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 'admission'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:24:04 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5119001&cid=t_183775_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2F8-admissions%2F The wisdom of these timeless spiritual paradoxes are encompassed in all 12 Step Fellowship recovery processes. Admit your fear, and your courage will grow. Admit to not knowing, and you will learn. Admit your weaknesses, and you’ll become stronger. Admit your mistakes, and you’ll begin to move past them. Admit you don’t know what to say, and you’ll have said just the right thing. Admit that you’re confused, and you’ll begin to understand. Admit that you’re hurting, and you’ll begin to heal. Admit that you care, and the things that truly matter will grow stronger. Being honest with yourself, with others, with life, can often be difficult and intimidating. Yet honesty is always the most reliable, the most direct route to truly attain whatever... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5119001 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:33:38 +0100 5119001 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096209&cid=t_183775_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Feven-with-insurance-childbirth-is-an-expensive-undertaking%2F2011.08.03 Childbirth hospital costs these days aren’t cheap. Some studies suggest the cost of raising a child exceeds $200,000, not including education expenses.   Most insurance companies charge women of childbearing age more for their insurance because the actuarial tables say so.  Mrs  Happy and I now have a 3 month old Zachary in our wings.  He is a cute little peanut.  His two brothers, Marty and Cooper adore him. Forty-two days after his April 21st, 2011 delivery, we still had not received our explanation of benefits from Blue Cross Blue Shield for the midwife charge.  I had previously received a statement from them saying the charge was under review.  Perhaps they believed that delivering Zachary was not medically necessary.  I can’t explain it. When I called to ask them w... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096209 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:00:00 +0100 5096209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3827069&cid=t_183775_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmedical-school-and-hard-science%2F2010.08.05 One of the recurring themes of this blog, not surprisingly given its name, is the proper role of science in medicine. As Dr. Novella has made clear from the very beginning, we advocate science-based medicine (SBM), which is what evidence-based medicine (EBM) should be. SBM tries to overcome the shortcomings of EBM by taking into account all the evidence, both scientific and clinical, in deciding what therapies work, what therapies don’t work, and why. To recap, a major part of our thesis is that EBM, although a step forward over prior dogma-based medical models, ultimately falls short of making medicine as effective as it can be. As currently practiced, EBM appears to worship clinical trial evidence above all else and nearly completely ignores basic science considerations, relegating the... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3827069 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:00:55 +0100 3827069 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3259268&cid=t_183775_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FGqEegsFsD4k%2F The wisdom of these timeless spiritual paradoxes are encompassed in all 12 Step Fellowship recovery processes. Admit your fear, and your courage will grow. Admit to not knowing, and you will learn. Admit your weaknesses, and you’ll become stronger. Admit your mistakes, and you’ll begin to move past them. Admit you don’t know what to say, and you’ll have said just the right thing. Admit that you’re confused, and you’ll begin to understand. Admit that you’re hurting, and you’ll begin to heal. Admit that you care, and the things that truly matter will grow stronger. Being honest with yourself, with others, with life, can often be difficult and intimidating. Yet honesty is always the most reliable, the most direct route to truly attain whatever... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3259268 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:47:35 +0100 3259268 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231618&cid=t_183775_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2010%2F02%2F02%2Fselection-of-medical-students%2F The government of The Netherlands has decided to abolish the numerous fixus (weighted lottery) for medical education. This meant that only 2850 students were able to go to med school a year. The numerous fixus was mainly based on high grades on high school. Universities are allowed to make there own selection criteria for admittance to med school. They could still use the average high school grades but they can’t increase the number of medical students since medical education is very expensive. In The Netherlands a med student costs a 120.000 Euros a year, for comparison a students at Law school costs about 30.000 Euros a year. But how do you select medical students. Which criteria should you use. Universities in The Netherlands have been experimenting with selection of medical stude... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231618 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:20:03 +0100 3231618 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2305914&cid=t_183775_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F27%2Fcompetencies-for-recognising-and-responding-to-acutely-ill-patients-in-hospital%2F (Equality Impact Assessment) sets out a non-mandatory framework of competencies for recognising and responding to acutely ill patients in hospital. It supports NICE Guideline 50 (Acutely ill patients in Hospital - July 2007) and includes comments made during a consultation on the document that took place between March and June 2008. Posted in Accident and Emergency Departments, Competency Framework, Critical Care, Emergency Admission, Grey Literature, Hospitals, Quality Tagged: Competencies, Ctitical Care, Emergency Care, Grey Literature, Hospitals, Quality, Urgent Care (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2305914 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:18:43 +0100 2305914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1460868&cid=t_183775_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F21%2Fhealthier-horizons-for-the-north-west%2F ‘Healthier Horizons for the North West’ calls for NHS services in the community and in hospitals to “raise their game” in terms of the quality of care they provide and to listen more to their patients and the public they serve.  It is the North West response to the Darzi Review. In 2008-09, North West NHS services have received £565 million in new growth money, which will now be used to deliver the aspirations set out in the report.  The report calls on the NHS in the North West, its stakeholders and members of the public to shift their focus much more towards the promotion of health and the prevention of illness.  The ‘Clinical Pathway Group reports 2008′ the full report from the eight clinical pathway groups feeding into this response is also available. (Source: F... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1460868 Wed, 21 May 2008 15:45:58 +0100 1460868 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1458507&cid=t_183775_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F05%2F21%2Fdiscrimination-prevalent-amongst-nursing-homes%2F If you’re an older person with a history of mental illness, you may be denied admission to a nursing home. That’s the chilling report of widespread discrimination from the Leader-Telegram (WI), in a story about how many local nursing homes don’t even both to pre-screen potential residents who have a history of mental illness. The article sadly reinforces the mental illness stigma, associating mental illness with “behavior problems.” Most people with a mental illness do not have accompanying “behavior problems” (unless someone is defining a behavior problem as being sad and depressed). What it comes down to is that people don’t want to be bothered with complicated cases, when they have their choice of paying customers with less complicated... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1458507 Wed, 21 May 2008 13:04:43 +0100 1458507 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1352065&cid=t_183775_158_f&fid=36021&url=http%3A%2F%2F3genfamily.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F04%2F04%2Fwas-your-son-or-daughter-rejected-by-a-top-college%2F By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog. April is a gut-wrenching month for any high achieving high school senior applying to colleges. After pouring heart, soul and thesaurus into college essay after college essay, the student waits anxiously for the results. Big 9 x 12 envelope with acceptance letter and paperwork or flat #10 envelope with a rejection letter? These days, notice is more likely to come by email or on your password protected section of the college’s website. Your student logs in and cheers exultantly . . . or groans in pain. Watching From the Sidelines Parenting your teen through this process is like watching him or her nervously step up to bat in a softball game for the first time. Is it a home run, or a single or an out? Receiving the acceptance letter feels like a home run... 3GenFamily Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1352065 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:09:45 +0100 1352065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1331305&cid=t_183775_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F27%2Ftrends-in-children-and-young-peoples-care-emergency-admission-statistics-1996-2006%2F Trends in children and young people’s care - Emergency admission statistics 1996-2006 for children and young people aged 0 -19 years over the period 1996/97 to 2006/07,  including information on trends for: different age groups selected consultant specialties most likely to be involved in the care of children and young people emergency admission methods length of stay in hospital (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1331305 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:17:35 +0100 1331305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1163764&cid=t_183775_93_f&fid=36525&url=http%3A%2F%2Fuvamedicine.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F01%2F20%2Fwhen-do-i-give-up-on-medical-school%2F Introduction I was speaking with a group of undergraduate pre-med students who asked me when I thought someone should “give up” on seeking admission into medical school. My first inclination was to say that if medical school and medicine is your “dream” you should never “give up”. I thought a bit about what might be behind the question and I thought it might make a good essay topic for my blogs. “Should” I have never been a person who dealt in “shoulds” in terms of what might be the best situation for anyone’s life and life pursuit. If you want something and if really desire something, then pursue that “something” and make sure that you are in the best possible situation to achieve your goal. Any realistic (and the emphasis here is on realistic) goal is achievable... NJBMD's Blog from Student Doctor Network blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1163764 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:22:56 +0100 1163764 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1132244&cid=t_183775_93_f&fid=36525&url=http%3A%2F%2Fuvamedicine.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F01%2F06%2Fshadowing-me%2F Some people have asked what may be expected of a pre-med student who is shadowing a physician. I thought that I would write a bit about what I provide and expect on this shadowing experience. The expectations of the physician and the experience of the shadower definitely vary but I hope that this description provides those who have not shadowed with some things that might make the experience better. Legal Matters I have a confidentiality sheet that all pre-medical and medical students must sign before shadowing me. It outlines the confidentiality rules such as you may not disclose the name, condition or any other identifying information of any of the patients that you encounter during the shadowing experience. It also outlines that your may not write on any patient document while in the ho... NJBMD's Blog from Student Doctor Network blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1132244 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:27:25 +0100 1132244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1041289&cid=t_183775_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F11%2F21%2Fpartnerships-for-older-people-projects-interim-report%2F POPP is an initiative being led by the Department of Health, providing £60m funding to council-based partneships to set up innovative pilot projects to: Provide person-centred and integrated care for older people. Encourage investment in preventative approaches which promote health, well being and independence for older people. The strategic aim of ‘Partnerships for Older People Projects’ is to test and evaluate innovative approaches that enable a sustained focus on prevention. It is expected that partnerships will demonstrate improved outcomes in:- Providing more low level care and support in the community with a view to preventing or delaying the need for higher intensity and more costly care Reducing avoidable emergency admissions to hospital Supporting more older people... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1041289 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:35:50 +0100 1041289 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1041290&cid=t_183775_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F11%2F21%2Femergency-admissions-a-journey-in-the-right-direction-plus-toolkit%2F Emergency Admissions: A journey in the right direction? by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) has assessed organisational and clinical aspects of both the immediate and ongoing care of patients admitted as emergencies. The report highlights remediable factors in existing care pathways, particularly the appropriateness, timeliness and frequency of investigations and reviews, the experience of staff and the availability of results, protocols and procedures. They’ve also produced a Self assessment checklist for trusts that allows Trusts to check their progress in adopting NCEPOD’s recommendations following the 2007 report ‘Emergency Admissions: A journey in the right direction?’. This toolkit is for Trust use, and information gene... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1041290 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:45:28 +0100 1041290