%0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Bain, Lisa %E Norris, Sheena M. Posey %E Stroud, Clare %T The Role of Nonpharmacological Approaches to Pain Management: Proceedings of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-49091-7 %D 2019 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25406/the-role-of-nonpharmacological-approaches-to-pain-management-proceedings-of %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25406/the-role-of-nonpharmacological-approaches-to-pain-management-proceedings-of %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 138 %X Pain is a leading cause of disability globally. The dramatic increase in opioid prescriptions within the past decade in the United States has contributed to the opioid epidemic the country currently faces, magnifying the need for longer term solutions to treat pain. The substantial burden of pain and the ongoing opioid crisis have attracted increased attention in medical and public policy communities, resulting in a revolution in thinking about how pain is managed. This new thinking acknowledges the complexity and biopsychosocial nature of the pain experience and the need for multifaceted pain management approaches with both pharmacological and nonpharmacological therapies. The magnitude and urgency of the twin problems of chronic pain and opioid addiction, combined with the changing landscape of pain management, prompted the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to convene a workshop on December 4–5, 2018, in Washington, DC. The workshop brought together a diverse group of stakeholders to discuss the current status of nonpharmacological approaches to pain management, gaps, and future directions. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Disposal of Chemicals %D 1995 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4911/prudent-practices-in-the-laboratory-handling-and-disposal-of-chemicals %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4911/prudent-practices-in-the-laboratory-handling-and-disposal-of-chemicals %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Math, Chemistry, and Physics %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 448 %X This volume updates and combines two National Academy Press bestsellers—Prudent Practices for Handling Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories and Prudent Practices for Disposal of Chemicals from Laboratories—which have served for more than a decade as leading sources of chemical safety guidelines for the laboratory. Developed by experts from academia and industry, with specialties in such areas as chemical sciences, pollution prevention, and laboratory safety, Prudent Practices for Safety in Laboratories provides step-by-step planning procedures for handling, storage, and disposal of chemicals. The volume explores the current culture of laboratory safety and provides an updated guide to federal regulations. Organized around a recommended workflow protocol for experiments, the book offers prudent practices designed to promote safety and it includes practical information on assessing hazards, managing chemicals, disposing of wastes, and more. Prudent Practices for Safety in Laboratories is essential reading for people working with laboratory chemicals: research chemists, technicians, safety officers, chemistry educators, and students. %0 Book %T Information Systems and Measurement for Assessing Program Effects: Implications for Family Planning Programs in Developing Countries %D 1994 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9041/information-systems-and-measurement-for-assessing-program-effects-implications-for %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9041/information-systems-and-measurement-for-assessing-program-effects-implications-for %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Behavioral and Social Sciences %P 17 %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Rapid Expert Consultation on Crisis Standards of Care for the COVID-19 Pandemic (March 28, 2020) %D 2020 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25765/rapid-expert-consultation-on-crisis-standards-of-care-for-the-covid-19-pandemic-march-28-2020 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25765/rapid-expert-consultation-on-crisis-standards-of-care-for-the-covid-19-pandemic-march-28-2020 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 9 %X This rapid expert consultation responds to a request from the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) concerning the implementation of crisis standards of care (CSC) in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Building on a 10-year foundation of work by the Institute of Medicine, this document summarizes the broad principles and core elements of CSC planning and implementation. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a standing committee of experts to help inform OSTP on critical science and policy issues related to emerging infectious diseases and other public health threats. The standing committee includes members with expertise in emerging infectious diseases, public health, public health preparedness and response, biological sciences, clinical care and crisis standards of care, risk communication, and regulatory issues. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %T Health Consequences of Service During the Persian Gulf War: Recommendations for Research and Information Systems, Executive Summary %D 1996 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9234/health-consequences-of-service-during-the-persian-gulf-war-recommendations %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9234/health-consequences-of-service-during-the-persian-gulf-war-recommendations %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 26 %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Assessment of Exposure-Response Functions for Rocket-Emission Toxicants %@ 978-0-309-06144-5 %D 1998 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6205/assessment-of-exposure-response-functions-for-rocket-emission-toxicants %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6205/assessment-of-exposure-response-functions-for-rocket-emission-toxicants %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 228 %X The U.S. Air Force is developing a model to assist commanders in determining when it is safe to launch rocket vehicles. The model estimates the possible number and types of adverse health effects for people who might be exposed to the ground cloud created by rocket exhaust during a normal launch or during an aborted launch that results in a rocket being destroyed near the ground. Assessment of Exposure-Response Functions for Rocket-Emmission Toxicants evaluates the model and the data used for three rocket emission toxicants: hydrogen chloride, nitrogen dioxide, and nitric acid. %0 Book %T Scientists and Human Rights in Syria %D 1993 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9173/scientists-and-human-rights-in-syria %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9173/scientists-and-human-rights-in-syria %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Behavioral and Social Sciences %P 75 %X In 1976 the Committee on Human Rights (CHR) was create with members from the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The CHR works on behalf of scientists, engineers, and health professionals who are detained, imprisoned, or exiled or who have disappeared for the nonviolent exercise of their fundamental rights. Thus, the CHR has taken on the case of 287 scientists, engineers, and health professionals who have been incarcerated for political reasons. Syria has held the record for the country with the highest number of scientists, engineers, and health professionals detained for political reasons. It is estimated that the Syrian government has freed more than 3,500 political detainees but no list of their names have been published. Due to this, the CHR cannot confirm how many of the 287 persons whose cases it has undertaken have been freed. The CHR currently knows that at least 49 of the 287 have been freed. Shedding light upon this issue, Scientists and Human Rights in Syria presents the current state of the situation, an eyewitness account from a former prisoner, the controls present in Syria over the professional associations and prospects for liberalization and the CHR's conclusions. The report also includes a list of scientists, engineers, and health professionals who have been detained. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Guidebook for Rural Demand-Response Transportation: Measuring, Assessing, and Improving Performance %D 2009 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14330/guidebook-for-rural-demand-response-transportation-measuring-assessing-and-improving-performance %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14330/guidebook-for-rural-demand-response-transportation-measuring-assessing-and-improving-performance %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 90 %X TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 136: Guidebook for Rural Demand-Response Transportation: Measuring, Assessing, and Improving Performance explores the diversity of demand-response transportation (DRT) services and examines definitions of performance data and performance measures. The report also highlights the typology of rural DRT systems and includes examples of performance data from more than 20 representative rural systems. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Snair, Justin %E Snair, Megan Reeve %E Herrmann, Jack %T Exploring Disaster Risk Reduction Through Community-Level Approaches to Promote Healthy Outcomes: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief %D 2016 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23600/exploring-disaster-risk-reduction-through-community-level-approaches-to-promote-healthy-outcomes %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23600/exploring-disaster-risk-reduction-through-community-level-approaches-to-promote-healthy-outcomes %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 8 %X On April 21, 2016, the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop during the 2016 Preparedness Summit, a national conference on public health preparedness. Participants discussed the concepts of disaster risk reduction, their application within U.S. communities through novel and contemporary practices, and specific strategies that can be implemented at the local level through cross-sector collaboration. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Guidebook for Measuring, Assessing, and Improving Performance of Demand-Response Transportation %D 2008 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23112/guidebook-for-measuring-assessing-and-improving-performance-of-demand-response-transportation %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23112/guidebook-for-measuring-assessing-and-improving-performance-of-demand-response-transportation %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 123 %X TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 124: Guidebook for Measuring, Assessing, and Improving Performance of Demand-Response Transportation is designed to help demand-response transportation (DRT) systems to measure, assess, and improve their performance. The report focuses on DRT in urban areas.Errata: In the printed version of the publication, table 7-3 on page 84 does not contain specific page numbers as indicated on page 83. The table has been corrected to include page numbers in the on-line version of the report. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %T Health Insurance is a Family Matter %@ 978-0-309-08518-2 %D 2002 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10503/health-insurance-is-a-family-matter %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10503/health-insurance-is-a-family-matter %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 296 %X Health Insurance is a Family Matter is the third of a series of six reports on the problems of uninsurance in the United Sates and addresses the impact on the family of not having health insurance. The book demonstrates that having one or more uninsured members in a family can have adverse consequences for everyone in the household and that the financial, physical, and emotional well—being of all members of a family may be adversely affected if any family member lacks coverage. It concludes with the finding that uninsured children have worse access to and use fewer health care services than children with insurance, including important preventive services that can have beneficial long-term effects. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %E Benderly, Beryl Lieff %T In Her Own Right: The Institute of Medicine's Guide to Women's Health Issues %@ 978-0-309-05327-3 %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4956/in-her-own-right-the-institute-of-medicines-guide-to %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4956/in-her-own-right-the-institute-of-medicines-guide-to %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 240 %X Right to life. Right to choice. Masectomy, lumpectomy. Vitamin therapy, hormone therapy, aromatherapy. Tabloids, op-eds, Phil, Sally, Oprah. Yesterday, women confided in their doctors about health problems and received private, albeit sometimes paternalistic, attention. Today, women's health issues are headline material. Topics that once raised a blush now raise a blare of conflicting medical news and political advocacy. Women welcome the new recognition of their health concerns. Now women are less often treated, as the old saw goes, as "a uterus with a person attached." At the same time, they need help in sorting through the flood of reports on scientific studies, claims of success for new treatments, and just plain myths. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has responded to this need with In Her Own Right. Throughout its 25-year history, the IOM has provided authoritative views on fast-moving developments in medicine—bringing accuracy, objectivity, and balance to the hottest controversies. Talented science writer Beryl Lieff Benderly synthesizes this expertise into a readable overview of women's health. Why do women live longer than men? Why do more women than men suffer vertebral fractures? Benderly highlights what we know about the health differences between men and women and the mysteries that remain to be solved. With a frank, conversational approach, Benderly examines women's health across the life span: Issues of female childhood, adolescence, and sexual maturity, including smoking, eating behavior, teen pregnancy, and more. The host of issues surrounding the reproductive years; contraception, infertility, abortion, pregnancy and birth, AIDS, and mental health. Postmenopausal life and issues of aging, as health choices made decades earlier come home to roost. Benderly addresses women's experience with the nation's health care establishment and the controversy over the lack of female representation in the world of scientific research. Much more than a how-to guide, In Her Own Right translates the finest scholarship on topics of women's health into terms that will help any woman ask the right questions and make the right choices. Covering the spectrum from traditional beliefs to cutting-edge research, this book presents the personal insights of leading investigators, along with clear explanations of breakthrough studies written in plain English. %0 Book %A National Research Council %E Mason, Byron %T Citizen Engagement in Emergency Planning for a Flu Pandemic: A Summary of the October 23, 2006 Workshop of the Disasters Roundtable %D 2007 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11921/citizen-engagement-in-emergency-planning-for-a-flu-pandemic-a %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11921/citizen-engagement-in-emergency-planning-for-a-flu-pandemic-a %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 16 %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation: 2021 Annual Review %D 2022 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26561/forum-on-drug-discovery-development-and-translation-2021-annual-review %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26561/forum-on-drug-discovery-development-and-translation-2021-annual-review %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 28 %X In 2021, the National Academies' Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation (the forum) hosted a four-part public workshop, Envisioning a Transformed Clinical Trials Enterprise: Establishing an Agenda for 2030, to set goals for the clinical trial enterprise in the year 2030 and chart a path toward those goals. The forum also completed a three-part public workshop, Innovation in Drug Research and Development for Prevalent Chronic Diseases, which brought together stakeholders to address barriers to spurring innovation for drug research and development for highly prevalent chronic diseases. Together with the National Cancer Policy Forum and the Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence, the forum convened a three-day public workshop to identify opportunities to improve the evidence base on the effectiveness and safety of cancer therapies in adults across the older age span. For more information, please visit the forum webpage. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation: 2022 Annual Review %D 2023 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26954/forum-on-drug-discovery-development-and-translation-2022-annual-review %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26954/forum-on-drug-discovery-development-and-translation-2022-annual-review %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 23 %X Last year the Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation, helped to envision a transformed clinical trials enterprise for 2030–one that is more efficient, effective, and person-centered. In 2022, the Forum championed the inclusion of under-represented and underserved populations in clinical trials, drug research and development for adults across the older age span, and innovation in drug research and development for patients with chronic diseases. Learn more in this 2022 Annual Report. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Balogh, Erin %E Zevon, Emily %E Snair, Megan %E Cooper, Ruth %E Flaubert, Jennifer Lalitha %T Achieving Excellence in the Diagnosis of Acute Cardiovascular Events: Proceedings of a Workshop–in Brief %D 2021 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26309/achieving-excellence-in-the-diagnosis-of-acute-cardiovascular-events-proceedings %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26309/achieving-excellence-in-the-diagnosis-of-acute-cardiovascular-events-proceedings %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 11 %X The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Board on Health Care Services hosted a virtual workshop titled, Achieving Excellence in the Diagnosis of Acute Cardiovascular Events, on April 23, 2021. The workshop focused on the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome, stroke, and pulmonary embolism. Speakers and discussions examined the current scientific landscape and research opportunities for improving diagnosis within the United States health care system and highlighted system improvement strategies for diagnosis, approaches to promote equity in diagnosis, and novel diagnostic tools. This workshop was the second in a series on diagnostic excellence funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. This Proceedings of a Workshop-in Brief summarizes the presentations and discussions that occurred at the workshop. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation: 2023 Annual Review %D 2024 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27626/forum-on-drug-discovery-development-and-translation-2023-annual-review %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27626/forum-on-drug-discovery-development-and-translation-2023-annual-review %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 23 %X In 2023, the Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation focused on diverse topics, including approaches to define and evaluate in-home drug disposal systems for opioid analgesics, the diagnosis and treatment of adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and implications for drug development, strategies to optimize public–private partnerships for clinical cancer research, opportunities to prepare the future workforce in research and development, and other policy updates relevant to drug discovery, development, and translation. Learn more in this 2023 Annual Review. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Considerations for Designing an Epidemiologic Study for Multiple Sclerosis and Other Neurologic Disorders in Pre and Post 9/11 Gulf War Veterans %@ 978-0-309-38868-9 %D 2015 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21870/considerations-for-designing-an-epidemiologic-study-for-multiple-sclerosis-and-other-neurologic-disorders-in-pre-and-post-911-gulf-war-veterans %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21870/considerations-for-designing-an-epidemiologic-study-for-multiple-sclerosis-and-other-neurologic-disorders-in-pre-and-post-911-gulf-war-veterans %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 50 %X In January 2015, the Institute of Medicine conducted a study to determine the incidence and prevalence, as well as the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurologic diseases as a result of service in the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf and post 9/11 Global Operations theaters. The other neurologic diseases to be considered include: Parkinson’s disease, and brain cancers, as well as central nervous system abnormalities that are difficult to precisely diagnose. This report presents the committee’s data collection and findings. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Improving Pedestrian and Motorist Safety Along Light Rail Alignments %D 2009 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14327/improving-pedestrian-and-motorist-safety-along-light-rail-alignments %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14327/improving-pedestrian-and-motorist-safety-along-light-rail-alignments %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 147 %X TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 137: Improving Pedestrian and Motorist Safety Along Light Rail Alignments examines pedestrian and motorist behaviors contributing to light rail transit (LRT) safety and explores mitigating measures available designed to improve safety along LRT alignments. The report also includes suggestions to facilitate the compilation of accident data in a coordinated and homogeneous manner across LRT systems. Finally, the report provides a catalog of existing and innovative safety devices, safety treatments, and practices along LRT alignments. Appendices B through E of TCRP Report 137 were published as TCRP Web-Only Document 42. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Practices to Protect Bus Operators from Passenger Assault %D 2011 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14609/practices-to-protect-bus-operators-from-passenger-assault %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14609/practices-to-protect-bus-operators-from-passenger-assault %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 126 %X TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 93: Practices to Protect Bus Operators from Passenger Assault highlights practices and policies implemented by transit agencies to deter and mitigate assaults on bus operators.