Jesse L. Goodman, M.D., M.P.H., the FDA’s Chief Scientist and Deputy Commissioner for Science and Public Health, was interviewed on Friday on the FDA Voice web site about the FDA, DARPA, and NIH collaboration, “Human on a Chip”:  http://tinyurl.com/bt63uh6.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1000 Genomes Project data available on Amazon cloud

http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2012/nhgri-29.htm

Dr. Frederick M. “Skip” Burkle, Jr. to Give the 2012 Joseph Leiter NLM/MLA Lecture, May 9

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/ma12/ma12_mla_leiter.html

National Library of Medicine Awards $67 Million for Informatics Research Training

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/informatics_grants_awarded.html

National Library of Medicine Ends Its Support for ToxSeek

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/ma12/brief/ma12_sis_toxseek.html

National Library of Medicine Ramps Up for Full Deployment of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/IPv6.html

NIHSeniorHealth Redesign

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/ma12/ma12_seniorhealth.html

NLM @ Medical Library Association (MLA) 2012 — Schedule of Events

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/ma12/ma12_mla_invite.html

NLM Announces New Look for NIHSeniorHealth

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/new_look_nihseniorhealth.html

NLM Completes Mass-Digitization Projects with Gale/Cengage Learning

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/gale_cengage_collaboration.html

NLM Lends Historical Collections to Yeshiva University Museum Exhibition, “Trail of the Magic Bullet”

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/nlm_lends_yeshiva.html

NLM Preservation Week 2012

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/psd/preservationweek/presweek2012.html

Patient Tracking and Locating System Wins HHSinnovates Award

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/hhsinnovates_disaster.html

PubMed Results and Citation Manager Software

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/ma12/ma12_pm_cite_mgr.html

Showcase of NLM APIs – Free Webinar

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/ma12/ma12_api_webinar.html

US National Library of Medicine Hosts Lecture, Reception Honoring S. Kalani Brady, MD and

Commemorating St. Damien’s Day

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/lecture_kalani_brady.html

 

NLM DIRECTOR’S PODCASTS

Air Pollution & Health Risks

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/podcast/transcript041612.html

Colonoscopy Reduces Colon, Rectal Cancer Deaths

http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=473&sid=2837873

Diabetes, Obesity & the Night Shift

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/podcast/transcript030512.html

Malaria Deaths Underestimated

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/podcast/transcript031212.html

New Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment Approach

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/podcast/transcript040912.html

Weight Loss Surgery Controls Type 2 Diabetes?

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/podcast/transcript040212.html

 

NLM IN THE NEWS

A DC Primer: Measuring Grant Impacts at the National Library of Medicine

http://asb12.cms.si.umich.edu/blog/dc-primer-measuring-grant-impacts-national-library-medicine

AHA Member Spotlight: Jeffrey S. Reznick

http://blog.historians.org/AHA-Member-Spotlight/1621/aha-member-spotlight-jeffrey-s-reznick

Amazon Takes Genomics Research to the Clouds

http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/04/amazon-takes-genomics-research-to-the-clouds/

A Pillar of Modern Neurology, Robert J. Joynt, Dies

http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/index.cfm?id=3466

Buttoned Up: Still cleaning with toxic chemicals?

http://www.boonvilledailynews.com/lifestyle/homeandgarden/x787555438/Buttoned-Up-Still-cleaning-with-toxic-chemicals?zc_p=0

Clinical trials 101

http://www.americannursetoday.com/Article.aspx?id=8952&fid=8916

Creighton University Health Sciences Library [Omaha, Nebraska] to host National Library of Medicine exhibit, ‘A Voyage to Health’

https://sites.google.com/site/iconlibne/home/icon-news/creightonuniversityhealthscienceslibrarytohostnationallibraryofmedicineexhibitavoyagetohealth

Digital AustinMan Created To Study Cell Phone Radiation

http://www.livescience.com/19554-austin-man-radiation-nsf-bts.html

ECU Notes: Tree’s Roots in Ancient Greece

http://www.reflector.com/news/ecu-notes-tree-traces-back-ancient-greece-1018579

Federal government releases SNOMED to ICD-10 map

http://www.govhealthit.com/blog/federal-government-releases-snomed-icd-10-map

Giving Docs iPads Might Boost Patient Care

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/03/12/giving-docs-ipads-might-boost-patient-care

Half of federal websites working on mobile strategy

http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=473&sid=2837873

Internet connects patients with resources – and each other

http://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/article_9fdf6272-842b-11e1-9ec2-0019bb2963f4.html

Is It Safe to Play Yet? Going to Great Lengths to Purge Household Toxins

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/garden/going-to-extreme-lengths-to-purge-household-toxins.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Hidden Treasures at NLM

http://irp.nih.gov/catalyst/v20i2/hidden-treasures-at-nlm

Hitler as Seen by His Doctors, 1945-46

http://retina.smithsonianmag.com/post/20365328785/smithsonian-magazine-adolf-hitler-x-ray

