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 'consultation'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:04:53 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036228&cid=t_166165_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fconfusing-compliance-with-engagement-in-our-health-care%2F2011.07.17 Twenty percent of people who leave their doctors’ offices with a new prescription don’t fill it. Up to one-half of those who do fill their prescriptions don’t take the drugs as recommended. These individuals are considered non-compliant. But does that mean they are not engaged in their health care? Engagement and compliance are not synonyms. I am compliant if I do what my doctor tells me to do. I am engaged, on the other hand, when I actively participate in the process of solving my health problems. This new prescription is an element in that process. If I am engaged in my care, I might want to learn about this medication. Such as:  what it can and cannot do to ease my pain or slow the progress of my disease; what side effects it might produce and what I should do about them; how l... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036228 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:00:40 +0100 5036228 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4966115&cid=t_166165_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2011%2F06%2F23%2Fsudan-9%2F Abyei town, Sudan – January 13, 2011 Midwife Demozi Gemeda from Ethiopia during a consultation with Regina 27 (left) who is in labor is monitored at the MSF Abyei outpatient department. MSF has been working in the Abyei region since 2006, providing primary healthcare services in Abyei town, including antenatal care and treatment for malnutrition. In 2010, the team provided 18,534 outpatient consultations. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4966115 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:11:19 +0100 4966115 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265602&cid=t_166165_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2F16%2Feducation-of-primary-care-2010-vol-21-no-6%2F This article summarises the findings of a literature review exploring consultations in primary care where language barriers affect the consultation. Findings suggest that there are limitations to current consultation models and educational interventions to improve consultations across language barriers and suggests future solutions to those problems. An NHS Athens password is required to access this article online, alternatively contact the Library for a copy of this article. Filed under: Athens Password, E-Journals, Journals, Primary Care Tagged: Consultation, Interpreting, Language Barriers, Primary Care, Socio-cultural Linguistics (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265602 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:29:49 +0100 4265602 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3889125&cid=t_166165_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F20%2Fonline-support-groups-mood-gym-and-happiness-2%2F I’m just back from the American Psychological Association’s 118th Convention in San Diego this year. It’s the annual gathering of the tribes, where the latest in psychological research, education, and practice is shared. As the saying goes, if it’s August, therapists cannot be found. But options for connecting to a source of support extend beyond the consultation room. There is a powerful role to be played by support groups, online as well as face-to-face, and numerous self-help tools now employ both online and offline components. The presentation I attended the first day of the convention highlighted ongoing research and discussion ranging from support group participation to self-guided cognitive training in the Mood Gym, to positive psychology’s approach: “teaching happiness.... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3889125 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:30:42 +0100 3889125 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3798858&cid=t_166165_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F07%2Fspanked-by-ebay%2F A few hours ago, eBay removed my listing for a 60-minute phone consultation. The last time I checked, that auction had received dozens of bids and was up to $1000. There were still 2-1/2 days left in the auction, so I suspect the final price would have gone much higher.I checked my email and saw that I’d received an automated message from eBay about it. Here’s the relevant snippet:You recently listed the following listing:120599874589 – 60-minute consultation with Steve PavlinaUnfortunately, we had to remove your listing because the following information violates our policy:60-minute phone consultationThe purpose of the eBay Web site is to enable members to buy and sell items from each other. Listings that do not offer an item for sale through the site, or that are design... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3798858 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:36:04 +0100 3798858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3639745&cid=t_166165_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F06%2F08%2Fafghanistan-5%2F Lashkargah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, June 2010 In the male inpatient department of Boost Hospital, MSF doctor Sergio Cabral examines 2 year old Amir who has pneumonia. MSF is providing medical care at the Ahmed Shah Baba hospital in eastern Kabul and the Lashkargah Provincial Hospital in Helmand Province. The growing insecurity in Helmand Province is forcing people to go to extreme lengths to seek either routine or emergency care at often dysfunctional health structures. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3639745 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:27:12 +0100 3639745 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3607857&cid=t_166165_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FIGdfs_1POa4%2F When faced with a big decision, it is natural for you to seek advice from friends, colleagues, and experts. Sadly, it can also be natural to ignore that advice when you don’t hear what you want to… I was chatting with my friend Fred and he was lamenting the very high mortgage payments he had to make. Not only were the payments high, but after the real estate bubble burst the property was worth less than the mortgage (not an unfamiliar situation for many these days, I am sure). Fred says, “the stupid thing is that before I bought the property I was talking to one of these ‘real estate gurus.’ I asked him, ‘is it time to buy real estate yet?’ He said, ‘no.’ So of course I went and bought the house anyway.” Fred said this not out of ... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3607857 Fri, 28 May 2010 07:02:11 +0100 3607857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3325772&cid=t_166165_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F03%2F03%2Fkyrgyzstan%2F Colony 31 prison, Bishkek – November 2009 An TB inmate is taking his daily treatment. MSF contributes to the treatment of TB patients in a prison and pre-trial detention centre near the capital Bishkek, in the north of the country. In 2008, MSF helped to treat 400 patients for drug-susceptible TB, and 50 people who have strains resistant to first-line anti-TB drugs. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3325772 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:04:09 +0100 3325772 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3197712&cid=t_166165_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F22%2Fpsychotherapy-how-much-is-enough%2F We recently posed a question to the New Mexico Psychological Association listserve about how long psychotherapy should last. We suspected that professionals may have wide disagreement about this issue. It involves a variety of important clinical and possibly ethical concerns. Specifically, the issue is how long should psychotherapy last? Sounds simple enough to answer, but is it? Here are just a few of the thoughts we shared with the NMPA group: Should psychotherapy last until the presenting problem is no longer diagnosable? (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3197712 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:32:36 +0100 3197712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3171840&cid=t_166165_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F14%2Fhealth-protection-regulations-response-to-the-consultation%2F Title: Health protection regulations: response to the consultation Skinny: Response to a Department of Health consultation which sought comments on proposals for three sets of regulations to be made under the amended Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, taking forward the modernisation of health protection law. The regulations cover notification of hazards, safeguards for individuals and updated local authority powers. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 46p. Published: 13/01/2010 Posted in Grey Literature, Legislation, Local Authorities, NHS Tagged: Consultation, Grey Literature, Health Protection, Legislation, Local Authorities, Public Health, Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3171840 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:00:53 +0100 3171840 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3135593&cid=t_166165_115_f&fid=38592&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.radiolopolis.com%2Findex.php%2Fmy-profile%2Fmy-blog%2Fradiology-case-gallery-improved-discussions-for-all-images-shared.html Dear Radiolopolis members - long wished and now came true:Until now case gallery discussions were only shared for each individual image. Therefore it happened that parallel discussions were held for one and the same case but for different images and members did not now about it. This has been changed now and all discussions that are related to a specific case are shared alltogether.Thank you for all of your suggestions!More to come... (Source: Radiolopolis Blogs) Radiolopolis Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3135593 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:17:50 +0100 3135593 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3044679&cid=t_166165_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F01%2Fdirections-to-strategic-health-authorities-about-reports-on-consultation-with-regard-to-commissioning-decisions-2009%2F Title: Directions to Strategic Health Authorities about Reports on Consultation with regard to Commissioning Decisions 2009, Directions to Primary Care Trusts about Reports on Consultation with regard to Commissioning Decisions and Relevant Decisions 2009 Skinny: Directions issued under sections 17A and 24A, and section 8, of the NHS Act 2006. They trigger the duty on primary care trusts and strategic health authorities to produce reports each year on consultation in relation to commissioning decisions, with effect from April 2010.  The first reports will cover the period April 2009 to March 2010 and will be produced before the end of September 2010. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 4p,4p. Published: 13/11/2009 Posted in Commissioning, Grey Literature, NHS, Primary Care, Stakeholder En... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3044679 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:34:55 +0100 3044679 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3044680&cid=t_166165_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F01%2Freal-accountability-guidance-on-the-nhs-duty-to-report-on-consultation%2F Title: Real accountability: guidance on the NHS duty to report on consultation Skinny: ‘Real Accountability’ aims to help the NHS get ready for the new legislation will come into force in April 2010. The guidance explains the legal obligations and provides practical help and advice in terms of preparing and publishing reports.  The new legislation will require all PCTs and SHAs that commission services to explain how they have acted upon feedback from patients and the public. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 38p. Published: 13/11/2009 Posted in Commissioning, Communication, Grey Literature, Legislation, NHS, Primary Care, Stakeholder Engagement, Standards, Strategic Health Authorities Tagged: Commissioning, Communication, Consultation, Grey Literature, Legislation, PCTs, SHAs, Stake... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3044680 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:28:17 +0100 3044680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2993723&cid=t_166165_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F15%2Fmaking-clinical-research-less-of-a-trial-eu-consultation-on-the-functioning-of-the-clinical-trials-directive%2F Title: Making clinical research less of a trial: EU consultation on the functioning of the Clinical Trials Directive The Skinny: The European Commission has launched a public consultation seeking views on how to improve the functioning of the Clinical Trials Directive.  