Project
Assessment of Community Awareness of Health Risks, Prevention and Treatment Options and Barriers of Care for Hepatitis B Infection in Chinese Immigrantsin New York City
Mailman School of Public Health
In New York City, the burden of hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) within the Chinese American community is disproportionately high. The Chinese are among the main targets for raising public awareness . . . More »
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United States of America
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Averting Maternal Death and Disability
Mailman School of Public Health
The Averting Maternal Death and Disability (AMDD) Program was established at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in 1999 with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. . . . More »
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Rosenfield, Allan, Maine, Deborah
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Bangladesh, Bhutan, Ethiopia, India, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Peru, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan
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Biennial Seminars in Neonatology
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Seminars in neonatology are given every two years in Brazil.More »
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Polin, Richard
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Brazil
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Center for Bioethics
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The mission of the Center for Bioethics (http://www.bioethicscolumbia.org) is to provide an inter-disciplinary, inter-professional forum to advance scholarly work and public understanding on . . . More »
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Fischbach, Ruth
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United States of America, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico, Uganda
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Continuing Education in Pediatric Dentistry
Columbia University Medical Center
Lectures in pediatric dentistry, including the management of child behavior in a dental office, tooth-pulp pathology and treatment, the eruption of the teeth and the guidance of the developing . . . More »
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Peru
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Project
Croatian Medical Journal
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Has been on publication's Advisory Board since the publication's inception.More »
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Erlenmeyer-Kimling, L
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Croatia
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Database for Alternative and Complementary Medicine
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Creation of a Web-based tool that integrates several international bibliographic and image databases in complementary and alternative medicine. Collaborators are from China, England, France, India, . . . More »
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Molholt, Pat
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Disease Prevention as Social Change: Society, Politics and Public Health in the U.S., Canada, Great Britain and France
Mailman School of Public Health
Comparative analysis of the sociology and politics of public health in the
United States, Canada, Britain, and France through detailed examination of
four policy arenas, tuberculosis and infant . . . More »
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Nathanson, Constance
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United States of America, Canada, United Kingdom, France
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Project
Ethics of HIV Vaccine Trials: IRB Members' Views
College of Physicians and Surgeons
We are conducting a study of how IRB members in the US, South Africa and other developing countries view and approach the complex ethical decisions that they face concerning HIV Vaccine trials. IRBs . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Klitzman, Robert
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South Africa, United States of America
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Genetic Epidemiology of Alzheimer's Disease in Caribbean Hispanics
College of Physicians and Surgeons
We have recruited over three hundred families with one or more living relatives affected by Alzheimer's disease. Our goal is to identify genes that may contribute to Alzheimer's disease. We have held . . . More »
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Mayeux, Richard
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Dominican Republic
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Health Needs of Hospitalized Swedish Children at Discharge
School of Nursing
Based on work by Dr. Mary Byrne during a faculty-exchange visit to Gothenburg University College of Health Sciences one year previously, this project identifies the needs of hospitalized children at . . . More »
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Byrne, Mary
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Sweden
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HIV Mental Health Training Project
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The project provides free training on the latest developments in mental health aspects of the AIDS epidemic. Since 1992 we have trained both health care and mental health care providers throughout . . . More »
| | Project Leader
McKinnon, Karen
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Brazil, Chile, China, South Africa, Venezuela
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International Program on Population Aging in Developing Countries
Mailman School of Public Health
The International Program for Policy Development and Capacity Building On Population Aging In Developing Countries is a joint program of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Columbia's . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Nizamuddin, Mohammad
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United States of America
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Lectures in Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Physiology, and Pharmacology
Columbia University Medical Center
Lecture series in cardiothoracic anesthesiology, physiology, and pharmacology. . . . More »
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Ghana
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Medical Activities in Taiwan: Program 1
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Medical-student exchanges. Visiting professorships. Public-health conferences. Research fellowships.s. . . . More »
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Turino, Gerard
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Medical Activities in Taiwan: Program 2
Columbia University Medical Center
Medical-student exchanges. Visiting professorships. Public health conferences. Research fellowships . . . More »
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Pierson Jr, Richard
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Medical and Educational Support for the Republic of Armenia
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Helping health ministry in planning health-care and educational reforms and medical fellowships for Armenian physicians. Establishment of an English-language current-literature section in national . . . More »
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Nercessian, Ohannes
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Armenia
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New Advances in Translational Medicine
College of Physicians and Surgeons
This meeting provides an opportunity to hear from leading EU and U.S. experts on new advances in research and development in translational medicine. The experts will put an emphasis on applications . . . More »
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Schwarz-McGregor, Deborah
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United States of America
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POPs Policy Project
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Analyze the creation, implementation and efficacy of international policy to control persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and other toxic chemicals. This projects has produced, and will continue to . . . More »
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Downie, Dana
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Postgraduate Medical Education: Program 1
College of Physicians and Surgeons
(1) Health-care and educational reforms.
