Interdisciplinary research
0811.6 Transdisciplinarity Seminar, November 2008 - Transdisciplinary Research in Reproductive Medicine
Submitted by stirrhs on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 19:35.[video]
Dr. Jeffrey Nisker
0811.5 Transdisciplinarity Seminar, November 2008 - Discussion Panel
Submitted by stirrhs on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 18:30.[video]
Dr.W.Fisher, Dr.W.Fraser, Dr.R.Pierson
The Metanexus Institute announces grants
Submitted by frasch on Tue, 12/02/2008 - 16:22.The Metanexus Institute announces grants in support of transdisciplinary exploration of fundamental questions of life, the cosmos, and humanity. Metanexus invites proposals from networked teams of five or more investigators who:
* Intend to examine questions that range beyond those normally studied within established academic disciplines;
* Span an adventurous diversity of such disciplines;
* May engage religious and spiritual points of view;
* Seek to forge new and enduring links among different fields of study; and read more »
PhysiologyInfo.org - an outreach site of the APS, American Society of Physiology.
Submitted by frasch on Tue, 11/25/2008 - 07:35.Have you ever been asked by your friends what you do as a scientist (as far as it is within the area of physiology) and had to explain it or suggest a good website?
Electronic Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Interpretation and Management
Submitted by frasch on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 00:52.http://www.gehealthcare.com/usen/perinatal/clinical_ed/elecfetheart_mon....
Standardization of FHR pattern interpretation can greatly minimize inconsistencies and significantly impact practice, care and ultimately, patient outcomes.
About this Course
Developed by Frank Miller, MD and David Miller, MD this comprehensive and interactive program includes five courses to guide you through a standardized interpretation of FHR patterns. read more »
Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) Talks on modern, transdisciplinary issues of science and technology
Submitted by frasch on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 00:50.http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader. read more »
WISDOM RESEARCH NETWORK
Submitted by frasch on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 00:41.That may appear an unusual take on science by University of Chicago, but I believe an important and good one:
The Benefits and Barriers to Interdisciplinary Research in the Health Sciences in Canada
Submitted by stirrhs on Mon, 06/25/2007 - 07:59.The present document responds to the request by the CAHS to design and implement an
assessment of the benefits and barriers to interdisciplinary health research (IDHR) in
Canada. It was developed by a panel of national experts representing the 6 health sciences
disciplines as well as government and industry. While there is a great deal of recent
interest and literature on the concept of “inter-professional practice”, it is beyond the scope
of this assessment, which deals strictly with aspects of the research enterprise within and read more »



