World War I Centenary Forum: Stories from the Collections of the National Library of Medicine
On April 2, 1917, US President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare was against Germany, stating that “ The world must be made safe for democracy. ” Four days later, on April 6, Congress voted overwhelmingly in favor of a war declaration. The National Library of Medicine marks this important occasion with a forum that spotlights some its rich collections related to the war and the American experience of the period. Join us to hear a variety of stories drawn from these collections, as shared by our colleagues in the NLM ’ s History of Medicine Division.For more information go tohttps://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/happenin...
Source: Videocast - All Events - March 14, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Boehner: Republicans will " never ever agree " on ACA replacement
Stephen Lieber interviews John Boehner and Ed Rendell at HIMSS17 as they remark on the political evolution of Obamacare. Boehner offers his perspective on the uncertain future of the law ' s provisions under the new Trump administration. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - February 28, 2017 Category: Information Technology Tags: Government & amp; Policy Source Type: video
New software continuously scrambles code to foil cyber attacks
As long as humans are writing software, there will be coding mistakes for malicious hackers to exploit. A single bug can open the door to attackers deleting files, copying credit card numbers or carrying out political mischief. A new program called Shuffler tries to preempt such attacks by ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - December 6, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: video
3rd Annual BRAIN Initiative Investigators Meeting (Day 1)
The 2016 BRAIN Initiative Principal Investigators Meeting will convene BRAIN Initiative awardees, staff, and leadership from the contributing federal agencies (NIH, NSF, DARPA, IARPA, FDA, DOE), plus representatives and investigators from participating non-federal organizations, and members of the media, public, and Congress. The purpose of this open meeting is to provide a forum for discussing exciting scientific developments and potential new directions, and to identify areas for collaboration and research coordination.For more information go tohttps://braininitiative.nih.govAir date: 12/12/2016 8:00:00 AM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - December 5, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
3rd Annual BRAIN Initiative Investigators Meeting (Day 3)
The 2016 BRAIN Initiative Principal Investigators Meeting will convene BRAIN Initiative awardees, staff, and leadership from the contributing federal agencies (NIH, NSF, DARPA, IARPA, FDA, DOE), plus representatives and investigators from participating non-federal organizations, and members of the media, public, and Congress. The purpose of this open meeting is to provide a forum for discussing exciting scientific developments and potential new directions, and to identify areas for collaboration and research coordination.For more information go tohttps://braininitiative.nih.govAir date: 12/14/2016 8:00:00 AM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - November 28, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
3rd Annual BRAIN Initiative Investigators Meeting (Day 2)
The 2016 BRAIN Initiative Principal Investigators Meeting will convene BRAIN Initiative awardees, staff, and leadership from the contributing federal agencies (NIH, NSF, DARPA, IARPA, FDA, DOE), plus representatives and investigators from participating non-federal organizations, and members of the media, public, and Congress. The purpose of this open meeting is to provide a forum for discussing exciting scientific developments and potential new directions, and to identify areas for collaboration and research coordination.For more information go tohttps://braininitiative.nih.govAir date: 12/13/2016 8:00:00 AM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - November 28, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
3rd Annual BRAIN Initiative Investigators Meeting (Day 1) PM Sessions
The 2016 BRAIN Initiative Principal Investigators Meeting will convene BRAIN Initiative awardees, staff, and leadership from the contributing federal agencies (NIH, NSF, DARPA, IARPA, FDA, DOE), plus representatives and investigators from participating non-federal organizations, and members of the media, public, and Congress. The purpose of this open meeting is to provide a forum for discussing exciting scientific developments and potential new directions, and to identify areas for collaboration and research coordination.For more information go tohttps://braininitiative.nih.govAir date: 12/12/2016 6:30:00 PM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - November 28, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
3rd Annual BRAIN Initiative Investigators Meeting (Day 1) AM Sessions
The 2016 BRAIN Initiative Principal Investigators Meeting will convene BRAIN Initiative awardees, staff, and leadership from the contributing federal agencies (NIH, NSF, DARPA, IARPA, FDA, DOE), plus representatives and investigators from participating non-federal organizations, and members of the media, public, and Congress. The purpose of this open meeting is to provide a forum for discussing exciting scientific developments and potential new directions, and to identify areas for collaboration and research coordination.For more information go tohttps://braininitiative.nih.govAir date: 12/12/2016 8:00:00 AM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - November 28, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Medicine: Mind the Gap: Making Guidelines for Colon Cancer Screening: Evidence, Policy, and Politics
Medicine: Mind the Gap is a seminar series that explores research design, measurement, intervention, data analysis, and other methods of interest to prevention science.
