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Two Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Scientists Receive Presidential Early Career Award
President Obama has announced that two Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center investigators have been awarded the nation"s highest honor for scientists at the beginning of their independent research careers. Basic scientist Harmit Singh Malik, Ph.D., and cancer-prevention researcher Ulrike "Riki" Peters, Ph.D., are among 100 researchers to receive the prestigious 2008 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Each will be honored in a ceremony this fall at the White House.
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New Treatments Should Be Introduced Gradually To Avoid Later Problems, Says Expert
Concerns over whether the tests a treatment undergoes before release onto the market are enough to ensure its long-term safety are raised in an editorial published by BMJ Clinical Evidence today.
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Quality Measures Improve Outcomes More Than Hospital Volume Alone
A new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and Baystate Medical Center at Tufts University in Massachusetts concludes that patients facing coronary artery bypass surgery should, as a first priority, select a medical facility that has the highest adherence to quality standards.
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Infection Prevention Text Updated, Improved - The APIC Text Of Infection Control And Epidemiology

More than 300 infection prevention experts have completed a text that serves as one of the most valuable tools for infection preventionists throughout the world, the APIC Text of Infection Control and Epidemiology. The 1,700-page document, now in its 3rd edition, has been completely revised and is now available, offering a concise information re containing more than 120 expanded and enhanced chapters. Published by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the APIC Text contains new chapters addressing infection prevention in ophthalmology, the physician"s office and interventional radiology. Each chapter is peer-reviewed and contains an abstract, references, international perspectives and additional res. "This was an immense undertaking," said APIC 2009 President Christine J. Nutty, RN, MSN, CIC. "The APIC Text compiles the evidence-based literature in one convenient location and can be used to educate all healthcare personnel on the essentials of infection prevention. It is the definitive, comprehensive, go-to covering every aspect of infection prevention and control." The 3rd edition of the APIC Text has been updated to include the most current regulations, guidelines, technology, research and best practices in the field of infection prevention. It also includes specific information for ambulatory care and long-term care facilities, res for staffing and training and analysis of new technologies. Each chapter focuses on the needs of infection preventionists new to the field and then builds on the basic concepts, providing advanced information for more experienced preventionists. APIC will release an online version of the APIC Text in the fall of 2009. This electronic version will be updated regularly and accessible anywhere. Purchase of the APIC Text includes a one-year subscription to the APIC Text Online. Visit http://www.apic.org/text for more information. APIC


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