Leila Denmark dies at 114; pediatrician practiced until she was 103

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-leila-denmark-20120405,0,3350487.story

Magic Meets Medicine in Lewisburg [West Virginia]

http://www.wvva.com/story/17139920/magic-meets-medicine-in-lewisburg?clienttype=printable

New Additions to the MHL [Medical Heritage Library]

http://www.medicalheritage.org/2012/03/new-additions-to-the-mhl/

New HHSinnovates winners show culture of innovation at HHS

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-hhsinnovates-winners-show-culture-of-innovation-at-hhs-2012-03-30

News anchor talks about covering an election while living with MS

http://www.healthcarecommunication.com/Main/Articles/8671.aspx

NIH announces database for genetic test information

http://blogs.nature.com/news/2012/02/nih-announces-database-for-genetic-test-information.html

Quirky Photos From the National Library of Medicine (Slideshow)

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/04/16/quirky-photos-from-the-national-library-of-medicine-slideshow/

Rare, Beautiful and Disturbing Objects From the National Library of Medicine

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/04/library-of-medicine-gallery/

Researchers Tune In to the Internet Buzz

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303404704577309794125038010.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Services Match Patients With Clinical Trials

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303459004577361972881249382.html

The 14 most trusted health sites

http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/womens-health/14-trusted-health-sites-2

The strange evolution of medical art

http://www.salon.com/2012/03/07/the_strange_evolution_of_medical_art/singleton/

Toddler swallows 37 magnets, survives [papers of Dr. Chevalier Jackson housed at NLM; see images, foot of page]
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/46639581/ns/today-today_health/

Two IEEE Publications Now Part of World’s Largest Medical Library

http://theinstitute.ieee.org/briefings/business/two-ieee-publications-now-part-of-worlds-largest-medical-library

 

NEW IN NLM IN FOCUS

Health in a Hair Salon: Outreach Project Rooted in Beauty Shop

http://infocus.nlm.nih.gov/2012/04/health-in-a-hair-salon-outreac.html

NLM Celebrates Acquisition of Papers of Sickle Cell Pioneer

http://infocus.nlm.nih.gov/2012/03/nlm-celebrates-acquisition-of.html

That’s a Wrap: 2011 Combined Federal Campaign Makes Big Finish

http://infocus.nlm.nih.gov/2012/04/thats-a-wrap-2011-combined-fed.html

 

NEW FROM SIS

WISER for iPhone/iPod touch 2.0

The second release for WISER for iPhone/iPod touch is now available. Investigate what’s new in this updated release:

WISER’s Help Identify Chemical capability is now available on the iOS platform. Identify and validate an unknown chemical based on the following criteria:

• Physical properties of the substance gathered by observation or sensors
• Signs and symptoms of victims of exposure
• The ability to categorize a substance, such as a substance used in a meth lab or a flammable substance
• Hazard values from NFPA 704 placards
• Transportation identification, including DOT placards, type of road trailer and type of rail car

Use WISER’s protective distance mapping feature on your iPhone or iPod touch. Visualize the areas likely to be affected during the first 30 minutes after a substance is spilled or released on a live map. The Department of Transportation’s Emergency Response Guidebook is the source of WISER’s protective distance data.

WISER for iPhone/iPod touch can be downloaded and installed directly from the Apple App Store:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wiser-for-iphone-ipod-touch/id375185381?mt=8

Reviews are always appreciated. If you’d like to let us know what you think of the latest WISER enhancements, please consider leaving a comment on the App store. You can read more about our privacy policy on Third-Party Web Sites and Applications at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/privacy.html when reviewing WISER on the iTunes App Store.

WebWISER Update

WebWISER has been updated to include protective distance mapping. Visualize a protective distance map directly within your Web browser.

HHS posted online an updated National Action Plan to eliminate healthcare-associated infections for public comment.  According to HHS, “The update confirms progress in the effort to make healthcare safer and less costly by reducing preventable complications of care, including healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).”  A new state-by-state breakdown by the CDC reports that HAIs in hospitals have been declining since HHS first introduced its National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections: Roadmap to Elimination in 2009.  The CDC report “…also pinpoints specific medical procedures that require stronger infection prevention efforts to maximize patient safety.”
http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2012pres/04/20120419a.html
http://www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/actionplan/index.html

NSF and NIH will be hosting a webinar for people interested in applying for the recent NSF-NIH BIGDATA initiative entitled “Core Techniques and Technologies for Advancing Big Data Science and Engineering (BIGDATA)”:  http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=CISE.  The link also provides access to the solicitation itself and to NIH-specific information.

