10 Jun 2011

Research, Practice and Policy Partnership Innovations in Cancer Prevention

by Jon F. Kerner, PhD

Jon will present an overview of the prevention and knowledge translation and exchange approaches used by Canadian Partnership Against Cancer to implement Canada’s Cancer Control Strategy. The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer is an independent organization funded by the federal government to...

Keywords: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer CPAC Childhood Cancer Survivors Knowledge Transfer Partnership For Health PFH Coalitions Linking Action And Science For Prevention CLASP Public Health PLANCT

04 Feb 2013

Cure4Kids for Kids - Dispelling Myths about Cancer One Child at a Time

by Kate Ayers, MS

Keywords: Cancer Myths Cancer Education Classroom Activity Classroom Teacher Public Health Education

10 Jun 2011

Panel Discussion: National Approaches to Cancer Prevention and Communications

by Lisa Klesges, PhD, Lenora Johnson, DrPH, MPH and Jon F. Kerner, PhD

Keywords: Cancer Prevention Cancer Education Public Health Knowledge Transfer Cure4Kids Global Summit

Discussion: Cancer Education in Schools and Communities

by Yuri Quintana, PhD, Aubrey Van Kirk Villalobos, MEd, Tallulah Forrest, Claire Neal, MPH, CHES, Ruba Anastas and Amy Harding, RN

Keywords: Cure4Kids For Kids Global Summit Panel Discussion School Program Community Health Public Health Health Education Cancer Awareness

28 Aug 2008

UICC 2008: Cancer on the Internet

by Chatrina Melcher, Yuri Quintana, PhD, Laetitia Bigger, PhD, David Wiljer, PhD, Joan Dzenowagis, PhD and Alejandro (Alex) R. Jadad, MD, DPhil, FRCPC, FCAHS

European School of Oncology: Learning to Care. Chatrina Melcher Founded in 1982, the European School of Oncology is based on the idea of uniting the clinical, cultural and scientific traditions of European oncology. The motto of the school is “learning to care,” and this institution is...

Keywords: Cancer E-health Patient Support Information Professional Education

09 Jun 2011

Innovation Research for Youth Health Promotion: Social Media and Participatory Engagement of End-Users

by Cameron D. Norman, PhD

Social media and the multimedia networks that they support provide a platform for engaging youth and young adults across diverse contexts in a manner that supports different forms of creative expression. Drawing on more than 15 years of experience using eHealth promotion strategies to youth...

Keywords: Social Media Youth Engagement Systems Thinking Achievement Cure4Kids Global Summit

15 Oct 2008

Discovering New Antibiotic Targets in Bacteria

by Jason Rosch, PhD

Currently available antibiotics target various mechanisms in bacterial pathogens; such mechanisms include cell wall synthesis, protein synthesis, DNA and RNA replication, and folate metabolism. However, bacteria have developed various means of resistance to these antibiotics. Therefore, there...

Keywords: Antibiotic Resistance Calcium Transport Streptococcus Pneumoniae Antibiotic Targets Opportunistic Pathogens Multidrug Resistance Protein Cofactors Trace Metals

09 Jun 2011

Cigarette Design, Addiction/Additives, Passive Smoke, Reduced Ignition

by Jeffrey S. Wigand, MA, PhD, MAT, ScD

Tobacco products are responsible for over 5 million deaths each year and enormous economic costs in health care and lost workforce productivity. Tobacco use that starts in childhood results in premature mortality and is responsible for 1 in 10 adult deaths. The design of the cigarette is optimized...

Keywords: Tobacco Education Cigarette Design Tobacco Cultivation Menthol Filtered Cigarette Low-tar Cigarette Combustion Full Flavor Milds Lights Ultra Lights Nicotine Ignition Cure4Kids Global Summit

09 Jun 2011

Where's Waldo 2.0: Sorting through the Noise and Rethinking Cancer Communication

by Daniela B. Friedman, PhD, MSc

With the explosion of new media technology over the past decade, we have an extraordinary amount of health information at our fingertips. Although social media offer opportunities for collective knowledge, information exchange, and user interactivity, the reliability and accuracy of information...

Keywords: Health Communication Internpersonal Health Communication Information Needs Health Literacy Low Health Literacy MHealth Cancer Screening Social Bookmarking

09 Jun 2011

Toward a Framework for Web-based Training with Personalized Content for Healthcare Providers in Low Income Countries

by Sandra Richardson, PhD

The World Health Organization estimates that of the nearly 8.8 million deaths among children below the age of five each year, almost all of them occur in low and middle income countries. Between 70% and 90% of those deaths are avoidable (e.g., pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, HIV/AIDs, etc.) by using...

Keywords: Social Value Creation Public Good Low Income Country Medical Education Medical Training Information Systems User Model Personalization