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Ethics Rounds: The Use of Deception in Research: When is it Ethical?

Presented by: Tom Beauchamp, PhD, Senior Research Scholar, Kennedy Institute of Ethics and Professor of Philosophy, Philosophy Department , Georgetown University (2) Case Presenter: Eric E. Nelson, PhD, Psychologist, Section on Developmental and Affect…

2013 Health in Buildings Roundtable

The Health in Buildings Roundtable (HiBR) joins the NIH Division of Environmental Protection and the American College of Sports Medicine in inviting you to attend a one-day conference designed to investigate the link between the built environment and h…

Exploring the Impact of Music on Brain Function

Presented by: Aniruddh D. Patel, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Tufts UniversityCategory: NCCAM LecturesAired date: 05/13/2013 (Source: Videocast – All Events)MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More po…

Strengths and Weaknesses of Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs

Presented by: William R. Shadish, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Founding Faculty; Chair for Academic Personnel; Psychological Sciences Section; School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts; University of California, MercedCategory: Medicine: Mi…

Post-Disaster Resilience: Lessions Learned From the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

The psychological and behavioral consequences of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster may be among the most widespread, long term and costly of all oil spill-related impacts. However, many people are resilient, and understanding the factors associa…

Rare Disease Day 2014

Rare Disease Day at NIH

On February 28, 2014, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will celebrate the seventh annual Rare Disease Day with a day-long celebration and recognition of the various rare diseases research activities supported by the NIH …

New Technologies and Behavior Change Interventions: What Can They Do for Each Other?

Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Lecture Series

New mHealth technologies are proliferating at an astonishing rate, with many new tools being harnessed for behavior change interventions. Because they are inexpensive, transportable, and have bro…

EDI Week: Training Day, Antibullying Session

Bullying is defined as intimidating or harassing behavior such as threats or other conduct which, in any way, creates a hostile environment; impairs agency operations; or frightens, alarms, or inhibits others. Psychological intimidation or harassment i…

Building Resilience in High Stress Cohorts with Mindfulness Training

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) presents the Integrative Medicine Research Lecture series. The series provides overviews of the current state of research and practice involving complementary health therapies, and …

NIH Pain Consortium Symposium 2014 – Day 1

This annual symposium highlights advances in pain research supported by NIH. The theme for the 2014 meeting is Biological & Psychological Factors that Contribute to Chronic PainFor more information go to https://meetings.ninds.nih.gov/?ID=8237Air date:…