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'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:48:59 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181925&cid=t_99466_111_f&fid=34615&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergiblog.com%2F2011%2F09%2Fto-my-daughter-senior-nurse.html My youngest daughter has begun her senior year in nursing school at a university in the Pacific northwest. She never read Cherry Ames, never wanted a blue cape. never tried on my cap. She never expressed an interest in nursing. I mentioned it as a career possibility during the high school years. She wheeled around and said, “Mom, you hate your job. That’s all I ever hear!” Whoa. Be careful what you say around your kids. ***************   Dear Rebecca, No one was more surprised than I when the voice on the line identified themselves as the School of Nursing, and asked for you. Telling no one, you went and changed your major to nursing! My inspiration was a fictional storybook and nursing cap, yours was an interest in embryology and a desire to work in neonatal intensi... Emergiblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181925 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:17:24 +0100 5181925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182210&cid=t_99466_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F09%2Fsmiling-cant-cheat-death.html I'm a reasonably happy person. And I believe that concentrating on the half full part of the glass has helped me to cope with many aspects of my life, including breast cancer. However, there have been times when a good wallow or a raging tantrum have been just as necessary and cathartic.And I don't, for even a second, think that people who worried too much, or got mad or who didn't have a positive attitude brought cancer or their own deaths upon themselves. Nor do I believe that temperament or attitude is what causes one person to go into remission and another to succumb to the illness. I find the belief system that blames the patient to be repugnant.In many ways, cancer is a crap shoot. It helps to have excellent medical care, good nutrition and the resources that help you cope with the d... Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182210 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:20:00 +0100 5182210 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182095&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fbooks-about-ms%2F Though we tried a regular “MS Book Club” for a couple of years here on the Life With MS Blog, it never really took. I think the idea of a book club is best experienced in person and, let’s face it, there’s food and wine at said club get-togethers! We read through some pretty good books about MS (and about living a full life in general) during that time; but it’s been a while and I know there are more books that have hit the market. So I thought we’d take this end of summertime post to chat about MS books. More to the point, I’m wondering what books you’ve found helpful, inspiring, entertaining, etc having to do with Multiple Sclerosis? I get the odd advanced copy sent to me to read/review now and again but, quite frankly don’t seem to seek out books about MS specifically... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182095 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:41:29 +0100 5182095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181901&cid=t_99466_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F30%2Fwhy-a-hurricane-filled-me-with-gratitude%2F Like much of the East Coast, New York City was hit by Hurricane Irene. On Saturday, we checked our flashlights, loaded up on food, filled the bathtub, and hoped for the best. We were extremely lucky. The hurricane didn’t affect us much — we didn’t even lose power. And I’m very, very grateful for that. The hurricane was a good reminder about gratitude. For one thing, it reminded me that I have so much to be grateful for that it seems a bit preposterous that I need to remind myself to be grateful — but I do. When life is taking its ordinary course, it’s so easy to take everyday life for granted. Also, the hurricane made me much more mindful of how much I love my apartment and my city, and how safe and secure I generally feel. It’s a sad foible of human nature that ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181901 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:53:47 +0100 5181901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182096&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fthe-multiple-sclerosis-spell-checker%2F The more I write about multiple sclerosis, the more I realize that I’m smarter than my computer about said topic. Sometimes I feel like my spell-checking software hasn’t caught up with the vernacular of our disease. Other times, I feel like we’re just making up words for stuff — oft, we are! Myelin, Cog-Fog, Assistive, PML, CCSVI… not something your everyday word processing program recognizes; and I need it too! In my current state, I find myself relying more and more on the brain under my fingertips more than I trust my own T-Cell infested gob but squiggly red, blue or green highlights (GREAT! Now I’m to understand color-coding as well) splash their way across my screen as I type. I once mentioned, a few years ago now my issue with typing my passwords when my fingers aren�... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182096 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:13:11 +0100 5182096 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181923&cid=t_99466_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2011%2F08%2F30%2Fsocial-media-and-surgery%2F Buffer Surgeons not being the most social animals among doctors, I was surprised to see 7 editorials about surgery and social media. These seven editorials highlighted the use of social media and different settings for surgeons, from medical school all the way up to the American College of Surgeons. The most factual contribution was about the implications of social media such as twitter, blogging and facebook on the next generation of physicians. In this editorial a recent study was cited. They found a difference in the use of social media between residents and medical students. 13% of residents and 64% of medical students at the University of Florida, Gainesville had Facebook profiles. Suggesting a 6 fold increase in the number of social media users in the next generation of physicians. I... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181923 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 06:13:02 +0100 5181923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174623&cid=t_99466_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Ft2VfNF7BdPo%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174623 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 02:06:00 +0100 5174623 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5169723&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FqhwgMNLdlIg%2F This was our sixth theme based week on Success Begins Today. The theme was marketing resources and featured quick response business cards. Due to some additional resources we spent two weeks on this topic. Theme: Marketing Resources Post 1: Low Cost Marketing Materials in Just Minutes Business Cards, Promotional Cards, and Nameplates are discussed Post 2: Creating a Mini One Sheet For two dollars and sixty cents, these were the best marketing materials I had ever created. Post 3: Mini One Sheet Tutorial Creating a mini one-sheet for your business is a great way to highlight your services. Post 4: Create Marketing Cards With MS Publisher Match your resources to your audience with these low cost items… Post 5: Quick Response Business Cards… Fast! Take your prospective client right to yo... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5169723 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:41:39 +0100 5169723 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159920&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FjPEjQMzEG7k%2F Can I be real honest with you. I love public speaking. There is nothing better than standing in front of an audience and sharing my thoughts, ideas, passions, and experiences. The energy from the audience is contagious… it fires me up. The experience of looking out across an audience and seeing the light bulbs turn on over their heads is powerful. They get it! This energy fires up passion. My voice becomes loud and expressive. My deep felt emotions come out. At times it can be an almost religious experience. I have a mission… I want to take this passion and share it with an online audience. I have just one BIG problem. Standing in front of a video camera is not the same as an audience. It gives you NO feedback. There is NO energy. The red light just blinks… It really gets bad if I�... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159920 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:02:49 +0100 5159920 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159743&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fastrazenecas-elite-sales-force-doctors.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159743 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 05:10:00 +0100 5159743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159745&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fpoint-of-law-news-seroquel-mass-tort.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159745 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:47:00 +0100 5159745 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159491&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fneeding-me-some-neuroplasticity%2F If, as the time-tested saying goes, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” is true than how is an old dog with multiple sclerosis to get his treats… or in my case, “Juice”? I’ll first have to disagree with the entire principal of that un-teachable old dog as Max, our 12-year-old rescue — who was 9 at the time — certainly learned new “tricks,” commands and behaviors even though he was well into his canine middle age when he came to live with his new packmates. If dogs can do it, surely I can train my brain a new trick or two… or at least do some of the same old tricks even if the habit-worn pathways of said tasks are currently under attack. Right now, I’m in survival mode. I’m not looking for long-term answers to big questions. Hell, the “big questions... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159491 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:57:29 +0100 5159491 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159202&cid=t_99466_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F23%2Fsecrets-of-adulthood-family-vacation%2F Good-bye, I’m off for vacation! Right now, I’m in that stage where it feels like so much work to get away, I’d rather just stay home. But I’m sure once we’re underway, I’ll be glad we undertook it. As I’m getting ready to leave, I’m reminding myself of my Secrets of Adulthood for family vacations. What are they? Click through to find out! (And then add your own in the comments…) Less is more. Start early if possible. When packing an item that might leak, put it in a plastic bag. Don’t let anyone get too hungry. Especially me. Cheerfulness is contagious, and crabbiness is even more contagious. Wear sunscreen. Carry tissues. Remind kids to visit the bathroom—don’t wait for the thought to occur to them. Never choose the buffet opti... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159202 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:37:03 +0100 5159202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159653&cid=t_99466_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fgrateful-through-my-tears.html "My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world." - Hon. Jack Layton (1950-2011)If you are reading this post on a site other than Not Just About Cancer (besides Facebook or a feed reader), you are reading stolen content. (Source: Not just about cancer) Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159653 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:20:00 +0100 5159653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159751&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fastrazeneca-expands-payments-to-doctors.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159751 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:40:00 +0100 5159751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159492&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fms-clogs-my-funnel%2F I guess I think both in words and in pictures. As a writer, it’s kind of required that I use words but, in my mind, I oft see what multiple sclerosis is doing to me in misty cartoons and ghostly graphics. I envision ‘brain floss’ to clear away the annoying plaques along my axons the way minty, flat-glide dental tape clears bits of barbeque from between my teeth. I could almost see the poison of Novantrone zapping new immune cells as they emerged from my bone marrow before they could make their way to a morning meal of my myelin. Lharmeet’s Sign looked like Igor flipping those big, nasty switches in Dr Frankenstein’s laboratory and sending massive jolts down the Jacob’s Ladder of my spinal cord. And now, the clogged funnel… I think I’ve mentioned this metaphor in a previous... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159492 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:39:39 +0100 5159492 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159010&cid=t_99466_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FYnCNffSklNA%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159010 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:32:21 +0100 5159010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159754&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fquote-astrazeneca-made-patients-into.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159754 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:21:00 +0100 5159754 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159755&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fdrug-trial-for-seroquel-on-kids-in.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159755 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:45:00 +0100 5159755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159493&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fthe-mental-exacerbation%2F I promise I’ll read this post through an extra time or two — and have Rose comb it as well — as I’m experiencing something very new to me and my MS. I’m calling it a “mental exacerbation.” I have met a few people whose executive function, memory, and even general cognition have taken a direct hit from our old nemesis: multiple sclerosis. I can remember a few conversations in these pages having to do with increased difficulty with multitasking and attention, and I’ve lived with some of those issues for many years now. What I am now experiencing is beginning to frighten me quite a bit, but, as odd as it may seem, I also feel great comfort as well. The past few days have found me completely overwhelmed by even the smallest list, stack, or process. Time managem... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159493 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:48:36 +0100 5159493 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159758&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fdiabetes-from-taking-antispsychotic.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159758 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:16:00 +0100 5159758 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159656&cid=t_99466_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Flove-enough-to-find-a-cure-for-breast-cancer%2F My husband and I structured this vacation to be leisurely and unplanned. This gives us lazy mornings drinking coffee and exploring the view of the Blue Ridge Mountains off the deck of the condo we are staying in. It also means we didn’t get upset over the stormy weather that kept us inside a little longer Thursday morning. We got to watch “Good Morning America,” which I haven’t had the pleasure of seeing for months. I was wonderfully surprised when we tuned in to find host Robin Roberts introducing a music video that she appeared in for Martina McBride’s new song, “I’m Gonna Love You Through It.” Martina’s new song is about breast cancer and the people we love — or those who love us — who are going through it. It’s an emotional tribute to br... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159656 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:54:04 +0100 5159656 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159800&cid=t_99466_149_f&fid=35776&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpipeline.corante.com%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F19%2Fday_off_some_links_and_some_ancient_greek.php I'm adding a day to the weekend, so science is going to have to march on without me for a while. I do have a few miscellaneous links to things that have been piling up, though: here's the Chronicle of Higher Education on growing links between drug company research and academia, and (for something completely different) here's a rather crazed editorial at Marketwatch calling for the immediate abolishment of the FDA. ("Everyone would start marketing crazy drugs to cure cancer, impotence, etc. And my response is – so what?"). And here's a short review in Organic Process R&D on a reaction that I've never done, but which looks interesting: direct amine substitution of C-H bonds. You do that with various semi-exotic rhodium catalysts, and I'm not aware of any other useful ways to do it at all.... In the Pipeline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159800 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:54:11 +0100 5159800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140221&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2F596700-for-lifetime-body-damage.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140221 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 06:03:00 +0100 5140221 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140143&cid=t_99466_134_f&fid=35179&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscottsdiabetes.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fthe-us-says-meh-well-think-about-it-ncd-alliance%2F “Noncommunicable Disease Alliance Fights to Retain Goals” – a quick and clear post about the upcoming NCD Alliance Summit and the dangers we face as major players hesitate to step up to the plate. More Links about this:—————————-Interview with NCDA Chair Ann KeelingPost on DiabetesMine.comInternational Diabetes Federation The US Says “Meh, we’ll THINK about it…” NCD Alliance! is a post from: Scott's Diabetes (Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog) Scott's Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140143 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 05:00:13 +0100 5140143 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139875&cid=t_99466_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F18%2Fintroducing-to-the-edge-and-back%2F Living with a mental health issue or mental disorder as serious as bipolar disorder, depression or anxiety is no easy task. Ask anyone who grapples with these concerns on a day-to-day basis. But what can complicate even serious mental illness is a misdiagnosis of one disorder over another. To the Edge and Back is a blog about the trials, tribulations and triumphs of day-to-day life with a very peculiar psychological impairment. Steven Pace says that he is capable of tremendous achievements in a variety of fields on any given day. However, due to the chaotic and disruptive nature of his affliction, he fears that he may never be able to maintain a consistent level of productivity that would allow him to be recognized as a contributing member of society. This blog will share bits of his journ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139875 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:22:46 +0100 5139875 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140345&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FatvKAWFo_eE%2F In our last post we talked about creating a mini-one-sheet with Photoshop. This is a great program, but it is expensive and has a relatively large learning curve. As an alternative you may want to look at other programs that will output a high quality photo file. Many versions of the popular Microsoft Office suite contain a program called Microsoft Publisher. I’ve used this program for years to create many types of documents. With its built in templates, you can easily create business cards, post cards, and flyers. The program also has a high resolution output option which will work great for our printing needs. I discovered that with a few simple modifications, you can make 4 x 6 marketing photo cards with Publisher that look great and can be printed in under an hour at your local one... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140345 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:01:55 +0100 5140345 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140223&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fseroquel-lawsuit-blog-author.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140223 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:04:00 +0100 5140223 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140224&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Falison-frankels-on-case-blogger-weitz.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140224 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:16:00 +0100 5140224 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140056&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fits-august-already-hows-your-ms-today%2F Once again we check in and allow you to do the same. August is now in full swing, the lawn is dormant and pretty soon every one of your neighbors is going to try to pawn off their extra zucchini around the block. The dog-days have most assuredly been a factor for much of the country and those living with multiple sclerosis, in particular. Here in the Pacific northwest of America, we’re just now feeling that summer might actually happen. We take this monthly post to afford everyone to jot a note as to how you are doing, check-in with yourselves and even go back in the archives (we try to do this the second Wednesday of each month… try) and see how you reported in months/years previous. My MS has been “grumpy” of late. Legs are an issue each morning to the point that I’ve been ask... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140056 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:38:47 +0100 5140056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140144&cid=t_99466_134_f&fid=35179&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscottsdiabetes.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fjdrf-promise-remember%2F The JDRF volunteers around the Minneapolis area are very active.  I’m lucky to live here so I can participate in some of the great things they are doing. My trip to Capitol Hill early in the year helped me get to know some of the people in the Grassroots Advocacy team, and since then we’ve worked to keep the relationships going and the advocacy efforts moving. Monday is a great example.  A group of about 12-13 of us met with our district congressman, Erik Paulsen. This time of year the JDRF Promise Campaign swings into full steam.  The idea behind this is to get local families and those living with type 1 diabetes to tell their story to their local representative, and ask them to “remember me” when they are on Capitol Hill making decisions that will affect us. Th... Scott's Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140144 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:42:29 +0100 5140144 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140347&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FpDjrPMJZzUg%2F A few weeks ago, a friend of mine from Toastmasters invited me to a local small business group mixer. The meeting was to be held at a small wine bar in town, and would be a great way to meet fellow entrepreneurs and business people. She said in passing, be sure to bring lots of business cards and some information on your business. Wow, I thought to myself, I have business cards but I don’t really have anything about my speaking business that I could share with someone. Since there are hundreds of people in this organization, I knew there would be a lot of opportunities to promote myself… but how? I needed something that I could share with people in a small, informal setting, that would let them know what I speak about and have contact information. My business cards were informative, b... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140347 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:47:05 +0100 5140347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130756&cid=t_99466_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F9o1-UChiy-0%2F This week Ian Miller’s blog impactednurse.com along with his twitter account and Facebook page have been removed as a result of 'issues' with his employer (The Canberra Hospital). (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130756 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:10:04 +0100 5130756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130978&cid=t_99466_134_f&fid=35179&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscottsdiabetes.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fdiabetes-warrior%2F There are some talented authors that are simply a pleasure to read. William “Lee” Dubois is one such author. I feel lucky to have him speaking, through his great books, about some of the medical perspectives of life with diabetes.  He is a brilliant non-doctor-doctor who’s life path has taken him through many interesting jobs, finally dropping him off at a poor diabetes clinic in New Mexico so he can do what he is meant to do. Wil has many gifts, and one that we are lucky to witness is his ability to understand some very complicated aspects of diabetes and then translate it into easily understood “normal people talk”.  Not only can he translate, but he does it in an entertaining way. He makes it fun to learn about taking care of your diabetes. In his latest ... Scott's Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130978 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:00:45 +0100 5130978 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130757&cid=t_99466_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fkeul9R00j44%2F The LITFL weekly review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130757 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 02:56:21 +0100 5130757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5131021&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fdoes-fda-ever-listen-seroquel-for.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5131021 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 16:33:00 +0100 5131021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5131022&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fmakers-of-antipsychotic-seroquel.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5131022 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 14:41:00 +0100 5131022 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5125943&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fastrazeneca-seroquel-lawsuit-settlement.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5125943 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:44:00 +0100 5125943 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118830&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fthe-view-from-both-sides-of-the-sheets%2F As an RN of 35 years, I have always been fascinated by the way people embrace or reject their physical frailties. There is so much diversity in the way each of us responds to pain, disease, life and death. I’ve seen large men fall to the ground in a faint while getting an injection and held down screaming children while they received treatment or a simple exam. I wonder when we learn to be submissive and decide “it’s for your own good?” The truth is sometimes it is good care, sometimes it isn’t. A good, principled nurse or doctor knows the difference. Just ask one of us who we would let treat us or a member of our family. At the same time we are either participants in our care or we shift into neutral and expect someone else to make our decisions for us. Those of us who have stru... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118830 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:38:21 +0100 5118830 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118831&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Feverything-takes-longer-with-ms%2F As I make final preparations for our annual camping trip to the San Juan Islands, I find myself behind the 8-ball. No matter how well I make lists, how ardently I schedule things and how prepared I think I’ve made myself; EVERYTHING just takes longer these days. I’m going to have to keep this post short, as I’m further behind this morning than when I went to sleep last night. This week has seen me muck up two meetings because I’d written them on next week’s schedule. I’ve needed at least as much time (sometimes more) to get tasks completed than I had expected — and I gave myself extra time! Physical ‘stuff’ has taken more out of me than I budgeted and the relaxing time ahead can’t seem to come into view as I look through the haze of what has yet to be done. My days ... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118831 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:26:53 +0100 5118831 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5125984&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FrexrvZgCH6A%2F In our earlier posts this week, we talked about creating a Motivational Speech and building a business around it. One of the keys has been to narrowly focus your niche to reach a specific group of people. Once you do this you’ll need to create resources to reach out to them. Since you may only be speaking to this group once or presenting and doing a follow up training, your resources will work better if they are custom designed for your group’s specific needs. As a speaker, you may have business cards, letterhead, and possibly a one-sheet, created with your name and business entity on them. Since these materials are relatively generic, you can order a large quantity at a time. But when you want to focus on a smaller group, say a 100 people at a conference, it becomes impractical to ord... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5125984 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:41:48 +0100 5125984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118723&cid=t_99466_111_f&fid=34615&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergiblog.com%2F2011%2F08%2Ftotally-inane.html Boy, time flies when you’re not paying attention! I had a fantastic experience, last week, and I’m just now blogging about it!! I spoke on blogging at the annual conference of the International Academy of Nursing Editors. Here is a picture with Shawn Kennedy, Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Nursing, taken by Peggy Chinn, Editor-in-Chief of Advances in Nursing Science, following the plenary session. (I am so going to name drop here!) ***** You could say they are totally “INANE”! No, I did not just insult my audience, that is the acronym for the group. The INANE “About” page (linked above) describes a “non-organization” without formal officers, elections or dues, and with a mission of promoting “best practices in publishing and... Emergiblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118723 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 06:12:29 +0100 5118723 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118957&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fweitz-luxenberg-settles-astrazeneca.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118957 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:19:00 +0100 5118957 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5119038&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FrEb4aN4bF1k%2F Are you a struggling public speaker? Do you have a compelling message, amazing experiences, and a mastery of the English language? Do you dress well, smell good, and brush your teeth? If so, why hasn’t someone hired you to speak? That is the question that many people in the Toastmasters organization ask themselves. They go through the basic program, they refine their speaking and presentation skills, and they have totally killed any instance of UM, AH, or You Know from their vocabulary. They are great speakers. Yet nobody is knocking on their doors to have them speak. Yet other people, with little or no speaking experience, are making a good living from speaking to groups. Why is this? It doesn’t seem right. What is wrong with this picture? It comes down to one thing… The message is... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5119038 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:38:08 +0100 5119038 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107964&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FpCc_q8C9Ihw%2F Yesterday we talked about what it takes to become a motivational speaker. You could boil it down into two words… Problem Solver. If you can identify people’s problems, give them action steps to take, and show them the results they can get, you have put together a very powerful speech. There is another popular method that World Champions, Ed Tate and Darren LaCroix talked about that may be a good fit for you. It’s a simple three word combination… Then, Now, How… If you have a major accomplishment in your life or have overcome a major adversity, this method may provide a good outline for a motivational presentation. The key is CONTRAST. You need to contrast the past with the present and give your listeners a roadmap of how you got from then to now. We have all heard presentations f... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107964 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:41:44 +0100 5107964 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107874&cid=t_99466_149_f&fid=35776&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpipeline.corante.com%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F09%2Fwhat_an_offer.php The glamorous side of blogging is that you get chances like this, delivered right to your e-mail queue: ". . .I am working with a couple of small-cap biotech companies who have good fundamental technologies, but are not on the radar screen of a lot of investors. We are looking for some influential bloggers to put some spotlight on these companies, so more people can be exposed to the value proposition and opportunities available. In the past we have worked with some bloggers who have written both paid as well as unpaid articles on these companies. I would like to explore your interest and to discuss this further. . . I explained to this person just what my level of interest was, in terms that I don't think were misinterpretable, and pointed out that if their operation was not, in fact, a... In the Pipeline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107874 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:02:59 +0100 5107874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107744&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fthe-ms-honeymoon%2F Diagnostics are better. Primary care doctors are more aware. Patients are seeking knowledge. The general population of people newly diagnosed with MS seems to be getting a bit younger. Truth be known, it’s likely that they are being diagnosed earlier in the course of multiple sclerosis, and that’s a good thing! Medications appear to be more effective early in the course of MS. That’s not just to say they seem to “work” better at keeping attacks down. The meds seem to slow the progression to the point where we may have some extra “good years” before (if) our MS decides to get progressive. Herein lay my thoughts for today: The MS Honeymoon. Many, if not most, of us can think back to some physical “oddities” which we experienced well prior to diagnosis. It wasn’t until a f... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107744 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:40:34 +0100 5107744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107965&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2Fab5o7LHBCz0%2F We’ve all been there. Sitting in a stadium or other large venue, listening to a speaker that captivates the crowd. Their words pierce the air, and their call to action is so powerful that hundreds or thousands of people rise to their feet, and move forward. Whether it’s a passionate preacher, a compelling leader, or someone that can tell you how to pull up your bootstraps and change your life, the true motivational speaker will leave you a changed person when you leave the event. I’ve often dreamed about being that person. The bright lights, the thousands of faces, the powerful words, the life changing material… and more than anything else… the voice of someone who comes up after the event and says their life has been changed for the better. That they were able to overcome and c... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107965 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:20:09 +0100 5107965 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107966&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FIGXCdnzwUus%2F This was our fourth theme based week on Success Begins Today. The theme was metaphor, but it really should have been about blogging frequency. The week ended with an important creative decision on my part. Theme: Metaphor The week started out with a fundamental argument on blogging. It boiled down to this. Should I blog every day or should I blog only when I have a profound blog post ready to go. Should I hold off posting until I have something amazing to say. The two sides of the issue can be seen in these two opposing posts Blog Every Day: How I Write Eleven Blog Posts a Week by S. Anthony Iannarino I know a lot of people who blog regularly, and each of them has shared the experience of writing the post they believe is a complete throwaway only to have it draw the most comments and emai... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107966 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 01:23:20 +0100 5107966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107526&cid=t_99466_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F15W16oOgdJ8%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107526 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:35:15 +0100 5107526 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5103426&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fuk-ms-patients-may-lose-one-medication-option%2F You know when the chief executive of the UK MS Society, Simon Gillespie, is quoted as saying “…people with MS would be better off living almost anywhere else in Europe…” in a press release, things are going terribly wrong for multiple sclerosis patients in that country. Mr. Gillespie’s remarks came on the heels of a decision by the British National Institutes for Health and Clinical Excellence, or NICE (the agency that recommends action to the National Health Service (NHS) as to what medication costs the NHS should cover for patients), that the oral MS med Gileyna (fingolimod) should not be paid for by NHS. NICE seems to have flat-out ignored science in their decision and focused instead on cost alone. Going so far as to compare the medication’s results to that of patients taki... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5103426 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:37:35 +0100 5103426 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5103324&cid=t_99466_87_f&fid=35747&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthaffairs.org%2Fblog%2F2011%2F08%2F05%2Fa-heat-wave-health-wonk-review%2F Over at Managed Care Matters, Joe Paduda presents the Health Policy Heat Wave edition of the Health Wonk Review: The weather is hot these days, and so is health policy. Joe presents a great collection of health policy blogging, including Jeff Goldsmith’s Health Affairs Blog post on the impact of health reform on employer-based coverage. [...] (Source: Health Affairs Blog) Health Affairs Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5103324 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:24:36 +0100 5103324 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5097181&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2Fs1XGhJRx7L0%2F For the last week I’ve struggled with an ongoing debate among the bloggers that I follow. It boils down to a simple question… Should I put up a blog post every day? It sounds simple enough, but there are powerful arguments on both sides. Here are the competing voices Pro: Popular bloggers like Chris Brogan and Michael Hyatt suggest that you build your platform by blogging on a regular basis. They argue that you should aim for a post (almost)every day. This builds consistency with your readers, gives you lots of content, and helps your readers form a daily reading habit. It brings people back. Mike Lieberman adds to the discussion with a compelling post with six great reasons to blog every day. They include… Search engines re-index your website every time there is an update. Search ... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5097181 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:41:33 +0100 5097181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096216&cid=t_99466_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FanQlu37J9YM%2F This year we created a literary competition "Unzip your Talent" where we invited readers to submit a limerick relating to Jeans for Genes day. I had no idea our readers would find this literary challenge so difficult...we will have to set the bar much lower next year! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096216 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 07:32:54 +0100 5096216 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096366&cid=t_99466_111_f&fid=34615&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergiblog.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fso-you-really-want-to-be-a-nurse.html Editor Kitty is pretty funny! Actually, I’ll be hanging out with a bunch of “Editor Kitties” tomorrow! I’m giving a talk on “Getting Started in the Blogosphere” at the annual conference of the International Academy of Nurse Editors, held at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco. Check out their initals: INANE! Something tells me this is a fun group of folks! Wish me luck. My biggest fear is they will introduce me and I’ll stand there with my mouth open and nothing will come out for an hour! Or all they will hear is Charlie Brown’s teacher: wah wah wah-wah wah…. ********** I have a new blog! I’m now blogging over at MastersinNursing.com – my first post went up this week. The site just underwent a revamping as did th... Emergiblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096366 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:15:35 +0100 5096366 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096342&cid=t_99466_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F03%2Fintroducing-the-private-practice-toolbox%2F Running a successful private practice can be increasing difficult in today’s competitive environment, especially as some practitioners begin to embrace technology and social media. Should therapists tweet? How can therapists manage their professional persona on Facebook or other social networks? What should you do if a client contacts you through Facebook or email? In short, how can you stay on top of all of these practice trends? Well, good news — that’s what the Private Practice Toolbox is intended to help with. Led by one of our Ask the Therapists, Julie Hanks, MSW, LCSW, BCD. Julie is a graduate from the University of Utah’s Master of Social Work program in 1995, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (BCD), and is Board Certi... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096342 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:10:10 +0100 5096342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5097182&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FF_ImeBCfPMQ%2F a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance (Source: Success Begins Today) Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5097182 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:32:57 +0100 5097182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096873&cid=t_99466_134_f&fid=35179&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscottsdiabetes.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fday-reflections-aade-11%2F I am in Las Vegas, NV for the 2011 AADE (American Association of Diabetes Educators) annual meeting. I was invited out by a great group that I write for, Diabetes Care Club. A huge “thank you” to them for making this trip possible (disclosure: they are covering my travel, conference admission, and lodging). I wasn’t in the hotel more than five minutes before I started bumping into people I knew. It was a very real reminder that the diabetes world is pretty small, and that relationships are important. It makes me feel good to know there are so many great people working hard to improve overall diabetes care. The feeling of “small” was completely contradicted as I made my way to the registration desk. I was in this same hotel/casino/convention center late last y... Scott's Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096873 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:59:53 +0100 5096873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096899&cid=t_99466_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fdogs-can-fly.html The day after I wrote the post about my friend Rebecca, I went to Take the Plunge, a fundraiser for local dog rescue organizations. It was a lot of fun. We had the chance to meet many different kinds of dogs and the people who love them. They came in all shapes and sizes, colours and temperaments. We also met a miniature horse and some ferrets. One woman was pushing a cat in a stroller. The cat wasn't strapped in and seemed quite relaxed amidst all the canine chaos.The central event of the afternoon was the dock diving competition. We watched all kinds of dogs leap after toys into the pool. Some of the dogs needed to be persuaded to get out of the water. Most seemed incredibly pleased with themselves. Everyone - spectators, dogs and their human handlers seemed to be having a wonderful time... Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096899 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:17:00 +0100 5096899 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096874&cid=t_99466_134_f&fid=35179&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscottsdiabetes.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fim-proud-of-bennet%2F Last year, at my first Friends for Life (FFL) conference, I bumped into Gary Scheiner in the exhibit hall. He told me that they play basketball in the activity center in the evenings. I didn’t have any of my basketball gear (contact lenses, ankle braces, etc) but wanted to give it a try. It was so much fun. This year I made sure to pack some basketball clothes. George and Cherise covered my co-hosting duties for DSMA Live on Thursday night, and I got to enjoy some basketball. It was a blast! We were able to round up a handful of grown-ups and a bunch of athletic younger folks, and we ran full-court ball for about an hour and a half. Rick Philbin is a basketball stud, and the guy is in amazing shape. He pretty much does whatever he wants to on the court, and there’s not much a... Scott's Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096874 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:41:32 +0100 5096874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5097017&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fseroquel-looks-like-weitz-luxenberg.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5097017 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:42:00 +0100 5097017 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096678&cid=t_99466_118_f&fid=39279&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ffoxepractice%2F%7E3%2F1bSThS5Vojw%2F Data is great, and boy do we have lots of data from the millions of Twitter conversations we have in our healthcare social media database. However, data isn’t very useful or say user-friendly until after you’ve curated and analyzed it. The Healthcare Hashtag Project is now taking some small first steps into the realm of analytics. What are Healthcare Social Media Analytics? There are so many questions we can answer with all the data we have, but asking too many questions defeats the purpose of simplifying the data. That’s why we are starting very carefully with asking only a few questions. Our audience is the healthcare community at large consisting of physicians and other healthcare providers, as well as patients. How can we help them? We’ve decided to keep it simple and focus... Fox ePractice blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096678 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 02:34:53 +0100 5096678 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086380&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fstanding-up-with-multiple-sclerosis%2F It’s not uncommon for me to use alliterations and metaphor when I write about MS. Today, however, I write about the actual difficulties of “standing up” when you have multiple sclerosis. Difficulties with the vertical posture come in many colors, shades, and tones for those of us on different places on the MS rainbow. When I was first diagnosed, and trying to keep my jet-set, full-time employment, my boss in Germany told me of a dear friend of his with MS. Your man had apparently had MS for years and the only way you might notice anything is that he couldn’t stand for very long at a cocktail party. If that is the “infrared” end of the MS standing spectrum, “ultraviolet” would be those who cannot stand at all. I recognize that there are many in our Life With MS Blog communit... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086380 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:00:32 +0100 5086380 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086182&cid=t_99466_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FeE1UIpl58-8%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086182 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 05:29:45 +0100 5086182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086418&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seekgeo.com%2F%3Fp%3D6594 Closed Caption is available. Ah.. good to be back vlogging once again after long weeks. We had many people staying at our house in past couple of months so I really don’t have much chance to work on videos and all. Now, finally settled in… in fact today is the first day the last friend [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086418 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:18:10 +0100 5086418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086263&cid=t_99466_109_f&fid=34754&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwillmeekphd.com%2Findex.php%3Fitemid%3D375 07/31/11: A frequent sticking point in interpersonal conflicts is determining who is responsible for what. Complicating this is the tendency we all have to default to over-taking or under-taking responsibility. The following is a brief overview of these styles, and outlines for the type of personal work we can all do to get better at taking responsibility.Taking Responsibility Responsibility is generally the state of having duty or accountability for something. However, this is a difficult concept to deal with because it is so nebulous. Due to this (among other unique developmental influences), I often find my clients having the bias to either over or under take responsibility. Each of these has unique personal and interpersonal consequences. Over-taking responsibility as a general def... Staff Psychologist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086263 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:49:57 +0100 5086263 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077887&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fgenerations-of-multiple-sclerosis%2F A person who’s lived with MS for 30+ years has had a totally different experience than have I – a person living with the diagnosis of the disease for over 10 years. Likewise, a person diagnosed today, or within the past few years, has had and will have a very different life with the disease than I have had. MS service organizations are constantly trying to figure out to best serve the population of people living with this disease and are now beginning to understand that part of the answer is a generational approach as this generation of people living with multiple sclerosis is having a very different time of it. I often think that my aged group of MS is the most “uptight” about our condition. We’re still working (or trying to), often try to hide our disease, and fight it as muc... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077887 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:24:30 +0100 5077887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5078073&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2F8KkdK8uxlSo%2F Have you ever dreamed of planning out your perfect week where every minute of every day is spent in a productive manner? A week where things go exactly as planned. A week where each event brings a smile to your face, and there is no stress. You are in control, and the universe is aligned completely with your task list. I’ve had visions just like this on Sunday night as I write in my calendar for the following week. I set aside a time block here, I put a fun task there, and soon my week is completely full. I go to bed knowing that the coming seven days will be total bliss. As I awake on Monday morning, the sun crawling through the blinds, I look across the room. My day planner is where I left it the night before. There is total quiet in the room. This is going to be a great week, I tell ... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5078073 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:02:28 +0100 5078073 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077994&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fastrazeneca-settles-most-seroquel.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077994 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:04:00 +0100 5077994 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077886&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fmy-eyes-tell-me-yes-yes-but%2F There’s “No, No” in my heart and because I’m a slow learner, my body is always telling me I did too much. I don’t believe a day passes without life pitching something in my face which I know my body cannot handle. There is always dirt, dust, laundry, empty shelves and hunger. I’ve learned after many years some parts of my life are gone forever. Others, I have reclaimed in some form or shape but it is all different, changed. I am different because of the many changes in my physical shell which I drag around, also known as my body. I have to always remind myself it’s not the real me. I am my spirit, my love received and given, my laughter and my joy, often in truly bizarre circumstances. Some of us are blessed to be born “smart asses.” Awe, come on, and admit it. Some days ... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077886 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:31:56 +0100 5077886 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077888&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fnew-study-questions-ms-drug-value%2F This study will surely be a part of my decision-making process. We all know that MS meds work better for some than others, that some MS meds work for each of us while others may not, and we know that we really don’t know if a drug was working unless we stop and see our disease kick back into pre-therapy mode. This study, however, makes me believe that it’s time for the price of MS medications to come down — WAY DOWN — and I think that it’s time that we get some regulators involved. Many MS meds have been on the market for nearly 20 years now. Those first drugs have well been paid for and their investors handsomely rewarded. It’s time that we start realizing that. While I’m not diminishing the importance of multiple sclerosis disease-modifying drugs, it is not good for Manyone... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077888 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:28:12 +0100 5077888 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5078074&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2F8-PwtUaGyt8%2F We have all been there, the after lunch presentation that takes two hours, has 500 bullet points, and puts the most well intentioned person to sleep. Yet year after year, the standard Powerpoint snooze-fest continues. People keep filling slides with bullets in ever smaller font sizes and stand in front of everybody and read the slides to them. My response: I don’t need you to read your slides to me… If you want me to read this stuff give me a printout and let me get back to work. I would like to share with you today some ideas to take your next presentation to a new level. One where people pay attention, and actually look forward to the next slide. Here are seven points that will help your audience focus on what you have to say.. 1. Start at the Beginning. Research has shown that our... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5078074 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:31:45 +0100 5078074 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069531&cid=t_99466_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F27%2Fthe-dangers-of-letting-your-online-persona-do-the-talking%2F Last week, while taking a break from work, I found myself reading through a friend’s personal blog. While everything was well written, and while the author herself did a careful job remaining anonymous to most of her readers, I couldn’t help but cringe at some of the stuff she was writing about. Personal stuff. Stuff that, once it’s out there, you just can’t take back. Part of my cringing was due to the fact that about a year ago, I was right there with her. I’ve had a personal blog for years, and it used to be the one place where I could completely dump my emotions. A creative writer who has to work (on non-creative writing) quite a lot to pay the bills, I don’t always get to spend the hours a day I’d like to on my own pieces — so whenever I... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069531 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:13:22 +0100 5069531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069764&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Ftrainee-lawyer-in-uk-hopes-to-sue.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069764 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:56:00 +0100 5069764 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069849&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2F_QufFu4sp6A%2F If you are a writer, speaker, entrepreneur, or small business person, you may find the need to create a website for yourself. This can be an overwhelming task for many people. Where do you even start? Do you need to learn HTML, buy hosting, and pay a few hundred dollars for a program like Dreamweaver? Will this get you what you need? Do you need to hire someone to do the work for you? While this is the course that many people took in the past, designing a professional website now is much easier. You need three things to get started… Web hosting from a reputable company Make sure they have good uptime Look for a hosting account that allows multiple domain accounts Look for a good initial price Look for a good upgrade path for future traffic expansion WordPress installed on your ho... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069849 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:06:54 +0100 5069849 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062213&cid=t_99466_87_f&fid=35747&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthaffairs.org%2Fblog%2F2011%2F07%2F25%2Fha-blog-posts-on-exchange-regs-highlighted-in-health-wonk-review%2F Check out Julie Ferguson’s “Heatwave” edition of the Health Wonk Review at Workers’ Comp Insider. Julie presents a great selection of health policy blogging, including Tim Jost’s Health Affairs Blog series on proposed new regulations on state health insurance exchanges. Copyright © 2011 Health Affairs Blog. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. All [...] (Source: Health Affairs Blog) Health Affairs Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062213 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:11:25 +0100 5062213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062467&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2F3-years-of-detailing-one-psychiatrist.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062467 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:29:00 +0100 5062467 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062373&cid=t_99466_125_f&fid=38161&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalheroes.com%2F9-areas-address-social-media-policy%2F I could hardly believe my eyes! I’d read about it, discussed it, reviewed it, even posted about it, but I had never actually seen it “up close and personal”… A staff member posting a negative post about their position in the dental office…while at the office! Social media is here and whether you are utilizing social media in your practice/business or not, your employees are! It would be great if you could depend on posts being all positive and upbeat, but we know that’s not reality. You know Social Media and implications it can presents to the practice/business . You know the importance of having some type of Social Media Policy in place for your practice/business, but… what areas need to be addressed? The top 9 areas to address in your Social Med... Dental Heroes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062373 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:45:50 +0100 5062373 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062251&cid=t_99466_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F7B6Augv049A%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062251 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:36:13 +0100 5062251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062525&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FCEhqG7Kd9sI%2F This was our second theme based week on Success Begins Today. The theme was communication and featured a free book giveaway. Theme: Communication Monday: Making A True Connection We all communicate, but do we truly connect? Tuesday: Communicating Your Title The words you use in your title say a lot about you. Choose wisely. Thursday: Google Plus: What Will You Write? A post about creating your about page for Google Plus and the Throne of Agony. Friday: Good Morning, Mike Guest post by Sarah McGaugh on using a greeting to change someone’s life. Links mentioned during the week: Everyone Communicates, Few Connect. Sally Hogshead Fascinate Test Throne of Creative Agony Career Builder Article Google Plus Bird in your Hand Additional References: John Maxwell: Everyone Communicates Book Page K... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062525 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:16:23 +0100 5062525 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057891&cid=t_99466_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fdo-me-favour-honour-my-friend-by-having.html My friend Rebecca died this week. She was all of 37 years old (if I've done the math right) and she had metastatic breast cancer. She was also one of the funniest people in my online community. She was also generous, straigtforward and honest. My heart goes out to her friends and family - the people she loved, wrote about and who knew her best.Rebecca left strict instructions that we were to shed no tears after her passing (I'm afraid I've let her down on that front but I've been doing my best) and that, instead of a funeral she wanted a celebration of her life. I'd love to join the party and to hear the stories that those closest to her would be bound to share. Because Rebecca took her fun seriously.I won't be able to attend the celebration (Rebecca lived in Cape Cod) but I would like to ... Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057891 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 21:29:00 +0100 5057891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057886&cid=t_99466_134_f&fid=35179&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscottsdiabetes.com%2F2011%2F07%2F2011-friends-life%2F Is it possible for an annual event to change your life for the better each and every year? Is it possible for that event to be better than the year before, without taking away any magic from the previous event? Absolutely. I don’t know how they do it, but Jeff and Laura have the formula for magic in a bottle, and they sprinkle it over every conference they touch. Contrasting Feelings It was so amazing to see so many people living with type 1 diabetes together in one place.  It was also heartbreaking to see so many people wrestling with type 1 diabetes. It was heartwarming to see so many people come together to support loved ones living with type 1 diabetes.  But it was devastating to see the impact of a diagnosis on a family.  The ripple hits so many around us. It was overwhelming... Scott's Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057886 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 06:50:55 +0100 5057886 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057764&cid=t_99466_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F22%2F7-tips-for-deciding-how-best-to-spend-your-time-energy-and-money%2F We all have to make decisions about how to spend our time, energy, and money. Because of my happiness project, I now explicitly ask myself, “Will this decision make me happier?” I’m determined to get the most happiness bang for the buck. Here are some questions I consider: 1. Is this decision likely to strengthen my relationships with other people? Strong relationships with other people are a key — the key — to happiness, so decisions that help me build or strengthen ties are likely to boost my happiness. Yes, it’s a hassle and an expense to go to my college reunion, but it’s likely to have a big happiness pay-off. 2. Will this decision provide me with novelty and challenge? Novelty and challenge make me happier—but they also make me feel insecure, intimidated, frustrated,... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057764 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:55:45 +0100 5057764 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050956&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fhow-do-you-get-your-juice%2F A long, long time ago in a land far, far, FAR away… I was the Drum Major of my competitive high school marching band. Yes; your beloved writer of the Life With Multiple Sclerosis Blog was, indeed, the geekiest of Band Geeks! This time of year often takes me back, in the Cuisinart of my mind, to the blend of heatstroke and joy that was our preseason Band Camp; the place where we but music and marching together with a well choreographed field drill with color guard accents. During those long, heat-filled summer days on a dusty back field with chalk lines — faint, sometimes, as the Nazca lines — we would march and play and march some more… and then put the playing together with the marching. Mind you, the act of marching while putting hard metal mouthpieces to lips could be far more t... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050956 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:03:20 +0100 5050956 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050810&cid=t_99466_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2F1bXoqyoG7BU%2F Check out the latest Health Wonk Review written by Julie Ferguson at the Workers’ Comp Insider blog. Cool down and review summaries of the best writings of the healthcare blogosphere. Thanks, Julie! Tags: Blog Carnivals (Source: e-CareManagement) e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050810 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:57:10 +0100 5050810 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050716&cid=t_99466_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F20%2Fthe-psychology-of-a-heat-wave%2F As the U.S. and Canada enter into a heat wave, I get a lot of questions about how heat impacts human behavior and our moods. So three years ago, I wrote a blog entry that reviews the research about weather affects our moods and behavior. It’s still a good overview of the research in this area and worth the read. But it’s nice to highlight a few points from that article, as well as other research, that demonstrates how the weather — and especially hot weather, in this case — can impact our mood. Does a heat wave lead to more violence? Do we have more or less energy during high humidity? What about depression and anxiety? Read on for the answers. Heat waves come and go nearly every year in some part of the world. What makes them especially difficult for indigenous po... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050716 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:32:10 +0100 5050716 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5051317&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FmSdsEPwRibQ%2F I’ve had the privilege of using Google Plus in beta format for the last few weeks. Plus is the new social network from Google, that is similar to Facebook. It has a timeline and allows you to interact with friends with an interface called circles. You group your friends in different circles (such as work, family, friends, etc) and interact with them through posts, video, chat, and even group video chat. This circle feature is a big step ahead in Social Media and the reason that many people will migrate from Facebook to Google Plus. There are so many tools and features in Google+ that you will certainly want to take the interactive tour and sign up for an account. Once you do, you will be presented with a Profile Screen. This is where I want to challenge you today. I want to know what you... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5051317 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:01:36 +0100 5051317 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5051169&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Farkansas-takes-on-astrazeneca-september.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5051169 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:06:00 +0100 5051169 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050596&cid=t_99466_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FPkUzTl3_7X4%2F Try your hand at the Jeans for Genes Double-helix tongue twister challenge. Use your literary skills to come up with a novel, witty, poignant or just plain ordinary limerick or tongue twister using theme of Jeans and Genes and be a WINNER (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050596 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:47:25 +0100 5050596 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5051171&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fastrazenecas-antipsychotic-seroquel-new.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5051171 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:11:00 +0100 5051171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5051203&cid=t_99466_149_f&fid=35776&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpipeline.corante.com%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F19%2Fback_to_blogging.php Just wanted to let everyone know that I'm back, and back to blogging. As usual, I'm spending some of my morning working out again what it is that I do for a living - although, again as usual, many people have been coming by my office trying to remind me. And I'll be putting up a post at lunchtime. But in the meantime, since I've been totally out of most any loop you could name, what have I missed in the last week? Anything interesting? (Source: In the Pipeline) In the Pipeline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5051203 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:07:21 +0100 5051203 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050597&cid=t_99466_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FUa00kaWpclI%2F Welcome to the impressive 27th edition! The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. Each week the LITFL team will cast the spotlight on the best and brightest from the blogosphere, the podcast video/audiosphere and the [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050597 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:55:15 +0100 5050597 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5051318&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2F4JMwFxnaffY%2F In yesterday’s post, we looked at some material from John Maxwell’s book, “Everyone communicates, few connect.” One of his main points is… “Connecting is the ability to identify with people and relate to them in a way that increases your influence with them.” One of the most important ways we communicate with others is by our title or job description. It’s how we communicate who we are. This has become increasingly important with social media and entrepreneurs. When people look us up on the web or take one of our business cards they expect a title or job description of some sort. When they look us up on Twitter, they expect a few words of description about who we are and what we do. Here are a few of the descriptions that some of my Twitter contacts use… Author, Construct... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5051318 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:47:19 +0100 5051318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5051078&cid=t_99466_134_f&fid=35179&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscottsdiabetes.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fgirl-scout-troop%2F I spent some time Sunday hanging out with a local Girl Scout troop that my friend leads.  Some time ago she asked if I would be willing to come and talk about diabetes with them. “I’ll talk diabetes with anyone – let’s do it”, I told her. So I jumped into it with both feet.  It was exciting and terrifying all at the same time.  There’s something so amazing about watching young minds at work.  It’s also scary, in that it doesn’t take much of a misstep for them to write you off and shut down. This particular group of young ladies asked some incredible questions.  I was so impressed at their curiosity about diabetes.  I guess it makes sense, in that you hear about it almost everywhere.  Many of them have friends and family members that li... Scott's Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5051078 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 03:50:39 +0100 5051078 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036620&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FawFiUfoWf6I%2F   Our theme this coming week will be Communication…   (Source: Success Begins Today) Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036620 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 14:33:36 +0100 5036620 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036621&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FqKx-1Rd9Qeo%2F This was our first theme based week in a while on Success Begins Today and the first with a book giveaway. Here is a short overview. Theme: Facebook Monday: Frustration & Fascination With Facebook A short primer on the ins and outs of creating a Facebook Fan Page. Tuesday: Creating A Facebook Page With TabSite A tool to make FB Fan Page creation fun and easy! Wednesday: How To Make Facebook More Fascinating A fascinating personality test from Sally Hogshead and a free book giveaway. Congrats to our first winner, David, who won Sally’s great book, Fascinate. Thursday: Adding Facebook To Your Platform How to fit Facebook updates into your social media platform. Friday: Planning Your Social Media Week We give you a free planning tool to scope out your and organize your social... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036621 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:38:05 +0100 5036621 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036432&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2F10-years-with-ms-6-years-with-my-dog-sadie%2F This past April I “celebrated” the 10th anniversary of my diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis — a rather auspicious date to remember. Today, I am thinking back as well. This time, only 6 years… Six years ago today I received an e-mail from a most wonderful young woman in Athy, County Kildare, Ireland. The short note informed me that my new puppy had been born (well, actually that 7 puppies had been born and three of them were bitches; which is what I was hoping for). It was July and I wouldn’t be going to Ireland to pick her up until October — which later got moved to November so that I could speak at an MS fundraising luncheon — but my dear Sadie had been born. The next 8-weeks, as I have chronicled here before helped me decide which of the three young ladies would be mine (or... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036432 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:19:44 +0100 5036432 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036292&cid=t_99466_111_f&fid=34615&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergiblog.com%2F2011%2F07%2Ftheres-been-a-change-in-plans.html Need magazine subscriptions? Check out these guys for great prices and no auto renewals. Apparently a few nurses did not complete their HIPAA modules! My goodness, ladies, remember yourselves! You just know that one in the back follows all the rules, all the time. Doesn’t eat at the nursing station. Has the best cap. Her charts are perfect. She’ll peek later. ********** When I applied to the University of Wisconsin to begin my BSN program, I took a leap of faith. I didn’t know how I was going to afford it, how much work it was going to take or, basically, what the hell I was getting into. I was nervous. I was excited. And I was at peace with the decision from day one. Everything fell into place. I was meant to be there. Now I’ve been accepted into the MSN progra... Emergiblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036292 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:17:55 +0100 5036292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5029294&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FzBSg5iCmqiA%2F As a long time blogger, I’ve found that blogging 4 to 5 times a week helps you develop a consistent web presence which facilitates improved traffic and a more loyal following. If you add to that a Facebook Fan Page and a Twitter account, you can drive targeted traffic to your blog on a daily basis. These are the key pieces to develop a powerful social media platform. Unfortunately, all of this takes time and organization. For me, the standard blog post takes about 45 minutes, while an advanced post with downloads or lots of links can take 2 to 3 hours. Add to this a daily Facebook post and a half dozen tweets, and the time really adds up. And now we have a new kid on the block with Google Plus, that will add an additional time requirement. So how can we organize all these pieces into a m... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5029294 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:00:27 +0100 5029294 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028749&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Flife-may-be-weird-but-you-dont-have-to-be%2F Those of us who live with chronic pain each day have many choices to make. I know from first hand or should I say my “First Tushy” experience that we all feel helpless and robbed of choices more times than not, but that isn’t totally true. I realize “First Tushy” doesn’t have quite the elevation of First Lady but there you have it; my life. We are not mere victims. We remain the pilots of our planes as well as the captains of our own ships. I know we often have our doubts. We feel more enslavement than freedom; more the conquered than the victors and finally, hopelessly weird. I think that’s enough metaphors to choke a good sized horse but I’m certain you sense my direction. Today, after five years of chatting with all of you who also suffer, I would like to share three of ... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028749 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:24:47 +0100 5028749 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5029295&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FFkN_62BiglE%2F As a long time blogger, I’ve realized for some time that there is a real advantage in using Social Media to drive traffic to my blog. I’ve used Twitter for over a year, and it works well to drive targeted traffic to specific posts. Especially with the use of #hashtags. I’ve even shared post links with my regular Facebook friends. But the real business side of Facebook remained an ever changing mystery beyond that. Last week, while on vacation, I decided to build a Facebook Fan Page for this blog. The basic page setup was easy, but trying to figure out how the page actually worked was still somewhat of a mystery. I searched the web for answers and took a look at a lot of corporate pages. Many of these made sense. You create a main landing page and direct traffic to other pages from th... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5029295 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:38:59 +0100 5029295 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028698&cid=t_99466_118_f&fid=39279&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ffoxepractice%2F%7E3%2F7YqLCIdhh5Q%2F You know the story. You’re attending a healthcare conference and have one of those moments where something of real value to you was said. Or perhaps you’re attending one of these special unconferences that spur incredible creativity and innovating thought. In both cases, two issues often pop up. “I need to make some good notes of this”, and “more people should have been here right now to hear this stuff”. Just a short time ago, many of these in-the-moment ideas during these conferences were often strictly limited to the attending participants and closed to the public. It’s pretty safe to say that those ideas would have had a better chance of being profitable had the audience been greater and the conference more open. Twitter enters Healthcare Conferences That was the pre-Twi... Fox ePractice blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028698 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:15:11 +0100 5028698 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028750&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fjuly-check-in-hows-your-ms-today%2F Time once again for our monthly open blog where we ask the question, “How’s your MS today?” After catching up (or trying) on all of your comments while I was away on holidays I’d venture to say that this may be a busy month for comments on this topic. I wrote some of those posts in advance and some during my trip. I didn’t have time to check in very often so I was surprised to see so many comments on many of the posts. As to how my MS is; I can’t really tell… I’m recovering from a sinus infection and we all know how that can muck with MS. In fact, I now remember that my diagnosing MRI showed a big, ol’ nasty sinus infection. The radiologist who read the films even mentioned it in his report: “major sinus infection in three cavities, multiple plaque lesions on brain and ... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028750 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:16:47 +0100 5028750 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5029132&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2F1-boring-old-man-blog-trial-93-very.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5029132 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:45:00 +0100 5029132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5029136&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fpaxil-329-study-under-fire-nature.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5029136 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:47:00 +0100 5029136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5029297&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2Fu4H40Zao5_Y%2F Creating a fan page in Facebook is relatively easy. As I wrote about in a post yesterday, creating the actual page is very straightforward. You just follow the step-by-step instructions from the Facebook site. It’s when you want to customize the page and create your own tab page that things become tricky. Back in March of 20011, Facebook changed the way that fan pages work. Now if you want to add a landing page, you will need to host it offsite with secure hosting using a web design called iFrame. While there are tools that will help you with the iFrame design, it was the secure hosting that got me. This requires a special setup with your webhost and an ongoing monthly fee. While this may be something that I go with in the future, I decided to go with a third party company to create and ... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5029297 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:59:47 +0100 5029297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028752&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fmultiple-sclerosis-and-the-question-of-disability-insurance%2F I’m not sure if the advancement of a post-holidays head cold into a sinus infection (and the associated MS issues related to a fever) had any part of my sensitivity to comments that circulated here on the Life With MS Blog and our Facebook Page but I thought that it might be time we discuss disability insurance and SSDI again. In this day and age of starkly divided political views many see “leaving work” because of MS as yet another way in which too many people are grasping at a government entitlement and suckling from the public teat. Others see SSDI as an insurance plan into which they have paid and, like any other insurance policy, when they need it they expect it to be there for them. There are many, many problems with the entire “disability” system (for lack of better termin... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028752 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:26:57 +0100 5028752 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5029174&cid=t_99466_149_f&fid=35776&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpipeline.corante.com%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F11%2Fon_and_off.php I'm going to be traveling this week, so posting will be intermittent. (It's summer, after all). I'll surface now and then, but for the most part, things will be quiet around here. Enjoy the weather, if you have weather to enjoy! (Source: In the Pipeline) In the Pipeline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5029174 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:02:24 +0100 5029174 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028236&cid=t_99466_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FdZxZApVvIzQ%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028236 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:43:55 +0100 5028236 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5029298&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FIXRmfbH2dhk%2F I’ve been blogging for over six years now, and I’ve seen a lot of changes along the way. Blog software has evolved dramatically, and social media has taken center stage. Twitter and Facebook didn’t even exist back in 2005 when this blog started, yet Facebook now reports having 750 Million users and Twitter has a respectable 200 million. In 2011, spreading the word about your product or service requires a platform. Michael Hyatt had a great post last week about building a platform, which he describes as… A platform is the means by which you connect with your existing and potential fans. A robust platform might include a blog, Twitter and Facebook accounts, a YouTube Video, or podcast. He lists the three primary benefits of a platform as… 1. A platform provides visibility. 2. A p... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5029298 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:56:19 +0100 5029298 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5029138&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fflorida-seroquel-mdl-plaintiffs-dismiss.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5029138 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 04:41:00 +0100 5029138 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008473&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fmultiple-sclerosis-falls-secondary-damages%2F Supportive, light-weight shoes, a sturdy cane (“stick” in Ireland), cool ocean breezes and keen mindfulness allowed for some “hiking” on my recent holidays in Ireland. We kept to well worn paths and all, but it was nice to get out into nature even if it was only a few feet of the roads. Preparations for these jaunts included cool showers, a fistful of meds and the ever-watchful eye of Caryn as we trod step by spongy, peat supported step… And I’m proud to say that I was one of the few in our group who did not fall during our trekking! Chalk that one up to another lesson of living with MS. So many times, however, we know that we do fall and as I’ve commented before we may meet the canvas more often when we are feeling at the upper end of the MS spectrum. The injuries resulting ... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008473 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:18:28 +0100 5008473 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008472&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Flife-can-become-very-weird-living-with-chronic-pain%2F I know. You’re thinking life is weird already but let me say, if you’re newly diagnosed, “You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!” If you are one of us who live with connective tissue or rheumatoid disease you may see a certain set of weirdness. If you suffer from back pain or had a previous injury, you’re not excluded, either. It’s amazing what life can do to twist, shape and torment us. If our diseases or injuries don’t do enough in that department then there are always the medications to take up the slack and pile it on. Get your sense of humor ready and if you don’t have one, well, blessings upon you my friend because you’re going to need one. The other day I was fitted for a sacroiliac belt to aid my sacroiliac joints to stay put. All that was missing at the fitting was Scar... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008472 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:13:33 +0100 5008472 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008332&cid=t_99466_111_f&fid=34615&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergiblog.