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Medical practice branding using cable television.

Genesis Medical Associates is an independent primary care practice in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. Given competitive pressures, a member of the physician leadership began thinking about the need for the practice to develop an "identity and awareness" program to set the practice apart from the competition. The idea for branding the campaign began when Dr. Rob Potter, Jr., was attending a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game and a fan said to him, "You're that doctor I see on television" in the nursing home commercial. Triggered by this experience, Potter saw the opportunity to develop an awareness and identity campaign for Genesis. In this article we share the reasons for, the steps taken, and initial results in developing a medical practice branding strategy.

Humans↗
PubMed2005

Behavioral interventions and the role of television in the growing epidemic of adolescent obesity--data from the 2001 Youth Risk Behavioral Survey.

OBJECTIVE: To test television exposure's contribution to overweight (BMI > 95th percentile /age) status in 11.3% of 2001 YRBS respondents, when controlling for moderate/vigorous activity, and eating habits. METHODS: Controlling for age, ethnicity, smoking, moderate/vigorous activity, and diet habits, gender-specific SUDAAN models estimate likelihood (O.R.) for overweight in teens watching 2+ hours of TV/day. RESULTS: TV exposure independently increases odds of overweight by 50% for both genders (boys: OR 1.5 [1.2-1.8]; girls: OR 1.6 [1.2-2.0]), when other covariates are controlled. Low vigorous activity rate (1.39 [1.1-1.86]) and smoking independently promote obesity in girls, while boys with fewer fruit/vegetable servings are less likely to be overweight (.76 [.60-.96]). CONCLUSION: Current school-based interventions promote environmental and curricular changes for healthier diets and increased activity rates. TV exposure, however, is rarely targeted as a separate risk factor, and requires attention at the individual, family, and community levels.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1990

[University by radio and television in Great Britain. The Open University].

There are some 20 years since Great Britain was given a new and important University (established by a Royal Charter in 1969), especially intended for students wanting to achieve their education at home. The whole teaching, guided by tutors, is supported by various materials: booklets, audio- and videotapes which are completed by television and radio broadcasts for many courses and informations. After successful examinations are obtained the usual degrees and certificates delivered by the British Universities. Furthermore, this kind of education begins to be available in a few other countries (Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Cyprus, Hong Kong).

Audiovisual Aids↗
PubMed1991

Gender differences and geographical differences in content from dreams elicited by a television announcement.

We studied 108 male and 110 female dreams that had been collected in response to a television announcement. We did not find a number of gender differences that had been previously reported. We found no difference between men's and women's dreams in the amount of aggression, friendliness, sexuality, male characters, weapons, or clothes. However, women's dreams still contained a higher number of family members, babies, children, and indoor settings than did men. We also looked at geographic differences, finding that while patterns of aggression did not distinguish men from women, they did distinguish residents of different areas. In dreams in which the dreamer was either the aggressor or victim, dreamers from the East coast were more likely to be the aggressor than those from the Midwest and West coast.

Adult↗
PubMed1991

[Relationship between visual fatigue of students and artificial illumination in classroom with television].

A comparison of visual fatigue of 105 students 20-25 yrs old, attending classes with T. V. education program at 30, 45, 65, 100, 150 (lx) on desk was made. Visual fatigue was determined by the changes of visuognosis persistent time, nearest and farthest point in nearvision, and accommodation from before to after classes. The results indicated that the lightest fatigue appeared in 65 1x. Under the illuminance, fluorescent lamp used as light source was more advantageous than incandescent lamp, but the difference of visual fatigue between watching colour and black-white television was not (obvious).

Adult↗
PubMed1990

Efficiency in reading with closed-circuit television for low vision.

A closed circuit television (CCTV) magnifier was used to measure the reading rates of nine fluent low-vision subjects. Performance was found to be dependent on field width, character size, and the number of characters displayed in line. A field width of 70 degrees and a mean of 24 characters were commensurate with the fastest reading rate. The optimal character size that elicited the fastest reading was determined for each subject. In seven of the nine subjects, this differed from the character size selected by chance at their initial CCTV sessions, prior to these experiments. A clinical procedure is recommended, which avoids inappropriate choice, and guides the examiner in achieving directly the most efficient CCTV reading conditions for each individual patient.

Adult↗
PubMed1989

Automatic generation of a retinal sensitivity map using infra-red fundus television images.

We have already developed an eye movement analyzing system using an infra-red television fundus camera. Although the quality of the fundus TV images is not good, the system can measure eye movement with an accuracy order of 0.1 degree. We try to apply this system to compensating for eye movements in producing a retinal sensitivity map. A target with variable brightness is presented to various positions on the retina of a subject through a CRT assembled in the infra-red TV fundus camera. The subject is supposed to respond if he can perceive the target. The TV image of the eye fundus, together with the overlaid target and response sign, is recorded on a U-matic (3/4 in) VTR. The image of the video tape is then analyzed by a computer. We have obtained retinal sensitivity maps which show good agreement with the results obtained using the Goldmann perimeter.

Equipment Design↗
PubMed1989

Alcohol promotion on television.

