of the applicant organization. The supplements are open to all NIGMS-funded investigators with active R01, R35, and R37 awards, including those in their final year of funding. We’ll accept requests under PA-20-272, Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements.
NIGMS will support students at any stage of their undergraduate careers. Students must b...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - February 6, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Training/Fellowships/Career Development Administrative Supplements Undergraduate Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – February 5, 2023 – 78% of data breaches result from hacks or IT incidents, Nova Scotia taps Oracle Cerner for EHR modernization, and more
This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.
Research and Studies
Nearly 80% of healthcare’s data breaches can be attributed to hacking and IT incidents, according to a recent report from managed security services provider Fortified Health Security. That represents ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 5, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Security and Privacy Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Adam Kautzner ADAMS Center Agewell AHIMA AnMed AristaMD Aruba Atlanta Women's Health Group Atlas Dataset Brightside Health CCS Cerner C Source Type: blogs
Aducanumab, Accelerated Approvals & the Agency: Why the FDA Needs Structural Reform
Matthew Herder (Dalhousie University), Aducanumab, Accelerated Approvals& the Agency: Why the FDA Needs Structural Reform, J. L. Med.& Ethics (Forthcoming): The US Food and Drug Administration ’s controversial decision to grant accelerated approval to aducanumab (Aduhelm), a therapy for... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - February 5, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Friday Feature: Soar Academy
Colleen HroncichIf you ’re designing a school for kids who have been left behind, you ’re going to need flexibility, an individualized approach, and a willingness to go at different paces. That ’s exactly what Kenisha Skaggs has created with Soar Academy in Augusta, Georgia.Kenisha worked at a tutoring center, but the methods they used weren ’t working. In 2010, she began tutoring students in her home after school. Parents liked the customized multi‐sensory approach she used—which she mainly learned from her mom homeschooling her in high school. Some parents asked her to homeschool their child...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 3, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Colleen Hroncich Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more
This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.
News and Studies
HLTH Foundation formed the Techquity for Health Coalition, with a mission to help organizations consider health equity in health technology innovation and data practices. The group also launched a health equity ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 29, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Analytics/Big Data C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Interoperability AI Nexus Healthcare AiMed AvaSure BioDigital Biofourmis Brightside Health Brookhaven Heart CHIME Christine Buck C Source Type: blogs
What Is the Legal Authority for Biden ’s Parole Programs?
David J. BierPresident Bidenannounced on January 5, 2023 that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would be creating new programs for Venezuelans, Haitians, Cubans, and Nicaraguans that would grant parole —a temporary discretionary status—to qualified applicants with U.S. sponsors for up to 2 years. Now several statesare suing to stop the programs, which will lead to more illegal immigration. Without getting into the states ’ various administrative law claims, my view is that there is little support for the states ' narrow view of the parole power in the legislative history or judicial precedent.[1]Parole is com...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 25, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: David J. Bier Source Type: blogs
A Career Launched Through “Transformative” NIGMS-Funded Training Programs
Dr. Brenda Andrade. Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Brenda Andrade.
Brenda Andrade, Ph.D., assistant professor at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), wasn’t sure what she wanted to do when she first started community college. Through a program at her high school, she’d participated in Saturday morning science labs on the CSULA campus, and that introduction to science led her to think about pursuing some sort of scientific degree. She recalls flipping through the course catalog to the list of science classes needed to transfer to a 4-year university, and “naively going down the list and taking them.”
When...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 25, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Profiles Training Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – January 22, 2023 – 69% of digital health companies report data set gaps, 66% of patients don ’ t know where their healthcare data goes, and more
This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.
News and Studies
Amid the push for interoperability, data gaps persist, according to the inaugural State of Interoperability report from Health Gorilla, a health information network. The survey of provider, EHR, lab, and digital...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 22, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: C-Suite Leadership Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Security and Privacy Advata AllianceChicago Availity AVIA AVIA Marketplace Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Pasc Source Type: blogs
Unconscious + STEMI criteria: activate the cath lab?
Case submitted and written by Dr. Mazen El-Baba and Dr. Evelyn Dell, with edits from Jesse McLarenEMS brought a John Doe, in his 30s, who was found in an urban forest near a homeless encampment on a cool fall day. There were no signs of trauma on scene or on the patient. EMS reported an initial GCS of 8 with pupils equal and reactive. The patient had a witnessed generalized tonic-clonic seizure leading to GCS 4.Vitals: HR 45; systolic BP was 110-120; irregular respiratory rate; oxygen saturation was normal; tympanic temperature 30; glucose was 6. In the resuscitation room, the patient had another seizure that stopped after...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - January 21, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jesse McLaren Source Type: blogs
Wanted: Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences Program Director
We’re recruiting for a position in the Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences (PPS) Branch of the Division of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry (PPBC). Scientific responsibilities of the position include any or all of the following research subjects, depending on the applicant’s experience: cellular signaling, drug-receptor interactions, drug metabolism and transport, drug delivery, and wound healing. The successful hire will be responsible for management of a portfolio of research grants and research training and/or career development awards, and will collaboratively stimulate, plan, advise, and d...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 18, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs
Mentoring: It ’s In Our Genes
Anyone who’s spent time in an academic science lab has probably heard about lab culture. Many labs boast long, rigorous working hours, while others require graduate students and postdoctoral trainees (postdocs) to meet often-unattainable experiment quotas each week. But is sheer quantity really the gold standard we want to hold ourselves to when it comes to training the next generation of scientists?
The #MentorFirst logo. Credit: www.MentorFirst.org.
Neil Garg, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and chair of the department of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), and Jen Heemstr...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 18, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist STEM Education Training Source Type: blogs
Wanted: Developmental and Cellular Processes Branch Chief
We’re recruiting an outstanding individual to serve as branch chief within our Division of Genetics and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (GMCDB). This person will oversee the scientific and administrative management of the Developmental and Cellular Processes (DCP) Branch and will be responsible for supervising program officials and advising, directing, and evaluating program activities for a portfolio of research grants in one of the Branch areas.
The GMCDB Division supports research to understand the structure and function of cells and cellular components and the cellular and molecular mechani...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 13, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs
