SYNERGY Clinical and Translational Science Institute will provide an overview of REDCap—a secure web application for building and managing online surveys and data—this Friday, April 5 at 9:00 AM in Auditorium F at DHMC (includes a light breakfast). Part of the SYNERGY Spring Research Informatics Workshop Series, this session includes a basic introduction, a sample survey, a tour of the user interface, and how to get an account. Click here to register or click here to see the full schedule of workshops.
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2019 TEDxDartmouth Conference on April 13
Dartmouth faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend TEDxDartmouth, a local independently organized TED conference in Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts on Saturday, April 13, 2019. In celebration of Dartmouth’s 250th anniversary, this year’s theme is “Living Bridges.” We have an amazing lineup of 12 speakers including Dartmouth faculty, alumni, and students, as well as visiting guests. Join us for a fantastic opportunity to learn about local ideas worth spreading and the power of experiential learning. Open to the public and free for all attendees with Dartmouth affiliation. Click here for tickets. For more information, visit our website or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Next FDA Chief Must Continue Fight Against Teen Vaping, Local Health Officials Urge – CNN
Read article – Quotes Samir Soneji, associate professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article about how the impending exit of Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is leading city and county public health officials to urge the Trump administration to go bigger in its response to adolescents’ growing use of e-cigarettes. (Picked up by KXLH.)
Next FDA Chief Must Continue Fight Against Teen Vaping, Local Health Officials Urge – News 4 via CNN
Read article – Continued coverage of comments by Samir Soneji, associate professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article about how the impending exit of Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is leading city and county public health officials to urge the Trump administration to go bigger in its response to adolescents’ growing use of e-cigarettes.
Science Pub on March 28 — The Opioid Crisis and the Science Of Addiction: From Bench To Bedside and Back
For the March Science Pub we bring together four eminent research-practitioners from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth to help us understand what addiction means, and how practitioners and researchers are working together with communities to address addiction behaviors. The event begins at 6pm on Thursday, March 28 at the Galway Room in the Lebanon Salt hill pub.
As Londonderry Man Lives With Illness, NH Researchers Search for a Cause – New Hampshire Union Leader
Read article – Quotes Elijah Stommel, professor of neurology, about how he and James Haney, a professor of biological sciences from the University of New Hampshire, are working on finding a cause and cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). They are exploring whether cyanobacteria in New Hampshire’s waterways could be a potential environmental trigger for ALS. “We have been looking very closely at aerosol exposure,” Stommel said. “When we look at post-mortem tissue of patients’ brains and compare it to what we see in the lungs, most people harbor some degree of cyanobacteria in their lungs.”
Jim Kenyon: Classroom Mold Grows Into a Big Problem for Teacher at Fairlee School – Valley News
Read article – Quotes Robert Cramer, associate professor of microbiology and immunology, about the relationship between mold and human diseases. “We don’t fully understand why some people become sensitized and others don’t,” says Cramer. “It’s very controversial about what molds at what levels can cause certain symptoms. There are just a lot of unknowns in this area. There’s not a lot of cause-and-effect data.”
Do You Have an End of Life Plan? More People Don’t Than You Think – WGBO
Read article – Cites data from the Dartmouth Atlas Project that shows that patients experienced more aggressive end-of-life care without evidence to suggest any medical benefit.
Column: N.H. Needs Paid Family and Medical Leave – Valley News
Read article – A column by Ashley Hamel ’19 and Emily Georges ’19, in which they express their support for Senate Bill 1, legislation that would establish paid family and medical leave in New Hampshire. “How can we put a price on the health of New Hampshire’s children? How can we stay silent while our state’s current infrastructure makes it very difficult for low-income families to care for their children? Passing and signing SB 1 would send an important message: that New Hampshire cares about family values, gender equality, and the health of our state’s children,” said Hamel and Georges.
Study Finds Weight Loss Target for Morbidly Obese Before Knee Surgery – Reuters
Read article – Quotes Benjamin Keeney, instructor in orthopaedics, about a study he coauthored that found that for morbidly obese patients having knee replacement surgery, losing at least 20 pounds beforehand leads to shorter hospital stays and lower odds of being discharged to a facility. “Many people are told to lose five or 10 pounds before the surgery but we don’t actually know how much weight you have to lose for it to lead to a meaningful improvement,” says Keeney. (Picked up by KFGO, WHBL, KDAL 610, WHTC, MDAlert, WNMT, and ChannelNews Asia. Similar coverage in DevDiscourse.)