Within the acute, critical care, and long term care setting, there are many veterans at risk of hurting themselves or others. These individuals may have an increased likelihood of falling and becoming violent, can pull off lines and pull out tubes, according to an article appearing in the recent VA National Center for Patient Safety www.patientsafety.va.gov newsletter “Topics in Patient Safety”. (more…)
NSF Awards to Help Communities
The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) https://www.nsf.gov “Smart & Connected Communities” (S&CC) program on October 12, 2017 announced that 38 projects totaling $19.5 million were included in the first round of awards. (more…)
Research Program Helping Kids
The NIH Common Fund’s “Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program” (Kids First) https://commonfund.nih.gov/kidsfirst/overview is being co-led by four NIH Institutes with a working group of program officers from nine other NIH Institutes and Centers all working together to help to guide the program’s research efforts. (more…)
Building a Surveillance System
The Federal government and state public health officials are working together to build a disease surveillance system. The system was developed by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) www.jhuapl.edu located in Maryland to better track opioid related deaths. (more…)
UNMHSC Develops HERO Program
New Mexico has the second highest rate of poverty among the 50 states and has been ranked at or near the bottom for child well-being, education, and family and community health. Nearly 50 percent of the population lives in a Health Professional Shortage Area. (more…)
Grant Notice to Help Communities
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health within HHS www.hhs.gov posted the forecasted grant notice (MP-CPI-18-002) “Communities Building Healthier Environments for a Stronger Nation Initiative” or referred to as the “Communities Initiative” on www.grants.gov with $3,000,000 estimated for total program funding. (more…)
Developing App for Brain Surgery
“Tumors can involve or be near important brain areas that control movement, vision, and cognition or thinking abilities, so it is critical for the neurosurgeon to accurately identify these brain areas to minimize risk to the patient,” said David Sabsevitz PhD, Neuropsychologist at Froedtert Hospital www.froedtert.com and Associate Professor of Neurology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW)https://www.mcw.edu. (more…)