This NHS Confederation Consultation identifies the following key questions to be answered: How could procedures for multinational trials be effectively streamlined? What changes could improve processes relating to ethics committees’ assessments? How could inconsistencies in the way the existing Directive is applied in different EU countries be overcome? Should a more risk-based approach to clinical trials be introduced, and how could a system for differentiating risk operate? How could the participation of non-commer... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2993723 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:31:03 +0100 2993723 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2989102&cid=t_166165_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F13%2Farchives-of-internal-medicine-2009-vol-169-no-20%2F contents page Fade Fave: Primary Care Visit Duration and Quality: Does Good Care Take Longer? Fade Skinny: Aims to describe changes in the duration of adult primary care visits and in the quality of care provided during these visits and to determine whether quality of care is associated with visit duration. Finds that providing counseling or screening required additional physician time, but ensuring that patients were taking appropriate medications seemed to be independent of visit duration. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Current Awareness Feedback Form Posted in Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals Tagged: Consultation, Current Awareness, E-Journals, Primary Care, Quality (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2989102 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:01:55 +0100 2989102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2912345&cid=t_166165_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fcranham%2Fcranham-on-case-presentation-patient-education%2F The primary patient education system that we have used and continue to utilize is GURU by Henry Schein. It’s interesting because it uses a combination of nice animations, with some video, but I like that it does not have a lot of audio. I retain the freedom to use the scrubber brush to go to certain parts of the animations and discuss it with the patient. With any patient education package, you have to retain the human touch. Not sure that the systems that you turn on and leave the patient to watch – I just don’t think they’re effective. I often use some photography in my discussion with a patient. At my office, we try to make the education unique to the patient. We also use Bite FX, which is oriented more to TMD issues. It’s not quite as well known, but it i... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2912345 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:00:32 +0100 2912345 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2851836&cid=t_166165_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F10%2F01%2Fcookies-or-empathy%2F I recently came across a short “introspection” published in The American Journal of Psychiatry by Dr. Jonathan Benjamin describing the case of Mr. A, an unemployed alcoholic, during the time Dr. Benjamin was working as a consultation-liaison psychiatrist in a primary care setting. Mr. A. wanted to show his primary care physician that he was no longer drinking (a routine the physician and patient had been through many times in the past) by suggesting he could come into the clinic every other day so the doctor could smell his breath. But Dr. Benjamin had another idea: “Mr. A, I like the idea of your coming to the clinic every other day, but I do not like the idea of your reporting in disgrace. How about if you learned to bake a little? On every visit you could bring the t... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2851836 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:03:41 +0100 2851836 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2799335&cid=t_166165_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F09%2F16%2Fyemen-2%2F Photo: Michael Goldfarb Ahwar, Yemen – December 2008 Two Somali women refugees wait for a consultation with an MSF psychological counselor at clinic in Ahwar after surviving a dangerous two-day journey in overcrowded smugglers’ boats from northern Somalia. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2799335 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:52:12 +0100 2799335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2709086&cid=t_166165_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F18%2Fjournal-of-evaluation-in-clinical-practice-2009-vol-15-no-4%2F contents page Fade Fave: The impact of electronic medical records on patient–doctor communication during consultation: a narrative literature review Fade Skinny:The effect of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) use on Patient–Doctor Communication (PDC) has rarely been studied. This review aims to identify recurring themes and to offer preliminary guidelines and future directions for medical education and research. Finds that EMR use often has a positive impact on information exchange, but exerts a negative influence on patient centredness. Physician characteristics such as their computer skills and behavioural style assist in overcoming this negative influence. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Posted in Access from Home, Access from Work, Access in the Library, Athen... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2709086 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:01:05 +0100 2709086 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2709387&cid=t_166165_150_f&fid=36939&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscientific-misconduct.