Navigation Links
Diageo Sponsors Medical Society of the State of New York's Physicians Training Program
Date:9/17/2007

NORWALK, Conn., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Diageo (NYSE: DEO), the world's leading spirits, wine and beer company, is proud to announce its sponsorship of a physician's training program in screening and brief intervention techniques developed by the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY).

The program, funded entirely by Diageo as an unrestricted grant, is being developed to better prepare physicians to address and assess issues related to alcohol abuse. This training program is being designed for physicians in four medical disciplines using the NIAAA's screening and brief intervention tool for use in primary care settings and the emergency department. Numerous clinical trials, including those sponsored by NIAAA and the World Health Organization, have shown that screening and brief interventions by physicians can play a pivotal role in helping patients that abuse alcohol.

"Diageo is proud to support the MSSNY brief intervention program which is in alignment with our commitment to responsible drinking," said Guy Smith, Executive Vice President of Diageo North America. Smith continued, "This collaborative effort is a first for our industry and hopefully the beginning of a step change in the way we address the misuse of beverage alcohol."

The program is comprised of a physician training module that includes formal presentations, an online program and a CD, all containing the tools necessary to conduct the screening and guidelines for implementing brief interventions. The initiative will also be supported by an awareness campaign as well as pre- and post-physician evaluations of the program.

The program will train physicians first to screen patients and to assess whether they are fa
'/>"/>

SOURCE Diageo
Copyright©2007 PR Newswire.
All rights reserved

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2 3

Related biology technology :

