Webhealth
Webhealth has been specifically developed to provide access for people to
connect with Health and Social Services. This web-based approach builds on
the strengths of people and families to determine their support needs. Within the Webhealth website is Linkage. Linkage is a
partnership between an NGO, Pathways; primary health care, Pinnacle; and a
secondary provider/hospital, Health Waikato. It offers early intervention
services with a “one stop shop” in central Hamilton and New Plymouth.
Thursday, May 29, 2003
Article in Medscape Neurology & Neurosurgery on the April conference marking the completion of the Human Genome Project - "for the 2 days of this conference, staid and sober scientists, normally given to understatement, could be forgiven for sounding a little giddy as they celebrated this achievement, in the manner of scientists, by talking to each other. Dozens of Nobel laureates, many of the world's greatest geneticists, and virtually all of the scientists responsible for sequencing the human genome gathered in an ordinary auditorium at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to remember, to reflect, and to marvel at the leap of progress during the past 50 years." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].
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Article in Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health - "The term "serious and persistent mental illness," or SPMI, is the currently accepted term for a variety of mental health problems that lead to tremendous disability. Although commonly associated with the illness schizophrenia, the severely and persistently mentally ill include people with a variety of psychiatric diagnoses. More than just a difference of diagnoses, there is a difference in culture when people speak of SPMI...." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].
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An article at Health Leaders - "With escalating health insurance premiums, a growing number of Americans without healthcare coverage, widespread evidence of the proliferation of avoidable medical errors and skyrocketing medical liability costs for certain physician specialties, the time is again ripe for calls to reform and redesign our nation's healthcare financing and delivery systems. In this four-part series, HealthLeaders member Brad Stephan shares his views on what it will take to make things right."
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