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New Regenstrief-McDonald chair supports data standards critical to health information exchange
March 2, 2017The newly endowed chair is based at the Regenstrief Institute and held by the program director for Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes -- LOINC for short -- the standards necessary to the exchange of health information.
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Critical Care Recovery Center model receives national recognition for innovation
February 21, 2017The 2017 THRIVE Innovation Award recognizes the nation's first collaborative care concept targeting the extensive cognitive, physical and psychological recovery needs of intensive care unit survivors.
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IU, Purdue scientists design epigenetic key to editing stem cells in the brain
February 21, 2017Scientists at Indiana University School of Medicine and Purdue University have developed a novel way to turn a gene on and off in the braina finding that could lead to new therapies for cancers and other genetic diseases.
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New Master of Science in Anesthesia Degree to be offered by Indiana University School of Medicine
February 17, 2017A new masters degree at Indiana University School of Medicine will help address projected needs for qualified anesthesia providers. The new Master of Science in Anesthesia Program is the twelfth of its kind in the country, which trains students to become Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants (CAAs).
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Indiana University announces nine new distinguished professors
February 13, 2017Nine Indiana University scholars and researchers have been promoted to distinguished professor, the highest academic rank the university bestows upon faculty.
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New $3.2 million NIH grant supports nation's first mobile post-ICU recovery program
February 9, 2017A new $3.2 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute funds the development and evaluation of the novel mobile Critical Care Recovery Program by the Indiana University Center for Aging Research.
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IU School of Medicine faculty member says increased access to long-acting reversible contraception would help decrease rate of unintended pregnancies
February 2, 2017Jeffrey Peipert, MD, PhD, Clarence E. Ehrlich Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Indiana University School of Medicine, says a key strategy to curb the rate of unintended pregnancies in the U.S. should include increasing access to and use of long-acting reversible contraception, such as intra-uterine devices (IUDs) and hormonal implants.
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Online video blogs (a.k.a. vlogs) as tools for patient engagement: Is seeing engaging?
February 2, 2017Online patient video journals or blogs--called vlogs--chronicling the good, the bad and the ugly of a specific medical condition can help both physicians and their patients, says Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research investigator Joy L. Lee, PhD, corresponding author of "Seeing is Engaging: Vlogs as a Tool for Patient Engagement," a commentary published online ahead of print in the peer-reviewed journal The Patient.
