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Entreprenurial Medicine Seminar May 20th

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 Dr. Rodney Perkins, M.D. ’61, 2011 IUSM Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, is an internationally known otologic surgeon who has founded and developed multiple successful medical device companies. Dr. Perkins will share his journey and enlighten us on how creativity can best be used to improve patient care. Details below:

Friday, May 20, 2011  

2:30 – 4:00 p.m. 

IU Medical School

Research 4 – Room 101

1044 W. Walnut Street – Indianapolis

 To register for this seminar, please RSVP to iusmalum@iupui.edu  or call (317) 274-8828.

Connect with IU: Stark Neurosciences Research Institute

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From the Stark Neurosciences Research Institute website:

The mission of the Stark Neurosciences Research Institute is to advance our knowledge and understanding of the brain and behavior through research and training programs that apply the latest innovations in biomedical discovery with the central goal of informing ongoing and future treatment of neurological and mental disorders through outstanding science.

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Upcoming Life Sciences Collaboration Seminar

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Health Information Technology:  Indiana’s Role In The Development Of A National Model

May 13,2011

Proponents have argued that the full utilization of electronic health records will serve to improve patient care, increase patient safety, simplify compliance and regulation of the US healthcare system and save money.  All this may occur if the roadblocks to success are identified and appropriately handled.  Does the science bear this out?  The federal government is injecting billions of dollars into this experiment with the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act). 

This conference will focus the national spotlight on Indiana and explore the legislation and the standards for meaningful use of health information by engaging Indiana stakeholders in a discussion of Indiana’s role in the national dialogue surrounding the generation and effective use of health information. 

The conference will examine the current status in Indiana, opportunities for advancement and the impact of meaningful use upon patients, providers, taxpayers, researchers, insurers, regulators and other stakeholders.

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Connect with IU: Regenstrief Institute, Inc.

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 From the Regenstrief Institute website:

Regenstrief Institute, Inc., an internationally recognized informatics and healthcare research organization, is dedicated to the improvement of health through research that enhances the quality and cost-effectiveness of healthcare.  Established in 1969 by philanthropist Sam Regenstrief on the campus of the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, the Institute is supported by the Regenstrief Foundation and closely affiliated with the IU School of Medicine and the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Indiana.

Regenstrief Institute research scientists, including Institute President and CEO, Thomas Inui, M.D, who also serves as Associate Dean for Health Care Research at the IU School of Medicine, and Institute program directors, Christopher Callahan, Bradley Doebbeling, and J. Marc Overhage, form a highly respected cadre of health care researchers linked to one of the largest and most comprehensive medical informatics laboratories in the world.

The Institute receives $2.8 million per year in core support from the Regenstrief Foundation and has an annual budget of approximately $19.5 million generated by Institute investigators, largely derived from federal grants and contracts from the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, national philanthropies, Indianapolis healthcare institutions, and other sources.

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IU Life Sciences Collaboration Conference May 13 to focus on Health Information Technology

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Health Information Technology:  Indiana’s Role In The Development Of A National Model

Proponents have argued that the full utilization of electronic health records will serve to improve patient care, increase patient safety, and simplify compliance and regulation of the US healthcare system and save money.  All this may occur if the roadblocks to success are identified and appropriately handled.  Does the science bear this out?  The federal government is injecting billions of dollars into this experiment with the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act). 

The final event in the Indiana Life Sciences Collaboration Conference Series for this academic year, will be held on Friday, May 13, in Indianapolis, and will bring experts from industry and the regulatory environment together to discuss the use of electronic health records to improve patient care, increase safety, streamline compliance and regulation as well as decreasing the cost of health care.  The day-long conference will examine the ramifications and opportunities associated with electronic health records and Indiana’s opportunity to influence their use on a nationwide basis.