A study in the United Kingdom has shown that the advertising of alcohol on television targets young people particularly. There is a strong case for banning alcohol advertisements from this medium.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1989

Results of a television-advertised public screening program for colorectal cancer.

We report the results of a free, television-advertised mass screening program for colorectal cancer using stool guaiac kits. A total of 57,000 test kits were picked up and 29,619 (53%) were returned; 3.9% (1165) of the tests were positive. Ninety-three percent of persons with a positive screen sought medical evaluation after screening. Detailed follow-up was available on 744 persons. Fifty-eight persons had large-bowel carcinomas diagnosed, 80% of which were localized. One hundred sixty persons had adenomatous polyps removed. Forty percent of cancers and 58% of polyps were detected in persons with only one or two positive test slides out of a total of six. In 33% of persons with a positive screen, the diagnostic workup consisted of a repeated stool guaiac test and/or sigmoidoscopy only. A major drawback to improving the results of mass screening programs for colorectal cancer is the limited gastrointestinal workup conducted by physicians in many persons with a positive fecal occult blood test.

Adult↗
PubMed1987

A comparative study in the use of closed-circuit television reading machines and optical aids by patients with retinitis pigmentosa and maculopathy.

Patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) who have insufficient vision to benefit from optical low vision aids are frequently helped by the closed-circuit television (CCTV) reading machines. RP patients' use of the CCTV is compared with that of patients with maculopathy (i.e. a group with a central scotoma only, is compared to a group which also has additional peripheral field loss), and with that of a "normal" control group. The performance of people with RP is improved by using white print on a black background, while macular degeneration subjects have no significant preference. Speed limits appear to be a function of restrictions imposed by the machine. Both groups frequently read faster with "optical aids".

Adolescent↗
PubMed1985

Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) spatial problem solving with the use of mirrors and televised equivalents of mirrors.

Two adult male chimpanzees reached through a hole in the wall of their home cage and, by tracking the images of their hands and of an otherwise hidden target object in a mirror or closed-circuit television picture, moved their hands in whichever direction was necessary to make contact with the target object. They discriminated between live video images and tapes and performed effectively when the target objects were presented in novel locations and when the video picture was presented at random in different orientations. There was thus no consistent relation between the location of images on the monitor and the location of their real-world counterparts. Comparable performances in monkeys and nonprimates seem unlikely.

Animals↗
PubMed1979

[Use of the television analysing system in the studies on microcirculation].

In the experiments on anesthetized rats the television analysing system (LEITZ-TAS) was used for evaluation of quantitative structure-functional characteristics of microcirculation under intravital conditions and the development of microvessel network, for measuring geometric parameters of microvessels and blood flow change in them, as well as to define the degree and spreading of the disturbances in the vessel wall permeability.

Animals↗
PubMed1979

Television tomometry in intravenous cholangiography.

Out of 93 infusion cholangiographies carried out with a remote control stand, television tomometry could be applied to the tomographic cut localization in 79 cases. The accuracy of the method was considered very good in 86% and--including the former--sufficient in 95% of the cases. With certain exceptions the method was considered suitable in the routine intravenous cholangiography. The importance of training for successful operation is emphasized.

Adult↗
PubMed1977

Imitation of live and televised models by children one to three years of age.

The results of these studies indicated that children younger than 1 year possess the cognitive capability of translating a perception of a novel action into their own behavior. However, the likelihood of imitation varied as a function of the nature of the target behavior. For example, actions requiring direct social commerce with the examiner were imitated less frequently than simple motor behaviors with objects, and reproducing gestures was more common than vocalizations. Moreover, imitation seemed to depend upon the child's level of mental development--the imitation of coordinated sequences, which requires the child to associate two external events, lagged behind the imitation of single-unit behaviors. There was no evidence for individual traits of general imitativeness, at least not until symbolic relations were involved. Live models were imitated more than TV models but only prior to age 3. While children under 2 years of age were not facile at imitating sequences of behaviors or delaying performance at short time after modeling, older toddlers readily and accurately imitated televised sequences even after a 24-hour delay. Whereas socially extroverted and fearless children imitated live models more than shy children, TV imitation was not related to temperament, home TV viewing habits, or parental education. Finally, the experience of being imitated may facilitate the social cognition of influencing another person.

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[Television microscopes for analyzing biological micro-objects].

escriptions and specifications for fluorescence and two-chamber television microscopes are presented as well as the analyzers of video signals for them. The devices are intended for studying the biological activity of compounds used in medicine and pharmacology.

Computers↗
PubMed1978

In-house television news: focus on employees boosts morale.

A medical center is using a monthly videotaped television news program to effectively inform its departments and personnel about one another, to provide them with special recognition, and to help nurture their esprit de corps. For these reasons, staff participation, especially by nonsupervisory personnel, both in producing and in appearing on the program is emphasized.

Arizona↗
PubMed1978

Television pupillometry via digital time processing.

A new modification of the dynamic, infrared recording pupillometer of the closed-circuit television type has been developed, utilizing recent developments in high speed electronic counters. The pupillometer is simple and reliable in operation, has excellent response characteristics, and can be used over a broad range of research and clinical applications.

Animals↗