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Department Publications And Presentations

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Health Policy Forum: Fall 2006

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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The 15th Annual Grandon Lecture: Improving Ambulatory Care, Joshua Gagne

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Considering "Faculty Priorities Reconsidered", Sara L. Thier, Kenneth D, Smith

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Whyy Seeks Guidance From Healthcare And Community Leaders, Sara L. Thier

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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The Einstein-La Salle Nursing Careers Partnership Program, Mary Beth Kingston, Etienne Phipps

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Letters To The Editor

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Cms Rehabilitation Policy: Expediency Vs. Rationality, Douglas M. Elwood, Jonathon S. Kirschner, John L. Melvin

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Medicare's Roadmap, David B. Nash

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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The Electronic Health Record In Practice: Why, How, And What Next?, Lisa Sprague, Sally Coberly

National Health Policy Forum

This local site visit was intended to allow participants to observe the electronic health record (EHR) as used in practice by two U.S. leaders in technology and quality, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and Kaiser Permanente (KP). The VHA has employed an EHR system since 1997; KP is in the process of implementing a standard system for all clinicians nationwide. The site visit was designed to provide an opportunity for participants to explore both the expected benefits from EHR adoption and the specific lessons these two large, integrated delivery systems have learned in their transition from paper to electronic records. …

Epilepsy In Indigenous And Non-Indigenous People In Far North Queensland, John Archer, Ruth Bunby

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

Objective: To compare patterns of epilepsy in Indigenous and non-Indigenous people presenting to hospital. Study design: Retrospective cross-sectional survey of individuals admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of epilepsy (1 January 2001 – 31 December 2004); presenting to the emergency department with a seizure (2004); or presenting to the epilepsy clinic (1 September 2002 – 31 March 2005). Setting: Cairns Base Hospital, the major referral centre for Far North Queensland, including Cape York and the Torres Strait, with a population of 230 000 (13% Indigenous). Main outcome measures: Proportion of Indigenous patients presenting for epilepsy; proportion of Indigenous and non-Indigenous …

Health Policy Forum Speakers

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Welcome To Alexis Skoufalos, Edd

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Two New Department Books Published

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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New Senior Scholars

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Disease Management Colloquium

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Navigating Medicare Part D:A Personal Experience With The New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, Daniel Z. Louis

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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New Publications From The Department Of Health Policy

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Interclerkship Day 2006: Improving Patient Safety: Paul Barach, Paul Barach

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Interclerkship Day 2006: Improving Patient Safety: John J. Nance, John J. Nance

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Interclerkship Day 2006: Improving Patient Safety: Judith Owens, Judith Owens

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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The Institute For Healthcare Improvement’S 100,000 Lives Campaign , Kristy Alvarez, Christopher N. Sciamanna

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Letters To The Editor

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Tap Your Feet, David B. Nash

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Imaging Breast Adipose And Fibroglandular Tissue Molecular Signatures By Using Hybrid Mri-Guided Near-Infrared Spectral Tomography, Ben Brooksby, Brian W. Pogue, Shudong Jiang, Hamid Dehghani, Subhadra Srinivasan, Christine Kogel, Tor D. Tosteson, John Weaver, Steven P. Poplack, Keith D. Paulsen

Dartmouth Scholarship

Magnetic resonance (MR)-guided near-infrared spectral tomography was developed and used to image adipose and fibroglandular breast tissue of 11 normal female subjects, recruited under an institutional review board-approved protocol. Images of hemoglobin, oxygen saturation, water fraction, and subcellular scattering were reconstructed and show that fibroglandular fractions of both blood and water are higher than in adipose tissue. Variation in adipose and fibroglandular tissue composition between individuals was not significantly different across the scattered and dense breast categories. Combined MR and near-infrared tomography provides fundamental molecular information about these tissue types with resolution governed by MR T1 images.

Download Full Pdf Issue Of Thomas Jefferson University Mph Public Health Link, Vol. 2, Iss.5, June 2006

Public Health Link

Vol. 2, Iss.5 of the MPH Public Health Link newsletter highlights recent graduate, Charbel Haber.

Workers Killed In Falls From Ladders, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center

Kentucky Haz Alerts--Falls

To prevent falls from ladders while working:

• Make sure that an extension or straight ladder are erected according to the “4 to 1” rule of thumb.
• Safe work practices should be established by the employer for ascending and descending extension or straight ladders with materials and/ or equipment.
• All non-self-supporting ladders should be secured at the top and stabilized at the bottom.
• While working from ladders, workers should wear appropriate footwear.

Outcomes Associated With A Home Care Telehealth Intervention, Faith Hopp, Peter Woodbridge, Usha Subramanian, Laurel Copeland, David Smith, Julie Lowery

Social Work Faculty Publications

To determine whether adding telehealth technology to traditional home care services increases health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and home care satisfaction, and decreases resource utilization among home care patients. This trial included 37 home care patients receiving services in a Veterans Affairs medical center, randomized into intervention and control groups. Outcome measures included patient satisfaction and HRQOL at baseline and 6-month follow- up, and the use of inpatient and outpatient services before and during the 6-month study period. Intervention group patients reported greater improvement in the mental health component of HRQOL, (t = 2.27; df = 15; p = …

Human Development And Resources Use In The Coastal Zone: Influences On Human Health, Robert E. Bowen, Anamarija Frankic, Mary E. Davis

Environmental, Earth, and Ocean Sciences Faculty Publication Series

Coastal watersheds and nearshore marine areas are the most valuable and dynamic places on Earth. Human population growth is great in these regions, which are home to some of the most sensitive habitats in the world. Coastal areas provide more than half of the overall service value derived from the global environment (Costanza et al., 1997). Natural (e.g., hurricanes and tsunamis) and human pressures on this environment require it to constantly adjust. More than any other area, the global coast has defined the progress of human culture and continues to be a singular influence in how humans connect to the …

Using The Outcome Questionnaire 45.2 In Obesity Treatment, Adam L. Arechiga

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if the Outcome Questionnaire 45.2 (OQ-45) can be used in the treatment of obesity to predict participant dropout and initial treatment success, in terms of weight loss (Lambert et. al, 2002a). The OQ-45 has been used with success to predict dropout from psychotherapy in clinical populations. It was hypothesized that higher pretreatment OQ-45 scores would be associated with less program completion and less weight loss by the end of treatment.

Method: The study employed a non-experimental time series design. Seventy-eight participants were recruited from the three local obesity treatment programs, which …