Safe and disaster-resilient health facilities in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
22 November 2023, Cairo, Egypt – The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean ran a 2-day capacity-building training for 6 countries to strengthen the safety and preparedness of health facilities to better respond to and manage emergencies and disasters. Participants from Afghanistan, Egypt, Islamic Republic of Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Syria and Yemen took part.
The subregional workshop on safe emergency and disaster-resilient hospitals introduced the participants to the concept of hospital resilience as well as key resources and tools to guide the process of bolstering hospital preparedness for emergencies and di...
Source: WHO EMRO News - November 23, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Warhammer ’s excellent new smol-scale wargame exposes a big weakness
Games Workshop is expanding its catalog once more, and this time from a position of strength. With its marquee Warhammer 40,000 tabletop miniatures game selling like hotcakes and the reboot of its popular Old World setting on the horizon, the gaming company is doubling down on a revitalized…#gamesworkshop #warhammer40000 #oldworld #heresy #legionsimperialis #epic40000 #polygon #legions #blacklibrarys #unitedkingdom (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
1,000+ Massachusetts migrants attend clinic to get to work and out of emergency shelters
More than 1,000 “work-eligible” migrants staying in emergency shelters attended a workshop this week to fast-track processing times for work authorizations, something state officials have argued will help shift families out of temporary housing and into permanent solutions. Both the Healey…#middlesexcounty #maurahealey #healey #tomperez #massachusetts #michellewu #katewalsh #courtesy (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
STEHL Project – Smart Tablet Education for Healthy Living for Older Adults
The Region 6 SAGs, or State Advisory Groups, are one of two partnership types initiated in this five-year cooperative agreement with the National Library of Medicine (NLM). The purpose of Region 6 State Advisory Group (SAG) is to provide leadership guidance for their state’s outreach and engagement activities. Each SAG was assigned the task of guiding the development and implementation of an action plan that addresses how NNLM can support the specific health disparities which are identified as priorities with a focus on medically underserved populations. The Illinois SAG decided to offer the Illinois SAG Outreach Award...
Source: The Cornflower - November 15, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Jacqueline Leskovec Tags: Blog Source Type: news
Positron Emission Tomography: Product Quality Regulatory Submissions, Facility Inspections, and Benefit-Risk Considerations - 11/13/2023
The purpose of this workshop is to provide a forum for the exchange of information and perspectives on the regulatory and compliance framework for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) drug manufacturing. (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - November 13, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Africa: National Stakeholder Workshop for Piloting the WHO Global Guidance Framework for the Responsible Use of the Life Science in Uganda
[WHO] WHO / Harandane Dicko (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 9, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Uganda Source Type: news
Advancing the Development of Pediatric Therapeutics (ADEPT) 8 Workshop on Drug Dosing in Pediatric Patients with Renal Impairment - 11/30/2023
The purpose of this public workshop is to discuss the current landscape of drug dosing in pediatric patients with renal impairment, understand the gaps in knowledge and consider innovative approaches to improve the current paradigm for dosing in pediatric patients with renal impairmentt. (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - November 8, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Inside Stray Vista Studios ’ VIP Virtual Production Workshop
Stray Vista Studios hosted a virtual production workshop in Austin, Texas, from Nov. 3-5, featuring award-winning Hollywood producers, directors and luminaries as they highlighted the importance and capabilities of virtual production. Guests were able to experience first-hand the scale, the ease…#strayvistastudios #austin #hollywood #natestrayer #scottrices #treasureimagination #vfx #davidwells #vista (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Financial wellbeing week – spaces still available
UNISON’s financial wellbeing week is offering four days packed with webinars and workshops from 27-30 November.
The week aims to help UNISON members to develop skills in financial planning, how to manage money and how to battle debt pressures.
There are still places at two events:
‘Making the most of your membership’, for members and non-members. (Monday 27 November, 12-1pm)
‘Credit, borrowing and debt’, for UNISON members only (Wednesday 29 November, 12-1pm)
See below for details of each session and when it will be running. All sessions will be delivered online via MS Teams or Zoom.
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Source: UNISON meat hygiene - November 8, 2023 Category: Food Science Authors: Simon Jackson Tags: Article News financial wellbeing learning Source Type: news
Development Considerations of Antimicrobial Drugs for the Treatment of Gonorrhea - 04/23/2021
The purpose of the public virtual workshop is to discuss the nonclinical and clinical pharmacology data and clinical trial design considerations regarding developing antimicrobial drugs for the treatment of gonorrhea. (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - November 6, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Preventive education outreach on social media: the quest to enroll community members in a child sexual prevention workshop - Guastaferro K, Melchior M, Murphy-Costanzo AS, Anderson A, Melamed N, Madden S.
Social media is a frequently used tool in health promotion efforts although less so for the prevention of child sexual abuse (CSA). This is due, in part, to the lack of standardized branding guides for community-based efforts in how to craft messages relat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
How AI Is Shaping Scientific Discovery
A recent workshop at the National Academies explored the present and future of artificial intelligence in advancing discovery across a range of scientific fields, from physics to neurology to meteorology. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - November 6, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
FDA and Duke-Margolis Host Workshop on Scientific and Ethical Considerations for Including Pregnant People in Clinical Trials
(Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - November 2, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Accelerating Anticancer Agent Development and Validation Workshop (AAADV)
(Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - October 30, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Implications for Drug Development Workshop - 12/12/2023
This public workshop will provide an opportunity for professionals who typically diagnose ADHD, drug developers, researchers, regulators, patients, and other stakeholders to examine the diagnosis and treatment of adults with ADHD. (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - October 30, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
