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Aisr Connections, Fall 2011 (2011-2012 Orientation Issue), Aisr
Aisr Connections, Fall 2011 (2011-2012 Orientation Issue), Aisr
The AC's Research Support Newsletter (Formerly AISR Connections)
Yearly publication of AISR Connections for 2011-2012.
Issue includes:
- FACT Program Incorporates iPads
- Classroom Technologies & Videoconferencing
- Jefferson Digital Commons Posts Half Million Downloads
The mission of Academic & Instructional Support & Resources (AISR) is to strengthen the educational, research and clinical activities of the Jefferson community by providing knowledge-based information, developing and managing instructional technologies and content, supporting and managing campus classroom technologies, and providing leadership in scholarly communication and publishing.
Improving Function In Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Design And Methods Of A Randomized Clinical Trial., Barry W Rovner, Robin J Casten, Mark T Hegel, Robert W Massof, Benjamin E Leiby, William S Tasman
Improving Function In Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Design And Methods Of A Randomized Clinical Trial., Barry W Rovner, Robin J Casten, Mark T Hegel, Robert W Massof, Benjamin E Leiby, William S Tasman
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Faculty Papers
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of severe vision loss in older adults and impairs the ability to read, drive, and live independently and increases the risk for depression, falls, and earlier mortality. Although new medical treatments have improved AMD's prognosis, vision-related disability remains a major public health problem. Improving Function in AMD (IF-AMD) is a two-group randomized, parallel design, controlled clinical trial that compares the efficacy of Problem-Solving Therapy (PST) with Supportive Therapy (ST) (an attention control treatment) to improve vision function in 240 patients with AMD. PST and ST therapists deliver 6 one-hour respective treatment sessions …
Universal Or Indicated Screening In Primary Care?, Matthew Wintersteen, Md
Universal Or Indicated Screening In Primary Care?, Matthew Wintersteen, Md
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Faculty Papers
To the Editor: In the November 2010 issue, Schmitt and colleagues (1) reported that the duration of visits increased when depression screening was conducted in primary care. This report is timely given recent recommendations for both adult and pediatric screening for depression in primary care. Schmitt and colleagues examined data representative of more than 641 million primary care visits in2005–2007 and found that when depression screening was documented in patients’ records, physicians’ time with patients increased significantly.