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 'communicating'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:11:38 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5051318&cid=t_143864_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=4714745&cid=t_143864_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthecommunications.files.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fwatch.jpg I recently participated in a Twitter Chat about physician-patient communications. A common refrain from some of the providers in the group was that “there isn’t enough time” during the typical office visit for physicians to worry about communicating effectively. What’s up with that? The goal of patient-centered communications is to engage the patient in their own health care. While most physicians endorse the concept of patient centered communications, many seem reluctant to employ such techniques in their own practice.  Why?  I suspect that many fear that too much patient involvement will increase the length of the visit. Take the patient’s opening statement aka “patient agenda” in patient centered lingo.  This is where the doctor asks the patient why they are there.  T... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4714745 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:00:41 +0100 4714745 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4074066&cid=t_143864_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdoctors-twice-as-likely-to-e-mail-another-provider-than-a-patient%2F2010.10.14 Only 6.7 percent of office-based physicians routinely e-mailed patients about clinical information in 2008, according to an issue brief from the Center for Studying Health System Change. Only 34.5 percent of office-based, ambulatory care physicians reported that information technology for communicating with patients about clinical issues via e-mail was available in their practice in 2008. Of that third, 19.5 percent routinely e-mailed patients, or 6.7 percent overall, while the rest were split between occasional use or non-use. The study sample was restricted to 4,258 office-based physicians and the response rate was 62 percent. In contrast, twice as many physicians spent at least some time each work day e-mailing physicians and other clinicians. (more…) *This blog post w... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4074066 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:00:00 +0100 4074066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3907601&cid=t_143864_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdoctors-and-their-smartphones%2F2010.08.26 An eye-popping statistic shows that 94 percent of doctors have adopted smartphones, in part to keep up with an information glut. A consulting group released results of 100 in-depth interviews with physicians working in acute and ambulatory care environments in numerous specialties nationwide. The physicians used the phones to communicate, manage personal/business workflows, and access information, including medical reference materials. (In case you’re curious about what your peers are using, 44 percent use an iPhone and 25 percent use a BlackBerry.) This growth in adoption — a 60 percent increase since 2006 — isn’t surprising, since the same survey reported that doctors’ biggest challenges are communicating with colleagues in a timely manner, the volume of... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3907601 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3907601 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3721704&cid=t_143864_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fberry-aneurysm%2F Pathophysiology 1) usually congenital saccular dilation of artery in brain 2) most commonly located at bifurcations of cerebral arteries (especially bifurcation of the anterior communicating artery with anterior cerebral artery; the internal carotid artery and posterior communicating arery; or the trifurcation of the middle cerebral artery (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3721704 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:19:50 +0100 3721704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3545475&cid=t_143864_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F05%2F07%2Flonely-teens-communicate-more-online%2F New research recently published suggests that teens who are lonely communicate more online than teens who aren’t so lonely. Perhaps this should be filed in the “No duh” section of research findings about online behavior, but it actually answers a long-standing question — Does the Internet make people more lonely, or do lonely people turn to the Internet for solace? The answer, from this study anyway, appears to be the latter — lonely people communicate online significantly more than non-lonely people do. The Australian researchers (Bonetti et al., 2010) arrived at this finding by gathering survey data from 626 children and teens (10 to 16 years old). The surveys assessed subjects’ frequency of communication online, as well as loneliness (via an abbreviat... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3545475 Fri, 07 May 2010 16:45:53 +0100 3545475 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3476076&cid=t_143864_150_f&fid=34768&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmagossip.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fastrazeneca-seroquel-waynes-world.html Wayne L Pines book - in full!Insider is engrossed! (Source: PharmaGossip) PharmaGossip blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3476076 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:13:00 +0100 3476076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3437734&cid=t_143864_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F05%2Flooking-at-friends-on-facebook-increases-pleasantness%2F A new study out suggests that when we are looking through our friends’ updates, photos, etc. on Facebook, we show greater physiological evidence of pleasantness (as measured through facial muscle EMG responses). Why would we express more pleasantness when looking at specific information regarding one of our “friends” on Facebook? The researchers divided Facebook behaviors into four different categories, but found that most people on Facebook spent time either social browsing — “browsing through a pool of information that involved more than one person or one type of information (e.g., the newsfeed page)” — or social searching. They suggest that social searching is different … [It's] an extractive information-seeking strategy, [and] is more co... