News in brief Trending this week on social media: Fast food, research, antibiotic resistance The nation tweets about National Fast Food Day and Get Smart About Antibiotics Week. Nov. 16, 2016Wednesday The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics social media Editor’s note: This is the first edition of a series of articles sharing the health topics people are talking about on social networks. National Fast Food Day Nov. 16, 2016, has been deemed “National Fast Food Day.” These tweets addressed the health implications of such a day: Steer clear of the 5 worst fast-food lunch options on #NationalFastFoodDay: https://t.co/w3KFpwhC4F pic.twitter.com/0foQI1YXaH — Cleveland Clinic (@ClevelandClinic) November 16, 2016 Here's a great way to avoid the fast-food trap on #NationalFastFoodDay. https://t.co/oH3l4v96uE — Lancaster General (@LGHealth) November 16, 2016 It's #NationalFastFoodDay! Find out how to eat healthy at fast food chains: https://t.co/6WP5zLmyHx pic.twitter.com/h5iTem0urj — MilitaryHealth (@MilitaryHealth) November 16, 2016 Today is #NationalFastFoodDay , I will not be participating. #health — Brian Willett (@bwillett79) November 16, 2016 OU-HCOM student research In the osteopathic world, several students from the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine at Athens were recognized on Twitter for presenting their research at the North American Primary Care Research Group’s 2016 meeting in Colorado. Ali Rizvi sharing his project at #napcrg2016 @OUHCOM @OUHCOMSocMed pic.twitter.com/g24gxetafK — PrimaryCare Research (@OUPrimCareRes) November 14, 2016 #napcrg2016 Kelsea Killin sharing info about project in Peru @OUHCOM @OUHCOMSocMed @OUGlobalHealth pic.twitter.com/Acp0q9YYIq — PrimaryCare Research (@OUPrimCareRes) November 15, 2016 Robert Stocum presents findings at #napcrg2016 @OUHCOM @OUHCOMSocMed pic.twitter.com/zy8Z7656zj — PrimaryCare Research (@OUPrimCareRes) November 14, 2016 Get Smart Week: Antibiotic stewardship This week is also Get Smart Week, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initiative to raise awareness of antibiotic stewardship. This week let’s get smart about antibiotic use. Preserving efficacy is vital to U.S. public health. #AntibioticSmart https://t.co/T2pvQrswWE pic.twitter.com/myNvvOltSd — Sen Dianne Feinstein (@SenFeinstein) November 15, 2016 It's Day 1 of Get Smart About Antibiotics Week! Here are a few "smart facts" to get you started via @CDCgov #AntibioticSmart pic.twitter.com/yBRyJ7A7vC — APIC (@APIC) November 14, 2016 Get Smart Week stresses the need to practice antibiotic stewardship https://t.co/CDCkebYWWW Join the AOA in fighting #AntibioticResistance! — AOA (@AOAforDOs) November 16, 2016 More in Newsbriefs “Operation Nightingale” fraud scheme alert: Bogus nursing credentials sold to thousands of aspiring nurses It was recently discovered that a scheme, nicknamed “Operation Nightingale,” offered aspiring nurses the opportunity to purchase fake nursing degree diplomas and transcripts. DO Day Scholarship available for DO residents, fellows and new physicians: Applications due Jan. 31 DO residents, fellows and new physicians in practice can receive a scholarship to cover registration and travel. Previous articleOsteopathic recognition in the ER: Ohio program preserves its heritage Next articleTips for spouses and partners of osteopathic physicians
“Operation Nightingale” fraud scheme alert: Bogus nursing credentials sold to thousands of aspiring nurses It was recently discovered that a scheme, nicknamed “Operation Nightingale,” offered aspiring nurses the opportunity to purchase fake nursing degree diplomas and transcripts.
DO Day Scholarship available for DO residents, fellows and new physicians: Applications due Jan. 31 DO residents, fellows and new physicians in practice can receive a scholarship to cover registration and travel.