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HIV/AIDS Groups Demonstrate At Capitol Rotunda, Call For Action On Domestic, Global Epidemics
Twenty-six people representing a coalition of five HIV/AIDS groups from Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York were arrested on Thursday for unlawfully demonstrating in the Capitol rotunda, the AP/Washington Post reports (7/9). According to Politico, the protestors were demanding "congressional action on three AIDS priorities: the end of the federal ban on syringe exchange, increased housing funding for [people living with AIDS] and significant increases in U.S. international AIDS contributions" (McGrane, 7/9). The group contends that the Obama "administration"s budget proposal "essentially flatlines global AIDS funding,"" CNN.com reports. In a statement, Omolola Adele-Oso of DC Fights Back, said, "HIV is not in recession. So why are we bailing out the bankers with $9 trillion, but breaking promises to fund life-saving AIDS programs in the U.S. and around the world at a fraction of that cost?" (7/9).
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Empowering The Female Athlete: UPMC Sports Medicine Seeking Girls Ages 12 To 18 To Attend 'Total Package' Performance Training Conference
To bring together serious female athletes and teach them the latest injury-prevention techniques and enhance their mental training, nutrition, leadership and team-building skills, UPMC Sports Medicine is hosting Empowering the Female Athlete: ACL Injury Prevention and Beyond, June 14 to 19 at the Petersen Events Center, 3719 Terrace St., Oakland. Female athletes between ages 12 and 18 are invited to attend the conference, led by a range of UPMC experts who care for all types of patients, including scholastic and professional athletes.
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Canadian Researchers Work To Lower Costs, Improve Health And Protect The Environment Through Advances In Food, Nutrition And Bio-Materials
Low-cost baked goods that have zero trans fat. Processed foods that taste salty but contain little salt. Biodegradable fabrics made from ecologically-friendly fibres. And an all-natural product that reduces the health risks associated with kidney disease. These are just some of the latest innovations in food, nutrition and bio-materials that will be unveiled at a leading scientific conference in Guelph later this month.
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Good Governance Guidance Published For Primary Care Trust Provider Committees, UK

The Appointments Commission and the Department of Health have published guidance to help Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) with their governance arrangements for Provider Committees. Provider Committees are a committee of a PCT Board, overseeing the operations of a PCT"s provider arm. The guidance published today, "Governance Arrangements to Support PCT Provider Committees", sets out core principles that should underpin the committee"s membership and make-up. Provider Committees need to be able to focus on quality, taking into account patient safety, patient experience and effective outcomes. This guidance will help to ensure that these committees are able to independently monitor, identify and mitigate risks to patients. The guidance also offers options for recruiting the independent members and outlines their roles and responsibilities. All NHS organisations need to be underpinned by robust governance arrangements that deliver independent challenge, scrutiny and accountability. This is particularly important for community services as they transform their patterns of service and organisational structures. The Department of Health is also giving more freedom to the NHS, to allow timescales to be set locally for when a PCT must choose an organisational structure under which to operate. Moving to locally-set timescales will enable the NHS to focus on driving-up quality and productivity in community services. Minister of State for Health, Mike O"Brien, said: "This guidance will support Primary Care Trusts in ensuring their local governance arrangements are fully in place and that PCT Provider Committees are well-equipped to provide both excellent management and clinical leadership and independent scrutiny and challenge." Andrea Sutcliffe, Chief Executive of the Appointments Commission, said: "We have sought to address the concerns raised by PCTs that they needed clear guidance that was sufficiently flexible to respond to local circumstances. This guidance will help to ensure that recruitment of independent members to Provider Committees is supported by a process that is fair, rigorous, transparent and that is able to stand up to public scrutiny." Jonathan Montgomery, Chair of Hampshire PCT, said: ""I welcome the publication of today"s guidance, which contains principled and practical advice on how to ensure robust governance arrangements are in place for PCT provided services. It promotes consistency of practice and conformity with the high standards governance that patients and the public expect of NHS organisations, while recognising that the precise form of arrangements depends on local circumstances. "It also contains important advice on the recruitment of independent members to Provider Committees, to provide the challenge and scrutiny necessary to give assurance that provider services are strategically led and that risks are effectively managed." The guidance is available to download from the Appointments Commission"s website http://www.appointments.org.uk/providergovernance. A Frequently Asked Questions section to update PCTs on key issues and developments is also available on this site. Department of Health, UK


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