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 'approaches'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:31:29 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5119027&cid=t_157825_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F12%2Fnot-just-neural-plasticity-health-system-plasticity%2F In chronic pain management there seems to be a pretty consistent pathway for people to finally get to interdisciplinary treatment.  First a referral from the primary care physician or GP to one or more specialist medical people – maybe an orthopaedic surgeon, or a rheumatologist, or a psychiatrist, or a neurologist.  This person will carry out investigations, get the results, make a determination that the problem is “not theirs” – and suggest some kind of management, or a referral to another kind of orthopaedic surgeon, or a rheumatologist, or a psychiatrist, or a neurologist… who will repeat the same. Finally, after many investigations and referrals and consultations, around 3 years later, the person makes it to a chronic pain management centre.  (btw I am... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5119027 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:17:04 +0100 5119027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5097140&cid=t_157825_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F02%2Fmore-managing-migraines-without-medication%2F Anyone familiar with migraine will know the first signs of an impending attack. What might be a little less familiar is the precursor to the “first signs”, and what may also be unfamiliar is the thoughts that accompany those first symptoms. Today I want to talk about ways to manage this phase of a migraine – without medication. As an aside, some people have suggested that there are ways to completely get rid of migraine, often suggesting that one of the problems could be around the numerous nerves that innervate the face, neck and scalp. One of the common suggestions is to have chiropractic or osteopathic treatment to “do something” to the nerves in this area. I put the “do something” in quotation marks because I really don’t know what the so... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5097140 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:30:04 +0100 5097140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5029273&cid=t_157825_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2F12%2Fself-efficacy-and-fear-of-movement-mediate-pain-intensity-and-disability-in-acute-pain%2F Most clinicians working in chronic pain management are well aware that the time it takes for people to finally be referred for management of their pain is far too long and some of the readers of this blog who work with people who have acute pain may wonder whether anything I write about applies to them and the people they treat.  To both groups of readers – today’s post should apply! Arguably the most common reason for people seeing a doctor is because of a musculoskeletal pain.  Treatment is usually quite simple: diagnosis, pain relief, anti-inflammatories and gradual return to function.  It’s this last part of treatment that seems to cause the most trouble for people - what if the pain doesn’t settle, what if I’m damaging my body, how long should I &#8220... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5029273 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:29:01 +0100 5029273 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4945248&cid=t_157825_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F06%2F17%2Fwhat-to-do-about-catastrophising-even-when-youre-not-a-psychologist%2F In this study, 25.9% of those reporting acute pain, and 51.3% of those reporting chronic pain endorsed catastrophising beliefs.  And this group of people were not seeking treatment (as an aside, this is one of few studies to look at non-treatment-seeking people)!  The study also found that in those with high levels of catastrophising, mental health problems were more prevalent, and that catastrophising explained a good proportion of work disability.  In other words, even in this very healthy group of people, catastrophising was associated with greater vulnerability to having difficult managing pain and keeping mentally healthy.  If this finding is identified in other non-treatment-seeking people, I think we can confidently draw the conclusion that catastrophising may be one of the more... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4945248 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:24:01 +0100 4945248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911844&cid=t_157825_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F06%2F08%2Fa-brief-review-of-cognitive-behavioural-approaches-for-pain-management%2F Cognitive behavioural approaches for pain management are not exactly the same as cognitive behavioural therapy for mental health problems.  While there are some underlying concepts that are the same, cognitive behavioural approaches for pain management include a wider range of strategies, and are far less readily defined than the very structured approach used in mental health.  In fact it has only been in the last few years that research into the process of change in pain management have been conducted. What defines a cognitive behavioural approach? The assumption that people can learn to accept their chronic pain That people can broaden their self-concept beyond being “a patient” into being “a person with pain” That people can learn or re-explore skills to deal ... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911844 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:39:00 +0100 4911844 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4780495&cid=t_157825_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F05%2F04%2Fmore-psychological-stuff-isnt-in-my-scope-of-practice-so-what-can-i-do%2F I promised there would be more on this topic – it’s a popular one and full of vexing questions.  I left off yesterday, after making four points that IMHO might help incorporate some of the psychosocial management to a nonpsychological practice.  They were: Give precise advice about what to do. Give reasons for your advice. Ask the person about their understanding of their pain. Make sure you give clear timeframes for any activity restrictions. The underlying rationale for each of these is to counter two main problems that appear to underpin the development of longterm disability associated with pain: catastrophising, or ‘thinking the worst’, and avoidance. This point is really important, so listen up! It’s not the presence of pain alone that is the problem.�... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4780495 Tue, 03 May 2011 19:32:40 +0100 4780495 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734699&cid=t_157825_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F04%2F20%2Festablishing-routines-and-baselines-recording-daily-schedules%2F I don’t know about you, but I’m not the world’s best at noting down every activity I do during a day.  I get engrossed in the thing I’m doing and I often get interrupted, so it’s not very easy to record my activity moment-by-moment.  Yet, for many of us, this is something we ask for from the people we’re working with. Luckily, there is some research on daily diary methods.  Unluckily for most of us, the best ones (ie most accurate and least intrusive) are electronic!  Useful if you’re funded for some research, less helpful if you’re trying to do this in your everyday clinical setting!  Basically, the research findings show that an electronic, automated and usually random alarm that reminds the participant to record their activity (and us... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734699 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:23:47 +0100 4734699 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734700&cid=t_157825_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F04%2F19%2Festablishing-routines-and-baselines-baseline-recording%2F One of the problems novice clinicians often complain about is that journals and research papers rarely examine or provide practical approaches to daily problems that are encountered when working with people who have chronic pain. It can take a lot of work to locate suitable approaches to things like: ways to help a person who is not accepting that a cure for chronic pain is unavailable ‘motivating’ a person to engage in activities that are anticipated to increase pain how to develop a baseline and establish an appropriate rate of progression how to establish a daily routine It’s tempting to think that in the absence of evidence-based approaches, the clinical skills are artistic rather than scientific, but I’m not so sure about that.  Maybe it’s more a case ... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734700 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 06:11:03 +0100 4734700 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4709469&cid=t_157825_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F04%2F14%2Fdaily-routines-a-framework-for-healthy-living%2F I’m working with a couple of people who are having a good deal of trouble maintaining a routine.  Things like having a reasonably regular bedtime and wakeup time, eating regularly, having periods of energising activity, and periods of rest and relaxation.  While some of our normal routines have been disrupted by the earthquake in Christchurch, and things like getting to a supermarket or petrol station or even to see a doctor can mean travelling further than normal, for these people, routines have not ever really been a strong point. As someone who likes a bit of routine, I personally struggle to understand how people can miss out a meal or go to bed at wildly different times of the night (or early morning!).  Although I have to say I’m not averse to the occasional lie-in!  ... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4709469 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:24:15 +0100 4709469 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4704983&cid=t_157825_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F04%2F12%2Ftalking-about-it-is-it-worth-encouraging-emotional-disclosure-for-people-with-pain%2F One of the more common coping strategies for people with chronic pain is talking about stressful experiences. It’s thought to be healthy to be open and express feelings, while the very idea of repressing or avoiding emotional content seems almost Victorian. And there are various talk therapies in which emotional disclosure is encouraged – in fact, one popular approach suggests that people risk developing chronic pain if they don’t discuss ‘trauma’ (Sarno). So, does it work? Some studies of emotional disclosure have found that it has ‘moderate’ effects – people can feel emotionally better, and their general health status can also improve.  Other studies are more equivocal, with less positive outcomes.  Even in meta-analyses, outcomes have be... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4704983 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:56:57 +0100 4704983 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4429241&cid=t_157825_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F03%2Fcbt-approach-in-the-real-world%2F While there are many papers published about the outcomes from using a cognitive behavioural approach, there are very few describing the process ‘in the real world’. This leaves a gap for many clinicians who may read about it, maybe have training in delivering this type of intervention, or work in a team where it’s an integral part of practice – but who may not know how it ‘works’ except as it’s delivered in a pen-and-paper, sitting-in-a-clinic-room kind of way. Today I’m describing one way I go about integrating a CBT approach into my work.    This case study is a compilation of several people I’ve worked with, in order to protect patient privacy. Simone has neuropathic pain in her dominant hand. She’s a tough cookie who worked... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4429241 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:33:39 +0100 4429241 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4419467&cid=t_157825_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F01%2Foccupational-therapy-the-cognitive-behavioural-approach-for-pain-management-ii%2F In the first post on my commentary of Robinson, Kennedy and Harmon’s review of occupational therapy for chronic pain, I argued that they have misinterpreted the cognitive behavioural approach to pain management, and in particular, that they appear to hold an outmoded view of pain as either biological/organic or psychological, and refute the place of psychosocial models in occupational therapy practice. Yesterday I distinguished between cognitive behavioural therapy and a cognitive behavioural approach - while the therapy is often primarily concerned with ‘talk’ therapy followed by behavioural changes to improve mood for example, a cognitive behavioural approach is a broader concept that is based upon the assumption that people are able to make changes in the way they unde... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4419467 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:46:19 +0100 4419467 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4419468&cid=t_157825_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F30%2Foccupational-therapy-the-cognitive-behavioural-approach-for-pain-management%2F I have always resisted being labelled. I am much more than my gender, my marital status, my diagnosis, my professional background.  