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 'blog rounds'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:30:56 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3671586&cid=t_377071_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2FPc7d5tku-UE%2F Yes. I am for a “universal” health care in the Philippines. I cannot think of anyone not wanting a “secured” (meaning easily accessible, convenient, and efficient) health care coverage especially at the point of need. Majority (except US until, recently) of developed nations have some sort of universal health care system that protects its citizens.Look at their health indicators as a result of this. All points to a ‘healthier’ population. Simplistic, yes, but then personally I think health care should be that way. Everyone, every citizen should have access to an affordable, efficient and effective health care system Consider our alternative, our status quo. Access to health care in the Philippines is almost always concentrated on urban communities.Some r... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3671586 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 06:34:00 +0100 3671586 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3671587&cid=t_377071_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2FQSEcjpmJQyI%2F Geez, a not so easy job. Coming up with a blog rounds hosting schedule is well, challenging. But, since I have no choice but to assign (any admin takers pls?) one host each week for the rest of TBR season two, I came up with this (not so genius)  list. I simply got the ordered host from the commentators’ list in this post.  Again, please be reminded of our hosting schedule and guidelines! Prudence MD- April 17,2010 The Orthopedic Logbook -April 24, 2010 Last Minute Madness-May 1, 2010 Joey MD- May 8, 2010 An Adventure Called Life- May 15, 2010 aNesstajah-May 22,2010 The Last Song Syndrome- May 29, 2010 The Doctor Is Vain- June 5, 2010 Ripples from the River of My Thoughts-June 12, 2010 And for those who haven’t read yet the new guidelines… The Blog Rounds edition hos... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3671587 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:14:00 +0100 3671587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3671588&cid=t_377071_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2F6uJDw3bMV7g%2F Six months ago we were poised to rejuvenate season two of TBR. Some of us actually did submit articles for inclusion but it never went beyond my draft. Sorry, my mistake actually.  I thank all those who gave an article for that bungled season two. My apologies, to all of you. To make amends and to revive our thirst for more blogging action, I, together with some blogging MDs are re-launching Season Two of TBR. No fanfare, just pure blogging indulgence on stuff that affects our lives, our patients and the world we live in as physicians. I’m sure we all miss the fun! I’m encouraging my fellow blogger MDs to comment below if you wanted to again join TBR. It will also be our guide in choosing our host blogs for the carnival. For those who are new to TBR feel free to read our previ... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3671588 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 10:39:00 +0100 3671588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3671600&cid=t_377071_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2FfiE0zTfhRQM%2F SurgExperience, the online surgical grand rounds,  is up already in Scan Man’s Notes. Surgexperience 310 enumerates a plethora of blog post that will definitely raise you brows on issues- from politics of health care to semantics of weird care! Blog this on Blogger Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Post this on Diigo Share this on Facebook Grind this! on Global Grind Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Bookmarks Post on Google Buzz Email this via Hotmail Post this to Identica Add this to Mister Wong Share this on Mixx Share this on Reddit Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUp... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3671600 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:19:00 +0100 3671600 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3671604&cid=t_377071_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2FcuTjgB1DZhk%2F It’s tempting to start season two of TBR with some “serious” topics (like health care reform or politics) but realizing we all need a breather from our busy work, I though of something “light” and funny. Not that I’m blind to the flak of our bleeding health care system, but I’ve gone to lengths of babbling and rabble rousing year in and year out I think we need something “refreshingly light” now. So in line with my likeness for Scrubs rather than House MD, I’ve chosen”our funniest medical experience” as our season opener. Yes, dear TBR contributors. In two hundred or so words, you will write about your funniest medical experience, encounters or debacle. If you have the gall or appetite for nauseating laughter after an... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3671604 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:40:00 +0100 3671604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2705103&cid=t_377071_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2FlF9PYS1Rhvs%2Fblog-rounds-season-2-call-for-articles.html It's tempting to start season two of TBR with some "serious" topics (like health care reform or politics) but realizing we all need a breather from our busy work, I though of something "light" and funny. Not that I'm blind to the flak of our bleeding health care system, but I've gone to lengths of babbling and rabble rousing year in and year out I think we need something "refreshingly light" now. So in line with my likeness for Scrubs rather than House MD, I've chosen"our funniest medical experience" as our season opener. Yes, dear TBR contributors. In two hundred or so words, you will write about your funniest medical experience, encounters or debacle. If you have the gall or appetite for nauseating laughter after any grandiose display of your missteps, maybe you can write about your m... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2705103 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:40:00 +0100 2705103 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2702254&cid=t_377071_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2FA6mm6s2K29U%2Fnew-guides-to-season-two-of-blog-rounds.html A few new guidelines before we finally start Season Two of The Blog Rounds: The Blog Rounds edition host each week shall be chosen at least 3 days prior  to posting of the call of articles. Adherence to hosting schedule is very much encouraged. Call for articles for the upcoming TBR edition should be posted on the host blog by  6:00PM PST of Sunday Blog articles for carnival are due by 11:59 PM PST Friday the same week. The Blog Rounds round up of posts will posted on the host's blog, 12NN Saturday the same week after the call for article post. Send the host- blogger for that edition (schedules are listed here) an email containing the title and url link to your post. One entry per blogger. Short recent posts between 200 and 500 words are preferred Posts are to be written fo... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2702254 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:00:00 +0100 2702254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2702255&cid=t_377071_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2FysQZe2CDql4%2Fblog-rounds-season-one-ends.html What a way to end a season! Not with a bang I guess, but yeah how about patting ourselves in the back?!! The Blog Rounds Season One produced thirty one (31) solid, blog carnival editions and plenty more additions to its blogger contributors. That's a lot of read worthy, succulent and lively publication than any other department could produce in one year! It's quite amazing how we were able to conglomerate and start this blogging carnival ourselves. What's even more astounding is the quality of posts contributed and how the carnival were hosted- an achievement in itself and praiseworthy to say at least. While most physicians are dubbed as  "boring" personalities, blogger contributors to TBR are among the most diverse, most interesting "cut" of doctors that ever hit the Philippine's m... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2702255 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:34:00 +0100 2702255 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2447401&cid=t_377071_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2FyJf9wX3tu9k%2Fblog-rounds-one-year-and-counting.html Yes folks! We're not infants anymore! Despite numerous delays and whatnot, The Blog Rounds' still here blogging and we are still blog hopping.True to our real busy lives in the clinics, I forgot to commemorate its first year on the net. But that's not the same as, err we are dead. Are we??No we're not. I'm not. And for as long as I have an internet connection TBR will continue to do its rounds in the blogosphere.Thus, I'm jump starting the 'commemoration" with what else?, commemorative edition round up of course! Details of this edition will be posted soon, so medical bloggers and TBR contributors, prepare your articles!So who wants to host this edition???Any suggestions on what to do with TBR's first year anniversary??? leave your comments or suggestions here! (Source: The Orthopedic Logb... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2447401 Sun, 31 May 2009 03:20:00 +0100 2447401 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2236440&cid=t_377071_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2FzvrAnRmSw7o%2Fadvice-to-our-new-medical-graduates.html Is it this the right career for me?Where am I now? What should I do? Where should I start my practice?Am I relevant to where I'm going to practice? Will I earn a living in this profession? Too late, but those are just few questions that swarm the minds of our new (medical) graduates. The doc bloggers of TBR will attempt to share our 'answers' to some of these questions. The 31st edition of TBR dubbed "Letter to a (Medical) Graduate" will be hosted by Doc Gigi on her blog The Last Song Syndrome. Check out her call for articles here!The Blog Rounds is a biweekly compilation of the best in Philippine's medical blogosphere, written by physician bloggers (or the medically inclined bloggers) and hosted on a participating blogger's weblog. Archives and edition schedules ( plus the host blogger) a... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2236440 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:36:00 +0100 2236440 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1891993&cid=t_377071_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D5026 Here is a list of interesting blogposts I came across in the last month since my last bloground. Vagus recently relocated and blogs about his new job experiences: Private Practice Things that frustrate me A mixed kinda day I’ll take you home by Lostsheep In A Difficult Position by Sawling CSI Bukit Bintang: Pilot by Dr Frappucino Darren had a few interesting thoughts to share: The “Ada-ada” Syndrome “Ada-ada” Syndrome (2) Jonahness is appreciated Threatened Insanity by Docyana What is the different between doc and pharm? by CYtusm Paperless prescription : Pro vs cons by fang Referrals Gone Awry by Chiam Extreme negativism!! by Cindy True stories that are too good to be true by Adeline Aisehman 4: screw-up fundings by Pilocarpine What they lack is common sense by d... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1891993 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1891993 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2036313&cid=t_377071_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2F423212680%2Fi-was-crying-dry.html (Disclaimer: All names and characters in this story were deliberately changed to protect the privacy of the patient concerned. If you felt the story was referring to you or someone you know, you are wrong.) "Hepe, you might want to go the ward now." The nurse on duty 's voice on the phone, sound a little bit gloomy. I just came down from assisting a junior for an OR that extended to almost 12 midnight and I barely touched "the bean bag" to rest. My team wasn't on duty that night. "Bakit hepe?" (Hepe, is our pet calls for male residents and male nurses in the wards, sort of brotherly respect). "Nag code si Nanay Delia..Ikaw yung hinanap nya..." For a moment, I don't know what to think of or how to react to this news. I immediately ran to the wards and joined the code team doing ACLS on Na... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2036313 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:32:00 +0100 2036313 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2036310&cid=t_377071_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2F404766258%2Ffirst-ever-tbr-bloggers-eb-at-serendra.html I've been to The Fort (Taguig) some years back for a class mini reunion and party. I still remember walking along a dimly lit, but paved road flanked by mostly vacant, half finished buildings. Taxi ride is nearly non existent then, especially at night. I have to wait for almost an hour just to get a taxi! That was five years ago. The Fort, now less spacious and "taunting" a well manicured park (was it really a park I saw?) of some sort,  is reminiscent of the booming  Greenbelt of the late nineties ! Tagging along Joy, another "foreigner" to this place, we feel lost in a somewhat distantly familiar place. "Where on earth is Serendra?!" Uh, by the way, me and Joy is about to join other medical bloggers for The Blog Rounds Mini EB. Megamom has volunteered to arrange this EB and ... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2036310 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:28:00 +0100 2036310 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1790287&cid=t_377071_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D4487 It’s been awhile since I last blogged and even longer since the last Blogrounds, but I came across some interesting blogposts recently to share with you. You speak English? from Cindy And on the subject of English or rather Manglish: Engrish! by Jimbo Manglish by Spinosum Parkir by Cytusm (apparently that is a word in Bahasa Indonesia) Wow!!!! you’re so hardworking by kingkongdoctor JMO –> Medical Officer by Chiam The Dumping Syndrome by Darren Extreme Prejudice by Fibrate Million Dollar Question by Darren Black out by Pilocarpine Life is so unpredictable by fang Where to publish? by Cytusm a Blogrounds 41 (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1790287 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1790287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1773302&cid=t_377071_85_f&fid=36195&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.tesstermulo.com%2F%3Fp%3D492 This time around I’ve called into discussion the recently hot issue involving the proposed Reproductive Health Act and the general state of reproductive health in the country.  And I’m glad that we’ve got some incredibly informative contributions, since my own post about it, What the RCC hates in the RH Act, has been a bit mediocre and emotional attachment is getting at me.  It is with a passion that I say I really abhor how the Catholic church is meddling in this sordid affair.  But then perhaps, we should all hear all sides, all opinions, afterwhich then, informed decisions could be made.  Doc Ligaya Solera says she’s lost in the pro’s.  In an effort to untangle the mess, she enumerates commonly asked questions and tries to answer them, sharing her &#82... Prudence, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1773302 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:34:50 +0100 1773302 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1773303&cid=t_377071_85_f&fid=36195&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.tesstermulo.com%2F%3Fp%3D488 I think this statement will effectively summarize the state of reproductive health in the Philippines (no matter how irresistibly funny it may sound): Akala ko kapag unang beses lang ng pagtatalik, hindi mabubuntis (I thought one won’t get pregnant during the first sexual encounter). Honestly, I have heard this so many times from patients that it already gets frustrating.  Not only does it reflect that a lot of misinformation are spreading around, but it also says how uninformed most of our countrymen can be.  Imagine, I’ve heard this statement from people dwelling in urban areas.  How much more in the rural areas where sexual and reproductive health education may not be that much improved upon? It is equally frustrating how the dear old Roman Catholic Church and its bishop... Prudence, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1773303 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:22:03 +0100 1773303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2036309&cid=t_377071_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2F382156613%2Fclosing-pandoras-box-mandatory-return.html According to ancient Greek mythology, Pandora opened the "box" (actually a jar which Zeus entrusted but forebode her to open) because of one uncontrollable urge-curiosity. The opening of Pandora's box released all "human evils" kept inside the jar by Zeus, except one human trait. (Pandora's Box Painting by JW Waterhouse) In one striking parallelism, the current brain drain of professionals is rooted in one analogous reason. Better financial and professional opportunities abroad fueled the curiosity of homegrown professionals to go on an exodus and opened the lid of our Pandora's box. No other profession suffered more scrutinizing eyes than what physicians received in this brain drain phenomenon . Believing that this mandatory return of service will close the exodus of professionals from ... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2036309 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:47:00 +0100 2036309 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1739387&cid=t_377071_85_f&fid=36195&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.tesstermulo.com%2F%3Fp%3D480 The Blog Rounds has come a long, long way! I didn’t even imagine we could come as far as the 18th edition.  And there’s more of us now!  It seems that health care practitioners are finally catching the blogging bug. As we grow in numbers, I think it is expected that we become recognized as the voice of health care practitioners in the vast dominion of cyberspace and it’ll be helpful if we take advantage of this and speak out our minds about the different issues in the society that involves our profession. One of the more hotly debated issues in the country nowadays is the proposed Reproductive Health Care Act, authored and sponsored by Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman and Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin, a physician herself.  It would make optional sex education in grade 5 up to high... Prudence, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1739387 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:33:52 +0100 1739387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1730760&cid=t_377071_85_f&fid=36195&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.tesstermulo.com%2F%3Fp%3D477 The government is finally taking some steps in trying to put a stop to the brain drain afflicting the country.  But are these the right steps to take? Rep. Ignacio Arroyo of 5th District, Negros Occidental proposes a measure requiring all registered Filipino professionals to render two years of service within the country prior to any employment overseas.  The proposal, called House bill 4580, is said to “safeguard the health care system and abate the trend of seeking foreign employment while authorities are in the process of crafting the development plans for Filipino registered nurses.” I find it funny, though, that the article emphasized on the lack of health care professionals, but HB 4580 covers ALL registered professionals.  This means that not only health care professi... Prudence, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1730760 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:27:10 +0100 1730760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2036308&cid=t_377071_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2F370694302%2Fmandatory-return-of-service-for.html In an unprecedented and controversial move, the UP College of Medicine (the state's subsidized premier medical school) through its UPCM College Council,  approved overwhelmingly the proposed Return Service Mechanism for its UPCM graduates during the council's March 11, 2008 meeting. (See the details of this new UP Medicine Admission Policy here).  UP College of Medicine main entrance. Legacies that lived beyond hundred years.. Simply put, starting academic year 2009-2010, all freshman medical students who enter the halls of this premier medical institution, will be required a three (3) year return of service after they graduate before they will be allowed to go out of the country for training, further studies or employment. This is way ahead of that House Bill 4580 authored by ... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2036308 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:41:00 +0100 2036308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2036306&cid=t_377071_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2F367815381%2Fupdates-on-blog-rounds-and-medical.html Boredom, is one thing I hate from being "incapacitated" by -itises of some sort. During these times, watching reruns on DVD and teevee is hatefully irritating!I am a person who can't settle down longer than one minute without doing something. And if there is something that would kill me, it's boredom rather than the disease!But, enough for that whining and ranting. Lets get back to blogging.First, I missed TBR. This twice monthly grand rounds in the medical blogosphere went into hibernation for two weeks. I lost track of assigning a host blogger.No host, ergo no rounds. My apologies to all TBR bloggers and readers.Starting this week, TBR hosting will go on it's second round, with Prudence MD volunteering to host the coming week's TBR rounds. The succeeding hosting schedule will follow the ... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2036306 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:49:00 +0100 2036306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2036302&cid=t_377071_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2F345277518%2Fmedical-blogging-summit-anyone.html I've been mulling with this idea for quite sometime now and perhaps its high time I'd bring up this here, so I'll get more hundreds of ideas.Why not a Pinoy Medical Bloggers' or Medical Blogging Summit?It would be the first ever here, and will be the pet project of MDs behind The Blog Rounds. I admit it, that whatever up coming social media that's going to transform the way physicians deliver the best of healthcare, we have to take advantage of it. The huge potential is astounding. And we're not even talking yet of Web 2.0. If we are going to do it for us physicians, someone else will jump on it soon. I've seen the other more techie friendly professionals grabbed the opportunities of blogging and Web 2.0 and I'm really awed by the progress their taking. Not just hype.The healthcare industr... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2036302 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:52:00 +0100 2036302 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2036300&cid=t_377071_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2F341665482%2Fcooking-tinolang-manok-for-whole.html Prologue: In the last few days I was finalizing my entry to this edition of The Blog Rounds (Unsung Heroes, hosted by Doc Gigi of Beyond Borders: The Lei Si Chronicles), I had a hard time choosing which one of my "unsung heroes" will grace this blog post. Not that I ran out of people to write about. In fact there are too many of them this blog couldn't possibly feature them all. After finally deciding who shall I brag about, I Google-d for pictures to "carry" my post. Suddenly, a loud call hit my ears. "Kain na!!!!!!!" I smiled while "shelving" the post I previously wrote. I found my unsung hero right in our own dinner table. Disliking politics for a good laugh I woke up in this world hating the kind of politics our politicians is brandishing. So the whole time that I grew up and went t... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2036300 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:52:00 +0100 2036300 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2036296&cid=t_377071_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2F330531651%2Fblog-round-editions-7-and-15-is-up.html The Blog Rounds 15th ed is up at Doc Manngy's blog No Special Effects. Head on to Manggy's blog and read an "I Wanna Sex It Up!" style of blogs' round up that dissected gender issues in the clinics under scrutinizing eyes.Doc Ian's TBR 7 entitled Mission: I heart the Philippines, is up too, in his blog So far So God. This much awaited edition of TBR is a compilation heart warming stories and essays of MDs who love Philippines in so many special ways.The upcoming TBR 16 will be hosted by Doc Gigi in her blog, Beyond Borders: The Lei Si Chronicles. Call for articles is up in her blog!The Blog Rounds is a biweekly compilation of the best in Philippine's medical blogosphere, written by physician bloggers (or the medically inclined bloggers) and hosted on a participating blogger's weblog. Archi... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2036296 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:33:00 +0100 2036296 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2036294&cid=t_377071_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2F327874276%2Flow-gender-awareness-for-physicians.html Quite a number of studies showed that differences in gender awareness exist in the health care industry. However, this is not limited to professionals on the opposite side of the arguing fences, but also within professionals of the same gender. Consider this;"Ms. applicant A, considering this is a very "masculine" dominated training program and specialty, do you have any other training program in mind, that you applied for also and which is more "feminine" that would fit your built?"- Female Interviewer B I don't know if the interviewer was just "sensitive" enough to "enlighten" the applicant further by giving her options, but its pretty obvious such question is consequential to the bias created by a less gender sensitive workplace.But what is gender awareness in the first place? Here is o... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2036294 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:35:00 +0100 2036294 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1582170&cid=t_377071_85_f&fid=36195&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.tesstermulo.com%2F%3Fp%3D464 In as much as technology seems to be progressing faster nowadays, it doesn’t necessarily mean that our cultural perceptions do too.  And in a society that is deemed relatively conservative, often what’s modern can come into clash with what’s accepted as the societal norm.  The world of medicine, I believe, is not immune to this.  As in any world where people are the primary movers, then culture and societal values pervades. Take for example a simple history-taking.  In my observations at work, it would be rather difficult to elicit an honest disclosure from a teenage girl regarding sexual history if you’re a male doctor, even if the parents are not present.  It has happened not a few times that a male colleague would fail to elicit a sexual history from a young... Prudence, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1582170 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:38:03 +0100 1582170 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2036292&cid=t_377071_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2F320473038%2Fsex-in-clinics-directors-cut.html Nope, it's not what you think! But The Blog Rounds Fifteen Edition will tackle gender sensitive issues in medicine, on being a physician and on one's specialty!Head on to Manggy's blog, No Special Effects, host to this interesting round of blog posts, to get a clear idea of what I'm talking about. His call for articles is already up here.For those unaware yet, The Blog Rounds is a biweekly compilation of the best in Philippine's medical blogosphere, written by physician bloggers (or medically inclined bloggers) and hosted on a participating blogger's weblog. Archives and edition schedules ( plus the host blogger) are listed here. The next edition of TBR will be up this Tuesday, July 8, 2008 7am PST.Physicians and medically inclined bloggers interested in joining this blog carnival, please ... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2036292 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:47:00 +0100 2036292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1500112&cid=t_377071_85_f&fid=36195&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.tesstermulo.com%2F%3Fp%3D460 We are all proud beings, we, humans. In that egocentric mindset, we believe that all our actions and words will send a ripple throughout the universe, affecting all things and people. And most conceitedly, we believe that it matters. But with the existence of cyberspace, maybe that shouldn’t sound all too megalomanic. And to elaborate further on the answer to TBR 13’s question, “Why Blog?”, it would only be natural to dig up the archives. I don’t actually need to dig deep as I’ve officially started blogging back in 2005, which is not so long ago. It wasn’t even a health blog then, and I believe, at that time, I wasn’t even aware of the existence of niche blogging. And perhaps, like most bloggers, I started with a personal blog. Here’s t... Prudence, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1500112 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:14:21 +0100 1500112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451930&cid=t_377071_85_f&fid=36195&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.tesstermulo.com%2F%3Fp%3D458 I don’t think I can modestly say that I came from a family of doctors. Though I have three uncles, an aunt, and three cousins that are already medical doctors before I became one, I don’t think it’s a “family tradition” thing. My grandparents were businessmen; my dad and my mom were into banking and finance and now, are into business; my uncles and aunts are doctors, teachers, pharmacists, engineers, lawyers, and businessmen too. And I don’t think any of my cousins were expected to follow in the footsteps of their parents. And neither did my parents expect me to go into banking or into medicine. The common question asked is “why medicine?” Honestly, I really don’t know if there’s a simple answer to it. I believe it’s a mixt... Prudence, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451930 Mon, 19 May 2008 06:23:00 +0100 1451930 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1417901&cid=t_377071_85_f&fid=36195&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.tesstermulo.com%2F%3Fp%3D455 There are three little stories I’d like to share for this week’s TBR. One is that, when I was a clerk, there was this one time during a 24-hour duty that I found myself smoking some Marlboro outside the hospital with a co-clerk. We could have been slapped with an out-of-post demerit of 7 make-up 24 hours duties just for being found outside the hospital without permission. But then, those were times that we felt we needed a break from the stress inside. And so we were there, near the vendors’ stalls in front of the hospital. Then we saw a fellow (a doctor in training for a subspecialty) still wearing his long coat hovering near us. I thought we were goners, as he might just tell our residents that he caught us outside the hospital on unofficial business (official business ... Prudence, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1417901 Sat, 03 May 2008 03:49:41 +0100 1417901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1402168&cid=t_377071_85_f&fid=36195&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.tesstermulo.com%2F%3Fp%3D448 The Blog Rounds is definitely picking up speed! Last week’s TBR 6th edition at Merry Cherry, MD with a theme of Philippine Health care and what is ailing it was superb. Medical bloggers are definitely starting to get out of their shell and are more assertive in establishing their presence in the online world. TBR 6th edition had 17 contributors! Whoa! I think the beauty of this TBR is that it doesn’t merely copy the structure of its model blog carnivals, but rather, reshapes its goals to fit our Filipino needs and inclinations. And so we continue with our quest to analyze the world of Philippine Healthcare. Next week’s TBR, which is the 7th edition, will be hosted by Doc Ian of So Far, So Good. Please do check his pre-TBR post to know the TBR’s next “mission&#... Prudence, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1402168 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:11:12 +0100 1402168 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1364928&cid=t_377071_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D3296 It’s been more than 2 months since my last Bloground, and I recently discovered that some of our doctor blogs seem to have disappeared during that time! Let’s see what some of our doctor bloggers have been up to. Darren has been very inspired to blog recently and came up with some interesting posts on a New Syndrome called Hypo-money-ism, some Slow learners who were brought for assessment and what makes a Perfect Surgery HO. Pilocarpine shares his thoughts on the recent Induksi that he went through, and the shocking tale of how patients are sometimes not properly assessed by the clinic counter staff. Cindy relates how sometimes one needs More patience when dealing with difficult and ungrateful patients. Kingkongdoctor reminds us how one must be prepared to give up Precious Hour... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1364928 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1364928 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1335332&cid=t_377071_85_f&fid=36195&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.tesstermulo.com%2F%3Fp%3D443 Where are the effing signs?!?! (Photo credits: theroadwanderer.net) I think many of us like to believe that we’re traveling in roads, and that by steadfastly following “signs” alongside those roads, we would get to that prized destination. So many believe in the existence of this Road Signs so much that at every situation that needed decision-making, they review the signs and ruminate on its rightful interpretation. What are the signs? What does it say? Where will it lead me to? When to turn? When to go straight? When I was in my senior college year, I was torn between going to medical school or continuing to study for my masteral degree. It was a vital decision to make as going with the former will mean several years of money drain from the family coffers and not earning... Prudence, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1335332 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 04:44:50 +0100 1335332 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1311266&cid=t_377071_85_f&fid=36194&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftesstermulo.com%2F2008%2F03%2F18%2Fsecond-edition-of-the-blog-rounds-is-up%2F I’m sorry for not updating this blog often these days.  A lot of things have been needing my attention and I’m almost up to my neck with “work” that now I come to understand how that Koala bear must be feeling, hanging on to my stethoscope for a lllooooooooonnngggg time.  