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 ' events'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:56:16 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181918&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F09%2F02%2Fsalms-fall-2011-events%2F The Harvard Student Association for Law and Mind Sciences (SALMS) is excited to announce its tentative schedule for the Fall 2011 Speaker Series! Below, see confirmed speakers, the dates of their talks, and a very brief description (that certainly does not do their exceptional scholarship and topics justice). All listed talks are slated to begin at noon. Stay tuned for updates, locations, and additional speakers! September 13: Edward P. Schwartz. Tuesday, noon, Pound 101. Schwartz, a nationally recognized jury consultant, will speak about psychology and jury decision-making. The talk will focus on terrorism trials after September 11th, especially the case of Tarek Mahenna, whose trial is scheduled to begin in Boston in October. September 27: Steven Hyman. Tuesday, noon, Pound 101. Dr. H... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181918 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 04:01:49 +0100 5181918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182354&cid=t_395367_155_f&fid=39053&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fal_2%2Farchive%2F2011%2F08%2F31%2Fget-engaged.aspx I don't mean the "Will you marry me" kind, I am referring to your participation (aka "engagement") in social media, comment sections on articles and blogs, and even writing a guest editorial or blog if the desire hits you. As an editor and publisher,...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab) ADVANCE Discourse: Lab blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182354 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:47:00 +0100 5182354 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181789&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FmU1-nyCeM44%2F By Rozalynn Goodwin. Everyone seems to be quoting and tweeting the tender line of Miss Aibileen in “The Help”, “You is kiiiind. You is smaaaart. You is important.” But there was another line in the blockbuster movie that moved me even more. I heard it and the heavens seemed to open. The light bulb came on. Hilly Holbrook’s new maid is $75 short on one of the college tuitions for her twin sons and asks Hilly and her husband for a loan so she doesn’t have to choose which son should go to college. Doing the ‘Christian thing,’ Hilly refuses, “God does not give charity to those who are well and able.” Twelve simple words from a fictional 1960’s character summed up our nation’s current political will regarding the poor. And allow me to condense this into just one ... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181789 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:43:53 +0100 5181789 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174824&cid=t_395367_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fdreaming-about-cancer%2F I sleep with a dog. Well, actually, I sleep with two dogs and a husband. So you would think that when Sister and I spent several days at her cottage this past week, just the two of us, I would relish the opportunity to sleep sprawled out and alone on a comfy queen-size bed. I will admit that I was kind of looking forward to it, so I was deeply disappointed when I found it difficult to fall asleep. Sleep is my thing, so it was surprising that sleeping without my companions didn’t provide the enjoyment I was expecting, especially in the peaceful atmosphere of Northern Ontario cottage country. The fact that I tossed and turned for long periods of time before falling asleep all three nights and had a horrible dream about cancer was very perplexing. I haven’t dreamed about having cancer ev... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174824 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:34:38 +0100 5174824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5169314&cid=t_395367_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FVQkk4XW3W_Y%2F Dennis Lim at the New York Times has a review of the upcoming virus thriller ‘Contagion’. According to script consultant (and my CU colleague) Ian Lipkin, he went through great efforts to make the movie realistic: There isn’t anything in the laboratory part of the film that hasn’t either been done with a bona fide surrogate or assembled from something that was real. I hope Ian is right. In science fiction movies liberties are always taken to make the story more compelling and scary. For me this is problematic because non-scientists often think what they see in such stories is real. I’m sure we’ll have a rousing discussion here about the movie once it is released in September. (Source: virology blog) virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5169314 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:17:55 +0100 5169314 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159879&cid=t_395367_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=5159881&cid=t_395367_155_f&fid=39053&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fal_2%2Farchive%2F2011%2F08%2F24%2Fare-you-prepared-for-a-natural-disaster.aspx Yesterday's earthquake that shook the northeastern part of the U.S. was quite unexpected and unsettling, to say the least. While Californians may be used to tremors, those of us in the northeast initially didn't realize what was happening. Many offices...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab) ADVANCE Discourse: Lab blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159881 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:50:00 +0100 5159881 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159206&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F21%2Fthe-other-side-of-the-placebo-effect%2F This is the second in a pair of articles on the placebo effect. Nocebo is sometimes referred to as “placebo’s evil twin,” or the “negative placebo effect.”  It’s also sometimes described as “the other side of placebo.”   The nocebo effect can be defined as a negative effect that occurs after receiving treatment (therapy, medication), even when the treatment is inert (inactive, sham). It is important to note that negative effects seen when taking active substances, reported as drug side effects, can often be at least partly attributed to a a combination of effects from the substance’s constituents (specifics), and those from nocebo effects (non-specifics). Studies suggest that nocebo effects can contribute appreciably to a variety of medic... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159206 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 12:47:27 +0100 5159206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159001&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=39251&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rethinkingpatientsafety.com%2Fmy-blog%2F2011%2F08%2Faccording-to-the-national-library-of-medicine-patient-safety-is-not-a-medical-subject.html The National Library of Medicine's repository of medical articles, PubMed, uses an indexing and labeling system that does not recognize "patient safety" as a concept. (Source: Rethinking Patient Safety) Rethinking Patient Safety blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159001 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:47:19 +0100 5159001 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139734&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fchronic-health-needs-must-be-addressed-after-a-natural-disaster%2F2011.08.18 Sichuan earthquake rescue workers carrying an injured person. In light of the widespread media coverage of natural disasters, such as the earthquake in Haiti and the tsunami in Japan, the public and medical professionals are aware of the anticipated immediate medical needs in these kinds of emergencies. However, it is less well known that after the initial management of life- and limb-threatening injuries, there may be an enormous need to provide care to persons with chronic illnesses. This is because they are displaced from their homes, become exposed to adverse environmental and socioeconomic hardships, lose access to healthcare, are deprived of their sources of medications, and so forth. Some of my colleagues were allowed to enter Japan after the tsunami, and their observations agree wi... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139734 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:00:00 +0100 5139734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5119015&cid=t_395367_155_f&fid=39053&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fal_2%2Farchive%2F2011%2F08%2F10%2Fnext-phase-of-health-care.aspx Having just returned from the Clinical Lab Expo, I had a tremendously valuable experience learning about proposed healthcare delivery models, specifically how many labs are taking the reign and developing what they feel are effective models similar to...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab) ADVANCE Discourse: Lab blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5119015 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:13:00 +0100 5119015 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5094816&cid=t_395367_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2F1fw6w28v_7s%2F Thirty years ago this month I did an experiment that set the course of my career, and provided an important step forward for animal virology. I showed that a cloned DNA copy of the poliovirus RNA genome is infectious in mammalian cells. When I arrived as a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of David Baltimore in 1979, the restrictions placed on cloning complete genomes from pathogenic viruses in bacterial plasmid vectors had just been lifted. Consequently David suggested that I construct a full-length DNA copy of the poliovirus RNA genome, decode the genetic information, and determine if the DNA is infectious. By the fall of 1980 I had produced three different plasmids which contained overlapping DNA copies of poliovirus RNA. For most of the next year I worked on deciphering the complet... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5094816 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:33:58 +0100 5094816 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5094818&cid=t_395367_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2Fajz9Aivm4B0%2F I joined Dr. Kirsten Sanford on episode 106 of Dr. Kiki’s Science Hour for a basic discussion about viruses. Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download DKSH #106 (31 MB .mp3, 64 minutes) Download video (272 MB .mp4) (Source: virology blog) virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5094818 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:24:32 +0100 5094818 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086324&cid=t_395367_113_f&fid=34695&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicalconnectivity.com%2F2011%2F08%2F01%2Fthird-medical-device-connectivity-conference%2F This September 8-9, in Boston, will be the third Medical Device Connectivity conference. We’re returning to the Joseph B Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School – a really nice facility with great food. Of course, the ambiance and cuisine is secondary to what you’ll learn at this year’s conference – still the only event dedicated to medical device connectivity. Since last year’s conference so much has come to pass: The FDA published their final rule for Medical Device Data Systems, and signaled their intent to regulate health care providers who develop their own MDDS solutions. The FDA also published the long anticipated draft guidance on mobile apps, clarifying the boundaries around what is and is not regulated medical device software, and l... Medical Connectivity Consulting blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086324 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:21:44 +0100 5086324 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5085584&cid=t_395367_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2Fsa2sstw4H7s%2F Eugenie Samuel Reich speculates about the effect on US science should the debt ceiling not be raised by 2 August 2011: Republicans have made it clear that they will not cut defence spending, and Democrats are keen to protect social security and health-care programmes such as Medicare and Medicaid. Thus, the cuts are likely to fall on the roughly $600-billion discretionary, domestic budget, which includes funding for scientific agencies including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Energy’s Office of Science. A reduction of $100 billion, applied across the board, would result in a 17% cut to such agencies. Excellent discussion of best- and worst-case scenarios and their effect on science, ‘an investment in future p... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5085584 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:35:04 +0100 5085584 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086114&cid=t_395367_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2F31%2Fsunday-news-round-up-attack-kitty-edition%2F I haven’t done one of these in a while, having been distracted by the heat, the carless situation, dad’s cancer, mom’s hip replacement re-replacement, work, leveling my first character in Warcraft (now a level 71 undead frost mage – I don’t want to duel you!), and life in general. Tonight, though, I’m at my parents’ house (sitting with mom after said re-replacement), in a town with <30 thousand people that gets really, truly dark at night, World of Warcraft won't run on this computer, and I think I've reached the end of the internet. Might as well do something. The FDA has issued a warning not to use emergency contraception labeled as Evital. The agency says, These products may be counterfeit versions of the “morning after pill” ... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086114 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:40:55 +0100 5086114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050564&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FMBUbUGG8bW8%2F     On the Quality Front: New Approaches in Improving Patient Safety Thursday, July 28, 2011 1:30 – 2:45 pm ET   A key part of improving quality is in reducing medical errors and improving patient safety. Providers and payers are redoubling their efforts to address such problems, ranging from hospital acquired infections and preventable injuries to avoidable complications and adverse drug reactions. The need is clear. A recent study published in the journal Health Affairs found that, on average, one third of hospital inpatients suffer an adverse event or medical error. That is nearly 10 times greater than shown by previous studies. As for Medicare, about 1 in 7 beneficiaries experience adverse events, costing the government some $4.4 billion each year. Join Philips on July 28th, when ... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050564 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:15:00 +0100 5050564 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050931&cid=t_395367_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=5050743&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2F19%2Fimplicit-bias-symposium-with-links-to-videos%2F Discussion:  Concrete Solutions and Next Steps. The last panel will bring back all the panelists for a final robust, interdisciplinary, and unscripted conversation about the challenges and opportunities highlighted throughout the day. What can and should be done now? What research agenda will provide the knowledge necessary to lessen the impact of implicit bias within the courtroom and the judiciary?  What forces, besides the scientific merits, might drive the conversation and debate? Moderator: Jerry Kang, UCLA, Law Video: Panel 4: Back to Reality – Rountable Discussion: Concrete Solutions and Next Steps (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050743 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:02:27 +0100 5050743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5029258&cid=t_395367_155_f&fid=39053&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fal_2%2Farchive%2F2011%2F07%2F15%2Fas-budget-cuts-and-coinsurance-threaten-lab-services-group-urges-letters.aspx As Congress undergoes budget negotiations, and clinical laboratory services cuts and a 20% lab coinsurance requirement on Medicare beneficiaries are on the table, the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is urging laboratory professionals to...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab) ADVANCE Discourse: Lab blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5029258 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:31:00 +0100 5029258 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028200&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F6Yvhta4ECuk%2F By Hope Ditto. Most of the country is sweltering its way through this week’s heat wave, but there is one thing here in DC rising faster than the mercury in our thermometers – tensions on the Hill as the debt ceiling stalemate continues. Whispers [well, tweeted whispers] of default “what ifs” abound here in the nation’s capital as lawmakers continue to play a high-stakes game of chicken through day after day of floor debates, committee hearings and negotiating sessions. With interest rates, Social Security payments and America’s credit score dangling in the balance, and the clock ticking towards the Aug. 2 deadline, the air is even thicker with panic than it is with humidity (though my frizzy hair would say otherwise). As with April’s narrowly-avoided government shutdown, pun... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028200 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:00:17 +0100 5028200 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028052&cid=t_395367_85_f&fid=34798&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommitmenttoliving.com%2F2011%2F07%2F11%2Fmental-health-during-deployment-study%2F A group of US and UK colleagues have published an interesting qualitative study about the challenges and resiliency of military mental health professionals (MMHPs). They had a small non-representative sample of British MMHPs who had completed a period of deployment in Iraq between 2003-2005. For the study, they participated in detailed interviews about their experiences practicing in a deployment setting. The authors did a nice job pulling together themes from the interviews in order to develop a conceptual model for the goals, challenges, and resources, and to draw out some recommendations about training and planning. Recommended: McCauley, M., Liebling-Kalifani, H., & Hughes, J. H. (2011). Military Mental Health Professionals On Operational Deployment: An Exploratory Study. Community... Commitment to Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028052 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:17:18 +0100 5028052 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5029318&cid=t_395367_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FOwBqpr-M1bk%2F When we look at world news on CNN, BBC or even through your own local news broadcast, we are often shown video footage of terrible events such as disasters, war zones, protests and riots. Such world events are often so negative that we just want to turn the TV off. But these are the same events that people at the office or coffee shop end up talking about all the time. It turns out that despite the occurrence of these horrible events, there are important lessons we can all learn from for ourselves. All we have to do is look at how some of the affected people in these events reacted and coped. The Vancouver Riots For example, the Vancouver riots after the Stanley Cup hockey final resulted in hooligans turning over cars and setting them on fire. Downtown businesses had their windows smashed... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5029318 Sat, 09 Jul 2011 07:44:28 +0100 5029318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008265&cid=t_395367_107_f&fid=34860&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corporeality.net%2Fmuseion%2F2011%2F07%2F07%2Ffinal-call-for-presentations-at-the-sensuous-object-workshop-29-30-september%2F Here’s the final (and somewhat extended) call for presentations at the workshop ‘The Sensuous Object to be held at Medical Museion, University of Copenhagen, 29-30 September, 2011 ‘The Sensuous Object’ is an interdisciplinary, participatory workshop concerned with ways we actually engage with objects and aimed at researchers in all disciplines interested in the materiality of actual artefacts and ways of understanding objects through the senses (smell and touch, ambience, aesthetic, visual thinking, tacit knowledge, sound and seduction). 1. An actual, material object must be central and a present part of the workshop. This artefact should be or relate in some way to objects found in medical museums. You are welcome to arrange to choose an object from Medical Museion collec... Biomedicine on Display blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008265 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:21:58 +0100 5008265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008183&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FbRJcm-h-R3I%2F   mHealth Summit to Highlight Groundbreaking Research Abstracts and Innovative Presentations TOPIC AREAS: RESEARCH: Ground-breaking health research using mobile technologies in clinical medicine and public health outcomes. TECHNOLOGY: Categories that examine the technologies being deployed today while also exploring new technologies currently under development.  BUSINESS: Focus on moving the debate forward by addressing the business models that impact mHealth with a focus on lessons learned, best practices, and the emergence of commercially viable models to scale mHealth globally. POLICY: Showcase of healthcare, technology and investment communities seeking regulatory clarity on wireless medical technologies to accelerate this promising engine of health care innovation The subm... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008183 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:19:47 +0100 5008183 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008691&cid=t_395367_155_f&fid=39053&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fal_2%2Farchive%2F2011%2F07%2F06%2Fmore-medicare-medicaid-cuts.aspx According to a New York Times article, the Obama administration is offering to cut billions of dollars from Medicare and Medicaid as part of the negotiation to reduce the federal budget deficit ( http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/05/us/05deficit.html?_r=1&ref=health...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab) ADVANCE Discourse: Lab blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008691 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:06:00 +0100 5008691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997630&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2F03%2Fhip-on-npr%2F The Heroic Imagination Project, directed by Situationist Contributor Phil Zimbardo, is excited to announce that we will be featured on NPR’s Morning Edition on Monday July 4, 2011. The piece will run during Morning Edition’s weekly “Your Health” segment, and will focus on the idea of teaching Heroism. The program features Dr. Zimbardo and several of the students from ARISE high school. Please check your local listings to find out when Morning Edition will be airing in your region. Schedules and stations are available here. (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997630 Sun, 03 Jul 2011 05:35:47 +0100 4997630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968641&cid=t_395367_113_f&fid=34695&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicalconnectivity.com%2F2011%2F06%2F24%2Freporting-from-aami-2011%2F After missing last year’s meeting in Tampa, I’m back at AAMI – one of the two events that I try to attend every year. The focus on connectivity has increased as there is a full track devoted to the topic this year. One change this year, is that my blog posts from the conference will be appearing on the Medical Electronic Design magazine blog, found here. As usual, I’ll also be taking lots of photos, some of which may also be posted on the MED blog. Eventually most all the photos (the good ones that aren’t confidential) will be posted on my Flickr account, here. (Source: Medical Connectivity Consulting) Medical Connectivity Consulting blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968641 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:46:56 +0100 4968641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968482&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FGFJvnH55rv4%2F Discussion “Health Care Reform Implementation” Speaker: Mayra Alvarez, MPH* Director, Public Health Policy, Office of Health Care Reform U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Thursday, June 30th, 2011 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Clyde’s of Gallery Place 707 7th St. NW Washington, DC R.S.V.P. to RSVP1@nhmamd.org by June 27th In partnership with the DC Medical Society, Latino Medical Student Association, and NHMA Council of Residents and sponsored by AMGEN Founded in Washington, DC in 1994, The National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) is a nonprofit association representing Hispanic physicians in the U.S. NHMA’s mission to empower Hispanic physicians to improve the health of Hispanic populations with Hispanic medical societies, resident and medical student organizations and our p... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968482 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:30:38 +0100 4968482 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4953360&cid=t_395367_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FJ_ALGGujptA%2F If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again? Last year at this time, the FDA chastised CSL, a big maker of flu vaccines based in Australia, for flunking an inspection that found several manufacturing deficiencies and, in addition to demanding a summary of corrective actions, agency officials took the unusual step of demanding a meeting with senior execs to review their plan (back story). Apparently, such meetings have absolutely no impact. The FDA has just issued a warning letter as a follow up to a March 2011 inspection, which generated a 483 report showing that CSL has no idea how to properly conduct an investigation to determine why fevers and convulsions were reported after children were given its products. Just the same, the FDA wants another meeting. But how bad was the effo... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4953360 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:09:08 +0100 4953360 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4945195&cid=t_395367_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F-kPWew1MnL8%2F Two people working as brokers for an unnamed Indian drugmaker were arrested for allegedly recruiting poor and illiterate women from a rural section of India as guinea pigs in unauthorized clinical trials for a breast cancer drug. As many as 20 women, who are mostly farm workers and daily wagers, have developed acute joint pains, swelling in arms and throat infections. The brokers hired the women and took them to a lab in Miyapur, Hyderabad, where blood samples were taken and they were given injections and tablets, according to reports. For their trouble, the women were paid around 3,000 to 10,000 Rupees, or roughly $65 to $220, to participate in the trials that were conducted during last three months. “Though the pharma company promised to pay us huge amounts before conducting the te... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4945195 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:28:48 +0100 4945195 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934076&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2011%2F06%2Fupcoming-webinars-on-latinos-and-abortion-fda-drug-approvals-and-breast-cancer An upcoming webinar may be of interest to readers: Patients Before Profits: What You Should Know About the FDA, Big Pharma, and Breast Cancer June 21, 2011 10:00AM – 11:00 AM Pacific (1:00 pm – 2:00 PM Eastern) Featuring Miriam Hidalgo, BCAction Volunteer Program Coordinator and Jane Zones, Medical Sociologist and Former BCAction Board Member We will focus on how the competing interests of pharmaceutical companies and regulatory governmental bodies can fail to deliver safe and effective drugs that patients need. If you sign up, you will learn about power players at the FDA, the origins of the accelerated approval process, and more. You will need to register online for this webinar and then will receive an email with instructions on how to join in on the 21st. (Source: Our Bodies Ou... Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934076 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:04:44 +0100 4934076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934166&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcya-tmi-drug-label-warnings-list-dizzying-number-of-adverse-events%2F2011.06.15 Drug labels warn about a mean of 70 adverse events per medication, leading researchers to conclude that the glut of information is confusing patients. Jon Duke, MD, an ACP Member, and other researchers extracted 534,125 adverse drug events from 5,602 product labels. There was a mean of nearly 70 events per label. They found 588 with more than 150 adverse drug events and 84 with more than 300, with the top offender having 525 events listed. This top group included selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, anti-virals, and restless leg syndrome drugs. Labels for the 200 most commonly dispensed medications contained significantly more adverse drug events than others (median, 79 vs. 47; P<.001). By specialty, there were more adverse drug events listed in the fields of neurology (n=168), psyc... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934166 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:00:00 +0100 4934166 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4945189&cid=t_395367_150_f&fid=34889&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmamkting.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fbritish-pharmaceutical-industry-issues.html Once again the Brits have beaten the US in issuing useful guidelines for social media use by the pharmaceutical industry! As I reported back in April, 2011, the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA), which oversees the self-regulatory code of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), published "informal guidance" providing the drug industry advice on how to use online communications (see here).I learned today from a tweet by @dawidge (a Pfizer employee) that the ABPI Pharmacovigilance Expert Network (PEN) published GUIDANCE NOTES ON THE MANAGEMENT OF ADVERSE EVENTS AND PRODUCT COMPLAINTS FROM PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY SPONSORED WEBSITES (find the document here).The guidance addresses three different ways that pharmaceutical companies may learn of adver... Pharma Marketing Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4945189 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:55:00 +0100 4945189 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911838&cid=t_395367_155_f&fid=39053&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fal_2%2Farchive%2F2011%2F06%2F08%2Fdoes-the-summer-impact-test-volume.aspx Summer is upon us, which means vacations to perhaps exotic (or not-so-exotic but still fun) places, trips to water parks with the kids, picnicking outdoors, camping and other recreational activities. From the lab perspective, do you experience a change...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab) ADVANCE Discourse: Lab blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911838 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:04:00 +0100 4911838 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911824&cid=t_395367_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FAutTWJ-YZYs%2F Faced with growing challenges in clinical trials, manufacturing and drug safety - among many other issues - the FDA has decided to elevate the Office of Compliance to a so-called Super Office on a par with others in the Center For Drug Evaluation and Research, such as the Office of New Drugs, the Office of Pharmaceutical Science and the Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology. The responsibilities will include ensuring compliance with requirements for good manufacturing practice, good clinical practice, human subject protection, adverse event and drug quality reporting, REMS, drug labeling, drug approval, drug importation, and supply chain integrity, among others, according to a memo from CDER director Janet Woodcock. And the new super compliance office will also have three officewide func... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911824 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:06:07 +0100 4911824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872083&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2Fqsp5YmEyy58%2F Don’t miss out on this year’s Ovarian Cancer National Alliance Annual Conference in Washington, DC, July 9-12! They have an incredible array of speakers and activities planned for their 14th Annual Conference, “Turning Promise Into Action.” The keynote speaker is Olympic medalist Shannon Miller, who will speak about her battle with ovarian cancer. Ms. Miller was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in early 2011, and has been writing about her journey on her healthy living website. On Sunday night, you can  rock out with N.E.D., an amazing band dedicated to fighting women’s cancer. This alternative rock band is made up of gynecologic oncologists from around the country. You can hear one of their original songs in this video about OCNA’s 2010 Advocacy Day. The conference concl... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872083 Fri, 27 May 2011 13:09:29 +0100 4872083 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872096&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fchantix-lawsuits-the-next-greatest-get-rich-quick-scheme-for-smokers%2F2011.05.26 Chantix lawsuits here we come.  I’ve been prescribing Chantix and helping fill out forms for free Chantix for my patients for several years now.  Chantix is one medicine used to help get patients to quit smoking right now.  In fact, I even had a case presentation of a woman I warned to quit smoking for good or face a lifetime of being cross eyed. Does Chantix help to quit smoking? Yes it does.  It helps to take the cravings away in folks who use it.  If you smoke, you should want to quit, based on my discussions with a tobacco farming insider.  If nothing has helped, Chantix might be your last hope.  As a hospitalist, I always offer Chantix therapy as part of my smoking lecture (that I bill out as smoking cessation CPT 99406 or 99407) With the average cost of cigarettes... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872096 Thu, 26 May 2011 16:00:00 +0100 4872096 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4862677&cid=t_395367_113_f&fid=38494&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcuretogether.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F05%2F25%2Fannouncing-the-health-data-discovery-contest%2F What it is: Over the past 3 years, CureTogether has gathered millions of patient-reported data points on symptoms and treatments for over 500 conditions. Now it’s time to test on a larger scale how well CureTogether data represents the general population. Do they match up or not? So we’re running a contest to tap the most brilliant stats minds out there. Challenge our dataset! See whether or not it holds up to existing research studies. Why? You’ll be helping to demonstrate the effectiveness of online platforms for medical discovery, and ultimately helping to reduce global suffering. NOTE! The goal of the competition is not to reach any predetermined conclusion. It is to measure as well as we can how much our conclusions agree or disagree with the PubMed literature. Whether you fin... The Collective Well blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4862677 Wed, 25 May 2011 19:07:54 +0100 4862677 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4862922&cid=t_395367_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FWOR8kB8UEnM%2F In response to regulatory demands and mounting litigation, drugmakers have puffed up their product labeling to the point where the verbiage occupies numerous pages and contains a laundry list of possible side effects. Yet all these warnings have a down side, because they may undermine patient adherence and overwhelm docs as they try to find suitable treatments, according to a new study. In fact, the study found that the list of potential side effects averaged 70 per drug, and the 200 most widely prescribed meds averaged 105 possible adverse events, leading to what the researchers labeled (pun intended) overwarning. The study, which analyzed 5,602 labels and was published in The Archives of Internal Medicine, even found one label listing 525 possible side effects. “The idea that lab... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4862922 Wed, 25 May 2011 12:03:18 +0100 4862922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4862670&cid=t_395367_113_f&fid=34695&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicalconnectivity.com%2F2011%2F05%2F24%2Fdeveloping-a-regulatory-strategy-workshop%2F The objective of the workshop is to lead you through the process of putting together a plan. Here are the topics I’m pulling together for the workshop. The first issue is whether your product as it exists or is conceived meets the legal definition of a medical device. For those outside the regulatory field, the answer to this question is both simpler and more complex than many think. We’ll look at the typical artifacts and indications for making this determination. Next we’ll work to bring into focus the boundaries between what makes a product a regulated medical device or not. You will find that the degree of focus will vary depending on the nature and characteristics of the product. We will then consider what would be necessary for the product to move from being regulat... Medical Connectivity Consulting blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4862670 Tue, 24 May 2011 18:40:13 +0100 4862670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4862928&cid=t_395367_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FYbxeh9RwSNI%2F While the FDA continues to ponder rules for social media, Facebook is now changing its own rules and will no longer allow drugmakers to disable comments posted on newly created pages. And existing pages will no longer be able to do so as of August 15, according to InTouch Solutions. The move reportedly came by way of email last week: “As you know, Facebook Pages are a free product for organizations, public figures, businesses, and brands to express themselves and have an authentic, engaging, two-way dialog with people on Facebook…We think these policy changes support consistency for the Facebook Pages product and encourage an authentic dialogue between people and businesses on Facebook.” The social media gorilla goes on to acknowledge the changes may cause pharma to &#82... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4862928 Tue, 24 May 2011 13:19:52 +0100 4862928 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4852976&cid=t_395367_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2011%2F05%2F21%2Fbrains-for-brains-2011-young-researchers-computational-neuro.html The call is open for students from relevant disciplines who plan to pursue a research career in Computational Neuroscience and who have at least one peer reviewed publication or peer reviewed conference abstract that resulted from research accomplished before the start of doctoral studies, is written in English and was accepted or published in 2010 or 2011.The award comprises a 500 € cash award, plus travel grant of up to 1.500 € for a one-week trip to Germany, incl. a talk at the Award Ceremony in the framework of the Bernstein Conference 2011 and an individually planned visit to up to two German research institutions in Computational Neuroscience.Deadline for application is May 31, 2011.Detailed information about the application procedure can be found under: http://www.nncn.de/v... Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4852976 Mon, 23 May 2011 17:59:00 +0100 4852976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4853219&cid=t_395367_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F0YpF1gE-5K8%2F Could data mining medical literature uncover side effects before they cause serious harm to patients? A new study maintains the effort could effectively complement existing methods, such as combing through the FDA’s Adverse Events Reporting database, because prior research suggests that up to 98 percent of searches are irrelevant to side effects and may skew results toward false positive links. To prove the point, two researchers from the Rank think tank developed an algorithm to sift through the PubMed literature and searched for mentions of least one of 38 drugs and 55 side effects. From there, they determined the relevance of the articles and forecast expected rates of adverse events. They would up analyzing 9,133 articles published between 1949 and September 2009, plus others tha... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4853219 Mon, 23 May 2011 14:18:21 +0100 4853219 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4852858&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fphysician-almost-places-feeding-tube-in-wrong-patient%2F2011.05.23 Photo Credit I barely escaped from an embarrassing situation recently in the hospital. I was consulted to place a feeding tube, called a PEG, in an ICU patient. We gastroenterologists are rarely consulted for our opinion on whether these tubes make sense, which they often don’t. We are recruited to these patients simply to perform the technical function of inserting the tubes, so that Granny, or Great-Granny, or Great-Great… , won’t starve. Multiple medical studies have demonstrated that providing this nutrition to individuals with advanced dementia doesn’t benefit them. In addition, while it may seem intuitive that artificial feeding provides comfort, this may not be the case. It may provide more comfort to the physicians and family than it does to the patient. (more…) ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4852858 Mon, 23 May 2011 12:00:00 +0100 4852858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4852953&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F05%2F23%2Fthinking-big%2F Today, Harvard Law Scholars share their “big ideas” in Austin Hall, beginning at 2:00 p.m. Confirmed speakers and respective topics for the event are: Deb Anker: “Dreamers” at Harvard University and beyond: Individual representation and advocacy for social change Randy Kennedy: “History of Race Relations Law in the United States” John Manning: “Text and Purpose in Legal Interpretation” Mark Roe: “Chaos and Evolution in Law and Legal Development” or “Chaos and Evolution in Law and Economics” Ron Sullivan: “Ethical Dimensions of Criminal Defense” Adrian Vermeule : “Constitutional Precautions” Jon Hanson: “Why Thinking Big Matters: An introduction to Law and Mind Sciences” (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4852953 Mon, 23 May 2011 04:02:22 +0100 4852953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841989&cid=t_395367_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FTUOHhGEtWzc%2F Adverse event data from the third quarter of 2010 show the risks of serious psychiatric side effects of Chantix, the smoking-cessation drug, were previously underestimated because Pfizer apparently failed to correctly submit hundreds of these episodes to the FDA, according to an analysis by the Institute for Safe Medicine Practices, a non-profit that regulary reviews the FDA adverse event database. Notably, the ISMP found 150 cases of completed suicides, some of which dated back to 2007, that were not reported promptly as suicides within 15 days as required. Instead, the drugmaker apparently coded the suicides as “expected adverse events” among 26,000 such events, and added these to a quarterly periodic report, which is how less important, non-serious side effects are sent to t... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841989 Wed, 18 May 2011 16:02:13 +0100 4841989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4829303&cid=t_395367_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FKx8Hk1e5HcM%2F Shortly after a revelation that drugmakers have not compensated survivors of most volunteers who died during studies run in India, the country’s Drugs Controller General has now issued new draft guidelines for reporting serious adverse events that occur in clinical trials. And there is also a stipulation that all info pertaining to fatalities, including compensation and care, must be reported. A key issue, however, is that drugmakers and contract research organizations are using multiple or different formats and procedures for reporting serious adverse events to the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization, or CDSCO. And so the regulators want all SAEs reported within 14 days of occurrence (as opposed to 15 days elsewhere) and a so-called causality assessment by clinical trial inv... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4829303 Mon, 16 May 2011 14:43:38 +0100 4829303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813685&cid=t_395367_155_f&fid=39053&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fal_2%2Farchive%2F2011%2F05%2F11%2Fsummer-months-a-time-to-give-blood.aspx I recall a slogan on a t-shirt my brother used to proudly wear during his college rugby days at West Virginia University: Give Blood….Play Rugby. And while this obviously is meant to be funny, the severe blood shortage that often occurs during the summer...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab) ADVANCE Discourse: Lab blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813685 Wed, 11 May 2011 13:18:00 +0100 4813685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813208&cid=t_395367_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F05%2F10%2F2011-tennessee-womens-health-report-card-highlights%2F Today marked the release of the 2011 Tennessee Women’s Health Report Card, a publication which provides a snapshot of the health status of women in our state, and the disparities they experience. It’s a handy resource for anyone interested in making a case – or understanding the need – for improved health services and community programs, and includes statistics that clearly illustrate some of the challenges we face. Among them: 18.4% of us – or almost 1 in 5 – smoked while we were pregnant. The rate is highest (21.4%) among white women, and lower among African American (10.3%) and Hispanic (2.4%) women. African American women experience tremendous disparities in their infant mortality rate, with 16 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, compared to 6 for... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813208 Wed, 11 May 2011 00:48:20 +0100 4813208 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813221&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2Findex.php%2F2011%2F05%2F12%2Fhappy-nurses-day-4%2F Four years ago she was a Sad nurse. This year I remembered. Happy Nurses Day! (Photo taken with a Palm Pre2) from the Malaysian Medical ResourcesHappy Nurses Day! (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813221 Tue, 10 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4813221 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4775593&cid=t_395367_149_f&fid=35776&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpipeline.corante.com%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F02%2Fa_brief_note_on_current_events.php John Donne's observation does not, it seems, hold for every case. I don't feel particularly diminished at all. (Source: In the Pipeline) In the Pipeline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4775593 Mon, 02 May 2011 11:20:46 +0100 4775593 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4768267&cid=t_395367_155_f&fid=39052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fal_3%2Farchive%2F2011%2F04%2F29%2Fdon-t-like-lab-week-keep-it-to-yourself.aspx As lab week nears an end, there may be things that we want to ask ourselves. Some of these questions arose on the MEDLAB-L listserv . I would like to recap these queries and see what you think. There are two of these “questions” that got my attention....(read more) (Source: Changing Face of Lab Medicine) Changing Face of Lab Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4768267 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:34:00 +0100 4768267 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4758752&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fkilled-by-tpn-a-never-ever-hospital-event%2F2011.04.27 Recently, nine patients died in Alabama when they received intravenous nutrition that was contaminated with deadly bacteria. This type of nutrition is called total parenteral nutrition, or TPN, and is used to nourish patients by vein when their digestive systems are not functioning properly. It is a milestone achievement in medicine and saves and maintains lives every day. What went wrong? How did an instrument of healing become death by lethal injection? What is the lesson that can emerge from this unimaginable horror? This tragedy represents that most feared ‘never event’ that can ever occur – death by friendly fire. No survivors. Contrast this with many other medical ‘never events’ as defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, such as post-operative infections,... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4758752 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:00:00 +0100 4758752 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734608&cid=t_395367_150_f&fid=34889&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmamkting.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fdid-boehringer-mishandle-this-adverse.html I follow many pharmaceutical companies (and employees of pharma companies; eg, these people) on Twitter. @BoehringerUS is one of them. To keep track of these accounts, I cross-post the tweets to this Pharma Marketing Forum (News Direct from the Pharmaceutical Industry), which automatically sends me a daily email message telling me what's been posted there. It's a good way for me to filter through all the tweets from the over 2,500 people I follow on Twitter.Today, I received notice of the following tweet from @BoehringerUS:@professorbunbun Please call Boehringer Ingelheim @ 800-542-6257 option 4 to report adverse events or product complaints.I traced back the Tweet timeline of @professorbunbun -- "Meredith: Just a girl trying to aclimate to the 21st century corporate world after three year... Pharma Marketing Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734608 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:03:00 +0100 4734608 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734222&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F04%2F20%2Flouis-hyman-on-manufacturing-debt%2F Louis Hyman will speak today on how debt became a good investment.  The event is sponsored by Sickle (Jon Hanson’s corporations class) and HALB and open to the public.  Lunch will be served. (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734222 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:01:04 +0100 4734222 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4704204&cid=t_395367_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FdkkxXRq9GWM%2F Glenn Rall, a virologist at Fox Chase Cancer Center, sent me the following note: Baruch S. Blumberg, Nobel Laureate in 1976 for discovery of Hepatitis B (and the eventual development of the vaccine, which probably has saved hundreds of thousands of lives since its introduction), died this past Tuesday (4/5/11).  Barry did most of his work at Fox Chase, though he was an inspiration to many of us, and a catalyst for some tremendously exciting scientific conversations. He was active in science all through his life; in fact, just a few weeks ago, he gave a seminar at the Center, and on the morning of the day of his death, he gave a plenary lecture at a NASA meeting in California.  His HBV work was among the first truly translational studies, and his accomplishments are even more notable give... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4704204 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:02:29 +0100 4704204 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696604&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2011%2F04%2Fget-your-tickets-to-benefit-performance-by-comedian-wendy-liebman-to-support-obos Community Works, a coalition of social justice organizations in Massachusetts, is holding their 4th annual comedy benefit on April 21st at the Somerville Theatre. Comedian Wendy Liebman, who has performed many times on national television and has won the “Funniest Female Stand-Up Comic” award from American Comedy Awards, invited several of her comedian friends to join her for this rollicking evening. Tickets can be purchased online; to have your ticket benefit Our Bodies Ourselves, choose us in the “Direct My Ticket Proceeds To” menu when you make your purchase. When you do, $20 of your $25 ticket price goes directly to Our Bodies Ourselves. We really appreciate your support and hope you will invite your friends as well. Thank you! (Source: Our Bodies Our Blog) Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696604 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 22:34:25 +0100 4696604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684251&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2011%2F04%2Fobos-anniversary-event-coverage-in-the-harvard-crimson Earlier this week, several founding members of the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective (now Our Bodies Ourselves) spoke at Harvard about the creation of the book and development of the organization, leading up to this year’s 40th anniversary and new edition of the book. The Harvard Crimson has a write-up of the event – great article except for the erroneous statement that OBOS has a staff of over 40 people. (We wish! There are 7 staff and 2 consultants — though we often feel like we’re doing the work of 40 .) The Harvard panel is one of many events leading up to our 40th anniversary celebration this fall. On October 1, 2011, OBOS will host a celebratory symposium at the Tsai Performance Center, a lovely venue graciously donated by Boston University. The even... Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684251 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:07:29 +0100 4684251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684442&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F04%2F06%2Fmarjorie-kelly-speaks-at-harvard-law%2F Marjorie Kelly, Senior Associate at the Tellus Institute, speaks today at Harvard Law School.  The event is sponsored by SICKLE (Jon Hanson’s Corporate Law Class), Title: “What Comes Next? The demise of shareholder primacy and the seeds of new corporate design.” When: Wednesday, April 6, 12:15-1:15 PM Where: Langdell South Here’s a bio of Marjorie Kelly: Marjorie Kelly is a modern revolutionary who wants to democratize economics. She argues that our current economic system is an aristocracy run by corporations that pay shareholders as much as possible and employees as little as possible—while ignoring the public good. CEOs aren’t all bad guys, Kelly says, they’re just operating in a system that forces them to put profits above everything else. That’s what s... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684442 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:01:00 +0100 4684442 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4676727&cid=t_395367_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F04%2F03%2Fsunday-news-round-up-sunny-day-edition-2%2F The New England Journal of Medicine published a freely available Clinical Practice article, “Care of Transsexual Persons.” It covers hormones, surgery, and adolescents. Note that it does use the problematic gender identity “disorder” language as included in the DSM and it also promotes the standard psychological counseling hoops that transgender persons must jump through prior to obtaining treatment – Julia Serano‘s “Whipping Girl” provides a good primer on why those hoops can be problematic. It might be worth checking out what kinds of materials health care providers are seeing regarding these topics, including how they’re problematic. Relatedly, there’s a possibility that “gender identity disorder” will be renamed &... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4676727 Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:04:37 +0100 4676727 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4670276&cid=t_395367_133_f&fid=35095&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAutismsEdges%2F%7E3%2FnKBKDZ7Cyzc%2Finclusion-wedding-edition.html (Source: Autism's Edges) Autism's Edges blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4670276 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 12:58:00 +0100 4670276 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4664281&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F04%2F01%2Ftalk-on-the-situation-of-retribution%2F Title: “Punishing Jaws: Experiments  on  Retribution  Against  Nonhuman  Perpetrators” When: Today – April 1st, at 12PM Where: Griswold 110, Harvard Law School Who: Situationist Contributor and Drexel Law School Professor Adam Benforado and University of Pennsylvania Psychology Professor Geoff Goodwin will discuss historical and empirical research regarding retributive punishment imposed upon animals.  They will then use this evidence to draw inferences about human intuitions regarding punishment. Free burritos! * * * Related Situationist posts: The Criminals that Other Criminals Punish “Intuitions of Punishment?,” “Michael McCullough on the Situation of Revenge and Forgiveness,” “Steven Pinker Speaks at Harvard Law School,” “John Darley on “J... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4664281 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:01:39 +0100 4664281 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4653461&cid=t_395367_125_f&fid=37825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbibbynews.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F29%2Fcelebrate-the-root-canal%2F   What was the dentist doing in Panama? …Looking for the Root Canal  Root Canal Awareness Week The American Association of Endodontists has designated  March 27-April 2 as Root Canal Awareness Week. This event is a national effort to raise awareness of endodontists and to teach the public that root canals should not be [...] (Source: Bibby Library News and Tips) Bibby Library News and Tips blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4653461 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:07:56 +0100 4653461 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4653386&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F29%2Fsalms-lecture-tonight%2F Jon Hanson Evening Lecture and Reception On Tuesday, March 29th, Professor Jon Hanson will give a lecture entitled “Law, Psychology, and Inequality” at 6PM in Harvard Law School’s Austin East.  A reception with free food and drink will follow! (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4653386 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 07:00:27 +0100 4653386 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642596&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcms-never-events-incentivize-physicians-to-avoid-caring-for-high-risk-patients%2F2011.03.27 In 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it would no longer pay for the treatment of “never events,” i.e., certain medical conditions in hospitalized patients which the Feds deem to be universally avoidable under all circumstances. These conditions included: * Decubitus ulcers * Two kinds of catheter-associated infections * Air embolism * Mediastinitis after coronary bypass surgery * Transfusing patients with the wrong blood type * Leaving objects inside surgery patients * In-hospital falls Then, having been delighted with the results of its original list (or dismayed that healthcare costs continued to skyrocket despite its original list) CMS subsequently proposed declaring several new conditions as “never events,” including: (more…) *... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642596 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:00:46 +0100 4642596 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4670081&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fthose-who-dismiss-heathcare-and-healht.html At my Sept. 2010 post "The Dangers of Critical Thinking in A Politicized, Irrational Culture" I wrote:... It's the EMR "anecdotalists" (as opposed to the "Markopolists") who say that "anecdotes" of HIT-related injury are meaningless. They deem reports of safety issues and HIT-related misadventures and risk as simply "anecdotal", and that "anecdotes don't make evidence" (or "anecdotes don't make data").For "anecdotes" of patient harm due to medical devices even from the most reliable of sources to be counted as "evidence" of device risk, apparently, the stories need to be blessed with Statistical Holy Water. The Holy Water must also be of a brand approved by the academic pundits.For me, this is no longer merely a professional debate. My elderly mother became one of those "anecdotes" in M... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4670081 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:12:00 +0100 4670081 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642550&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fthose-who-dismiss-heathcare-and-healht.html At my Sept. 2010 post "The Dangers of Critical Thinking in A Politicized, Irrational Culture" I wrote:... It's the EMR "anecdotalists" (as opposed to the "Markopolists") who say that "anecdotes" of HIT-related injury are meaningless. They deem reports of safety issues and HIT-related misadventures and risk as simply "anecdotal", and that "anecdotes don't make evidence" (or "anecdotes don't make data").For "anecdotes" of patient harm due to medical devices even from the most reliable of sources to be counted as "evidence" of device risk, apparently, the stories need to be blessed with Statistical Holy Water. The Holy Water must also be of a brand approved by the academic pundits.For me, this is no longer merely a professional debate. My elderly mother became one of those "anecdotes" in M... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642550 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:12:00 +0100 4642550 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4636656&cid=t_395367_150_f&fid=34889&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmamkting.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fadverse-event-reporting-pharma-puts.html By now you should have heard that the Supreme Court recently ruled that investors can sue pharmaceutical companies for failing to disclose reports of adverse events even if the evidence is not "statistically significant" (see "Supreme Court Allows Investors to Sue Pharmacos Over AE Reporting Lapses").In a brief to the court, PhRMA (the US pharmaceutical trade association) said "A collection of adverse event reports that is not statistically significant does not permit a reasonable inference that a particular medicine actually caused the reported adverse event" (the brief is attached to the post cited above).But what is "statistically significant?" According to PhRMA, "The statistical significance standard requires disclosure only once a correlation between an adverse event and the subject ... Pharma Marketing Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4636656 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:32:00 +0100 4636656 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4631522&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F25%2Fpsychology-of-inequality%2F Elaine McCardle wrote a terrific review of last month’s Fifth Annual PLMS Conference.  Her article is the spotlight piece on the Harvard Law School website and includes several excellent videos, photos, and links.  Here’s the story. * * * While equality is a fundamental principle of American law and the bedrock of the national psyche, inequality has actually increased in the past four decades in the distribution of wealth, power, opportunity, even health. Yet the topic of inequality has received relatively little attention from legal theorists, and, for the most part, it is ignored in the basic law school curriculum. A conference last month at HLS, “The Psychology of Inequality,” presented by the Project on Law & Mind Sciences (PLMS), stepped into that vacuum, bringi... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4631522 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 04:01:28 +0100 4631522 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789178&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2Findex.php%2F2011%2F03%2F25%2Fworld-tb-day-2%2F March 24 was World TB Day World TB Day raises awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to eliminate the disease. One-third of the world’s population is currently infected with TB. The Stop TB Partnership, a network of organizations and countries fighting TB, organizes the Day to highlight the scope of the disease and how to prevent and cure it. The annual event on 24 March marks the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch detected the cause of tuberculosis, the TB bacillus. This was a first step towards diagnosing and curing tuberculosis. WHO is working to cut TB prevalence rates and deaths by half by 2015. from the Malaysian Medical ResourcesWorld TB Day (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789178 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4789178 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4626782&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2011%2F03%2Fupcoming-panel-on-race-and-reproductive-justice Discussion Featuring: Loretta Ross, National Coordinator of SisterSong Reverend Madison Shockley, Pilgrim United Church of Christ, Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice Tiloma Jayasinghe, Executive Director, Sakhi for South Asian Women Elizabeth Barajas – Roman, Director of Policy, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health Priscilla Huang, Associate Policy Director, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum When: Thursday April 7th, 2011, 6:30-8:00pm, followed by RECEPTION (those wishing to attend reception MUST attend Panel). Event will begin on time. Where: Northeastern Law School, Dockser Hall Room 240, 65 Forsyth Street Boston MA, 02115 Co Sponsored by: Northeastern Black Law Students Association, Northeastern Asian Pacific American Law Students Associati... Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4626782 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:33:37 +0100 4626782 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4627021&cid=t_395367_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FNOJeZsg0BdM%2F After months of anticipation, the US Supreme Court yesterday ruled Matrixx Initiatives was incorrect to insist that only statistically significant adverse events are required to be reported to shareholders, and allowed investors to proceed with a long-simmering securities fraud claim. The move has significance for drugmakers and biotechs, which filed briefs supporting Matrixx over concerns adverse event disclosures can be easily misinterpreted and lead to more shareholder lawsuits. Here’s the background: Matrixx Initiatives was sued for allegedly concealing side effect reports that its Zicam over-the-counter cold med caused people to lose their sense of smell, known as anosmia. By withholding the reports, shareholders argued Matrixx unfairly boosted the value of its stock. The Zicam ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4627021 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:07:16 +0100 4627021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4622202&cid=t_395367_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F22%2Fnotes-from-a-lecture-homelessness-and-health%2F I have notes from at at least three lectures I need to write up here; this is the first, on homelessness and health. Upcoming posts when I get a chance to process my notes will cover a talks by Bishop Gene Robinson, on adolescent hormone therapy for trans youth, and on taking a sexual history. The post below is from a talk I attended on February 2, 2011. As part of the larger workplace’s Health Disparities Week 2011, I attended a lecture by Robertson Nash, MBA, MSN, ACNP, BC entitled “Homelessness and Poverty: Suffering in Nashville.” Nash is a nurse practitioner and has worked with homeless populations in Nashville in various capacities; his talk emphasized the causes and cycle of homelessness, and focused somewhat on breaking down people’s assumptions on what caus... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4622202 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:42:29 +0100 4622202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4622301&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F22%2Fgender-quotas-on-company-boards%2F When: Wed, March 23, 12:00pm – 1:30pm Where: Langdell South (map) Sponsor: The Harvard Women’s Law Association in cooperation with Prof. Hanson’s Corporations class. Description: Women on Board? A discussion on gender stereotyping in business and the pros & cons of gender quotas on company boards March 23, 12pm-1.20pm Langdell South. Speakers: Prof. Amy Cuddy (Harv Business School) and Prof. Darren Rosenblum (Pace Law School) Question: A mere 15% of board members of companies are women, the European average is 11.7%, in China it is approx. 7% and in Japan it is even lower. What are the reasons for this disparity and what are measures against it? Some countries, notably Norway, have taken the step to mandate gender quotas for boards of companies. Other countries are debating simi... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4622301 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 04:01:26 +0100 4622301 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615415&cid=t_395367_149_f&fid=35776&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpipeline.corante.com%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F21%2Fa_radiation_chart_to_clip_and_save.php If any of you haven't seen it, here's a fine radiation-dose graphic from xkcd to help keep your Sieverts straight. And yes, it does have the banana-equivalent dose. (Source: In the Pipeline) In the Pipeline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615415 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:52:47 +0100 4615415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4600779&cid=t_395367_149_f&fid=35776&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpipeline.corante.com%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F16%2Fpotassium_iodide_pills.php Well, the nuclear crisis in Japan seems to be causing a run on potassium iodide (KI), and not just in Japan. If news reports are to be believed, people in many other regions (such as the west coast of the US and Canada) are stocking up, and some of these people may have already started dosing themselves. Don't do that. Don't do it, for several reasons. First, as the chemists and biologists in this site's readership can tell you, it's not like KI is some sort of broad-spectrum anti-radiation pill. It can protect people against the effects of radioactive iodine-131, which is a major fission product from uranium. It does that by basically swamping out the radioactive iodine a person might have been exposed to, keeping it from being taken up into the body. Iodine tends to localize in the thyr... In the Pipeline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4600779 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:22:37 +0100 4600779 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4600780&cid=t_395367_149_f&fid=35776&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpipeline.corante.com%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F15%2Fquick_japan_update.php Just a quick note that the Japanese chemist I mentioned a couple of days ago, my old colleague Masanori Yamaura, has reported in. He and his family made it through the quake (he reports that his labs are pretty well trashed, though), and they're now evacuating Iwaki City due to the nuclear plant problems up the coast. A bit of good news, at a time when there isn't a whole bunch of it around. (Source: In the Pipeline) In the Pipeline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4600780 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 02:51:32 +0100 4600780 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592671&cid=t_395367_149_f&fid=35776&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpipeline.corante.com%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F15%2Fbias_and_how_to_deal_with_it.php The coverage of the Japanese reactor situation reminds me of the coverage of many other technical issues when they overlap with serious breaking news stories. I wrote a little on this subject a few years ago, talking about the Merck/Vioxx business, but I wanted to expand on it. I'm not going to rant on about the popular press not understanding this or that scientific or technical issue. There are more systemic problems with the way that news is reported, and in the way that we take it in. I'm not sure of what to do about them other than to be aware of them, but that's an important step right there. The first of these is narrative bias. Reporters like to relay stories (and the rest of us like to hear stories) that have a progression. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end, the way ou... In the Pipeline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592671 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:22:10 +0100 4592671 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592673&cid=t_395367_149_f&fid=35776&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpipeline.corante.com%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F14%2Fjapan.php Like everyone else, I spent the weekend following the events in Japan. A great many organic chemists have or have had Japanese colleagues; it's a field with a strong history in that country. I've heard from several people, but one of my former colleagues is still in the "unknown" category: Masanori Yamaura, of Iwaki Meisei University. Iwaki, unfortunately, was hit pretty hard, and it's not that far away from the Fukushima reactor complex. So things are pretty chaotic up there, to say the least, and I'm sure that a great many people in the area remain unaccounted for. As far as the reactors go, from what can be figured out at this distance it doesn't look like they're going to do anything Chernobylish - seawater and boric acid should forestall that. But the only reason you'd pump that mix... In the Pipeline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592673 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:42:11 +0100 4592673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4570522&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FPc_OKJPdstk%2F By Patrick J. MichaelsThe Current Wisdom is a series of monthly posts in which Senior Fellow Patrick J. Michaels reviews interesting items on global warming in the scientific literature that may not have received the media attention that they deserved, or have been misinterpreted in the popular press. The Current Wisdom only comments on science appearing in the refereed, peer-reviewed literature, or that has been peer-screened prior to presentation at a scientific congress. **********  The recent publication of two articles in Nature magazine proclaiming a link to rainfall extremes (and flooding) to global warming, added to the heat in Russia and the floods in Pakistan in the summer of 2010, and the back-to-back cold and snowy winters in the eastern U.S. and western Europe, have gotten a ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4570522 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:26:05 +0100 4570522 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4565879&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2011%2F03%2Four-bodies-ourselves-kicks-off-40th-anniversary-celebration In 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves will release the ninth edition of “Our Bodies, Ourselves”. This important milestone will be accompanied by another. In 2011, we will celebrate 40 years of activism and the organization’s evolution from a small US-based group to a vibrant international network of social change activists. “…We never considered writing a book, but simply planned to gather health information, talk with one another about it, hear everyone’s ideas and experiences, and share what we had learned with others…” ~ Jane Pincus, Co-Founder and Co-Author, Our Bodies Ourselves Our journey started in Boston in 1969. Twelve women came together to talk about their experiences with the medical profession and share knowledge about their bodies, sexuality, and relationships. They p... Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4565879 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:05:32 +0100 4565879 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4565870&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D9007 Charity Gala Premiere in aid of the Malaysian Society of Transplantation and the Rotary Club of Bukit Kiara Sunrise Education Fund. Date: 30th March, 2011 Time: 7.30 pm Venue: GSC Pavillion KL, Level 6 *For ticket redemption kindly proceed to L6 reception at 6 pm DiLarang Masuk is a supernatural thriller centred on the theme of illegal organ harvesting. It carries an underlying aim to create a single-minded awareness about organ donation. Movie passes are available at a minimum donation of RM100 each. You may make your donation at Mail Boxes Etc MBE Mid Valley (Northpoint) 03-22827622 MBE Plaza Damas 03-62013622 For more info kindly contact 03-23008030 or email from the Malaysian Medical ResourcesCharity Gala Premiere: DiLarang Masuk (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4565870 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4565870 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4560225&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2011%2F03%2Fodds-and-ends Call for Interviewees: Reporter Molly M. McGinty is interviewing patients who were denied reproductive care at Catholic hospitals for a piece for Ms. magazine. Please contact her at mollymaureen@juno.com or 212-531-1679 by Wednesday, March 9. Patients are welcome to use pseduonyms if needed. Interventions to Reduce Early Inductions: My local (Nashville, TN) newspaper has an article today on early inductions without medical indication. The paper reports that local hospitals implemented a pilot program that asked doctors to check a form if they were inducing labor for nonmedical reasons; rates of babies delivered at 37 to 39 weeks’ gestation with no medical reason subsequently dropped from 9.8% to 4.8%. The Health Beat Blog also explored issues of inductions (including early inductions... Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4560225 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:08:03 +0100 4560225 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4560364&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F07%2Ffeminism-in-1l-curriculum%2F Looking for an opportunity to process and discuss your 1L experience? Curious about what a feminist analysis of the 1L curriculum might offer? Join [Situationist Contributor] Professor Jon Hanson and Lecturer Diane Rosenfeld of HLS and Professor Jenny Wriggins of the University of Maine for a panel on feminist perspectives of the 1L courses. Today (Monday) in Pound 107. at noon.  Lunch served. * * * Sample of elated Situationist posts: “Harvard Women’s Law Association Conference,” “The Gendered Situation of Recommendation Letters,” “The Double-Binded Situation of Even Women Lawyers,” “Examining the Gendered Situation of Harvard Business School,” “A Rose by any other Name Might Become a Judge,” “Not Just Whistling Vivaldi,”... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4560364 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:40:28 +0100 4560364 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4554655&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F06%2Frichard-hackman-at-harvard-law-school%2F Tomorrow, the HLS Student Association for Law and Mind Sciences (SALMS) is hosting a talk, “What Makes for a Great Team?,” by Harvard University professor Richard Hackman in Austin East, from 12:00 – 1:00. Professor Hackman has studied the secrets of effective teams ranging from airplane cockpit crews to musical ensembles. His talk on Monday will identify conditions that increase the likelihood of creating teamwork “magic.” As always, there will be burritos. For a brief introduction to Professor Hackman’s recent research on teamwork, check out this Harvard Business Review article on “sand dune teams.” For more information, go to the SALMS website, here. (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4554655 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 01:34:55 +0100 4554655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4554607&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdrunk-fans-at-sporting-events%2F2011.03.06 Among fans who attend live sporting events, drinking alcohol is nearly as commonplace as root-root-rooting for the home team. And while virtually no one has a problem with a fan who pushes back a beer or two during the game, flat-out drunk fans can ruin the experience for those sitting nearby. Worse yet, these people frequently get behind the wheel of a car after the game is over. Recently, Darin Erickson and colleagues at the University of Minnesota decided to find out just how many fans go overboard at games, and their findings are worrisome, indeed. Using standard blood alcohol testing on 362 adult volunteers who were leaving 13 professional baseball and three professional football games, the scientists found that 40 percent had measurable levels of alcohol in their blood and a stunni... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4554607 Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:00:26 +0100 4554607 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4552045&cid=t_395367_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F05%2Fa-series-of-personal-and-bloggy-updates%2F I just realized last night that I haven’t actually posted anything here since last Sunday’s round-up. In usual blogger style, I’m going to say how busy I’ve been. This week has been pretty packed at work, including work related to another women’s health topic comparative effectiveness review that might get done. I also found out that I get to go to the IHA health literacy conference this year, which I’m really excited about – but that of course took some unexpected time making arrangements and working with colleagues on a poster abstract. At home, I’m currently reading “The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex,” which I’m finding pretty compelling, and which talks about the ways in which d... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4552045 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 19:09:28 +0100 4552045 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4549827&cid=t_395367_125_f&fid=37825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbibbynews.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F04%2Fcelebrate-dental-assistants-recognition-week-march-6-12%2F Bibby Library celebrates Dental Assistants Recognition week. This event is a joint effort of the American Dental Assistants Association, the American Dental Association, the Canadian Dental Assistants Association and the Canadian Dental Association to acknowledge and recognize the Dental Assistant. If you are an Eastman Institute for Oral Health Dental Assistant, we hope you’ll stop [...] (Source: Bibby Library News and Tips) Bibby Library News and Tips blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4549827 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:42:21 +0100 4549827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4544964&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FJLbG00Rj02E%2F By Robin Strongin. It wasn’t all that long ago that I discovered a real treasure in Washington DC–the Kreeger Museum.  It is a magnificent, yet intimate museum housing a stunning art collection.  It offers concerts, lectures, community events and so much more. In December, we held the Disruptive Women in Health Care annual reception at the museum – a program that highlighted the power of art and music and its relationship to health and wellness. I am writing to let everyone know about an upcoming Kreeger event—it is a program to benefit Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers and families.  We’ll hear about it at the event Tuesday, March 15 at the jewel of a museum, over champagne cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. See below for more details. Hope to see you t... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4544964 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:49:28 +0100 4544964 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4527779&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F27%2Fsalms-liveblogs-plms-conference%2F Read James Wang’s excellent notes from yesterday’s terrific conference here. (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4527779 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 23:40:44 +0100 4527779 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4521814&cid=t_395367_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FTxMh5AyY0-k%2F From the New York Times: Dr. Edwin D. Kilbourne, a medical researcher who figured out how to outwit fast-evolving flu germs, developing a new vaccine each year by intermingling genes of different disease strains, died Monday in Branford, Conn. He was 90. I’m saddened by Dr. Kilbourne’s passing – he was the Chairman of the Department of Microbiology at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, during the years when I did my Ph.D. research. Dr. Kilbourne had many accomplishments during his research career, but three stand out in my mind. First, he devised a method for producing high-yielding recombinant vaccine strains. The seasonal influenza virus strains often do not multiply well in embryonated eggs; he solved this problem by crossing them with a virus strain, called PR8,... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4521814 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:29:58 +0100 4521814 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4522155&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F25%2Fharvard-law-record-on-tomorrows-plms-conference%2F From the Harvard Law Record: Legal scholars have long been borrowing from economists to explain legal rules and doctrine. Examining the law through the lens of social psychological research is a more novel approach, one which will be front and center at the fifth annual Conference on Law and Mind Sciences at Harvard Law School. On Feb. 26 in Austin North, academics and students will discuss the latest research on the psychological causes and consequences of social inequality and its application to law and policy. The conference, entitled “The Psychology of Inequality,” is an all-day event sponsored by the Project on Law and Mind Sciences (PLMS) and will feature four panels comprised of mostly mind scientists and several legal scholars. “The larger ambition of the conferen... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4522155 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:01:31 +0100 4522155 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4512395&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcoronary-stent-thrombosis-and-your-body-clock%2F2011.02.23 Add coronary stent thrombosis to the list of cardiac events influenced by circadian rhythms, with more events occurring during the early morning hours and in a summertime window of late July and early August. Coronary stent thrombosis joins several other adverse cardiac events that also follow a circadian pattern, such as stroke, unstable angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death, according to researcher published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. Most studies that addressed circadian variations in cardiovascular disease were done before the advent of stents, so, researcher from Mayo Clinic-Rochester conducted a retrospective analysis of medical records and the clinic’s registry, finding 124 patients who presented with coronary stent thrombosis betwee... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4512395 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:00:00 +0100 4512395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4512440&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F23%2Fplms-conference-agenda%2F Discussion – Presenters and Faculty Conferees o    Bob Bordone o    Stella Elias o    John Palfrey o    Lucie White o    Andrew Woods 5:55 – 6:00: Closing Remarks (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4512440 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 04:08:37 +0100 4512440 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4507579&cid=t_395367_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FVDH6IuJdeJY%2F You read it here first. In a harsh warning letter, the FDA has reprimanded Sanofi-Aventis for failing to meet regulatory deadlines for reporting serious side effects with many of its drugs, including the Lovenox blood thinner, the Multaq heart drug and the Allegra D allergy pill, and also did not report post-marketing studies or completed, unpublished clinical trials in NDA annual reports. The seven-page missive, which was dated January 28, comes after the agency reviewed Sanofi paperwork last May. And a separate letter dated February 9 notes that a Sanofi plant in Germany has problems with contamination. When it came to reporting adverse events, however, some reporting delays stretched back as far as 2007 - there was a delay of 896 days in reporting side effects associated with the Glybur... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4507579 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:42:33 +0100 4507579 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4507567&cid=t_395367_149_f&fid=35776&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpipeline.corante.com%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F22%2Fscience_and_revolution.php GIven everything that's happening across North Africa and the Middle East, I thought a quick geopolitical note might be in order. This is very far from being a world politics blog, but there is a connection to science. Specifically, it's been notable for some time how under-performing these regions of the world are, scientifically. I last wrote about this topic here, with a link to this map. That's ten-year-old data, but the main changes would be shifts among the bigger players. From roughly the western border of India over to the Atlantic ocean, things haven't changed much - the only country in that swath that's made a serious R&D mark is Israel. In some cases, that's perfectly understandable. No one expects a country at Afghanistan's level of development to have much of a research cult... In the Pipeline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4507567 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:10:29 +0100 4507567 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4498294&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F19%2F1-week-from-today%2F Learn more here. Register here. (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4498294 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:01:47 +0100 4498294 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4470453&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F12%2F2-weeks-from-today%2F Learn more here.  Register here. (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4470453 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 01:02:51 +0100 4470453 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4464455&cid=t_395367_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F11%2Fquality-and-safety-in-health-care-2009-vol-18-no-1%2F This article reviews the impact of such errors and how this compromises patient care. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Filed under: Health and Safety, Uncategorized Tagged: Adverse Drug Events, Errors (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4464455 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:16:36 +0100 4464455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4460010&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F10%2Fdivided-loyalties-symposium%2F Situationist Contributor Jon Hanson will give the keynote at an interdisciplinary symposium:“Divided Loyalties: Professional Standards and Military Duty“ Hanson’s talk is titled “Shock Therapy: Changing Unethical Behavior by Understanding its Sources.” The symposium is being held at Case Western University Law School, and is funded in part by the Arthur W. Fiske Memorial Lectureship Fund. It it co-sponsored by: Center for Professional Ethics, Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, Institute for Global Security Law & Policy, Law-Medicine Center, and Center for Social Justice. The symposium website summarizes the focus of the conference this way: There has always been some tension between the ethical, legal, and professional obligations of professionals and the ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4460010 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:29:26 +0100 4460010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4460011&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F10%2Fharvard-womens-law-association-conference%2F Panels Health & Equality There is a burgeoning awareness that access to health care is an equality issue.  With inadequate resources to access basic health services, women around the globe are impaired from functioning at the highest level.  At the same time, health disparities perpetuate other disparities, leaving women who lack these resources behind their counterparts elsewhere.  Women’s reproductive health needs make this question all the more stark.  Our panel brings together leading experts in legal and nonlegal fields, who have a holistic perspective on health that grounds legal answers in community-based approaches. Equality & Economics Economic inequality influences people’s choices and shapes their worldviews.  As such, it is necessary to continually interrogate ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4460011 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 04:01:49 +0100 4460011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4455261&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FYAbzkXwG0_0%2F By Hope Ditto. It has been almost a year since Congress passed the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but it seems that the questions and concerns surrounding it and its implementation are increasing rather than decreasing with time. From its legality to its funding, threats of repeal to promises to replace, buzz about the ACA from Wall Street to Main Street and up and down Pennsylvania Avenue has reached a fever pitch since the 112th Congress convened last month. We have accepted that things are currently in limbo with regards to health care reform and the provisions born from the ACA, but that does not mean that those in the health care industry can call a recess until Congress can come to some sort of consensus/final decision on health care reform. Instead, it is up to health care industry to s... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4455261 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:23:49 +0100 4455261 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4450260&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D8997 Date: Saturday 5th March, 2011 Time: 9am – 1pm Venue: Bilik Cendekia, 1st Floor (above A&E), UMMC organized by the Max Foundation For more info see the flyer from the Malaysian Medical ResourcesCML Maximize Life Workshop 2011 (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4450260 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4450260 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4445769&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2011%2F02%2Ftoday-is-national-black-hivaids-awareness-day-find-free-testing Today is the 11th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, intended to promote testing, treatment and action in Black communities. As part of the day, many places throughout the United States offer free HIV testing, education and other community events; a state-by-state directory at http://www.blackaidsday.org/ for finding events and test sites near you. Related resources: 2011 State of AIDS in Black America report, Deciding Moment – released today by the Black AIDS Institute Increasing HIV/AIDS Awareness among Blacks/African Americans – from the CDC; there are links to statistics at the bottom of the page HIV/AIDS Basics – from AIDS.gov (Source: Our Bodies Our Blog) Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4445769 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:52:12 +0100 4445769 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4441991&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F06%2Fpatrick-shin-at-harvard-law-school%2F On Tuesday, the HLS Student Association for Law and Mind Sciences (SALMS) is hosting a talk by Suffolk Law professor Patrick Shin entitled “Unconscious Bias and the Legal Concept of Discrimination.” Professor Shin is a professor of law at Suffolk University Law School. He conducts research into the meaning and value of diversity in antidiscrimination law. He has applied psychology to real-world problems of employment discrimination law. Professor Shin will be speaking in Austin East from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Free burritos will be provided! For more information, e-mail salms@law.harvard.edu. (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4441991 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 19:12:52 +0100 4441991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4577945&cid=t_395367_113_f&fid=34695&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicalconnectivity.com%2F2011%2F02%2F03%2Fannouncing-the-2011-medical-device-connectivity-conference%2F This year’s connectivity conference is scheduled for September 8-9 at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School in Boston. This is the same location as the inaugural conference in 2009, and was a great venue for both general sessions and break-out tracks. Exhibitor’s booths line the wide walk ways that lead to the conference rooms, rather than a separate lobby (or tent as we had in San Diego in 2010). I’m already working to line up speakers – if you’ve got a topic to suggest, or want to present yourself, let me know. The focus of this year’s conference may extend a bit beyond the acute care (hospital) market into ambulatory settings (patient’s homes and use in daily life). Now there are already several conferences on connecti... Medical Connectivity Consulting blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4577945 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:36:08 +0100 4577945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4419066&cid=t_395367_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F31%2Fthe-vagina-monologues-this-saturday-at-vanderbilt-nashville-tn%2F At 8:00 pm this Saturday, February 5th, the Student National Medical Association and Vanderbilt School of Medicine V-Day Committee will present a performance of The Vagina Monologues at Sarratt Cinema. A silent auction will be held to benefit the Shade Tree Clinic, a community free clinic run by Vanderbilt medical students. The production closes out Vanderbilt’s Health Disparities Week 2011. According to the website: The proceeds from this production of The Vagina Monologues will benefit women of our city, country, and world. We are proud to support future Shade Tree Women’s Health initiatives, the VDAY Campaign, and women in the world suffering from HIV/AIDS. Filed under: Abuse, Rape, & Safety, Events & Observances (Source: Women's Health News) Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4419066 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 02:32:40 +0100 4419066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4414548&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F30%2F5-steps-to-a-more-resilient-you%2F Resiliency is what makes some people able to bounce back after a particularly traumatic or difficult time or stressor in one’s life, while others fall apart. It is a component of positive psychology, in that researchers try and figure out what makes resilient people different than others. And then seeks to help others learn some simple skills that may be able to help build resiliency in one’s own life. There are no secret short-cuts to building greater resilience in your life. Most skills you can learn to help build resiliency are things that are going to take lots of time and lots of practice. Practice is one of the things people often forget when it comes to changing one’s behavior or one’s life. You didn’t become this way overnight. It took years — a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4414548 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:40:39 +0100 4414548 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4414513&cid=t_395367_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F29%2Flibrary-day-in-the-life-round-6%2F “Library Day in the Life” is an annual event in which librarians use Twitter, blog posts, and other avenues to share a bit about their daily work. It’s rather misnamed, as it has now become a week-long observance, but the idea is to better share the variety of services provided by and activities performed by librarians. This week was the 6th observance of LDitL, hence the #libday6 hashtag you may have seen on Twitter this week. My own #libday6 tweets, in reverse chronological order, and with some notes in brackets: rachel_w: Yes, you can have food in (certain areas of) this library – someone right now has a loaf of bread & jar of PB, is chowing down. #libday6 rachel_w: Earlier in wk: added items to MLA gov’t relations committee blog, participated in inter... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4414513 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 23:10:41 +0100 4414513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4414552&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F29%2Fray-jackendoff-at-harvard-law-school%2F On Monday, the HLS Student Association for Law and Mind Sciences (SALMS) is hosting a talk by Tufts psychology professor Ray Jackendoff entitled “The Natural Logic of Morals and Laws.” Ray Jackendoff received his Ph.D. in linguistics from MIT in 1969.  His research centers around the system of meaning in natural language, how it is related to the human conceptual system, and how it is expressed linguistically.  This has led him to a cognitive approach to traditional philosophical issues of inference and reference, embodied in his theory of Conceptual Semantics.  In developing this approach, he has worked on the conceptualization of space, on the relationship between language, perception, and consciousness, and, most recently, on the conceptualization of such socially grounde... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4414552 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 04:01:47 +0100 4414552 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4411709&cid=t_395367_149_f&fid=35776&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpipeline.corante.com%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F28%2Fand_a_quick_political_note.php One of the authors (Mostafa Fekry) of the paper mentioned in my last post is at Cairo University. Which means that things must be rather uncertain for him right now, as it is for everyone in Egypt. Readers will recall the mentions here of the 2009 unrest in Iran (behind-the-scenes note: my wife is Iranian), and this seems to have moved rapidly to an even more extreme stage. I have to say, I don't mind seeing autocrats and dictators (and their security forces) chased through the streets. I do wonder, though, what might replace them (which speculation seems to be helping tank the stock market today). Let's hope for the best. I advised readers during the most recent Iran unrest (there will be more, I'm sure) to pitch in by helping to run Tor relays. This time, though, since the Egyptian gov... In the Pipeline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4411709 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:31:50 +0100 4411709 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4399648&cid=t_395367_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2011%2F01%2F26%2Ftake-your-two-minutes.html I stumbled over this site today: Do Nothing for 2 minutes.The site presents the user with a very simple challenge: can you keep yourself from touching your computer for two minutes?When the user enters the site a serene ocean view and the sound of waves displayed. The instructions ask to sit back and relax without touching your mouse or keyboard, and then a two minute timer begins counting down. If the user touches the mouse or the keyboard, a FAIL message appears, and the clock reset itself.The site is very simple, but is gaining a lot of attention worldwide. In spite of its simplicity, I think that it includes interesting features: the provision of relaxing content “on demand”, the countdown, the feedback about compliance with task's instructions.If any of you knows similar webs... Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4399648 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:59:00 +0100 4399648 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4389350&cid=t_395367_140_f&fid=34844&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheicarusproject.net%2Flocal-groups%2Fmad-stories-and-wild-songs-open-mic-night Share your stories of mental health/illness, experiences with the mental health industry, tools for individual and community healing, and dreams of liberation. Bring songs, poems, stories, friends. Laughing Horse Books 12 NE 10th Portland, Oregon This event is the kick-off for a new icarus project, a weekly radical mental support group. If you're interested in being part of that but can't make this event, e-mail River at gaias.eye@gmail.com or Julia at julia.smedley2@gmail.com Art: Christy. C. Roadread more (Source: The Icarus Project - Navigating the Space Between Brilliance and Madness) The Icarus Project - Navigating the Space Between Brilliance and Madness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4389350 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 12:10:03 +0100 4389350 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4386257&cid=t_395367_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F22%2Fblog-for-choice-day-2011-concerns-about-congress%2F Yesterday was the sixth annual Blog for Choice day – officially, I missed it, but I think the issues raised in yesterday’s post on the Kermit Gosnell abortion clinic atrocities are important ones to discuss. Today (the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade), I’m getting with the official program to attempt to answer this year’s theme question: Given the anti-choice gains in the states and Congress, are you concerned about choice in 2011? Of course. Of course. Of course I’m concerned at the national level. Efforts to change provisions of health care reform or penalize people and companies when their health insurance covers abortion may have serious effects, and represent further anti-choice efforts to mislead people about “federal funding for abortion.”... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4386257 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 16:40:10 +0100 4386257 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4386305&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F22%2Fregister-now-for-the-2011-conference-2%2F The time to register for the Fifth Law and Mind Sciences Conference, “The Psychology of Inequality,” is upon us. The conference will be held on February 26, 2011 at Harvard Law School. To register, click on the image above or here for the online registration. For more information about the conference, click here. (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4386305 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 04:01:31 +0100 4386305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4382735&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2011%2F01%2Fupcoming-event-equalobos-house-party-in-palo-alto OBOS supporters in the Palo Alto, Calif., area are invited to attend a house party on Sunday, Jan. 30, from 3-5 p.m. The house party will benefit both Our Bodies Ourselves and the EQUAL Health Network. Our own Judy Norsigian will be on hand, as well EQUAL co-director Ellen Shaffer. The invitation promises a brief talk about the organizations’ current work, dim sum and chocolate, and a good time! RSVP: equal@equalhealth.info [address of the party will be provided upon response] If you are interested in hosting your own house party in support of Our Bodies Ourselves, please visit http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/about/houseparty.asp to learn more. (Source: Our Bodies Our Blog) Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4382735 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:33:10 +0100 4382735 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4382730&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D8983 Venue: Sime Darby Convention Center Dates: 9-10th April 2011 Contact : Secretariat for ” weekend seminar in Cardiology for GPs 2011 ” Mr Jeffery Chung, Pfizer Pharmaceutical Tel : 03-5568 6688, Fax 03-5569 5302 from the Malaysian Medical Resources10th Weekend Seminar in Cardiology Series 2011 (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4382730 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4382730 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4371999&cid=t_395367_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F19%2Fan-mlk-commentary-on-peace-and-justice%2F Each MLK Day, I try to find at least one letter, speech, or other material of Dr. King’s that I’m not familiar with – something beyond the usual “I Have a Dream” speech – and read it. Below is a powerful excerpt of the piece I read this year, via The Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute Research and Education Institute at Stanford. The context is a larger sermon on peace, stemming from a comment in the local newspaper that “Things are quiet in Tuscaloosa today. There is peace on the campus of the University of Alabama,” after Autherine Lucy was accepted at the University’s first black student but was asked to leave after a violent and threatening response from opponents of desegregation. But peace is not merely the absence of this tensio... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4371999 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:36:43 +0100 4371999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4361335&cid=t_395367_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FG3ovEeRhifQ%2F One of the things that makes a strong goal achievable is a sense of competition. This is especially true when it comes to fitness goals. While it’s really popular to challenge a friend or co-worker to a weight loss goal, there are many sanctioned events which also provide a competitive outlet. In the list below you’ll find a list of popular events that are going on somewhere almost every weekend. From the popular 5k to the bucket list Marathon, you’re sure to find something on the list that you can schedule on your calendar and train for. If you are just starting out, many of the 5k events are walk/run, so you can just walk 3.1 miles and have a great time. If you enjoy team sports, the Ragnar Relay provides a long distance race (200 miles) that 12 competitors run as a relay. You com... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4361335 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:23:52 +0100 4361335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4360943&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2011%2F01%2Fupcoming-conference-the-body-and-the-state The New School for Social Research’s Center for Public Scholarship is holding a conference titled, “The Body and the State: How the State Controls and Protects the Body.” From promotional materials for the event: Join over 35 distinguished experts in discussing the body as an international human rights arena in which many forces, such as religion, science, media, and the market struggle for control over policies that control our bodies. We hope to illuminate how the often tacit assumptions about the “normal,” “healthy,” and “acceptable” body lead to policies which are, at their core, unjust. Topics include the sexual body and behavior, religion, gender, citizenship, punishment, the impact of media, race and class, reproductive rights, s... Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4360943 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:59:58 +0100 4360943 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4355702&cid=t_395367_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F16%2Fweekly-news-round-up-two-day-weekend-edition%2F A few stories that have caught my attention over the last week: Unlike many people, the larger workplace does not have MLK Day tomorrow as a holiday. I’m going to two lectures at work, though – the first is from Robert L. Satcher, Jr., physician and astronaut, on “Fulfilling the Dream: Minorities in Biosciences.” The second will be Julian Bond, civil rights activist, on “The Road to Freedom: From Alabama to Obama.” The Julian Bond talk is free and open to the public but tickets are required; on Friday the Sarratt box office still had tickets. The CDC released their first report on health disparities and inequalities. It provides data on a number of issues and disparities, including exposure to air pollution, health insurance coverage, infant deaths, inadequate... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4355702 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:37:25 +0100 4355702 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4349557&cid=t_395367_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2011%2F01%2F14%2Ffinal-call-for-abstracts-16th-annual-cyberpsychology-cyberth.html June 19th to 22nd 2011 in Gatineau, CanadaThis year the Interactive Media Institute (IMI) and Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO) are organizing the 16th Annual CyberPsychology and CyberTherapy Conference (CT16), the official conference of the International Association of CyberPsychology, Training, & Rehabilitation (iACToR). The abstract submission deadline is January 15th, 2011.To submit your abstract, register for the conference or obtain additional information, please visit the CT16 website at http://www.interactivemediainstitute.com/CT16.Note that abstracts will be published in a regular issue of the Journal of CyberTherapy & Rehabilitation (JCR).Outstanding features this year:12 hands-on / “how to” workshopsTwo and a half day of scientific presentationsWorldViz offer... Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4349557 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:56:15 +0100 4349557 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4331234&cid=t_395367_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F1Fdv37mljqA%2F Should drugmakers disclose all adverse event reports that may not show statistically significant evidence that a side effect is actually caused by a specific drug? The issue is now before the US Supreme Court involving a case brought by investors against Matrixx Initiatives, which was sued for allegedly concealing side effect reports that its Zicam over-the-counter cold med caused people to lose their sense of smell, known as anosmia (back story). And in oral arguments yesterday, the case made by the lawyer for Matrixx may not have passed the smell test after he insisted Matrixx did not commit fraud when it failed to disclose cases in which Zicam patients reportedly lost their sense of smell. Since drugmakers receive real or hearsay adverse event reports almost every day, Jon Hacker mainta... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4331234 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:06:13 +0100 4331234 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4332349&cid=t_395367_10_f&fid=35345&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.GIDEONonline.com%2F2011%2F01%2F10%2Fgideon-at-imed-2011-in-vienna-austria%2F Dr. Steve Berger will be presenting GIDEON at the International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance (IMED 2011) in Vienna, Austria on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at 7am. See the program for the full schedule. This will be a good chance to hear about both the GIDEON web application and the GIDEON ebook series. As a bonus access to a free ebook ($49 value) will be provided. (Source: GIDEON blog) GIDEON blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4332349 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 23:01:36 +0100 4332349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4314084&cid=t_395367_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2011%2F01%2F05%2Finterstress-video-released.html We have just released a new video introducing the INTERSTRESS project, an EU-funded initiative that aims to design, develop and test an advanced ICT-based solution for the assessment and treatment of psychological stress. The specific objectives of the project are:Quantitative and objective assessment of symptoms using biosensors and behavioral analysisDecision support for treatment planning through data fusion and detection algorithmsProvision of warnings and motivating feedback to improve compliance and long-term outcomesCredits: Virtual Reality Medical Institute (Source: Positive Technology Journal) Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4314084 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:12:00 +0100 4314084 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4294625&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F9BHthf8WjFY%2F On December 1st Disruptive Women held its annual holiday party at The Kreeger Museum. This year the program was entitled Music and Art Therapy: A Demonstration of Healing. The event featured: Concetta Tomaino, DA, MT-BC, LCAT, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Institute for Music and Neurologic Function; Senior Vice President, Music Therapy at Beth Abraham Family of Health Services; and Disruptive Women in Health Care blogger Judy Greenberg, Director, The Kreeger Museum and Disruptive Women in Health Care blogger   There was also a special musical performance by Washington DC’s Art and Drama Therapy Institute’s Inspirational Choir and Moroccan Ensemble. Attendees also enjoyed a cake designed especially for this event by Chef Duff, star of The Food Network’s Ace of Cakes. I... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4294625 Mon, 27 Dec 2010 13:56:01 +0100 4294625 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4281351&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2F22%2Fregister-now-for-the-2011-conference%2F The Fifth Law and Mind Sciences Conference: “The Psychology of Inequality” At this year’s conference, leading social scientists and legal scholars will present and discuss their research regarding the  psychological causes and consequences of social inequality. The conference will be held on February 26, 2011 at Harvard Law School.  To register for the conference, click on the image above or here for the online registration. For more information about the conference, click here. (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4281351 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:16:19 +0100 4281351 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4272260&cid=t_395367_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2F19%2Fsunday-news-round-up-4%2F First things first: the Senate voted on Saturday to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Hurray! The roll call vote for all of the Senators is here, reflecting the 65 votes for repeal and 35 votes against. The votes for repeal came almost exclusively from Democrats, with just eight Republicans voting yes. My own Senators, Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander, were unsurprisingly among the Republicans who voted against repeal; I’m disappointed in them for voting their party and their prejudice to be on the wrong side of history, the wrong side of human rights and dignity. The repeal will not become active for at least 60 days; HRC has a Pathway to Final Repeal document [PDF] that explains the necessary next steps, and warns service members about the interim: The Human Rights Campaign i... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4272260 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:00:59 +0100 4272260 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4249266&cid=t_395367_175_f&fid=39258&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmypatraining.com%2F2010%2F12%2F10%2Fwhite-coat-a-day-of-firsts-part-2-of-2%2F   Paul The white coat ceremony has become a tradition in medical training programs around the country and has a short but interesting history.  The history for the ceremony at UCD is even shorter.  Sometime last year, the second year students in our program felt so strongly that UCD needed a white coat ceremony that [...] (Source: Palpating the Field) Palpating the Field blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4249266 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 23:47:21 +0100 4249266 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4245423&cid=t_395367_122_f&fid=34736&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FChannelN-PodcastsPoweredByOdiogo%2F%7E3%2FRqeEnBfUhvI%2F Elyn Saks, Eric Kandel, and Kay Jamison Discuss the Importance of Psychodynamic Therapy Clip from a panel discussion at the FPR-UCLA 2010 (Cultural and Biological Contexts of Psychiatric Disorder – Implications for Diagnosis and Treatment) conference hosted by the Foundation for Psychocultural Research. Experts who also live with mental health issues speak about their experience that the combination of therapy with meds is most effective. (Source: Channel N) Channel N blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4245423 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:29:35 +0100 4245423 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4238099&cid=t_395367_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fremembering-elizabeth-edwards-breast-cancer-claims-a-superhero%2F This is a tough day for me. I learned that Elizabeth Edwards died this morning from breast cancer that had spread to her bones. I can’t tell you how this makes me feel because I have so many feelings about it. I wrote about her when she took the time to testify in support of health-care reform. In the midst of all the other trials she was facing, she thought about the millions of Americans that were suffering without the access to the best health care that she had. Which leads me to my first thoughts, that even with the best doctors, the most advanced treatment options, and a great deal of money, Elizabeth Edwards could not beat cancer. She was diagnosed in 2004 when she found a lump in her breast, which brings up my second thought: Early detection is the only real shot we have in truly ... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4238099 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 02:25:21 +0100 4238099 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4237947&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2F07%2Fdr-z-on-dr-phil%2F Heroic Imagination in Action, December 9, 2010. Situationist Contributor, Phil Zimbardo will co-host the DR. PHIL TV show, on: Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010 (for local airing times, see www.drphil.com). This program continues an earlier show (Oct. 25, 2010) that focused on The Lucifer Effect, understanding how good people can turn evil, and centered on the issue of obedience to authority. The new show builds upon that theme by adding demonstrations of bullying by girls in groups, and the power of group dynamics and social trust as revealed in the recent “Bling Ring” Hollywood thefts. Millions of dollars worth of celebrity jewelry and clothing were stolen by a group of young girls, as described by one guest. The final component shifts focus to understand how “bad kids” can turn good and ev... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4237947 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 01:22:56 +0100 4237947 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4241973&cid=t_395367_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FtDDZmKhATIw%2F This weekend I will be facing one of the greatest challenges of the year. I will be competing in my first triathlon. While it is only a sprint distance event, the three different venues of competition bring on an organizational challenge. I have three completely different events to get ready for. I tend to be a pretty focused person. I thrive on doing one thing at a time. Throw three things at me and I can lose focus quickly. In planning for the event, I searched my mind for previous multi faceted challenges and made a list of tools that helped me get through them. Here is a simple toolkit that has helped in multiple situations, from giving a speech, writing a book, to planning a vacation. 1. Checklist: While our minds are good at remembering major facts and figures, it fails miserably at... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4241973 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:00:33 +0100 4241973 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4225434&cid=t_395367_114_f&fid=35708&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ftypepad%2Frwjfblogs%2Fpioneer%2F%7E3%2FbpMzT8MNBp8%2Ftim-oreilly-to-host-unconference-for-health-tech-leaders.html Today we announced a grant to O’Reilly Media  to  sponsor the Foo Health Camp in 2011, a cross-discipline, immersive, informal 'unconference' that will take advantage of a growing interest in applying Web 2.0 and open-source thinking in health care to spark ideas that can expedite changes in the ecosystem of health care services. This event is being announced on the heels of last summer’s O’Reilly Open Source Convention, where we helped sponsor the event’s first-ever health track. A full report of that event’s takeaways is now on our Web site. The Foo Camp-unconference format was pioneered by visionary Web leaders Tim O’Reilly and Sara Winge of O'Reilly Media. O’Reilly Media is a leading technology publisher, conference organizer and supporter of the f... Pioneering Ideas blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4225434 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4225434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214062&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F11%2Fupcoming-lets-talk-about-sex-conference-from-sistersong Next July, SisterSong – an organization that focuses on women of color and reproductive justice – is hosting a Let’s Talk About Sex Conference in Miami, FL. The conference announcement explains that the program will include: workshops and plenary sessions on topics such as birth control, senior sexuality, STDs, microbicides, gynecological health and wellness, erotica, militarism, youth sexuality, and more, all through a reproductive justice lens. Discounted early registration is open through January 31. The call for papers/workshop proposals is open through January 30, and the scholarship application is open through March 1. (Source: Our Bodies Our Blog) Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214062 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:12:55 +0100 4214062 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4207290&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=39251&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rethinkingpatientsafety.com%2Fmy-blog%2F2010%2F11%2Fis-iatrogenic-injury-inevitable.html Sadly, yet another study shows that many patients are harmed by their medical care, iatrogenic injury. Worse, significant effort over the past decade by leading minds in medicine, state and federal governments, professional medical associations and thousands of advocates have produced little impact. The most recent study indicates that the rate of patient harm produced by medical error remains relatively constant. These findings are consistent with what other studies have been showing in the past decade: little if any measurable progress. It is time to re-think the approach being taken to patient safety. The approach we are using has not worked, is not working, and cannot reasonably be expected to work in the future. In the coming weeks, lessons from successful attempts to reduce injuries ... Rethinking Patient Safety blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4207290 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:07:12 +0100 4207290 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4200558&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FJRvQsKEqZuM%2F You probably don’t need anything else to be thankful for, but just in case what you have been so patiently for is finally here – the last two video installments of our “Health Reform After the 2010 Election: Assessing the Viability of Health Insurance in the Aftermath of the Mid-Term Elections” event. That’s right… as a special holiday treat, we have not one but TWO segments for you today – chock full of information and analysis about what the midterm elections could mean for health care reform and, more importantly, how these changes could affect YOUR life, YOUR insurance and YOUR health care. So grab some popcorn (or one more little slice of pumpkin pie), cuddle up by the fire with your laptop and click away at the links below! In the States: The Future of Health Insurance ... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4200558 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:29:54 +0100 4200558 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4189800&cid=t_395367_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2F1kicQ-SDACg%2F Australian virologist Frank Fenner, MD was born in Ballarat, Victoria in 1914. He earned a Doctor of Medicine in 1942 at the University of Adelaide, and from 1940 – 1946 he worked on the malaria parasite in Egypt and Papua New Guinea as an officer in the Australian Army Medical Corps. He subsequently began studying the pathogenesis of mousepox virus at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne. Later he was appointed Professor of Microbiology at the John Curtin School of Medical Research at the Australian National University, where he continued his work on viruses, including myxoma virus. His interest in the balance between virus virulence and host resistance was put to practical use in an effort to control Australia’s rabbit plague through the intr... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4189800 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:27:56 +0100 4189800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4186940&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F11%2F20%2Fvideo-dan-dennett-%25e2%2580%259cfree-will-responsibility-and-the-brain%25e2%2580%259d-the-project-on-law-and-mind-sciences%2F For a sample of related Situationist posts, see “Dan Dennett at Harvard Law on ‘Free Will, Responsibility, and the Brain’,” “Interview with Professor Joshua Greene,” “Daniel Dennett on the Situation of our Brain,” “Dan Dennett on our Interior Situation,” “Bargh and Baumeister and the Free Will Debate,” “Bargh and Baumeister and the Free Will Debate – Part II,” “The Death of Free Will and the Rise of Cheating,” “Clarence Darrow on the Situation of Crime and Criminals,” “Person X Situation X System Dynamics,” “Situation” Trumps “Disposition” – Part I & Part II,” “The (Unconscious) Situation of our Consciousness – Part I, Part II, Part III, & Part IV” and “Coalition of the Will-less.” (Source: The ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4186940 Sat, 20 Nov 2010 04:01:59 +0100 4186940 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4183456&cid=t_395367_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2F8CUPpVXqueE%2F The Diabetes Online Community has given me the amazing opportunity to meet people all over the country (and the world, actually). Whenever I travel, I always look at it as an opportunity to hang out with some of my favorite PWDs. I travel quite a bit, and I always keep an eye out for where I’m going that would give me an opportunity to grab a coffee or munch on cupcakes with people who I rarely get to see in person. Nothing compares with having a personal, real-time dialog with someone, and nothing is more gratifying than seeing someone else prick their finger or whip out their insulin pump. Next week, Erik and I will be in his homestate of Minnesota for Thanksgiving, so I contacted my buddy Scott Johnson to let him know we’ll be in town. Scott and I would love to get a bunch o... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4183456 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:41:09 +0100 4183456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4183387&cid=t_395367_114_f&fid=35708&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ftypepad%2Frwjfblogs%2Fpioneer%2F%7E3%2FxdjGbm2HZuM%2Fpatricia-flatley-brennan-discusses-project-healthdesign-at-tedmed.html We had the good fortune of catching-up with Project HealthDesign Director Patricia Flatley Brennan while at TEDMED this year. In this video Q&A, Patti discusses how Project HealthDesign is redefining the way we fundamentally perceive Personal Health Records (PHRs), away from a repository for health information and towards a “platform for action.” This includes enabling patients to track their “Observations of Daily Living” (ODLs) to better understand the state of their health and create an impetus to action. Check out our interview with Patti and let us know your thoughts on ODLs and the work Project HealthDesign is doing.   (Source: Pioneering Ideas) Pioneering Ideas blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4183387 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4183387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4178930&cid=t_395367_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FkfiLCB5KGGg%2F I’ve been hearing about the vertical farm concept from Dickson Despommier for years – as a faculty colleague of his here at Columbia University Medical Center, and more recently as co-host of TWiV and TWiP. I could not help but be enthusiastic as the idea grew from a seed, to seeing Dickson jetting around the globe trying to build the first prototype. Now that the eponymous book is out, does it stand up to the hype? The Vertical Farm begins with a brief history of agriculture: how humans learned how to grow their food, slowly developing the technology to eke more and more from the earth. We learn about how machinery, petroleum, and fertilizer have impacted farming. But more importantly, Dr. Despommier reveals how farming, while growing more efficient, has slowly destroyed earth... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4178930 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:44:07 +0100 4178930 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4179381&cid=t_395367_113_f&fid=38494&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcuretogether.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F11%2F18%2Fplease-vote-and-help-curetogether-win-10000-in-the-amgen-changemakers-contest%2F Hi everyone, Just a quick note to let you all know that CureTogether is a finalist in the Amgen/Changemakers Empowering Patients Competition!! Thank you for being part of this. Please vote today – we have a good shot at winning the $10,000 grand prize if we get enough votes in the next 13 days. It can be your good deed for the day! Please take half a minute to cast your vote. THANK YOU so much!! Wishing you all a wonderful day, Alex (Source: The Collective Well) The Collective Well blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4179381 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:58:46 +0100 4179381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4179390&cid=t_395367_114_f&fid=35708&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ftypepad%2Frwjfblogs%2Fpioneer%2F%7E3%2FdY_HupvekC4%2Fits-starting-to-add-up-a-few-observations-from-amia-2010.html I’ve just finished three days at AMIA’s Annual Symposium – the geekfest gathering of informaticians (or informaticists, if you prefer).  It’s a big conference, with many themes and tracks, so it’s hard to draw general conclusions as any observations are largely functions of which sessions one chooses to attend.  So I’ll try not to generalize (too much) but offer a few thoughts on what I saw and heard. Meaningful Use policy is a really delicate business.  As provider organizations are starting to translate Meaningful Use requirements into operational plans, the details are getting really tricky.  I saw a panel representing some real EHR pioneers (e.g. Intermountain Health Care, Marshfield Clinic) that showed how even for them, who’ve been using EHRs rat... Pioneering Ideas blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4179390 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4179390 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4175764&cid=t_395367_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F11%2F17%2Ffda-approves-vyvanse-for-teens%2F In this study, patients were randomized to a daily morning dose of Vyvanse (30 mg/day, 50 mg/day or 70 mg/day) or placebo [...]. All subjects receiving Vyvanse were initiated on 30 mg for the first week of treatment. Subjects assigned to the 50 mg and 70 mg dose groups were escalated by 20 mg per week until they achieved their assigned dose. The primary efficacy outcome was change in Total Score from baseline to end point in investigator ratings on the ADHD Rating Scale (ADHD-RS). [...] All Vyvanse dose groups were superior to placebo in the primary efficacy outcome. The safety of Vyvanse was also evaluated during the study. The most frequently occurring treatment-emergent adverse events reported in patients treated with Vyvanse were: decreased appetite, insomnia, and weight decrease. Saf... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4175764 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:35:05 +0100 4175764 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4172312&cid=t_395367_140_f&fid=34844&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheicarusproject.net%2Fevents%2Fmad-gifts-art-show-opening-reception On the evening of November 5th at Small World Coffee in Princeton, NJ, The Icarus Project’s Mad Gifts Art Show debuted.read more (Source: The Icarus Project - Navigating the Space Between Brilliance and Madness) The Icarus Project - Navigating the Space Between Brilliance and Madness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4172312 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:50:14 +0100 4172312 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4155233&cid=t_395367_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FANWmd_mcvj8%2F Karen Daley, the newly elected president of the American Nurses Association (ANA), knows firsthand the dangers of the nursing profession – especially the prevalence of needlestick injuries. Daley was herself a needlestick victim – an injury that resulted in her contracting multiple bloodborne infections. As a result, Daley has become one of the most vocal advocates for sharps safety.   Ten years ago, Daley had the honor of watching President Clinton sign the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act(NSPA), a landmark step for needlestick safety advocates. But, as Daley stated, NSPA is not enough to make the workplace a safe place. That is why she, along with ANA CEO Marla Weston, announced last week that ANA would be relaunching their Safe Needles Save Lives campaign. This announcement c... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4155233 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:46:17 +0100 4155233