I also feel quite uncomfortable about being told what I may or may not do (maybe that’s where my kids get it from?!). I don’t like being told what is and isn’t ‘my role’ or someone else’s role.  I’m interested in what works and doing it well and at the right time for the right reason.  Today’s post is the first of a two-part commentary on a paper by Robinson, Kennedy and Harmon published in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy this month in which it is argued that occupational therapists who offer cognitive behavioural therapy ‘without sufficient attention to occupational therapy’s professi... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4419468 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:00:53 +0100 4419468 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4389378&cid=t_157825_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F24%2Fpulling-the-biopsychosocial-assessment-together%2F Over the past couple of posts I’ve described one way to assess a person’s chronic pain presentation from a medical, psychosocial and functional perspective.  I don’t think there is much difficulty in seeing how these three perspectives can help us develop a biopsychosocial explanation, or formulation, for why this person is presenting in this way at this time – and that’s what assessment is about, when it comes to chronic pain. A quick note on why explanations or formulations are useful when working in chronic pain.  Acute pain is, as most people know, usually directly related to some sort of tissue damage, potential or actual.  The usual rule for helping someone with acute pain is to diagnose the underlying cause of the pain, remediate that causal factor,... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4389378 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 01:25:20 +0100 4389378 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4338291&cid=t_157825_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F12%2Fworking-out-who-does-what-teamwork-at-its-best%2F I work in a large team of clinicians.  We have clinicians from occupational therapy, physiotherapy, nursing, social work, clinical psychology and specialist medics with anaesthetic, musculoskeletal and occupational backgrounds.  Teamwork is absolutely vital to our work. When we start to work with an individual, we work in much smaller teams of two or three: someone with a psychosocial flavour, another with a functional flavour, and (often) someone with an applied focus. While scouting around in my office I found an old book chapter from a book called “Pain Management. A Handbook of Psychological Treatment Approaches” edited by A. D. Holzman and D. C. Turk. It’s an old book, published by Pergamon Press in 1986, but don’t let that fool you – a couple of the ch... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4338291 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 23:17:08 +0100 4338291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4331265&cid=t_157825_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F11%2Fbrain-training-it-happens-all-the-time%2F At the risk of seeming untrendy, the trend to rave on about neuroplasticity can be a bit overdone.  Not, I add quickly, because it doesn’t happen, or it’s not important – in fact, quite the opposite – but because it happens all the time.  And at the back of our minds, I think we’ve known this for quite a while.  How else do you think we manage to learn new things even in our elder years? The reason I’m raising this today is, after yesterday’s post on phantom limb pain and the parts of the brain that are active when we have pain and when hypnosis is used for pain relief, I started to mull over the range of treatments that are used in managing chronic pain.  Now, we don’t have fMRI studies for all the treatments available.  I don’t t... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4331265 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:40:09 +0100 4331265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4314228&cid=t_157825_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F06%2Fsleep-posts-from-2010%2F Sleep is so important for wellbeing (ask any young parent!), and yet many people with chronic pain have really poor and unrefreshing sleep, and very poor sleep habits.  Some pain conditions show changes to the quality of the sleep stages (such as fibromyalgia for example), to the point where these changes can almost be diagnostic, while many people with chronic pain also have low mood in which sleep disruption is a common feature. I’ve written about sleep several times over the past year, and today I provide links to some of these posts for your education and enjoyment. Sleep problems in chronic pain and what helps – Pain can be associated with a sense of poorer quality sleep, and could well have been a factor influencing the onset of insomnia, it’s often other factors that ... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4314228 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:13:48 +0100 4314228 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4305126&cid=t_157825_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F03%2Fall-about-you-and-me-how-health-professionals-influence-pain-management%2F This study looks at the use of the Pain Attitudes and Beliefs Scale with GP’s, or primary care providers. How long does it take to get there? – no, not kids in cars, but a look at the delays in referral for chronic pain management. Rules for doctors – and probably other health professionals – A repost of a wonderful set of instructions written by a doctor! Are these posts with links to my other posts helpful? Let me know – I love comments, and almost always respond.  Don’t forget too, you can bookmark my blog, or you can subscribe via RSS or even email.  Introduce yourself on my ‘About’ page – I’d love to get to know you and what you’re looking for. Filed under: Chronic pain, Clinical reasoning, Education/CME, Research, Therap... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4305126 Sun, 02 Jan 2011 20:18:51 +0100 4305126 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3676831&cid=t_157825_131_f&fid=35007&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbooks.mcgraw-hill.com%2Fmedical%2Fommbid%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1314 This study describes a “high-throughput, sensitive, and reproducible method for target-based metabolomics studies” which can quantitatively profile hundreds of known metabolites. posted by Yannis Trakadis (Source: The OMMBID Blog) The OMMBID Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3676831 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:04:19 +0100 3676831 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3096810&cid=t_157825_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fcracking-down-on-quackery%2F Professor David Colquhoun from University College London in the United Kingdom wrote an editorial that is sure to ruffle some feathers in many healthcare circles. The editoral, which appeared in this week’s Christmas issue of BMJ.com, said that the medical establishment’s acceptance of holistic approaches to medicine was embarrassing. In the early 1900s, doctors tried to eliminate snake oil and secret remedies from being sold as cure-alls to unsuspecting consumers. While they may have eliminated some of it, not long after, in the 1970s or so, alternative and complementary medicines gained popularity, although many in the so-called mainstream medicine considered them to be snake oil as well. And, not only were homeopathy, naturopathy, acupuncture, reflexology and many  other tr... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3096810 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:36:45 +0100 3096810 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1798515&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F394458681%2Fif_you_believe.html If you believe -     traditional systems tend to ignore the human brain’s capability, you may want to consider mental approaches that tap into its hidden and unused resources. If your believe -     well crafted questions build curiosity and lead to quality solutions … you’d likely agree to engage questions that extend personal experiences into entrepreneurial opportunities.If you believe -     targets can lead to solutions for complex problems …  perhaps you’d also see value in reaching across cultures and tossing human differences into the ring for more meaningful outcomes. If you believe -     that to expect quality and growth is to engage dynamic insights about the human ... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1798515 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:38:30 +0100 1798515 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1779654&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F387725744%2Furgent_need_to_change_today.html Start today just as you did yesterday, and you’ll likely insure more comfortable paths to nowhere much different than yesterday’s trek in automatic pilot. Has it happened to you or others at your workplace? Other than the odd confrontations with sticky problems that tend to tip mental scales in the direction of stress, you pretty much do the same stuff in the same way, with the same dead-ended disappointments. Ready for a change in the direction of profitability? Why not start today with one key difference that will zip in new possibilities. Here’s a suggestion that will rewire your dendrite brain cells for growth: Head out to a favorite café for coffee. Then start your day with a notepad and the question, “What one routine could be dropped today in favor of ... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1779654 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:40:53 +0100 1779654 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1386943&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F274329312%2Fbrains_engaged_at_kings_colleg.html If you wonder how King’s College London made it into the world’s top 25 universities … you likely also wonder about dividends from brains at work. It involves seizing opportunities ... as well as creating winning distinctives. In contrast ...  at less successful universities … some claim that students demand more and give less. Others blame higher education faculty for resisting changes that rejuvenate learning. King’s stands out as a higher education campus that looks to opportunities for growth ... and then welcomes partnerships to make it happen. Their golden status raises the question …  what makes any organization top among competitors? Here on King’s campus … the brain is at work to spotlight concrete w... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1386943 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:38:40 +0100 1386943 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1188751&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F225921073%2Freduce_risk_of_failure_draw_mo.html If you take risks … you’ve likely seen your share of mistakes too. Whenever you stand on the front lines and do what is different … you can bet that errors slip into the mix as sure as you get wet when caught in a downpour. So how do risk-takers cope? After 30 years of risktaking to help people draw on more brainpower at work … I have learned ten tips to reduce curve balls and ratchet up a few more home runs.1. Learn from mistakes in ways that apply lessons you learn to improve the next try through. Be specific. List the errors and add a tactic to solve each problem encountered on the last time through. Then watch for solutions and check them off as they come. 2. Look for feedback at many intervals along the way. In one of my books I created an exi... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1188751 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:52:53 +0100 1188751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1177887&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F222952144%2Fintelligent_personable_or_lear.html  You can be intelligent ... personable ... and learning ... but multiple intelligences, personality types, and learning styles … are not the same. Personality types are just that ... and are not multiple intelligences. Neither are learning styles the same as multiple intelligences,  but instead indicate people’s preferences about how they like to learn. Nor should these terms be used interchangeably – as is often done in error. Why does it matter? People who confuse these terms cannot use more intelligences or identify growth in their intelligence mix. Instead their progress slows down in the fog. There are many tests such as Myers-Briggs that help to determine personality type – and tests to identify your personal preferences or learning s... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1177887 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:29:00 +0100 1177887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1141013&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F214186430%2Fthe_entire_mita_manifesto.html Here’s the entire MITA manifesto. Which theses below would turn your business around this week?1. People of every race contribute solutions faster when asked key questions with solutions in mind.2. To transfer winning ideas into profitable practices … rejuvenate teaching … learning … and assessment … into a sense of adventure.3. Teams that criticize will rarely create since one pathway in the brain tends to barricade the other. 