NSF, AAAS announce winners of 2004 Visualization contest
...es. A panel of reviewers made up of scientists, communications experts and graphic artists will examine and rank all entries. The top 50 entries (10 in each category) with the highest overall scores will be designated semifinalists and will progress to the final phase of judging. In that round, a separate panel ...Aviation-style checklist might solve operating room miscommunication: Researchers
...il now, there was no empirical evidence about what communications problems occurred regularly for the purpose of bei... Quality & Safety in Health Care. They studied 421 communications events, such as requests for antibiotic administration and discussions about patient positioning. Re...New understanding of neural circuits may help development of thought-controlled prosthetic devices
...enerally, function in the world, thanks to precise communications between circuits of millions of nerve cells in your brain and spinal cord. Once a mystery, new studies now decipher some of this complex chatter. The new research was presented at the 34th Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in San Diego. ...UGA professor receives $3 million grant from National Cancer Institute for breast cancer research
...rporate communications. He said research in health communications is a "great way for me to apply my hobbies of messing around with computers and video, and harnessing that into something that is helpful." Springston is also involved in a $196,000 program funded by the Georgia Cancer Coalition with Robert Galen of ...$2.8 million public-private partnership to examine how surroundings can encourage active lifestyles
...ase physical activity through community design and communications strategies. The NIEHS will examine the program's impact on physical activity, obesity, and other health indicators. Results from these 25 communities will be compared against communities that haven't improved their surroundings to encourage physical ...Developmental issues among triplet infants
...ls of each child, to synchronize with the infant's communications (for instance, stimulating a child when he/she looks at the parent with attention and interest or refraining from stimulation when the child averts his/her gaze or shows signs of fatigue), and to pay close attention to the infant's newly acquired ski...Race may be factor in doctor-patient communication style
...tifying the effect of differences in medical-visit communications on clinical outcomes." The Hopkins researchers suggest in their study that communication-skills programs for medical students, residents and practicing physicians can benefit patients. They also explain that physicians can build their African-America...Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt ranked 8th in nation by 'Child' magazine
...n the United States," said AmyCasseri, director of communications and community relations. "The dataChild magazine uses is about clinical care and safety; things that arevery important to the public. This is a great way for families to get aclose look at how good we are and how we rate when compared with the tophos...Study says 43% of US adults at risk of heart disease are not utilizing aspirin therapy
...sumers and healthcare professionals with regard to communications about aspirin therapy may explain why there is a significantly smaller percentage of increased-risk respondents reporting aspirin use (57%), as compared with those reporting implementation of lifestyle changes (83%) and use of prescription medication...Balancing care decisions for gravely ill patients
... patients very unlikely to survive is by improving communications between patients, their families and their caregivers. On occasion, there are expectations for recovery which far exceed what caregivers would project as a 'best case scenario,'" says Dr. Berge. Dr. Berge suggested that increased utilization of advan...Clinicians report missing patient information is common
...ging facilities, consultants, and hospitals. These communications are not standardized -- some offices may make personal telephone calls, others may correspond by letter or fax, and still others may use e-mail or have digital interfaces that allow real-time transmission of data. It is not surprising, therefore, tha...University of Washington joins new Autism Treatment Network to provide better medical services
...ecause many physicians focus on autism solely as a communications and behavior disorder, they fail to recognize medical conditions that are associated with autism. Many children with autism are nonverbal and have trouble expressing them themselves, so they have difficulty explaining their symptoms." Dawson noted ...Adverse drug events in nursing homes are far more common than previously identified
...technology and management systems that can improve communications and decision-making among physicians, nurses and staff, to prevent these kinds of events." Dr. Gurwitz and a team of physicians and pharmacists reviewed patient records at two large academic long-term care facilities that, combined, had a total of 12......ise in architecture, applied mathematics, wireless communications and networking, solar physics, advanced engineered particulate materials, nanotechnology, neural engineering and eLearning. ...