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      The Computer-Based Patient Record: An Essential Technology for Health Care

      Committee on Improving the Patient Record,Institute of Medicine

      Most industries have plunged into data automation, but health care organizations have lagged in moving patients’ medical records from paper to computers. This book talks about the computer-based patient record…

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      Academic Health Centers: Leading Change in the 21st Century

      Committee on the Roles of Academic Health Centers in the 21st Century,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Academic health centres are facing changes that will impact their roles in education, research and patient care. This text explores how AHCs will need to consider how to redirect each…

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      Guatemala: Human Rights and the Myrna Mack Case

      Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Engineering,National Academy of Sciences,Committee on Human Rights

      Two members of the Committee on Human Rights, NAS member Mary Jane West-Eberhard and NAS/NAE member Morton Panish, undertook a mission to Guatemala to observe the trial of 2 high-level…

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      Dietary Reference Intakes: Guiding Principles for Nutrition Labeling and Fortification

      Institute of Medicine,Food and Nutrition Board,Committee on Use of Dietary Reference Intakes in Nutrition Labeling,National Academy of Sciences

      Focusing its analysis on Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs), this book examines the purpose of nutrition labelling, various labelling practices in the US and Canada, and food fortification practices and policies…

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      Damp Indoor Spaces and Health

      Committee on Damp Indoor Spaces and Health,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines the relationship between damp or moldy indoor environments and adverse health outcomes and discusses issues such as how and where buildings get wet. A review finds evidence of an…

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      Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools: Leading the Way Toward Healthier Youth

      Committee on Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools,National Academy of Sciences

      Food choices and eating habits are learned from many sources. The school environment plays a significant role in teaching and modeling health behaviors. This title offers both reviews and recommendations…

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      The State of Quality Improvement and Implementation Research: Expert Views

      Samantha Chao,Forum on the Science of Health Care Quality Improvement and Implementation

      The Institute of Medicine (IOM) workshop The Conduct of Health Care Quality Improvement and Implementation Research was held on May 24-25, 2007, in Irvine, CA. This book helps you understand…

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      Gulf War and Health: Volume 2: Insecticides and Solvents

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention,Committee on Gulf War and Health: Literature Review of Pesticides and Solvents

      Provides an assessment of the scientific literature on potential health effects of exposure to certain biological, chemical, and environmental agents associated with the Gulf War.

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      The Utility of Proximity-Based Herbicide Exposure Assessment in Epidemiologic Studies of Vietnam Veterans

      Committee on Making Best Use of the Agent Orange Exposure Reconstruction Model

      A fundamental challenge in past studies evaluating whether health problems experienced by Vietnam veterans might be linked to wartime use of Agent Orange or other herbicides has been a lack…

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      Creating a Business Case for Quality Improvement Research: Expert Views, Workshop Summary

      Forum on the Science of Health Care Quality Improvement and Implementation,Institute of Medicine

      Creating a Business Case for Quality Improvement Research focuses on issues related to improving the science supporting health care quality and eliminating communication barriers that prevent advances in the field…

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      Antivirals for Pandemic Influenza: Guidance on Developing a Distribution and Dispensing Program

      Committee on Implementation of Antiviral Medication Strategies for an Influenza Pandemic,Institute of Medicine

      Calls for a national and public process of creating an ethical framework for antiviral use within the context of uncertainty and scarcity. This report identifies the lack of a science-based…

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      Evaluating Occupational Health and Safety Research Programs: Framework and Next Steps

      Committee on the Review of NIOSH Research Programs,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council

      Each year, approximately 5,000 fatal work-related injuries and 4 million non-fatal injuries and illnesses occur in the United States. This number represents both unnecessary human suffering and high economic costs…

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      Community Perspectives on Obesity Prevention in Children: Workshop Summaries

      Institute of Medicine

      As the public health threat of childhood obesity has become clear, the issue has become the focus of local, state, and national initiatives. Many of these efforts are centered on…

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      Infectious Disease Movement in a Borderless World: Workshop Summary

      Forum on Microbial Threats,Institute of Medicine

      Modern transportation allows people, animals, and plants–and the pathogens they carry–to travel more easily than ever before. The ease and speed of travel, tourism, and international trade connect once-remote areas…

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      The Domestic and International Impacts of the 2009-H1N1 Influenza A Pandemic: Global Challenges, Global Solutions: Workshop Summary

      Forum on Microbial Threats,Institute of Medicine

      In March and early April 2009, a new, swine-origin 2009-H1N1 influenza A virus emerged in Mexico and the United States. During the first few weeks of surveillance, the virus spread…

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      Antibiotic Resistance: Implications for Global Health and Novel Intervention Strategies: Workshop Summary

      Forum on Microbial Threats,Institute of Medicine

      Years of using, misusing, and overusing antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs has led to the emergence of multidrug-resistant ‘superbugs.’ The IOM’s Forum on Microbial Threats held a public workshop April…

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      Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange Exposure

      Committee on Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange Exposure,Institute of Medicine

      Over 3 million U.S. military personnel were sent to Southeast Asia to fight in the Vietnam War. Since the end of the Vietnam War, veterans have reported numerous health effects…

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      Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People 2020: Letter Report

      Committee on Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People 2020,Institute of Medicine

      For the past three decades, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a national agenda aimed at improving the health of all Americans over each 10-year span…

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      Promoting Health Literacy to Encourage Prevention and Wellness: Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Health Literacy,Institute of Medicine

      Health literacy has been shown to affect health outcomes. The use of preventive services improves health and prevents costly health care expenditures. Several studies have found that health literacy makes…

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      The Science and Applications of Synthetic and Systems Biology: Workshop Summary

      Forum on Microbial Threats,Institute of Medicine

      Many potential applications of synthetic and systems biology are relevant to the challenges associated with the detection, surveillance, and responses to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. On March 14 and…

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      Social and Economic Costs of Violence: Workshop Summary

      Forum on Global Violence Prevention,Institute of Medicine

      On April 28-29, 2011, the Institute of Medicine’s Forum on Global Violence Prevention convened its second workshop to explore the social and economic costs of violence. –P. 1.

