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12 innovators get funding for saving lives at birth


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WASHINGTON, DC – After fierce competition, 12 of the world’s most promising ideas to save lives at birth in developing countries have edged out nearly 650 other applicants, securing millions in new funding to develop and refine their innovations.
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2016-08-01

Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development


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Remarkable gains have been made in global health in the past 25 years, but progress has not been uniform. Mortality and morbidity from common conditions needing surgery have grown in the world's poorest regions, both in real terms and relative to other health gains. At the same time, development of safe, essential, life-saving surgical and anaesthesia care in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) has stagnated or regressed. In the absence of surgical care, case-fatality rates are high for common, easily treatable conditions including appendicitis, hernia, fractures, obstructed labour, congenital anomalies, and breast and cervical cancer.
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2016-07-27

Addiction Resources


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Full and verifiable information on substance addiction and abuse.
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2016-07-14

American Society of addiction medicine


Resource Links : Medical Associations and Organizations
ASAM, founded in 1954, is a professional society representing over 3,900 physicians, clinicians and associated professionals in the field of addiction medicine. ASAM is dedicated to increasing access and improving the quality of addiction treatment, educating physicians and the public, supporting research and prevention, and promoting the appropriate role of physicians in the care of patients with addiction.
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2016-07-14

MSc in EBHC Medical Statistics


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The University of Oxford has a New MSc in EBHC Medical Statistics from The Graduate School of EBM and Research Methods Evidence-Based Health Care Programme. Strengthen your skills and understanding in statistics for evidence-based medicine. This is a course for health professionals who wish to strengthen their statistical skills and ability to analyse data. Students will gain the confidence in carrying out the methods that are widely used in medical statistics, and interpreting the results for the practice of evidence-based health care
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2016-07-14

Critical appraisal tools


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Detailed downloadable checklists for all manner of research and literature review.
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2016-07-14

Online Maternal Health Films


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Medical Aid Films uses innovative media to transform the health and wellbeing of women and children around the world.
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2016-07-01

mHealth Database Mobile Health


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mHealth Database Mobile health (mHealth) is the provision of health services and information via mobile and wireless technologies. It can be a powerful tool for impacting the health of Africans.
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2016-06-22

Zika and Ebola transmissions


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After thousands of deaths, it turns would that most likely only the December 2013 index case in the forests of Guinea was the only one that was associated with wild animals. The rest spread from human to human.
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2016-06-10

PRISMA


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PRISMA is an evidence-based minimum set of items for reporting in systematic reviews and meta-analyses. PRISMA focuses on the reporting of reviews evaluating randomized trials, but can also be used as a basis for reporting systematic reviews of other types of research, particularly evaluations of interventions.
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2016-06-06

Meducation


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Established in 2008, Meducation has become the leading educational platform for medics around the world. We organise the medical web - finding, categorising and organising thousands of resources from all over the internet. Over 150,000 medics use us to help them in their lifelong learning.
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2016-05-28

Free medical tax on gastroenterology and Hepatology


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CAPstone (Canadian Academic Publishers Ltd) is a not-for-profit company dedicated to the betterment of people globally through education. Download medical textbooks in a wide array of topics, including clinical and basic sciences, and exam reviews. All materials are online and free to download.
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2016-05-28

Global Health Education Consortium (GHEC)


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Founded in 1991, Global Health Education Consortium (GHEC) is a non-governmental agency consisting of faculty and health care educators dedicated to global education in health professions schools and residency programs. GHEC members are active in more than 70 health profession schools and training programs in the United States, Canada, Central America and the Caribbean.
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2016-05-08

Effect Size Calculator


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Use this handy spreadsheet to calculate effect size and create Forest plots
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2016-05-07

American Recall Center


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The American Recall Center provides drug and medical device recall information alongside practical healthcare information and support. We aim to build the most comprehensive resource on the Internet for timely and trusted material regarding healthcare topics that matter to the consumer. The team at ARC is dedicated to helping consumers find accurate information with ease. Notice: This website and its content are sponsored by WEITZ & LUXENBERG P.C., a law firm focusing on providing legal services to clients injured by negligent corporations and/or entities. Please read our disclaimer for more information. Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not predict a similar outcome.
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2016-05-04