4. A business that risks innovations to change the world … will drive the markets with what its workers invent.5. Hook a new idea to what you already know … and increase the value of what you already knew as well as remember more of what you just learned.6. Figure out how you are smart and you will be on your way to ca... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1141013 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:47:53 +0100 1141013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1140007&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F213907379%2Fmita_brain_based_manifesto_par.html If you read parts 1 and 2 … you’ll see brain based theses related to questions and targets where you work. Now it’s time to consider what you expect … in ways that assure more productivity.In thesis 21 to 30 … you’ll catch the MITA manifesto for using more brainpower at work: 21. Be careful what you expect … because you’ll likely get it … both the good and the bad! 22. Draw or sketch what’s expected in order to clarify and illustrate the colors lines and textures you visualize in quality outcomes. 23. Shift gears to defend the opposite of your best ideas and you’ll likely head off criticism before it hits.24. Factor in mistakes and use them daily to make better decisions than the day before. 25. Transform attacks into s... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1140007 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:24:24 +0100 1140007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1126399&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F210091114%2Fgm_shifts_gears_to_right_brain.html  People often ask … “How does neuroscience benefit business?”  Since answers to that question are a real tonic … I never get tired of being asked about marks of on the job intelligence. It's a growing trend.  GM’s Products chief, Bob Lutz, for example ... is selling more these days after he started a more right brain approach to making cars. According to the Baltimore Sun today … recently, the right brain has been involved from the start thanks in large part to Lutz, and the results are beginning to show with the latest generation of GM cars, trucks and crossovers like the Saturn Aura and redesigned Chevy Malibu. They're getting great reviews and starting to catch on with consumers.GM is abandoning what Lutz called an &ldqu... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1126399 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:35:50 +0100 1126399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1122197&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F208650756%2Fwired_against_new_year_resolut.html Most 2008 resolutions will fail us. For those who make promises every New Year that won’t come as a shock. After all … we are socialized to believe if we resolve it … we’ll do it. Right?So say revelers every New Year's Eve. Without a doubt … one or two of your top ten determinations … could come to pass. Often resolutions pan out to be empty dreams though. According to brain experts … who report that human brains literally work against change.Working memory is simply too small to store renewal plans until they become habits. Furthermore … the brain is unable to hold or process these newly planned actions.  New brain imaging shows how brains erase newly acquired ideas to free working memory space minute by minute ... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1122197 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 22:07:24 +0100 1122197 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1122198&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F208607154%2Ftop_10_workplace_resolutions_f.html New Year’s is more than a time for personal resolutions. Beyond plans to lose weight, sleep more, or exercise daily … why not consider change at work.Here are MITA’s top 10 workplace resolutions for 2008:1. Start everyday with clearer targets and revisit these at the day’s end.2. Prioritize vital needs and then do these first.3. Glance ahead often and stay focused on the larger picture.4. Make personal growth part of the daily routines.5. Learn something new from people at work and then try it out.6. Schedule in parts of each day for sheer fun and adventure.7. Give a few things away to people who least expect gifts. 8. Laugh at the little things, and refuse to worry about the rest.9. Take financial risks and invest often in a larger vision.... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1122198 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:03:06 +0100 1122198 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1121983&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F208322443%2F5_tips_to_brainy_resolutions_f.html Here are five practical access points to more extravagance from your brain … and life-changing opportunities in the coming year.1. Question to reboot your brain daily. Keep curiosity alive by stimuli you stir up through questions such as … “what if…?” 2. Target to win! List specific plans in bite sized pieces … and you’ll rewire your brain’s plasticity with each one that you set out to accomplish.3. Expect quality so that you project the finished project … onto screens at the back of your mind. Add details of colors, lines, cost, value and textures. 4. Move your full mix of multiple intelligences into action! Why operate on one or two cylinders when you can run a day’s efforts on eight or more talents.5. Reflect to optim... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1121983 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 04:37:35 +0100 1121983 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1075112&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F196224624%2Fdoes_learning_add_profit_where.html Do you learn in life-changing ways? Daily? Or was learning set aside when you signed that last seemingly solid work contract? If you say yes to ongoing learning …. then innovative aspects of your work today ... will likely inspire people around you? It happens less than it should though ... and so good firms are spiraling down. As more and more people look to learning at the core of lasting success … Hebbian learners are being left behind daily in their sinking dugouts. Have you seen it happen? If you’re ready to reboot your own learning momentum ….   Here are 5 MITA questions that act as brain based growth guides for leaders who see progressive profitability at work. 1. Do you question routines and welcome  ... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1075112 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:17:45 +0100 1075112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1070359&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F195034175%2Ftrapped_in_routine_work.html People feel trapped in routine work that pays the mortgage … but fails to challenge their minds. If that describes you – why not fuel a brain based approach beyond boredom. In order to launch your new career without financial losses along the way …1. Block out 10  minutes daily …  to create a wider vision for your skills. This reflective time could be during a commute. Or it could be a regular break at work. Tt should be set for the same time daily though. That way your brain will map out new spaces for reflection. And before long future planning will become a regular habit ... as you build neuron pathways that move you past boredom and toward a custom designed enterprise.2. Ask  What if …?  Then ... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1070359 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:52:50 +0100 1070359 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1049050&cid=t_157825_135_f&fid=35272&url=http%3A%2F%2Fslimconomy.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fhivaids-societal-virus.html AIDS has always been a controversial issue in society. HIV/AIDS has defined a generation, and it has created polarization politically, socially and ever more so, economically. The recent re-evaluation of globals AIDS cases by UNAIDS is yet another example of how fragmented the approach to HIV/AIDS has been and continues to be. HIV/AIDS has evolved to a point where we now have denialists who deny a link between HIV/AIDS and growing speculation by the public that AIDS is a conspiracy (no matter how preposterous this is) of Abbott and other nefarious drug companies and the US government. HIV/AIDS has a complete mythology in African cultures as well, that it can be "cured" by having sex with a teenage virgin, or that girls under 14 can't carry HIV. Some religious groups say AIDS is a disease t... Slimconomy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1049050 Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:54:00 +0100 1049050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1027229&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F184950859%2Fcould_multiple_intelligence_to.html The best parts of my work come in cool calls or emails from interesting people ... who use MITA ... or who wonder about what a brain based center does from 9 to 5. Today, for instance,  an email from Linda caught my eye and summoned a response.  A Canadian college student, Linda, splashed serotonin from her email into my busy day … for two reasons. First, I’m intrigued by the sheer sense of curiosity that peppered her post.She wrote that in her course … “Adults with Learning Disabilities” … she saw Multiple Intelligences Theory as a tool for adult learning. She’d referenced my work … “Curriculum for Success” … which is part of a series I wrote for Channel 13 Professional Developme... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1027229 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:34:37 +0100 1027229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=965926&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F172531740%2Ften_distinctives_in_a_brain_ba.html What transformations distinguish any ordinary day where you work? If you answer that question - without much hesitation ... you're likely more fueled with curiosity than boredom at work. Do you agree? According to  MITA Entrepreneurship -  1. You learn more by chasing 2 footed questions than by listening to lectures. 2. You create mental maps for consensus and roll out doable brain based peace plans.3. You vent less on problems and focus more on creating solutions with the brain in mind.4. You target to win ... with a new appreciation for how you are smart.5. You set the stage for beauty in ways that offer opportunities for personal renewal.6. You learn from mistakes ... as you stick a neuron in your head and la... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=965926 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:04:32 +0100 965926 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=965328&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F172345884%2Freflections_of_successful_and.html People everywhere see entrepreneurs as successful and outstanding uptakes for the business stage of the future, and so do I. So what does it take? When I think of entrepreneurs leading the pack … I think of innovative leaders like Liz Strauss ... who jumpstart their day and fuel their firms … with questions that reboot the human brain. What are you asking these days that could skyrocket your business into success?Successful entrepreneurs head toward new peaks through  targets that offer feet for stepping past barriers … and wings for flights to the winning bulls-eye.Entrepreneurs heading toward success … expect performance improvement … and describe its shades, shapes and colors as signposts that guide lucrative outcomes.With multiple intelligences i... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=965328 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 03:13:12 +0100 965328 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=964742&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F172101409%2Fentrepreneurs_move_more_intell.html Successful entrepreneurs distinguish their firms by the way they move mental resources, into practical tools for stirring up talents. First, they deal with differences in ways that ratchet up productivity. How so? For instance, innovative thinkers who add feet to their ideas,  both use and develop multiple intelligences in ways that add to the bottom line. Check out this survey to see if it happens for you?If individual, team or unit productivity has decreased from where you stand, or if morale is down, and  you sense business could be better, it’s likely time to move your mental resources to get better effects.  Here’s how multiple intelligences moved one driver ed business into better results, for instance.Just as lack of mental energy results in less prod... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=964742 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:42:18 +0100 964742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=962683&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F171881101%2Fbe_careful_entrepreneurs_get_w.html If entrepreneurs get just what they go after… and I believe they do … then it makes sense to expect the best. Recently,  I met with an innovative young leader who explained a new plan to improve productivity in his lagging driver ed business. When I asked him what improved performance would look like, he grappled for words. Nor could he describe what he’d expect to see on the new horizon he planned. No wonder his contractors delivered second best and his own performance remained less than stellar.What traits do you see that add to performance improvement in your organization?Perhaps employees work especially well in teams … or clients say they feel listened to … or people enjoy your innovative setting - where morale remains high. If you see colors or ... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=962683 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 03:50:17 +0100 962683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=932128&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F166145811%2Fnurse_entrepreneurs_quickly_le.html Nurse entrepreneurs are rising up so fast in many states …  that the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts nursing will be one of the top ten fastest growing US professions  in the coming decade. The National Association of Independent Nurses states on their site…. Nurses will never be considered a true profession as long as the vast majority of the members practice as employees. Perhaps that explains why more and more nurses are finding lucrative market niches – outside of nursing bureaucracies that traditionally held them back. This new autonomy is creating leadership among nurses that will likely renew the entire medical field. Not that this move comes without its roadblocks, though. Funding can be slow to a young, growing professional shift, and to sustain i... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=932128 Sat, 06 Oct 2007 13:18:48 +0100 932128 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=836956&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F151333431%2F5_brainpowers_for_innovative_a.html While traditional firms grab, bend, choke and drop under the weight of rigid rules and lock-step procedures – entrepreneurs take advantage of newly discovered brainpowers. Modern trends are rising up to transform workplaces through sheer innovation. Just look at Google’s policy to reward innovation by paying for people to risk new innovations … daily.  How can it happen at your firm?  Here are 5 brainpower benefits that jumpstart successful entrepreneurship: 1. Solutions that draw from a wider mix of intelligences at meetings. It’s the opposite of expecting talented people to passively sit and listen to one or two talkers in boring meetings. Instead facilitators ask 2-footed questions and answers pop up from hidden and unused parts of underused brain... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=836956 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 19:42:56 +0100 836956 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=786014&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F141745825%2Fgrow_what_you_do_well.html It struck me as I read Liz Strauss' post how currency comes from anything we do well.... At least anything that people want or need. Do you remember how journalist Shirley Povich won great popularity at the Washington Post? I’ve often been intrigued by Povich’s personal philosophy … “No story has been written that couldn’t be written better.”  Would that describe something you do  you'll do at work today ... or this week? Some people tell you they get so lost in the fast flying technologies that they forget to take time out to develop what they already do well. Yet the art of growth starts with what we do. Opportunities for new development of your best ideas will be there as long as humans a... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=786014 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 22:02:28 +0100 786014 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=783156&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F141207087%2Fthe_ultimate_guide_to_help_peo.html What distinguishes people who reach exquisite targets and seem to climb from peak to peak past most of their peers? First,  successful achievers seem far less concerned with what they lack and more focused on talent not yet developed. Because of their emphasis on mobility - less brainpower is lost to critiques. I know that I tend to hit more goals when I focus on the talent that can take me there – rather than on resources that could hold me back.When the human brain sends laser beam concentration to any target or vision - you increase your chances for successfully getting there. You also tend to avoid the distractions that leave many people  short of their targets. How so?Start with a pro-active plan. One way I proactively try to improve conferences on the brain – fo... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=783156 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:17:27 +0100 783156 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=729947&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F133001260%2Fwhy_we_hold_on_and_how_to_let.html A few days ago I sat in on a meeting where a new leader took over a major project – that the former leader clearly could not let go. The project pace slowed to grinding halts each time the past president raised another objection or silly question. Nothing seemed to please him, as he watched his pet project careen off the road he’d paved well for years. The new leader’s vision was lost for the evening, as we all tried to maintain the older man’s dignity in tact, while edging a new leader’s forward. What would you do?The whole scene reminded me that regardless of how passionately we hold onto visions … or how well we lead projects –a time comes to let go as a way to move the vision forward with new talent. Why then do people hold on when it’s ... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=729947 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:04:56 +0100 729947 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=652017&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F120284950%2Freflect_where_to_from_here_in.html Driver Ed Safety renewal is brain based, when drivers draw on more mental action based on the latest research about human capabilities to improve.... Renewal in Driver Ed Safety, for instance,  draws from  …1. Bodily-Kinesthetic -- when learners move, use their bodies to grasp a concept,  walk to rethink a controversial issue, or use body language to make a point. 