The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has chosen education and prevention as the theme of 2010 World Diabetes Day which will be celebrated on November 14, building on the 5-year focus in this area. The 2010 campaign will build on the…
Month: June 2010
Three U.S. Paralympians Chosen to Attend IPC Leadership Summit Later This Month
April Holmes, Mike Peters and Jon McCullough will join Paralympians from around the globe for the 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athlete Leadership Summit being held in Bad Honnef, Germany, June 25-27. The summit, commissioned and delivered by the IPC,…
Structured Exercise Programs Can Preserve Movement After Breast Cancer Surgery
A new Cochrane review finds that exercise programs help patients recover shoulder movement and minimize loss of arm or shoulder function after breast cancer surgery, according to a press release. Many breast cancer survivors develop pain, shoulder stiffness and arm…
New Deadline to Enroll for Internet-Based PECOS Shakes Up DMEPOS Providers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published an interim final rule that will change the implementation date of the internet-based provider enrollment chain and ownership system (PECOS) to July 6, almost 6 months before than the already…
Kendra Calhoun Appointed to Medicare Advisory Committee
The Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) has appointed Amputee Coalition of America president and chief executive officer, Kendra Calhoun to serve as a patient advocate. The MEDCAC advises the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on…
Sebelius Launches ‘Let’s Move Cities and Towns’ toCombat Child Obesity
On June 11, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius launched the Let’s Move Cities and Towns component of the Let’s Move! campaign at the U.S. Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting in Oklahoma City. Addressing an audience of more…
AMA Works to Strengthen the Physician Workforce to Meet the Nation’s Health Care Needs
The United States faces a shortage of between 124,000 and 159,000 physicians by 2025. Already at least 22 states and 15 medical specialties have reported physician workforce shortages. In response to this shortage, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted new…
NIH Grant Furthers Molecular Neuroscience and Regeneration Research
A 5-year, $1.8 million National Institutes of Health grant awarded to staff scientist Nikolaos Tapinos, MD, PhD, of Geisinger’s Sigfried and Janet Weis Center for Research, will be used to study the role of nuclear ErbB3 protein during development of…
New Associate Director and Head Coach of Paralympic Military and Veterans Alpine Skiing Program Named
U.S. Paralympics announced that Kevin Jardine has been named associate director and head coach of the Paralympic Military and Veterans Alpine Skiing Program. Jardine has more than 16 years of experience in high performance and coaching, and he has coached…
Orthocare Innovations’ Names General Manager of Oklahoma City Production Facility
Orthocare Innovations announced the addition of David Adams as general manager of its Oklahoma City facility. Adams joins Orthocare from Trulife where he served as vice president. Adams brings more than 14 years of experience in the O&P and orthopedic…