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 'carter'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:59:01 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4445850&cid=t_311795_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F07%2Frosalynn-carter-fellowships-for-mental-health-journalism-2011-2012%2F The Carter Center Mental Health Program announced today their annual call for applications for fellowships in mental health journalism. Their announcement follows. Applications from U.S. residents are now being accepted for six one-year journalism fellowships with the Carter Center’s Mental Health Program. These fellowships aim to enhance public understanding of mental health issues and reduce stigma and discrimination against people with mental illnesses through balanced and accurate reporting. The postmark deadline for applications is April 18, 2011, and the fellowship recipients will be announced July 15, 2011, on the Center’s website, www.cartercenter.org. The 2011-2012 fellowship year begins in September 2011. “Informed journalists can have a significant impact on pu... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4445850 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:05:30 +0100 4445850 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133834&cid=t_311795_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F11%2F02%2Fthomas-bornemann-ed-d-on-the-26th-annual-carter-symposium-on-mental-health-policy%2F Psych Central will again be partnering with The Carter Center to bring you media coverage of the 26th Annual Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy. This year’s symposium focuses on the unique challenges for mental health care and community reintegration faced by National Guard and reserve veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The event will also be webcast live on The Carter Center’s website. Recently, I had the pleasure to sit down with Thomas H. Bornemann, Ed.D., the Director of the Carter Center Mental Health Program to talk to him about this year’s symposium agenda. John M. Grohol, Psy.D.:  So talk to me a little bit about the theme of this year’s symposium. I understand it has to do with policy surrounding helping vets gets access to mental health c... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133834 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:03:05 +0100 4133834 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4125063&cid=t_311795_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F11%2F01%2Fthomas-bornemann-ed-d-on-the-georgia-mental-health-settlement%2F Two weeks ago, Georgia reached a historic settlement with the Federal Government regarding treatment in mental health care for Georgia’s most vulnerable residents — those who live in state hospitals or under the state’s auspices. Recently, I had the pleasure to sit down with Thomas H. Bornemann, Ed.D., the Director of the Carter Center Mental Health Program to talk to him about the settlement. John M. Grohol, Psy.D.: What are some of the highlights of that settlement? Thomas H. Bornemann, Ed.D. Well, we think this is a groundbreaker, and a lot of our colleagues from around the country that we talked to are also seeing it similarly. What we were able to do is to take a lawsuit that is essentially about inadequate care in institutional settings — in our state hospital... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4125063 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:30:18 +0100 4125063 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4119079&cid=t_311795_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F28%2Fmilitary-mental-health-theres-an-app-and-money-for-that%2F Two good pieces of good news came out of the military this week — especially for soldiers and veterans who are facing mental health concerns. The first is the Monday announcement by Pentagon officials of a free smart phone application for Android devices designed to help soldiers and veterans to track their emotional health. It’s called the T2 Mood Tracker (from the National Center for Telehealth and Technology) is available free free download now. (The iPhone app is in the works.) It’s basically a mood tracker, allowing users to track their mood, happiness and stress levels throughout the day. Anyone can download and use the app, free of charge. The second piece of good news is the announcement that the U.S. Army will spend $17 million over 3 years to study suicide in so... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4119079 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:43:36 +0100 4119079 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4098059&cid=t_311795_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F21%2Fgeorgia-mental-health-joins-the-21st-century-with-settlement%2F I guess “better late than never” applies to how we, as a society, treat the chronically, seriously mentally ill, and those who are typically in lower socio-economic classes. Georgia joins the 21st century by agreeing to stop shuffling patients into its antiquated, poorly-funded state hospitals, and allowing patients instead to seek out and receive services within their own local community. This is apparently the first settlement with the federal government that invokes the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) to suggest that public inpatient psychiatric hospital care isn’t integrated within the community enough (at least in Georgia’s case). The agreement was reached as a settlement with the federal government to give patients more choices when it comes to how they r... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4098059 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:10:51 +0100 4098059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4074150&cid=t_311795_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F14%2Fon-the-red-carpet-at-the-voice-awards-2010%2F It was an honor and a pleasure to attend the 2010 Voice Awards, hosted by SAMHSA, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. SAMHSA is the agency responsible for helping to get the word out about substance abuse and mental health issues, so their focus is much aligned with ours. This year’s theme was focused on honoring portrayals of men and women who serve in the military but come home to grapple with mental health issues and friends and family who often just don’t understand how to help. It also featured a lifetime achievement award given to Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter for her decades’ long work on helping advance mental health care in the U.S. The annual ceremony is held to honor the realistic and often-poignant depiction of people struggling ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4074150 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 18:46:09 +0100 4074150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4013087&cid=t_311795_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fneurosurgeon-dr-carter-beck-thrown-jail-expired-license-plate%2F Montana neurosurgeon Dr. Carter Beck was arrested, handcuffed, and thrown in jail after police officers in Missoula noticed that this car license plate stickers were expired. Not surprisingly, he thinks this was overzealous and unwarranted. