Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 08:06:03 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun@mssrf.res.in> Friends: I received this in the mail from a discussion list I belong to. You may find it useful. Arun New Center of Digital Knowledge for Public Health Brings Latest Research to Practitioners April 13, 2004 SLU Receives $400K Donation From Sun Microsystems ST. LOUIS -- Do patients always benefit from the latest scientific research and medical discoveries? The alarming answer is "no," says the dean of Saint Louis University School of Public Health. "It takes an average of 17 years to introduce newly discovered, effective clinical interventions in routine patient care, " said Dr. E. Andrew Balas. "The latest research results and medical discoveries are released so rapidly that health practitioners cannot learn and implement the new information fast enough." As a solution to this problem, the Saint Louis University School of Public Health will establish a new Center of Digital Knowledge for Public Health. This center will provide computer resources to assist key people in health care concerned about public health issues. It also will assist in disease surveillance, and provide access to a public health digital library and interactive digital resources for public health practitioners. The center will offer training opportunities in public health informatics, a science concerned with the gathering, manipulation, and storage of recorded health knowledge. Future public health leaders as well as current professionals will be able to take advantage of these opportunities. Read more: http://www.slu.edu/readstory/newsinfo/4175 <http://www.slu.edu/readstory/newsinfo/4175> Thanks, Bob