But she’s great with the kids so too bad she had to stay for a while longer. For the meantime, check out this week’s medical blog carnival at my health blog, Prudence, M.D. (Source: Prudence and Madness) Prudence and Madness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1311266 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:38:49 +0100 1311266 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1311371&cid=t_377071_85_f&fid=36195&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.tesstermulo.com%2F%3Fp%3D439 Hi! My name is Dr. Google! (Photo credits: Northmont Middle School S.W.A.T.) Whoa! Time flies fast and now we’re already in the second week of TBR! For this week, the theme is “The Internet and Philippine Medicine”. And our medbloggers certainly made informative articles for us to peruse. First stop is Pinay MegaMom who tells us how it is possible to be saving lives even from a distance. If we could do that today, imagine what we could be capable of doing tomorrow. We’re in for exciting times! Doc Ness, to spice up our TBR, writes a catchy poem about how internet can be educative for both patients and physicians, and at the same time, addictive. My ka-tukayo, Doc Tes, shares with us how she discovered blogging and how soon it paved the way to online consultations. B... Prudence, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1311371 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:22:07 +0100 1311371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1311372&cid=t_377071_85_f&fid=36195&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.tesstermulo.com%2F%3Fp%3D438 With the use of Internet fast becoming more available to various kinds of people, it’s already rare to find nowadays a computer user who do not know how to “Google”, “Yahoo”, or to “ask Jeeves” (well, except my mom who’ll forever be a Luddite, I guess). And because of that, people get information about many things easier and it’s a good thing in the sense that more information, which previously had been available only for professionals, suddenly became available for those who do not specialize in those areas. However, for those who still do not have a grasp of the vastness and usefulness of the Internet, they may be reluctant to use information from it. I remember my College English professor and how she frowned at my paper about facts ... Prudence, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1311372 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:55:41 +0100 1311372 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1307832&cid=t_377071_85_f&fid=36195&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.tesstermulo.com%2F%3Fp%3D437 Just a quick reminder that tomorrow is TBR day! Well, to be more accurate, it’s TBR night, as I’ll be posting the week’s rounds of medical blog posts tomorrow at 8 p.m. And that means there is still time to submit your entries! This week’s theme is “Internet and Philippine Medicine”. Read the previous post for more details about the week’s theme. Just email the post title, URL, and a brief description of the post at prudence[dot]health[at]gmail[dot]com. Deadline for article submission is moved to March 18, 2008 12 p.m., as there are few submissions still. (Source: Prudence, M.D.) Prudence, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1307832 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:42:28 +0100 1307832 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1297900&cid=t_377071_85_f&fid=36195&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.tesstermulo.com%2F%3Fp%3D435 As I’ve promised, I’m now posting the theme for next week’s TBR, which will be posted here at Prudence, M.D. on March 18, 2008, 8 P.M. (Philippine Time). I’ve had several topics in mind but, for the upcoming TBR, I choose: “The Internet and Philippine Medicine” We’ve started the TBR with a bit of nostalgia, looking back at how Medicine was in the early days. For next week, I think we could delve into the present issues concerning the use of internet as a technology to help (or hinder?) the progress of Philippine medicine. Choose whichever style of writing you’re comfortable with. Write an essay about an experience using internet (or specifically Web 2.0) in medical education/practice (a funny anecdote, perhaps, on how the internet has saved y... Prudence, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1297900 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:39:06 +0100 1297900 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1294660&cid=t_377071_85_f&fid=36195&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.tesstermulo.com%2F%3Fp%3D434 Theme for this week is “History of Medicine in the Philippines Made Hilarious”.  Such an interesting and fun theme for the first edition and Bone MD made it seem so easy putting up the various articles in one coherent host post!  Congratulations, Bone MD! Go on to his blog to get the links to this week’s participating medbloggers.  My article, “The Tragically Comic Cholera Epidemic of the Philippines” is included in this week’s TBR too. And guess what?  I’m hosting next week’s TBR!  Woohoo!  Now I’ve to think of a good theme.  Or maybe there wouldn’t be a theme.  Who knows?  Well, only I know for now.  Hehehe.  But don’t worry, I’ll be posting the “guidelines” for next week’s TBR soon.  So... Prudence, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1294660 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:56:49 +0100 1294660 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1289140&cid=t_377071_85_f&fid=36195&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.tesstermulo.com%2F%3Fp%3D433 I find it a tragic comedy how superstition, rumors, and panic start or further worsen any epidemic. People make stupid mistakes and unfortunately, can worsen situations that could have been made more stable in usual ways. Sadly, in our history, there had been such times in which a spread of disease could have been prevented if the public had not panicked or if the government had more sense in thinking of ways to effectively quarantine affected areas. The worst epidemic in the history of Philippines was said to be the 1902-1904 Cholera Epidemic. Read the New York Times account here. Cholera is an acute diarrheal illness caused by an organism called Vibrio cholerae that can be transmitted through food and water or through fecal-oral contamination. It leads to an acute onset of severe diarrh... Prudence, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1289140 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 07:57:29 +0100 1289140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1280913&cid=t_377071_85_f&fid=36195&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.tesstermulo.com%2F%3Fp%3D432 I’m so excited typing this introductory post (my heart is thump-a-thumping!) that I almost forgot that I’m mourning (but enough of that for now…). So, FINALLY, a grand rounds of the best in the PHILIPPINE MEDICAL BLOGOSPHERE: THE BLOG ROUNDS! I’ve spoken with Bone M.D. previously about how it would be nice if we were to have a medical blog carnival similar to the Grand Rounds in which I’ve participated for some time (see the post in which I’ve hosted the Grand Rounds or GR for the first time and the time when I got featured in the pre-rounds of Medscape). The Grand Rounds is a weekly blog carnival of medical posts, which could be centered around a certain theme or it could be non-themed and is hosted by different bloggers. It was fun being able to read o... Prudence, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1280913 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:20:10 +0100 1280913 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1190013&cid=t_377071_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D3043 It’s been a month since my last Bloground and it looks like the Don’t Jail Doctors Blog Campaign is on the front page of quite a number of our blogs. Thanks go out to Doc Chan, Pilocarpine, Yenjai, Bernard, Fibrate, Chang Yang, DrRizad, Fooji, Jimbo, Mott and Yan for their support. As I mentioned in my home blog, do join our Don’t Jail Doctors Cause on Facebook as well, and try to get the word out to as many people as possible. Chiam shares his thoughts as he comes to the end of his O&G posting. Kingkongdoctor tends to get a little anxious before he goes on call which he terms as the Pre On-Call Syndrome. The adrenaline rush helps during the call, but what he enjoys most is the feeling of accomplishment post-call. Although Adeline is trying not to blog about work, she so... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1190013 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1190013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1063546&cid=t_377071_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D2850 I just realised that it’s been nearly a month since the last Blogrounds, as I guess I have not been inspired to blog much recently. Anyway here are a few blogposts that caught my eye over the last month — apologies if some of them are pretty outdated posts. Cindy blogs about a most welcome Change, as she moves on from O&G to Surgery. I guess it really means a lot when your Consultant actually smiles at you and includes you, the “humble houseman”, in discussions during ward rounds. Chiam has been having a rough time in O&G especially since he has been Confirmed to be a Jonah. Still, it doesn’t stop him from looking at life humourously, even to the point of Dreaming of how things should be Pilocarpine laments about Funny people (admin) who make strange decisi... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1063546 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 05:00:00 +0100 1063546 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1002513&cid=t_377071_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D2768 Here’s a round-up of some interesting blogposts made during the last 3 weeks. Some of our busy housemen are moving on to their next posting — Adeline is Moving ahead, while Cindy is Running that extra mile. Jel is going Onward to Surgery and talks about Surgical Life. Chiam has been having a tough time in Obstetrics and finds himself missing out on Friday Night Delights. Caroline opines that the only way to get over low mood is retail therapy and getting some Pampered bliss. Fooji reminesces about what he wanted to be while growing up, and wonders where he is heading next. Saw Ling blogs about people who share Too Much Information and embarass one in the process. Su Ann finds her practising certificate A heavy card to carry, and shares some experiences from her First day in he... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1002513 Sat, 03 Nov 2007 04:00:00 +0100 1002513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=949913&cid=t_377071_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D2712 The biggest news item around since our last Bloground has been about the First Malaysian in Space. Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, a trainee orthopaedic surgeon from HUKM had the honour of taking a trip to the International Space Station about a week ago. Quite a number of our doctors blogged about this historic event, namely Doc Chan, Raymond, Jimbo, Mafeitz, Draston, Edina Monsoon, Cytusm and Tru-Asian. Cindy shares More thoughts about work, with an interesting list of her newly acquired non-medical skills since she has started housemanship. Kingkongdoctor wonders whether there are an overflow of doctors nowadays. Not according to Steve, who has been Loaned out as a HO to the Medical Department during the Raya break. Saw Ling had a Scabies scare recently when she encountered a patient with ... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=949913 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 949913 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=833407&cid=t_377071_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D2534 It’s been quite awhile since the last Bloground, so thought I’d do one on the special occasion of our 50th Merdeka celebration. We start off with a round up of Merdeka posts from Ian, Bernard, Mafeitz (Happy BlogAnniversary as well!), Jimbo, George, Cytusm, Shah, Spinosum, Edina Monsoon, Fibrate and yours truly. Heartiest congratulations go out to Spinosum and his missus on the Arrival of their Baby daughter. Fatherhood so far has been awesome, and Spinosum has been enjoying his paternity leave. Shahieddah managed to go online after a month of housemanship. It’s good to hear that she’s settling in well and enjoying her work. Adeline has been working hard as usual, and shares a typical day of work with us. Chiam blogs about how Experience counts, and how practice ma... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=833407 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 833407 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=764742&cid=t_377071_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D2429 (Photo “borrowed” from Yenjai’s blog) The hottest item among our student and doctor blogs this time round was of course Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which was finally released last weekend after a lot of anticipation and hype. Among those who read the book were Nocturnale, Doc Chan, Yenjai (who hopefully has finished it), YP, Sheena (who has some great pics), Elena (who posted some spoilers) and yours truly. Of course there are others like Doc who really does not understand what the fuss is all about! On to our overworked house officers. Cindy popped her blog to tell us that she is still still alive and kicking, surviving and coping. She is keeping her fingers crossed for her first on-call in the ICU labour room. Dominica managed to update her blog after 5 weeks... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=764742 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 764742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=710286&cid=t_377071_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D2338 Two words come to mind this week — Autobots and Decepticons! The Transformers are in town and looks like some of us are taking a trip down memory lane. Sbanboy, Doc Chan, Mafeitz, Fibrate and Fang all enjoyed the movie. Doc Chan even provided a detailed review. On to our overworked housemen. Kingkongdoctor blogs about his experience of working 36 hours at the hospital. Adeline finds things so far so good — guess that’s because she started with one week of Pathology posting! Caroline shares her thoughts on working life in Ipoh. Chiam continues with his detailed and interesting posts on housemanship ordeals in Alor Setar. Jimbo talks about a special dinner date (touching story Jimbo) and reminds us to First Do No Harm. UK Doc shares with us another touching story about th... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=710286 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 710286 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=675726&cid=t_377071_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D2293 It’s been two weeks since the last Blogrounds and truth to tell, I’m getting a little tired of doing them. Wonder if you are getting tired of reading them? Otherwise I might just continue on to number 30 and stop for awhile. Or maybe some kind soul would like to take over the Bloground challenge? *hint* *hint* We start off this week with some career milestones — CH Lee’s few small steps, Fibrate’s Step forward and Nocturnale’s Primary Exam Cleared. Congratulations to all of you! Mafeitz started off his second year as a post graduate student with a “hell of a shift“. It seems the nurses are labelling him as the “jonah” who needs to “mandi bunga”! Sawling also shares with us some Monday Blues. Jimbo thinks it’s She... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=675726 Sat, 16 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 675726 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=651006&cid=t_377071_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D2229 As usual we start off our Blogrounds this week with our very busy housemen. Sawling summarised her past few days as Macam-macam and thinks that sometimes she gets too emotionally involved with her patients. Photophobia has an awesome post on inspiration from the unlikeliest places. Pilocarpine continues his patient education series with CHAPTER 3: we don’t only use 1 type of medication for each disease. He also shares his frustration about the dark side of housemanship aka selfish and unhelpful colleagues. Good to hear that he concluded that “blogging can seriously relieve stress”! Docyana is having a tough time at work and getting Sick of the sick. Hang in there, Docyana and try to remember your day of silver linings. GPs have their share of difficult patients too, like... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=651006 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 651006 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=629170&cid=t_377071_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D2168 The past week has been a busy one as usual for our housemen bloggers. Pilocarpine has just been busy, busy, busy and he shares his experience with snake bites. Sawling sometimes feels that she has a need to split herself to tackle her workload. 0 Darren has started his Orthopaedic posting, and is learning all sorts of procedures and how to just amputate it. Speaking of amputations, Storyformydoctor blogs about the passing game, where a simple diabetic foot gangrene case took a lot of twists and turns to finally end up being chopped off anyway. Meanwhile the newly graduated IMU class C2/04 is getting ready for work. Chiam finally got the call to duty, while Caroline ponders on a new chapter of life. For Shah it was back to work (and blogging) after his recent exams. Congratulations Shah on... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=629170 Tue, 22 May 2007 01:24:32 +0100 629170 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=602930&cid=t_377071_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D2108 As I was preparing this week’s bloground a few days back, I thought that I would tie it in to Mother’s Day. So I got ready a nice banner and started looking around for Mother’s Day posts…..and waited……and waited. Where were the Mother’s Day posts? (I did mine 5 days back) Knowing the penchant for last minute entries, and for those who wanted to post on the actual day, I did not lose heart….and was not disappointed. Here then are the Mother’s Day tributes from Chiam, Adeline, YP, Letti and Bernard. Lovely present Chiam — I am sure your Mum’s heart will just melt when she sees it! But the best of all - the cost for a mother’s love is forever priceless! Jimbo had a good week — he had a special visit from royalty (wi... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=602930 Sat, 12 May 2007 23:06:44 +0100 602930 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=589469&cid=t_377071_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D2095 This Blogrounds this week was dominated by the latest instalment of our famous web-crawler aka Spiderman 3. Doc Chan and Jimbo did not think too much of the movie, while David actually went into post-Spidey depression, as the movie did not live up to his expectations. Fang enjoyed the movie though, and shares some lessons learnt. The other thing on some bloggers’ minds was English Football. UKDoc enjoyed another beautiful day, when Manchester United came from behind to beat Everton 4-2. Unfortunately Man U did not do so well against AC Milan, but Liverpool fans like Mafeitz are rejoicing at their progression to the Champions League Finals. Even Photophobia, who is not a Man U fan, agrees that this is their year. It’s good to know he has migrated from the ABU club (anyone but Ut... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=589469 Sat, 05 May 2007 00:17:06 +0100 589469 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=569776&cid=t_377071_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D2065 The past week has been a busy one for our doctor bloggers, with more updates than usual. Pilocarpine relates the story of why patients sometimes delay going to see the doctor (kereta anak saya tak de minyak) and the difference between doing Medicine and O&G. Sawling shares how she was disturbed by an incident where Violence was more important than a Cardiac Arrest. Docyana gets exasperated with colleagues who are less than professional, while Jimbo shares his experience with a case of Sudden Death. Eve blogs about 2 interesting house calls she made, where she was nearly overcome by excessive minyak angin. Yenjai is surprised that in this Digital Era there are still a lot of people who believe in restrictive post-natal confinement practices. I did a blog on this some time back and th... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=569776 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:37:22 +0100 569776 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551408&cid=t_377071_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D2021 Warning: Division by zero in E:\wwwusr\medicine.com.my\httpdocs\wp\wp-content\plugins\tla_48110.php on line 595 Jellio took up the Bloground Challenge this week over at Whispering Pectoriloquy. Thank you for a job well done! As a reward, you get to pick the next victim commentator. (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551408 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:47:56 +0100 551408 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=521882&cid=t_377071_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D1981 Things seem to have been pretty rough for quite a number of our doctor bloggers recently. Jimbo talks about how he really felt sh*tty about a case that was fouled up badly. His cure for that? Retail therapy of course! However the joy of buying (and watching) was tinged with a little guilt after reading [...] (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=521882 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 02:56:13 +0100 521882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=500763&cid=t_377071_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D1947 This week’s bloground is a hotch-potch of this and that. First up is Photophobia with a mix and match post about a happy and sad afternoon. Sawling shares some stories about clueless nurses and wimpy doctors. Spinosum laments about the sometimes less-than-comprehensible referrals he gets — “But moving limbs… but malas… yes, loose round neck” [...] (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=500763 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 01:15:49 +0100 500763 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=482048&cid=t_377071_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D1935 It looks like it’s been tough recently for some of our doctor bloggers especially the house officers. Su Ann has been finding housemanship a torture and has been questioning her career choice of late. Hang in there Su Ann — we have all been in the same boat before — I am sure there will [...] (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=482048 Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:20:03 +0100 482048