Graduate Student Writing Workshop

• When: Friday, September 28, 2012, 1:00 – 2:30 PM 
• Where: Crown Center, Auditorium, Lake Shore Campus 

Feel like you need some assistance in your writing? Most of us, regardless of our degrees and status could benefit from advice from someone who has made it his career to guide people to the next level of their writing ability.

 Attend an interactive writing workshop specifically geared to graduate students. This 90 minute session will contextualize the major influences on writing struggles for graduate-level papers, and then feature three elemental areas of sound scholarly writing at the graduate level: organization around a complex and worthwhile purpose, a framed paragraph structure that follows and explores the organizational purpose, and a reassessment of source relationships according to the organizational purpose.

 The workshop will be conducted by Michael Meinhardt, English Instructor and is open to both Master’s and Doctoral students from all disciplines.

 Registration is required. Please send an email to gradschool@luc.edu. Include the workshop title in the subject heading, and in the message include your full name, academic program, and degree pursuing. For additional information

Harvest Festival 2012‌

• Sunday, September 30, 2012
• 12-5:00 p.m.

‌Loyola University Retreat and Ecology Campus
2710 S. Country Club Road
Woodstock, IL 60098
[Map and contact information]

‌Loyola University Chicago invites you to Harvest Festival 2012! This event will be hosted by Loyola in partnership with Bull Valley Association, the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce, the McHenry County Economic Development Corporation, and the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.

Harvest Festival celebrates this year’s harvest and provides an opportunity for students, faculty, staff, and alumni to gather with the local community and learn more about Loyola’s Retreat and Ecology Campus. Other highlights include food prepared by Chef Scott Commings, live music, tours, fun activities, and a farmers market. The celebration is open to the public.

STUDENTS! Especially for you, this year's Harvest Festival features the Climbing Tower, a fun and physical challenge sure to take your mind off pending papers and encroaching exams. Bring your friends or come alone. Sign up on the registration page.

Town Hall Meeting on Healthcare Reform

Join Rep. Greg Harris, Rep. Kelly Cassidy and Sen. Heather Steans
for a Healthcare Reform Town Hall Meeting

• Thursday, September 27th: 7-9pm
• Swedish Covenant Hospital
• 5145 N California Ave.

Presenters include:

• Jim Hardy- Specialist with Deloitte Consulting LLP: National Consulting firm that has done extensive research on how the Affordable Care Act implementation will affect Illinois residents who are currently not covered by Medicaid but need health insurance.
• Julie Hamos: Director of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Speaking on how the Affordable Care Act will affect individuals currently on Medicaid.

For questions please contact 773-348-3434 or greg@gregharris.org

Job Posting

AHRQ announces a job opening with the MONAHRQ program. MONAHRQ was developed to help organizations with hospital administrative data efficiently generate an informational website based on their data and has since been expanded to include other data sources as well.

• Job Title: Staff Fellow 
• This Service Fellow position for a MONAHRQ Program Lead is equal to a Civil Service GS 13 or 14; it which be open until October 16. To view the job announcement, use this link.

Position Description: Program lead for AHRQ’s award-winning MONAHRQ

One strategy increasingly used to improve quality is the production of public reports comparing the quality of hospitals and other providers. But mounting a website is a time-consuming and expensive effort, and production of a website that consumers will actually use in their decision-making is not easy. To facilitate such efforts, AHRQ has created MONAHRQ – My Own Network Powered by AHRQ. MONAHRQ is a desktop software tool that enables organizations such as state and local data organizations, community quality collaborative, hospitals and hospital systems, and health plans to quickly and easily create a website using their own hospital discharge data, inpatient measures from CMS Hospital Compare and/or HCAHPS survey measures for public reporting of quality (for more information please visit http://www.monahrq.ahrq.gov/).

