Featured Blog Posts – January 2010 Archive (27)

New York Times: Haiti Is Again a Canvas for Approaches to Aid

January 31, 2010

Haiti Is Again a Canvas for Approaches to Aid

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

UNITED NATIONS — The fact that Haiti was mired in dysfunction well before the earthquake, despite having received more than $5 billion in aid over about two decades, is fueling a contentious debate on whether a grand reconstruction plan can finally fix the country or would be doomed to repeat previous failures.

One side… Continue

Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on January 31, 2010 at 7:50pm — No Comments

iPad "Unplugged"

Well, the news is out. After months of conjecture, and amidst a veritable market frenzy over the last few days, Apple® finally revealed details on its slate platform, dubbed iPad. You can view a promotional video, available on the corporate web site. Knowing how the company's forays into laptop… Continue

Added by Clymer/JR on January 27, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Watching TV is Bad for Your Health But Sitting Still is the Culprit

Did you see the stories in the newspapers that TV watching is bad for your health? It is but probably not for the reasons you might think. Certainly being a couch potato is unhealthy and if we sit there for long periods, eating chips, drinking beer and smoking cigarettes, our health will obviously take a turn for the worse. But a new study from Australian researchers observed 8800 adults for over six years and recorded the deaths from heart disease, cancer and all causes. The results were… Continue

Added by Stephen C Schimpff on January 27, 2010 at 2:43pm — No Comments

Update on Haiti and Rural Broadband from TX Cong Conaway via Texas Insider

Texas Insider

2:24 pm CST - January 26, 2010

On The Record

Health Care & Haiti Aftermath Update

By Congressman Mike Conaway

I want to give you a quick update on where we stand here in Congress with the Democrats health care bill. The rumors you may hear about this bill being… Continue

Added by Christine Stineman on January 27, 2010 at 11:48am — No Comments

This Week's Lancet Special Theme Issue: Violent Conflict and Health

Violent Conflict and Health

Published January 22, 2010

Executive summary

This special issue on violent conflict and health examines the devastating effects of conflict on human health: direct injury from fighting, indirect morbidity and mortality caused by the breakdown of…

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Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on January 24, 2010 at 2:43pm — No Comments

Global Health and Innovation Conference at Yale

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From: Jennifer Staple-Clark [mailto:jstaple@uniteforsight.org]

Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 10:01 AM

To: ericnoji@hotmail.com

Subject: Global Health and Innovation Conference at Yale

Dear Eric Noji,

You and your colleagues and students may be interested in attending this Global Health & Innovation Conference. We would appreciate it if you could please forward this announcement to those who may be… Continue

Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on January 22, 2010 at 12:57pm — No Comments

New BfA TV Spot Shows How Broadband Works for You - Hon Co-Chairmen Michael Powell and Harold Ford Jr.

Broadband for America recently released a new television message from BfA Honorary Co-Chairmen Michael Powell and Harold Ford Jr. The new TV spot focuses on the everyday ways Americans are using high-speed Internet connections to improve their health, stay in touch with loved ones overseas and helping kids take advantage of new educational opportunities:

Powell: A lecture on… Continue

Added by Christine Stineman on January 21, 2010 at 4:52pm — No Comments

"Crisis Commons" ... Haiti Earthquake Relief - Open Source, Real-Time Networks, Info & Maps

Colleagues,

Thank you to MedTech-IQ members Michael Russel and Bart Stidham for informing me about CrisisCommons, host of CrisisCamp, at: http://www.crisiscommons.org/. Crisis Commons is an international volunteer network that creates open source tools for responders to mitigate disasters.

Crisis Commons includes:…

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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on January 21, 2010 at 8:47am — No Comments

Telemedicine in Haiti ... A Humble Assessment of Where We Are

Colleagues,

First, I want to thank the many of you who have shared your thoughts on how emerging medical technologies - Telemedicine, mHealth, Distance Learning, ect.. - can be used to support the humanitarian relief efforts in Haiti. Clearly, this community has a great deal to offer.

As we all can see, the acute phase of the disaster relief response is still coalescing. Consequently, while conditions on the ground are improving, they are still chaotic. As in all major… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on January 20, 2010 at 7:00pm — 2 Comments

HELP Haiti Earthquake Relief in Health IT Headlines

How health IT will help Haiti - FierceHealthIT

As far as I can tell from news reports, what little healthcare infrastructure Haiti had before last week's earthquake is all but gone now. Yet, some advanced health information technology soon will... Read more...

