What's Happening: November, 2010,
2010
MaineHealth
What's Happening: November, 2010, Maine Medical Center
What's Happening
No abstract provided.
Median Lethal Dose, Antimalarial Activity, Phytochemical Screening And Radical Scavenging Of Methanolic Languas Galanga Rhizome Extract,
2010
University of Malaya
Median Lethal Dose, Antimalarial Activity, Phytochemical Screening And Radical Scavenging Of Methanolic Languas Galanga Rhizome Extract, Hesham Al-Mekhlafi
Hesham M Al-Mekhlafi
The methanolic extract of Languas galanga rhizomes was investigated for antimalarial activity against Plasmodium berghei (NK65) infections in mice. The median lethal dose was determined to ascertain the safety of the extract in ICR mice of both sexes. The antimalarial activities during early and established infections, as well as the prophylactic activity were evaluated. Phytochemical screening and radical scavenging activity of the extract were also investigated to elucidate the possible mechanism of the antimalarial properties. The acute oral toxicity (LD(50)) of Languas galanga extract in mice was established to be 4,998 mg/kg. The extract of Languas galanga rhizomes demonstrated significant …
Premium Assistance: An Update,
2010
Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, The George Washington University
Premium Assistance: An Update, Cynthia Shirk
National Health Policy Forum
This background paper explores the use of premium assistance in publicly financed health insurance coverage programs. In Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, premium assistance involves using federal and state funds to subsidize premiums for the purchase of private insurance coverage for eligible individuals. This paper reviews the statutory authority for premium assistance, including two new options made available under the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009. It examines the status of premium assistance programs in the states and offers some insights into how premium assistance programs may fare under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Prevention, Intervention And Evaluation Of Maternal Child Health Programs And Practices,
2010
Thomas Jefferson University
Prevention, Intervention And Evaluation Of Maternal Child Health Programs And Practices, Diane J. Abatemarco, Phd, Msw
College of Population Health Lectures, Presentations, Workshops
PowerPoint presentation given by Diane Abatemarco, PhD, MSW.
Privacy And Confidentiality.,
2010
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Privacy And Confidentiality., Scott Lipkin Dpm, Georgene Saliba Mba, Cphrm, Victoria Sabella Bsn
Network Office of Research and Innovation
No abstract provided.
Library Impact Statement For Health Services Program,
2010
University of Rhode Island
Library Impact Statement For Health Services Program
Library Impact Statements
Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new program proposal for Health Services. Additional resources were required to support this new program. Responding faculty member: Joanna M. Burkhardt, CMO. Requesting faculty member: Deb Riebe
What's Happening: October, 2010,
2010
MaineHealth
What's Happening: October, 2010, Maine Medical Center
What's Happening
No abstract provided.
Letter To The Editor: Lost Opportunities With Australia's Health Workforce?,
2010
Bond University
Letter To The Editor: Lost Opportunities With Australia's Health Workforce?, Tony Badrick, Leslie Burnett, Peter Graham, Peter Vervaart
Tony Badrick
No abstract provided.
The Primary Care Safety Net: Strained, Transitioning, Critical,
2010
George Washington University
The Primary Care Safety Net: Strained, Transitioning, Critical, Jessamyn Taylor
National Health Policy Forum
This background paper examines the primary care safety net. It describes key primary care safety net providers, including federally qualified health centers, free clinics, local health departments, and safety net hospital outpatient departments and clinics, among others. The paper also explores the changing role of the primary care safety net in a post–health reform marketplace.
High Hopes: Public Health Approaches To Reducing The Need For Health Care,
2010
George Washington University
High Hopes: Public Health Approaches To Reducing The Need For Health Care, Michele J. Orza
National Health Policy Forum
Driven in part by a desire to contain health care costs, policymakers are looking beyond medical care for opportunities to reduce the need for expensive services. This paper briefly reviews current public health concepts and strategies for improving health that emphasize nonmedical factors such as behavior, socioeconomic status, and environment. It also provides examples of how these concepts and strategies undergird many of the public health provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, other legislation, and several programs and initiatives. These concepts include prevention, health in all policies, global health, the One Health Initiative, and climate change and …
Renewing Health Services Management Research: Redrawing The Citizen-Client In Irish Health Care Policy,
2010
Technological University Dublin
Renewing Health Services Management Research: Redrawing The Citizen-Client In Irish Health Care Policy, Vivienne Byers
Conference Papers
Ireland has a history of health policy which is not explicit as to its aims and objectives. In light of this fact, this paper examines the position and direction of the Irish Health Services, five years on from the advent of the setting up of the Health Services Executive (HSE) and the restructuring of the health services. The Irish health system policy is guided by the Health Strategy of 2001; in that there should be equitable distribution of health services focused on the need of the citizen-client, and also by the Primary Care Strategy (2001:7); in that there should be …
What's Happening: September, 2010,
2010
MaineHealth
What's Happening: September, 2010, Maine Medical Center
What's Happening
No abstract provided.
Popular People Help Experts Predict Flu Outbreak?,
2010
University of Texas School of Biomedical Informatics, UTHealth
Popular People Help Experts Predict Flu Outbreak?, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Popular people are the trendsetters of society, especially when it comes to the next flu outbreak, according to preliminary research from Harvard University. The hypochondriac effect may have also exaggerated how predictive the friend group was, says Ed Hsu, associate professor of Public Health Informatics at the University of Texas. Those in the friend group are more likely to know someone who has the flu and hence may be more likely to think (and report) that they are coming down with it themselves.
Governmental Public Health: An Overview Of State And Local Public Health Agencies,
2010
George Washington University
Governmental Public Health: An Overview Of State And Local Public Health Agencies, Eileen Salinsky
National Health Policy Forum
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act significantly expands federal support for community prevention and public health. This paper describes the governmental public health infrastructure at both the state and local level in terms of organizational structure, activities, financing, workforce, partnerships, and performance improvement efforts.
What's Happening: August, 2010,
2010
MaineHealth
What's Happening: August, 2010, Maine Medical Center
What's Happening
No abstract provided.
Controle De Infecção Em Clínicas De Cirurgia Plástica / Infection's Control In Plastic Surgery Clinics,
2010
Universidade Estadual de Maringá
Controle De Infecção Em Clínicas De Cirurgia Plástica / Infection's Control In Plastic Surgery Clinics, Everton Fernando Alves
Everton Fernando Alves
A infecção é a mais frequente e grave complicação que acomete pacientes que procuram serviços estéticos e/ou funcionais em clínicas de cirurgia plástica. Uma infecção hospitalar eleva os custos do processo, tanto para o paciente quanto para a empresa. Diante disso, torna-se importante a instalação de uma comissão de controle de infecção hospitalar, tendo como responsável um enfermeiro. A importância deste profissional se dá por meio da organização da Central de Material Estarilizado (CME), bem como do estabelecimento de outras medidas efetivas para a prevenção e controle de infecções nas clínicas apresentadas ao longo desse artigo.
Medicare Physician Fees: The Data Behind The Numbers,
2010
George Washington University
Medicare Physician Fees: The Data Behind The Numbers, Laura A. Dummit
National Health Policy Forum
Medicare’s physician fee schedule distributes nearly $60 billion annually and is a critical determinant of individual physicians’ incomes, beneficiaries' access to health care services, and Medicare spending, as well as the basis for physician fees used by many private payers. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) relies on data derived from expert judgment and other sources to update the fee schedule. Although CMS’s methods and data for maintaining the fee schedule have improved over the years, concerns remain about medical specialty society involvement and the lack of an effective ”counterweight” to vested interests in establishing and updating the …
Tapping The Potential Of The Health Care Workforce: Scope-Of-Practice And Payment Policies For Advanced Practice Nurses And Physician Assistants,
2010
Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, The George Washington University
Tapping The Potential Of The Health Care Workforce: Scope-Of-Practice And Payment Policies For Advanced Practice Nurses And Physician Assistants, Robert Cunningham
National Health Policy Forum
Expanding coverage and increasing delivery of team-based care are likely to entail a growing role in the
health system for advanced practice nurses (APNs), physician assistants (PAs), and other nonphysician clinicians. These professions have already grown rapidly and have increased access to primary and specialty care, especially in rural and other underserved areas. This background paper provides an overview of the role of APNs and PAs. It reviews the primary features of the training and credentialing of these health professions, including the impact of public policies and market forces on their growth and deployment. It describes variations in state scope-of-practice …
Organ Transplants: Ethical, Social, And Religious Issues In A Multicultural Society,
2010
Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Building, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala
Organ Transplants: Ethical, Social, And Religious Issues In A Multicultural Society, Noorzurani Robson Associate Prof. Dr., A. H. Razack, N. Dublin
Associate Prof. Dr. Noorzurani Robson
Recent advances in the fields of organ donation and organ transplant have introduced new hope for the treatment of serious diseases. However, this promise has been accompanied by several issues. The most common issue raised is ethical implications, but in a multicultural society like Malaysia, additional concerns arise pertaining to social and religious issues. These concerns needs to be addressed as attitudes toward and acceptability of organ donation varies according to social, culture, and religion. The diverse cultural, religious, and traditional concepts pertaining to organ donation may hamper its acceptability and cause a lack of willingness to donate organs. The …
The Ethical Balancing Act Of Hospice Care,
2010
Otterbein University
The Ethical Balancing Act Of Hospice Care, Paul D. Longenecker
Health and Sport Sciences Faculty Scholarship
In providing hospice care, clinicians are confronted with ethical challenges on a daily basis involving their patients and families, their personal values and beliefs, and organizational practices. Being able to objectively understand these ethical challenges and having a plan of action to address is essential in effectively fulfilling the role of being a hospice professional.
