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 'care doctors'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:21:46 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893592&cid=t_256450_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.drmalpani.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fbetter-way-of-making-sure-doctors-learn.html If conferences are such a poor way of teaching doctors, then what can the profession do to ensure that doctors remain updated ? Is it possible to trust that all doctors are responsible professionals who will take the time and trouble to educate themselves on an ongoing continual basis ? Sadly, no. While most doctors are conscientious and will make a concerted effort to learn, not all will do so .So what's a better option which will ensure that doctors learn reliable, updated, accurate evidence based medicine, without wasting time and money ?The answer is surprisingly simple ! In medical college, doctors are used to memorising vast amounts of information from their medical textbooks, so that they can pass their examinations , qualify and start practise. Unfortunately, most of what they lear... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893592 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:13:00 +0100 4893592 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4429020&cid=t_256450_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-physician-exodus-when-doctors-leave-hospitals-behind%2F2011.02.02 My partners and I have long struggled with the lack of specialty back-up at our hospital. Semi-rural hospitals, out of the way facilities, just can’t always attract specialists. So, we’re happy to have cardiologists every night, but understand that we only have an ENT every third night. We’re thankful to have neurologists, even if they don’t admit anyone. We’re glad to have radiologists, even if they don’t read plain films after 5PM on weekdays. Still, I continue to scratch my head about why only three of seven community pediatricians take call, such that family physicians have to admit their patients. I was bumfuzzled that our neurologists were previously going to require us to use telemedicine for stroke evaluation when their offices were close by the hospital. (In the same y... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4429020 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:00:12 +0100 4429020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4277860&cid=t_256450_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fdoctors-gods-knights-knaves-or-pawns.html Like all professionals, doctors have a certain image about themselves . Similarly, patients have expectations of their doctors and expect them to conform to their mental model of how a doctor should behave.Life was much easier in the past when both patients and doctors expected doctors to behave as demi-Gods. The doctor was a shaman who was considered to be a healer who had been inspired by divine powers which he could use to help the sick to get better.In modern society, however, things have changed considerably; and few patients will treat their doctors as God-like figures ( and I feel most doctors would also be very uncomfortable in this role !)What roles do doctors adopt today ? These are primarily three, as articulated so well by the British economist, Julian Le Grand. We perceive doc... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4277860 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:13:00 +0100 4277860 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3993914&cid=t_256450_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fprimary-care-has-it-been-oversold%2F2010.09.21 Citing a new study by the Dartmouth Atlas, the Wall Street Journal’s health blog provocatively asks: “Has the notion of ‘access’ to primary care been oversold?” The Dartmouth researchers found “that there is no simple relationship between the supply of physicians and access to primary care.” That is, they found that having a greater supply of primary care physicians in a community doesn’t mean that the community necessarily has better access to primary care. Some areas of the country with fewer primary care physicians per population do better on access than other areas with more primary care physicians. The researchers also report that the numbers of family physicians is more positively associated with better access than the numbers of internists... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3993914 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3993914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3924904&cid=t_256450_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fprimary-care-crisis-why-the-patient-centered-medical-home-will-fail%2F2010.09.01 Everyone understands the need for a robust primary care workforce in making healthcare more affordable and accessible while keeping those in our care healthy. With the aging of America and healthcare reform, even more Americans will need primary care doctors at precisely the same time doctors are leaving the specialty in droves and medical students shun the career choice. As a practicing primary care doctor, I’ve watched with great interest the solutions for the primary care crisis. And I’ve been utterly disappointed. Patients so far don’t like the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) as noted in Dr. Pauline Chen’s New York Times column. The changes recommended won’t inspire the next generation of doctors to become internists and family doctors. (more…)... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3924904 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3924904 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3924905&cid=t_256450_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fa-letter-to-medical-students-considering-primary-care%2F2010.09.01 Dear Student: Thank you for your consideration of my profession for your career. I am a primary care physician (PCP) and have practiced for the past 16 years in a privately-owned practice. (At some point I intend to stop practicing and start doing the real thing. It amazes me at how many patients let me practice on them.) Anyhow, I thought I’d give you some advice as you go through what is perhaps your biggest decision regarding your career. Like me, you probably once thought that choosing to become a doctor was the biggest decision, but within medicine there are many options, giving a very wide range of career choices. It is the final choice that is, well, final. What are you going to do with your life? ”Being a doctor” covers so much range, that it really has little meaning. Dr. ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3924905 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:00:43 +0100 3924905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3924907&cid=t_256450_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpracticing-primary-care-a-lesson-in-treading-water%2F2010.09.01 As a primary care physician, I am becoming painfully aware of how hard it is to be good –- I mean really good — at what we do today. I would prefer to believe that it has always been so, yet I do not believe that our predecessors in the medical profession found it nearly as difficult to excel in their time as we do now. With all of the technological and medical advances, you might ask how I could believe this to be true. Too, you might consider it pessimistic or even crazy to suggest that physicians 20, 30, or 100 years ago found it easier to practice medicine well in their time. You could counter with numerous or obvious examples such as antibiotics, pharmaceuticals, robotic surgical procedures, or even our wondrous ability to peer inside the human body without cutting it open.�... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3924907 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:00:43 +0100 3924907 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3753896&cid=t_256450_111_f&fid=34712&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitaldoorway.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fvisit-to-doctor.html The case manager and I have brought our client to see his new doctor, who enters the room smiling, his gray lab coat worn over a white shirt and tie decorated with multicolored stethoscopes and faux ECG readouts. He shakes each of our hands, in turn."So, you're Mr. __________. Very nice to meet you. I believe your son is my patient, as well."My client is solicitous, friendly and smiling as the doctor greets him. "That's right. Nice to meet you.""You seem very healthy for a man of your age," the doctor says. "We should all be so lucky."As we talk, review our client's history and relate our concerns and needs, the soft-spoken doctor listens----really listens----and reflects back to us what he hears. Performing a cursory yet thorough exam, he listens to our client's heart and lungs, prods his... Digital Doorway blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3753896 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:56:00 +0100 3753896 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3753824&cid=t_256450_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fno-medical-school-debt-more-primary-care-doctors%2F2010.07.14 There’s little question that medical school debt is rising rapidly, affecting the career choice of medical students. It’s one of the main reasons why the disparity between the number of specialists and primary care doctors is widening. There have been a variety of proposed solutions — most recent of which are medical schools completely subsidizing their tuition. I think that’s a good step forward, but so far has only been limited to a few schools nationwide. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at KevinMD.com* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3753824 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:00:45 +0100 3753824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3227831&cid=t_256450_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F02%2F01%2Fare-antidepressants-really-that-ineffective%2F The more researchers delve into the research behind antidepressants — the class of drugs commonly prescribed to treat depression — the more they find that perhaps the majority of antidepressants’ treatment effect is based upon the simple belief that the drug will help. Newsweek’s Sharon Begley has a lengthy article discussing the growing body of evidence that calls into question decades’ worth of prescriptions. It’s a story that we’ve covered previously, that TIME covered nearly a year ago, and that Therese Borchard had a response to. It seems to be journalists’ favorite “go to” story now in mental health, because there’s a black-and-white controversy — do antidepressants work or don’t they? People mistakenly be... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3227831 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:10:49 +0100 3227831 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1996980&cid=t_256450_87_f&fid=36224&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wsjonline.com%2F%7Er%2Fwsj%2Fhealth%2Ffeed%2F%7E3%2FEFS0vYREujc%2F Country doctor Ben Brewer writes often for WSJ.com on the travails of primary care. Despite the hardships, he says he can’t imagine doing anything else. In his latest column, Brewer gives thanks for the satisfaction the healing art can bring the practitioner. He still sees patients around town who he has helped over the years. One woman reminded him recently of the breast cancer, missed by a mammogram, that Brewer found. She’s been free of cancer for five years. Another patient thanked Brewer for detecting a cancerous prostate when the PSA test was normal. And then there’s the mom who would have bled to death from a ruptured uterus, if not for Brewer and his small-town hospital. Yes, he acknowledges, doctors’ feelings about their jobs may be at a low ebb. A recent ... WSJ.com: Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1996980 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:35:46 +0100 1996980 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1696540&cid=t_256450_87_f&fid=36224&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wsjonline.com%2F%7Er%2Fwsj%2Fhealth%2Ffeed%2F%7E3%2F361873044%2F Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick cracks down on drug reps (AP photo) Massachusetts is getting tough on drug and device reps. Over the weekend, Governor Deval Patrick signed into law a broad health bill that requires drugmakers and medical devices companies to disclose any gifts to doctors worth more than $50, the Boston Globe reports. But wait, there’s more. The law, whose main purpose is to rein in soaring health spending in the state, requires the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester to increase class sizes to produce more primary care doctors. The law also gives state regulators the authority to call hearings when insurers want to hike rates. Even though Massachusetts has the most primary care docs per capita in the US, state Human Services Secretary Ju... WSJ.com: Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1696540 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:35:11 +0100 1696540 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1138040&cid=t_256450_136_f&fid=35303&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.assertivepatient.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fbetter-after--1.html When I was in Tucson for my checkup with Dr. Livingston, I asked him what he thought about providing better after care for cancer survivors and long-term cancer patients like me (I don't qualify as a survivor, because I'm in continuous treatment. Semantics, anyway). I was thinking along the lines of a new specialty within the oncology field, training some oncologists just to diagnose and treat after effects. But Dr. Livingston has another, and I think better, idea. He says that individual oncologists should only treat one type of cancer. That will allow them to gain greater expertise in that type of cancer, and then, Dr. L says, oncologists should continue to see their patients after treatment for any problems the patient may be having. "We need more medical oncologists who specializ... The Assertive Cancer Patient blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1138040 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:28:02 +0100 1138040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=888611&cid=t_256450_97_f&fid=35050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmaGazette%2F%7E3%2F159221377%2Ffamily_medical_services.html Family Medical Associates, servicing families in the Ridgefield, Ct. area offers family oriented medical care. A well-rounded staff provides care in Pediatrics, Family Medicine and Internal Medicine. Serving the community since 1989, Primary Care Doctors David Pazer, MD, Wendy Maki, MD, and Cynthia Vason, MD and their support staff offer services in acute and chronic care, health education, regular check-ups and mental health screening to mention a few. Their specialized services include EKG, Spirometry, Audiometry, Vision screening plus a host of other tests and therapies.I personally find the concise and professional look of the website appealing. I really liked the page on office policies where they chose to include a detailed list of what is expected of you and what you can expect duri... PharmaGazette blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=888611 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:00:41 +0100 888611