MedWorm Tags: blog awards

We are the Champions

Life in the Fast Lane — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:10:03 +0100

Heartiest congratulations to all those blogs nominated for the MedGadget awards for 2010. Unfortunately there can only be one winner in each of the categories...and the winners are (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)

Shout Outs

Suture for a Living — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:43:37 +0100

HL7Standards is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds! You can read this week’s edition here. As a blog dedicated to “engaging conversations on healthcare and technology,” this week’s edition of Grand Rounds is dedicated to posts discussing the relationship between health care and technology. Technology in health care has received more than a notable amount of press over the last few years and more than a few people have something to say about it. In response to Grand Rounds, we received a number of great submissions by health care bloggers, some positive and others negative, about the impact technology has had on how health care is perceived and understood, delivered and received. ……. ………… Next week I will host Grand Rounds. There is no theme, but I would...

Repost from the bus on Irish Blog Awards 2010

The Voyage — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:20:00 +0100

I've got free wifi and a bit of battery time left so here's the short, link free version.In summary, it was excellent. I didn't win the best blog post award, but had zero (well not zero since that would be mathematically illogical since I was nominated) expectation of getting in and the winning post (and winning blogger) was a stunner. Best part of the experience as ever was spending time with a load of intriguing, articulate, provocative and funny people.Myself a selection of other lovely ladies meet in the presidential suite of the well posh g hotel for the Ladies Tea Party, organised by the force of nature that is Sabrina Dent. We had lovely pink wine and delicate snacks and there was nail painting and nail polish remover and it was all fabulous. The women I met with, some I knew alread...

Westward Ho

The Voyage — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:28:00 +0100

It's the weekend of the Irish Blog Awards and I'm off bright and early to Galway tomorrow morning to join the party. Amazingly, I'm a finalist in the best blog post category for a post I wrote last June when Duncan and I had spent a beautiful few days away together, just the two of us. It's a post that flowed out of me, one that expresses my feelings of love, pride, contentment and joy in my child. I'm really happy it was selected to be among the final few posts, astonished too! But it was a lovely surprise in a downer of a week so thanks very much to all the judges for getting it this far. I hope a few people will have read it and consider that parenting a disabled child isn't less than, just different.Here's the list of posts in the category which is sponsored by KRO IT Solutions Grandad...

I CAN'T Wait

The Voyage — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:18:00 +0100

Duncan had another appointment with the dentist this morning. Lady and Thomas have both started school now (more on that later- but it's going well) so it was just the two of us. The 1st time we were at that dentist it was a huge struggle to get him in the building. He stood outside crying for ages while I tried to reason with him. We made it into the waiting room where The Tweenies was playing on a tv, henceforth that room was known as "The Tweenies Room." Duncan utterly refused to leave the room so the dentist came to him and after Thomas modelled the procedure, Duncan consented to allow the dentist a brief glimpse inside his mouth right there. On the next visit he made it to the examination room but not onto the chair, though he did enjoy moving the stuffed dinosaur with the big teeth u...

Shout Outs

Suture for a Living — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:53:30 +0100

DrRich, Covert Rationing Blog, is this week's host of Grand Rounds. You can read this week’s edition here. The Holidays may be over, but there’s no rest for Santa or his cute little Congressional elves. ……….. And so, to Santa, to the elves, and to anyone else enlightened enough to seek it out, DrRich is honored to present: Grand Rounds. ………………………………….. Kim, Emergiblog, is the host of the latest edition of Change of Shift (Vol 4, No 14) ! It is the first edition of the new year. You can find the schedule and the COS archives at Emergiblog. (photo credit) Happy New Year and welcome to the first Change of Shift of the new decade! Are you still writing “09″? I’m not! For some reason I have converted to “01″. Lord knows how...

Radiolopolis under Top 50!

