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LifeWorks Career Exploration Site Online
Osteoarthritis, a degenerative condition whose hallmarks are joint pain and limited movement resulting from progressive loss of cartilage, is the most common type of arthritis, especially among older people. It can occur in any joint, but most often affects the hands, knees, hips or spine. There are currently no treatments, other than surgical joint replacement, that significantly change the course of this joint disease, and clinical trials for new therapies are long, difficult and expensive. The OAI is a federal contract funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institute on Aging, Office of Research on Women’s Health, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities and National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, all part of the Department of Health and Human Services’ NIH. Private funding partners include Merck Research Laboratories, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, and Pfizer Inc. Private-sector funding for the OAI is being managed by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health.
Hospitals Encouraged to Partner With Grant Recipients
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he U.S. Labor Department is soliciting applications from state and local workforce investment boards (WIBs) and faith-based and community organizations for $6.5 million in grants that will be used to prepare people for jobs in high-growth fields such as health care, including nursing. Though hospitals are not eligible to apply for the grants, they are encouraged to participate as partners in the grant projects. Hospitals and health care providers can locate WIBs near them through a listing at http://www.nawb.org, or contact their local faith-based and community
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organizations to find out if they’re applying and how they might participate. For more on the grants, see the Federal Register notices at www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/ a040406c.html under “Labor Department.”
International Sequencing Consortium Launches Website
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he International Sequencing Consortium (ISC) has launched a free online resource where scientists, health care professionals and the public can get the latest information on the status of sequencing projects for animal, plant and other eukaryotic genomes.
LifeWorks Career Exploration Site Online he National Institutes of Health, Office of Science Education, is bringing LifeWorks online. This interactive website features more than 100 careers in the health and medical sciences. It’s designed as a resource for middle school and high school students, parents, educators and school guidance/career counselors to explore the diversity of careers in the field. According to the Department of Labor, these jobs are expected to be among the fastest growing jobs in the nation over the next 10 years. At LifeWorks visitors can:
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• search careers to match personal interests, skills and abilities • browse careers by salary, education required, interests and job title •read about real people who have achieved success in their careers •learn about certification, licensing and educational requirements •explore job market trends and find links to professional organizations To access LifeWorks, link through http://science.education.nih.gov.
The new resource can be accessed through ISC’s home page, www. intlgenome.org. The database enables users to quickly sort sequencing project information by organism, by sequencing group or by funding agency. Information about each sequencing project includes timetables for completion, along with brief descriptions of sequencing strategies being employed. In many cases, the database also features links to the individual sequencing projects’ websites and the sites of their funding agencies, such as NHGRI. Also available are links to other publicly run databases where the actual DNA sequence data are deposited.
Nursing Knowledge International Now Operational urses worldwide now have a new resource for knowledge to practice evidence-based nursing, develop their careers, increase leadership skills and earn continuing education credits. Nursing Knowledge International is a new nonprofit organization for nurses all over the world. The organization is an extension of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International. Through its website, www.nursing knowledge.org, the organization aims to improve patient outcomes by enhancing the knowledge base of its nurse customers.
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Hospitals Encouraged to Partner With Grant Recipients
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he U.S. Labor Department is soliciting applications from state and local workforce investment boards (WIBs) and faith-based and community organizations for $6.5 million in grants that will be used to prepare people for jobs in high-growth fields such as health care, including nursing. Though hospitals are not eligible to apply for the grants, they are encouraged to participate as partners in the grant projects. Hospitals and health care providers can locate WIBs near them through a listing at http://www.nawb.org, or contact their local faith-based and community
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organizations to find out if they’re applying and how they might participate. For more on the grants, see the Federal Register notices at www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/ a040406c.html under “Labor Department.”
International Sequencing Consortium Launches Website
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he International Sequencing Consortium (ISC) has launched a free online resource where scientists, health care professionals and the public can get the latest information on the status of sequencing projects for animal, plant and other eukaryotic genomes.
LifeWorks Career Exploration Site Online he National Institutes of Health, Office of Science Education, is bringing LifeWorks online. This interactive website features more than 100 careers in the health and medical sciences. It’s designed as a resource for middle school and high school students, parents, educators and school guidance/career counselors to explore the diversity of careers in the field. According to the Department of Labor, these jobs are expected to be among the fastest growing jobs in the nation over the next 10 years. At LifeWorks visitors can:
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• search careers to match personal interests, skills and abilities • browse careers by salary, education required, interests and job title •read about real people who have achieved success in their careers •learn about certification, licensing and educational requirements •explore job market trends and find links to professional organizations To access LifeWorks, link through http://science.education.nih.gov.
The new resource can be accessed through ISC’s home page, www. intlgenome.org. The database enables users to quickly sort sequencing project information by organism, by sequencing group or by funding agency. Information about each sequencing project includes timetables for completion, along with brief descriptions of sequencing strategies being employed. In many cases, the database also features links to the individual sequencing projects’ websites and the sites of their funding agencies, such as NHGRI. Also available are links to other publicly run databases where the actual DNA sequence data are deposited.
Nursing Knowledge International Now Operational urses worldwide now have a new resource for knowledge to practice evidence-based nursing, develop their careers, increase leadership skills and earn continuing education credits. Nursing Knowledge International is a new nonprofit organization for nurses all over the world. The organization is an extension of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International. Through its website, www.nursing knowledge.org, the organization aims to improve patient outcomes by enhancing the knowledge base of its nurse customers.
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