3rd UMHS Research Symposium Student Poster Sessions
Student Research Poster Presentations:
Juan Cruz-Echevarría:
Antimicrobial and AntiBiofilm Properties of Indigenous Plants Extracts against Staph aureus
Fabiola A. Rodriguez Gonzalez:
Antimicrobial Resistance against Extended-Spectrum BetaLactamase of Bacteria Isolated from Chicken and Pork in St. Kitts
Adithi Srinivasiah:
A Comparative Analysis of Remission Rates and Length of Stay of Patients with DeNovo AML and Patients with AML with Underlying MDS in a Community Hospital Setting
Jeannie Autry:
A Brief Intervention Reduces Perceived Stress among College Students
Venita Uzowulu:
Examining the Threshold of Gastrointestinal Microbiota under Chronic Disease to Determine How Dysbiosis Affects the Enteric Nervous System
Fatima Issa:
The Role of Microbiota and Its Influence of the Gut-Brain Axis
Johanna Enelus:
Addressing the Childhood Obesity Epidemic through Early Preventive Measures
The UMHS student's research posters will be on display at the symposium tonight (March 20, 2018) from 6:00-6:20 pm for consultation with the researchers. The event will be held in the Warren Ross Auditorium, UMHS St. Kitts Campus.
Photo Credits: Ian Holyoak
Labels: medical research, poster presentations, research symposium, student presentations, UMHS, UMHS Research Committee
The 2nd Annual UMHS Research Symposium
The 2nd Annual UMHS Research Symposium will be held in the Warren Ross
Auditorium, UMHS Campus, St. Kitts on Thurs Nov 17, 2016 , 6:00-8:00 pm, reception to follow.
Labels: medical research, research presentations, research symposium, UMHS events, UMHS Research Committee
Join UMHS for the 1st Annual Research Symposium
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Amy
Beierschmitt, Attending Veterinarian, Behavioral Science Foundation, Adjunct Faculty, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine:
Non-human primate models of disease, genetics, addictive behavior and behavioral / cognitive disorders.
Faculty Presentation:
Dr. Will Cobb, Assistant Professor
of Anatomy &
Dr. Rebecca Cusack, Gross Anatomy Lab Instructor:
The Physiology of
Neuromusculoskeletal Tissue.
Student Presentations:
Geneviève
Aubé & Katie Plemmons:
Analysis of Microbial Isolates from Personal Mobile
Devices on UMHS campus.
Laura
Mena-Albors & Wined Ramirez:
Microbiology Lessons
to Create Awareness of the Importance of Hand Hygiene and Surface Cleaning.
Jameison
Rolle:
Pullulan
ω-carboxyalkanoates for Drug Nanodispersions.
Freddie
Irizarry-Delgado:
CD16+ Monocyte Subset
as a Reservoir of HIV-1 in Patients under Prolonged Suppressive Antiretroviral
Therapy.
Poster Presentations:
Stefan Campbell:
Epileptiform transients in the occipital lobe in pediatrics.
Soraya Darwood:
Evaluation of Microbial Contaminants in Tap Water and Efficacy of Home
Filtration Systems.
Samah Halbouni:
What are the risk
factors for Arboviral infection in UMHS medical students?
Nawsheen Khan:
The
Anti-Bacterial Effect of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Bacillus Anthracis.
Tom Kowalski:
Impact
of the Implanted Cough System on the Quality of Life (QoL) of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Subjects.
Ellen Lorenzen:
An investigation of pork products
from imported and domestic origins in local St. Kitts grocery stores for levels
of coliforms and resistance to antibiotics.
Kamalpreet Mann & James Riddle:
Antimicrobial Properties of Indigenous
Tropical Plants Moringa and Neem.
Christina Varela:
Detection
of Salmonella and E.coli Contamination from Imported and
Domestically Produced Poultry from Retail Markets in St. Kitts.
Labels: medical microbiology, medical research, research symposium, St. Kitts, student presentations, UMHS events, UMHS Research Committee
History of Medicine: Book Review
Jacalyn Duffin, a Canadian physician-historian-educator,
"blows the dust off the shelves of medical history" with this survey of the history of Western medicine.
