Bøger af Board on Health Sciences Policy

Presents the summary of a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine in August 2013 to review the available science on safe levels of caffeine consumption in foods, beverages, and dietary supplements and to identify data gaps.

Builds on the 2008 IOM report Review of NASA's Human Research Program Evidence Books: A Letter Report, which provided an initial and brief review of the evidence reports.

Gene transfer research is a rapidly advancing field that involves the introduction of a genetic sequence into a human subject for research or diagnostic purposes. This book provides an assessment of the state of existing gene transfer science and the regulatory and policy context under which research is investigated.

Presents the summary of a workshop convened in June, 2013 by the Institute of Medicine Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events to discuss disaster preparedness, response, and resilience relative to the needs of children and families, including children with special health care needs.

"Workshop ... December 3, 2012, in Irvine, California"--Page 2.

Presents the summary of a workshop convened in June 2013 by the Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence of the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council to examine the financing of long-term services and supports for working-age individuals with disabilities and among individuals who are developing disabilities as they age.

The BioWatch program, funded and overseen by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has three main elements - sampling, analysis, and response - each coordinated by different agencies. This title coordinates analysis and laboratory testing of the samples, though testing is actually carried out in state and local public health laboratories.

Presents the summary of a workshop convened by the IOM Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders to examine opportunities to accelerate early phases of drug development for nervous system drug discovery.

While the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is very accomplished at performing its many missions, the nature of the DHS work environment is inherently stressful. This title reviews the workforce resilience efforts, identifies gaps, and offers recommendations for a 5-year strategy to improve DHSTogether, the DHS workforce resilience program.

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.

Constitutes the summary of a workshop held in March 2013 to discuss the key principles of public engagement during the development of disaster plans, the response phase, and during the dissemination phase when interested community partners and the general public are informed of the policies that have been adopted.

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is caused by bacteria resistant to isoniazid and rifampicin, the two most effective first-line anti-TB drugs, originally developed and introduced in the 1950 and 1960s. This book presents the summary of a workshop convened to address the current status of drug-resistant TB globally and in China.

An international workshop was convened in 2009, by the S Institute of Medicine (IOM) Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous Systems Disorders and the Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) Forum on Health and Nutrition. This title outlines the presentations and discussions by panelists and participants of the plenary sessions of the workshop.

Presents the summary of a workshop hosted by the Institute of Medicine\'s (IOM\'s) Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders in Spring 2012 to explore commonalities across neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council (NRC) have had prominent roles in discussions of aging, disability, and technology for decades. In 1978, Aging and Medical Education (IOM, 1978) raised national awareness of the challenges to physicians posed by the aging of the US population. This title deals with this workshop.

In 2006 the National Institutes of Health (NIH) established the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program, recognizing the need for a new impetus to encourage clinical and translational research. This title deals with this research.

The Economics of Genomic Medicine: Workshop Summary

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 Medicine to foster the identified need for further sustained dialogue between stakeholders regarding the clinical utility of molecular diagnostics.

Sharing Clinical Research Data: Workshop Summary

Identifies methods to facilitate development of corresponding animal and clinical endpoints, indentifies methods that would maximize bidirectional translation between basic and clinical research and determines the next steps that can be critical for improvement of the development and testing of animal models of disorders of the nervous system.

"Forum on drug discovery, development, and translation."--Cover.