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Common Cancer Drug May Increase Risk Of Deadly GI Perforations
Cancer patients treated with the widely used drug bevacizumab (Avastin) in combination with chemotherapy are at greater risk of life-thereatening gastrointestinal (GI) perforations. This is the conclusion of Shenhong Wu, M.D., Ph.D., Principal Investigator, and colleagues at Stony Brook University Medical Center, in a study published online and in the June print issue of The Lancet Oncology.

G8 Leaders Launch $20B Initiative To Help Farmers In Developing Countries
The Washington Post reports: "Leaders of the world"s major economies pledged Friday to raise $20 billion over the next three years for food and agricultural aid to the world"s most impoverished countries." According to Obama administration officials, "the U.S. will contribute at least $3.5 billion over the next three years to the worldwide effort," which in addition to the funding, "hopes to better coordinate global food aid efforts and work through initiatives already in place in poor countries around the world, rather than creating new plans," the Washington Post reports (Fletcher, 7/10).
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University Lecturer Receives National Recognition, UK

A Senior Lecturer from Canterbury Christ Church University has been awarded Fellowship of the Institute of Healthcare Management (IHM) at a ceremony on Thursday 14th May. Richard Hayward, a Senior Lecturer in Nursing and Applied Clinical Studies at the University, has been recognised for his contribution to healthcare management in a ceremony that took place at the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Savoy Place, London. Richard was one of the two academics amongst those presented with the award by Stuart Bains, President of the Institute of Healthcare Management and Chief Executive of East Kent Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Richard said: "This is a singular honour that provides national recognition of expertise in healthcare management. It was particularly challenging, since the criteria for the award was based around service delivery and not education." In order to receive the award, Richard, who has been at the University for over 11 years, was required to submit a 3,000 word document, followed by an hour long interview, highlighting how he matched the criteria set out by the IHM. Along with this acknowledgement from his peers, Richard has also been rewarded with a place on the panel of assessors for the Institute of Healthcare Management and will also join a panel of assessors for their management programmes. Institute of Healthcare Management (IHM) IHM is the professional organisation for managers throughout healthcare, including the NHS, Independent Providers, Healthcare Consultants and the Armed Forces. The IHM"s focus in improving patient/user care wherever and whenever they need healthcare. The route to achieving this is through the promotion of excellence in healthcare management and is achieved by: - Publishing standards of management practice - Promoting the IHM Code (covering behavioural conduct and ethical aspects of management practice) - Establishing a Continuous Development Framework - Promoting CPD and moving towards implementing a CPD validation mechanism - Holding CPD events in the United Kingdom - Establishing a coaches database to support members when they choose an executive coach The IHM is influential - it has access to the highest offices of the NHS, many of the senior team in the NHS are members and by promoting CPD they influence the management practice of a great number of managers. Canterbury Christ Church University


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