Radiolopolis Blogs — Fri, 08 May 2009 03:00:00 +0100

We are proud to announce that Radiolopolis has been awarded by being added to the Top 50 Radiology and Sonography Technician Blogs by Radiology Technician SchoolsWe appreciate this honor which encourages us to make Radiolopolis even better and to provide more useful information to our members. (Source: Radiolopolis Blogs)

Irish Blog Awards- top blogs I discovered

The Voyage — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:42:00 +0100

While reading various blogs in the past month or so as part of my duties as one of the many judges, I encountered so many blogs I didn't know existed, not so surprising I know! A few were utterly dire, clearly I won't link to these, but some of them I loved.Fist of all Daddy or Chips? which seems to be a magpie sort of blog picking up on fun, pretty and shiny things. I'm happy to be corrected if I'm missing layers of deeper meaning, some sort of rage against the system. It's got pop and well built men and more pop and I liked it a lot.Next I want to highlight Stranded on Gaia which somehow I'd not read before. It's a popular blog, frequently updated with funny as hell stories and rants and some top quality swearing. I'll be back.I discovered what might be the most beautiful blog of the lot...

Irish Blog Awards, great times but how does it work?

The Voyage — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:48:00 +0100

I enjoyed myself so much this past weekend. Heading down to Cork for the weekend, staying in a decent hotel and meeting lots of fabulously interesting, opinionated, talented articulate and passionate people. I loved having some time with my beloved little sister and the banter and craic were mighty altogether. The Ladies Tea Party was delightful and the award ceremony was organised and enjoyable. Everyone I met was warm and friendly and all were impressed at how well Damian and all his helpers had managed everything. New friendships were made and old ones strengthened.It was delightful to return to my family. Gordon met me at the airport with the boys. Thomas blew kisses every time I looked around and smiled at me like a matinee idol, Duncan grinned and held my hand as we drove to pick Lad...

Shortlisted for Irish Blog Award

The Voyage — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:23:00 +0100

This is utterly smashing. The short list is out for Saturday's Irish Blog Awards and I'm still there in the specialist category. No too bad; about 50 or 60 blogs were nominated in this category, it being the one for all the blogs that don't really fit in anywhere else. This was whittled down to 20 or so in the long list and there are now only five finalists. I'm up with four exceptional blogs:Best Specialist Blog - Sponsored by iQ Content xbox4nappyrash.blogspot.combiopsy.wordpress.comirisheconomy.iethefamilyvoyage.blogspot.comirishtaxi.orgEach category has five finalists this year and those I've had a look at are excellent since each blog is judged by about 7 people on merit not popularity. Some of my own favourites didn't make it to the final stage though...boo hoo.The awards party takes...

3 years of The Voyage

The Voyage — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:06:00 +0100

I wrote my first post on January 16, 2006. I'm surprised and proud to have stuck to this blogging game for so long when I was never a diarist or much of a writer.My aims for doing this have been to have a record of our lives and my children's development though I have tended to focus much more on Duncan recently and I rarely now write about our home-education pursuits, except for learning through living. I have changed my layout to display all my favourite blogs, not just those with a disability/autism/home-education/science theme. It's easier to keep up with new posts and hopefully, others reading here might sometimes have a look at something new.Blogging has been a great way to connect with people and learn from them. I've met some in Real Life and some have become true, close online onl...

Nominate now for 2009 Irish Blog Awards

The Voyage — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:23:00 +0100

I've just done it. How about you?It's time to nominate your favourites for the Irish Blog Awards, 2009. So go on then, shoo! (Source: The Voyage)

Weblog Awards 2008

Autism Vox — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:32:52 +0100

Starting January 5, 2009, voting for the 2008 Weblog Awards begins—–and this blog, which I’ve been writing since April of 2006, is among the finalists for best Medical/Health Issues Blog. I’m included in some good company, including Respectful Insolence—-The Differetial—-Junk Food Science—-Stirrup Queen. Thanks to everyone for reading Autism Vox, writing in, sounding off—-it’s been a great year and onward into a new one (very very soon!). Tags: asd, autism, autism blog, awards, blog, blogger, disability, Health, Medicine, pdd-nos, Science, weblogShare This (Source: Autism Vox)

Top Ten Bipolar Blogs 2008

World of Psychology — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:31:37 +0100

Blogs tend to have a short life cycle, with most lasting under two years before fading into archival heaven. Last year Psych Central compiled a list of the top ten bipolar blogs, written by people who have a bipolar spectrum disorder. We’re glad that some of our faves are still active, sad to see a few gone, and pleased to discover great new writers too. We’re pleased to present you Psych Central’s Top Ten Bipolar Blogs of 2008. 1. Furious Seasons There simply could not be a top bipolar blogs list without Philip Dawdy. He’s an excellent journalist whose blog has become synonymous with unrestrained investigative writing on bipolar disorder, mental health treatments and the pharma industry. He does not hesitate to call out BS when he finds it, and he digs for it h...