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fsitting-leaders-ask-you-to-stand-up-for.html Here is an excellent letter in the British Medical Journal (18 July 2009; 339:124).The same letter in text format (minus references) is below:Sitting leaders ask you to stand up for safetyIf junior doctors follow the recommendation of medical leaders and stand up for the safety of patients will they receive support from those leaders? (1)“Staff concerns about safety at Mid Staffordshire trust were ‘lost in a black hole.’” (2) The evidence suggests that whistleblowers who report concerns are treated no better in the NHS now than at the time of the scandal at Bristol Royal Infirmary. (3) Medical leaders are responsible for the culture of silence. To become a medical leader one needs to compromise principles for expediency to meet the demands of politicians (in an organisation or gove... Scientific Misconduct Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2709387 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:21:00 +0100 2709387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2667483&cid=t_166165_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F08%2F04%2Fcoalition-for-patients-rights-interview-with-dr-katherine-nordal%2F I recently had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Dr. Katherine Nordal from the Coalition for Patients’ Rights. She has also been the Executive Director for Professional Practice at the American Psychological Association (APA) since April 2008. She talked with me as a spokesperson for the Coalition for Patients’ Rights. Dr. John Grohol: To get started today, can you tell me a little bit about your professional background? Dr. Katherine Nordal: I came to the APA from Mississippi where I had been in independent practice for 28 years. I owned my own clinic. It was a small group practice. We had a rather diverse practice, everything from individual patient services to business consultation to working with the fire department and police departments and sheriff’s departm... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2667483 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:07:24 +0100 2667483 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2610997&cid=t_166165_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FN0XuC32vKoM%2F Discussions by not using your insurance. · No Reports Sent to Managed Care or Insurance Companies. (Source: PsychSplash) PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2610997 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:00:18 +0100 2610997 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2609172&cid=t_166165_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F07%2F15%2Fgeorgia-2%2F Photo: Alexandre Chevallier Gori, Georgia - September 2008 Central Polyclinic of Gori where MSF opened a program to provide medical and psychological care for the displaced population. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2609172 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:25:49 +0100 2609172 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2561168&cid=t_166165_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F01%2Fheart-2009-vol-95-no-14%2F content page Fade Fave: Sexuality and subjective wellbeing in male patients with congenital heart disease Fade Skinny: Considers physical and psychological concerns related to sexuality, the prevalence of erectile dysfunction and their relationship to patients’ quality of life in male patients with congenital heart disease.  Concludes that condideration of these matters should be  integrated into the regular consultations of these patients. The strong association between sexual health and subjective wellbeing emphasises the need for diagnosis and, if necessary, treatment of these problems. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Posted in Current Awareness Tagged: Athens Password, Consultation, Current Awareness, E-Journals, Erectile Dysfunction, Heart Diseases, Sexual ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2561168 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:30:18 +0100 2561168 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441756&cid=t_166165_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fi-feel-your-pain.html The relationship between physical and emotional illnesses is a really complex one. There's nothing easy about this, and there are psychiatrists who specialize (like Roy) in consultation-liason psychiatry: the interface where psychiatrists deal with psychiatric issues in patients who are hospitalized on med/surg units. There are psychiatrists and neurologists who specialize in pain management.It's probably no surprise that people with known psychiatric disorders are more easily dismissed by their primary care docs-- their chest pain is assumed to be 'anxiety' and their GI symptoms are due to "stress." It drives me nuts.This shrink's rule of thumb for medical workups [I hope Dinah doesn't mind me sticking in my 2 cents :-Roy] :All symptoms which may be indicative of medical illness should be... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441756 Sat, 23 May 2009 17:00:00 +0100 2441756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2415801&cid=t_166165_150_f&fid=36939&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscientific-misconduct.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fmisconduct-roundup-17-may-09.html We report here clinical, biochemical and radiological findings of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and multiple risk factors for fractures who was treated with alendronate for 8 years and developed spontaneous bilateral subtrochanteric/diaphyseal fractures. Bone biopsies obtained form the iliac crest and the femur revealed decreased bone formation with histomorphometric evidence of markedly increased bone resorption at the femur. These results show for the first time that an imbalance between bone resorption and bone formation at the affected bone is associated with the occurrence of these atypical femur fractures. The cause of this imbalance is currently unknown and further studies of the epidemiology and pathogenesis of diaphyseal femur fractures are warranted.In my view, these are ve... Scientific Misconduct Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2415801 Sun, 17 May 2009 10:28:00 +0100 2415801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2210288&cid=t_166165_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F02%2F24%2Fmental-capacity-act-deprivation-of-liberty-monitoring-and-reporting-and-assessments-amendment-regulations-2009-response-to-the-consultation%2F does as it says on the tin! Posted in Grey Literature, Mental Health, NHS Tagged: Consultation, Grey Literature, Legislation, Mental Health (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2210288 