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April 20, 2010 | Program Result
Treatment Research Institute developed a pilot project to train public defenders in Pennsylvania to identify clients with substance abuse issues and refer them to appropriate health and social services.
January 13, 2010 | Program Result
The Alliance for Health Reform held briefing sessions on the anticipated 2009 Congressional debate on health care reform. The sessions prepared staff of congressional committees with primary jurisdiction over health care policy for the debate.
July 1, 2006 | Journal Article
This paper seeks to summarize current research into smoking cessation programs as well as to develop a strategic research agenda to focus future research on nurses' involvement in such programs. The authors reviewed information from researchers, cli ...
July 31, 2009 | Program Result
In 2003, a team from UCLA School of Nursing launched Tobacco-Free Nurses, the first national effort created to help nurses quit smoking, provide resources to nurses who want to help their patients quit and promote tobacco control on the agenda of nursing organizations.
October 17, 2008 | Program Result
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and North General Hospital trained physicians to provide culturally sensitive palliative and hospice care to underserved, minority populations and to provide such care to residents of Harlem and other communities.
September 29, 2008 | Program Result
The Center for Simulation and Safety in Healthcare at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine created and tested approximately 20 mock scenarios for use in "immersive simulation" training sessions for medical-surgical teams.
March 1, 2005 | Program Result
Project staff at the Stanford University Center for Biomedical Ethics created supplementary material to enhance the use of a CD-ROM to teach genomics and genetics to undergraduate science students.
May 1, 2005 | Program Result
From 2003 to June 2004, staff at the Public Health Foundation, Washington, created a nationwide Web-based clearinghouse where public health professionals can find continuing education opportunities.
June 1, 2005 | Program Result
The American Academy of Family Physicians published and distributed a continuing medical education bulletin that focuses on techniques family physicians can use to help patients modify unhealthy behavior in four areas: smoking, alcohol, diet and lack of exercise.
September 1, 2005 | Program Result
Beginning in May 1994, project staff at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston created "Clinical Crossroads," a monthly series of clinical case studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).