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Fixing Academic Technology Transfer

Colleagues,

Two of the most accomplished authors in Triple Helix ... Academic, Industry, Government ... technology transfer strategy are Eric Campbell, PhD, Director of Research, Mongan Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, and Joshua Powers, Ph.D, Chair, Department of… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on March 16, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Registration Now Open for 15th Annual CyberPsychology and CyberTherapy Conference!

Colleagues,

It is our privilege to announce to you that registration for the 15th Annual CyberPsychology and CyberTherapy Conference (CT15), the official conference of the International Association of CyberPsychology, Training, & Rehabilitation (iACToR), is now open!

Please visit www.e-therapy2010.org to begin your registration process to this groundbreaking conference! Early Registration ends on May 15, 2010 and space is… Continue

Added by James Cullen on March 15, 2010 at 5:46pm — No Comments

Slides from FDA/DIA Workshop on Pharmacogenomics (PGx), Web site for learning PGx

Folks-

Attached are pdf versions of a few recent talks from the FDA workshop on PGx. Also I recommend that those people that don't have a basic understanding of PGx go to the web site from the American College of Clinical Pharmacology ("The Future of Medicine: Pharmacogenomics - http://user.accp1.org/index_new.html).

Thanks - Gerry…

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Added by Gerry Higgins on March 15, 2010 at 9:14am — 1 Comment

U.S. Congress (House of Representatives) Ban on Earmarks to For-Profit Entities ... Does it Signal a Fundamental Shift in Business Model?

Colleagues,

Over the years, a non-trivial amount of funds have been committed to advanced medical technology research thru the Congressional Special Interest appropriations or Earmarking process. In a jolt to the way that business has been done over the last couple of decades, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee announced last week that it will no longer approve requests for earmarks directed to for-profit entities. The Committee leadership said that these new policies are not… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on March 15, 2010 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

Video and slides of FDA Workshop on Medical Device Interoperability now available

Video of presentations from the Jan 25-27, 2010 workshop on Medical Device Interoperability have been uploaded:

Workshop website: http://mdpnp.org/FDA_Interop_Workshop.php

Link to final agenda. Look for video links within the agenda

Workshop slides:…

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Added by Julian Goldman on March 12, 2010 at 12:13am — 1 Comment

In Haiti’s Hour of Need, Texting “4636” Became a Lifeline

Boy in field holding cell phone up, while watching helicopter (AP Images)

A boy uses a cell phone in Leogane, Haiti, January 20. The…

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Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on March 11, 2010 at 10:47pm — 1 Comment

Clinton Bush Haiti Fund Appoints Board of Directors and CEO

Clinton Bush Haiti Fund Appoints Board of Directors and CEO

New York, NY – The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund (CBHF), established by

Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to raise money for Haiti relief and

recovery efforts after the January

earthquake, has appointed a Board of Directors and Chief…

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Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on March 9, 2010 at 7:48pm — No Comments

A Vision for Personalized Medicine

Colleagues,

As reported by MIT Tech Review ... An interview with P4 (Predictive, Personalized, Preventative, Participatory) pioneer, Dr Leroy Hood of the Institute for Systems Biology on the future of personalized medicine ...

Personalized medicine: Leroy Hood, founder of the Institute for Systems Biology, in Seattle, has a vision of the future of medicine that he calls the “P4” approach. Credit: Institute for Systems… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on March 9, 2010 at 8:21am — 1 Comment

New Center for Health Information Technology at George Mason University

I would like to announce that we have created the Center for Health Information Technology at George Mason University to address the policy, analysis and technology issues facing the U.S Healthcare System.

The URL for the HIT Center is:

http://hit.gmu.edu/

We are looking for collaborators in industry, government and non-profits.

Please contact me if you are interested in…

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Added by Larry Kerschberg on March 8, 2010 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

EMR Physician Meetings

Harrisburg Health Information Exchange holding critical meetings

The Harrisburg Health Information Exchange will host two meetings this month to advance Electronic Medical Records, or EMR, technology between physician practices and health care providers.

The meetings will be at 3 p.m. March 17 and at 8:30 am March 27, both at the Wildwood Conference Center at Harrisburg Area Community College.

