June 1, 2000
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School, Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention developed strategies for dissemination of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research's Clinical Practice Guideline on Smoking Cessation to health care providers.
August 1, 2000
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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine explored the barriers and incentives to appropriate diffusion of genetic services into mainstream medicine and providers' willingness to participate in clinical studies.
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, 1999
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The People-to-People Health Foundation conducted a national survey of rural physicians in 1993 and 1994 to examine their practice style and supply in medically underserved areas.
April 11, 2008
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Program Result
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.
July 31, 2008
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Program Result
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.
April 1, 2007
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Program Result
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists spearheaded an effort to establish the U.S. Public Health Service's smoking cessation guideline as a routine part of prenatal care for all pregnant women in the United States.
June 5, 2007
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Program Result
Although emergency room physicians have the special qualifications and training needed to respond to a disaster such as Hurricane Katrina, they cannot be mobilized.
June 5, 2007
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Program Result
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) prepared a video inform doctors of the team approach to disasters and to encourage them to volunteer for federally trained disaster response teams.
April 17, 2008
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