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    May 2013

    Annals Meeting Reports

    Edited by Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences editorial staff

    This Annals volume presents four scholarly meeting reports: (1) Application of combined omics platforms to accelerate biomedical discovery in diabesity; (2) Prioritizing health disparities in medical education to improve care; (3) The paradox of overnutrition in aging and cognition; and vitamin D: beyond bone.

    Volume 1287

    Free online access provide by the Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science

    May 10, 2013

    Health 2.0: 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. It explores eHealth strategies and tools for patient-centered care, provider communications, clinical decision support, medical education, and research.

    December 17, 2012

    Black Holes and Astrobiology

    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 4, 2012

    Prioritizing Health Disparities in Medical Education to Improve Care

    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.

    August 8, 2012

    Global Capacity Building in Nutrition Science: Training Future Practitioners, Empowering Future Leaders

    Organizer: Mandana Arabi (The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science)

    Nutrition-related health problems from obesity to malnutrition are global challenges. This eBriefing reviews how the nutrition science community can respond, discussing new capacity building strategies designed to empower the next generation of scientists, practitioners, and policy makers.