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World Aids Day 2006 Dec 2006

World Aids Day 2006

Diversity Programs

Programs in Honor of World AIDS Day, December 2006.


Preface To The Psychiatric Clinics Of North American, 2006, Karl Doghramji Dec 2006

Preface To The Psychiatric Clinics Of North American, 2006, Karl Doghramji

Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Faculty Papers

Introducton to the special issue on the sleep-psychiatry interface.


Normal Sleep And Circadian Rhythms: Neurobiologic Mechanisms Underlying Sleep And Wakefulness, Dimitri Markov, Marina Goldman Dec 2006

Normal Sleep And Circadian Rhythms: Neurobiologic Mechanisms Underlying Sleep And Wakefulness, Dimitri Markov, Marina Goldman

Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Faculty Papers

Sleep is a vital, highly organized process regulated by complex systems of neuronal networks and neurotransmitters. Sleep plays an important role in the regulation of central nervous system and body physiologic functions. Sleep architecture changes with age and is easily susceptible to external and internal disruption. Reduction or disruption of sleep can affect numerous functions varying from thermoregulation to learning and memory during the waking state.


International Education Week 2006 Nov 2006

International Education Week 2006

Diversity Programs

Lectures during International Education Week, November 2006.


Native American Heritage Month 2006 Nov 2006

Native American Heritage Month 2006

Diversity Programs

Cultural Events during Native American Heritage Month, November 2006.


Lgbt History Month 2006 Oct 2006

Lgbt History Month 2006

Diversity Programs

Film showing during LGBT History Month, October 2006.


National Disability Awareness Month 2006 Oct 2006

National Disability Awareness Month 2006

Diversity Programs

Lectures during National Disability Awareness Month, October 2006.


Latin Heritage Month 2006 Sep 2006

Latin Heritage Month 2006

Diversity Programs

Lectures, Cultural Events, and Latin Cuisine during Latin Heritage Month, September 15-October 15, 2006.


Aisr Connections, Fall 2006 (Library Insert) Sep 2006

Aisr Connections, Fall 2006 (Library Insert)

The AC's Research Support Newsletter (Formerly AISR Connections)

No abstract provided.


Aisr Connections, Fall 2006 (2006-2007 Orientation Issue) Sep 2006

Aisr Connections, Fall 2006 (2006-2007 Orientation Issue)

The AC's Research Support Newsletter (Formerly AISR Connections)

No abstract provided.


Librarians In The Woods Hole Biomedical Informatics Course, Jane Bridges, Christian J Miller, Daniel G. Kipnis Jun 2006

Librarians In The Woods Hole Biomedical Informatics Course, Jane Bridges, Christian J Miller, Daniel G. Kipnis

Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations

What has come to be known as the "Woods Hole course," Biomedical Informatics, is a week-long course sponsored by the National Library of Medicine which has been offered since 1992. Its participants include librarians, clinicians, educators, and administrators. This article discusses the content of the course and its applicability to medical librarians.


Pdf Of Volume 1 Number 2 Entire Issue May 2006

Pdf Of Volume 1 Number 2 Entire Issue

Value-Based Purchasing Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Program Schedule, Neil Goldfarb May 2006

Program Schedule, Neil Goldfarb

Value-Based Purchasing Newsletter

Information about the College for Advanced Management of Health Benefits.


City Of Knoxville Uses Simple Innovations To Curb Medical Insurance Costs, Gary Eastes May 2006

City Of Knoxville Uses Simple Innovations To Curb Medical Insurance Costs, Gary Eastes

Value-Based Purchasing Newsletter

A review of recent innovative benefit design changes in the City of Knoxville, Tennessee.


Consumer Directed Health Plans: Evolution And Early Outcomes, Stephen T. Parente May 2006

Consumer Directed Health Plans: Evolution And Early Outcomes, Stephen T. Parente

Value-Based Purchasing Newsletter

A review of the history of consumer-directed health plans and the evidence to date as to their impact.


