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21st Century Healthcare
Technology has changed just about every aspect of human life—and it continues to do so at a rapid pace. As an example, think about how daily communication has changed over the century—we've gone from telegraph machines, to landlines, to cell phones, to smart phones, and we've certainly reaped the benefits of faster, more efficient communication. Does the healthcare field have something to gain by employing new technologies to advance its goals too? Find out at the Health 2.0: Digital Technology in Clinical Care conference and interactive simulcast webinar on Friday, March 22.
At this conference, learn how digital technologies—including mobile apps, wearable sensors, robotics, remote learning, and portable diagnostic devices—are becoming an integral part of clinical care and medical education. Speakers at the conference, presented by The New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute, The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, and the Academy, will discuss and showcase current and emerging digital technologies in clinical care, especially related to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, and explain how these technologies expand the capacity for research and data integration.
There will even be a special talk from Dr. Martin Kohn of the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center explaining how supercomputer Watson has recently 'been to medical school' (i.e., been programmed to make clinical care recommendations based on large data sets with the goal of assisting healthcare providers). In-person attendees will be eligible to earn CME credits. For a sneak-peak on emerging digital tools in healthcare and medical education, listen to a podcast with interviews of select conference faculty published in advance of the event on the webpage of the Academy's Translational Medicine Initiative.
To learn more about how advances in technology are changing healthcare, check out the eBriefing Innovating and Updating the Medical School Curriculum. This eBriefing is based on a conference bringing together several medical schools that are advocating for critical updates to physician training, motivated by advances in science and technology.
But it’s not just technology that’s changing the healthcare landscape—changes in population and social structures are also necessitating updates to the medical school curriculum. View the eBriefing Prioritizing Health Disparities in Medical Education to Improve Care to learn how medical schools can reduce health disparities—differences in health outcomes between groups that often reflect social inequalities—and promote health equality, regardless of education level, race, sexual orientation, geographic location, and other factors.
Neuroscience In The News
Between the recent announcement of the Obama administration's support for a Brain Activity Map (a comprehensive map of neuron activity in the brain) and the recognition of Alzheimer's disease as a national priority (as evidenced by a bump in immediate and longer-term research funding), neuroscience is all over the news.
Delve into the Academy's eBriefing on Cracking the Neural Code from the most recent Aspen Brain Forum, at which leading neuroscientists discussed recent advances in imaging and informatics, new computational techniques, and innovative biological tools. In concert with the eBriefing, view a video of Aspen Brain Forum speaker Dr. George Church (Harvard Medical School) and Dr. Fred Gage (The Salk Institute) as they compare and contrast the Human Genome Project and current efforts in neuroscience to map the human brain and "crack the neural code." Watch the full Panel Discussion and Q&A for further insights on large-scale brain mapping projects.
If such a brain map is eventually achieved, it could help researchers pinpoint the neural underpinnings of a variety of brain disorders—everything from Alzheimer’s to autism to brain injuries. In the meantime, learn the latest on these disorders with Academy resources and events. Join the Academy on Wednesday, March 20 for a symposium on Autism Spectrum Disorder: From Genes to Circuits to Behavior. For insight into severe brain injuries, read Annals volume Disorders of Consciousness.
Finally, please join us in congratulating the winner of the Academy's Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Initiative Research Grant: Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, who is performing fascinating research to validate and refine biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease. This is an important task in ultimately creating effective therapeutics for AD, and certainly one befitting AD's status as a national priority.
Become a Member of the Academy today and become eligible for reduced or free registration to our upcoming events, open access to our complete library of eBriefings, and one free Annals volume each year. Visit our website to learn more about the benefits of Academy membership.
We Are What We Eat
You know you're supposed to eat healthy foods; they feed your body nutrients, which in turn help it to function optimally (producing new cells, bolstering immune responses, etc.). But do you know the differences between micro- and macro-nutrients, how they interact with your body, and how this information might be used to help prevent, diagnose, or treat disease? You might not—but you would hope that your doctor does, right? Well nutrition science, an area that traditionally does not get much attention in medical school classrooms, could use a boost. Join the Academy at Capacity Building in Nutrition Sciences: Revisiting the Curricula for Medical Professionals, presented by The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science at the Academy on Thursday, June 6. Register by Friday, April 30 for the early-bird discount.
One of the reasons that nutrition is an important topic for medical schools to consider is that our body of nutrition science knowledge is increasing tremendously, and it has become clear that nutrition (or malnutrition) has the potential to impact everything from childhood development to cognition to cancer rates. Start at the beginning with Every Child's Potential: Integrating Nutrition, Health, and Psychosocial Interventions to Promote Early Childhood Development, a conference on April 3-4 that explores the value of bundling nutrition with other accepted interventions.
While childhood nutrition is critical for setting a healthy foundation for the body, as people age, nutrition continues to play a key role. Delve into Annals volume Nutrition and Physical Activity in Aging, Obesity, and Cancer: The Third International Conference for short reviews on the connections of physical and nutritional factors with health and disease.
To learn about a nutritional issue that affects people of all ages—"hidden hunger," or micronutrient deficiencies—check out the winning entries of a recent open innovation challenge: More Sustainable and Effective Approaches for Delivering Micronutrient Powders. The Sackler Institute teamed up with Scientists Without Borders and Sight and Life to offer this $25,000 challenge seeking sustainable, cost-effective strategies to deliver micronutrients to people in low-resource settings.
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