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 'competitions'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:53:26 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4040658&cid=t_183459_114_f&fid=35708&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ftypepad%2Frwjfblogs%2Fpioneer%2F%7E3%2FBinuZMCiQCY%2Fand-the-winners-are.html As I mentioned back in August, RWJF joined the Health 2.0 Developer Challenge by offering small prizes for three different challenges:  1) building apps that leveraged the Blue Button initiative; 2) apps that bring the data from County Health Rankings into everyday decisions; and 3) bringing Project HealthDesign designs to life by building apps that work on commercial PHR systems.  At the time I said that we wouldn’t know what to expect – that we might not get anything useful at all from this exercise.  WRONG! The response was terrific.  I won’t say overwhelming, but given the modest amount of prize money (okay, Markle scored coffee with Clay Shirky, which is no small deal) and the relative short amount of time to respond (barely a month), I’d say pretty dar... Pioneering Ideas blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4040658 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:00:00 +0100 4040658 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2452814&cid=t_183459_114_f&fid=35708&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ftypepad%2Frwjfblogs%2Fpioneer%2F%7E3%2F9wyycYQkEwY%2Fdesigning-for-better-health-yields-winning-nudges.html The winners of the "Designing for Better Health" competition we held with Ashoka’s Changemakers have been announced.  The competition was inspired by the book Nudge, which was written by behavioral economics experts Cass R. Sunstein, J.D. and Richard Thaler, Ph.D.  Nudges are simple pushes that can induce someone to change their behavior.  My favorite entry didn’t win.  If you tracked the competition, it was “Just an Idea.”  This entry suggested a way to help more women conduct their monthly breast self-examination—put a reminder symbol in birth control pill packages on the optimal exam day.  I thought this idea was elegant. There were 285 entries from 29 countries.  The three winners were all international: GOONJ (India... Pioneering Ideas blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2452814 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2452814 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2387018&cid=t_183459_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FRtbEHZ72dJk%2F The Biggest Loser, a reality television show that pushes people to lose weight, is a big hit in North America. But do such shows and competitions help people actually lose weight? I’m not sure about the TV shows, but when it comes to competitions, some researchers are saying “yes.” In 2007, Rena Wing,professor of psychiatry and human behavior at the Waren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and her colleagues evaluated the Shape Up Rhode Island weight-loss competitions.  According to this article, Weight Loss Competitions Produce Encouraging Results, “Shape Up Rhode Island reduced the percentage of patients in the study who were obese from 39 percent to 31 percent. Researchers found that individuals who increased their activity the most achieved the best wei... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2387018 Sun, 03 May 2009 12:16:13 +0100 2387018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2258520&cid=t_183459_114_f&fid=35708&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ftypepad%2Frwjfblogs%2Fpioneer%2F%7E3%2FCzX1WblOqEc%2Fkeeping-an-eye-on-prize-philanthropy.html McKinsey & Company’s recent report on prize philanthropy is a useful overview of the field. Titled “And the winner is . . .capturing the promise of philanthropic prizes”, the report is available here. Kudos to McKinsey for conducting a broad scan of an important philanthropic tool, and to the John Templeton Foundation for initiating the idea, sponsoring the work and sharing it with the field. Why is this report useful? It puts prizes in historical perspective and explores the reasons for the recent increase in their use. It combines a review of the scholarly literature with insights gleaned from the leading practitioners in the field. And it develops a set of categories that go beyond the useful, but limited, distinction between recognition prizes and inducement (or incentive) ... Pioneering Ideas blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2258520 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2258520 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2211304&cid=t_183459_114_f&fid=35708&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ftypepad%2Frwjfblogs%2Fpioneer%2F%7E3%2FM62_pEoOh-U%2Ffreakonomics-blog-sparks-debate-on-designing-for-better-health-competition.html Major thanks to Steven Levitt of the New York Times Freakonomics blog (and co-author of the book by the same name) for publishing a post on the new Changemakers competition, "Designing for Better Health."  The competition, which seeks innovative "nudges" that can influence people to make healthier choices for themselves or others, has kicked off a really interesting string of comments among Freakonomics blog readers.  Add your perspectives, either there or on the Changemakers competition site. (Source: Pioneering Ideas) Pioneering Ideas blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2211304 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2211304 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2144741&cid=t_183459_114_f&fid=35708&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Ftypepad%2Frwjfblogs%2Fpioneer%2F%7E3%2F525418260%2Fannouncing-our-newest-pioneerchangemakers-competition-nudge-nudge.html People can be so…so…so stubborn. They know the right thing to do—eat servings of fruits and vegetables every day—they just don’t do it. Or they don’t get around to doing it. Or they do it for a little while—exercise for 30 minutes every day—and then they stop doing it. Or their environment creates barriers to doing it. One way to think about it is that, often, life gets in the way doing the right thing. The kids, the job, the economy (“What the hell? Where did my 401k go??) all compete for time and attention. And sometimes, it’s not life, but the choice itself that gets in the way. Any of you who spent time trying to help an older parent figure out what choice to make under Medicare Part D knows what I mean when I say some choices are just too complicated. When faced wi... Pioneering Ideas blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2144741 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2144741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2110819&cid=t_183459_114_f&fid=35708&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Ftypepad%2Frwjfblogs%2Fpioneer%2F%7E3%2F514223056%2Fso-simpleso-stunningsuch-a-struggle.html Somebody sent me this image of a handprint featured in this week's New England Journal of Medicine.  So stunning.   Why?  The handprint was taken from an ungloved health care worker after performing an abdominal exam on a patient -- the pink area on the left represents MRSA colonies grown from the handprint.  Image B shows a second hand imprint obtained from the worker, after those same hands were treated with alcohol foam.  The resulting culture tested negative for MRSA.  So simple. And still such a struggle for well-meaning care providers to take the necessary preventive steps.  Arghhh.  Innovations emerging from the Plexus Institute's positive deviance initiatives offer one promising path to a solution.  Last mon... Pioneering Ideas blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2110819 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2110819 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1705270&cid=t_183459_167_f&fid=36994&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition-news.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fcompetitions-free-prizes-offers.html Win a Free nutrition consultation with London Nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-WestonA DLR 'get out more' competition gives you the chance to win a free nutrition consultation with one of London's top clinical nutritionists or one of 40 relaxing Lush cosmetics products. (Source: Healthy Eating & Nutrition News) Healthy Eating & Nutrition News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1705270 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:33:00 +0100 1705270 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1455323&cid=t_183459_167_f&fid=36994&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition-news.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fcompetitions-prizes-offers.html Competitions, Prizes & OffersThis month - Win tickets to The Vitality Show!! Visit the Competition & Offers page at www.optimumnutritionists.comWe are also offering 100 free places at the next NLP Master Chris Howard training seminar event please see the Offers Page at www.optimumnutritionists.com (Source: Healthy Eating & Nutrition News) Healthy Eating & Nutrition News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1455323 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:25:00 +0100 1455323