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Added by Randy Roberson on January 19, 2010 at 7:41pm — 3 Comments

Film About Walt Ratterman's work in disasters: "Beyond the Call"

Beyond The Call Trailer

Synopsis: In an Indiana Jones meets Mother Teresa adventure, three middle-aged men, former soldiers and modern-day knights travel the world delivering life-saving humanitarian aid directly into the hands of civilians and doctors. Ed Artis, ...James Laws and Walt Ratterman inspire through deeds not words, in some of the most dangerous yet beautiful… Continue

Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on January 18, 2010 at 1:50pm — 1 Comment

Haiti Day 6: Search for Renewable Energy Pioneer Continues

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Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on January 18, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

2nd in a 4 Part Series ... MedTechIQ and the National Science Foundation "Next Generation Social Network" Study

Colleagues,

Please see below the 2nd in a 4 part series of posts from Dr. Leigh Jerome, Phd, Principal Investigator of the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded study on "Next Generation Social Networks" involving MedTech-IQ.

ENJOY!

CC

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Next Generation Social Networks: The promise of… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on January 18, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

From University of Miami Command Center ... Accounts from Port Au Prince Airport, Haiti - Project Medishare

Colleagues,

Please see email from MedTech-IQ member Scott Simmons from the University of Miami (UM) Command Center in Miami, sharing reports from the UM team in Haiti ...

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I just returned from our University of Miami (UM)/Project Medishare command center. Here is some background and the latest update:

Within 24 hours of the quake the UM/Medishare team set up a field medical facility within the UN-secured zone on the grounds… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on January 17, 2010 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment

Google Crisis Response Website

Free Google Voice Calls to Haiti

To help US families reach relatives in Haiti, for the next two weeks, Google Voice is offering free calls to Haiti.

If you don't have a Google Voice account, you can request an invitation at www.google.com/voice.

Support… Continue

Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on January 17, 2010 at 10:33am — No Comments

Nexus One

After a protracted period of company 'denials' that Google was in the hardware business, the Nexus-One is finally here. As the review in PC mag reveals, there is much to like about this new phone, even when compared to other Android devices, but it is a long way from the "second coming". Potential buyers might be best to delay purchase until support issues are resolved, and relationships with wireless carriers… Continue

Added by Clymer/JR on January 16, 2010 at 11:22am — No Comments

Invitation to Entry Survey ... National Science Foundation (NSF) ... "Next Generation Social Networks" Study

Colleagues,

On Tuesday, 12 January 2010 I transmitted to you the 1st of a 4 part series of postings by Dr Leigh Jerome, Ph.D., Principal Investigator of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) funded study on "Next Generation Social Networks". Here is a link to that posting.

The study focuses on how social networking platforms and… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on January 14, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Misconception - Primary care physicians do not deal with the expensive aspects of medical care so they can have little impact on reducing medical expenditures.

Two major reasons for cost escalation are lack of good care coordination of those with complex chronic illnesses and inadequate attention to prevention and screening. PCPs are key to both of these but they have too little time per patient and are not paid for either activity. About 5% of all healthcare expenditures go to PCPs but they can have a major impact on the other 95%, especially with good care coordination of chronic illness and with a focus on prevention.

To fix this, PCPs… Continue

Added by Stephen C Schimpff on January 14, 2010 at 5:19pm — No Comments

A Little Bit About the VetAdvisor® Support Program

The VetAdvisor® Support Program was designed to augment and support already existing VA services. Through this program, veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi freedom can receive free, over-the-phone screenings for potential mental health concerns that are related to deployment. If the veteran screens positive for any of the concerns, they are refered back to the VA for a follow-up.

VetAdvisor® also has a second part which allows veterans to talk to behavioral… Continue

Added by Elizabeth Bundy on January 13, 2010 at 4:37pm — 1 Comment

FDA Workshop on Medical Device Interoperability Jan 25-27

To all,

Sorry for not posting this announcement sooner.

(FR notice just published Dec 30)

Workshop on Medical Device Interoperability: Achieving Safety and Effectiveness

January 25-27, 2010, Silver Spring, MD

Co-Sponsored by

FDA, Continua Health Alliance, and CIMIT

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Devices and Radiological Health, in co-sponsorship with Continua Health Alliance and the Center for Integration of Medicine &… Continue

Added by Julian Goldman on January 13, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments