GWUMC News GWUMC News http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST 15 Dr. Gary Simon Presents the Facts and Fictions of HIN1 at a GW Frontiers in Medicine Lecture http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&d=9375 The H1N1 virus, commonly known as the swine flu, is a topic permeating recent headlines and conversations. While good intention& promoting community health& fuels this commotion, the whirlwind ... Medical Center Communications and Marketing Department Wins Prestigious Industry Awards http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&d=9374 The Medical Center Communications and Marketing Department (MCCM) at The George Washington University Medical Center was recently awarded five 2009 MarCom Awards by the Association of Marketing and Communication ... GWCI to Lead NCI’s Mid-Atlantic Geographic Management of Cancer Health Disparities Program http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&d=9373 In recognition of its extensive work in eliminating cancer disparities in minority and vulnerable populations, the GW Cancer Institute (GWCI) was recently selected to serve as the coordinating body for ... Gary Simon, M.D., Director, Division of Infectious Disease, Featured on WTOP Radio Discussing H1N1 http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&d=9372 Click& here& to read this article or copy and paste the following URL into your Web browser: http://www.wtop.com/?nid=345& sid=1804381 Stanley Greenspan, M.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Featured in USA Today Discussing Stress in Children http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&d=9371 Click& here& to read this article or copy and paste the following URL into your Web browser: & http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-11-04-APAkidstress04_ST_N.htm Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., GW Distinguished Research Professor, Featured in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Discussing H1N1 http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&d=9369 Click& here& to read this article or copy and paste the following URL into your Web browser: & http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_650612.html& Doug Evans, Ph.D., Professor in the School of Public Health and Health Services and Director of Public Health Communication & Marketing Program Featured on ABCNews.com Discussing Internet Medicine http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&d=9367 Click& here& to read this article or copy and paste the following URL into your Web browser: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/WellnessNews/diy-health-care-twitter-medical-blogs-making-healthier/story?id=8940249 ... Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy and Chair, Department of Health Policy, Featured on ModernHealthcare.com Regarding FAIR Health http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&d=9366 Click& here& to read this article or copy and paste the following URL into your Web browser: http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20091102/REG/311029972/1153# PRESS RELEASE: Professor Sara Rosenbaum Named Among Founding Directors of FAIR Health - Goal of Transparency and Fairness in Health Insurance and Physician Payment Pricing http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&d=9350 WASHINGTON - Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy and chair of the Department of Health Policy at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, ... PRESS RELEASE: GW Professor Receives 2009 ASPH/Pfizer Early Career in Public Health Teaching Award http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&d=9340 WASHINGTON & Karen McDonnell, Ph.D., associate professor of Prevention and Community Health in GW& s School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS), was awarded the 2009 ASPH/Pfizer Early ... Faculty Member Receives Fulbright Senior Specialist Award to Develop Mid-Level Health Professional Training Program in Rwanda http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&d=9321 At The George Washington University Medical Center, doctors are just one player in a team of medical professionals that include physician assistants, nurses, physical therapists, public health professionals, ... Medical Center Computer Support Staff Nominated for GW Service Excellence Award http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&d=9320 The GW Medical Center computer support staff was nominated for a 2009 GW Service Excellence Award. Medical Center computer support staff member Robert Foreman was also nominated for an Excellence Award ... Dutch Ambassador Discusses Strategies to Combat Terrorism as Part of HSPI’s Ambassador Roundtable Series http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&d=9319 The attacks of September 11 shocked nations throughout the world into adopting active approaches to combat the newly awakened fear of terrorism. Though these methods differ between countries, the common ... National Summit Brings Energy and Awareness to Neglected Infections of Poverty http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&d=9318 For the past several months, swine flu has dominated the media, the medical profession, and the minds of Americans.& While the public is up in arms about this attention-hoarding disease, a group of ... The Wall Street Journal Referenced the Department of Health Policy Report "Using Primary Care to Bend the Curve: Estimating the Impact of a Health Center Expansion on Health Care Costs," in an Article on Federally Funded Health Centers http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&d=9317 Click& here& to read this article or copy and paste the following URL into your Web browser: & online.wsj.com/article/SB125409659506345101.html& The New York Times Reviewed "Technological Medicine," a Collection of Essays on Medical Technology by Stanley Joel Reiser, M.D., M.P.A., Ph.D., Clinical Professor in the Department of Health Policy http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&d=9315 Click& here& to read this article or copy and paste the following URL into your Web browser: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/health/27books.html?_r=1& ref=health & ANNOUNCEMENT: Dr. Glenn Geelhoed Receives 2009 Surgical Volunteerism Award of the American College of Surgeons and the Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&d=9314 Glenn Geelhoed, M.D., Ph.D., Ed.D., M.P.H., professor of International Medicine and of Surgery, received the 2009 Surgical Volunteerism Award of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the Pfizer ... PRESS RELEASE: GW Medical Student Receives American College of Rheumatology Research Education Foundation/Abbott Medical/Graduate Student Achievement Award http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&d=9313 WASHINGTON & Kristina Demas, a second-year medical student at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences received the 2009 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Research ... Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., GW Distinguished Research Professor, Featured on NPR.com Discussing H1N1 http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&d=9312 Click& here& to read this article or copy and paste the following URL into your Web browser: & http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114132997 & ANNOUNCEMENT: GW and CNMC Award Funding for Developing and Testing Innovative Technologies and Methodologies Through the Novel Clinical and Translational Methodologies Program http://www.gwumc.edu/medctr/news.cfm?view=news&d=9309 Children& s National Medical Center and The George Washington University, through the Novel Clinical and Translational Methodologies (NCTM) program at the Clinical and Translational Science Institute ...