"History of Medicine: A Scandalously Short Introduction", written from a decidedly Canadian perspective, is a medical history textbook that is well researched, logically organized, and chock-full of interesting and intriguing content and illustrations.[
Anne Ross Library Call No. R 31 .D783 1999]
One of the authors goals in writing this book was to spark the interest and imagination of the next generation of medical students and their educators. I found this textbook easy to digest in terms of assimilating the information presented of the people, places and events that shaped the history of Western medicine, but I discovered the real value of this treatise is in the wisdom that can be acquired by stepping away from the here and now and gaining that broader historical perspective. An understanding of where medicine has come from can only help young enthusiastic medical students to dispel their inherent generational tunnel vision, to find deeper meaning in today's medical practice, and to envision the future of medicine.
I highly recommend that all medical students set aside time to read this
"cultural history...of medical events". As the book is organized along the lines of a traditional medical school curriculum complete with learning objectives, students could read the chapters for each course as they embark on each new semester.
[ Published by the University of Toronto Press, ISBN 0-8020-7912-1, 1999. reprint 2004.]
For a more complete review of this title, I refer you to the annotation by
Audrey Shafer,
New York University School of Medicine.
Labels: Anne Ross Library, Epidemics, ethics, history of medicine, Hospitalization, Infectious Disease, Medical Advances, medical education, Medical Mistakes, medical research, War and Medicine, Women in Medicine
Nick Shockey and Jonathan Eisen take us through the world of
open access publishing and explain just what it's all about. Make sure to watch it in HD and Fullscreen!
Thank you
PhD Comics for your great explanation of
'What is Open Access?'
Labels: access to research, epublishing, medical literature, medical publishing, medical research, open access, open access journals, PhD Comics, publishing industry, scientific research
The COMET Initiative Works to Improve the Potential Power of Healthcare Research
The Cochrane Library has just published [April 2012, Issue #4] an interesting editorial entitled:
The COMET (Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials) Initiative: its role in improving Cochrane Reviews, by Paula Williamson & Mike Clarke.
To find out more – read
the complete Editorial here.
"When people making decisions about health care look for guidance from research, the outcomes reported by that research are key; however, there is a general lack of consensus regarding the choice of outcomes in particular clinical settings, which affects trial design, conduct, analysis, and reporting. Measuring outcomes that will not change healthcare decisions leads to a waste of resources and a failure to capitalize on the potential power of research to improve health care and health..."
Labels: Cochrane Systematic Reviews, COMET, healthcare research, knowledge translation, medical research, reviews of effectiveness
New research from the
Blacksmith Institute (an environmental health group based in New York City) and their partners
The Green Cross Switzerland, has identified the
ten worst toxic pollution problems facing the world today. Their research shows that mercury, lead, chromium and other toxic compounds, used in many industrial processes,
rob years of healthy life from millions of people each year. Yet the group maintains there are simple fixes that could go far in solving the issue.
Click on the post title to read more by
David Biello | November 10, 2011 |
Scientific American or download the full report from
WorstPolluted.org.
.
Labels: chrominum, effects on health, environmental health, global health, lead, medical research, mercury, pollution, toxic pollution, toxicology
"Every day there are news reports of new health advice, but how can you know if they're right?"
Ben Goldacre: Battling bad science | Video on TED.comBen Goldacre writes
"Bad Science" ~
"unpicking dodgy scientific claims and showing us how medical evidence can be distorted". Enjoy his latest video critique from
TED.com [14 minutes].
Labels: health news, medical news, medical research, news reporting, research bias, research methods, scientific studies
Trying to keep a handle on all the latest in science and medicine is a challenge, to say the least! And what about all those newly coined words that your peers and collegues seem to be regularily adding to their vocabulary, while you are starting to doubt your ability to speak english!
Have no fear, the buzz word buster is here!Now we have this great new online dictionary to address this problem. Check out
'Leman's Lexicon' and discover not only what the latest buzz
is, but also just what those new buzzwords [such as pharmacogenomics, epigenetics, or translational medicine] actually
mean. If you haven't walked on the moon, understanding some of these words and concepts might still give you the edge for your next cocktail party chatter.
Oh! and while you are at the site, check out the rest of
ResearchRaven for a great compilation of current information about all the medical and scientific research that is happening, conferences coming up, calls-for-papers, etc. Brought to you as a public service by the
Center for Health Research and Quality, Samaritan Health Services in Oregon.