Patient-Centered Care: “It’S The Patient, Stupid!”, Dale Shaller, Neil I. Goldfarb May 2006

Patient-Centered Care: “It’S The Patient, Stupid!”, Dale Shaller, Neil I. Goldfarb

Value-Based Purchasing Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Literature Review, Joshua Gagne May 2006

Literature Review, Joshua Gagne

Value-Based Purchasing Newsletter

A review of recent literature on consumerism and consumer directed health care.


Has The Internet Improved Medical Student Information Literacy Skills? A Retrospective Case Study: 1995-2005, Anthony J. Frisby, Daniel G. Kipnis Apr 2006

Has The Internet Improved Medical Student Information Literacy Skills? A Retrospective Case Study: 1995-2005, Anthony J. Frisby, Daniel G. Kipnis

Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations

Our goal in this investigation was to see if the popularity of the Internet has had an effect on searching skills and an increased awareness of where to search for appropriate medical information.


Diversity Week Apr 2006

Diversity Week

Diversity Programs

Lectures, Cultural Events and Cuisine during Diversity Week, April 2006.


Women's History Month 2006 Mar 2006

Women's History Month 2006

Diversity Programs

Lectures and events during Women's History Month, March 2006.


Download The Pdf Of The Full Issue Feb 2006

Download The Pdf Of The Full Issue

Value-Based Purchasing Newsletter

Download the full issue in format that is easy to print and read from cover to cover.


Program Schedule Feb 2006

Program Schedule

Value-Based Purchasing Newsletter

No abstract available.


Literature Review, Joshua J. Gagne Feb 2006

Literature Review, Joshua J. Gagne

Value-Based Purchasing Newsletter

Each issue of Value-Based Purchasing will provide a summary of recent articles from the published VBP literature. In this issue, we spotlight several recent publications regarding pay-for-performance programs and financial incentives for quality care.


News Briefs Feb 2006

News Briefs

Value-Based Purchasing Newsletter

No abstract available.


Improving Health Care Quality Through Value-Based Purchasing: What Can The Pioneers Teach Us?, Christine W. Hartmann, Neil I. Goldfarb, Vittorio Maio, Adam R. Roumm, David B. Nash Feb 2006

Improving Health Care Quality Through Value-Based Purchasing: What Can The Pioneers Teach Us?, Christine W. Hartmann, Neil I. Goldfarb, Vittorio Maio, Adam R. Roumm, David B. Nash

Value-Based Purchasing Newsletter

The Department of Health Policy of Jefferson Medical College has been engaged in research on value-based purchasing (VBP) for the past five years. With support from The Commonwealth Fund, the Department’s research team has examined the potential of VBP to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of health care. This article summarizes this work.


Clinical Performance Measurements And Incentives Enable Value Based Purchasing, Jerry Reeves Feb 2006

Clinical Performance Measurements And Incentives Enable Value Based Purchasing, Jerry Reeves

Value-Based Purchasing Newsletter

No abstract available.


Welcome To Value-Based Purchasing, Neil I. Goldfarb, Dale Shaller Feb 2006

Welcome To Value-Based Purchasing, Neil I. Goldfarb, Dale Shaller

Value-Based Purchasing Newsletter

No abstract available.


Black Heritage Month 2006 Feb 2006

Black Heritage Month 2006

Diversity Programs

Lectures, Cultural Events and Cuisine during Black Heritage Month, February 2006.


Mlk Day 2006 Jan 2006

Mlk Day 2006

Diversity Programs

Calendar of events in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 2006.


Information Literacy And Library Attitudes Of Occupational Therapy Students, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi, Anthony J. Frisby, Phd Jan 2006

Information Literacy And Library Attitudes Of Occupational Therapy Students, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi, Anthony J. Frisby, Phd

Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations

Information literacy, often described as a person's ability to effectively find and evaluate answers to questions using a variety of information resources, is of particular importance to health care workers. This paper presents the results of an information literacy survey presented to the occupational therapy (OT) students at Thomas Jefferson University during a series of required class activities. Also described are the authors' activities with the faculty and courses at Jefferson. The survey was made available to first-, second-, third-, and fourth-year occupational therapy students along with nursing students and pharmacy students. The survey is designed to identify research habits, …