The May 13 event will take place 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., at Walther Hall Auditorium at the IU School of Medicine, 980 W. Walnut St., in Indianapolis.  Robert M. Kolodner, M.D., executive vice president and chief health informatics officer at Open Health Tools Inc. and former national health information technology coordinator at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will be the keynote speaker.  Charles D. Kennedy, M.D., vice president of health information technology at Wellpoint, will speak at lunch. Confernence cost is $90.

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What Drives an Academic Entrepreneur?

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Interesting new research recently summarized in The New York Academy of Sciences Magazine:

“As the developed world continues its slow climb out of the financial crisis, policymakers and companies increasingly look to research universities to generate new ideas and to contribute to innovation and economic development. Academic entrepreneurship—the formation of companies based on intellectual property generated by faculty members—is of particular interest given the publicized success of companies such as Lycos from Carnegie Mellon University and Silicon Graphics and Genentech from Stanford.

The recent and rapid growth of spinoffs is promising.  According to the Association of University Technology Managers, the number of companies spun out of universities in the U.S. more than doubled between 1996 and 2005—from 200 to nearly 450. 

“Research shows that these companies are not only more likely to attract venture capital and have an initial public offering, but, compared to non-university startups, they also have a higher propensity to survive over time. Consequently, numerous universities have created incubators, venture funds, and other programs to encourage spinoff establishment and growth.”

While these developments are important, new research seeking to understand a startup’s definition of success reveals the motivations and growth aspirations of university academic entrepreneurs may may not always be aligned with greater expectations of spinoffs for economic development. 

Read the full article here

Connect with IU: The Public Policy Institute

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From the Public Policy Website:

Indiana University established the IU Public Policy Institute, a collaborative, multidisciplinary research institute within the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs. John L. Krauss, director of the Institute, leads a team of experienced faculty and staff with expertise in policy analysis, program evaluation, facilitation, and planning. Our research provides a neutral voice to dialogues among political and community leaders who need to understand the long-term effects of policy decisions. The Institute serves as an umbrella organization for research centers affiliated with SPEA, including the Center for Urban Policy and the Environment and the Center for Criminal Justice Research. The Institute also supports the Office of International Community Development and the Indiana Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (IACIR).

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Connect with IU: Center for Applied Economics and Policy Research (CAEPR)

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From the Center for Applied Economics and Policy Research (CAEPR) website: The overarching purpose of the Center for Applied Economics and Policy Research (CAEPR) is to enhance the intellectual environment in the Department of Economics by hosting short-term visitors to the department, bringing together faculty at IU-Bloomington who share research interests, issuing working papers by faculty and students, and sponsoring research conferences.

Visitors to the Center are invited based on their research synergies with faculty, particularly junior faculty. During the course of their visits, Center visitors will present research seminars, offer mini-courses in their areas of expertise and interact with faculty and graduate students about their research. Faculty are encouraged to propose scholars who might serve as effective visitors. All concerned IU faculty and graduate students are welcome to participate in the visitors’ seminars and mini-courses and make appointments to meet with the visitors.

http://www.indiana.edu/~caepr/

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Leading biochemist explains ‘Miraculous Molecules’ in 2011 Distinguished Faculty Research Lecture

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Richard DiMarchi, the Linda & Jack Gill Chair in biomolecular sciences and professor of chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences at IU Bloomington, is at the forefront of developing new life-altering medicines for treatment of diabetes. A former group vice president at Eli Lilly and Co., DiMarchi is widely known for his discovery and development of rDNA-derived Humalog® (LisPro-human insulin).

DiMarchi will share some of his newest research in the 2011 Distinguished Faculty Research Lecture. The lecture takes place in the Grand Hall of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13. The public is welcome.

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WSJ: A Nation of Takers, not Makers?

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A compelling, and sobering, recent perspective from the opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal:

More Americans work for the government than work in construction, farming, fishing, forestry, manufacturing, mining and utilities combined.

Every state in America today except for two—Indiana and Wisconsin—has more government workers on the payroll than people manufacturing industrial goods.

A contributing factor to the dire financial straits facing many of our states today?

Read the entire column here.

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