Labels: buzzwords, medical conference, medical dictionary, medical research, medical trends, medical vocabulary, scientific vocabulary, taxonomy
Part of the
"American Experience" series, this PBS documentary film narrates personal accounts of polio survivors; interviews historians, scientists, and researchers; and is based in part on David Oshinsky's award-winning book
Polio in America.
"The story of the polio crusade pays tribute to a time when Americans banded together to conquer a terrible disease. The medical breakthrough saved countless lives and had a pervasive impact on American philanthropy that continues to be felt today."
Labels: history of medicine, infectious diseases, medical research, polio, United States
According to new research conducted by
The New York University & the
University of South Florida Center for Aging and Brain Repair [published
Jan 28, 2010 in the journal
Neuron],
"active rest" was found to actually strengthen memory. The finding suggests that having a rest period
after learning new information may be valuable.
Dr. Paul Sanberg, Prof. of Neurosurgery added, "By keeping on doing many different tasks [after learning new information], you may interrupt the memory you want to strengthen,..."
Labels: learning, medical research, memory, neuroscience
Whether you are a potential
Sponsor ,
Investigator or
Volunteer, the search for a clinical trail just became easier!
MyClinicalTrial.com has been launched for the purpose of increasing awareness of what clinical trials are taking place and provide information about current and upcoming trial opportunities; as well as to uphold and promote high enrollment standards.
The site includes a
nationwide listing database allowing you searching capability to a wide range of clinical trials taking place all over the country. Even if you aren’t able to find what you’re looking for at this time, the site includes a
trial notification registry service via email, of future opportunities in your area.
Labels: clinical trials, information database, medical research
The new
Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool Expenditures and Results (RePORTER) from the NIH is now live. Replacing the
CRISP system,
"RePORT provides additional query fields, hit lists that can be sorted and downloaded to Excel, NIH funding for each project (expenditures), and the publications and patents that have acknowledged support from each project (results). RePORTER also provides links to PubMed Central, PubMed, and the US Patent & Trademark Office Patent Full Text and Image Database for more information on research results."
More new features are expected in 2010.
Labels: medical research, NIH, RePORTER, research grants, study report
The Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine 2009 has been awarded to 3 American scientists ~
"for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase". Click on the title to read more from the
Nobel Prize website.
Labels: 2009, medical research, Nobel Prize
An important new partnership initiative was announced yesterday in Ottawa, Canada. The
National Research Council's Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI), the
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and the US
National Library of Medicine (NLM) will be working together to establish
PubMed Central Canada (PMC Canada). This will be a searchable, web-based, national digital repository of peer-reviewed health and life sciences literature providing free and open access to Canadian health research.
Click on the title to read the press release.Labels: Canada, CIHR, CISTI, health research, medical research, NLM, NRC, open source, PubMed Central Canada
Staying current, particularily in the rapidly developing area of medical research, has and continues to present a challenge. In response, creative solutions have given rise to syntheses presented in systemic reviews and meta-analyses of the research literature; the development of dynamic, point-of-care, evidence-based clinical summaries databases; technological innovations supporting anytime, anywhere access to the most current knowledge via handheld devices; as well as RSS for automatically bringing today's research news to you.
The
Open Medicine Wiki Project, is set to demonstrate the next innovative response to this challenge; one which we all do well to note! This project presents a whole new opportunity for publishing academic research while maintaining currency to boot! Online collaboration software, commonly referred to as
'wiki' software provides the vehicle for this conceivably fundamental change.
With
'open access' more of us could
Read more ; with
'open collaboration' more of us can now
wRite more; I will leave the
Math ['Rithmatic] up to you!
Find out more about this exciting project and follow its collaborative outcome going forward ...
Labels: medical research, open access journals, open collaboration, Open Medicine, staying current, wikis
Seminar on Autism Spectrum Disorders
Attention: Faculty & Students ~
Medical Research SeminarFriday, September 12, 2008 ~ 12:30 in the Auditorium
"Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Overview of Diagnosis and Treatment"
with
Judith S. Miller, PhD,
University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute , Salt Lake City, Utah
Stephen C. Wood, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair,
Department of Physiology,
UMHS-SK
Labels: autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, medical edcuation, medical research, medical seminar, neuropsychiatry, UMHS-SK, UMHS-SK Guest Lecture, UMHS-SK Visiting Professor, University of Medicine and Health Sciences
