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Video Guidance designs integrated distance learning program for NWHSU

Eden Prairie-based Video Guidance, the leading visual communications provider in the Upper Midwest, has designed an integrated distance learning program for Northwestern Health Sciences University (NWHSU) located in Bloomington, Minn.

19 Jan 2010

BBB rates 6 Day Dental and Orthodontics A+

6 Day Dental and Orthodontics, a Coppell-based dental company founded by Dr. John Bond in 1989, today announced its A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Dallas, held since January 2003. BBB assigns grades from A to F with pluses and minuses, and 6 Day has achieved its highest mark. The grade represents BBB's degree of confidence that the business is operating in a trustworthy manner and will make a good faith effort to resolve any customer concerns.

19 Jan 2010

Conference to discuss developments in the evolving area of DSD

Following the recent international controversy regarding the gender of South African runner Caster Semenya, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will closely monitor the results of "The 2nd World Conference: Hormonal and Genetic Basis of Sexual Differentiation Disorders," which will bring together many of the world's top experts in endocrinology and genetics to discuss developments in the evolving area of Disorders of Sexual Differentiation (DSD).

19 Jan 2010

Save the Children delivers food, water, and essential medical supplies to 14 hospitals in Haiti

Westport, CT-headquartered Save the Children is on the ground in Haiti following last week's devastating earthquake, delivering food, water, and essential medical supplies to 14 hospitals and medical clinics in the impacted area.

19 Jan 2010

Laerdal and NLN offer nursing cases for SimMan 3G simulators

Laerdal and the National League for Nursing have announced the availability of nursing cases for SimMan 3G simulators that feature Auto Mode programming and utilize physiological models and patient cases to automatically run simulations.

From Laerdal 19 Jan 2010

New scheme could reduce overnight hospital stays by almost 50%

Research from the University of Kent has revealed that a new Department of Health-funded scheme for older people could almost halve overnight stays in hospital and cut accident and emergency attendances by nearly a third.

19 Jan 2010

Press Ganey Associates and UNOS develop comprehensive transplant survey

Press Ganey Associates today announced it has developed a comprehensive transplant inpatient survey and an outpatient survey for use by transplant programs across the country. The surveys' questions were developed by researchers and practitioners from Press Ganey with insight from the United Network for Organ Sharing's (UNOS) Transplant Administrators Committee (TAC - which consists of elected transplant administrators representing transplant centers, members of UNOS, in the United States).

19 Jan 2010

PHEN to develop a scaled-down structure and continue operations

Due to impending budget restrictions and health care restructuring, the Provincial Health Ethics Network (PHEN) of Alberta will develop a scaled-down structure and function to take effect April 1, 2010. While it is not yet clear what form a restructured PHEN will take, it is anticipated to be based on a primarily volunteer-driven resource base.

19 Jan 2010

Pre-Med Professional Magnet program for students interested in medicine and healthcare announced

JSerra Catholic High School and Mission Hospital announced a Pre-Med Professional Magnet program designed for students interested in careers in medicine and healthcare.

19 Jan 2010

PAHO/WHO to assess the impact of earthquake on Haiti’s health facilities

The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is mobilizing health experts to assess the impact of yesterday's earthquake on the health situation in Haiti and working with other United Nations agencies, international partners, and local authorities to mobilize and coordinate relief and recovery efforts focused on the quake's survivors.

19 Jan 2010

Bariatric procedures in Medicare population are associated with improved outcomes

Following a rule expanding coverage of weight-loss surgery under Medicare, bariatric procedures in the Medicare population were centralized to a smaller number of certified centers, were more likely to be minimally invasive and were associated with improved outcomes, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

19 Jan 2010

Abbott to provide critical pharmaceutical and nutritional products for Haiti relief efforts

Working directly with humanitarian partners to help address the growing health care crisis, Abbott is expanding its support for relief efforts in Haiti. The company will provide $2.5 million in grant funding and donations of critical pharmaceutical and nutritional products to humanitarian aid organizations.