A major goal of clinical practice guidelines is to maximize benefit and minimize harm for patients. Yet many guidelines are made by many organizations and often they conflict on the same topic, so that Congress commissioned the Institute of Medicine to write a report about how to identify " guidelines you can trust. " This seminar will illustrate challenges and practical realities in guidelines-making by describing the evolution of evidence and of guideline...
Source: Videocast - All Events - September 22, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
New Insights into Flavivirus Pathogenesis and Immunity: Yes, that Includes Zika Virus.
Dr. Michael Diamond received a B.A. degree in political science at Columbia University before pursuing medical and graduate training at Harvard School of Medicine. As a graduate student, he investigated the regulation of the integrin Mac-1 (CD11b/CD18) in the laboratory of Dr. Timothy Springer. He did a residency and a clinical fellowship in infectious diseases at the University of California, San Francisco, and most of his post-doctoral training in the laboratory of Dr. Eva Harris at the University of California, Berkeley. He was recruited to Washington University in St. Louis as an Assistant Professor in 2001 and is now ...
Source: Videocast - All Events - May 20, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Wertheimer Remembrance: The challenge of shared decision making between physicians and patients
In Remembrance of Alan Wertheimer, PhD, the CC Department of Bioethics Presents the First Annual Widening the Lens Lecture
Alan Wertheimer's contributions to bioethics were far reaching and invaluable. After a very successful career in Political Science at the University of Vermont, Alan embraced bioethics with intellectual curiosity and acumen, often challenging prevailing views and urging broader thinking. He practiced a fruitful method - Widening the Lens (reflected in the title of this lecture and the subtitle of his last book), challenging all of us to consider why the norms and principles that guide our thinking abo...
Source: Videocast - All Events - March 7, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Muscular Dystrophy Coordinating Committee (MDCC) Meeting - November 2015
The Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2001 ("MD-CARE Act"; P.L. 107-84) authorized the establishment of the Muscular Dystrophy Coordinating Committee (MDCC) to coordinate activities across NIH and with other Federal health programs and activities relevant to the various forms of muscular dystrophy. The MDCC is a Congressionally mandated committee designed to coordinate research activities across the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and with other Federal health programs and activities relating to the various forms of muscular dystrophy, including Duchenne, myotonic, facioscap...
Source: Videocast - All Events - September 8, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
CAHM Scientific Lecture - HIV Latency in Perinatal Infection
Presented by: Deborah Persaud, Carl Dieffenbach, Rohan Hazra, Dana Sampson, Congresswoman Stacey PlaskettCategory: SpecialAired date: 06/15/2015 (Source: Videocast - All Events)
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CAHM Scientific Lecture - HIV Latency in Perinatal Infection
Caribbean American Heritage Month Commemorative Scientific Lecture
"HIV Latency in Perinatal Infection: Opportunities and Challenges Towards an HIV Cure"
In 1996, Congress established Caribbean American Heritage Month (CAHM) to be commemorated each June in recognition of the important contributions of Caribbean Americans to U.S. history and culture. On Monday, June 15, 2015, a native of Guyana, Dr. Deborah Persaud, will deliver a research lecture for NIH's first-ever CAHM commemorative scientific event.
Deborah Persaud, MD of the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and School of Medicine is a distinguished virologist and pe...
Source: Videocast - All Events - June 11, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Medicine and the Media: A Morning with Sanjay Gupta, M.D.
Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series
J. Edward Rall Cultural Lecture
Dr. Sanjay Gupta is an Emmy Award winning journalist and chief medical correspondent for CNN. He appears on several television shows on medicine and health news such as American Morning, Anderson Cooper 360°, and many CNN documentaries. He is a successful practicing neurosurgeon and a member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Neurosurgery and is board certified. From 1997 to 1998, Dr. Gupta was a White House Fellow,...
Source: Videocast - All Events - March 17, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
