MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with ' education'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:57:43 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181753&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FI4ZJoHiyeGU%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonAdam Schaeffer has just blogged about the massive increase in public school facilities spending of the past two decades, and about President Obama’s likely call to throw even more money at the problem of decrepit schools (in his address on the economy, next week). Adam argues that money hasn’t fixed the problem, but it isn’t hard to imagine that a true believer in the status quo (paging Matt Damon…) might conclude that we simply haven’t increased facilities spending enough. I addressed this counterargument a few years ago, using federal government data on the condition of U.S. public schools and data from a survey of Arizona private schools. What I found is that public schools were four times more likely than AZ private schools to have a bu... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181753 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:18:24 +0100 5181753 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182342&cid=t_391798_155_f&fid=34629&url=http%3A%2F%2Flabsoftnews.typepad.com%2Flab_soft_news%2F2011%2F09%2Ffuture-of-pathology-jim-harrison.html This is a guest blog note by Jim Harrison, M.D., Ph.D. He is a pathologist and Associate Professor at the University of Virginia. It's a repost of a document that he circulated on the Association for Pathology Informatics (API) listserv earlier in the year and is, in part, a compilation of input from other pathologists about anticipated changes in AP and CP. Earlier this summer I posted a request to the API list for thoughts about key changes that might occur in AP and CP within the next five years and how those changes might be best supported by IT. A similar request was passed around in CAP's informatics-related committees, and the results were compiled for distribution to the CAP Pathology Transformation project. I did receive several responses from this list, so I'm summari... Lab Soft News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182342 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:42:49 +0100 5182342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182333&cid=t_391798_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2FTuIBpEDapBQ%2F I would like to add a couple things to my pages about opioid dependence.  For those not familiar with the sites already included, you can find most of them through links at a home page called Addiction Remission.  I have ‘bupe tube’, a collection of educational videos;  bupe news, a site that has news releases related to opioid dependence and buprenorphine, and a page that has items for purchase– including my book, and even underwear with the ‘talk zone’ insignia!  Nobody has purchased a pair yet, for some reason…. Ideally, I would like to drop the ‘subox’ part of the name to the blog and forum, and replace it with ‘bupe’ or with ‘opioid’.  I’m worried about losing readers, of course, and losing the little b... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182333 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 04:17:50 +0100 5182333 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182057&cid=t_391798_122_f&fid=34736&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FChannelN-PodcastsPoweredByOdiogo%2F%7E3%2F70_d3_OsOXE%2F Exercise as a Preventive or Disease-Modifying Treatment of Dementia A neurologist reports on the newly published article “Physical Exercise as a Preventive or Disease-Modifying Treatment of Dementia and Brain Aging,” Ahlskog et al, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2011. Their meta-analysis found that exercise affects brain health in animal models, and suggest it can modify cognitive outcomes with normal aging and perhaps reduce the risk of neurodegenerative disease like dementia. Physical (as opposed to mental) exercise is recommended. Although the amount and type of exercise has not been completely assessed, patients are being counseled to practice regular vigorous exercise. DOI: 10.4016/33263.01. (Source: Channel N) Channel N blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182057 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:51:31 +0100 5182057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181755&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FCI2yeRoDrWo%2F By Adam SchaefferUSA Today reports that part of President Obama’s much-anticipated plan for the economy, 3.0, might involve sending billions more in construction funding to our government school system: A plan to boost construction jobs nationwide by providing federal money to repair public schools is picking up support among unions, economists and liberal advocates with direct ties to the White House. Brilliant! Just the thing to fix our education system, economy and massive deficit . . . more lavish spending piled up high upon our already-lavishly-funded government schools. Andrew Coulson already reviewed the dismal record of our total K-12 education “investment” over the last few decades. The short story; the cost per student has nearly tripled while test scores at the end of high... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181755 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:18:18 +0100 5181755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182148&cid=t_391798_130_f&fid=34938&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEvidenceInMotion%2F%7E3%2FGGm7kbvgGc0%2Fthis-patient-really-does-exist-hes-a-rancher-down-here-in-south-texas-5am-hes-already-out-digging-fence-posts-pul.html This patient really does exist. He’s a rancher down here in South Texas. 5am he’s already out digging fence posts, pulling wire, pitching hay, or rebuilding cattle guards…and he stays at it until dusk, occasionally stopping for a glass of ice tea or a taco.   We’ve all seen this type of referral at one point or another. The question is how to handle it when it comes. Do we take responsibility for this patient’s outcome and simply ignore the referral requests? Do we follow the requests and then blame the shoddy outcomes on the referring provider? Or maybe we allow that gnawing feeling in our viscera loose to argue the valor of current EBP or just the sheer stupidity of the logic in “no active exercise” to the referring provider. How do you coach your residents or fellows t... MyPhysicalTherapySpace.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182148 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:26:31 +0100 5182148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181757&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FI0oR22ltpWw%2F By Adam SchaefferThe recent decision of a Colorado court to halt a first-of-its-kind voucher system instituted by a local school district has, not surprisingly, been subjected to widespread criticism from school choice supporters. The Heritage Foundation’s Rachel Sheffield, for instance, argues “The judge’s decision is the result of a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union that claims that the program violates the law by providing public money to religious organizations. . . . In typical statist fashion, these claims are born from a philosophy that holds that the money you earn is in fact not yours to keep but instead belongs to the state.” The problem with this argument, and with vouchers generally, is that voucher money DOES belong to the state. The recent U.S. Sup... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181757 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:15:14 +0100 5181757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181814&cid=t_391798_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1846 This is a phenomenal essay on the things college students need to realize, and how they must begin to prepare for a changing economy.  Pass it on to any kid you know who is in college, or going to college.  And to their parents! http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2011/09/01/back-to-school-2/#comment-41405 (Source: edwinleap.com) edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181814 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:15:12 +0100 5181814 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182121&cid=t_391798_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsaywhatmunchkins.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F09%2Ffirst-day-of-school.html I thought I was handling the whole going-to-big-boy-school thing really well. Until 3:00am, when lightning flashed and thunder crashed. I woke up with a start, and thought: OMG. It is going to rain. I didn't think about rain. Nolan's hearing aids will... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182121 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:16:00 +0100 5182121 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181815&cid=t_391798_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1841 : ‘Not now.’ (This column first appeared in the Greenville News, but I re-wrote and expanded  it for my EMN readers in the September edition.  So here it is with a few special thoughts for the medical community.) Here’s the link to the EMN online edition as well: http://journals.lww.com/em-news/Fulltext/2011/09000/Second_Opinion__Two_of_the_Worst_Words_of_All__Not.8.aspx If you were watching me, secretly, you would see that I sometimes do things that are decidedly non-adult. I can be seen dancing across the hardwood floor with my daughter, with no music audible (except inside her lovely head). She apparently aspires to be a choreographer, and though I am no dancer, I am the only male in the house who will dance with her. When she asks, what can I say? I know many l... edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181815 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:02:36 +0100 5181815 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182124&cid=t_391798_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsaywhatmunchkins.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fwordless-wednesday-practice-bus-ride.html (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182124 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 01:05:00 +0100 5182124 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181722&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=34980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fightaging.org%2Farchives%2F2011%2F09%2Fcreating-people-seems-like-a-necessary-but-not-terribly-nice-thing-to-be-doing.php Less us ponder the subject of having children in the face of the existence of aging coupled with the possibility of progressively defeating aging - perhaps to the point where some of us alive today will escape age-related death by the skin of our teeth. Or perhaps not if we don't get our act together here and now. Evidently we need to have children in order to have the chance of incrementally defeating aging by building ever better versions of a biological repair kit to reverse ever more of the damage that causes degeneration and death. This task is one of decades, long enough that it may be today's researchers who start the job, but it'll be younger hands that finish it - their children and grandchildren. Yet creating people is somewhat like drafting them into a war and a human condition ... Fight Aging! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181722 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5181722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181760&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F0qm4ULA6eh0%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonIn a recent interview, President Obama hints at the core of his much-anticipated jobs plan: PRESIDENT OBAMA: what we do have, I think, is the capacity to do some things right now that would make a big difference … TOM JOYNER: Like? OBAMA: For example, putting people to work rebuilding our roads, our bridges, our schools all across America… We’ve got the capacity right now to help local school districts make sure that they’re not laying off more teachers. We haven’t been as aggressive as we need to, both at the state and federal level. So we haven’t been aggressive enough with our hiring at the K-12 level, hmm? Perhaps I’m an unusually timid sort, but the trend below looks pretty darn aggressive to me: k-12 employment has been gr... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181760 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:49:54 +0100 5181760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181816&cid=t_391798_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1837 I think a lot about the slow, certain dissolution of medicine as we know it.  Mental health issues crowd emergency departments, as few mental health clinics are available.  Psychiatrists are in short supply.  Drug abuse overwhelms the medical system, with either patients seeking pills or patients families hoping to get them off of pills. Persons with little interest in their own health continue to smoke and drink, use Meth and eat poorly.  Disability claims are skyrocketing as younger and younger individuals confabulate their misery in hopes of attaining a check, paid for by someone else. The poor, with genuine medical problems, have increasing difficulty finding care as jobs, and insurance, fade away.  Politicians, eager to be re-elected, eager to be loved, promise more and supply le... edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181816 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:14:08 +0100 5181816 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182344&cid=t_391798_155_f&fid=34629&url=http%3A%2F%2Flabsoftnews.typepad.com%2Flab_soft_news%2F2011%2F08%2Fproject-costs-of-obesity-to-crush-us-and-uk-health-systems.html A recent article in Lancet discussed how the global obesity epidemic would "crush" the U.S. and U.K. health systems with its associated increased long-term, disease-associated costs (see: Obesity to crush health care systems globally: study). Although the use of the word "crush" may seem overly dramatic, I think that it's appropriate in this context. Below is a brief summary of the article: Rising prevalence of obesity is a worldwide health concern because excess weight gain within populations forecasts an increased burden from several diseases, most notably cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancers....These trends project 65 million more obese adults in the USA and 11 million more obese adults in the UK by 2030, consequently accruing an additional 6—8·5 mil... Lab Soft News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182344 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:53:20 +0100 5182344 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182137&cid=t_391798_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffortheloveofava.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Ften-on-tuesday.html 1. Ava is starting school in a couple weeks! Oh, pardon me, as Ava would correct me, "I'm going to PRE school!" She is very excited and points out her school everytime we walk by "that's MY school"). She will be attending 3 mornings/week. 2. We have h... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182137 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:29:00 +0100 5182137 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182138&cid=t_391798_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2F10kidsin2010.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fnew-start.html I thought it was time to give you some pictures of our kids & their new starts this year.  I haven't taken them all yet.  I know, I'm a slacker.This is Nik.  He made the sign to represent his first day of 2nd grade.  Oh the thin... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182138 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:10:00 +0100 5182138 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182139&cid=t_391798_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fakherpathtosound.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fway-way-to-long.html Hi Everyone, I know its been a real long time since I updated this page , and I am sorry for those who have been wondering how Amelia is doing in her wonderful world of sound, but since it has been so long I will fill you in on whats gone on around he... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182139 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:38:00 +0100 5182139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182066&cid=t_391798_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FcHHww-Xin4g%2F (Editor’s note: Pathways responsible for higher-order thinking in the prefrontal cortex (PFC), or executive center of the brain, remain vulnerable throughout life—during critical early-life developmental windows, when the PFC fully matures in the early 20s, and finally from declines associated with old age. At all ages, physical activity and PFC-navigated social connections are essential components to maintaining brain health. The Experience Corps, a community-based social-engagement program, partners seniors with local schools to promote purpose-driven involvement. Participating seniors have exhibited immediate short-term gains in brain regions vulnerable to aging, such as the PFC, indicating that people with the most to lose have the most to gain from environmental enrichment.) Over ... