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Of Current Interest: INFLUENZA

Current concern over the pandemic potential of swine influenza that has a notable death rate in Mexico, and is appearing in the US, should prompt readers to review the article by Fedson and Dunnill in the Summer 2007 issue of The Permanente Journal: “New Approaches to Confronting an Imminent Influenza Pandemic.” Material presented there about the evidence for a potential role for statins in the treatment of pandemic influenza is important and continues to be widely unknown. In addition to possible therapeutic implications, a situation may be developing that offers an unusual opportunity within Kaiser Permanente for needed additional clinical and epidemiologic research on this subject.
— Vincent J Felitti, MD, Associate Editor

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• New Approaches to Confronting an Imminent Influenza Pandemic
• The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History
• Disaster Responses: Is the US Really Prepared?
• Effectiveness of Influenza Immunization Postcard Reminders Among Seniors...

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• Preventing the Flu: Good Health Habits Can Help Stop Germs

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CURRENT ISSUE FEATURED ARTICLES

ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Short- and Long-Term Antireflux and Asthma Medication Use in Children After Nissen Fundoplication. article>>

The Falling Rate of Positive Penicillin Skin Tests from 1995 to 2007. article>>

Developing Minimally Invasive Surgery Centers Within Kaiser Permanente. article>>

An Exploratory Case Study: Effects of a Physician Organizational Socialization (Enculturation) Program.article>>

Northwest Simulation Center. article>>

Ohio Safety Action Teams. article>>

Review ARTICLE
Incidental Gallstones. article>>

CLINICAL MEDICINE
An Unusual Presentation and Etiology of Hypotension Seen in Nephrotic Syndrome. article>>

An Unusual Cause of Elevated Values on Liver Function Tests in a Liver Transplant Patient. article>>

Early and Accurate Diagnosis of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss. article>>

Commentary
Investing in Health IT: A Stimulus for a Healthier America. article>>

Marketing, Media, Wishful Thinking, and Conflicts of Interest: Inflating the Value of New Medical Technology. article>>

Dealing With Change: Using the Conditional Change Model for Clinical Research. article>>

Spring 2009 Table of Contents

COLLECTIONS FROM TPJ
Quality Improvement ••• Clinical Practice Innovation (PDF)		Narrative Medicine Anthology (PDF)		Nursing Practice Collection (more)		Personal Stories from Ethnographic Histories (PDF)

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Health Care Co-ops in Uganda
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OBSERVATIONS FROM IHP STAFF

Brief commentaries on select health policy actions, publications, and conferences/meetings.

January 29, 2009
Gathering Support for Health Federal Transportation Policy
The Obama Administration's $850 billion stimulus bill now working its way through Congress has been structured around the related objectives of creating jobs, repairing and improving the nation's physical infrastructure, and promoting greater energy independence through new, greener technologies. In each one of these goals opportunities exist for significant progress toward an equally vital objective—creating healthier, safer communities through federal transportation policy reform. This is because our transportation infrastructure is a major contributor to the nation’s disease burden—as it relates to automobile-related injuries, air pollution, asthma, decreased lung function, cardiovascular disease, obesity, health disparities, and access to health care, among other health implications. (more)

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A Kaiser Permanente invitational roundtable discussion on how the concept of patient-centered care can serve as an important organizing principle for health care reform. (pdf)

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