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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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      Implications of Nanotechnology for Environmental Health Research

      Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine,National Academy of Sciences,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Institute of Medicine

      Nanotechnology is often described as an emerging technology - one that not only holds promise for society, but also is capable of revolutionizing our approaches to common problems. Nanotechnology is…

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      Environmental Health Indicators: Bridging the Chasm of Public Health and the Environment, Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      A report that presents the summary of the fourth workshop of The Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine.

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      Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment: A New Vision of Environmental Health for the 21st Century

      Kathi Hanna,Christine Coussens,Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine,Division of Health Sciences Policy,National Academy of Sciences

      This is a summary of the workshop Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment: A New Vision of Environmental Health for the 21st Century. The goal of this workshop…

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      Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment: The Greater Houston Metropolitan Area: Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine,National Academy of Sciences,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Institute of Medicine

      Houston is struggling with many of the environmental problems that most of the nation’s major metropolitan areas are struggling with - transportation, water and air pollution, flooding, and major demographic…

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      Health and the Environment in the Southeastern United States: Rebuilding Unity: Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      The purpose of this regional workshop in the Southeast was to broaden the environmental health perspective from its typical focus on environmental toxicology to a view that included the impact…

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      From Source Water to Drinking Water: Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      The Rountable’s fifth national workshop entitled From Source Water to Drinking Water: Ongoing and Emerging Challenges for Public Health continued the theme established by previous Roundtable workshops, looking at rebuilding…

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      Public Health Risks of Disasters: Communication, Infrastructure, and Preparedness, Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The National Research Council’s Disasters Roundtable and the Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine were established as mechanisms for bringing various stakeholders together to discuss…

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      The Role of Environmental Hazards in Premature Birth: Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      The Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine sponsored a workshop to understand the biological mechanism of normal labor and delivery, and how environmental influences can…

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      Ensuring Environmental Health in Postindustrial Cities: Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      The Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Environmental Health Science, Research, and Medicine held a regional workshop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on March 13, 2003. This title presents a summary of the…

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      Green Healthcare Institutions: Health, Environment, and Economics, Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Green Healthcare Institutions : Health, Environment, and Economics, Workshop Summary is based on the ninth workshop in a series of workshops sponsored by the Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research…

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

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

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      Autism and the Environment: Challenges and Opportunities for Research, Workshop Proceedings

      Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders,Institute of Medicine

      Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) constitute a major public health problem, affecting one in every 150 children and their families. Unfortunately, there is little understanding of the causes of ASD, and…

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      Innovations in Service Delivery in the Age of Genomics: Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health,Institute of Medicine

      New discoveries in genomics–that is, the study of the entire human genome–are changing how we diagnose and treat diseases. As the trend shifts from genetic testing largely being undertaken for…

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      Systems for Research and Evaluation for Translating Genome-Based Discoveries for Health: Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health,Institute of Medicine

      On February 12, 2009, the Roundtable convened a workshop designed to address four central questions related to the development of systems to evaluate clinical use of health care innovations 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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      The Value of Genetic and Genomic Technologies: Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health,Institute of Medicine

      Knowing one’s genetic disposition to a variety of diseases, including common chronic diseases, can benefit both the individual and society at large. The IOM’s Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for…

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      Generating Evidence for Genomic Diagnostic Test Development: Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health,Institute of Medicine

      Ten years after the sequencing of the human genome, scientists have developed genetic tests that can predict a person’s response to certain drugs, estimate the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease…

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      Challenges and Opportunities in Using Residual Newborn Screening Samples for Translational Research: Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health,Institute of Medicine

      Newborn screening samples are used to test more than 4 million infants each year for life-threatening diseases that are treatable if found at birth. These specimens also represent a potentially…

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      Genome-Based Diagnostics: Clarifying Pathways to Clinical Use: Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Institute of Medicine

      The sequencing of the human genome and the identification of associations between specific genetic variants and diseases have led to an explosion of genomic-based diagnostic tests. These tests have the…

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      Genome-Based Therapeutics: Targeted Drug Discovery and Development: Workshop Summary

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health

      The number of new drug approvals has remained reasonably steady for the past 50 years at around 20 to 30 per year, while at the same time the total spending…

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      Establishing Precompetitive Collaborations to Stimulate Genomics-Driven Drug Development: Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research on Health,Institute of Medicine

      Despite the many basic research discoveries in genetics, relatively few gene-based treatments, drugs, or preventative measures have been developed. One way to bridge this gap may be for industry, academia…

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      Genome-Based Diagnostics: Demonstrating Clinical Utility in Oncology: Workshop Summary

      Center for Medical Technology Policy,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health

      Presents the summary of a workshop convened in May 2012 by the Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health and the Center for Medical Technology Policy of the Institute of…

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      The Role of Purchasers and Payers in the Clinical Research Enterprise: Workshop Summary

      Based on a Workshop of the Clinical Research Roundtable,Board on Health Sciences Policy

      What do purchasers and payers need from the Clinical Research Enterprise? How have current efforts in clinical research met their needs? And, what are purchasers, payers, and other stakeholders willing…

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      Drug Repurposing and Repositioning: Workshop Summary

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health

      Drug development can be time-consuming and expensive. Recent estimates suggest that, on average, it takes 10 years and at least $1 billion to bring a drug to market. Given the…

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      Integrating Large-Scale Genomic Information into Clinical Practice: Workshop Summary

      Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health,Institute of Medicine

      The initial sequencing of the human genome, carried out by an international group of experts, took 13 years and $2.7 billion to complete. In the decade since that achievement, sequencing…

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      Conflict of Interest and Medical Innovation: Ensuring Integrity While Facilitating Innovation in Medical Research: Workshop Summary

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health

      Scientific advances such as the sequencing of the human genome have created great promise for improving human health by providing a greater understanding of disease biology and enabling the development…

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      Improving the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Genomic Science Translation: Workshop Summary

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health

      Workshop … December 3, 2012, in Irvine, California –Page 2.

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      Integrity in Scientific Research: Creating an Environment That Promotes Responsible Conduct

      Committee on Assessing Integrity in Research Environments,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Stresses the role that research institutions play in providing an integrity-rich environment. This book identifies practices that characterize integrity in such areas as peer review and research on human subjects…

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      Integrity in Scientific Research: Creating an Environment That Promotes Responsible Conduct

      Committee on Assessing Integrity in Research Environments,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Stresses the role that research institutions play in providing an integrity-rich environment. This book identifies practices that characterize integrity in such areas as peer review and research on human subjects…

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      Assessing Genomic Sequencing Information for Health Care Decision Making: Workshop Summary

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health

      Rapid advances in technology have lowered the cost of sequencing an individual’s genome from the several billion dollars that it cost a decade ago to just a few thousand dollars…

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      Improving Genetics Education in Graduate and Continuing Health Professional Education: Workshop Summary

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health

      Workshop, August 18, 2014 … Washington, DC –Page 73.

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      Genomics-Enabled Learning Health Care Systems: Gathering and Using Genomic Information to Improve Patient Care and Research: Workshop Summary

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health

      The inclusion of genomic data in a knowledge-generating health care system infrastructure is one promising way to harness the full potential of that information to provide better patient care. In…

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      Refining Processes for the Co-Development of Genome-Based Therapeutics and Companion Diagnostic Tests: Workshop Summary

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health

      Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health –Cover.

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      Large Simple Trials and Knowledge Generation in a Learning Health System: Workshop Summary

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation,Roundtable on Value and Science-Driven Health Care

      Presents the summary of a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Health Care and the Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation.

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      Genes, Behavior, and the Social Environment: Moving Beyond the Nature/ Nurture Debate

      Committee on Assessing Interactions Among Social, Behavioral, and Genetic Factors in Health,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines a number of gene-environment interactions and reviews state of the science in researching such interactions. This book recommends priorities not only for research itself but also for its workforce…

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      Exploring Challenges, Progress, and New Models for Engaging the Public in the Clinical Research Enterprise: Clinical Research Roundtable Workshop Summary

      Based on a Workshop of the Clinical Research Roundtable,National Academy of Sciences,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Institute of Medicine

      Offers a summary of a workshop focused on exploring the role of the public in the Clinical Research Enterprise. This report identifies four challenges: enhancing public participation in clinical research…

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      Breast Cancer and the Environment: A Life Course Approach

      Committee on Breast Cancer and the Environment: The Scientific Evidence, Research Methodology, and Future Directions,Institute of Medicine

      Breast cancer remains the most common invasive cancer among women. The primary patients of breast cancer are adult women who are approaching or have reached menopause; 90 percent of new…

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      Sharing Clinical Research Data: Workshop Summary

      Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation,Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders,National Cancer Policy Forum,Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research on Health,Board on Health Sciences Policy

      Sharing Clinical Research Data: Workshop Summary

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      Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: Summary of a Workshop

      Committee on Science, Technology, and Law,Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation,Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine

      Today, scores of companies, primarily in the United States and Europe, are offering whole genome scanning services directly to the public. The proliferation of these companies and the services they…

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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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