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4013087 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:53:17 +0100 4013087 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3999044&cid=t_311795_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F09%2F24%2Fmental-health-stigma-still-prevalent%2F Two stories published in the past week by our news team gives me reason to be a little pessimistic about the gains we’ve made in terms of educating folks about mental health concerns. The first article entitled, Depression Stigma Higher in Medical Students, examined mental health attitudes amongst medical students — you know, those folks who should be the most open-minded about these disorders that have significant roots in the brain. Of course, from the title of the article, you already know the study’s findings. In a survey of 505 medical students, researchers found that not only do the future doctors have higher rates of depression than in the general population (not surprising, given the stress of medical school), but they have something a little less expected —... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3999044 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:05:19 +0100 3999044 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3595521&cid=t_311795_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fpioneering-surgeon-dr-isabella-harrison-receives-hip-replacement%2F Ninety-six year old retired general surgeon Dr. Isabella Harrison has received a new hip using a minimally invasive technique called the “jiffy” hip. The procedure was performed by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Anthony Carter (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3595521 Tue, 25 May 2010 01:58:43 +0100 3595521 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3350334&cid=t_311795_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F10%2Fapply-for-a-mental-health-journalism-fellowship-at-carter-center%2F Applications from U.S. residents are now being accepted for six one-year journalism fellowships with the Carter Center’s Mental Health Program. These fellowships aim to enhance public understanding of mental health issues and reduce stigma and discrimination against people with mental illnesses through balanced and accurate reporting. The postmark deadline for applications is April 19, 2010, and the fellowship recipients will be announced July 9, 2010. The 2010-2011 fellowship year begins in September 2010. “Informed journalists can have a significant impact on public understanding of mental health issues, as they shape debate and trends with the words and pictures they convey,” says former First Lady and Carter Center Mental Health Program Founder Rosalynn Carter. Each fellow is aw... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3350334 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:56:21 +0100 3350334 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3275847&cid=t_311795_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F02%2F16%2Ffocus-on-georgias-mental-health-crisis%2F Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter will provide opening remarks for a discussion on the mental health crisis in Georgia tonight, Feb. 16, from 7-8:30 p.m. at The Carter Center. This Conversations at The Carter Center event is sold out but will be webcast live at www.cartercenter.org More than 130 patients have died under suspicious circumstances in Georgia’s public psychiatric hospitals over the past seven years, according to an exposé by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Carter Center has been a leading voice for change in Georgia’s mental health system since this crisis came to light, and has worked to identify strategies to transform Georgia’s shame into a model for the nation. Carter Center Mental Health Program Director Dr. Thom Bornemann will moderate a panel of... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3275847 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:57:11 +0100 3275847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3223467&cid=t_311795_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F01%2F29%2Fthe-obama-whisperers%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily. The Obama Whisperers. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: chaos theory, george w bush, jimmy carter, obama, political cartoon, president (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3223467 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:38:18 +0100 3223467 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3212315&cid=t_311795_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FBvQXiP_X8Vw%2F By Roger PilonToday Politico Arena asks: State of the Union:  What Should Obama Say? My response: Obama’s in a difficult spot:  His head tells him to tack right, but his heart’s not in it — and he’s not the first Democrat to be in that spot.  That’s brought out today in a CNN Opinion piece, “When liberals revolt,” written by Arena’s (and Princeton’s) Julian E. Zelizer.  Tracing similar dilemmas that Johnson, Carter, and Clinton faced, Zelizer shows how they all paid a price for tacking right, which it looks like Obama may do.  Johnson faced primary challenges that led him to withdraw from the 1968 race.  Carter was challenged by Ted Kennedy.  He prevailed; but weakened, he then lost to Reagan in 1980.  And Clinton’s mo... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3212315 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:41:27 +0100 3212315 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3204887&cid=t_311795_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2010%2F01%2F24%2Fsaturdays-suck%2F I’m lucky that I don’t have to work weekends on a consistent basis, but I do get the pleasure of working every 4th Saturday. What sucks about Saturdays? Nearly everything. - I have to work 11 hours as the lone pharmacist. - I get no lunch break. I sneak back to our little office and swallow a sandwich whole. I usually get interrupted 2-3 times to check in-store prescriptions or answer an old person’s call — they usually just have refill numbers of course! - The technicians scheduled are all my part-time HS/College kids — meaning they know the most basic of tasks in the pharmacy and on the computer system. So, I type almost all prescriptions AS WELL AS check them. At least they count, right? - We run two shifts of techs. They switch out at the lunch hour. - We ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3204887 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:57:49 +0100 3204887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3012605&cid=t_311795_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FSS9ibBFo9d4%2Fquote-of-day-caregivers.html There are only four kinds of people in the world - those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers.-- Rosalynn Carter Are Alzheimer's Caregivers the Forgotten? Subscribe to The Alzheimer's Reading Room--via Email (Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The) Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3012605 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:12 +0100 3012605 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2984846&cid=t_311795_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2F12%2Fthe-carter-centers-mental-health-program%2F Last week while attending the 25th Annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy, I had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting for a few moments with Thomas Bornemann, Ed.D. who has served as the Director of The Carter Center Mental Health Program for the past seven years. If you didn’t know, The Carter Center has been a leading force in helping to coordinate national mental health policy over the past two and a half decades. It does most of its work behind the scenes and is rarely noted for what it does best — bringing all stakeholders to the same table to talk and work on how they can advance policy and mental health agendas in the country. They do this through year-round work and collaborations with legislatures, advocates, organizations, non-profits, and other... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2984846 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:51:54 +0100 2984846 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2967340&cid=t_311795_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2F06%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-november-6-2009%2F I’m attending the 25th Annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy today, and I’ll write more about the inspirational work this organization has been doing for 25 years shortly (not just in Georgia, but throughout the entire country). The people who are attending this symposium — as well as the Carter Center itself — have done much to improve mental health care in the U.S., but it’s not something you hear enough about. It’s heartening so many great minds coming together to share best practices and ideas for improvement (especially at this unique time in healthcare history). Not just policy wonks, but also physicians, mental health practitioners, administrators, consumers, CEOs, you name it — they’re all here. All talking about wa... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2967340 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:06:23 +0100 2967340 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2591533&cid=t_311795_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F07%2F10%2Fcarter-center-awards-2009-2010-fellowships-for-mental-health-journalism%2F The Carter Center does good work to help promote de-stigmatizing mental health information and journalism, so I thought this announcement was worth reproducing here to help them publicize this year’s fellowship awards. After receiving a record number of applicants, the Carter Center’s Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism — the only journalism fellowships exclusively for mental health — announced today the winners of its 2009-2010 awards (see below for full list of fellows and their project topics). Since 1996, the fellowship program has educated more than 100 journalists, who set the standard in their field for accurate and sensitive portrayals of mental health issues. “Journalists have a very important role to play in shaping the public’s pe... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2591533 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:16:18 +0100 2591533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1625551&cid=t_311795_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fbacon-boobs-peter-carter-ruck-involved.html It is not just life long readers of Private Eye, (see recurring "in-jokes" in Private Eye) like Dr Crippen who have heard of Peter Carter Ruck. They are the most pre-eminent libel lawyers in London. Today PULSE reports:Carter-Ruck solicitors, acting on behalf of a group of 37 doctors, has written to Dr Neil Bacon, the founder of www.iwantgreatcare.org, expressing ‘grave concerns about the potential for inaccurate, irresponsible and defamatory allegations being published on the website.’The letter details a number of concerns relating to the site’s comment-moderation policy and warns: ‘We put you on formal notice that if one of our clients is defamed on your website and instructs us to take action, a copy of this letter will be made available to the court at the appropriate stage in... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1625551 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:17:00 +0100 1625551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1625552&cid=t_311795_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fdr-jayantilal-popat-abused-by-dr-neil.html click to enlargeThe above represents the gratuitous abuse of the unfortunate Dr Jayantilal Popat by Dr Neil Bacon. I stored it on FURL. The first comment to appear, unmoderated, and apparantly unchecked by Bacon, was the one at the bottom by the "carer, relative."Next, the three supportive comments above appeared.Then, the three supportive comments were removed, leaving just the derogatory one at the bottom. Unfortunately, I did not store that image. Today, on checking Bacon's website, we find this:I have stored this away here on jkn.com and so Bacon cannot alter it again. Thus, for two days, Baconshit was responsible for publishing apallingly defamatory remarks about a family doctor without offering him a right of reply.  