Amongst Sheldon’s accomplishments, the two years he spent as Regional Medical Library Coordinator, especially endear him to the National Network Office and the NN/LM.  We hope you will join us if not in-person then by preparing a video which we can use in the day’s events.  We would welcome short (20-30 second) videos of your staff to include in the day’s festivities.  If you would, for members of the audience who are not familiar with the RMLs, please identify who you are, and where you are from. Video format should be MP4, AVI or MPEG. Submit videos to sheldonretires@gmail.com.  Please send by June 1, 2012 for inclusion at the June 14 event.

MLA ’13, will take place on May 3–8, 2013, in Boston, and will incorporate the 11th International Congress on Medical Librarianship (ICML), the 7th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (ICAHIS), and the 6th International Clinical Librarians Conference.  Submission of papers and posters (using the MLA submission system) will begin earlier than usual because of the lead times needed for international participants.  The 2013 contributed papers and posters submission deadline is May 1, 2012.  Final findings and results may be added to the accepted papers and posters up to 1^st February 2013, so you don’t have to have completed research to submit a paper or abstract.  The same system will be used for submissions to all four parts of the incorporated meeting – MLA, ICML, ICAHIS and ICLC.

The 2013 meeting theme is “One World: Information in an Interdependent World,” which emphasizes global interdependencies in all health-related areas.  “One Health” is meant to encompass not only human and animal health, but also public health, environmental health, climate change, food safety and production, and international health policy.

For access to the online submission process, instructions, and a list of section program themes, see www.mlanet.org/am/am2013/.

Francis Collins, Director of NIH, opened his talk at TEDMED by singing “Disease Don’t Care”: http://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2012/04/13/tedmed-2012-nih-director-francis-s-collins-and-jill-sobule-perform-disease-dont-care/.

In case you haven’t seen this.  The URL for the new FAQ on versioned citations:  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/article_versions.html.

Please join us for a
Minority Health Blogger Townhall
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
The White House

As part of our observation of National Minority Health month, we would like to invite you to participate in a live in-person Minority Health Blogger Townhall on Tuesday, April 24^th at 12:30 p.m. at the White House.  The event will be an interactive, open dialogue with stakeholder groups and bloggers to highlight what the health care law, the Affordable Care Act, means for racial and ethnic minorities. We will also discuss racial and ethnic heath disparities and how the Administration is addressing these disparities.

WHEN:                 Tuesday, April 24^th, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

WHERE:               Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB), South Court Auditorium (please be sure to arrive NO Later than 12:00PM EST at the south west gate on 17^th St and State Place NW)

WHO:                  

Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, US Department of Health & Human Services

Dr. Regina Benjamin, Surgeon General, US Department of Health & Human Services

Dr. Nadine Gracia, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health & Director of the Office of Minority Health, US Department of Health and Human Services

Mayra Alvarez, Director of Public Health Policy, Office of Health Reform, US Department of Health & Human Services

The event will begin at 12:30 pm with opening remarks, followed by a question and answer period.  The Townhall is in-person and on the record.  It will also be live streamed via www.whitehouse.gov/live and www.hhs.gov/live. You are welcome to embed and cross-promote the stream on your own networks.

We ask that you come prepared with questions to ask the panelists, and we encourage you to put a call for questions out to your online community and promote the Townhall in advance.  We will be using the hashtag #MinorityHealth. Also, please note that internet access is not guaranteed in the auditorium.

You should plan to be at the White House from approximately 12:00 pm ET to approximately 2:00 pm ET.  You will receive further details on arrival information and schedule upon receipt of security information and RSVP.

To RSVP for the Townhall, please email your phone number and fill out the attached security clearance to externalaffairs@hhs.gov as soon as possible, but no later than 12:00 p.m. EST on Friday April 20th, 2012.  RSVPs received after 12:00 p.m. EST on April, 20th will NOT be eligible to attend the Townhall event.

We look forward to hearing from you, and having you participate!  Please follow-up if you have any questions.

Monique Scott

Office of External Affairs

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

150 S. Independence Mall West, Suite 216

Philadelphia, PA 19106

Phone: (215) 861-4508

Fax: (443) 380-5751

The National Agricultural Library will soon be recruiting for a dynamic leader at the GS-13 level for the Nutrition and Food Safety Program. We are seeking an individual with vision to develop innovative information services for consumers, educators, policy makers, researchers and practitioners. Highly qualified candidates will have a strong network of contacts in the field of human nutrition or food science; a track record in developing partnership opportunities; and the business acumen to manage a diverse $2 million program.
The recruitment process limits the open period to only 7 calendar days. To be notified, interested candidates should send their name and e-mail contact information by Sunday, April 22 to NAL-Search@ars.usda.gov. Otherwise, beginning the week of April 23 or soon after, those interested can check the USAJobs.gov website (www.usajobs.gov) for postings from the Agricultural Research Service at the National Agricultural Library.