Transplant Community Unites to Educate Capitol Hill Staffers About the 'Gift of Life'

AST, NKF, UNOS & AOPO Coordinate Briefing on Feb. 12 WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Capitol Hill staffers, who play a significant role in preparing federal legislation, received an educational briefing from representatives of key transplantation groups. The Ame...

School Closures May Not Be Necessary When Swine Flu Strikes

...ot." As far as school closings go, the new guidelines offer a "range of options." According to the CDC, more than 55 million students and 7 million staffers head to the nation's 130,000 schools each weekday during the school year. In essence, the recommendations balance the need to contain the spread of th...

National Survey Reveals a Broken System for Chronic Disease Sufferers; National Council on Aging and Health Experts Explore Self-Care as a Viable, Consumer Focused Option for Health Reform

...h system, and showcase models that are helping consumers regain control of their health. In addition, a policy panel will include congressional staffers from offices that have introduced patient-centered chronic care legislation that addresses problems identified in the national survey. Discussion wil...

PHOENIX-AHF/Magic Johnson HIV Testing Caravan & Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS to Host Free HIV Testing Event at 'Off Chute Too'

...evalence rate has surged past 3%-higher than in Lagos, Nigeria. As AHF staffers and HIV testing counselors drive the van from Los Angeles to Washington thr..., three week cross country HIV testing tour, HIV testing counselors and AHF staffers will also supply a steady stream of updates, videos and images via new medi...

AAHSA Expert To Speak To Help Committee Briefing on Health Care Reform and Long-Term Services and Support

... her caregiving experiences and address how the burden of caregiving has a significant impact on women. Also participating: Senior Congressional staffers Connie Garner and Lee Perselay; Mike Oxford, Topeka Independent Living Resource Center; and two-time Purple Heart Recipient and disabled Vietnam Veter...

Blair Underwood to Kick off AHF's U.S. HIV Testing Caravan, Monday June 8th, 11:00 AM (PST)

...ood Mobile HIV Testing Unit, which remains in LA As AHF staffers and HIV testing counselors drive the van from Los Angeles to Washington thr..., three week cross country HIV testing tour, HIV testing counselors and AHF staffers will also supply a steady stream of updates, videos and images via new medi...

Swine Flu May Have Infected More Than 100,000 Americans

...the case for most people in the United States touched by the swine flu. When the outbreak began more than three weeks ago, hundreds of students and staffers at St. Francis Preparatory School, also in Queens, were sickened. Reports at the time said several St. Francis students had spent spring vacation in C...

U.S. Swine Flu Death Toll Now at 5

...the case for most people in the United States touched by the swine flu. When the outbreak began more than three weeks ago, hundreds of students and staffers at St. Francis Preparatory School, also in Queens, were sickened. Reports at the time said several St. Francis students had spent spring vacation in C...

More Than 100,000 Americans May Have Swine Flu: CDC

...the case for most people in the United States touched by the swine flu. When the outbreak began more than three weeks ago, hundreds of students and staffers at St. Francis Preparatory School, also in Queens, were sickened. Reports at the time said several St. Francis students had spent spring vacation in C...

Swine Flu Closes Three Schools in NYC

...the case for most people in the United States touched by the swine flu. When the outbreak began more than three weeks ago, hundreds of students and staffers at St. Francis Preparatory School, also in Queens, were sickened. Reports at the time said several St. Francis students had spent spring vacation in C...

Staffers in Medical Technology

DuPont Provides Technology for Washington Hospital Center's Emergency Department

... In conjunction with the Centers for Health Design, Washington Hospital Center will conduct evidence-based research over a two-year period, allowing staffers to test and adjust key elements for the full ER One, which is expected to open in six to 10 years. Washington Hospital Center is a not-for-profit 92...

Interview of the Vice President

...the House side. I'm sorry to see my friend, Trent Lott, hang it up. Trent and I served together for a long time. We both arrived here in 1968 as young staffers and then served in the House together for 10 years, and are good friends to this day. So I'm sorry to see Trent step down, but understand. But if yo...

Staffers in Biological News

Resilience in an aging society: GSA showcases cutting-edge meeting topics

...nteer service, so advocates are working with congressional leaders to enact civic engagement legislation early in the 111th Congress. Senate and House staffers are slated to present their bosses' initiatives, while policy makers, advocates, and volunteers will share their visions for continued community contr...

'Mindless autopilot' drives people to underestimate food decisions

...cific questions about when, what, how much and where they ate and who made decisions about meals, snacks and beverages, the researchers found that the staffers and students actually made an average of 221 food-related decisions each day. The study is published in the January issue of Environment and Behav...

Staffers in Biological Technology

GE Medicals Acquisitions May Prompt More Purchases

...ke advantage of the new technologies, Cross said, suggesting Datex-Ohmeda was bracing for the eventual purchase for a while. But while Datex-Ohmeda staffers were on their way to American Society of Anesthesiologists conference in San Francisco to publicize the deal, their new corporate overseers were still...

Billions with a B for R&D

...ederal agencies who appear to be involved in applicants areas of expertise, staffers of members of Congress from Wisconsin or other states involved or intereste... who can lead to those responsible for federal R&D funds. Congressional staffers can work miracles, Martin said. It also doesnt hurt that the head of HHS (H...

How to keep young talent working for you

...and is not afraid to let younger team members take on new challenges. Young staffers are also encouraged to take advantage of the companys mentor network to get...he company believes that narrowly defined jobs and titles limit people. New staffers are assigned a sponsor - an associate who helps the newcomer get acclimated...

Expetec expands IT staff services in Wisconsin

...However, as the price of computers dropped, allowing businesses to inexpensively purchase or replace computers, the need for IT services grew. Many IT staffers are wary of returning to companies that had removed their IT staff before, and looked to begin working as an outside IT source, serving many companies...

IT - Does everybody get a vote?

...'s one of the reasons good leaders are usually good negotiators and facilitators, and have a clear picture of the ultimate objective. So all you IT staffers out there, you off-the-org-chart IT leaders, get ready to put all your technology and system-driven perspectives in the broader contexts of ultimate b...

Delivery of needles in the Capitol missed the point about stem-cell research

...ing" the speaker, he was not amused. The Republican leader from Peshtigo called the needle delivery inappropriate because it put the health of Capitol staffers and cleaning crews at risk. Used syringes are considered dangerous because they can transmit diseases such as hepatitis B or HIV, the virus that cause...

CIO Leadership Series: Brian Brylow, Robert W. Baird & Co.

...y. Since those always will be his top priorities, he also has to be joined at the hip with Baird's compliance team, and a fair contingent of his 85 IT staffers are focused on the due diligence surrounding security and data privacy. That's not to say they can afford to ignore issues like spam, infrastructu...

Northwestern Mutual, American Family make Computerworld's best IT workplaces

... The list is compiled from a 100-question survey which polls organizations on categories such as average salary and bonus increases, percentage of IT staffers promoted, IT staff turnover rates, training and development programs, and the percentages of women and minorities in IT staff and management positions...

CIO Leadership Series: Snap-On's Moreno offers lessons in IT transformation

...ination of franchisees, direct sales, and distributor channels, operates in 150 countries, and employs 12,400 people worldwide, including about 100 IT staffers at its corporate headquarters. Upon her arrival, the company had more than 100 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System s, more than 120 financia...