Kelly Joyce's "Magnetic Appeal: MRI and the Myth of Transparency

Kelly Joyce’s book, “Magnetic Appeal: MRI and the Myth of Transparency" was recently announced as the 2010 Eliot Freidson Outstanding Publication of the Medical Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association.

Follow the link for more information:
http://www.wm.edu/as/sociology/news/Borrowed%20Story1.php

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Resources

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/med/research/hsri/research/visualisation/biomedvisualisations/

The workshop series is now complete. You can access a number of resources online including briefing papers from all the events and a bibliography of biomedical visualisations and society. You can also see photos from the workshops, read participants' reflections and access relevant podcasts,

I hope you will find some of these resources helpful, julie

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Welcome

I would just like to welcome participants from the last workshop '3D Foetal Ultrasound: Social and Clinical Meanings' to the project blog. Please take a look at these brief instructions to find out how to make a new post, leave a comment or set up an RSS feed:

http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/biomedvisandsociety/entry/how_to_blog/

The aim of the blog is to provide a tool for participants in the workshops to keep in touch, continue their discussions and share resources such as calls for papers, conference announcements, and new book announcements. We hope you will find it a useful tool.

Julie

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Diagnostic Radiology Workshop – reflections

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/med/research/hsri/research/visualisation/biomedvisualisations/workshop2/programme

Participants in the first workshop of the series elected to write a reflection on the workshop in the form of an 'exquisite corpse'. Participants took turns to add their ideas to a collaborative document. I am pleased to announce that the writing is now complete. Click here to visit the project website and read the final version.

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Model Body (6 May 2010)

Writing about web page http://www.danacentre.org.uk/events/2010/05/06/572

FYI - Forthcoming event at the Dana Centre. Hopefully they will webcast the seminar.

Cheers, Myra

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'Better protection for patients having ‘MOT’ scans'

Writing about web page http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/MediaCentre/Pressreleasesarchive/DH_115243

The Department of Health has announced that the law will be clarified with regard to 'MOT scans', i.e. CT scans offered by private companies to people with no relevant symptoms. The Department of Health has accepted nine recommendations from the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE), following a study of the services and a wide consultation on them.

DH Press Release

BBC report the story

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Call for papers: Eä – Vol. 2 Nº 1. Deadline: May 15, 2010

Writing about web page http://www.ea-journal.com/en/information-for-authors

*Call for papers: Eä, Vol. 2 Nº 1. Deadline: May 15, 2010*



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Conference at CRASSH

Writing about web page http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/1155/

Have You Ever Seen a Molecule? Art, Science and Visual Communication

This interdisciplinary conference about the correlations between science and art, focussing on visualisation in molecular biology. Looks really interesting and I thought it might interest you too...

Unfortunately I can't go, but would love to hear about it.

julie  

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BBC radio 4 'Images that changed the world'

Writing about web page http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00q2qjj

This programme aired the week of 25 Jan 2010, for 15 minutes each weekday. Segments covered X-ray, brain scan, foetal ultrasound, microscopy, and genes.

It's no longer available on 'listen again' but they were happy to send me a CD of the show. If the BBC gave me permission I would happily copy it and send it out; alternatively, email me and I can send you the address of the person at the BBC who helped me.

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Biosocial Society

Writing about web page http://www.biosocsoc.org/

I promised to provide a link to the Biosocial Society, and here it is.

The Biosocial Society is, in brief, an academic organisation that fosters collaboration between biological and social sciences engaged in research on human diversity. The Society offers semi-annual small grants to post-graduates for research and for conference travel; see http://www.biosocsoc.org/Bursaryscheme.htm

-- Leslie Carlin

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