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Book Review: Pharmaceutical Risk Management: Practical Applications, Joe Couto Pharmd, Mba

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Developing Future Public Health Leaders: Experiential Advocacy Training

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Making A World Of Difference, Jsph, Summer Seminar July 16, 2009

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Msn/Mph Dual Degree Program To Be Offered At Tju, Theresa P. Yeo Phd, Mph, Msn, Aocnp, Molly A. Rose Phd, Rn, Rob Simmons Drph, Ches

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Family Preparedness: An Important Step In Emergency Management, Jennifer Bastian

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Greater Philadelphia Schweitzer Program Accepts New Fellows

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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A Summer Internship Brings Abundant Experiences, Shannon Doyle

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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The Case For Taxing Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Population Health: Shifting The Focus From Obesity To Healthy Weight, Alan Lyles Dr.

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Readers Respong To Losing My Dad

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Dare To Compare, Laura Pizzi Pharmd, Mph

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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News In Brief

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

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Those Who Give-Family Member Helps Philly Get Its “Rear In Gear” To Prevent Colon Cancer

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

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Sharon Molotsky, Rn, Bsn, Ccrc Clinical Research Nurse Project Manager

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

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New Cancer Research Angle From A Surprising Source

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

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Meet Our Surgical Interns

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

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Ventricular Assist Device Program Gains Prestigious Accreditation

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

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Overview-Charles J Yeo, Md

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

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Bariatric And Metabolic Surgery Program Turns A Life Around

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

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The Surgeon Speaks

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

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Download The Full Pdf Of Jefferson Surgical Solutions Fall 2009, Volume 4, Number 2.

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

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Replacement For The 10 Page Paper? A Pilot Project Using Blogs And Wikis For A Collaborative Ebm Assignment In A 3rd Year Internal Medical Clerkship, Gary E. Kaplan, Mslis, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi, Margy Grasberger, Ms, Karen Krasznavolgyi, Mls, Anothny J. Frisby, Phd, J. Jon Veloski, Ms, Jessica Salt, Md

Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations

Objective Pilot a group assignment using blogs and wikis to develop evidence-based medicine skills in third year medical students on an internal medicine clerkship. Instead of the clerkship’s previous individual ten-page paper assignment, the students were divided into four groups of sixteen. During the clerkship, students are on geographically dispersed rotations. The earlier ten-page paper had required the students to complete a patient history and physical write-up. With the pilot project, each group was assigned a librarian and a physician faculty mentor. Each student recorded on the blog a clinical scenario and question they encountered. They were encouraged to communicate …

Download Full Pdf Issue Of Jefferson School Of Population Health Master Of Public Health E-News Public Health Link, Vol. 5, Iss. 2, Fall 2009.

Public Health Link

This Issue includes:

MPH spotlight on Priscilla Sepe, MD/MPH student

Students Advocate for Public Health Education at National Summit in D.C.

A re-accreditation update

Department of Health & Human Services Region III Office—Clerkship Experience

Listing of upcoming bag lunch and learns

National Public Health Meetings in Philadelphia this Fall

Public Health Policy & Advocacy Opportunities

The Production Of Antibody By Invading B Cells Is Required For The Clearance Of Rabies Virus From The Central Nervous System., D Craig Hooper, Timothy W Phares, Marzena J Fabis, Anirban Roy

Department of Cancer Biology Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: The pathogenesis of rabies is associated with the inability to deliver immune effectors across the blood-brain barrier and to clear virulent rabies virus from CNS tissues. However, the mechanisms that facilitate immune effector entry into CNS tissues are induced by infection with attenuated rabies virus.

METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Infection of normal mice with attenuated rabies virus but not immunization with killed virus can promote the clearance of pathogenic rabies virus from the CNS. T cell activity in B cell-deficient mice can control the replication of attenuated virus in the CNS, but viral mRNA persists. Low levels of passively administered rabies …

Spontaneous Left Main Coronary Artery Dissection, Possibly Due To Cystic Medial Necrosis Found In The Internal Mammary Arteries., Hitoshi Hirose, Iwao Matsunaga, Waqas Anjun, Michael D Strong

Department of Surgery Faculty Papers

A 55-year-old male without previous medical history developed chest pain. Coronary catheterization showed left main coronary dissection. Coronary artery bypass grafting was performed using bilateral internal mammary arteries, which were very fragile. The specimens of the internal mammary arteries sent for pathology showed cystic medial necrosis.

