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MS Societies In UK And Australia Provide International Research Opportunity
Worldwide collaborative ties among researchers investigating the debilitating neurological condition multiple sclerosis (MS) have been strengthened thanks to the introduction of the first UK and Australian Fellowship Exchange programme.
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Orthopaedists On A Humanitarian Mission: Sustained Help For Developing Countries
"Flying into a developing country, operating on people for a few days or weeks and flying out again helps individual persons but has nothing to do with sustainable development work." Professor Martin Salzer, Vice-president of "Austrian Doctors for Disabled" -- the Austrian society for medical development assistance -- is convinced that "it makes even less sense to fly in people from such countries for difficult operations, as humanitarian the motive may be. That money can be invested more effectively." For the group of physicians and medically interested persons around Prof. Salzer it is a question of sustainability in the field of development cooperation, something to which they can contribute their medical experience. "After care for the disability or sickness, our concern is networked interdisciplinary and sustainable rehabilitation. We also hope to thereby make a contribution toward combating poverty" Prof. Salzer says in summing up the main concern of the organization.
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Study Finds Evidence Of Malaria Origins, Could Lead To Vaccine Development
"Malaria may have jumped to humans from chimpanzees much as AIDS did, U.S. researchers reported on Monday in a [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences] study they hope could help in developing a vaccine against the infection," Reuters reports. The researchers found evidence the Plasmodium falciparum parasite that "causes most cases of malaria is a close genetic relative of a parasite found in chimpanzees," the news service writes (8/4).
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University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center Named One Of 100 Most Wired Hospitals In The U.S. For 11th Consecutive Year

For the 11th consecutive year, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has been named one of the 100 Most Wired hospitals and health systems in the United States, according to the results of the 2009 survey by Hospitals & Health Networks magazine, the journal of the American Hospital Association. UPMC is one of only five organizations to appear on the list since its inception. According to the magazine"s survey, the economic crisis is forcing many hospitals to make tough decisions with scarce res, including delaying and scaling down information technology projects. Still, hospitals continue to invest in IT that supports quality and safety initiatives, particularly in electronic medication management. "Even in difficult economic times, UPMC recognizes the importance of investing in IT that promotes safe, high-quality and efficient care for our patients," said UPMC Chief Information Officer Dan Drawbaugh. "With health reform on the horizon, IT will play a more critical role than ever before in reaching our goals." UPMC has long been a leader in deploying IT to improve clinical outcomes and efficiency. Starting in 2005, UPMC began an innovative partnership with IBM to re-engineer its hardware, software and technology processes to make data sharing and storage simpler, faster and more economical. It also is working on an interoperability initiative with partner dbMotion to create a seamless system of electronic medical records, tying together a patient"s inpatient and outpatient information without replacing existing systems. Two of UPMC"s hospitals are counted among the nation"s most advanced users of comprehensive electronic medical records, according to HIMSS Analytics, a subsidiary of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. "The economic slowdown is forcing hospitals to look closely at IT spending," said Alden Solovy, executive director of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine. "Most Wired hospitals are doing their best to stay the course." The 2009 survey covered 1,314 hospitals, or about 21 percent of all U.S. hospitals. The July Hospitals & Health Networks cover detailing results is available at www.hhnmag.com. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center


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