"Health & Medical News"

Better vigilance is needed to ensure medical research on human subjects is not flawed by financial conflicts of interest, according to the Assn. of American Medical Colleges and the Assn. of American Universities.

In March, the two organizations issued a report that calls on medical schools and research universities to put into place conflict-of-interest policies within two years. Such policies should cover how to identify, evaluate and manage financial conflicts, the report said.

Read the rest of this entry »

Popularity: unranked [?]

From:
Treatment Research Institute
600 Public Ledger Building, 150 S. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Tel: (215) 399-0980
http://www.tresearch.org

Paying substance abuse treatment providers for results, not services, may lead to improved quality of care, according to the first published study of a novel performance-based contracting system implemented by the State of Delaware in 2002.

Popularity: unranked [?]

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed.Thanks for visiting!

lternative Therapies in Health and Medicine is a forum for sharing information concerning the practical use of alternative therapies in preventing

Full letter: doctors’ campaign against alternative therapies - Health
Read the rest of this entry »

Popularity: unranked [?]

Officials who accredit medical schools are busier than usual these days. The creation of new campuses and the expansion of existing ones has accreditation agencies hopping as state officials and medical educators seek more physicians to prevent a shortage.

In 2007, seven allopathic medical schools were in various stages of the accreditation process. Five osteopathic schools won provisional accreditation, which allows them to start admitting medical students.

Read the rest of this entry »

Popularity: unranked [?]

The millennial generation is a big topic among those who teach medical school as they seek to shape an educational experience that meshes with this group’s particular characteristics and learning styles.

“This is a new generation of students,” said Michael Kavan, PhD, national vice chair of the Assn. of American Medical Colleges’ group on student affairs and associate student affairs dean at Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Neb. “How do we interact with them? How do we help guide them? There’s a lot of talk about it but not a lot of guidance.”

Read the rest of this entry »

Popularity: unranked [?]

Obesity is a national epidemic, yet most medical schools are not equipping their students to address it, nutrition advocates say.

The Assn. of American Medical Colleges would like to see this situation change. In an August report, an expert AAMC panel lays out guidelines on how medical schools can incorporate obesity prevention and treatment into their science courses and clinical clerkships.

Read the rest of this entry »

Popularity: unranked [?]

A growing number of high schools nationally are using breath tests to detect alcohol use among students attending football games, dances, and other extracurricular activities, USA Today reported Oct. 15.

Bill Judge, an attorney who advises schools on the use of drug testing, says that thousands of schools are now conducting alcohol screens using Breathalyzers and other breath tests. “It’s increased dramatically,” he said. KHN Solutions, which markets Breathalyzers, says orders from high schools have risen 120 percent annually over the past four years, and other sellers also report rising orders.

Popularity: unranked [?]

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed.Thanks for visiting!

drug counselor; Audiologist; Complementary and alternative health workforce development ; Pathways to a public health career Comments and Questions | Phone Number, Address and

Number One in Your Hearts
Read the rest of this entry »

Popularity: unranked [?]

The majority of high school students report that they have personally witnessed drug-related activity at their school, according to a recent survey conducted by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA).

Eighty percent of high school students and 44% of middle school students reported that they personally had witnessed one or more of the following on the grounds of their school: 1) illegal drugs used; 2) illegal drugs sold; 3) illegal drugs in the possession of students (either on them or in their lockers); 4) students high on drugs; 5) students who were drunk.

Popularity: 6% [?]

By Bob Curley

Most American kids receive some drug education in the classroom, but a new report contends that schools should not be relied upon to prevent early use of alcohol and other drugs and its consequences.

The report, “Prevention Education in America’s Schools: Findings and Recommendations from a Survey of Educators,” noted that 37 states require schools to teach students about the dangers of alcohol and other drugs. However, “Teachers don’t have the time, training or other resources needed to do the job effectively, regardless of what the state-mandated standards say,” according to the report by Join Together and Communitas Online.

Popularity: 7% [?]