Health 2.0: High Wow Factor, High Hopes for the Future of Health Care

I just spent the past two days at the 2011 Health 2.0 conference in San Francisco being wowed and a Continue reading →

Dr. David Blumenthal to Chair Commonwealth Fund Commission

The Commonwealth Fund announced today that David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, the former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, will become Continue reading →

Institute of Medicine: PDF Reports Now Available for Free Download

The National Academy of Sciences, which includes the Institute of Medicine, announced today that all its PDF reports published by Continue reading →

Revision Suggestions for Gender Related Diagnoses in the DSM and ICD

This paper provides an overview of how gender-related diagnoses in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and International Continue reading →

APHA “A Healthier America” Video – Pass it On!

This short video from the American Public Health Association is a call to action to improve our public and community Continue reading →

APHA Opening Keynote: Dr. Cornel West

In his opening keynote address at this year’s American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in Denver, CO, Dr. Cornel West Continue reading →

APHA: Dr. Hoangmai Pham Receives Donabedian Award

At today’s American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in Denver, CO, Hoangmai Pham, MD, MPH, received the Avedis Donabedian Award Continue reading →

John Amaechi @ Kaiser National Diversity Conference: “Think Big”

John Amaechi, National Basketball Association player, best-selling author, and now an organizational psychologist and consultant on issues of diversity and Continue reading →