19 Jan 2010

Seven Corners sets up Alarm Center for aiding Haiti earthquake victims

Seven Corners' Medical Director, Dr. William Barker, is on the ground in Port-Au-Prince treating the victims of the Haitian earthquake and coordinating evacuation efforts for Seven Corners' members. Dr. Barker and his team were one of the first to arrive on the scene.

19 Jan 2010

Red Cross emergency field hospital, Canadian medical and technical professionals deployed in Haiti

The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, announced today that the Red Cross emergency field hospital, as well as 10 Canadian medical and technical professionals, are now deployed in Haiti and providing medical care.

19 Jan 2010

Seven out of eight Swedish adolescents have poor oral hygiene

Swedish 19-year-olds need to improve their oral hygiene habits. Seven out of eight adolescents have unacceptable oral hygiene, which increases the risk of future dental problems. These are the findings of a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg.

19 Jan 2010

T-System provides disaster-oriented charting templates at no cost to Haiti relief medical staff

As medical personnel from the United States and other countries rush to Haiti to provide medical care following last week's devastating earthquake, Dallas-based T-System, Inc., the leading provider of emergency department documentation solutions, is providing disaster-oriented charting templates at no cost to any medical staff providing emergency care in Haiti.

19 Jan 2010

Stress and anxiety can affect caregiver’s health; may impact on the work of caring

Conducted at the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology from the University of Granada, the research reveals that the negative effects on the caregiver's physical, psychological and social development are highly associated with previous life history between caregiver and care receiver.

19 Jan 2010

Anthem Blue Cross and California Regional Hospital Associations join in patient safety collaborative

Anthem Blue Cross, along with California's three regional Hospital Associations, and the National Health Foundation, announced today that they are joining together in a three-year, 6 million dollar effort to improve the quality and consistency of care Californians receive. The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center hosted the launch of Patient Safety First... a California Partnership for Health, a unique relationship that will save lives, improve the quality of medical care and reduce health care costs to make health care more affordable for the people of California.

19 Jan 2010

Tragic consequences of AIDS denialism in South Africa

Despite irrefutable proof that HIV treatments have proven benefits, AIDS denialists continue to deny their value. In a paper just published online in Springer's journal AIDS and Behavior, Professor Myron Essex and Dr. Pride Chigwedere, from the Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative in the US, provide additional proof that withholding HIV treatments with proven benefits led to the death of 330,000 people in South Africa as the result of AIDS denialist policies. They also show that the harm has not been reversed and highlight that when denialism enters public health practice, as in South Africa, the consequences are disastrous.

19 Jan 2010

Orbis Education completes $8M Series B financing to expand its online nursing education programs

Orbis Education, a developer of nursing education solutions, has announced the completion of its $8 million Series B financing, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners of Menlo Park, California.

19 Jan 2010

Healthcare News

Video Guidance designs integrated distance learning program for NWHSU

BBB rates 6 Day Dental and Orthodontics A+

Conference to discuss developments in the evolving area of DSD

Save the Children delivers food, water, and essential medical supplies to 14 hospitals in Haiti

Laerdal and NLN offer nursing cases for SimMan 3G simulators

New scheme could reduce overnight hospital stays by almost 50%

Press Ganey Associates and UNOS develop comprehensive transplant survey

PHEN to develop a scaled-down structure and continue operations

Pre-Med Professional Magnet program for students interested in medicine and healthcare announced

PAHO/WHO to assess the impact of earthquake on Haiti’s health facilities

Bariatric procedures in Medicare population are associated with improved outcomes

Abbott to provide critical pharmaceutical and nutritional products for Haiti relief efforts

Seven Corners sets up Alarm Center for aiding Haiti earthquake victims

Red Cross emergency field hospital, Canadian medical and technical professionals deployed in Haiti

Seven out of eight Swedish adolescents have poor oral hygiene

T-System provides disaster-oriented charting templates at no cost to Haiti relief medical staff

Stress and anxiety can affect caregiver’s health; may impact on the work of caring

Anthem Blue Cross and California Regional Hospital Associations join in patient safety collaborative

Tragic consequences of AIDS denialism in South Africa

Orbis Education completes $8M Series B financing to expand its online nursing education programs

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