Latest Evidence-based medicine Stories

DxInsights Names Ethan K. Knowlden Executive Director

2013-05-15 12:34:38

TUCSON, Ariz. and BOSTON, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DxInsights, a nonprofit, independent organization dedicated to educating industry, academicians, healthcare community and payers on the power of diagnostics, has announced the appointment of Ethan K. Knowlden as Executive Director. Mr. Knowlden will work directly with DxInsights' Board and Steering Committee and will be responsible for the operations and activities of the association on a day-to-day basis, in addition to...

PCORI Opens Second Year of Research Funding with $81 Million in New Round of Announcements

2013-05-15 12:34:30

Revises funding announcements, guidelines, and review criteria to improve application process WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today opened its second year of funding of patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER), revising its broad funding announcements to clarify key review criteria and application definitions. PCORI plans to award up to $81 million in this newly announced round of PCORI...

University of Maryland Medical Center Launches Genetic-Testing Program For Cardiac Stent Patients

2013-05-14 12:30:31

New personalized medicine initiative enables doctors to tailor drug therapies to individual patients based on genetic profile BALTIMORE, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Patients with coronary artery disease who undergo treatment at the University of Maryland Medical Center now can receive long-term therapy based on information found in their genes. As part of a new personalized medicine initiative, the medical center is offering genetic testing to help doctors determine which...

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Selventa's Proprietary Systems Diagnostics Technology Platform

2013-05-13 08:33:33

SysDx helps doctors make the best therapeutic decisions by providing an in-depth understanding of intervening biochemical mechanisms MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the systems diagnostics market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Selventa with the 2013 North America Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Leadership. Selventa stands out in the personalized diagnostics field with its proprietary Systems Diagnostics (SysDx(TM))...

PCORI Awards $88.6 Million in Funding for Comparative Effectiveness Research Projects

2013-05-07 08:33:06

Latest funding cycle to support research on conditions affecting millions of patients CHICAGO, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has approved 51 new awards, totaling $88.6 million over three years, to fund patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) projects under the first four areas of its National Priorities for Research and Research Agenda. This brings the total that PCORI has awarded for...

CleanMed 2013 Sustainable Health Care Conference Achieves Record Attendance

2013-05-02 23:18:45

Nation's Largest and Most Influential Conference on Sustainable Health Care Draws 900+ Attendees in Boston (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 CleanMed, the nation’s premier conference on health care and sustainability, marked its tenth conference in 2013 by drawing more than 900 health care leaders to Boston to discuss best practices, learn from each other and preview innovative new technologies. Attendance was the highest since the conference began in 2001. CleanMed is convened and organized...

EBSCO Releases Social Work Reference Center™ Bringing Evidence-Based Information to Social Workers

2013-05-02 23:18:19

~ Latest Evidence-Based Information for Clinical Practice, Education and Research at the Point-of-Care ~ IPSWICH, Mass. / BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 Social Work Reference Center™ (SWRC), a resource designed specifically for clinical practice, education and research, is the latest addition to the point-of-care product line from EBSCO. Social Work Reference Center is a comprehensive reference tool that provides evidence-based information to social workers and other mental...

med fusion, Pathologists Bio-Medical Laboratories (PBM) and Theranostics Health to Announce Availability of Novel Cancer Theranostic Test at ASCO

2013-05-01 08:32:09

LEWISVILLE, Texas, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- med fusion, Pathologists Bio-Medical Laboratories (PBM) and Theranostics Health will be introducing the first of Theranostics Health's TheraLink(TM) Assays for use in patients with malignant diseases at the upcoming American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual '13 Meeting, held in Chicago, IL from May 30,( )2013 through June 4, 2013. The TheraLink(TM) HER Family Assay for primary, recurrent and metastatic breast cancers provides a...

Importance of Evidence-Based Medicine Presented in New Issue Brief Available from Elsevier

2013-04-25 12:27:35

PHILADELPHIA, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Report identifies potential impact of evidence-based medicine in meeting today's healthcare challenges Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the availability of the first in a series of issue briefs on evidence-based medicine (EBM). The issue brief - "Building a Business Case for Evidence-Based Medicine" - reveals the urgent need for EBM, as identified in a...

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Names Bryan Luce Chief Science Officer

2013-04-24 12:29:11

Recognized Outcomes Researcher Joins PCORI Leadership Team WASHINGTON, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute today announced the appointment of Bryan R. Luce, PhD, MBA, as PCORI's first Chief Science Officer (CSO). In this position, Luce will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of PCORI's patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) agenda. "Dr. Luce is an accomplished researcher,...