STUDENTS' COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR DRAWS CROWD
Date: December 31, 2008

Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona stresses the importance of nutrition and exercise SCORES OF PEOPLE VISITED THE JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE on January 9 to hear comments from Lieutenant Governor Duke Aiona and Mayor Mufi Hannemann, and to learn about health and nutrition from more than 50 local vendors.

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FUNDING DROPPED FOR RURAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Date: December 22, 2008

Gov. Lingle For the second year in a row, the governor's office is not releasing funds approved to start a Residency training program in Hilo.

*Click here to read Christie Wilson's report in The Honolulu Advertiser

In other budget news, Governor
Lingle said Monday her proposed budget plan avoids layoffs of any state government workers. She said, however, she also is asking all public worker unions to forgo seeking collective bargaining raises in the proposed 2009 budget, which begins July 1, 2009.

BUSH PARTING GIFT: NEW "CONSCIENCE PROTECTION" RULE FOR HEALTH WORKERS
Date: December 19, 2008

President Bush is putting a new rule covering health care workers into effect in the days before he leaves office, and it's already generating some controversy.
The "conscience protection" rule prohibits recipients of federal money from discriminating against doctors, nurses and health care aides who refuse to take part in procedures because of their convictions, and it bars hospitals, clinics, doctors’ office and pharmacies from forcing their employees to assist in programs and activities financed by the department.

*Click here to read a story from the Los Angeles Times.

NEW PUBLIC HEALTH JOURNAL SEEKS ARTICLES
Date: December 19, 2008

THE HAWAI'I JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH has been launched by the Hawai‘i State Department of Health, in partnership with the University of Hawai‘i, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Public Health Studies.
The newest public health communication product is now available online at www.hawaii.gov/health.

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NEAL GAULT MEMORIAL WILL BE JANUARY 16
Date: December 17, 2008

Dr. Neal Gault Dr. N. L. (Neal) Gault, a former dean of the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, and former John A. Burns School of Medicine leader, will be remembered in a service January 16 in Minneapolis. Gaul died of pancreatic cancer Dec. 11 at his home in Roseville. He was 88. From 1967 to 1972, he was Associate Dean of the University of Hawaii's John A. Burns School of Medicine. During his tenure, he established a residency and internship program in Okinawa, said his son Paul of Canton, Ohio.
"He made a major shift in medical care" in Okinawa and other islands, said his son.
Gifts in lieu of flowers may be sent to the Doctors Neal and Sarah Gault Medical Student International Study Fund, at Minnesota Medical Foundation, 200 Oak Street, SE. Minneapolis, MN 55455.

*Click here to read an obituary from the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH IS HOSTING THIS YEAR'S HE HULIAU IN CALIFORNIA
Date: December 15, 2008

Dr. Marjorie Mau THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH at the John A. Burns School of Medicine is hosting its first conference outside of Hawai'i, heading to California February 5-7 for "He Huliau" (A Turning Point) at the Hilton Orange County in Costa Mesa. Why California? Click "Full Story" to read more.

*Click here for a link to the He Huliau Conference 2009 website.

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NEW PUBLIC HEALTH JOURNAL FOR HAWAII
Date: December 15, 2008

JABSOM's Dr. Jay Maddock; Dep. Dir. Health Susan Jackson; Dr. Andrew Grandinetti; Dr. Kawika Liu THE HAWAI'I JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH has been launched by the Hawai‘i State Department of Health, in partnership with the University of Hawai‘i, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Public Health Studies.

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LEED AWARD DESIGNATION FOR UH MEDICAL SCHOOL
Date: December 05, 2008

UH President McClain, Chancellor Hinshaw, Dean Hedges, Former Dean Cadman

THE JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE's Kaka‘ako complex has received national recognition as an environmentally responsible and healthy place to learn and work.
The school was awarded a plaque certifying it as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) complex. Attending the ceremony were UH President David McClain, UH Manoa Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw, Dean Jerris Hedges and former Dean Ed Cadman.


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MINORITY INSTITUTIONS GATHER IN HAWAI‘I, WITH HIGH HOPES FOR THE FUTURE
Date: December 03, 2008

Dr. Sydney McNairy, Jr. The U.S. government program fighting for equal health care for minorities in America has convened a meeting in the state where the nation’s first minority President-Elect was born. The 11th Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Symposium got underway December 1, 2008 at the Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel.
The decision to meet in Barak Obama's hometown was actually made years ago, when the RCMI held its first Hawai‘i symposium in 2002.
“Six years ago, we were visionary to have this conference in Hawai‘i,” said Sydney A. McNairy, Jr., the Associate Director for Research Infrastructure in the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “Little did we know this time we would be coming back to the place to where President-Elect was born and raised and to the community who embraced him.”

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WORLD AIDS DAY FINDS UH MEDICAL SCHOOL ENGAGED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS, ALONG WITH ITS PARTNERS IN HAWAI‘I AND THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
Date: December 02, 2008

Dr. Cecilia Shikuma, Champion of HIV/AIDS research and treatment ON WORLD AIDS DAY 2008, the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa is proud to report its ongoing commitment to serving those infected with HIV. We also have ongoing research which seeks to understand and mitigate HIV's role in illnesses as diverse as dementia and cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Cecilia Shikuma’s team at JABSOM's Hawai‘i AIDS Clinical Research Program (HACRP) has played a crucial role in this commitment. Much of its efforts were made possible by funds given by the Hawai‘i State Legislature to continue the work of this program. HACRP now joins one of only eight university sites funded nationally by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to look at the effect of HIV on cardiovascular risk and to study ways to lower such risk. Other local investigators have recently received grants to study HIV dementia, neuropathy, autonomic dysfunction and lipodystrophy.

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WOMEN SMOKERS INCREASE RISK OF ANEURYSM
Date: December 01, 2008

Dr. David Curb Women who smoke have a significantly higher risk of suffering a potentially fatal rupture of the aorta, the main artery carrying blood from the heart, a national women's study reveals.
The Women's Health Initiative, launched in 1991, is the first to report the risks of abdominal aortic aneurysm in women, said J. DAVID CURB, Translational Research Director at the John A. Burns School of Medicine and principal investigator in Hawaii for the study, which included 3,600 isle participants.


*Click here to read reporter Helen Altonn's coverage of the study in The Honolulu Star-Bulletin

"HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS" CRAFT FAIR THIS WEDNESDAY
Date: December 01, 2008

Last year's HOME bake sale H.O.M.E.-- The Homeless Outreach and Medical Education run by John A. Burns School of Medicine student volunteers --is holding a craft fair this week, open to the public, to support its vital work.
The student volunteers provide free weekly medical services on-site at O‘ahu’s homeless four state-sponsored shelters. They also provide holiday cheer by supplying toys and a Christmas party for the keiki at the homeless shelters.
You are invited to attend and help, by getting a good deal on presents new and gently used. Location: John A. Burns School of Medicine, 651 Ilalo Street both inside Medical Education Building Lobby and inside the Kulia Grill.
When: Wednesday, December 3, 10am-2pm.