We assume that the remarks could not be verified, and so they ha... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1625552 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:12:00 +0100 1625552 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1449264&cid=t_311795_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6968 Michael Ramirez on the Democrat Party and Jimmy Carter The Democrats go after President Bush to protect Obama and his willingness to negotiate WITHOUT PRECONDITIONS with Iran and other terrorist states but who the President was REALLY addressing was former President Jimmy Carter. “We did not anticipate that it would be taken that way, because its kind of hard to take it that way when you look at the actual words. … There was some anticipation that someone might say you know its an expression of rebuke to former President Carter for having met with Hamas. that was something that was anticipated but no one wrote about it or raised it.”  So, Obama and his VP, Senator Joe Biden and the remaining Democrat cabal, plus the MSM have reacted wildly? Barack Obama is upset at thi... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1449264 Fri, 16 May 2008 20:10:18 +0100 1449264 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1445953&cid=t_311795_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6964 Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Conn) speaks his mind regarding direct talks with Iran with E.D. Hill on Fox News And, John McCain agrees. Senator John McCain, who has been critical of President Bush on the environment and other policies this week, on Thursday morning wholeheartedly endorsed Mr. Bush’s veiled rebuke in the Israeli Knesset of Senator Barack Obama that talking to “terrorists and radicals’’ was no different than appeasing Hitler and the Nazis. “Yes, there have been appeasers in the past, and the president is exactly right, and one of them is Neville Chamberlain,’’ Mr. McCain told reporters on his campaign bus after a speech in Columbus, Ohio. “I believe that it’s not an accident that our hostages came home from Iran when President Reagan was president of th... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1445953 Thu, 15 May 2008 21:54:15 +0100 1445953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1388915&cid=t_311795_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6799 Michael Ramirez on Jimmy Carter negotiating with Hamas News Item: Carter: Hamas is willing to accept Israel as its neighbor Hamas, a militant Islamic group that both the U.S. and Israel consider a terrorist organization, calls in its charter for Israel’s destruction. It has also traditionally opposed peace negotiations with the Jewish state. Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman, later said Carter’s comments “do not mean that Hamas is going to accept the result of the referendum.” Carter’s comments came after his much criticized meetings with the top Hamas leaders in Syria in last week. Former President Jimmy Carter has NO standing or credibility in these “talks” with the terrorist organization Hamas. Shouldn’t Hillary and Obama repudiate him as... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1388915 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:05:49 +0100 1388915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1154133&cid=t_311795_122_f&fid=36506&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainSciencePodcastBlog%2F%7E3%2F217297452%2F The Philosopher’s Zone is one of the excellent Australian podcasts that I listen to regularly. The episode of January 12, 2007 is especially relevant to our recent discussion of embodied intelligence. Host Alan Saunders interviews Matt Carter, author of Minds and Computers: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence. Their conversation is a good brief introduction to some of the issues of philosophy of mind, the relevance of the computational theory of the mind (introduced in Brain Science Podcast #15), and the importance of embodiment to the field of artificial intelligence. If anyone has already read this book, I would love to hear your feedback and impressions. (Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell) the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1154133 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:03:46 +0100 1154133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1142499&cid=t_311795_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F01%2F10%2Fsweeney-todd%2F Went to see Sweeney Todd and here’s my review. Narrator: This is the tale of an ordinary man, who had everything… Mrs. Lovett: Barker, his name was. Benjamin Barker. Narrator: Until a man of power stole his freedom, destroyed his family and banished him… for life. And in his sorrow a new man was born. Mrs. Lovett: You’re barking mad. Sweeney Todd: The years, no doubt changed me After hard years in exile for a crime he didn’t commit, Benjamin Barker now Sweeney Todd, returns to London to find his wife dead and his daughter in the hands of the evil Judge Turpin. In his anger, Sweeney goes on a murderous rampage on all London, with the help of Mrs. Lovett, he opens a barber shop in which he lures his victims in with a charming smile before casual... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1142499 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:14:53 +0100 1142499 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=874752&cid=t_311795_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fdefining-quality-care-rosalynn-carter.html Ten measurements of quality care are listed by Richard C. Birkel, Ph.D., at The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving . In "Defining Quality Care in Long Term, Home and Community Settings" Dr. Birkel starts with discussing care that is (1) safe, (2) effective, and (3) personalized.Safe Care provides care that avoids injuries to the care-receiver or to the caregiver. I will add some examples for you:clearing the home of unsafe conditionssafe lifting procedures and lifting devices when neededcaregiver notes, emergency medical information, emergency contacts availabletraining for caregivers emergency procedures for home caregivers re: calling 911, rescue workers, ambulancesEffective care is based on scientific knowledge. Again, some examples I might add include:caregiver training from the ... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=874752 Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:34:00 +0100 874752 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=874753&cid=t_311795_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Frosalynn-carter-institute-for.html At Lotsa Helping Hands, developed by The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving, caregivers can create a free, easy to use website for volunteer caregiver helpers, schedules, updates for family and friends, messages, calenders and more. The Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter established the Institute, RCI, in 1987 on the campus of Georgia Southwestern State University. The mission of the RCI is to meet the challenges of the caregiver crisis in America.The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving website has a wealth of online resources to help caregivers.Some of the topics covered at the website include :Development of quality care in home,community and long term careCommon characteristics of effective caregiver programsInterventions to create desirable outcomes (such as reducing caregive... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=874753 Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:52:00 +0100 874753 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=805909&cid=t_311795_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F17%2Fmodernist-painter-and-diabetic-charles-demuth%2F Filed under: Type 1, Drugs, Events, PersonalitiesWorks by the modernist painter Charles Demuth (1883-1935) are now on display at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. Add Demuth to the pantheon of notable Americans with diabetes. Demuth lived nearly his entire life in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He had a hard life, being type 1 diabetic at a time before digital meters and pumps and all that good stuff. Not only that, he was diabetic at a time when insulin was only beginning to be used. So, you may well ask: what did they do in the dark, dark pre-insulin days? Well, dear reader, the treatment was pretty unsophisticated. Starvation, basically. They got you eating as little as possible. Not surprisingly, life expectancy was not good in those days! Demuth suffered from a lack of energy and... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=805909 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 805909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=719894&cid=t_311795_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fmultiple-sclerosis-risk-passed-equally.html Recently a phenomenon known as the Carter effect has been put in to doubt. At least for the horrible disease Multiple Sclerosis (MS).A study published in the journal Neurology last week indicated that the transmission of MS risk is not skewed based on sex. "Genetic and environmental factors have important roles in multiple sclerosis (MS) susceptibility. The precise nature of these factors and mode of inheritance remains unknown. A female predominance is universally found. Recently, offspring of affected fathers were reported to be more likely to have MS than those of affected mothers. This was attributed to the Carter effect, which is seen in polygenic disorders. The Carter effect predicts that affected parents of the sex lesser affected by a disease/trait are more genetically loaded for r... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=719894 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 22:04:00 +0100 719894 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=713102&cid=t_311795_85_f&fid=34692&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpolitedissent.com%2Farchives%2F1695 Whatever happened to pipe-smoking characters? Back in the Golden and Silver Ages, they were a dime a dozen. Smoking a pipe had several connotations. In the Golden Age, it was used to lend an air of sophistication to a character, for instance an itinerant archaeologist (Carter Hall) or a playboy dilettante (Bruce Wayne). Check out this classic ad posted by Sleestak as well for the pipe smoking/sophistication connection. During the Silver Age, it was used to represent a scientist who was brilliant — yet unorthodox - such as Reed Richards, Will Magnus, or Leonard Samson. Then there was the classic use of pipe smoking to represent a fatherly figure (for a quick example, check out Dan’s supervisor in the most recent Dr. Dan Dazzler story). Nowadays, I think Will Magnus still smok... Polite Dissent blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=713102 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 08:03:47 +0100 713102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=637657&cid=t_311795_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5008 Now, former President Jimmy Carter is showing remorse for calling the Bush Administration “the worst in history.” Previous: The Glenn McCoy Archive Technorati Tags: Jimmy Carter, George W Bush, Glenn McCoy (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=637657 Sun, 27 May 2007 02:58:48 +0100 637657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=628884&cid=t_311795_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4968 Now, former President Jimmy Carter is showing remorse for calling the Bush Administration “the worst in history.” “My remarks were maybe careless or misinterpreted but I wasn’t comparing the overall administration and certainly not talking about anyone personally,” Carter said in an interview Monday when asked to explain. The comments “were interpreted as comparing this whole administration [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=628884 Tue, 22 May 2007 22:08:01 +0100 628884 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=623164&cid=t_311795_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4959 Former President Jimmy Carter listens to a student’s question after speaking about his book ‘Palestine: Peace not Apartheid,’ in this March 8, 2007 file photo at George Washington University in Washington. Britain’s support for the war in Iraq was a ‘major tragedy’ for the world, Carter said Saturday May 19, 2007 as he criticized Tony [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=623164 Sun, 20 May 2007 18:12:14 +0100 623164