We want to ensure every physician practice and health care provider… Continue

Added by Kelly Lewis on March 7, 2010 at 1:13pm — No Comments

5 Futuristic Applications that Are Here NOW

Colleagues,

Interesting blog post from Open Forum ... See excerpts below. To find the full post click here ...

ENJOY!

CC

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5 Futuristic Applications that Are Here NOW…

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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on February 28, 2010 at 6:25pm — No Comments

King Tut and Genomics

I wrote in The Future of Medicine that genomics was a revolutionary new technology in medicine and that it would lead to disruptive new megatrends in medical care. I was thinking about new approaches to disease prediction, developing targeted drugs, directing the approach to drug prescribing to assure efficacy yet few side effects, and rapid diagnosis.

Many of us enjoy genealogy as a hobby and to learn about our ancestors. Genomics can been used to study our own genealogy – where… Continue

Added by Stephen C Schimpff on February 28, 2010 at 5:06pm — 1 Comment

“Front of Package Food Labels – Public Health or Propaganda”

The current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association [JAMA, February 24, 2010, pages 771-772] has an interesting editorial of the title here by Drs Nestle and Ludwig about food labeling. “At no point in US history have food products displayed so may symbols and statements proclaiming nutrition and health benefits” is the opening sentence. In brief, the authors suggest that processed food companies have been aggressive in putting information on the front of their packages that… Continue

Added by Stephen C Schimpff on February 24, 2010 at 9:50am — No Comments

Boston's CIMIT and Singapore's A*STAR Announce New International Strategic Alliance

Colleagues,

Please see announcement below ... congratulations to our MedTech-IQ members from the CIMIT consortia upon the establishment of this new international strategic alliance ...

ENJOY!

CC

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The Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology (CIMIT), a consortia of… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on February 24, 2010 at 6:48am — No Comments

We Have Become An Obese Nation.

Fifty years ago about 55% of Americans were overweight as measured by body mass index [BMI which is based on the relationship of height to weight]. Broken down this was 32% “pre-obesity” or “overweight” [meaning BMI between 25.0 and 29.9] and 13% obese [BMI 30 or greater.] Today that 55% has increased to 68% with 34% now in the obese range! Obesity affects all ages and genders. Among adults, 72% of men and 64% of women are pre-obese and 32% and 36%, respectively, are obese. And very disturbing… Continue

Added by Stephen C Schimpff on February 21, 2010 at 5:46pm — No Comments

New Apps Let Mobile Phone Users Help, Stay Informed About Haiti

New Apps Let Mobile Phone Users Help, Stay Informed About Haiti

Red Cross, Clearwave Mobile, Whoop Bring Disaster Response to Users’

Fingertips

Published: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:36:18 GMT

The American Red Cross is making it easy to get the latest news on recovery efforts in Haiti through exciting… Continue

Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on February 19, 2010 at 9:06am — No Comments

Emergency in Haiti: Where Medics, Missionaries and Militaries Collide

Emergency in Haiti:

Where Medics, Missionaries and Militaries Collide…

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Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on February 14, 2010 at 4:18pm — No Comments

THE GLOBAL LEADERS’ INAUGURAL MEETING A RESOUNDING SUCCESS

THE GLOBAL LEADERS’ INAUGURAL MEETING

A RESOUNDING SUCCESS

GREENWICH, CT, February 5th, 2010 – The inaugural meeting of The Global Leaders, an international networking group designed to facilitate the trade of

ideas, information, and inspirations across the spheres of business,

government, education and philanthropy, was held at the prestigious

Yale Club in New York…

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Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on February 14, 2010 at 9:50am — No Comments

Katie Stanton brings Silicon Valley know-how to Foggy Bottom -- Federal Computer Week

Feb 09,…

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Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on February 9, 2010 at 8:07pm — No Comments

MedTech-IQ ... Deeply Saddened at the Passing of Congressman John Murtha

Colleagues,

We at MedTech-IQ were deeply saddened today to learn about the passing of Congressman John Murtha. Congressman Murtha was a steadfast advocate for the people of Pennsylvania for nearly 40 years. His passion for service was born of his decorated career in the United States Marine Corps. He went on to earn the distinction of being the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress.

He was among the country's most respected voices on U.S. national security.… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on February 8, 2010 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment