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Mar
05
0 comments Tags: Parkinsons disease; Micrographia
The following blog post is written by one of our newest network members, Saba Shahid, the Chief Smiling Officer of The Art Cart, a creativity and movement program for people living with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). As defined by MedlinePlus, PD is a type of movement disorder and occurs when nerve cells in the brain do… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Patient Engagement, Public Health
Feb
05
0 comments Tags: chronic illness, couples, teamwork, YWCA of Central Massachusetts
The following is the first in a series of blog posts written by NER funded grant recipients. Through these posts we hope to share with you how NLM resources are helping those in need in New England. This week’s blog post was written by Elyce Waksman, the Couples Teamwork Program Manager from the YWCA of… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Funded Project, NLM Resources, Patient Engagement, Public Health
Jan
25
0 comments Tags: AHRQ, diagnostic error, hospital librarians
This is the second in series of posts on patients, families and librarians in the diagnostic process. In October 2017, I attended the Patients as Partners in the Diagnostic Process preconference for the Diagnostic Error in Medicine 10th International Conference in Newton, MA. To open the discussion, we watched this video from MedStar Health: Larry Pennings, Associate Director of… Read More »
Posted in: Patient Engagement
Jan
23
0 comments Tags: complementary medicine, integrative medicine, Kripalu, meditation, yoga
Posted in: Blog, NLM Resources, Patient Engagement, Public Health
Jan
12
0 comments Tags: All of Us, Precision Medicine
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) All of Us Research Program and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) have teamed up to kickstart a three-year pilot project that will support this unique and promising NIH initiative. This collaboration will maximize the power of All of Us Research Program’s community engagement and by informing and engaging… Read More »
Posted in: Announcements, NIH, NLM, Patient Engagement