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fwhos-the-grown-up-here.html Get great prices on nursing scrubs every day. Ah, the benefits of sand therapy! Time for little Bettina’s daily afternoon face plant! Not only does it appear my colleague is about to lose her grip on her patient, I’m concerned about her choice of body mechanics. I predict a lumbar strain in 3…2…1…… (This photo is from the Library of Congress collection.) ********** Call for submission: I am putting together a July issue of Change of Shift. I have a few submissions in the books, if you have a nursing blog, or have a nurse-related blog post on a non-commercial site and would like to have a submission included, please click the “Contact” button up top and send it on in! ********** I love my pediatric patients. While it is hard to see children fe... Emergiblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008332 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:56:49 +0100 5008332 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008722&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2F7wD6x36exZo%2F In my last post, I talked about how to create and give your first speech. While primarily aimed at Toastmasters, giving their icebreaker speech, the 7 concepts apply to almost all presentations. Today I want to expand on those tenets and add a very important one… Contrast. Contrast allows us to differentiate from the good and the bad, the high and the low, and almost any two things that are different. In life, contrast is a good thing. If everything was white, for instance, we wouldn’t be able to make out doors and walls. Paintings would be impossible. White text on a white sheet of paper would be impossible to read. Contrast is absolutely necessary for life. So why is it, when many people put together a speech or presentation, they just throw a bunch of facts and bullet points... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008722 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:13:51 +0100 5008722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008474&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fa-matter-of-perspective%2F Back from a fortnight holiday in Ireland and trying to get my body to understand the new time zone (and my brain to remember to drive on the right side of the road). This couple of weeks away from home, traveling with my sister’s family in another country, has brought the concept of perspective to mind pretty heavily. Let’s face it, multiple sclerosis changes the way we look at almost everything in our lives. I’ve often said that MS doesn’t take away our future; it takes away what we thought our future was going to be. Taking a step away from the everyday world — even the everyday world with MS — can give us all a chance to adjust our perspective goggles and see things through a new lens. A medical news story developed while I was there which put a stark light onto not ... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008474 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:35:48 +0100 5008474 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008365&cid=t_99466_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FbrEuvSpFHdM%2F I think it’s quite easy to predict that 3-5 years from now, one of the top topics on this blog and in the EHR world as a whole is going to be around EHR data extraction or if you prefer EMR data conversion. I’ve previously predicted that by the end of the EHR stimulus money we’re be lucky to achieve 50% EHR adoption. So, you’d think that in 3-5 years we’d still be talking about EHR selection and implementation. Certainly, that will still be a topic of discussion. Not to mention, which EHR vendor they should go to for their second EHR. However, I am certain that 3-5 years from now we’re going to see a mass of doctors switching EHR vendors. As part of my EHR blog week challenge (if you’re a blogger, you should participate too), today I’m going ... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008365 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:31:57 +0100 5008365 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008115&cid=t_99466_87_f&fid=35747&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthaffairs.org%2Fblog%2F2011%2F07%2F05%2Fjosts-look-at-court-fight-over-reform-tops-ha-blogs-june-most-read-list%2F Tim Jost’s analysis of crucial appellate arguments over the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act leads June’s list of most-read Health Affairs Blog posts. Jost examines the arguments before the federal Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in a challenge to the legislation brought by more than half the states and the National Federation of Independent [...] (Source: Health Affairs Blog) Health Affairs Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008115 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:31:47 +0100 5008115 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008207&cid=t_99466_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fj69mxbcbNbM%2F Getting very excited about this November…as conference fever sets in If all goes to plan various members of the LITFL team will be traveling and speaking around the globe - spreading the word about the use of social media in education So far on the agenda we have…San Fransisco, Cape Town, Sydney and Molvania. Hopefully [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008207 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:55:02 +0100 5008207 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997773&cid=t_99466_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fbrain-scanned.html I had a routine brain scan today, my first in two years. It was pretty uneventful (they got the vein for the contrast dye on the first poke) and was over relatively quickly.I can call for results in a week or so. And I'll probably be told that everything is fine. I wish things were like in the movies, though and a few minutes after the test, a doctor would look at the images and then we'd discuss them.I never get to see the pictures. Wouldn't you like to see images of your brain?This is Patrick Denker's brain. I would like to see mine.If you are reading this post on a site other than Not Just About Cancer (besides Facebook or a feed reader), you are reading stolen content. (Source: Not just about cancer) Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997773 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:31:00 +0100 4997773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997493&cid=t_99466_83_f&fid=34690&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Finsolence%2F%7E3%2F2hldmfDEcdI%2Findependence_day_open_thread.php Happy Independence Day, everyone! Believe it or not, your normally blogorrheic host is taking this holiday off. For one thing, I have to work on my talk for the Science-Based Medicine workshop at The Amaz!ng Meeting 9 next week. For another thing, I have a fair amount of work for my actual job to do before tomorrow morning. So in the meantime I'll do what I like to call a "lazy blogger trick," namely to post an open thread. I'll also refer you to an excellent post by Mark Crislip about the difference between clinical thinking and critical thinking. It's such a good point that I might have to glom onto it and add my two cents on the issue. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Respectful Insolence) Respectful Insolence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997493 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:15:16 +0100 4997493 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997531&cid=t_99466_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FK8QR1AOJNx8%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997531 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:08:22 +0100 4997531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997765&cid=t_99466_134_f&fid=35179&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscottsdiabetes.com%2F2011%2F07%2Ftype-1-university-recommended%2F Early in the year (holy smokes, how time flies!) I shared some news about a new tool that Gary Scheiner was putting together called Type 1 University. Since that time I have tried a few of the classes, and I loved them. Gary lives with type 1 diabetes himself, is an exercise physiologist and a Certified Diabetes Educator.  All of that mixed together means that, for most people, he totally gets it.  I also think he has a gift for explaining things in a way that make sense and that can be used in the real world.  While Gary knows a lot of “doctor talk”, that’s not the language he speaks. Gary has been successful in finding many ways to overcome the challenge of location when teaching people about diabetes.  As long as I’ve known him, he’s used technology to... Scott's Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997765 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:00:16 +0100 4997765 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997793&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fseroquel-lawsuit-blogastrazeneca.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997793 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 04:55:00 +0100 4997793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997794&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2F1-boring-old-man-blog-bipolar-kids.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997794 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 03:18:00 +0100 4997794 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997766&cid=t_99466_134_f&fid=35179&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscottsdiabetes.com%2F2011%2F07%2F2011-roche-growing-potential%2F Manny trying to read the future in Scott's crystal ball As hard as he tried, Manny Hernandez could not see what was in the coming days of the 2011 Roche Social Media Summit. I bet he got pretty close though.  Friends, fun, relationships, the greater good, and the sense that we can influence change. I personally felt that this, our third summit, was the best yet.   Nurturing relationships is part of what makes these in-person meetings important.  But as a group, it seems that we were better prepared to handle the excitement of seeing each other in person again, and didn’t let that get in the way of  a productive summit. For the most part, the group was all about figuring out how to make change happen.  I could feel it in the room, and I loved it.  We are starting to trust R... Scott's Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997766 Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:15:25 +0100 4997766 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4992758&cid=t_99466_109_f&fid=34754&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwillmeekphd.com%2Findex.php%3Fitemid%3D359 07/01/11: Earlier models of interpersonal communication focus on general styles people take, and power dynamics. I developed the Interpersonal Matrix in the spirit of these models, but have focused more on specific types of behaviors and moves that we all make in communicating with others. I hope that it can be a great guide to understanding patterns of interactions as well as finding new moves to improve our relationships.Interpersonal Matrix (Download full-size PDF) For a quick primer on the earlier models, check out The Interpersonal Circle Model. Friendly-Receptive v Aggressive-Rejecting Moves The two columns of the Interpersonal Matrix mirror those from the circle: Friendly-Receptive and Aggressive-Rejecting. Essentially, Friendly moves are those that work to connect us with o... Staff Psychologist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4992758 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:00:40 +0100 4992758 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997646&cid=t_99466_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FAN87yAQ7xgw%2F I remember when I first started blogging about EMR and health care IT about 5.5 years ago, I searched out whatever EMR and healthcare IT blogs I could find. The first three blogs that I can remember finding (and loving) were Neil Versel’s blog, Shahid’s Healthcare IT blog and Will Weider’s Candid CIO blog. I loved reading Neil Versel’s blog because he was actually a professional journalist in the healthcare IT arena. I learned a lot by watching what he did. In fact, I think some of my writing style came from reading his blog. Along with his blog, Shahid provided HITsphere where I could see the posts from other bloggers. Plus, in the early days the traffic from HITsphere to my blog was really great. It’s hard to have a blog that no one reads. I loved the Candid... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997646 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:13:23 +0100 4997646 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008475&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Findependence-day-and-ms%2F I’ll admit a bit of an odd feeling as I post a blog about America’s Independence Day weekend from the wilds of Western Ireland! It seems a fitting topic, however, as the word “independence” means such a different thing to me now that I live with multiple sclerosis than it did before. Independence doesn’t mean doing everything for/by/of myself any longer. Independence is not all Trevis all the time. Independence is a relative state and I cannot think of a better place to be thinking this than the Republic of Ireland which experienced a varying levels and lack of independence (cum tyranny) over the centuries. A cane may seem to be a “dependence” to some but it offers me the independence to walk further than I might without and conserve the excess energy which would have been sp... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008475 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:00:09 +0100 5008475 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4992929&cid=t_99466_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fhow-ive-changed.html When I was a young adult, I definitely considered myself to be an extrovert. Then, in 2007, a year or so after my cancer diagnosis (and after being on leave from my job for most of that time), I did the Meyers-Briggs test. The person who explained my results to me said that mine was the most even split between introvert and extrovert that she'd ever seen.Fast forward to last weekend when I attended the PAB conference. Walking in the door on a Friday night to an environment where it felt like everyone already knew each other was terrifying. My chest tightened, my breathing became shallow and I felt something between "slightly queasy" and "I think I'm about to puke my guts  out." I texted Tim, "This is so hard" and sent out similar messages to the Twitterverse (I will be forever gr... Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4992929 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:07:00 +0100 4992929 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4984528&cid=t_99466_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2011%2F06%2F30%2Femr-and-healthcare-it-blogging-community-let-the-sparring-begin%2F I remember when I first started blogging about EMR and health care IT about 5.5 years ago, I searched out whatever EMR and healthcare IT blogs I could find. The first three blogs that I can remember finding (and loving) were Neil Versel’s blog, Shahid’s Healthcare IT blog and Will Weider’s Candid CIO blog. I loved reading Neil Versel’s blog because he was actually a professional journalist in the healthcare IT arena. I learned a lot by watching what he did. In fact, I think some of my writing style came from reading his blog. Along with his blog, Shahid provided HITsphere where I could see the posts from other bloggers. Plus, in the early days the traffic from HITsphere to my blog was really great. It’s hard to have a blog that no one reads. I loved the Candid... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4984528 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:13:23 +0100 4984528 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4984664&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fpediatric-bipolar-dr-biederman-is-not.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4984664 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:45:00 +0100 4984664 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4984585&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fhow-ms-treatments-and-our-expectations-have-changed%2F The old adage is that “Nothing is more constant than change” and there is little truer to someone living with MS. Symptoms change, doctor change, medications change…MS changes. A person living with MS 20 years ago, stranded on an island and newly returned to their home, wouldn’t even recognize the face of Multiple Sclerosis in the world today. Where once there were no meds (or maybe a very competitive lottery to get into a drug trial) there are now 6 approved therapies and scores in the final testing phases. Those once told to “go home and get your affairs in order” are now assisted in living a more fulfilling and meaningful life. Exercise — once the terror of MS docs — is now not only recommended, it is encouraged. Woman who were once counseled to really think about having... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4984585 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:04:54 +0100 4984585 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4976058&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fkelly-building-a-crohns-disease-community%2Fmanaging-job-stress-and-crohns%2F Well…I think that, once again, I am facing a change in my career. Actually, I am not certain where my career is going, but I do know that I cannot continue working in my current position. During October of last year, I was transitioned onto a ‘Proposal Tiger Team’ within my corporation and have been struggling with my work-life balance ever since. The job is intense, stressful, and one of those occupations where, to succeed, you have to give up your personal life and give everything you have to the company. I cannot do that — nor do I want to. Having a chronic disease further limits how much I can afford to give. I actually told my management that I have Crohn’s disease (a career first for me!) and that I cannot afford to work 10- to 11-hour days every day of the week (for w... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4976058 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:09:21 +0100 4976058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997533&cid=t_99466_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FkIUxHYA-kTM%2F LITFL gives a shout-out to new emergency blog - EM Literature of Note. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997533 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:49:58 +0100 4997533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4976010&cid=t_99466_114_f&fid=34648&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBlawg%2F%7E3%2F34OX0bwEwBo%2Fdavid-harlow-presents-social-media-session-at-american-health-lawyers-association-annual-meeting.html I am speaking today at the American Health Lawyers Association annual meeting on the uses of social media by attorneys. I am sharing two versions of my slides from this session: one that is text-rich and full of useful links, and one that is much nicer to look at and more engaging for a live audience. Enjoy one or both, and let me know what you think in the comments.  If you are off-site, please tweet a shout-out to me @healthblawg tagged #AHLABoston a little after 3 p.m. ET, so we can show the folks in Boston the reach of Twitter, and let us know where you're tweeting from. AHLA Annual Meeting 2011 Social Media Legal Marketing Resources by David Harlow View more presentations from David Harlow. AHLA Annual Meeting 2011 Social Media for Lawyers by David Harlow ... HealthBlawg :: David Harlow's Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4976010 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 05:56:01 +0100 4976010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4976059&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Friding-around-in-a-very-personal-journey-with-ms%2F A bus full of commuters passes you on a busy street. A car idles, waiting for a traffic light to change. The azure-blue, summer sky is unzipped by the contrail of a jumbo jet filled with hundreds of souls… and they all have a story. Have you ever been in an airplane on approach or departure; close enough to the ground to see the ant-like scene below as it gets on with the workaday world? Have you ever thought of the lives going on inside that plane far, far above your head? Have you ever felt yourself cut-off from the world as if you were in a personal space capsule catapulting through time, space and dimension and nobody gets it? Caryn and I have just experienced a very personal grief (and I trust our community to please leave it at that) during which we felt as if the world was going b... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4976059 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:48:56 +0100 4976059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4975814&cid=t_99466_87_f&fid=35747&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthaffairs.org%2Fblog%2F2011%2F06%2F27%2Fthe-latest-health-wonk-review-5%2F The latest Health Wonk Review is available at Boston Health News. Tinker Ready presents a great collection of some of the most interesting health policy blogging of the last couple of weeks, including Joe White’s Health Affairs Blog post on the merits — and demerits — of the now ubiquitous phrase “bending the cost curve.” [...] (Source: Health Affairs Blog) Health Affairs Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4975814 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:14:51 +0100 4975814 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4975872&cid=t_99466_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencyweb.net%2Flibrary%2Fmp3.php%3Ff%3Deits_ep042_ett.mp3 The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4975872 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:04:45 +0100 4975872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4976250&cid=t_99466_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FLlSBw9TJahE%2F Have you ever wanted to take an idea and really run with it? Take the thought and research it thoroughly? Create an outline, with lots of bullet points. I know I have. When the idea takes shape, the real fun comes in… You want to share it with the world. I’ve wanted to do this for years. I’ve had plenty of ideas. Some pretty good. I’ve blogged about them. Outlined them and even included them in a book. However… I’ve never quite got around to creating the ultimate white paper. A document that someone could pick up and know exactly what I was thinking. A document so concise that it could change somebody’s attitude. A collection of words that would compel someone to action. A group of pages that scream intention Simply put… I need to write a man... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4976250 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 14:14:25 +0100 4976250 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968872&cid=t_99466_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fseroquel-lawsuit-blog-dr-charles-schulz.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968872 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:42:00 +0100 4968872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968811&cid=t_99466_136_f&fid=35316&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnotjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Ftreatment-week.html If you are reading this post on a site other than Not Just About Cancer (besides Facebook or a feed reader), you are reading stolen content. (Source: Not just about cancer) Not just about cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968811 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:10:00 +0100 4968811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968580&cid=t_99466_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F24%2Fintroducing-panic-about-anxiety%2F Lots of people experience panic attacks. For some people, it can get so bad that they also get agoraphobia — the fear of leaving one’s house. So I’m happy to introduce Panic About Anxiety with Summer Beretsky, a blog that will explore panic, agoraphobia and even topics about general anxiety in upcoming entries. If you’re not familiar with Summer, you can check out her archives at the World of Psychology blog. She is a graduate of the University of Delaware, where she received her Master of Arts degree in Communication. She enjoys writing about her experiences with anxiety, panic, and Paxil. She contributes to the World of Psychology blog here on PsychCentral and has written for the Los Angeles Times. You can follow her on Twitter @summerberetsky. You can read more about her here. W... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968580 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:34:41 +0100 4968580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968815&cid=t_99466_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fwhose-blog-are-you-reading%2F Recently the news has included an interesting revelation that a popular lesbian blogger wasn’t a lesbian at all, but a straight, married man who posed as a gay woman for years while writing his blog. After his coming out (so to speak), another “lesbian” blogger admitted that he, too, was a straight male. As a blogger myself, I was outraged. At the very least, it is unconscionable that a person would address a group of people who feel not particularly accepted by all of society and are looking to connect with someone who lived and breathed and understood their lives as one of them. It made me wonder who I was reading. Who are the real people behind the smiling headshots and avatars decorating the web pages I confidently seek out when I feel like connecting? Is that woman &mdas... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968815 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:35:42 +0100 4968815 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968705&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fwhere-do-you-find-true-grit%2F It’s often inspiring how life leads us along, licking our wounds which it also inflicted upon us; we love it, we hate it. These last few weeks I have been immersed in the past. I live in a home that is 120 years old and often wonder about those who lived here before we did. Did they love? Did they find joy and survival, together or individually? Did they have physical pain? Surely, they must have because they were without NSAIDs, biologics, acid inhibitors, a local drug store, or a supermarket. I often run across some little remnant of the past presence of one who lived here, like finding an oyster shell working its way out of the foundation outdoors or the aqua blue marine paint that dripped from the brush of an “ancient” mariner who used to live here, many years ago, still trailing... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968705 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:08:46 +0100 4968705 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968706&cid=t_99466_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fprogressing-with-progressive-ms%2F Most of us with MS know terms like RRMS (relapsing remitting), SPMS (secondary progressive), and PPMS (primary progressive) when it comes to our disease. Less often heard variations are “chronic progressive” or “worsening progressive,” and I even heard someone refer to their MS as “acute, progressive chronic MS.” Not sure where he had heard that one. While we all want to find a “normal” group of people with MS to which we can identify and belong, it really isn’t all that important as to which group we fall (save for those of us whose doctors are sticklers for medications). What is important is that, as our disease may move from a relapsing-remitting phase – which is often medically described as “inflammatory disease” – to a stage of slow (or not), stea... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968706 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:04:58 +0100 4968706 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968788&cid=t_99466_134_f&fid=35179&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscottsdiabetes.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fwere-just-beginning-2011-roche-social-media-summit%2F @RotoTok says “you guys are just beginning to understand how powerful you are when you come together and work on an idea” #dsummit @RotoTok is Rob Muller with Roche (a great guy), and he touched on something pretty huge with that sentence. He’s right. But it can often be hard to see that from the inside. Thank you Rob, for helping us glimpse our potential. JDRF President & CEO, Jeffrey Brewer, spent lunch with us. How brave to submit himself to an open Q & A session with a bunch of rowdy social media advocates! There are many things JDRF is working on that most of us have no idea about. I find a lot of hope in that. But nobody knowing about these efforts leads to a lot of unfair attitudes towards JDRF. It seems Mr. Brewer knows this, and is working on better co... Scott's Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968788 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:31:37 +0100 4968788 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4960260&cid=t_99466_134_f&fid=35179&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscottsdiabetes.com%2F2011%2F06%2Froche-and-relationships%2F One of my favorite people to visit with is Bennett from Your Diabetes May Vary. Two of his four kids live with type 1 diabetes, and he lives with type 2 diabetes. He gets it. He’s brilliantly smart, is passionate about diabetes advocacy, and is not afraid to call bullshit when he sees it. He said something to me earlier today that has stuck with me through most of the day. He said that one of the biggest things Roche gives us is something I know I didn’t fully appreciate; the opportunity to get to know each other better. He didn’t mean Roche and the attendees, although that is valuable too. What he meant was US getting to know US better. We have something very special in the Diabetes Online Community. We have an environment full of love, support, encouragement, empowerm... Scott's Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4960260 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:40:13 +0100 4960260