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Tap into your leadership potential using Dr. John Mellinger's list of inspirational, educational books about leading, conflict resolution, discipline and communication. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity ; David Allen Why Mellinger likes it: “ It’s a great book on time management, with particular emphasis on how to capture and organize ideas and events, and be free to be fully engaged in the moment rather than distracted by the whirlwind of activities and interruptions that surround us.” Choke ; Sian Beilock Why Mellinger likes it: “ This book contains an i nteresting

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REDCap is a HIPAA compliant, secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases. REDCap can be used to collect data for many purposes, including online or offline data capture for research studies, quality improvement projects, and general administrative operations. SIU School of Medicine hosts REDCap on SIU-SOM servers. All SIU-SOM employees may request REDCap projects. REDCap is managed by the Statistics and Informatics Core within the Center for Clinical Research. The Statistics Core will set-up REDCap projects, create and maintain data entry and survey

In the heart of rural communities, where the fields stretch far and wide under the open sky, there exists a resilience ingrained in the very fabric of farming life. People often equate this resilience with toughness – a quality deeply revered within the agricultural community, both in physical endurance and mental fortitude. However, as discussions illuminate, this same toughness can sometimes be a double-edged sword, especially when it comes to mental health. The paradox of toughness in farming is evident. Being a good farmer requires resilience to weather challenges, yet this same toughness

SIU class series to teach techniques to pair with treatments for pain, chronic conditions Is stress affecting your health? Is pain causing you stress? A new class at Southern Illinois University Neuroscience Institute aims to use mindfulness-based meditation techniques to complement traditional medical and psychological treatments. SIU Psychiatry is offering an 8-week class on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, starting at 6 pm on Monday, January 22, at Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU, 315 W. Carpenter St. in Springfield. The public is invited to attend a free orientation to learn more about

In today's world, more and more people are surviving cancer than ever before thanks to important advances in cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Even so, cancer remains one of the leading causes of death in the United States—and compared to people in other occupations, farmers and agricultural workers tend to have a higher cancer risk. Many things may explain the link between farming and cancer risk, including increased exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun and exposure to certain chemicals that may be carcinogenic (cancer-causing). But just because you're

TRAINING A ROBOTIC SURGERY GENERATION Aspects Volume 39 No.1 Written by Lauren Murphy • Photography by Jason Johnson It looks like something out of a science fiction film: a three-armed, six-foot tall, 1,400 pound robot with three-dimensional vision, forceps, needle drivers and cautery instruments that act as hands. Capable of performing delicate, extraordinarily precise procedures deep within the body using miniature instruments and 10 times magnification, the da Vinci ® Surgical System is the next generation of minimally invasive surgery. The robotic surgery platform is where imagination

written by Wesley Robinson-McNeese, MD In 1976 I was a fledgling, weekly newspaper editor also working as a reserve Aeromedical Technician, part of the crew of a C-9 Nightingale flying out of Scott Air Force Base in southern Illinois. I never dreamed of becoming a physician. I had simply cross-trained from radio operator to something a bit more people-oriented and mobile, sure to get me off the airbase more than listening to dots and dashes through a headset. After hundreds of hours transporting patients from one military site to another, however, the ups and downs of my Air Force and