January 1, 1999
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This grant contributed to the 1995-98 fund drive of the Occupational Physicians Scholarship Fund. The fund was established in 1986 when the late James E. Olson, former chairman and chief executive officer of AT& T, launched its initial funding campaign.
January 1, 2008
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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology convened a conference to develop a research agenda on the role of health care facility design and patient safety, patient and family experiencem and nurse/staff working conditions.
March 1, 2008
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The National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics produced and disseminated a 90-minute television program to educate health care professionals about the role of race and genetics in health care.
April 11, 2008
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The Society of General Internal Medicine surveyed practicing physicians and developed a model of job satisfaction by refining an existing model, designed a survey instrument, and carried out a national survey.
May 8, 2008
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The Dartmouth Medical School created, assessed and distributed Smoking Cessation for Pregnancy and Beyond, a multimedia educational tool to help health care practitioners treat tobacco dependence in pregnant women.
June 12, 2008
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General Hospital Corporation-Massachusetts General Hospital established the Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care, a national resource for faculty development in palliative care.
July 31, 2008
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Experts in heart failure, palliative medicine and related fields promoted supportive and palliative care for advanced heart failure patients through research and improvement in clinical care.
July 11, 2008
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From 1998 to 2001, researchers at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine examined how patients' requests for medications, tests and other health care services influence physician behavior in a managed care practice.
July 30, 2008
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A group of 37 physicians worked to advance public health and medical approaches to national drug policy. From 2004 to 2007, the legal community joined this effort as part of the new Physicians and Lawyers for National Drug Policy.
July 14, 2008
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Between December 2004 and June 2006, researchers from six medical centers, led by Dartmouth Medical School created a conceptual model on how to improve patient care and student training.