ThreeFour Doctors Won Awards at the Philippine Blog Awards ‘08 (UPDATED)

Prudence, M.D. — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:09:27 +0100

I’m not sure if everybody’s aware that, in the recently concluded Philippine Blog Awards 2008, there are three four doctors who were recognized and given awards for their notable contributions to the Philippine blogosphere. These are: Dr. Mark Manguerra (more affectionately called Doc Manggy or Manggy) of No Special Effects No Special Effects, PBA ‘08 Best Food and Beverage Blog Who says a doctor’s life revolves only around the art and science of medicine? Doc Manggy is not only a physician, but also a designer, a food lover, and an adventurer of sorts. Also, I heard that he’ll be cooking up a feast next time the TBR bloggers meet up. Hehe. :) If I’m not mistaken, he also co-writes No Special Effects with Graeme, a second-year student at th...

Three Doctors Won Awards at the Philippine Blog Awards ‘08

Prudence, M.D. — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:06:30 +0100

I’m not sure if everybody’s aware that, in the recently concluded Philippine Blog Awards 2008, there are three doctors who were recognized and given awards for their notable contributions to the Philippine blogosphere. The following doctors are: Dr. Mark Manguerra (more affectionately called Doc Manggy or Manggy) of No Special Effects No Special Effects, PBA ‘08 Best Food and Beverage Blog Who says a doctor’s life revolves only around the art and science of medicine? Doc Manggy is not only a physician, but also a designer, a food lover, and an adventurer of sorts. Also, I heard that he’ll be cooking up a feast next time the TBR bloggers meet up. Hehe. :) If I’m not mistaken, he also co-writes No Special Effects with Graeme, a second-year st...

Prudence, M.D. Goes to Philippine Blog Awards 2008!

Prudence, M.D. — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:05:11 +0100

Prudence M.D. (the blog) is fortunate enough to be included in the list of finalists for the category, Best Single Blog Post (Commentary), with the post “The Problem of R.A. 9439” written on my birthday, last year. For those who may not yet know, The Philippine Blog Awards, which have started in late 2006, aims to give recognition to notable Filipino-owned blogs in their respective niches, from arts and culture, technology, politics, to entertainment. It has become the venue to showcase different Filipino blogs that brings impact not only to the country but also around the globe. Health/Medical blogging has yet to flourish, in terms of being recognized by an award-giving body. Noticeably, there are only few health-related blogs/ blog posts that are included and definitely n...

Here Comes Philippine Blog Awards 2008!

Prudence and Madness — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:55:48 +0100

After several months, the much-awaited event, the Philippine Blog Awards 2, has finally arrived! It’ll be held tomorrow night, 6 p.m., at One Esplanade, near SM Mall of Asia (see here for the map). There are no dress codes, so if you want to be pretty made up or just laid back and casual, it’s just up to you. The important thing is that you come and enjoy the event! Unfortunately for those who weren’t able to register, registration has been closed. But if you know someone who had registered but won’t be able to come, you can ask them to give you their slot and just inform the PBA staff and volunteers. For more information, read their notice. The following are the eligible candidates for Bloggers’ Choice Award: 100% Batangueno A.BBA: Adbentyurs ng Bi...

It’s About Time The Filipino Voices Be Heard and Recognized

Prudence and Madness — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:04:56 +0100

The Philippine Blog Awards, a project that started late 2006 and had its first awarding ceremony in 2007, was conceptualized to enable recognition of Filipino-owned blogs that generates quality content, reflective of the Filipino talent, in their respective niches. And what better blog to choose to represent a growing Filipino blog community than a blog that gives you several glimpses on the minds of Filipinos? Of a blog that can bring to the table a sole topic for discussion and yet, present so many views, all willfully and reasonably argued? What better blog to choose than a blog that has utilized the power of words to further improve the dynamics of an ever-growing community of Filipino bloggers? And what about the not so occasional verbose skirmishes that only proves that the blo...

Me? Really?

