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Intersection of Nutrition Science and Policy, Current Challenges with Dr. Alice H. Lichtenstein
Dr. Alice H. Lichtenstein delivered the 15th annual Dudley Allen Sargent Distinguished Lecture at Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College. A leading authority on dietary policy and nutrition research, Dr. [...]Lichtenstein discusses the "Intersection of Nutrition Science and Policy, Current Challenges".
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Dr. Alice H. Lichtenstein is the Stanley N. Gershoff Professor of Nutrition Science and Policy in the Friedman School and Director and Senior Scientist of the Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, both at Tufts University. Dr. Lichtenstein's research examines the interplay between diet and cardiovascular disease risk factors, and she has been widely recognized by organizations including the American Heart Association, American Society for Nutrition, and the American Public Health Association. She currently serves as vice-chair of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Agriculture.
Hosted by Sargent College on December 4th, 2013.
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National Osteoarthritis Datasets: Opportunities for Rehabilitation Researchers
David Felson, MD, MPH, reviews the opportunities for future disability research using publically available datasets, including discussion of the study design, sampling frame, and methods of two large epidemiological studies of knee osteoarthritis
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BU Scholarship Story: Amanda Frias
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Amanda Frias (SAR'14) shares her BU story, and how her scholarship has enhanced her experience and helped her make the most of her time at BU.
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Dudley Allen Sargent Lecture: Face into the Storm! by Dr. Alan M. Jette
Boston University professor Dr. Alan M. Jette, an expert on health policy and disability research delivered the 14th annual Dudley Allen Sargent Distinguished Lecture at Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College. [...]Jette’s lecture, titled “Face Into the Storm,†examines the fundamental changes occurring within healthcare as we face the challenges of limited access to services and unsustainable cost escalation.
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Dr. Alan Jette serves as director of the Health & Disability Research Institute and professor of Health Policy & Management at Boston University School of Public Health. He also directs the Boston Rehabilitation Outcome Measurement Center, serves on the Executive Committee of the Boston Claude Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, and is director of the New England Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center. He served as dean of Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College from 1996-2004.
Hosted by Sargent College on November 7th, 2012.
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Tom Flynn, Aphasia Resource Center Member, Receives Leonard J. Zion Family Stroke Survivor Award
Tom Flynn was recently honored with the Leonard J. Zion Family Stroke Survivor Award. Tom is a member of the BU Aphasia Resource Center and a frequent lecturer to students in Sargent College’s Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences programs.
[...]Video courtesy of the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association
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National Science Foundation: Mind Reading Computer System May Help People With Locked-in Syndrome
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BU Sargent College Professor Frank Guenther demonstrates how people with locked-in syndrome can communicate again.
Click on the link [...]above to read the article that accompanies the video and learn more about Frank Guenther's work.
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Exercise: a critical role in the treatment of Parkinson's disease
Terry Ellis, PhD & Robert Wagenaar, PhD
Bringing hope to Parkinson’s patients by improving their quality of life through exercise.
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Giving the gift of language: Generosity at the Aphasia Resource Center
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Aphasia is an acquired languare disorder, often caused by a stroke or other traumatic brain injury. It affects someone's ability to understand or use language.
[...]Elizabeth Hoover and Swathi Kiran explain how the Aphasia Resource Center at Sargent College is using a unique method to help the center's participants gain back their communications skills: iPad-based learning software.
And thanks to a generous donor, there is now a scholarship program for those who can't afford their own iPads—so that every patient has the chance to improve his or her condition through this innovative and intuitive therapy.
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Moving Public Health Agendas to Action: Pitfalls, Challenges and Opportunities
Establishing national public health agendas is challenging; Moving public health agendas to “action†is even more difficult. Join us to hear Dr. Patience White, the Arthritis Foundation Vice President for Public Health, share her [...]perspectives on moving the national Osteoarthritis (OA) Public Health Agenda to action. As the greatest contributor to physical limitation and work disability, arthritis impacts common public health epidemics such as obesity and diabetes. Dr. White will discuss development and implementation of four major interdisciplinary recent initiatives aimed to move the national OA Public Health Agenda to action: i) the OA Action Alliance, ii) the Ad Council Campaign, iii) the Environmental and Policy Strategies to Increase Physical Activity among Adults with Arthritis report, and iv) the Institute of Medicine Living Well with Chronic Disease. This webcast will be of interest to public health professionals and medical and rehabilitation practitioners.
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