Somnoforme: A Century After The Introduction Of The "Ideal" Anesthetic Gas, James W. Heitz, Md

Department of Anesthesiology Faculty Papers

Since the introduction of ether as a general anesthetic, there has been a continuous quest to develop the ideal anesthetic gas. The attributes of the ideal anesthetic gas have evolved over time. At the beginning of the 20th century, the search for the ideal anesthetic was focused upon finding an anesthetic gas with rapid inhalation induction and rapid emergence that could be delivered without cumbersome apparatus and would have limited potential for toxicity. Somnoforme was a mixture of ethyl chloride, methyl chloride, and ethyl bromide designed to provide powerful efficacy with low potential for side effects by blending of several …

Sour Ageusia In Two Individuals Implicates Ion Channels Of The Asic And Pkd Families In Human Sour Taste Perception At The Anterior Tongue., Taufiqul Huque, Beverly J Cowart, Luba Dankulich-Nagrudny, Edmund A Pribitkin, Douglas L Bayley, Andrew I Spielman, Roy S Feldman, Scott A Mackler, Joseph G Brand

Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: The perception of sour taste in humans is incompletely understood at the receptor cell level. We report here on two patients with an acquired sour ageusia. Each patient was unresponsive to sour stimuli, but both showed normal responses to bitter, sweet, and salty stimuli.

METHODS AND FINDINGS: Lingual fungiform papillae, containing taste cells, were obtained by biopsy from the two patients, and from three sour-normal individuals, and analyzed by RT-PCR. The following transcripts were undetectable in the patients, even after 50 cycles of amplification, but readily detectable in the sour-normal subjects: acid sensing ion channels (ASICs) 1a, 1beta, 2a, …

Euroscore Predicts Postoperative Mortality, Certain Morbidities, And Recovery Time., Hitoshi Hirose, Hirotaka Inaba, Chiaki Noguchi, Keiichi Tambara, Taira Yamamoto, Motoshige Yamasaki, Keita Kikuchi, Atsushi Amano

Department of Surgery Faculty Papers

EuroSCORE (European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation) used for calculating the risk of the postoperative mortality rate for patients undergoing open-heart surgery may be able to predict postoperative complications as well. Consecutive cases of isolated on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) (n=1552) performed between 1991 and 2006 at our hospital group were placed into a systematic database. Patients were stratified using additive EuroSCORE. Incidence of postoperative mortality, morbidity (bleeding, heart failure, mediastinitis, pneumonia, myocardial infarction, renal failure, and stroke), and recovery time (intubation time, ICU stay, and postoperative length of stay) was assessed in each EuroSCORE group. EuroSCORE was …

The Use Of Remote Monitoring For Internal Cardioverter Defibrillators (Icds): The Infusion Of Information Technology And Medicine, Susan Shirato, Msn, Rn, Ccrn

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

The clinical use of automated implantable cardioverter defibrillators (AICDs) has been rapidly increasing since the results of several randomized trials confirmed the efficacy of AICDs in the secondary and primary prevention of sudden cardiac death. Patients with AICDs require high-quality care and intense follow-up to ensure safe and effective device performance. According to international guidelines these patients should be followed at 1- to 4 month intervals, depending on the device model and the patient’s clinical status (Schoenfeld, 2004). Given the expanding indications for use and the complexity of these devices, there is an urgent need to develop new means of …

Toward Evidence-Based Teaching: Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Two Teaching Strategies In An Associate Degree Nursing Program, Lori S. Lauver, Phd, Rn, Margaret M. West, Phd, Rn, Timothy B. Campbell, Msn, Crnp, Jennifer Herrold, Msn, Crnp, G. C, Wood, Ms

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

The need for evidence based teaching has become an important ideology for nurse educators who are frequently encouraged to expand their teaching strategies based on recent advances in technology and student learning styles. Traditional lecture is often preferred by students, yet the literature encourages case study methodology for the development of critical thinking. A pilot study was conducted comparing learning outcomes using two different teaching strategies: lecture and case study instruction. Recommendations for using case study as a teaching methodology are offered.