(2) English-as-a-Second-Language courses for Armenian physicians
(3) Establishment of an English-language current-literature section in the . . . More »
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Housepian, Edgar
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Armenia
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Program for the Study of Sexuality, Gender, and Human Rights
Mailman School of Public Health
The Program for the Study of Sexuality, Gender, and Human Rights seeks to integrate the new scholarship about sexuality into existing work and activism about gender, health, and human rights, as well . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Vance, Carole
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India, Hong Kong, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Australia, France, Canada, Mexico
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Quality of Life at the Later Stages of the Life Course: Perspectives on Social Relationships, Illness and Aging-in-Place
Mailman School of Public Health
Presentation at "International Symposium on Aging in Korean Society" . . . More »
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Raveis, Victoria H.
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Korea (south)
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Scientific Cooperation between School of Dental and Oral Surgery and Ege University (Turkey)
School of Dental and Oral Surgery
Exchanges of faculty for brief periods (2-3 weeks) for lecture programs.
Visits of students for periods of study or research (up to 6 months).
Selective admission into degree programs of the partner . . . More »
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Moss-Salentijn, Letty
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Turkey
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Social Movements and HIV/AIDS in Brazil
Mailman School of Public Health
This ethnographic research project is the first that examines HIV/AIDS organizing outside of the United States as a form of social movement. In-depth interviewing of AIDS activists, researchers and . . . More »
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Parker, Richard
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Brazil
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Studies of Digitalis-Like Compounds in Toads: Japan
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Studies of digitalis-like compounds in toads, several papers published and in preparation. Multiple visits between two labs. Dr. Akizama, now an associate professor, was fellow at the College of . . . More »
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Butler Jr, Vincent
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Japan
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Surgical Management in Heart Failure
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Multiple conferences. Patients sent for CHF care.More »
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Oz, Mehmet
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Turkey
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Project
SYSTED
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Only international conference that links support care to the elderly and disabled, and welcomes the academic, practitioner, policy maker, and administrator to share their different perspectives, . . . More »
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Pantel, Ernsetine
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The Brazilian Model for HIV / AIDS Prevention and Control: Analyzing its Components and Assessing its Transferability
Mailman School of Public Health
The on-going
project: The
"Brazilian
Model" for
HIV/AIDS
Prevention and
Control:
Analyzing its
. . . More »
| | Project Leader
Parker, Richard
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Brazil
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The Center for Gender, Sexuality and Health
Mailman School of Public Health
The Center for Gender, Sexuality and Health, established by the Department of Sociomedical Sciences in 2001, promotes research and training activities on the social and cultural dimensions of . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Parker, Richard
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Brazil, United States of America, Dominican Republic, Peru
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The Center for the Study of Trauma and Resilience
College of Physicians and Surgeons
To develop state-of-the-art research and education in the area of psychological trauma and its aftermath. . . . More »
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Neria, Yuval
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United States of America
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The International Core of the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavorial Studies
Mailman School of Public Health
The International Core of the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies is a resource for the development of international research initiatives by HIV Center investigators working in . . . More »
| | Project Leaders
Parker, Richard, Stein, Zena
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Brazil, Namibia, South Africa, United States of America
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The International Working Group on Sexuality and Social Policy
Mailman School of Public Health
The International Working Group on Sexuality and Social Policy (IWGSSP) was constituted as a global forum composed of researchers and activists from a wide range of countries and regions of the . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Parker, Richard
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Brazil, Egypt, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Spain, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America
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The Sleep Disorders Center
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The Sleep Disorders Center is a clinical and research facility that uses the most advanced knowledge and understanding of the controls of sleep and wakefulness for the diagnosis and treatment of all . . . More »
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Kavey, Neil
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United States of America
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Training in Use of the PANSS
Columbia University Medical Center
The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) is a 30-item 7-point symptom severity rating scale used to evaluate persons with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders in clinical and research . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Opler, Lewis
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United States of America
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Project
U.S.-Japan Cooperative Research Program in Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis.
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Joint U.S.-Japan yearly workshops in mutagenesis and carcinogenesis and a scientist-exchange research program plus sharing of reagents and research materials. . . . More »
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Weinstein, I
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Japan
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Urological Informational Exchange Conferences
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Interactive exchange of clinical Urological data.More »
| | Project Leader
Sawczuk, Ihor
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Ukraine
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Project
WWWMeb (now GermOnline) Meeting and Web Site
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The purpose of the meeting was to bring together biologists and software developers working on construction of the World Wide MeB (Meiosis dataBase) to facilitate further programmatic development of . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Wolgemuth, Debra
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Korea (south), Israel, France, India
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