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182066 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:18:19 +0100 5182066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182143&cid=t_391798_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsaywhatmunchkins.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fc-pap-headaches.html Using the C-Pap machine with Nolan is a real chore. The poor little guy has reflux so badly that the machine can't get through all the congestion in his nose, and the air blowing against his already-inflamed nasal passages causes him great discomfort. ... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182143 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:37:00 +0100 5182143 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174565&cid=t_391798_85_f&fid=34587&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FKevinMd-MedicalWeblog%2F%7E3%2FzNqZD7wmobA%2Fmedicine-schools-drive-innovation-change.html Let’s face it, medicine is slow to change – the profession has produced successful physicians for centuries using an education system based on grueling hours and unwavering dedication. Many established medical schools boast impressive Step 1 scores and match rates, so why should they modify what works?Change is necessary because our society needs the next generation of physicians to be technologically savvy and driven toward innovation. With the increasing prevalence of portable electronic devices in everyday life and the explosion of social media, medicine needs to accept and embrace modernization so that we can begin to construct guidelines for the appropriate use of technology. For example, much like practicing medicine, there is a lot of unnecessary gray area surrounding how physic... Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174565 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:00:34 +0100 5174565 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174596&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FMG5qeiAOuu8%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonOklahoma has just enacted a law that requires students to be held back a year if they are not reading on grade level by the end of 3rd grade. The inspiration is sound: poor readers cannot keep up with their classmates as the curriculum becomes more sophisticated and relies more heavily on reading comprehension across subjects. But this particular approach doesn’t begin to tackle the larger problem of age-based grading itself. Kids are not all identical widgets who learn every subject at the same rate. Individual children even learn different subjects at different rates. So the idea that all children should be grouped by age and, by default, moved through every subject at the same pace is ludicrous on its face. More than that, it is a retrogression from the pedagog... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174596 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:53:19 +0100 5174596 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174791&cid=t_391798_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsaywhatmunchkins.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fletter-to-teacher.html I was struggling with how to present information about Nolan's myriad issues without completely freaking the teacher out overwhelming the staff. I found a wonderful "Letter to the Teacher" on Life with the 'Tars, and copied the format. Here is Nolan... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174791 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:13:00 +0100 5174791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174568&cid=t_391798_85_f&fid=34587&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FKevinMd-MedicalWeblog%2F%7E3%2FFg1YeF6Y17Y%2Fdoctors-learn-mistakes-medical-school.html In most other professions, once you’re halfway through your education, you begin to develop confidence; slowly, but surely, fitting into shoes that once seemed too big for your petite, newbie feet. Not so in medicine.Three years into it, and I still feel unsure – unsure of the answer to a rather simple question asked by an attending and unsure of whether I’m fit to be doing this in the first place. However, in those quiet moments of much needed soul-searching, a small voice inside me says yes, you are capable. Many of you will recognize the all-too-familiar faltering of conviction when asked a question that you think you know the answer to – you’re pretty sure, but not a 100% sure; it just seems like an instinctual regurgitation. Most of the time, self-doubt wins the battle a... Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174568 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:00:28 +0100 5174568 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174849&cid=t_391798_147_f&fid=39202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnicolaziady.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fwhat-do-patients-share-online%2F According to a report from the Pew Internet Project 80% of U.S. internet consumers seek health information online, making it the third most popular activity after email and search engines. We have all seen the massive adoption of social media in patient education. The next step for healthcare marketer is to understand what patients are sharing online and how they are sharing it. A survey conducted in June 2011 by Minneapolis marketing research firm Russell Herder “Seeking Social Solace: How Patients Use Social Media To Disclose Medical Diagnoses Online” gives us some answers. 40%  of the medical conditions that were disclosed by patients online in 2010 were cancer-related, 16% diabetes and 5% were related to sexually transmitted diseases, according to a research study by Rus... Nicola Ziady blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174849 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 07:24:43 +0100 5174849 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174850&cid=t_391798_147_f&fid=39202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnicolaziady.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fdoes-social-media-achieve-healthcare-marketing-objectives%2F We all try to market on social networking platforms. Some hospitals marketing departments even go so far as to invest resources into social media marketing! But does this social sharing actually achieve healthcare marketing objectives or is it just a passing fad? Acsys surveyed hospital marketers to find out with “Insights in Action”. According to the survey 55% of healthcare marketers believe their public website to be an above average or excellent patient user experience.  – Tremendous news for the web team! 33% of hospital marketers believe online videos are a very effective tactic to achieve the health systems marketing objects. Less than half, 15%, think having a Twitter presence is an effective way to market the hospital. On a negative note, 27% of marketers say th... Nicola Ziady blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174850 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 05:41:03 +0100 5174850 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174794&cid=t_391798_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsaywhatmunchkins.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Ffour.html We spent the weekend forgetting IEP's, C-Pap, and all the other things that seem to be pressing down on us lately. On Saturday, Nolan turned four. We went to a local amusement park, and had an absolute blast. I am fairly certain this child contains li... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174794 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 02:57:00 +0100 5174794 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174866&cid=t_391798_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2Fb7cMgoHVGao%2F Discussions about chewing or crushing buprenorphine provide examples of the doublespeak that only confuses people.  My own recent discussion with another Suboxone prescriber went like this: “I don’t want patients to crush or chew the tablet because that will make it get absorbed too quickly.  In fact,  I usually recommend the film, because it dissolves much more quickly than the tablet.”  Say what?  Do we want it to dissolve more quickly or not?  The truth is that it really does not matter.  The dissolving of buprenorphine— or the film– is the LONG part of the process. The veins under the tongue absorb the drug in Suboxone. Actually, buprenorphine passes through all of the surfaces in the mouth, eventually entering capillaries under the surface.  The veins under t... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174866 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 23:20:49 +0100 5174866 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174581&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=34980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fightaging.org%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2Fchanging-the-mythology-thoughts-on-sonia-arrisons-100-plus.php The latest book to emerge from the longevity advocacy community is entitled "100 Plus: How the Coming age of Longevity Will Change Everything, From Careers and Relationships to Family and Faith", and is penned by Sonia Arrison, whom you might have heard of. The foreword is by Peter Thiel, whose name you should certainly know by now - you might recall his $3.5 million funding of the SENS Foundation's program of rejuvenation biotechnology, back when it was a branch of the Methuselah Foundation. Thiel makes a point in the opening pages, and it's one to keep in mind when reading the rest of the book: Unlike the other animals, we have knowledge of death. The origins of language, of culture, and of religion can perhaps all be traced to that point in the distant past when our ancestors first acq... Fight Aging! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174581 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5174581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174617&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpatient-history-found-to-be-key-element-in-making-a-diagnosis%2F2011.08.28 Four out of five doctors agree that they don’t need scans to make the right diagnosis. It’s an old-fashioned concept frequently discussed among ACP members, but the history and physical combined with basic tests is way more important to diagnosis than ordering scans and advanced tests. A recent research letter in the Archives of Internal Medicine makes the case. In the letter, Israeli researchers described a prospective study of 442 consecutive patients admitted from the emergency department in 53 days. A senior resident examined all patients within 24 hours of admission (mean=14), including a history, physical, and review of ancillary test findings done at the emergency department, such as blood and urine tests, electrocardiography, and chest radiography. The resident also rev... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174617 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:30:00 +0100 5174617 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5169665&cid=t_391798_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F08%2F27%2Fmedikidz-medical-information-for-kids%2F I’ve recently come across Medikidz, a fantatsic initiative with a mission to help children understand medical information, especially diseases. I cannot imagine a better way to promote such important messages to children. Millions of children worldwide are diagnosed every day with conditions that even their parents may find difficult to comprehend. Most children don’t understand their medical conditions, or associated investigations, procedures and treatments, and are often scared by what is going on around them. That is where the Medikidz come into action! The Medikidz are five energetic, larger-than-life superheroes on a mission to help young people understand illness and medical concepts. Chi, Pump, Skinderella, Axon and Gastro take children on a journey through Mediland &#8... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5169665 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:40:57 +0100 5169665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5169561&cid=t_391798_99_f&fid=35342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vcu.edu%2Fcbuttery%2F2011%2F08%2Fthe-challenge-of-obesity.html For those interested in epidemiology, chronic disease, and obesity. This week's edition of the Lancet has a series of four articles and several commentaries that review the economics, epidemiology, social, and policymaking issues affecting obesity that are well worth reading in full. The take away message is that this is an extremely complicated area. There is an emphasis by the authors and commentators that correction of obesity will take government action. Government action in this area tends to resolve around police actions, and taxation. Taxation policies have worked to a significant extent in reducing tobacco consumption in Europe. However, smoking is not a survival necessity whereas eating is. We have to be very careful about the use of police power for public health policy with the ... Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5169561 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:05:04 +0100 5169561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5169619&cid=t_391798_125_f&fid=38161&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalheroes.com%2Fdental-implant-basics%2F There are different types of dental implants suited to different patients. The implants used depends on the size and shape of the jaw, in particular the amount and quality of the bone. Most dental implants are made of titanium and placed directly into the jawbone. All types of implants can be used to replace single teeth or to support a full dental bridge, replacing a full set of teeth. Root Form Dental Implants Root form dental implants are the most common, also known as ‘Endosteal’ or ‘Endosseous’ implants. This type of implant is ideal for patients with a wide, deep and healthy jawbone. Their shape resembles the natural tooth root. However, if there is not enough bone to place these implants a bone graft is a possible solution. These dental implants can be placed using conventio... Dental Heroes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5169619 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:01:43 +0100 5169619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159519&cid=t_391798_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftexaskennys.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fback-to-school.html Wow. This summer flew by. Busy is an understatement, but we had a blast, and great memories were made. All kids got up pretty easily, most of them excited to start their first day. I'll let you guess which one wasn't (hint: he's taller than I am). SMI... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159519 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 03:32:00 +0100 5159519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159521&cid=t_391798_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Forange-b.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fsome-august-bennyisms.html Tonight's bath time monologue:  "On Memorial Day, I'm going to be too busy to go to the picnic at Overview Park.  I will be traveling all day to Rhode Island to help Yajni with her kids.  I need to help Yajni, M-----, and R----(*) w... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159521 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01:42:00 +0100 5159521 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159523&cid=t_391798_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsaywhatmunchkins.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fpreparing-for-school.html School starts next Thursday. There are the normal preparations to make, like purchasing school supplies, going to open houses, and choosing the perfect lunch box. Then there are the extra preparations - the ones that involve educating and advocating ... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159523 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:15:00 +0100 5159523 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159525&cid=t_391798_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEhWhatHuh%2F%7E3%2FVwylL824rVk%2Fgreat-post-by-teacher-of-deaf.html Gary, from Follow Your Bliss, wrote a great post about his role as a Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Below is a portion of his post: I am a teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing. I am not a sign language interpreter. Over the years I hav... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159525 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:29:00 +0100 5159525 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159875&cid=t_391798_155_f&fid=38409&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneuropathologyblog.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fbest-post-of-april-2011-cap.html The next in our "Best of the Month" series is from April 6, 2011:For those of you who are scrambling to get neuropathology Self-Assessment Module (SAM) continuing medical education credits, the College of American Pathologists (CAP) now has an answer. If you attained your neuropathology board certification after 2006, every two years you must submit to the American Board of Pathology proof that you have obtained 20 SAM-eligible continuing medical education credits. If you subscribe to the CAP Neuropathology Education product, which provides you with two 5-credit SAM modules per year, you've got your requirement covered. This is a particularly attractive option since there are so few neuropathology SAM modules on the market. (For example, the American Association of Neuropathologists curren... neuropathology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159875 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:47:00 +0100 5159875 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159315&cid=t_391798_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fdoctors-documentation-how-get-physicians-board-icd-10-initiatives ICD-10 implementation is a problem that affects how physicians will practice medicine. But just how to you persuade them that they need to get involved in the training and planning now? The first thing you do is put a physician on the ICD-10 steering committee. That physician is going to be your champion who gets his or her peers to understand and support the changes needed. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159315 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:56:36 +0100 5159315 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159879&cid=t_391798_155_f&fid=39052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fal_3%2Farchive%2F2011%2F08%2F25%2Fvalue-of-social-media.aspx I have become a participant in the social media form known as Facebook. This has been a recent occurrence in terms of the time that Facebook has existed. “Why?” you might ask. Of what value will this have for me? It started with curiosity. I saw the invitation...(read more) (Source: Changing Face of Lab Medicine) Changing Face of Lab Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159879 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:03:00 +0100 5159879 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159154&cid=t_391798_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Frise-in-top-grades-boosts-gcse-record.html – My son just returned with his GCSE results to a very proud Mum and Dad, and sister, with a clutch of excellent passes in his exams. Very pleased he got an excellent grade in chemistry, although he claims to hate "my" subject. One thing I will say, is that despite the mathering of the O-level generation, these teenage trials are not easy, they're not dumbed down, and the effort the students have to put in to get the grades is just as much as we did for ours back in the day. Only difference seems to be they waste far less time writing up notes than we ever did! I'll spare his blushes and not list all 11 pass grades ;-) As you can probably guess, we’re all very proud of the grades achieved. But, on a wider, more philosophical note: Shouldn’t they scrap... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159154 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:25:18 +0100 5159154 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5156943&cid=t_391798_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FtTMkRaxBBfc%2F I just returned from a 17-day, 3,000 km road trip with my family in Europe. When I travel I’m always on the lookout for virus-related information and I found some at the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany. This museum showcases science and technology – it has over 100,000 objects illustrating the historical progression of areas such as mining, atomic physics, water transport, electricity, and much more. Katharina Eisenacher made it her pick of the week on TWiV 102; she said it was a fabulous museum and now I understand why! Let me show and tell you about the virology that I found there. All of the photographs can be clicked for a larger view. On our way to the museum entrance we passed the gift shop, where two kits were prominently displayed in the window. The animal virus k... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5156943 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:47:38 +0100 5156943 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159471&cid=t_391798_125_f&fid=38161&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalheroes.com%2Fprgf-pancreatic-growth-hormone-releasing-factor-dentists%2F There are few things in life that give us more confidence than a dazzling smile. Having a great grin boosts our morale, making us feel positive, and drawing others to us as we show off our smile. However, many people have stayed away from traditional dentistry techniques, concerned about the length of time it may take to heal after cosmetic dental work, or the pain involved with getting treatment. Now, all this is a thing of the past, as medical advancements and dentistry have fused techniques to come up with a revolutionary new way of encouraging prompt recovery from dental work. PGRF is transforming more than just smiles – it’s the application of a cutting-edge methodology for using the body’s own capacity to heal, accelerating the recovery process dramatically. What is PGRF? PGRF ... Dental Heroes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159471 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:38:48 +0100 5159471 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159273&cid=t_391798_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2FZjs4PeBLyJ4%2F You know a topic has arrived in healthcare or medicine when there’s a peer-reviewed journal for it. Now officially here is the field of gaming as a tool for healthcare, legitimized by the presence of a new journal, Games for Health, from well-known publisher Mary Ann Liebert Inc. The bimonthly journal launched in July, and the first issue is due out this fall. According to Liebert’s press release: “Games are rapidly becoming an important tool for improving health behaviors ranging from healthy lifestyle habits and behavior modification to self-management of illnesses and chronic conditions to motivating and supporting physical activity. Commonly used applications include mobile phone-delivered games that track daily exercise and ‘exergames’ that require physic... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159273 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:21:41 +0100 5159273 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159008&cid=t_391798_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FA_Uef_POJIA%2F "VT or not VT? That is the question..." you muse. Then your patient Bill says "A shock, a shock, my kingdom for a shock"... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159008 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:08 +0100 5159008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5158955&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F3KbnyKal1m4%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonPhilanthropy Daily has just published the most interesting review to date of my recent charter school philanthropy study (“The Other Lottery“). Scott Walter, an expert in charitable giving in the field of education, looks not only at the central finding (that there is no link between charter networks’ performance and the amount of grant funding they’ve received) but also extrapolates to what the findings imply about the nation’s top education foundations. I’m curious to know if anyone else shares his interest in seeing the numbers crunched to allow education foundations to be ranked in terms of the performance of the charter school networks they have backed. Ping me on Facebook if you’d like to see that. School Reform’s Sh... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5158955 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:10:51 +0100 5158955 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159010&cid=t_391798_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FYnCNffSklNA%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159010 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:32:21 +0100 5159010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159011&cid=t_391798_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fn0G9RlORbGY%2F A 76 year-old man presents with a florid spreading violaceous rash over most of his body...what is your differential diagnosis? (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159011 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:51:36 +0100 5159011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5158847&cid=t_391798_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F21%2Fsunday-news-round-up-not-on-vacation-edition%2F I know I’ve been posting infrequently when I get an email from a reader saying they thought I might be on vacation. I’m not. That message was about updates in the Juana Villegas case, which I’ll post about separately later this week. In the meantime, here are some things that have caught my attention recently: New York City is going to make sure middle and high school students get at least a little sex ed as part of their health education classes. Good. Maternal mortality for Black women got a bit of attention at BET. The New York Times explores the issue of pregnancy reduction when there are twins/two fetuses. “Selective reduction” is pretty well accepted (but not uncontroversial) when there are many fetuses, but it apparently seems more complicated to som... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5158847 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:32:45 +0100 5158847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159012&cid=t_391798_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FsWIbxRAFvBw%2F Where do good ideas come from? Ideas need to mingle and swap, and create new forms. May all this social media stuff isn't a waste of time after all? (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159012 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 07:23:44 +0100 5159012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5158862&cid=t_391798_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F19%2Fliberating-the-nhs-developing-the-healthcare-workforce-a-summary-of-consultation-responses%2F Title: Liberating the NHS: Developing the healthcare workforce – A summary of consultation responses Scan or click ‘Liberating the NHS: Developing the healthcare workforce – A summary of consultation responses’ The Skinny: Summarises responses received to the Government’s consultation, Liberating the NHS: Developing the healthcare workforce. Publisher: DH Published: 18/08/11 Size: 59p. Filed under: Ooops Missed Category! Tagged: Consultations, Education, Grey Literature, Training (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5158862 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:43:24 +0100 5158862 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139825&cid=t_391798_105_f&fid=34896&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorrw.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fcme-in-wyoming.html (Source: Notes from Dr. RW) Notes from Dr. RW blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139825 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 04:10:00 +0100 5139825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139690&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FiYjlqVEfOmg%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonSlate worked itself into a lather yesterday over the insidious education policy implications of Michele Bachmann’s Iowa Straw Poll victory: As recently as a decade ago, Republicans like George W. Bush, John McCain, and John Boehner embraced bipartisan, standards-and-accountability education reform…. Now we are seeing the GOP acquiesce to the anti-government, Christian-right view of education epitomized by Bachmann…. Against a backdrop of Tea Party calls to abolish the Department of Education and drastically cut the federal government’s role in local public schools….” To support this narrative, Slate asked Bachmann what the federal government’s role was in education, to which she replied, “There is none; Education is a matt... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139690 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:40:41 +0100 5139690 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139595&cid=t_391798_85_f&fid=34587&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FKevinMd-MedicalWeblog%2F%7E3%2FcBOyWL7JxV0%2Fmedical-school-rotation-free-clinic-uninsured.html My patient had onychomycosis – toenail fungus.  Not a devastating disease.  The treatment for this fungus is a 12-week course of terbinafine.  About $50 for a month’s supply … $150 for 3 months.  Terbinafine’s potential side effects include liver toxicity.During my primary care clerkship at the Bronx VA Hospital, I treated several patients who had onychomycosis and had undergone the antifungal treatment.  One patient declined treatment with terbinafine because of the possible risk to his liver.My patients at the VA Hospital had a choice.  They were able to choose treatment or no treatment for this relatively benign condition.Read the rest of Medical school rotation at a free clinic for the uninsured on KevinMD.com.Category: Education | Tags: Medical school, Primary care |... Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139595 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:00:40 +0100 5139595 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139758&cid=t_391798_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1803 Discussion to follow. Closing the window. What do those two little thingies at the bottom mean? Why does only one turn blue? Does that mean the card has been contaminated? Hour 7 Paperwork and documentation. Question and answer Hour 8: megarectal proficiency testing with volunteer administrators (Source: edwinleap.com) edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139758 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:49:16 +0100 5139758 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139693&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FJYQ_y5NMH5Q%2F By Caleb O. BrownNext month, the Obama Administration will begin granting waivers to states that are not on track to meet proficiency requirements in the No Child Left Behind Act. Education Secretary Arne Duncan will be granting these waivers selectively, based mostly on states’ willingness to abide by new executive branch mandates not included in NCLB, likely including adopting national curriculum standards. Duncan has the authority under NCLB to grant waivers, but not to compel states to jump through administration hoops in order to earn them, as Neal McCluskey has documented clearly. As Neal notes in today’s Cato Daily Podcast, essentially imposing national standards – as well as other potential waiver demands – represents a large-scale assertion of federal executive pow... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139693 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:42:21 +0100 5139693 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139701&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F5dtKfNMRi2s%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonEarlier this summer, I released a study comparing the performance of California’s charter school networks with the amount of philanthropic grant funding they have received. The purpose was to find out if this model for replicating excellence was consistently effective. The answer, regrettably, was no. But a new study we are releasing today finds that there is at least one place where better schools HAVE consistently scaled-up: Chile. Thanks to that nation’s public and private school choice program, chains of private schools have arisen, and they not only outperform the public schools, they also outperform the independent “mom-and-pop” private schools. For anyone interested in replicating educational excellence, this study by a team of Chilean sch... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139701 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:09:48 +0100 5139701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139702&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FWDjesNvZodg%2F By Jason KuznickiThis month’s Cato Unbound looks at the intersection of education, work, and gender, and asks: Are men in decline? As women have advanced in education, the workplace, and even politics, some fear that the emerging new economy—or perhaps some other factors—are dragging men down. We’ve all heard talk of the Mancession, and it’s well known that men are in the minority now on many college campuses. How long will the trend continue? Lead essayist Kay Hymowitz makes the case for male decline; Jessica Bennett, Amanda Hess, and Myriam Miedzian give reasons to be skeptical. Hymowitz replies to her critics. (Men, alas, were so far in decline that I couldn’t find a single one to write for this issue.) The conversation is just getting started, so be sure to ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139702 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:12:36 +0100 5139702 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130756&cid=t_391798_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F9o1-UChiy-0%2F This week Ian Miller’s blog impactednurse.com along with his twitter account and Facebook page have been removed as a result of 'issues' with his employer (The Canberra Hospital). (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130756 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:10:04 +0100 5130756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130811&cid=t_391798_109_f&fid=34619&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthelastpsychiatrist.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fgrade_inflation.html speculate on the use of a Tardis (Source: The Last Psychiatrist) The Last Psychiatrist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130811 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 22:26:15 +0100 5130811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130635&cid=t_391798_85_f&fid=34587&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FKevinMd-MedicalWeblog%2F%7E3%2Fd1C6R0iIl84%2Fwhite-coat-ceremony-encourage-compassion.html An article written by Dr. Sally Satel in The Wall Street Journal, Physician, Humanize Thyself, discusses the origins of the white coat ceremony. In the 1980s, as insurance companies placed increasing pressure on physicians to minimize visit time and maximize patient volume, the medical profession at large became increasingly cynical and disgruntled. A direct result of this was the White Coat Ceremony, whereby each medical student goes up on stage to receive his or her first white coat in front of physicians, classmates, and family. Many US medical schools initiated this movement in the 1980s in an attempt to remind the emerging physicians of the importance of their role as compassionate, empathetic healers.Read the rest of Does the White Coat Ceremony encourage compassion? on KevinMD.com.... Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130635 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:00:25 +0100 5130635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130661&cid=t_391798_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F15%2Fevaluation-of-learning-resources-for-end-of-life-care-in-extra-care-settings-executive-summary%2F Title: Evaluation of learning resources for end of life care in Extra Care Settings: Executive Summary Scan or click to download 'Evaluation of learning resources for end of life care in Extra Care Settings: Executive Summary' The Skinny: Summarises experiences from the use of learning resources developed to support end of life care in an “extra care” setting. Publisher: The University of York, Centre for Housing Policy Published: 13/07/11 Size: 6p. Filed under: Ooops Missed Category! Tagged: Behavioural sciences, Education, End of Life Care, Grey Literature, Medical Treatment, Palliative Care, Terminal illness, Training (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130661 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:43:26 +0100 5130661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130733&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FAHfZvAlA28k%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonLast Friday, a Colorado District Court halted the new and unique Douglas County school voucher program with a permanent injunction. School choice legislation is a little like the Field of Dreams: pass it, and they will sue–and we all know who “they” are. So there’s a tendency to dismiss legal setbacks for the choice movement as purely the result of self-serving monopolists exploiting bad laws or partisan, activist judges. There are certainly cases that fall into that category, but this Colorado ruling isn’t one of them. Oh, the self-serving monopolists and opponents of educational freedom are no doubt cheering it, but the ruling does not read like the work of a rube or an ideologue, and not all of the state constitutional provisions on whic... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130733 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:47:23 +0100 5130733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130978&cid=t_391798_134_f&fid=35179&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscottsdiabetes.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fdiabetes-warrior%2F There are some talented authors that are simply a pleasure to read. William “Lee” Dubois is one such author. I feel lucky to have him speaking, through his great books, about some of the medical perspectives of life with diabetes.  He is a brilliant non-doctor-doctor who’s life path has taken him through many interesting jobs, finally dropping him off at a poor diabetes clinic in New Mexico so he can do what he is meant to do. Wil has many gifts, and one that we are lucky to witness is his ability to understand some very complicated aspects of diabetes and then translate it into easily understood “normal people talk”.  Not only can he translate, but he does it in an entertaining way. He makes it fun to learn about taking care of your diabetes. In his latest ... Scott's Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130978 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:00:45 +0100 5130978 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130669&cid=t_391798_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F15%2Fequity-and-excellence-liberating-the-nhs-managing-the-transition%2F Scan or click barcode to download 'Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS - Managing the Transition' Title: Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS – Managing the Transition The Skinny: Dear Colleague letter giving an update on transition arrangements with a particular focus on the new commissioning system and providing answers to some frequently asked questions on the Health and Social Care Bill. Particularly relating to: Current performance and planning for 2011/12 Developing the new commissioning system Progress on other aspects of the transition It also refers to the imminent publication of the [download id="8"]. This guidance has been developed to help retain those staff fulfilling business critical roles to sustain business continuity during the transition. Sca... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130669 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:17:33 +0100 5130669 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130942&cid=t_391798_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmamatoadeafboy.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F15%2Femotional%2F As the last couple of weeks of summer come to a close, I find myself trying to buy more time in one way or another with my son. It’s bitter sweet as in a couple weeks my son will start his first day of Pre-School from 9-12. I have envisioned and pictured this day coming [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130942 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 05:30:17 +0100 5130942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130757&cid=t_391798_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fkeul9R00j44%2F The LITFL weekly review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130757 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 02:56:21 +0100 5130757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5125718&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FHY2drzLh5ns%2F By Neal McCluskeyQuite simply, Pell Grants are not supposed to be for the middle class. As the U.S. Department of Education’s website makes clear, Pell is supposed to be for “low-income undergraduate and certain postbaccalaureate students.” So why characterize Pell as a benefit for the middle class? Because lots of people consider themselves to be in that group — which federal politicians rarely define — and policymakers want their votes. Unfortunately, as Rep. George Miller (D-CA) recently demonstrated, saying Pell is intended for the middle class also makes it a valuable weapon in waging class warfare. “Pell is the reason they are able to go to college and get ahead,” Miller said in response to congressional Republicans purportedly looking to trim the program ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5125718 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:06:44 +0100 5125718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5125703&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=34980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fightaging.org%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2Fnobody-is-arguing-that-radical-life-extension-is-impossible.php Discussions on "when" can probably be skipped as lacking rigor: no-one knows. All the meaningful timelines depend greatly on seeds sown now that will only bear fruit in the 2030s - the course of twenty years remains a matter of long term planning and great uncertainty in specific outcomes while we're stuck living lives that top out at a century (and that with great luck). The beginnings of a larger research community, the outcome of the debate over strategy in longevity research, and so forth. It is interesting to ponder and plot the windings of future events, but that time is probably better spent on influencing the "how" discussion or materially contributing to progress. As to the discussion on whether engineering longevity is desirable, or should be blocked by people in power - I think... Fight Aging! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5125703 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5125703 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5119027&cid=t_391798_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F12%2Fnot-just-neural-plasticity-health-system-plasticity%2F In chronic pain management there seems to be a pretty consistent pathway for people to finally get to interdisciplinary treatment.  First a referral from the primary care physician or GP to one or more specialist medical people – maybe an orthopaedic surgeon, or a rheumatologist, or a psychiatrist, or a neurologist.  This person will carry out investigations, get the results, make a determination that the problem is “not theirs” – and suggest some kind of management, or a referral to another kind of orthopaedic surgeon, or a rheumatologist, or a psychiatrist, or a neurologist… who will repeat the same. Finally, after many investigations and referrals and consultations, around 3 years later, the person makes it to a chronic pain management centre.  (btw I am... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5119027 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:17:04 +0100 5119027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118641&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fbeing-a-doctor-is-a-lot-like-being-a-parent-you-cant-tap-out%2F2011.08.11 The American College of Graduate Medical Education has enacted further restrictions on resident work hours.  No more than 80 hours per week of work for resident physicians, averaged over one month.  And no more than 16 hours of continuous work for first year residents (24 after that), which includes patient care, academic lectures, etc. Whenever they do this sort of thing, everyone seems excited that it will make everyone safer.  After all, residents won’t be working as much, so they’ll be more rested and make much better decisions.  It’s all ‘win-win,’ as physicians in training and patients alike are safer. I guess.  The problem of course is that after training, work hours aren’t restricted.  There is no set limit on the amount of work a physician can be expected to do, ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118641 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:05:30 +0100 5118641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118611&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FpP2-UtiQPnQ%2F By Neal McCluskeyThe good news: Supporters haven’t been able to completely stamp out debate over national curriculum standards. The bad news: The Invasion of the School Snatchers strategy is real, and it is working!  Yesterday, I blogged about a letter from Jeb Bush reportedly causing a subcommittee of the American Legislative Exchange Council to table model legislation opposing national standards. Subsequent to my writing that, a follow-up Education Week post reported that debate wasn’t, in fact, quashed by Bush’s letter. Unfortunately, it appears consideration was postponed for another reason: Most state legislators have no idea what’s going on with national standards: “Legislators have heard of it, but not a whole lot of states engage legislators in... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118611 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:20:28 +0100 5118611 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118659&cid=t_391798_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1786 Our county recently had a large drug-bust.  Some 37 people were arrested, for a variety of charges, from distribution to manufacturing and all the rest. Since it was in the paper, and public knowledge, I felt it important to find out how many of them were regular ‘customers’ of the emergency department. Of the 37 arrested, there were some 167 ED visits over the past few years since we have had EMR. Now, what do we do with that number?  What does the customer service model say?  What do we feel about the need for insurance, or other social supports, provided by government? Complicated question, I suppose.  But looking through the chief complaints, it seems that an inordinate number were for painful conditions. As prescription drug abuse skyrockets, as deaths from those drugs... edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118659 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 03:26:22 +0100 5118659 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118803&cid=t_391798_122_f&fid=34736&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FChannelN-PodcastsPoweredByOdiogo%2F%7E3%2FdQcll-geJVI%2F Introduction to Peer-Run Crisis Respites Two peer advocates describe the process they underwent to get peer-run crisis respite centers supported by funders in Massachusetts. A detailed and practical discussion about building community among stakeholders, elements of presentations, incorporating evidence and values, communicating a message, creating buzz, and how to present proposals to politicians. Peer-run respites (small comfortable settings for short-term psychiatric crisis peer support care, as an alternative to acute care hospitals) are growing in popularity but many people are still not sure what they are or why they have value. This very helpful video is accompanied by lots of information, research, and presentations to aid people in learning about and starting up respite centers wh... Channel N blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118803 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:59:10 +0100 5118803 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118616&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FNjfGOgNR6eg%2F By Neal McCluskeyFormer Florida governor Jeb Bush cares about education. He made major education reforms in the Sunshine State, including many centered on private school choice. He has established the Foundation for Excellence in Education, and dedicates much of his time to education reform. Unfortunately, when it comes to national curriculum standards, it seems his genuine caring has led him to avoid—and now attempt to quash—critical debate on both the dubious merits of national standards, and the huge threats to federalism posed by Washington driving the standards train. As I’ve complained on numerous occasions, it’s clear that supporters of national standards have employed a stealth strategy to get their way: back-room drafting of standards, content-free Language ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118616 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:19:38 +0100 5118616 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107486&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fyw1rFdnjdqw%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonYou’re on the operating table, trying to remain calm. The anesthetist holds the mask over your face with her left hand, while adjusting the flow of gasses with her right. Just before you slip under, she says: “Your splenectomy will be performed by Dr. Killdare, who received his degree in Surgery Appreciation from MSU. He’s never actually operated on anyone, but he knows everything there is to know about the way surgeons think about surgery.” According to software architect and former Department of Education adviser Ze’ev Wurman, that’s essentially the way the national “Common Core” standards treat science: This framework does not expect our students to be able to do any science, or to be able to solve any science problem. ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107486 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:35:38 +0100 5107486 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107524&cid=t_391798_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FICAkkGS28sM%2F Blitter is a clinical search engine with content highlighted by clinicians who blog or tweet. If they think it's important enough to comment on, we consider it great content. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107524 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 07:22:41 +0100 5107524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107494&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fz6oVkVzngOU%2F By Neal McCluskeyAnyone who’s paid really close attention to the national curriculum standards debate – alas, not many people — knows that many standards-hawkers are guilty of one, unacceptable thing. It’s not just pushing for national standards, which though unsupported by meaningful evidence can still be endorsed by reasonable people. No it is constantly asserting that standards adoption is “voluntary” for states. Today, that lie is being exposed once more — if you know the code, that is. It is being widely reported this morning that in September U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will publish criteria states will have to meet to be granted waivers from the No Child Left Behind Act. (A gross violation of the Constitutions’ se... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107494 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:51:54 +0100 5107494 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107618&cid=t_391798_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2011%2F08%2F08%2Fexploring-illness-from-a-medical-humanities-point-of-view%2F Buffer As the authors state: a lot of energy and time is allocated during medical education on technical procedures and neurbiological explanatory theories. Empathy and professionalism some of the important qualities of a good doctor also according to the CanMEDS framework are threatened to be “up-regulated through education” comparable to serotonergic receptors in the limbic system. Before medical students undergo a neurobiological training for professionalism medical humanities could help in the evaluation of the patients’ personal experience of the disease and therapy. Moreover, research shows a decline in empathy during medical education and residents’ training. focus should form the core of a good doctor-patient relationship in which the doctor has empathic ski... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107618 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 06:01:40 +0100 5107618 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107630&cid=t_391798_111_f&fid=39123&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnursingcomments%2Ftdtc%2F%7E3%2Ff1LdsDd7wdc%2F I was getting my son’s physical for school the other day and the doctor talked to us about HPV.  What is it?  HPV, or humanpapilloma virus, is a very common sexually transmitted virus.  In fact, it is the most common sexually transmitted virus in the United States today.  More than half of sexually active men and women are infected with HPV at some time in their lives.  The good news is that there is now a vaccine called Gardasil to protect you from this sometimes deadly virus.  Gardasil use to be given only to young women, but now it is recommended for girls, ages 11-26 AND males, ages 9-26.  It is important to note that the vaccine is given before any sexual contact, because once someone is infected, the vaccine might not work as well or might not work at all.  Women with the v... Nursing Comments blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107630 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:11:00 +0100 5107630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5103449&cid=t_391798_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEhWhatHuh%2F%7E3%2FTPjUFpYAkd4%2Fwhat-worked-for-you.html As a teacher, I am always learning. I like trying new strategies and lessons with the students I work with. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don't. I learn a lot from my failed attempts of trying to make a concept understandable to the studen... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5103449 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:25:00 +0100 5103449 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5103308&cid=t_391798_85_f&fid=34587&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FKevinMd-MedicalWeblog%2F%7E3%2FLB7C7_ld9tU%2Fholidays-goal-provide-holiday-patients.html During Christmas holidays, many medical students, interns, and residents will not be celebrating the holidays with their families. Instead, they will be on call, or night shifts, or just long schedules, taking care of patients.For life and death, sickness and health, do not take holidays, and nor should our compassion for taking care of those who are in trying times. I recall working last year on Christmas Eve at the VA on an inpatient medicine rotation. Trust me, the VA hospital is probably close to the last place you want to be almost any time of the year, let alone Christmas. It is strange to say that in some ways. For the most part, the patients, staff, and doctors are all nice and well-intentioned. However, the VA simply is not home, and everyone should be home for the holidays, patie... Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5103308 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:00:03 +0100 5103308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5103350&cid=t_391798_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1773 The American College of Graduate Medical Education has enacted further restrictions on resident work hours.  No more than 80 hours per week of work for resident physicians, averaged over one month.  And no more than 16 hours of continuous work for first year residents (24 after that), which includes patient care, academic lectures, etc. Whenever they do this sort of thing, everyone seems excited that it will make everyone safer.  After all, residents won’t be working as much, so they’ll be more rested and make much better decisions.  It’s all ‘win-win,’ as physicians in training and patients alike are safer. I guess.  The problem of course is that after training, work hours aren’t restricted.  There is no set limit on the amount of work physician c... edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5103350 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 03:31:30 +0100 5103350 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5103330&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F3z_7L-RqMYc%2F By Neal McCluskeyAbout a month ago, Anthony Carnevale and his associates at the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce released a report that, in my estimation, significantly oversold the value of college degrees. As I wrote, it focused too much on median earnings by educational attainment, and made some considerable leaps of faith about the value of degree-holding people who have jobs that do not require college degrees. Today, in contrast, I’m grateful to Prof. Carnevale for producing a new report that goes a long way toward correcting the first flaw in his June offering. The College Payoff: Education, Occupations, Lifetime Earnings, released today, does nice work breaking earnings down by both employment category and educational attainment, and showing th... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5103330 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:50:31 +0100 5103330 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096215&cid=t_391798_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FAGN1vEnQmY4%2F ECG pimping - the ECG rule of fours... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096215 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:02:25 +0100 5096215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096160&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F7B-l8H0tNII%2F By Neal McCluskeyLast Saturday, a movement called Save Our Schools held a rally in DC. You probably wouldn’t know it, save for one thing: actor Matt Damon addressed the participants, was interviewed by Reason.TV, and suddenly cable anchors and others declared that Mr. Damon had wiped the floor with anyone who’d dare say anything negative even slightly connected to teachers. That Mr. Damon had uttered little of substance — that he had mainly delivered assertions about teachers working themselves to death for an, um, fecal-matter salary — seemed irrelevant. He had delivered his thoughts with conviction, and the matter, apparently, was settled! This is a sad commentary on the state of the education debate. For one thing, that a rally largely objecting to top-do... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096160 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:10:18 +0100 5096160 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096162&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fr6pkiG78r5Q%2F By Neal McCluskeyThe Star-Tribune has a telling article about the Anoka-Hennepin school district, Minnesota’s largest and, after a recent string of suicides, the subject of a lawsuit and federal investigation over its handling of sexual orientation-based bullying. What led to the suicides and how the district dealt with bullying remain open questions, but in the absence of concrete evidence on those matters, perhaps nothing nails Anoka-Hennepin’s root problem as squarely as this article subhead: “Diverse and large.”  Anoka-Hennepin, in other words, appears to be the nation in microcosm, and the firestorm enveloping it sadly but starkly illustrates the destructiveness of forcing diverse people to support a single system of government schools. Beyond its su... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096162 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:04:45 +0100 5096162 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096364&cid=t_391798_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2011%2F08%2F04%2Fnew-kid-on-the-block-pre-med-hell%2F Buffer Recently discovered a new nice blog: Pre-Med Hell. It started in January 2010. One of their first posts was Must Read Books for Pre-Med Students, which was my first acquitance with this blog. Liked their suggestions, more original than The House of God although this book also got a favorable review on this blog. Even bought one of their suggestions: How Doctors Think. Go and have a look at their reviews of books and other posts for pre-med students. If you have some more suggestions for must reads for med students or residents especially psychiatric residents, please let me know in the comments and yes, Mount Misery is already on my list. Pre Med Hell is a blog run entirely by undergraduate students, the goal of this blog is to provide tips, that have helped other students throught ... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096364 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:37:45 +0100 5096364 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096166&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FUTcau62NImA%2F By Adam SchaefferAs Neal wrote about earlier, Education Next has released their new poll, and there are some interesting results. Surprisingly, the authors buried the lede in their writeup; education tax credits consistently have more support and less opposition than any other choice policy. This year, donation tax credits pulled in a 29-point margin of support (that’s total favor minus total oppose). In contrast, charter schools had a 25-point margin of support. The authors added a new, less neutral voucher question that boosted the margin of support to 20 points. They couched the policy in terms of “wider choice” for kids in public schools, and the implication was that it was universal. All three of these additional considerations tend to have a positive impact on support for choic... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096166 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:41:42 +0100 5096166 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096167&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FMY14bfXq1HU%2F By Neal McCluskeyToday the good folks at the journal Education Next released their annual survey of education opinion. What follows is a quick summary of many of the things the pollsters found, followed by a little commentary about the national-standards results.  (Adam Schaeffer, I have it on good authority, will be flogging the tax credit and voucher findings in an upcoming post.) Bottom line: The public usually has the right inclinations, but gets some answers wrong as a result. One note: As is always the case with polls — but I won’t go into great detail with Education Next’s questions – remember that question wording can have a sizable impact on results. So what did Education Next find? Almost everybody reports paying at least some attention to e... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096167 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:35:03 +0100 5096167 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086286&cid=t_391798_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2011%2F08%2F02%2Freprise-bullet-points-in-medical-education%2F Buffer It’s not often an author of a publication discussed on this blogs delivers a comment. You can also read the comment in this recent blog post here: Beyond Bullet Points in Medical Education. As mentioned in my blog post it’s probably not only the design of the slides but mostly the educational instructions such as building on the knowledge the students already have and encourage the students to prepare for the lecture. This will enable the lecture to focus more on new things they should learn. All these arguments are all more or less good educational practice. Moreover, from my own experience designing and making slides without a lot of bullet points (text) often leads to more educational slides. In order not to get bored myself by the slides and content of the lecture, ... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086286 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 06:11:35 +0100 5086286 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096218&cid=t_391798_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FUSTuFGYGhvM%2F LITFL puts you to the test, with 10 of the best Questions and Answer from this months EM Critical Care Article on Noninvasive Ventilation. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096218 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:52:36 +0100 5096218 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086181&cid=t_391798_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F6lpnY5uHtW0%2F LITFL puts you to the test, with 10 of the best Questions and Answer from this months EM Critical Care Article on Noninvasive Ventilation. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086181 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:52:36 +0100 5086181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086141&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FXHhlVhgZfyk%2F By Neal McCluskeyWan to know a major reason Washington won’t make the cuts we need? Because winning elections is largely about getting “middle-class” votes, and just about any program can be spun as a savior for that big — but rarely defined by politicians — chunk of Americans. Case in point, an animosity-stoking assertion uttered last week by House education committee Ranking Member George Miller.  As reported by CNN, the subject was the possibility of a cut being made to the federal Pell Grant program: Rep. George Miller, a California Democrat, defended Pell Grant funding on Friday, calling it the “great equalizer” for millions of students. “Pell is the reason they are able to go to college and get ahead,” Miller sai... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086141 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:43:38 +0100 5086141 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086104&cid=t_391798_85_f&fid=34587&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FKevinMd-MedicalWeblog%2F%7E3%2F_gfu9JpsySo%2Fimproving-relationship-intern-nurse.html One of my readers astutely pointed out in the comments section of my blog that “nurses will make your life a living hell” if you treat them badly. Some will make your life a living hell, no matter what. As in every profession, there are nurses with a chip on the shoulder, as well as those who are simply counting down to retirement. But for the most part, nurses want to work with you not eat you.Some of my suggestions probably appear ridiculously obvious, but I wouldn’t have been prompted to write these pieces if I hadn’t observed the examples below.Read the rest of Improving the relationship between intern and nurse on KevinMD.com.Category: Education | Tags: Residency | 1 comment (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog) Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086104 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:00:45 +0100 5086104 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086105&cid=t_391798_85_f&fid=34587&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FKevinMd-MedicalWeblog%2F%7E3%2FNPt3XA7os1Y%2Fpsychiatry-residents-learn-psychotherapy.html For years, I supervised residents. They would come in each week and tell me about a patient in crisis. If no one was in crisis, they’d say all their patients were fine and they didn’t know what to talk about, even though I had told them to pick a patient they saw weekly and either audio-record the sessions or take detailed process notes. Psychotherapy, I would say, is a process that occurs over time; it’s not always about the latest crisis. I once inspired a resident to record some sessions, but they were difficult to hear, and another resident took process notes, but those two were the exceptions.I thought it was me, so I asked some other psychiatrists for suggestions. A psychoanalyst told me the residents were anxious about having their work scrutinized and I should address the anx... Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086105 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:00:23 +0100 5086105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086257&cid=t_391798_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F01%2Flove-suicide-and-well-being-international-positive-psychology-associations-second-congress%2F We live in a world that needs our help. – James Pawelski, Director of Education and Senior Scholar at the Positive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania, just before asking for a moment of silence for the victims of the terrorist act in Norway. From July 23rd through July 26th, the International Positive Psychology Association’s second congress took place in Philadelphia.  Two years ago, during a particularly miserable time in my life, my best friend, Professor Joel Morgovsky, suggested we go to the first congress together. I wasn’t in the mood. But I went, and I was sitting in talk after talk and workshop after workshop; mostly they were interesting, but please, when do we get to go home? Then I heard Barbara Fredrickson speak.  There are a few transformative lect... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086257 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:17:53 +0100 5086257 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086287&cid=t_391798_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2011%2F08%2F01%2Fe-readers-in-medical-education%2F Buffer Found an interesting article on the use of e-readers in medical education, the Kindle. The Kindle was used by medical students during family medicine clerkship and by family medicine clerkship preceptors. The e-reader was loaded with medical textbooks and other relevant material such as guidelines. The hypotheses was that the information demand during education and working in a clinical setting would favor the use of e-readers. After usage of the devices the students and preceptors were send a link to an online anonymous survey asking them to rate the use of the e-reader in terms of relevance of content, usability, efficiency and appropriateness in various settings. In this group the e-reader was not recommended for direct patient care, mostly due to it’s lack of speed. It was... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086287 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 06:01:37 +0100 5086287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086419&cid=t_391798_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMissKatsDeafJourney%2F%7E3%2FbJCNZKOlx5E%2Fenglish-is-part-of-bilingualism-too.html As any reader of my blog knows, Miss Kat currently attends a school that focuses on spoken English as the language of communication. The school does have a heavy emphasis on language (NOT speech alone, but the language behind the sounds) but it also te... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086419 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:21:00 +0100 5086419 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086353&cid=t_391798_122_f&fid=34736&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FChannelN-PodcastsPoweredByOdiogo%2F%7E3%2Fvp4eW_ap8dE%2F (click to view video) Alison Gopnik On infant learning, connectionism, philosophy, and cognitive science. Learning and representation, applications in computing and developmental psychology and the role of probablistic modeling. What knowledge is innate and what is learned from environment? Experiments show powerful results, and Gopnik reveals how previously opposed views can actually support one another. Interviewed at CogSci 2010: Cognition in Flux. (Source: Channel N) Channel N blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086353 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 23:28:49 +0100 5086353 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086455&cid=t_391798_133_f&fid=35095&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAutismsEdges%2F%7E3%2FHQoGbqyp8As%2Fsummmmertime-and-livin-part-2.html (Source: Autism's Edges) Autism's Edges blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086455 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:44:00 +0100 5086455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077868&cid=t_391798_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FbVs7OP1xH_I%2F In recent years, we have witnessed the beginnings of a revolution in education.  Technology has fundamentally altered the way we do many things in daily life, but it is just starting to make headway in changing the way we teach.  Just as television shows like Sesame Street enhanced the passive learning of information for kids by teaching in a fun format, electronic games offer to greatly enhance the way kids and adults are taught by actively engaging them in the process. The Entertainment Software Association estimates that sixty-seven percent of American households play video or computer games [1].  They are especially popular among young males, with a recent study of teenagers by researchers at Yale reporting that 76.3% of male (and 29.2% of female) teens play video games [2].  These... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077868 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:36:31 +0100 5077868 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077877&cid=t_391798_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FFullosseousflapsDentalBlog%2F%7E3%2FOP6Ub2cUKC8%2F According to the latest Gallup Poll. Americans continue to express near record-low confidence in U.S. public schools — holding in the range seen throughout the past few years of tumult for the U.S. economy and state budgets. The 34% who say they have a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in public schools is unchanged from last year and statistically similar to what Gallup has found since 2005. The findings are from Gallup’s annual update on confidence in institutions, conducted June 9-12. Nearly all institutions — including public schools — have seen historically low confidence in recent years. This year brought little improvement beyond a slight uptick in confidence in newspapers and television news. Public schools currently rank in... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077877 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:58:34 +0100 5077877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077784&cid=t_391798_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2F29%2Fthe-scalability-of-cities%2F From TedTalks: Physicist Geoffrey West has found that simple, mathematical laws govern the properties of cities — that wealth, crime rate, walking speed and many other aspects of a city can be deduced from a single number: the city’s population. In this mind-bending talk from TEDGlobal he shows how it works and how similar laws hold for organisms and corporations. Related Situationist posts: The Unequal Situation of Seperation Some Situational Sources of Longer Life Nicholas Christakis on the Situation of Epidemics The Stressful Situation of Disease Inequality and the Unequal Situation of Mental and Physical Health The Situation of Handguns on Urban Streets-Abstract “Innovative Policy: Zoning for Health,” “The Situation of Social Networks,” and “Social Netw... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077784 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:01:06 +0100 5077784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077633&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=34980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fightaging.org%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2Fpartaking-of-the-hope.php If you go through the first half of your life basically healthy, there are actually only a few important differences between your situation and that of your ancestors a century or two ago when it comes to health and medical technology. For all that we live in the opening years of an era of advanced biotechnology, and in an age of far greater wealth, a healthy person benefits only through (a) the reduced burden of infectious disease, and (b) through the insulating effects of wealth against malnutrition, exposure, and other environmental misfortunes. These two points are enough to explain much of the steady rise in life expectancy that occurs with growing wealth and advancing medical technology over the past centuries. What is the point of mentioning this? It is to remind us that we are no... Fight Aging! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077633 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5077633 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5078059&cid=t_391798_155_f&fid=34629&url=http%3A%2F%2Flabsoftnews.typepad.com%2Flab_soft_news%2F2011%2F07%2Fcancer-survivorship-and-the-role-of-pcps.html I have posted a number of previous notes about cancer survivorship (see: Cancer Survivorship, an Emerging Subdiscipline in Oncology; "Chemo Brain" Can Persist for Three to Five Years; Exercise Can Help Reverse; New Research Casts Spotlight on "Chemo Brain"). However, I have not given much thought to exactly which physicians would administer long-term care to cancer survivors. A recent article addressed this topic (see: Study: Doctors differ in how best to care for America's 12 million cancer survivors). Below is an excerpt from it: There are major differences between oncologists and primary care physicians regarding knowledge, attitudes, and practices required to care for American's 12 million cancer survivors. That is the key finding of the first national... Lab Soft News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5078059 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:00:12 +0100 5078059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5078036&cid=t_391798_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F0pYjzQ4aXt4%2F Earlier this month, the Florida Department of Health filed an administrative complaint against Peter Gleason, a physician, in connection with his 2006 arrest for off-label marketing of the Xyrem cataplexy drug, which is used to treat a sudden loss of muscle tone associated with narcolepsy. His talks were funded by Orphan Medical, which was bought by Jazz Pharmaceuticals. He recently pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor with no intent, sentenced to one year of probation and paid a $25 fine. However, the state failed to note one important detail - Gleason died this past February. The 57-year-old physician recently saw his medical licenses suspended in Pennsylvania and California, and the accumulated weight of the events apparently led him to commit suicide, according to his sister. We left mess... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5078036 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:44:42 +0100 5078036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077765&cid=t_391798_109_f&fid=34619&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthelastpsychiatrist.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fwhy_we_are_terrible_at_math_an.html There are 20% more girls than boys in the class.  If there are... (Source: The Last Psychiatrist) The Last Psychiatrist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077765 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:25:31 +0100 5077765 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077662&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FOErsIXsuuXQ%2F By Neal McCluskeyA couple of days ago I blasted President Obama for, in repugnant tradition, using “education” as a political weapon, invoking it to scare Americans into demanding increased taxes for “the rich.” House Speaker John Boehner, thankfully, did not abuse education similarly in his rebuttal. But his proposal for raising the debt ceiling illustrates just how weak the GOP’s commitment is to returning the federal government to its constitutional — and affordable — size. And I say this not because of the relative puniness of his proposed cuts, but what the proposal would do in education, the only area it specifically targets: increase funding for Pell Grants. Now, I know what many people will say to this: Pell is a de facto ent... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077662 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:46:25 +0100 5077662 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077931&cid=t_391798_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmamatoadeafboy.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2F28%2Fyou-dont-know-what-to-say-to-me-about-my-son-please-read%2F This was taken from http://supportforspecialneeds.com/2011/07/27/what-not-to-say-to-special-need-parents/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SupportForSpecialNeeds+%28Support+for+Special+Needs%29 A wonderful resource for any parent with a special needs child that any one can benefit from. (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077931 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:00:23 +0100 5077931 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077697&cid=t_391798_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FcAKgzU3LuFY%2F In the critical care specialties we have to make things happen, sometimes this involves life-saving actions that may have never before performed. We must be ready, after all, in the words of Peter Safar, "it's up to us to save the world!" Cliff Reid tells us how. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077697 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:43 +0100 5077697 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069646&cid=t_391798_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F7WRGFlNNhZU%2F New study shows Transcendental Meditation improves brain functioning in ADHD students (press release): - “Prior research shows ADHD children have slower brain development and a reduced ability to cope with stress,” said Dr. Stixrud. “Virtually everyone finds it difficult to pay attention, organize themselves and get things done when they’re under stress,” he explained. “Stress interferes with the ability to learn—it shuts down the brain. Functions such as attention, memory, organization, and integration are compromised.” - Dr. Stixrud added, “Because stress significantly compromises attention and all of the key executive functions such as inhibition, working memory, organization, and mental flexibility, it made sense that a technique (such as Transcendental Meditation) th... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069646 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:35:14 +0100 5069646 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069472&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmed-school-applicants-is-the-interview-becoming-as-influential-as-the-grades%2F2011.07.27 This week the Times ran a leading story on a new med school admission process, with multiple, mini-interviews, like speed dating. The idea is to assess applicants’ social, communication and ethical thinking (?) skills: …It is called the multiple mini interview, or M.M.I., and its use is spreading. At least eight medical schools in the United States — including those at Stanford, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of Cincinnati — and 13 in Canada are using it. At Virginia Tech Carilion, 26 candidates showed up on a Saturday in March and stood with their backs to the doors of 26 small rooms. When a bell sounded, the applicants spun around and read a sheet of paper taped to the door that described an ethical conundrum. Two minutes later, the bell sounded aga... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069472 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:00:31 +0100 5069472 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069485&cid=t_391798_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1750 Last night I was contacted by a physician in the local urgent-care.   I like him, and we made polite, but brief, conversation.  ‘So, are you guys busy?’ I gave him the status report.  ‘Well, yeah.  We have about 25 people waiting to be seen the waiting room is full and every patient room is full.  Also, we just received a gun-shot wound to the head by EMS.’ ‘Wow, sounds terrible!  So, here’s what I need to send you…’ What he sent was, in fact, reasonable.  A young woman with signs and symptoms of meningitis (who was treated earlier in the day for and upper respiratory virus…with Amoxicillin, of course.) She needed a lumbar puncture, which I performed and which was  negative. But I had this thought.  I could probably have said,... edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069485 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:35:39 +0100 5069485 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069483&cid=t_391798_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FQjFJJAGGWqo%2F Sim Wars is coming to Australia... Find out what its all about and enter your team to chase the glory at www.acem2011.com (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069483 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:34:12 +0100 5069483 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069647&cid=t_391798_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FLn-_yPbE_50%2F (Editor’s Note: this timely new report illustrates the need for innovative brain fitness interventions focused on maintaining if not enhancing targeted cognitive functionality, such as driving safety or financial decision-making, leveraging lifelong neuroplasticity and cognitive reserve. What the report presents as inexorable, somewhat genetically pre-programmed decline, it is not.) BMO Retirement Institute Report: Boomers’ Ability to Make Financial Decisions Often Declines With Age (Market Watch): - “The BMO Retirement Institute released a report today which raises awareness of the potential impact on aging Canadians of declining cognitive abilities — often caused by Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia — and describes how this decline can affect their ability to ma... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069647 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:33:51 +0100 5069647 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062240&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhich-generation-of-physicians-uses-the-most-mobile-technology%2F2011.07.25 Smartphones and tablets have reached 80% of physicians across all practice types, locations and years in practice, and 25% of users are “Super Mobile” physicians who use both types of mobile devices. This is far beyond the general population’s 50% adoption of smartphones and 5% adoption of tablets. QuantiaMd, a free, online learning collaborative, released survey results that showed 44% of physicians who do not yet have a mobile device intend to buy one this year. While younger physicians have higher adoption rates than older ones, current use of mobile devices by physicians longest in practice is above 60%, the survey showed. Among physicians with 30 years or more of practice, almost 20% already use a tablet device for work, and another 25% say they are extremely likely ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062240 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:00:00 +0100 5062240 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062227&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FScayzprEQrA%2F The free Web tutoring service “Khan Academy” has gotten much well-deserved attention, including a feature story in the current issue of Wired. That story includes a quote that literally took my breath away: Even if Khan is truly liberating students to advance at their own pace, it’s not clear that the schools will be able to cope. The very concept of grade levels implies groups of students moving along together at an even pace. So what happens when, using Khan Academy, you wind up with a kid in fifth grade who has mastered high school trigonometry and physics—but is still functioning like a regular 10-year-old when it comes to writing, history, and social studies? Khan’s programmer, Ben Kamens, has heard from teachers who’ve seen Khan Academy presentations and loved the... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062227 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:50:58 +0100 5062227 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069420&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=34980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fightaging.org%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2Fwe-dont-need-to-persuade-everyone.php The point of advocacy and education for the development of rejuvenation biotechnology, such as evangelism for the Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence, is not to persuade everyone. It's to persuade enough of the right people: enough to ensure that progress occurs and ways to significantly reverse aging and its diseases are produced within our lifetimes. That doesn't have to be a sizable fraction of the population: the plausible cost of achieving radical life extension in mice is one to two billion dollars over a decade. Most of the really big pharmaceutical companies each spend that much on the development of two or three mainstream drugs, all costs included. A billion dollars is small change when considered against the economic output of even small segments of the human race. ... Fight Aging! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069420 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5069420 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057720&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpsychiatrist-reviews-crazy-book-finds-some-genuineness-behind-authors-bravado%2F2011.07.23 Rob Dobrenski, PhD. is a psychologist who blogs over on ShrinkTalk.net.  He’s written a book about what it’s like to be a psychology graduate student, a psychotherapy patient, and a psychologist.  Oh, we like the folks who go from Shrink blog to Shrink book — it somehow feels familiar — and so I agreed to read his book: Crazy: Tales on and Off the Couch. So bear with me while I tell you that the book rubbed me wrong at the outset.  Dr. Dobrenski begins by saying something to the effect that he describes things that all shrinks feel, and if they say they don’t, they aren’t being honest.  I really hate it when people tell me what I feel.  It’s like saying that Prozac made your depression better and if it didn’t, then you just didn’t ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057720 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 22:00:00 +0100 5057720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057855&cid=t_391798_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmamatoadeafboy.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2F23%2Freality-bites-hawaii-recap-with-pictures%2F The week prior to our vacation was quite hectic. Come to think of it, isn’t it always?? Extra hectic in my opinion because I was attempting to cram 2 weeks of school work into 1 week. Most was done but couldn’t completely pull it off due to the amount of work and attention that 1 [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057855 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 07:03:09 +0100 5057855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057746&cid=t_391798_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2011%2F07%2F22%2Fthe-history-of-medicine%2F THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE 2000 B.C. - "Here, eat this root." 1000 B.C. - "That root is heathen, say this prayer." 20 A.D. - "That prayer is good, but you have to pray in my name me to get through to Dad." 1850 A.D. - "That prayer is a superstitious chant, drink this potion." 1940 A.D. - "That potion is merely snake oil, swallow this pill." 1970 A.D. - "That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic four times a day." 1980 A.D. - "Bacteria aren't the problem. Viruses are enemy number 1! Get this vaccination, but you still better take our pills too!" 1990 A.D. - "Taking pills four times a day? That's ARCHAIC! Take this tablet once-a-day." 1999 A.D. - "That once-a-day tablet is cost prohibitive. Take this cheaper generic. It's the same thing." 1999 A.D. - "Their generic once-a-day tablet isn't ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057746 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 05:46:34 +0100 5057746 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057858&cid=t_391798_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdeafness.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F07%2F22%2Fhow-to-retain-educational-interpreter.htm Frustrated Parent on the forum has good reason to be frustrated. Her deaf son is mainstreamed and needs interpreter(s). However, the school system has made it very difficult for her son to have adequate, qualified interpreting services. For example, the school fired a qualified educational interpreter as her son entered 8th grade. They managed to find another interpreter, but now she has been told that her son's interpreter is not coming back....Read Full Post (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057858 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:31:52 +0100 5057858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057697&cid=t_391798_85_f&fid=34587&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FKevinMd-MedicalWeblog%2F%7E3%2F3gapXFuBk8U%2Fmedical-students-introduced-doctor.html I recently saw a post in Yahoo questions entitled, “Is it illegal for a medical student to introduce themselves as ‘Doctor’ before they have received their MD?”One of the answers that was rated highly was “I think it is more unethical than illegal.” Clearly, if a student is deliberately misrepresenting themselves as a ‘doctor’, it is grounds for disciplinary action.  More often than not, this misrepresentation is not deliberate on the part of the student.  For example, some of our prior work demonstrates that medical students often report that they were introduced by other physicians as a doctor to a patient and that to a lesser extent, students may not correct someone who mistakes them to be a doctor.Read the rest of Should medical students b... Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057697 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:00:33 +0100 5057697 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057726&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthecommunications.files.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2Ftime-and-money.jpg “I don’t have the time…I don’t get reimbursed for that.”  This is an all too common refrain from primary care physicians and practice managers when ever the subject of improving physician-patient communications comes up. I get it.   Primary care physicians in particular are under tremendous pressure to produce.   Just imagine…physicians in small primary care practices spend about 3.5 hours/week just on dealing with insurance-related paperwork.  Then there’s keeping up with recommended treatment guidelines, journals, and IT issues and routine staffing issues…not to mention routine patient care, much of which they in fact do not get paid for.  Physicians do have it rough right now. But Doctors Can Sometimes Be Their Own Worst Enemies Currently, in just about every St... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057726 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:00:52 +0100 5057726 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057936&cid=t_391798_155_f&fid=34629&url=http%3A%2F%2Flabsoftnews.typepad.com%2Flab_soft_news%2F2011%2F07%2Fascp-job-market-in-pathology.html A recent article on fellowship training in pathology got me thinking about the number of years of postgraduate training that is required for training in pathology and also the job market (see: 2011 Fellowship & Job Market Surveys), Below is an excerpt from the article: Each year the ASCP Resident Council directs [a] survey on fellowships and the job market for pathologists in training, both residents and fellows....This year, 2,591 residents participated in the survey. Competition is tight for fellowships. Similar to both the 2009 and 2010 results, slightly more than half of residents (54 percent) received one fellowship offer; 21 percent received two fellowship offers. But 12 percent of applicants received no offers (up from 10 percent last year). While 59 percent of residents intend ... Lab Soft News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057936 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:00:51 +0100 5057936 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050444&cid=t_391798_85_f&fid=34587&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FKevinMd-MedicalWeblog%2F%7E3%2F23k5b8br-X4%2Fmodel-patient-physical-exam-class.html In the New York Times article “18 Stethoscopes, 1 Heart Murmur and Many Missed Connections,” Madeline Drexler tells her story of being a model patient. Not like a model citizen cooperative and pleasant but, a person with a medically interesting finding who is asked to help teach medical students. These “patients” are examined by small hoards of inexperienced medical students who have little knowledge, little skill and varying degrees of innate bedside manner.I was fortunate enough to go to a medical school where we began examining patients – real and staged ones – from month one. I still remember many of these people well; more clearly perhaps, than those I cared for in my sleep-deprived haze of residency. As Ms. Drexler describes, I am certain that back... Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050444 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:00:41 +0100 5050444 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050523&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FaJpLqZdEme8%2F Chicago’s new mayor, Rahm Emanuel, has followed in the footsteps of President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, choosing to send his kids to the elite private UC Lab School. It’s a very good school by all accounts, so it’s probably an excellent choice. So why did Rahm get so grouchy when asked about it? I think it might have something to do with the obvious hypocrisy of cherishing and exercising educational choice for one’s own kids while advocating a one-size fits-few state monopoly school system that makes private schooling unaffordable to the majority of your fellow citizens. Just a thought. Rahm Emanuel Practices School Choice… Grouchily is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050523 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:16:34 +0100 5050523 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050524&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FkDOyFnvKS7k%2F On Tuesday, Cato held a forum on the big profits made by putatively “nonprofit” colleges, the subject of a new Cato Policy Analysis. Not surprisingly, Peter McPherson, president of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, objected to the use of the term “profits” to categorize the excess money colleges take in through undergraduate students, but all the panelists seemed to agree that there is both significant waste in higher ed, and that the Capitol Hill obsession with unabashedly for-profit institutions misses big cracks all over the Ivory Tower. Unfortunately, of course, many of you couldn’t join us on Tuesday. Thankfully, you can now take in the entire bit of illuminating infotainment right here: On a related note, give George Leef&#821... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050524 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:30:18 +0100 5050524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050914&cid=t_391798_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FO712DJOvAhQ%2F Very interesting new data reinforcing two main themes we have been analyzing for a while: 1) We better start paying serious attention (and R&D dollars) to lifestyle-based and non-invasive cognitive and emotional health interventions, which are mostly ignored in favor of invasive, drug-based options 2) Interventions will need to be personalized. The study below analyzes data at the country level, but the same logic applies to the individual level Many fear Alzheimer’s, want to be tested: survey (Reuters): - “The telephone survey of 2,678 adults aged 18 and older in the United States, France, Germany, Spain and Poland was conducted by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and Alzheimer Europe, with funding by Bayer AG” - “When asked to identify the most feared disea... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050914 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:26:15 +0100 5050914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050603&cid=t_391798_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1737 Leap’s quotient   The number of F-bombs used is inversely proportional to the chance of receiving narcotic analgesics in the emergency department.   That is,  # F-bomb=1/narcotic Rx (Source: edwinleap.com) edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050603 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:50:28 +0100 5050603 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050604&cid=t_391798_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1735 Look, I have no delusions that I’m a psychiatrist. (Get it?  Delusions?)  My specialty encompasses many things, but my general involvement with psychiatry is trying to assess depression, anxiety, psychosis and suicidal ideations; or the risk for future suicidal or homocidal events.  I do practice medicine well. As an emergency physician, I know sick.  It’s what I was trained to do, and what I have practice for nearly two decades. So I find it very unsettling to have this conversation, prior to a psychiatric hospital accepting a patient: ‘We can’t accept him, he has an elevated white blood count.  It’s 13,000.’ ‘He fell down, it means nothing.  He has no focus of infection.’ ‘He might be medically unstable, or have an infection. Yo... edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050604 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:37:14 +0100 5050604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050931&cid=t_391798_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator-2%2Fmastering-the-bite-doctoring-the-patient%2F Do you consider “neuromuscular dentistry” a bad word, but you’re not exactly sure why? The truth of the matter is that neuromuscular principles, e.g. a comfortable bite, can help you deliver longer-lasting results and contribute to happier, healthier patients. After all, who wants to live with headaches, bruxism, and chronic tooth wear? The Academy of Comprehensive Esthetics understands that dentists are sometimes hesitant about all the neuromuscular bruhaha. At their upcoming conference “ACE Bite Camp,” they’ll dispel common myths about neuromuscular dentistry, explain the theories and principles, and most importantly, show how you can market TMD treatment to your patients in an easy-to-understand fashion. Conference goals include: Delivering a new set of clinical skills for ... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050931 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:55:56 +0100 5050931 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050596&cid=t_391798_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FPkUzTl3_7X4%2F Try your hand at the Jeans for Genes Double-helix tongue twister challenge. Use your literary skills to come up with a novel, witty, poignant or just plain ordinary limerick or tongue twister using theme of Jeans and Genes and be a WINNER (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050596 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:47:25 +0100 5050596 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050908&cid=t_391798_122_f&fid=34736&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FChannelN-PodcastsPoweredByOdiogo%2F%7E3%2FJLbNA_qy-k0%2F Creating a Healthier Future through Prevention of Child Maltreatment Excellent panel presentation on effects of and strategies to prevent child maltreatment. Experts describe harms including a long list of psychological, cognitive and physical health issues, brain development and epigenetic consequences, fatalities, legal, government and social costs of abuse and neglect. The lifetime economic burden in the US is estimated between a conservative figure of $121 billion (2008) and an estimated half a trillion dollars, per year. They discuss what can be done for prevention with public health and policy approaches, including eliminating risk factors, and resource allocation from cost-benefit analyses. Evidence-based prevention programs include home visitations by nurses, maternity ward educati... Channel N blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050908 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:12:36 +0100 5050908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050751&cid=t_391798_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2011%2F07%2F18%2Fbeyond-bullet-points-in-medical-education%2F Buffer Readers from this blog recognize my interest in presentation skills. Not only the presenting but also the design of slides. Often I’ve written about the boring powerpoint slides often used in lectures with endless bullet points and great deal of text. Several authors have explained why these bullet points won’t teach the audience anything. They have argued why simple design principles in developing the slides does improve the retention of information. how people learn best from words and pictures, based on the theoretical underpinnings of multimedia learning theory, and, accordingly, to understand how to design effective multimedia instructional messages Multimedia learning is learning from words and pictures. Words can be seen or heard, pictures can be static (pictures... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050751 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:25:03 +0100 5050751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5051078&cid=t_391798_134_f&fid=35179&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscottsdiabetes.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fgirl-scout-troop%2F I spent some time Sunday hanging out with a local Girl Scout troop that my friend leads.  Some time ago she asked if I would be willing to come and talk about diabetes with them. “I’ll talk diabetes with anyone – let’s do it”, I told her. So I jumped into it with both feet.  It was exciting and terrifying all at the same time.  There’s something so amazing about watching young minds at work.  It’s also scary, in that it doesn’t take much of a misstep for them to write you off and shut down. This particular group of young ladies asked some incredible questions.  I was so impressed at their curiosity about diabetes.  I guess it makes sense, in that you hear about it almost everywhere.  Many of them have friends and family members that li... Scott's Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5051078 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 03:50:39 +0100 5051078 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036486&cid=t_391798_133_f&fid=35095&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAutismsEdges%2F%7E3%2FGtRh1qZyrxI%2Fsummmmertime-and-livin-is.html (Source: Autism's Edges) Autism's Edges blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036486 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:58:00 +0100 5036486 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036206&cid=t_391798_85_f&fid=34587&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FKevinMd-MedicalWeblog%2F%7E3%2FcuvTXvZ24pc%2Fproviding-health-care-delivering-health.html by Aaron GeorgeAs a medical student I have come to appreciate two core goals of health care:1. Health: The delivery of medical knowledge, assessment or treatment to a patient2. Care: The compassionate approach to any patientIn my medical training, I have also witnessed clinical medicine practiced across a spectrum of situations.  Taking my time to reflect on these experiences, I am not certain we are meeting our goals.  Too often I have watched a flurry of attendings rush from bed-side to bed-side, witnessed residents spend far more time in front of a computer screen than holding a patient’s hand.(...)Read the rest of Are we providing health care, or just delivering health?Category: Education | Tags: Medical school | No comment (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog) Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036206 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:00:39 +0100 5036206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036234&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fbudget-cuts-and-their-potential-complications-for-family-medicine%2F2011.07.16 Every day in the news, you hear about the United States federal budget and the potential political complications if something is done or if nothing is done. And every day in the news you hear about possible cuts in Medicare. What you don’t know is that some cuts in Medicare can significantly impact the training of future Family Physicians. What do I mean by this? Well, did you know that residency programs are paid Medicare funds (called Graduate Medical Education funds) going to hospitals? Check out this great article about how residency programs are funded. So, let’s play this out with its potential complications for Family Medicine. If GME funds are cut as they are proposed, then many hospitals with only one residency program (usually a Family Medicine program), may be forced... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036234 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:00:45 +0100 5036234 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036218&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F3fD3PuRdzxI%2F By Trevor BurrusHarvey Silverglate, co-founder and chairman of the board of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) and a Cato adjunct scholar, has an excellent op-ed in today’s Wall Street Journal highlighting the emerging problem of due process violations on college campuses. As Ilya Shapiro has written about previously, the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights recently sent out a letter outlining new procedural requirements for dealing with claims of sexual harassment and assault. Despite its cordial opening — it begins with the words “Dear Colleague” — the letter carries the de facto force of law: universities that receive public funds (nearly all of them) may have their funding stripped if they don’t follow the new guidelines. The new guideli... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036218 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:16:03 +0100 5036218 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028272&cid=t_391798_90_f&fid=34474&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCasesBlog%2F%7E3%2Fkecc1Iu2XUk%2Fwhat-young-doctors-read.html From the former BMJ Editor-in-Chief:"I meet with young doctors all over the world, and I usually ask them what they read. I ask for a show of hands and find fairly consistently that half read the NEJM, the Lancet, a local journal, and a specialist journal, a third the BMJ, and most a local newspaper.About half are reading a novel, and about a third have read a poem in the past week.Almost all are on Facebook but very few on Twitter."A lot of them also use Wikipedia as textbook replacement but they will not admit it unless asked directly.Here, in the U.S., the majority of young doctors use UpToDate as a primary source, if the subscription is purchased by their hospital.References:Richard Smith: Review of “bring back browsing”. BMJ Blogs.Image source: OpenClipArt.org, public domain. P... Clinical Cases and Images - Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028272 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:53:00 +0100 5028272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028863&cid=t_391798_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F07%2F15%2Forganizing-virtual-medical-events-interview%2F I did an interview with a medical professional (virtual name is Vera Zhaoying) who has been organizing medical events for years in Second Life. When and why did you start organizing medical events in Second Life? That is I think 4,5 years ago that I spoke for AMMC (the Ann Myers Medical Center), I was still a student and in real life I was not happy to talk in public. During that time Ann (founder of the AMMC) still taught in AMMC. When I proposed a subject, Ann said OK and you go do it yourself. Looked it up on the website. That was the 10th of September, 2007 and the topic was spinal cord injuries. I think during 2008 I began to organize meetings on a regular bases and created the AMMC intern group. By that time Dr Ann began to have more serious health problems and had asked me to do t... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028863 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:21:09 +0100 5028863 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028140&cid=t_391798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F2dLM3P5-hxQ%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonThe brass ring of education reform is to find a way to ensure that the best schools routinely scale-up to serve large audiences, crowding out the mediocre and bad ones. Over the past twenty years, the United States and Sweden have taken two very different approaches to achieving that goal, which I wrote about in a recent op-ed. In the U.S., our main strategy has been for philanthropists to fund the replication of what they deem to be the academically highest-performing networks of charter schools. In a recent statistical analysis of California, the state with the most charter schools, I discovered that this is not working out particularly well for us. There is no correlation between charter school networks’ academic performance and the philanthropic funding they&#... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028140 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:01:53 +0100 5028140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028517&cid=t_391798_111_f&fid=39123&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnursingcomments%2Ftdtc%2F%7E3%2FTIy93UnlV6M%2F I was doing some research on clinical trials and it is much more complex than I dreamed!  First of all, any new treatment must go through numerous stages of testing before its benefits and risks can completely be known.  New treatments are discovered in the laboratory and it can take many years of research before they are given to patients.  Why?  Because it is essential to identify that the new treatment is actually better than what is already available.  These research studies are also called clinical trials.  If a treatment has definite potential in the final stages of development, then research is carried out in patients with the particular type of illness that the treatment aims to help.  Furthermore, I always believed that clinical trials were only regarding drugs, and that is... Nursing Comments blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028517 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:37:10 +0100 5028517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028243&cid=t_391798_88_f&fid=39185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedwinleap.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1724 Does it seem ironic that ARG stands for Antibiotic Resistant Gonorrhea?  Maybe a little? In an era of movies like ‘Friends with Benefits,’ in a time when entertainers like Russell Brand and David Duchovny are treated for sexual addiction, in a time when we simply shrug off the words ‘promiscuous’ or ‘fornication; as antiquated bits of fundamentalism, we have yet another reason to pause and think. Gonorrhea that resists current antibiotic therapy. http://www.cdc.gov/std/gonorrhea/arg/default.htm It isn’t just burning, unfortunately.  It’s also infertility and in some cases infections of the blood-stream, heart valves or brain that can result from untreated (or now, untreatable) gonorrhea. But we’ll probably ignore this too.  Moderns are sim... edwinleap.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028243 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:00:07 +0100 5028243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028868&cid=t_391798_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2011%2F07%2F13%2Fkinect-for-cpr-training-video%2F Federico Semeraro sent me this description about his project: The main objective of this research project is the development of a training platform for quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation of lay and health care personnel. The proposed training platform is composed of a traditional manikin for the physical interaction and Kinect Sensor, that will beautomatically reconstruct trainee’s hands position and posture while performing chest compressions. The system will automatically extract and analyse the movement features performed by the trainee, to assess the trainee performance in terms of  compression rate and depth and the correct arms‘ position and alignment with the mannequin. An on-line feedback correction will be provided during the performance. The training session will be also ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028868 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:57:09 +0100 5028868 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028490&cid=t_391798_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2011%2F07%2F13%2Fearly-clinical-experience-for-med-students%2F Buffer In The Netherlands most medical schools have voluntary first clinical experiences for first year medical students. Recent Dutch research looked at the learning goals and learning outcome of a 4 week nursing attachment in Year 1 of medical school. The students actively participate in patient care by working as assistant nurse in a hospital or a nursing home. The students take part in reflection meetings after two weeks and at the end of the attachment. Several learning goals are formulated for these attachments The main educational goal set by the medical school is learning to empathise with patients. Other formal educational goals are entering into conversation with patients, acquiring some practical skills, such as washing and dressing patients, and reflecting on feelings that acc... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028490 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 06:17:29 +0100 5028490 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028998&cid=t_391798_134_f&fid=36052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.daily-diabetic.com%2F50220604%2Fapathy_worsens_risk_and_effects_of_diabetes.php © engineroomblogOne assumes that diabetes patients who are well informed about their disease and have good access to health care will alter their lifestyles per their doctors' recommendations. But according to findings of a survey of diabetes patients, most people with diabetes know the lifestyle changes they need to make to help control their condition but fail to follow through. The results indicate that new ways are needed to motivate diabetes patients to improve their lifestyle. While 87 percent of the respondents with type 2 ... (Source: Daily Diabetic) Daily Diabetic blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028998 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 06:13:57 +0100 5028998 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028999&cid=t_391798_134_f&fid=36052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.daily-diabetic.com%2F50220604%2Fexercise_and_curb_diabetes.php © Ed YourdonDiabetes is also known as the silent killer; it kills you from inside without you even having the slightest inkling. But you can do something to prevent diabetes-exercise. With diabetes rates increasing all over the world, people need to do something about it; there moderate exercise helps. According to Dr. Ruchi Mathur who is the director of the diabetes program in the endocrinology department at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and is an endocrinologist at the department's Weight Loss Center, blood sugar control is an ... (Source: Daily Diabetic) Daily Diabetic blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028999 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:57:23 +0100 5028999