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eBriefing
Digital Technology in Clinical Care
Organizers: Johanne Morne (New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute), Sonja Noring (New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute), Cheryl Smith (New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute), AIDS Institute Social Media Workgroup (New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute), Brooke Grindlinger (The New York Academy of Sciences), and Kerstin Hofmeyer (The New York Academy of Sciences)
This eBriefing looks at the impact of digital technologies on clinical care, especially for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, exploring eHealth strategies for patient-centered care and clinical decision support.
In this eBriefing
- Is digital technology in health care effective? Does it improve patient outcomes?
- How do mobile applications fit into health care? How are patient and provider roles changing?
- How should digital applications be regulated? What are the legal and ethical implications of new technologies?
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Recent eBriefings
May 10, 2013
Organizers: Johanne Morne (New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute), Sonja Noring (New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute), Cheryl Smith (New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute), AIDS Institute Social Media Workgroup (New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute), Brooke Grindlinger (The New York Academy of Sciences), and Kerstin Hofmeyer (The New York Academy of Sciences)
This eBriefing looks at the impact of digital technologies on clinical care, especially for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. It explores eHealth strategies and tools for patient-centered care, provider communications, clinical decision support, medical education, and research.
May 2, 2013
Moderator: Tom Vanderbilt (Author)
Panelists: Mariela Alfonzo (Polytechnic Institute at New York University), Kaid Benfield (Natural Resources Defense Council), and Hunter Reed (FAST NYC)
As part of the Academy's Science and the Seven Deadly Sins series, a panel discussed urban design in NYC and explored how the built environment affects public health.
April 22, 2013
Organizers: Robert Martone (Covance Biomarker Center of Excellence), Harald Murck (Covance Neuroscience Medical and Scientific Services), and Jennifer Henry (The New York Academy of Sciences)
Speakers: Ronald S. Duman (Yale University School of Medicine), Guosong Liu (Tsinghua University, China), Jorge Quiroz (Roche), Simone B. Sartori (University of Innsbruck, Austria), and Carlos A. Zarate (National Institute of Mental Health, NIH)
Major depression is a devastating illness; current therapies based on monoamine neurotransmitters are beneficial for only one in ten patients. This eBriefing reviews a paradigm shift in treatment that targets the glutamatergic neurotransmitter system.
April 19, 2013
Organizers: Jaime Uribarri (The Mount Sinai School of Medicine), Mona S. Calvo (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), and Mandana Arabi (The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science)
In recent decades the availability of dietary phosphorus has increased because of its widespread use as an additive in processed foods. This eBriefing explores whether the well-known risk of hyperphosphatemia, common in chronic kidney disease, has health implications at the population level.
March 29, 2013
Organizer: Steven Gross (Weill Cornell Medical College)
Keynote Speaker: Lewis C. Cantley (Weill Cornell Medical College)
Speakers: Shuibing Chen (Weill Cornell Medical College), Ubaldo Martinez-Outschoorn (Thomas Jefferson University), and Andre Terzic (Center for Regenerative Medicine, Mayo Clinic)
Fate and function determine stem cells' metabolic needs. Does fate dictate metabolic activity or do metabolic switches trigger a commitment to cell fate? This eBriefing presents the latest research on stem cell metabolism, lineage commitment, and future therapies.
March 8, 2013
Organizer: Mandana Arabi (The New York Academy of Sciences)
Keynote Speakers: Francesco Branca (World Health Organization), Jean-Pierre Habicht (Cornell University), and Robert E. Black (Johns Hopkins University)
This eBriefing presents the Sackler Institute's Global Research Agenda for Nutrition Science, developed in collaboration with the World Health Organization and global nutrition experts. The Agenda was launched to identify research gaps, promote dissemination and advocacy, and influence policies and practices in nutrition science.
March 1, 2013
Organizers: Mercedes Beyna (Pfizer), Mark Kaplan (Pfizer), Laurent Yvan-Charvet (Pfizer), and Jennifer Henry (The New York Academy of Sciences)
Although current treatments for myocardial infarction mitigate cardiac damage, we need effective ways to minimize subsequent cardiac remodeling. This eBriefing discusses new methods for preventing microvascular damage and improving tissue regeneration.
February 25, 2013
Organizer: Monica L. Kerr (The New York Academy of Sciences)
Speaker: Melanie Sinche (Harvard University)
Melanie Sinche offered her strategy for career planning with a four-step process including self-assessment, career exploration, goal setting, and the job search itself. The presentation was part of a two-day boot camp to teach young scientists how to explore different career paths.
February 25, 2013
Organizer: Monica L. Kerr (The New York Academy of Sciences)
Speaker: Sharon Belden Castonguay (Baruch College)
Sharon Belden Castonguay outlined tips for successful interviewing, explaining behavioral interviewing, the "tell me about yourself" pitch, and how to research employers and follow up. The presentation was part of a two-day boot camp to teach young scientists how to explore different career paths.
February 15, 2013
Keynote Speakers: KC Huang (Stanford University) and Amir Yacoby (Harvard University)
Panel Moderator: Seth Pinsky (NYC Economic Development Corporation)
This eBriefing documents the 8th condensed matter physics conference featuring keynote talks in hard matter and soft matter as well as a special panel discussion, "Generation Tech: Tapping NYC's Science & Engineering Talent," featuring representatives of the new engineering and applied science institutions that are being created in the city.
February 6, 2013
Organizers: Deborah R. Gustafson (SUNY Downstate Medical Center; University of Gothenburg, Sweden), John G. Kral (SUNY Downstate Medical Center), and Mandana Arabi (The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science)
Alzheimer's disease is expected to triple in the U.S. by 2050 and obesity is already epidemic. This eBriefing presents research on the link between overnutrition and cognition which suggests that obesity may play a role in and age-related diseases.
February 5, 2013
Speaker: Melissa Marshall (Pennsylvania State University)
In an interactive workshop, Melissa Marshall outlined strategies for making research presentations more memorable, understandable, and persuasive.
January 28, 2013
Special Guest Speaker: Thomas Farley (New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)
This eBriefing explores novel HIV prevention programs and therapies among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men.
January 17, 2013
Organizers: Rudolph Tanzi (Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School), George Zavoico (MLV), and Jennifer Henry (The New York Academy of Sciences)
Speakers: Robert A. Cherny (The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Australia), Steven M. Hersch (Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School), Rudolph Tanzi (Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School), and Daniel Tardiff (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research)
Transition metals including Fe, Zn, and Cu affect neurotransmission and are implicated in Parkinson's, Huntington's, and Alzheimer's diseases. This eBriefing reviews mechanisms for restoring the physiological balance of these metals in the brain.
December 20, 2012
Organizers: Zdenek Berger (Pfizer), Mercedes Beyna (Pfizer), Warren Hirst (Pfizer), and Jennifer Henry (The New York Academy of Sciences)
Autophagy is a route for degradation of aggregated cellular proteins and dysfunctional organelles. This eBriefing reviews molecular mechanisms that lead to impaired autophagy and strategies for modulating autophagy for therapeutic benefit.
December 17, 2012
Speaker: Caleb Scharf (Columbia University)
This eBriefing documents a presentation by Caleb Scharf, director of astrobiology at Columbia University, who described the latest science on black holes and gave an update on the search for life on other planets.
December 12, 2012
Organizers: Kenneth P. Olive (Columbia University Medical Center), George Zavoico (MLV), and Jennifer Henry (The New York Academy of Sciences)
Keynote Speaker: Dafna Bar-Sagi (New York University Langone Medical Center)
Breakthroughs in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma have led to novel therapies. This eBriefing covers the latest research developments in pancreatic cancer, with a focus on preclinical and early clinical investigations of rationally targeted drugs.
December 4, 2012
Organizers: Fritz François (New York University School of Medicine), Mekbib Gemeda (New York University Langone Medical Center), Jo Wiederhorn (Associated Medical Schools of New York), Sonya Dougal (The New York Academy of Sciences), and Brooke Grindlinger (The New York Academy of Sciences)
In this eBriefing, explore ways to incorporate health disparities research and preventative care approaches into the medical school curriculum, attract trainees to health inequity research, and improve the recruitment of minority medical students.
November 21, 2012
Keynote Speaker: Daniel D. Bikle (University of California, San Francisco and VA Medical Center)
This eBriefing explores the epidemiological data and molecular biology supporting the non-classical effects of vitamin D.
November 14, 2012
Speakers: Eric Lai (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center), Allison Abbott (Marquette University), Victor Ambros (University of Massachusetts Medical School), Gregory J. Hannon (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, Howard Hughes Medical Institute), Oliver Hobert (Columbia University Medical Center), and Gary Ruvkun (Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School)
This eBriefing features Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, recipients of the 2012 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research for their role in the discovery of microRNA. Recent research on microRNA is also described.
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