2. Verbal-Linguistic -- when learners share their safety stories, write essays, participate in interviews, converse easily with other views. It’s about speaking out and feeling heard and about listening to those around us and acting on ideas beyond our own. 3. Intrapersonal – when learners keep journals of progress, enjoy reading alone, or study to answer personal questions about driver safety. N... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=652017 Mon, 28 May 2007 16:42:09 +0100 652017 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=652018&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F120272403%2Fmove_multiple_intelligences_in.html Change directions for changed results. That was Einstein’s motto and I hear it from many in the blogosphere. I’m sold from what I observe in workplaces that excel too. What changes have you seen in driver edu approaches?  In the last three posts in this MITA series … we’ve drawn on brainpower often hidden or unused in driver safety programs. In response to Kieran’s email, I suggested distinctive  possibilities for Driver Ed using the first three MITA steps:1. Question2. Target3. ExpectIn this post, step 4 in the MITA series will suggest ways to MOVE resources through learning tasks that allow drivers-in-training to use more of their unique intelligences to learn new safe driving habits. How so?One key is to have drivers-in-training teach one another... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=652018 Mon, 28 May 2007 15:39:01 +0100 652018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=652019&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F120122610%2Fexpect_safety_practices_throug.html Remember our Driver Safety Program Question asked … What would a driver safety program  look like - with more of the brain in mind?The safety program Targets included:- Align tasks in your driver program to match Road Safety Authority facts - Compare five personal safety habits with five from the Health and Safety Authority- Show safety implications from  road crash stats and road safety strategies - Apply new standards for vehicle registration plates to create safety precautionsThe time has come to lay out what exact criteria is expected in the program.These five specific traits show what criteria will be measured for success, failure and hopefully for safety growth. These five provide a guide or advanced organizer to the driving student’s brain and as a g... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=652019 Sun, 27 May 2007 23:50:43 +0100 652019 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=652020&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F120109346%2Ftarget_safety_in_driver_ed_mit.html Target safety from brain based insights in a Driver Ed program? What would these targets look like and how could they help to improve safe driving practices?  It all starts with an innovative plan to draw on more brainpower through a safer driver outcome in sight. How so? When the entire program propels drivers toward three or four clearly stated overall endpoints, the brain leaps into gear to reach these targets with similar clarity. Targets allow drivers to rewire their brain’s plasticity for better driving habits because the brain is shaped by targets people move toward. With each target met, safe driving gets easier – and over time - drivers build new neuron pathways for a lifetime record of safe driving. Consider Kieran’s question that sparked this MITA Series i... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=652020 Sun, 27 May 2007 22:18:48 +0100 652020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=652021&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F120074703%2Fquestion_to_drive_with_the_bra.html What would a driver safety program  look like - with more of the brain in mind? That's the question Irish leader ... Kieran ... asked - and that sparked this MITA Series in the first place. That question led to a bareboned 5-step driver safety plan. The intent is to benefit driver safety programs from brain based insights. Step one of any MITA program to engage more brainpower for improved safety - is…QUESTION.... Why so? MITA programs start with the kind of 2-footed questions that raise curiosity and build new dendrite brain cell connections for improved driver safety. Simply stated ... questions spark multiple intelligences for improved practices …. In contrast - to merely tell drivers about safety facts information or to lecture ... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=652021 Sun, 27 May 2007 17:53:17 +0100 652021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=652022&cid=t_157825_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F120051177%2Fa_program_to_drive_with_the_br.html How curious are you and how do questions reboot your brain? Today I had a letter from a leader in Ireland – where I will travel again next week. The letter read …Dr. Weber I am currently studying for a degree level course in Accident and Safety Management which relates specifically to Road Safety. I am also currently employed as a Training Manager with a large Road Safety organization which specializes in Driver Training.I am reading again your two books “MI Strategies in the Classroom and Beyond” and “Student Assessment That Works” both of which I find stimulating and fascinating.My reason however for contacting you is that I was wondering if MI strategies such as you propose have ever been applied to Driving Instruction or indeed Psychomotor Skills Ba... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=652022 Sun, 27 May 2007 15:09:57 +0100 652022 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=490659&cid=t_157825_131_f&fid=35007&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbooks.mcgraw-hill.com%2Fmedical%2Fommbid%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D149 This article provides further support to the idea that perhaps, in the future, we will be performing part of the screening for inborn errors of metabolism by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). In this article, the authors used NMR and desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry to succesfully identify abnormal concentrations of metabolites in samples from patients with samples from individual patients with argininosuccinic aciduria, classic homocystinuria, classic methylmalonic acidemia, maple syrup urine disease, phenylketonuria and tyrosinemia type II. Thank you very much in advance for your contributions to this blog (Click on login to register and post a message). Philippe Campeau, MD Resident in Medical Genetics at McGill University OMMBID Blog Administrator (Source: The OMMBI... The OMMBID Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=490659 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:57:08 +0100 490659