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      Military Medical Ethics: Issues Regarding Dual Loyalties: Workshop Summary

      Summarizes the one-day workshop, Military Medical Ethics: Issues Regarding Dual Loyalties, which examined two case studies: decisions regarding returning a service member to duty after a closed head injury, and…

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      Ensuring Patient Access to Affordable Cancer Drugs: Workshop Summary

      National Cancer Policy Forum,Board on Health Care Services,Institute of Medicine

      In recent years, patients’ out-of-pocket costs for cancer care have been rising rapidly. These costs include health insurance deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments for covered services, as well as services that…

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      Diffusion and Use of Genomic Innovations in Health and Medicine: Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health

      The Institute of Medicine’s Round table on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health, established in 2007, held its first workshop to address questions such as are there different pathways by which…

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      Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects: Making Sense of the Evidence

      Committee on Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Acute Coronary Events,Institute of Medicine

      Data suggest that exposure to secondhand smoke can result in heart disease in nonsmoking adults. Recently, progress has been made in reducing involuntary exposure to secondhand smoke through legislation banning…

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      Setting Priorities for Health Technology Assessment: A Model Process

      Molla S. Donaldson,Harold C. Sox

      The problem of deciding which health care technologies to evaluate is urgent. With new technologies proliferating alongside steadily increasing health care costs, it is critical to discriminate among technologies to…

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      Nutrition And Dietetics; A Manual For Students Of Medicine, For Trained Nurses, And For Dietitians In Hospitals And Other Institutions

      Winfield Scott Hall

      Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high…

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      Bulletin of the Institute of the History of Medicine, V1, No. 4, May, 1933: The Johns Hopkins University

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      Bulletin of the Institute of the History of Medicine, V1, No. 2, February, 1933: The Johns Hopkins University

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      Bulletin of the Institute of the History of Medicine, V1, No. 5, June, 1933: The Johns Hopkins University

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      Bulletin of the Institute of the History of Medicine, V1, No. 7, August, 1933: The Johns Hopkins University

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      Bulletin of the Institute of the History of Medicine, V1, No. 3, April, 1933: The Johns Hopkins University

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      Bulletin of the Institute of the History of Medicine, V1, No. 6, July, 1933: The Johns Hopkins University

      Additional Contributing Authors Include Owsei Temkin, E. J. Haines, Howard W. Jones, Dorothy Cross, Katherine Knox, James Haviland, G. E. Seegar, Helen C. Brooke, Edward F. Lewison, And Ward Briggs.

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      Bulletin of the Institute of the History of Medicine, V1, No. 10, December, 1933: The Johns Hopkins University

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      Bulletin of the Institute of the History of Medicine, V1, No. 1, January, 1933: The Johns Hopkins University

      Additional Contributing Authors Include John Rathbone Oliver And Owsei Temkin.

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      Bulletin of the Institute of the History of Medicine, V1, No. 8, October, 1933: The Johns Hopkins University

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      Bulletin of the Institute of the History of Medicine, V1, No. 9, November, 1933: The Johns Hopkins University

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      Bulletin of the Institute of the History of Medicine, V1, No. 1-10, 1933: The Johns Hopkins University

      Contributing Authors Include John Rathbone Oliver, Owsei Temkin, John F. Fulton And Others.

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      Institutional Corruption Theory in Pharmaceutical Industry-Medicine Relationships: A Qualitative Analysis of Hungary and the Netherlands

      Anna Laskai

      This book discusses the influence of the pharmaceutical industry on the practice of medicine, and the observed and potential pitfalls of such partnerships.

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      Institutional Corruption Theory in Pharmaceutical Industry-Medicine Relationships: A Qualitative Analysis of Hungary and the Netherlands

      Anna Laskai

      This book discusses the influence of the pharmaceutical industry on the practice of medicine, and the observed and potential pitfalls of such partnerships.

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      Internet Access to the National Library of Medicine’s Toxicology and Environmental Health Databases

      Institute of Medicine,Committee on Internet Access to the National Library of Medicine's Toxicology and Environmental Health Databases

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      Cancer and the Environment: Gene-Environment Interaction

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Roundtable on Environment Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine

      The Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine wanted to address the link between environmental factors and the development of cancer in light of recent advances in genomics. They…

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      How Modeling Can Inform Strategies to Improve Population Health: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Population Health Improvement

      In April 2015, the Institute of Medicine convened a workshop to explore the potential uses of simulation and other types of modeling for the purpose of selecting and refining potential…

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      Assessing the Impact of Applications of Digital Health Records on Alzheimer’s Disease Research: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders

      "The national academies of sciences-engineering-medicine"--Cover.

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      Applying a Health Lens to Business Practices, Policies, and Investments: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Population Health Improvement

      In 2013 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Roundtable on Population Health Improvement organized a workshop to discuss opportunities to foster a health in all policies approach in non-health sectors such…

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      Global Health Risk Framework: Governance for Global Health: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Forum on Microbial Threats

      Since the 2014 Ebola outbreak many public- and private-sector leaders have seen a need for improved management of global public health emergencies. The effects of the Ebola epidemic go well…

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      Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment in Rural America: Workshop Summary

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine

      Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment in Rural America: Workshop Summary (2006)

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