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:11:44 +0100 2210288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2167844&cid=t_166165_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F02%2F06%2Flittle-drugged-up-david%2F This video is hilarious — this child is blazed out of his mind with Nitrous, Demerol, or a little both of both, and he doesn’t understand what’s going on. If you don’t watch the whole thing, you must AT LEAST fast forward to 0:57 — I was laughing so hard at the point the “Rebel Yell” started, I nearly threw up. I don’t post videos too often — but I’m sure most of you remember the last one. The video that earned me a C&D from St. Louis College of Pharmacy and nearly got one of their students expelled: The WORLD Famous  CRAPPY CONSULTATION. (Source: The Angriest Pharmacist) The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2167844 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:11:57 +0100 2167844 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1640210&cid=t_166165_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F07%2F19%2Fremoving-or-suspending-chairs-and-non-executives-of-health-bodies-consultation-on-introducing-new-powers-of-suspension%2F Consultation document on proposals to introduce powers of suspension, and a single approach to the removal of chairs and non-executives of Strategic Health Authorities and other health bodies. The consultation on removing or suspending chairs and non-executives of Health Bodies sets out a single approach to considering whether and if so how, a chair or non-executive member of a Strategic Health Authority (SHA), Special Health Authority (SpHA) or Health Body should be removed from office. The process may involve either seeking resignation or the termination of appointment and also introduces the potential use of a suspension function, as well as proposals for temporary non-executive member(s) or director(s) to be appointed during the period of suspension. These proposals represent the secon... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1640210 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:32:25 +0100 1640210 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1594047&cid=t_166165_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fbreast-cancer%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fnewly-diagnosed-cancer-and-your-treatment-options%2F When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, the breast cancer clinic immediately set up a meeting with a surgeon. The surgeon was wonderful and told me that I would need a lumpectomy. That was it, I didn’t question it, and because of the nature of the diagnosis and size of the tumor everyone seemed to suggest some urgency. After surgery, I was referred to an outstanding oncologist, but once again he told me the treatment I would receive and I complied. This past week, I sat with my husband who was newly diagnosed with prostate cancer, and we listened as the surgeon went through all of the treatment options; their cure rate, side effects and expected outcomes. I have to say, I was a little jealous that I didn’t get the same kind of information about my diagnosis. Before we went to that con... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1594047 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:29:40 +0100 1594047 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1532423&cid=t_166165_150_f&fid=36939&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscientific-misconduct.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F06%2Ffall-of-general-medical-council-part-i.html Last week I received a tentative invitation (via the group Justice in Health) to "attend" an "event" at Westminster on 24 July 2008. The event "The Future of Health Professional Regulation" is hosted by the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE) and the Department of Health. It is supposedly about sorting out professional medical regulators in the interests of patients.I will not be attending. Sham public consultation has become a dismal hallmark of this Labour government. They have not learned to listen.One of those regulators is the General Medical Council (GMC). The GMC is the body that registers and is supposed to "regulate" the integrity and "fitness to practice" of UK medical doctors. This is an important job. The GMC have a huge credibility problem.If the DoH and the Ge... Scientific Misconduct Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1532423 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:46:00 +0100 1532423 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1512065&cid=t_166165_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F06%2F12%2Fmental-capacity-act-2005-deprivation-of-liberty-safeguards-code-of-practice-and-regulations-report-on-consultation%2F details the response to a consultation exercise that took place between September 2007 and December 2007 relating to draft Code of Practice guidance and two sets of draft regulations concerning the deprivation of liberty safeguards introduced into the Mental Capacity Act 2005 by the Mental Health Act 2007. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1512065 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:39:10 +0100 1512065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1463662&cid=t_166165_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F22%2Fthe-responsible-pharmacist-regulations-a-summary-of-the-responses-to-public-consultation-on-proposals-for-the-content-of-the-regulations%2F In October 2007 the Department of Health published a consultation paper seeking views on proposals for the content of the responsbile pharmacist regulations. The responsible pharmacist regulations: a summary of the responses to public consultation on proposals for the content of the regulations provides a summary of the responses received. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1463662 Thu, 22 May 2008 17:05:50 +0100 1463662 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1463666&cid=t_166165_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F21%2Fsummary-of-responses-to-the-consultation-on-improving-the-process-of-death-certification%2F The Summary of responses to the Consultation on Improving the Process of Death Certification provides an overview of respondents comments on the proposals to address weaknesses identified by the Shipman Inquiry in the process of death certification in England and Wales. The consultation ran from July to October 2007. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1463666 Wed, 21 May 2008 16:37:13 +0100 1463666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1324962&cid=t_166165_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F25%2Fa-consultation-on-the-framework-for-the-registration-of-health-and-adult-social-care-providers%2F follows on from the previous consultation on the future regulation of health and adult social care (November 2006), and the response to that consultation, which was published in October 2007. It seeks views on: which health and adult social care services should require registration with the Care Quality Commission; and what the requirements for registration should be. It also seeks views on when providers of regulated services should be required to have a registered manager, and how primary care services should be included in the new registration system. A partial Impact Assessment of the Scope of Registration of Primary Medical and Dental Care has been completed as part of this consultation. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1324962 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:29:31 +0100 1324962 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1215203&cid=t_166165_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F02%2F07%2Fmaking-experiences-count-the-proposed-new-arrangements-for-handling-health-and-social-care-complaints-response-to-consultation%2F Between June and October 2007, proposals for reform of NHS and social care complaints arrangements were consulted on. Making experiences count: the proposed new arrangements for handling health and social care complaints - response to consultation summarises the responses and how the Department of Health has taken them into account in its response. Itsets out the detail on its intentions to implement reform of the health and social care complaints processes. Making experiences count: a new approach to responding to complaints - a document for information and comment can be read here. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1215203 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:33:44 +0100 1215203 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1176042&cid=t_166165_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F01%2F24%2Fremoving-or-suspending-chairs-and-non-executives-from-pcts-and-nhs-trusts-consultation-on-introducing-powers-of-suspension%2F This consultation sets out a single approach to considering whether and if so how, a chair or non-executive member of a Primary Care Trust (PCT), or a chair or non-executive director of an NHS trust, should be removed from office. The process may involve either seeking resignation or the termination of appointment and also introduces the potential use of a suspension function. There is currently no legal framework for the Secretary of State to direct the Appointments Commission to suspend chairs and non-executive members or directors from office. The consultation documentation sets out proposals on the amendments that need to be made to the relevant legislation in order to allow for suspension of chairs and non-executive members or directors of PCTs and NHS trusts, and for temporary non-ex... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1176042 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:20:28 +0100 1176042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1909234&cid=t_166165_177_f&fid=38133&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FTubalReversalBlog%2F%7E3%2F286469537%2Fwhat-you-can-expect-at-chapel-hill-tubal-reversal-center.html People like knowing what to expect when they come to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center for their tubal reversal procedure by reproductive surgeon Dr. Gary Berger, our Medical Director. We provide a great deal of information about this on our website, in emails and letters, and by telephone. Learn From Others on the Tubal Reversal Message Board Another useful [...] (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog) Tubal Reversal Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1909234 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:26:18 +0100 1909234 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=761469&cid=t_166165_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2F137861362%2F I found my way to The Wellness Shop via a NICE guideline for computerised CBT. The Wellness Shop (an online service of Ultrasis) was launched in Nov 2006 and provides computerized CBT programs for a range of health and wellbeing topics: depression, anxiety, insomnia, stress and pregnancy. The computerised CBT (cognitive behaviour therapy) programs sold by the Wellness Shop are designed to be interactive in that the programs guide users through similar principles as a therapist would. In fact, all the products were designed by expert and/or practising psychologists. The interactive programs adapt to the unique circumstances of each user, help them learn techniques to modify their thinking, and can be used at a pace defined by the user. Computerised CBT is seen to have a number of advantages... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=761469 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 06:51:59 +0100 761469 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=545161&cid=t_166165_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fer-call.html Panda Bear MD poses the following ED scenario for an on-call orthopedic specialist:“Good morning, Dr. Smith. Sorry to wake you up but this is Dr. Bear at the County Hospital Emergency Department. I’ve got a 25-year-old gentleman, snowmobile versus barn, with an open mid-shaft fracture of the left femur but otherwise without significant injuries. We have him in a traction splint and his distal pulses and sensation are intact. On the way through the barn he dragged the end of his broken femur through approximately fifteen feet of cow manure and I’m afraid it was about thirty minutes before his drunken friends decided that he probably wasn’t going to walk it off.” “How’s he doing now? Fine. He’s fully alert and oriented and threatening to sue everybody in the place. Can you co... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=545161 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 21:56:00 +0100 545161