Unique But Not Alone — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:26:00 +0100

While I was on vacation last week, one of my bloggy pals, Childlife, gave me an award that deeply touched my heart. She wrote a bit more here if you are... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Unique But Not Alone)

The Situationist Named Best Social Psychology Blog

The Situationist — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:00:38 +0100

For the second straight year, we are honored that PsyBlog has named The Situationist the best social psychology blog in its updated Guide to Psychology blogs: Best social psychology blog The Situationist explores the importance of the situation in human behaviour and thought. It covers social psychology, social cognition, and related fields, but it is associated with Harvard Law School and therefore has a broad subject-area. It has both original writing and interesting excerpts from relevant pieces in the media. PsyBlog is authored by Jeremy Dean, a barrister and a graduate student in psychology at University College London. We appreciate his kind words, and recommend reading about the other on-line publications honored. We also appreciate you, our readers. When we launched The Situationi...

Gratitudes

Unique But Not Alone — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:17:00 +0100

It has been a rough day for me emotionally. I guess life's recent events snuck up on me. Tomorrow's surgery for Grace is especially in my thoughts. Right before bed, Grace said, "I think I'm a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Unique But Not Alone)

I'd just like to thank...

The Voyage — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:23:00 +0100

What follows is my acceptance speech, the director's cut.I would like to thank;My children, who are the most wonderful 3 juvenile human beings on earth and without whom I might still be a physicist (gulp) instead of spending my days with them and loving it.The Blog Awards organiser, Damien Mulley and all his minions, for their splendid work.The judges; man they must have waded through some rough material.The sponsor of my award, iQ Content (I'm hoping that's the right link), and the sponsors of the other prizes, Hosting365 and Bubble Brothers for the champagne and Moviestar.ie for the DVD player.All my bog buddies, the people who read this and the special, delightful people who comment.The cranks, quacks and the credulous media who report them, for giving me lots of material for ranty post...

I won!

The Voyage — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:11:00 +0100

I won at the Irish Blog Awards! Yes!This thing you're now reading, is officially the Best Specialist Blog in the Irish blogosphere. Don't ask me what I'm a specialist in...I'm guessing it's something to do with the autism stuff. But anyway, I'm a winner.I'm just going to take a minute to gloat.That's better.SO last night, the Irish Blog Awards were held in a Dublin hotel. I went down from Belfast on the train with my cousin Miche. Though I really didn't expect to win, I was sure it'd be a good night out and a chance to meet a few cyber buddies.It was very well organised, and we were pleased to see that proceeds from the entrance charge went to an epilepsy charity. We took our seats feeling a bit out of place at first. It seemed that many other people there already knew one another. I wonde...

Awards

The Voyage — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:29:00 +0100

Gordon's awards ceremony took place last night. The place was packed, and it was only when we were there that I realised how prestigious it all was. Our < sarcasm> beloved leader < /sarcasm> the First Minister and the Health Minister were in the audience. Gordon was one of only 3 people nominated in his category and I think there were 8 categories. So he was in among the elite in a crowd of about 300. He didn't get the award, not that he was much fussed. But we enjoyed the night out, more so since we're tight and it was free. The awards part wasn't too painful, only those introducing the categories gave a speech and these were succinct and informative, well apart from the woman who droned on about pain and the other who blethered about the danger of BMIs higher than 29, to an audience wher...

In which we drive and enjoy a party

The Voyage — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:02:00 +0100

For much of Saturday, we were all in the car traversing the country in a south westerly direction. It was a beautiful, crisp day and somehow, amazingly, everybody was on great form despite the long journey. The clan was gathering to attend my nephew's christening. We arrived at the church about 10 minutes late, but after having travelled for over 150 miles, much of it on windy, narrow roads, that wasn't too bad...for us.Duncan expressed his desire to go directly to my aunt P's house (she has a nice cuckoo clock and his favourite little dog) about 100 times as we drove. I'd told him that we would go there another day (she lives about 100 miles from our destination), or later, or soon, though he tried hard to pin me down to giving him a more accurate and desirable response.As I'd expected, h...

Long Overdue

Unique But Not Alone — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:47:00 +0100

Michelle at In the Life of a Child awarded me with the Daily Dose award. :) The award is supposed to be passed along to “All the blogs that you’ve discovered that you can’t possibly live without. They make you laugh, cry, think and feel connected every time you read a post. They give you a thrill as you see them loading into your browser and you get an equally satisfying thrill when you see that they have commented on your blog.” Michelle, you have become a true cyberfriend, and I thank you for stumbling upon my blog. I applaud and appreciate your eloquence and ability to remind me that life changing medical issues still qualify as a life. Michelle also granted me with these awards, and each one made me feel special. I've never received a blog award until Michelle gave me several. ...