Communities and states also can use the software tool for reports and graphics to identify problem areas such as counties with very high admissions (and therefore costs) for potentially preventable admissions. To date, six states have adopted MONAHRQ for public reporting, and others are using it for public health planning and other uses.

MONAHRQ recently was recognized as one of the most innovative HHS programs in the country, receiving honorable mention in the HHSInnovates program. MONAHRQ also has received additional funding from the Department to accelerate its growth. The incumbent will lead this effort. The incumbent will also form part of a quality measurement and reporting team at AHRQ, which includes activities such as the Quality Indicators, the Chartered Value Exchanges and a new grant program on the Science of Public Reporting.

2013 Summer Internship - Clinical Operations

OBJECTIVES:
Takeda's internship program blends real world experience with an extensive overview of the pharmaceutical industry. Knowledgeable mentors will provide guidance as you gain professional hands-on experience.
The summer internship program is 12 weeks in length and offers a unique perspective into a world-class pharmaceutical company. Compensation is competitive, and financed temporary housing is available to those who qualify. Our internship program also provides you the opportunity to network with people at Takeda through various planned events and activities.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Obtain a solid overview of requirements for conducting clinical drug trials based on the principles and regulations outlined in the GCP and ICH guidelines. Understand how these principles are being applied to the global clinical trials.
• Gain an understanding of how Takeda studies are planned and managed by working with Clinical Operations Study Managers, vendors and multiple stakeholders (e.g., Clinical Pharmacology, Clinical Science, Statistics and Data Management, etc.). Exposure to meetings and interactions with multiple team members will assist in gaining an understanding of overall planning and vendor oversight activities required for successful clinical trials. Conduct projects to support study planning and oversight activities as assigned. 
•  Gain an understanding of functions related to Clinical Operations (e.g., Trial Disclosure, Clinical Supplies, Medical Writing, Quality Assurance). Conduct projects to support these functions as assigned. 

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS: 

• Currently enrolled in a Health Science (Life Science, Physiology, Pharmacy) Bachelors or Masters Degree program in a U.S. accredited university
• Must have completed his/her sophomore year (Bachelor’s Degree) or first year (Master’s Degree/PharmD)
• Proficiency in the use of personal computers, including experience with word processing, spreadsheets, email and web-browser applications.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills

We are driven to improve people's lives. www.takedajobs.com We are an equal opportunity employer. No Phone Calls or Recruiters Please.

Guest Lecturer Grand Rounds September 13

The Loyola Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology welcomes Dr. Kristen Malecki from the University of Wisconsin -Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.

Her presentation is entitled "Survey of the Health of Wisconsin: Paving the Way for Innovative Population Health Research"

Grand Rounds will be held September 13 at 11 AM, 3rd floor of the Maguire building, Department of Preventive Medicine Library.

• Lunch immediately following
• Students and faculty all welcome 
• You may also join via video-conference ( contact Dr. Kramer for video conference instructions)

Part-Time Temporary Position Data Assistant

Northwestern Juvenile Project:
Immediate Position Opening

The Health Disparities and Public Policy Program at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (Chicago Campus) is seeking a part-time (20-24 hours per week / Monday-Friday) temporary Data Assistant to work on the Northwestern Juvenile Project, a federally funded, longitudinal study of the health needs and long term outcomes of 1829 delinquent youth.

Position Summary:
Under the direction and guidance of the Data Supervisor in the Health Disparities Program in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, this position will perform cleaning of complex survey data using STATA programming language by reviewing data input for accuracy, addressing skip patterns, coding, and other information.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 years college or more
• Basic programming skills in statistical software (STATA, SAS, R, SPSS), STATA preferred
•  Excellent documentation skills and habits
• Experience working with survey data a plus
• Detail-oriented, responsible, punctual, and collegial 

For consideration, please send letter of interest and resume to healthdisparities@northwestern.edu with “Data Assistant” noted in the subject line. Once you apply, you will receive an email confirming submission of your resume. If there is interest in your candidacy, we will contact you.