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3437734 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:40:46 +0100 3437734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240891&cid=t_143864_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2F05%2Flonely-people-find-no-comfort-in-chatting-with-online-strangers%2F A new study published in CyberPsychology & Behavior suggests that college students who were primed to imagine lonely feelings didn’t find any relief from their loneliness when chatting with strangers online. Subjects in the study who had high trait loneliness found some relief from talking to strangers face-to-face, but their loneliness increased after texting with strangers online. People with low trait loneliness experienced no significant difference between the two conditions (talking with others face to face or online). Trait loneliness refers to when a person fails to establish satisfactory personal relationships with others for two or more consecutive years, reflecting problems in relating to other people. Trait loneliness (also known as chronic loneliness) appears to be ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240891 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:19:47 +0100 2240891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1704817&cid=t_143864_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2FKbJVdhBTYvo%2F AlzheimersNotes.com When Alzheimer’s patients can’t communicate, it often becomes very difficult to tell when they’re in pain, when they don’t understand, or when they’re being obstinate.  Are there any clues or signs we should look for? Marijke Durning, of Help My Hurt, has some suggestions: You need to be observant and pick up on body and nonverbal cues; some are obvious, others may not be. Check out her post for suggestions: If someone can’t talk - how do they tell you they have pain? (c)2008 Mary Emma Allen Tags: Alzheimer's and pain, Alzheimer's Notes, alzheimers-care, alzheimers-caregivers, communicating pain, health, Help My Hurt, Marijke Durning, Mary Allen, Mary Emma, Mary Emma Allen, men's health, pain, women's healthShare This (Source: Alz... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1704817 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:00:25 +0100 1704817 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1625571&cid=t_143864_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F07%2F15%2Femailing-your-doctor-good-idea-or-no%2F This article on New York Times.com shares the experience of a doc dabbling in the world of patient email. What’s described are instances of near-misses, frustrated patients, and an equally frustrated doctor. Mind you, he is a mental health professional, but I wonder if the same could be true across the board. His deduction? For simple things like changing appointment times, refilling scripts and the like, email is a magical thing. But if there’s a major medical question or something’s burning on your mind, it’s best to call or maybe even head in. So what are your thoughts? Does your doc have an email system? Do you get the answers you seek in a timely manner? Or is there nothing that can replace good ‘ol fashioned face-to-face meetings? Leave us a comment and ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1625571 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:35:49 +0100 1625571 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1502525&cid=t_143864_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F06%2F09%2Ftexting-through-your-grief%2F First it was cybertherapy. Now texting is making inroads into the national psyche, helping people work out tough emotional issues that under different circumstances, they might otherwise leave alone. A story at MSNBC describes how some people turn to texting to deal with a recent emotional trauma, with the inevitable quote from a psychologist suggesting that “although texting may be a beneficial way to cope with tribulations initially, it’s too superficial to help overcome life’s obstacles.” Really now? While the limits of texting are obvious (160 character limit, for instance), there’s actually been no research on this topic one way or another. So while common sense says you can’t text your way out of your feelings, I think texting can be just as help... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1502525 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:36:31 +0100 1502525 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=829965&cid=t_143864_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F29%2Fparenting-your-kids-are-ok-but-you-have-diabetes%2F Filed under: Lifestyle, Books, SupportBrowsing diabetes-related books on Amazon recently, I came across this one: When You're a Parent with Diabetes: a real life guide to staying healthy while raising a family by Kathryn Gregorio Palmer. It caught my eye because 1.) it got very favorable reader reviews and 2.) it addresses a topic that is usually neglected - being a good parent when it's you with diabetes. When You're a Parent was published in September 2006 by Healthy Living Books.Interesting, that. I mean, there are tons of resources out there about raising children with diabetes and keeping them healthy. This book addresses the needs of parents with diabetes who want to raise healthy happy children, but also have special health needs of their own to remember.Top 100 Amazon reviewer Mann... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=829965 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 829965 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=816818&cid=t_143864_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fcommunicating-when-parents-say-no.html At http://www.caringtoday.com/node/58 there is an article titled "Caregiver Communication: When A Parent Says "No!", Tips on how to turn "No!" into "Yes".When elderly parents do not want to accept having a hired caregiver in the home the article says more success is obtained when the topic is framed as the adult child needing some rest and feeling better if someone else can come in to help the elderly parent.When elderly parents do not want to go to a senior center for activities, often because "there are too many old people there," a "no" turned into a "yes" when just one activity that fit the senior's interests was suggested.Going to the doctor, another possible "no" topic, turned into a "yes" when acknowledgement of a problem or illness was discussed.When parents of adult children had r... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=816818 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:52:00 +0100 816818