Short listed for Irish Blog Award!

The Voyage — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:40:00 +0100

Well fancy that, this blog is in the short list for the Best Specialist Blog in the 2008 Irish Blog Awards. There's going to be an award ceremony in a Dublin hotel and everything.This is very cool, and I'm amazed to have been nominated and then included in the short list. The other blogs in this category are;Green InkThe Usual SuspectEoin Purcell’s BlogPiaras Kelly PRWood Pellet IrelandCeartaCrime Always PaysPaddy AnglicanOliver MooreLex FerendaPublic EnquiryRed CardinalIt's a mixed bunch of blogs and they're mostly more, you know, serious and respectable than this thing. I'm flamin delighted to be considered among them, with my rambling, rants and reminiscing. It's not bad for the puny blog of an Irish housewife! (Source: The Voyage)

Tooting our own horn . . .

Women's Bioethics Blog — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:00:52 +0100

Our friends at RH* Reality Check just posted that they've named this blog--along with several others--"Excellent." Thanks to RH Reality Check, and congratulations to WBP and to the blog... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog)

2007 Medical Weblog Awards on MedGadget

PharmaGazette — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:00:40 +0100

Medgadget is one of my favorite blogs and with good reason. Their commitment to bringing medical technology news to the blogosphere is unparalleled. Their articles are concise and informative and always provide stunning pictures and illustrations to enhance the reading experience.Yesterday, MedGadget announced the winners of the 2007 Medical Weblog Awards. This is the fourth year they have run the competition and its purpose is "to recognize the very best from the medical blogosphere, and to highlight the diversity and excitement of the world of medical blogs."All of the nominees have excellent blogs and I don't envy those that had to chose the best out such an impressive collection of "must read" "blogs. Here are the winners:Best Medical Blog: ...

Intellectual Bloggers: My Choices

Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:40:52 +0100

Some of you may have noticed that there is another award on my left sideboard, the Intellectual Blogger Award. Part of the requirements for receiving this award is that the award recipient (me, in this case) must choose five blogs that make her think. I decided that I would choose blogs that deserve more exposure to the public in my opinion, instead of choosing those blogs that have been noticed and awarded the Intellectual Blogger Award several times already. Interestingly, all of the blogs that fulfilled these criteria are written by women. So I am proud to list these blog writers as my five choices; Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted))

Best of the Blogs Award

Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:59:05 +0100

tags: Bipolar disorder, manic-depressive illness, mental health, blog awards Wow, my blog was given another award! This time, Living the Scientific Life was recognized by Psych Central as being one of the top ten blogs to go to to read about bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness. The top ten list for bipolar disorder was compiled with input from readers, one of their associate editors, Sandra, and by John Grohol, PsyD. According to John, "[This award] reflects the excellence in regular writing of entries related to this mental health concern that we feel is consistent and worthy of people's time." As my long-time readers know, I have battled this disorder for most of my life (and mostly in secret). Even though a quick glance through my blog will show you that I do not ...

Famous Blogs - Blog Of The Day Awards - Top Blog Awards - 2007 Weblog Awards: July 2007 - Best Blog - Top Blogs - Best Blog Awards - blogofthedayaward

Graphictruth — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100

Well, the fourth didn't suck entirely after all!Blog of the Day Awards for Wednesday July 4, 2007A Blog of the Day Award goes to Graphic TruthBob King is a multiple personality straddling the Autistic Spectrum and a blogger who supports his passions by designing and selling t-shirts and other materials that showcase his art and design skills. He's learned a bit about blogging, human nature and marketing along the way.I'd be much more impressed with myself had I not at one time run an award site of my own, which gives me some idea of the probable review process and the goal of getting linkage. Hm. Perhaps I should consider giving out awards again.Or not.Stolen Technorati TagsBlog Award Blog Awards winner Bloggers Blogs Awards Blogging Bloggies Weblogs Weblog Award of the day Award web onlin...

Brit Blog Awards 2007

NHS Blog Doctor — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:09:00 +0100

Dr Crippen is flattered to find that NHS BLOG DOCTOR is one of five blogs shortlisted for the Metro Brit Blog Awards political blog of 2007. (Source: NHS Blog Doctor)