1. Madison company cosponsors young entrepreneur awards
2. MGE Sponsors New Business Center for Entrepreneurs
3. Medical College receives $377K to study brain disease
4. Barriers will not stop convergence of medical technologies
5. Medical College team creates website for tracking flu
6. Biomedical engineering conference invites manufacturers
7. Visions: Wade offers straight talk on e-medical records
8. Merge unveils updated medical imaging software
9. Medical College receives $1.4M cancer grant
10. Medical technology firm lands $100K federal grant
11. Doyle outlines spending for Medical College, UWM
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:6/17/2013)... June 17, 2013 Z Trim Holdings, ... company providing value-added ingredients to a variety of ... a new meat application at this year,s annual ... Chicago , July 13-16. The Company ... more expensive/chemically-modified ingredients in meat products thereby helping ...
(Date:6/17/2013)... 17, 2013 Yongye International, Inc. (NASDAQ:   ... and distributor of crop nutrient products in ... today that its common stock will resume trading on ... at 7:15 a.m. Eastern Time. As previously ... Monday, March 18, 2013 following Yongye,s notification that the ...
(Date:6/16/2013)... CO (PRWEB) June 16, 2013 This training ... the Scrum team, people outside the software industry or those ... of what it is. , The topics that will ... scrum framework, scrum roles, scrum meetings, scrum artifacts, and scrum ... the following cities: , Denver, CO June 28, 2013 , ...
(Date:6/14/2013)... Case Western Reserve University, in collaboration ... has been awarded a $3 million grant from ... neurostimulation technology platform designed to treat multiple clinical ... muscle paralysis. , The Ohio Third ... the technology development and innovation capabilities of Ohio’s ...
Breaking Biology Technology:Z Trim to Spotlight New Meat Applications at IFT 2013 in Chicago 2Z Trim to Spotlight New Meat Applications at IFT 2013 in Chicago 3Yongye International, Inc. Announces Common Stock Will Resume Trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market on June 17, 2013 2Yongye International, Inc. Announces Common Stock Will Resume Trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market on June 17, 2013 3Yongye International, Inc. Announces Common Stock Will Resume Trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market on June 17, 2013 4Affordable Scrum Trainings in Denver, CO – 8 PDUs (June 28, 2013) by Conscires Agile Practices 2Case Western Reserve University, in Collaboration with NDI Medical, SPR Therapeutics and Valtronic Technologies, Receives $3 Million from Ohio Third Frontier Commission 2Case Western Reserve University, in Collaboration with NDI Medical, SPR Therapeutics and Valtronic Technologies, Receives $3 Million from Ohio Third Frontier Commission 3Case Western Reserve University, in Collaboration with NDI Medical, SPR Therapeutics and Valtronic Technologies, Receives $3 Million from Ohio Third Frontier Commission 4
... SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 15, 2011 FindTheBest,s Private ... parents seeking an accredited storage facility for their newborn,s cord ... and highly sensitive decision to make, particularly for families with ... parents a way to make the most informed decision when ...
... N.J., Nov. 15, 2011 Palatin Technologies, Inc. (NYSE ... targeted, receptor-specific peptide therapeutics for the treatment of diseases ... announced results for its first quarter ended September 30, ... or $(0.10) per basic and diluted share, for the ...
... 2011 A new retrospective subanalysis ... mesylate) capsules 150mg twice daily reduced the risk ... in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) irrespective ... with no significant interaction for major bleeding events.(1) ...
Cached Biology Technology:Palatin Technologies, Inc. Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2012 Results; Teleconference and Webcast to be held on November 15, 2011 2Palatin Technologies, Inc. Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2012 Results; Teleconference and Webcast to be held on November 15, 2011 3Palatin Technologies, Inc. Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2012 Results; Teleconference and Webcast to be held on November 15, 2011 4Palatin Technologies, Inc. Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2012 Results; Teleconference and Webcast to be held on November 15, 2011 5New Subanalyses of RE-LY® Trial Evaluate PRADAXA in Subsets of Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation 2New Subanalyses of RE-LY® Trial Evaluate PRADAXA in Subsets of Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation 3New Subanalyses of RE-LY® Trial Evaluate PRADAXA in Subsets of Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation 4New Subanalyses of RE-LY® Trial Evaluate PRADAXA in Subsets of Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation 5New Subanalyses of RE-LY® Trial Evaluate PRADAXA in Subsets of Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation 6New Subanalyses of RE-LY® Trial Evaluate PRADAXA in Subsets of Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation 7New Subanalyses of RE-LY® Trial Evaluate PRADAXA in Subsets of Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation 8
(Date:6/17/2013)... 2013 An international team led by scientists at ... Institute and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva ... that attacks the tuberculosis (TB) bacterium in two different ... solve one of the major global health crises of ... strains," said Peter G. Schultz, the Scripps Family Chair ...
(Date:6/17/2013)... professors in Wayne State University,s Department of Physics ... Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. This program ... cutting-edge research in astrophysics, and in particle and ... Ph.D., professor of physics in Wayne State,s College ... director of the grant, the student participants will ...
(Date:6/17/2013)... foundations with more modern elements. Using this same approachbut ... Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences have designed a ... storage, and gas transport more efficient and at a ... issue of the Journal of the American Chemical ... builds upon Pitt Associate Professor of Chemistry Nathaniel Rosi,s ...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):New compound excels at killing persistent and drug-resistant tuberculosis 2New compound excels at killing persistent and drug-resistant tuberculosis 3New compound excels at killing persistent and drug-resistant tuberculosis 4Wayne State welcomes undergraduates from around the US for physics research experience 2'Chemical architects' build materials with potential applications in drug delivery and gas storage 2
... DNA mutations may shepherd in an era of small, ... of genes that harbor disease. , Joseph Wang, director ... Biodesign Institute at ASU, led a team effort that ... and nanotechnology to fashion nanocrystals that can act as ...
... the plagues of the Middle Ages have made around 10% ... time that these individuals carry a genetic mutation (known as ... the immune system but have been unable to account for ... low levels in areas bordering the Mediterranean. , They have ...
... team of researchers at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in ... (PET/CT) scans may help physicians identify new, unexpected malignant ... the May issue of the Society of Nuclear Medicine's ... additional lesions in patients known to have cancer," said ...
Cached Biology News:Bioelectronic ‘signatures?hold key to DNA mutations 2First North American Encapsulated Islet Transplant without Long-term Immune Suppression into a Patient with Type 1 Diabetes 2PET/CT can identify new cancer lesions at early stage, allowing for prompt treatment 2
...
Human Regulatory T cell Staining Kit #2 (w/ APC Foxp3 PCH101, FITC CD4, PE CD25)...
Goat anti-VAV2 Class: Antibody Product Group: Miscellaneous Antibody...
Rabbit polyclonal to M13 Bacteriophage Coat Proteins ( Abpromise for all tested applications)....
Biology Products: