News and notes from the day in MedCity, Ohio:
MedWish International volunteers are still hard at work preparing supplies to send to Haiti, according to WKYC-TV.
Mentor plastic surgeon Dr. Paul Vanek, nurses Teresa Jackson and Jean Kurdas, and anesthesiologist Dr. Jack Fitzgerald — and about 50 pounds of tools and supplies — began a trek this morning to Haiti to help earthquake survivors, according to the Willoughby News-Herald.
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Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Jason McMullan, an emergency medicine doctor at UC Health University Hospital in Cincinnati, expects to ship out Wednesday or Thursday with an 80-member Federal Emergency Management Agency urban search and rescue team that includes four other doctors, paramedics, firefighters, structural engineers, dog handlers and search dogs, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Bertie LaCorte, a 73-year-old retired nurse and mission volunteer from Granville, is one of many survivors of the Haiti earthquake who recently arrived home with tales of trauma, according to the Columbus Dispatch.
Ohio’s bioscience industry has grown substantially over the years and now is home to at least 1,141 bioscience organizations, an increase of almost 40 percent from 2007, according to a blog post by TechLife Columbus.
The Central Ohio region’s technology incubator, TechColumbus, has launched CareerTrack, a new job-search program aimed at connecting job seekers with its more than 500 member companies, according to Business First of Columbus.
A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
An Ohio University professor is seeking to determine whether people with HIV or AIDS who are depressed and live in a rural area will benefit from weekly psychotherapy sessions by telephone, the also Dispatch reported.
Nursing is attracting more people who are looking to change careers, the Dispatch said.
More than 1,500 of Medical Mutual of Ohio’s 2,700 workers, including Rick Chiricosta, the health insurer’s president and chief executive, have signed on for a company-wide weight-loss contest in early January, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
General Electric Co. Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt will keynote the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber’s CEO Roundtable Kickoff breakfast Feb. 26, the Business Courier of Cincinnati said.
Scott Simon, host of NPR‘s Weekend Edition, is getting ready to have cervical spinal surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, according to his blog post.
While the health care reform debate rages on in Washington, small businesses throughout Northeast Ohio deal with rising premiums to insure employees’ health, the Willoughby News-Herald reported.
The Cleveland Clinic is extending its free employee health programs to more than 35,000 dependents on its corporate employee health plan, accrding to a press release.
Ricerca Biosciences, the contract research organization in Concord Township, has validated and implemented the Watson Laboratory Information Management System for the company’s bioanalysis division, according to a BusinessWire release.
