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 'context'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:08:44 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4797763&cid=t_103273_87_f&fid=34591&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.badscience.net%2F2011%2F05%2Fasking-the-wrong-question-how-crap-research-gets-drugs-to-market%2F Ben Goldacre, The Guardian, Saturday 7 May 2011 Some of the biggest problems in medicine don’t get written about, because they’re not about eyecatching things like one patient’s valiant struggle: they’re protected from public scrutiny by a wall of tediousness. Here is one problem that affects millions of people. What if we had rubbish evidence [...] (Source: badscience) badscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4797763 Sat, 07 May 2011 17:40:36 +0100 4797763 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4272286&cid=t_103273_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmedical-ethics-does-context-matter-or-is-wrong-always-wrong%2F2010.12.20 I have always felt that issues should be judged by the context of their times. For some issues, however, context provides no justification. Thankfully, the field of medical ethics has evolved into a robust discipline, and there is an enormous need for it. I have read defenses of prior ethical lapses, and even some recent ones, suggesting that context matters. If a three-month, placebo-controlled study is conducted in the developing world testing a medicine that was highly effective against a serious illness, are the ethical dimensions considered and respected? Were the pharma companies choosing this study locale as a cheap test run for their drug, which will ultimately be marketed in the west? Is it ethically problematic not to provide additional medications to ill subjects after the 3 mon... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4272286 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:00:00 +0100 4272286 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3687385&cid=t_103273_180_f&fid=38608&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLifeDev%2F%7E3%2FzxDEY-JDaY8%2F One of the major reasons I redesigned this site is because I needed to stay relevant to the creative community. If I’m going to continue to appeal to creative people, I need a creative looking site design. Since the new design has been implemented, engagement has risen across the board. I’ve had more rss subscriptions, more page views per visitor, and other interesting stats that say that the new design is helping the livelihood of the site. The email newsletter has become much more popular in both opens and subscriptions since the previous design, and conversation is fantastic in the article comments. It’s safe to say that the new design has had a positive effect on the site. Last Summer I read Flickering Pixels, a wonderful book on how technology has shaped faith over ... LifeDev blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3687385 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:45:21 +0100 3687385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3251244&cid=t_103273_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F02%2F08%2Fintroducing-the-pop-psychology-blog%2F Genders issues in mainstream psychology are of interest to a great many people, us included. So we’re happy to welcome Yale University student, Johannah Cousins, as our newest blogger to be blogging about the intersection of gender issues and pop psychology in her new blog, Pop Psychology. Johannah Cousins is a senior English major at Yale University with a focus on gender studies and contemporary popular culture. She recently completed her senior thesis, an analysis of the cultural and feminist context of the Twilight series. She is a film and music critic and staff writer for the Yale Herald Arts & Entertainment Section. Please head on over to Pop Psychology and check it out today! (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3251244 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:11:00 +0100 3251244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3146027&cid=t_103273_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F05%2Fwomens-sexuality-and-g-spot-research%2F I’m not exactly sure what it is about our fascination about women’s sexuality. Perhaps it’s as simple as because women’s sexual reproductive organs are mostly on the inside and men’s are mostly on the outside that researchers seem forever fascinated by female sexuality. I was honestly debating as to whether to comment on the recent media hype about new research which, according to media reports, claims that the “g spot” in female sexuality may be a myth. Why was I not going to write on this topic? Because after reading the “research” that was conducted, I was mystified how this research even got published in a peer-reviewed journal. The researchers didn’t actually study whether pairs of female identical and fraternal twins had th... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3146027 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:10:52 +0100 3146027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2306963&cid=t_103273_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F03%2Fforced-speech-pushing-against.html The following post will be about abortion and conscientious objection thereto by medical professionals. But it could just as easily be about assisted suicide, or using embryonic stem cell therapies, or pulling feeding tubes, because the principles are the same--as are the reasons for the attempted coercion of medical professionals to cooperate with life terminating medical procedures.I have been reporting that doctors and other medical professionals who wish to hold to an orthodox Hippocratic view of medical professionalism are going to increasingly be forced by law to either be complicit in these actions or become podiatrists. The most blunt method of destroying Hippocratic medicine in this manner is the new Victoria, Australia law requiring doctors to either perform an abortion upon requ... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2306963 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:39:00 +0100 2306963 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2078415&cid=t_103273_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F01%2F04%2Fdeveloping-a-new-zealand-phoda-photographs-of-daily-activities%2F One of the goals I set myself for this new year was to complete developing a New Zealand version of the PHODA.  The PHODA was originally developed by Kugler, et al., (1999) and consists of 100 photographs depicting people carrying out various daily activities.  There are two versions of the lower back PHODA, the second is an abbreviated electronic version developed by Leeuw, et al., (2007), that has undergone preliminary validation assessing its psychometric properties.  A third version, this time an upper body one, was developed by Turk, et al., (2008), which measures fear related to neck position and loading and was found to be satisfactory in terms of psychometric properties. The main problem with the lower back PHODA, both the shortened version and the original, is the context-speci... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2078415 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:50:24 +0100 2078415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2026899&cid=t_103273_113_f&fid=34695&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicalconnectivity.com%2F2008%2F12%2F09%2Fmanaging-patient-context-for-bedside-medical-devices-todays-situation%2F Clinical users have been managing patient context in various ways with medical devices for many years. With some classes of medical devices, this is nothing new.  So you might ask — what is the big deal here with patient context and what has changed that makes this topic relevant today? As I stated in a previous post, managing patient context is all about the clinical workflow.  My working definition of patient context for medical devices is the linking of any information produced by a medical device (including data parameters, alarms, control settings, waveforms, etc.) with a specific patient identifier. From a patient safety perspective, the best way to establish patient context is to tag data leaving a medical device with a unique patient identifier. And ideally this should be p... Medical Connectivity Consulting blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2026899 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:47:42 +0100 2026899 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1938999&cid=t_103273_113_f&fid=34695&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicalconnectivity.com%2F2008%2F11%2F06%2Fwhy-wireless-connectivity-is-different%2F Wireless changes everything … I have been watching the evolution of wireless bedside medical device connectivity for several years now. It is now fairly common for medical devices to communicate wirelessly and most hospitals now have the requisite Wi-Fi networks installed and operational. In fact, the saturation point of WLAN adoption in US hospitals has been reached as the numbers are quickly approaching 90% of all US hospitals. But this posting is not about Wi-Fi or other wireless technologies used in medical devices. Rather it is about additional connectivity considerations beyond the actual wireless connection of the device to a network. Regardless of the wireless connection technology or standard used, wireless changes everything when it comes to connectivity. (more…) (Source... Medical Connectivity Consulting blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1938999 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:20:04 +0100 1938999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1426284&cid=t_103273_113_f&fid=34695&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicalconnectivity.com%2F2008%2F05%2F06%2Fbarcoding-and-patient-context%2F One of the most important areas of connectivity, and one that frequently does not receive the attention it deserves, is establishing and maintaining patient context. Historically, connected devices identified data by location - tagging data with a bed or even port number - rather than the actual patient name or ID. Because patients are frequently moved during an episode of care - not to mention ambulatory - data that is only tagged with a location presents risks of misidentification. In an effort to improve positive patient identification, data is increasingly tagged with a patient identifier. Besides patient safety, patient context also greatly impacts medical device workflow. (Medical device connectivity is workflow automation through the integration of medical devices and information sy... Medical Connectivity Consulting blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1426284 Wed, 07 May 2008 19:58:12 +0100 1426284 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1265149&cid=t_103273_109_f&fid=34949&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbehavioralhealth.typepad.com%2Fmarkhams_behavioral_healt%2F2008%2F02%2Famerican-except.html Scott Tayler, a Co-Minister of the First Unitarian Church of Rochester, NY, gave a very interesting sermon on February, 3, 2008, entitled "The Healing Power of 'We Can't'". Reverned Tayler talks about his Mennonite roots of nonviolence and his attempt to square this with American Exceptionalism which is the American belief that we are divinely ordained to save the world. This hubris leads to an unconscious belief that we are God. To what extent does our nationalism become idolotry?  Rev. Tayler then goes on to express a concern about America's survivor guilt, our sense of compassion of being responsible for the negative consequences of what we have set in motion. I become quite impressed with the quality of Unitarian Universalist preaching about issues that affect our live... Markham's Behavioral Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1265149 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:17:25 +0100 1265149 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1207395&cid=t_103273_109_f&fid=34949&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbehavioralhealth.typepad.com%2Fmarkhams_behavioral_healt%2F2008%2F02%2Flife-on-the-men.html This fall, 2008, I will have been in the Mental Health field for 40 years. In addition I have raised 9 children of my own with my wife, and now I have 10 grandchildren. I feel over the hill in some ways working in my private practice, being an agency executive, and teaching undergraduate social workers. Recently though, for the first time in a long time, I agreed to accompany a 16 year old client and his mother to an IEP meeting at his high school. The meeting was called to discuss his returning from a special ed 12:1:1 classroom to normal programming. I was appalled at the arrogance of the Principal who lectured the mother and the student about his zero tolerance policy for misbehavior and seriously questioned whether the student was prepared to function in this "higher expectat... Markham's Behavioral Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1207395 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:14:45 +0100 1207395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1161019&cid=t_103273_109_f&fid=34949&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbehavioralhealth.typepad.com%2Fmarkhams_behavioral_healt%2F2008%2F01%2F60th-anniversar.html While President Bush and his administration disingenuously tell the American people that the terrorists hate Americans for their freedoms, very few Americans know about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which was agreed to and promulgated by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948. This year is the 60th anniversary celebration of this declaration. There are many web sites devoted to the Declaration and a good place to start is the article on Wikipedia. It seems hypocritical for the Bush administration to be talking about freedom when this administration has engaged in war crimes perpetrating a pre-emptive and immoral war on false pretenses, engaged in torture against the principles of the Geneva Convention, thrown out Habeas Corpus, engaged in illegal surveillan... Markham's Behavioral Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1161019 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:16:00 +0100 1161019 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1146555&cid=t_103273_140_f&fid=35438&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwrithesafely.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F01%2F12%2Fintersections-what-intersections%2F At Psych Central Dr. Grohol makes a much needed point about the very fucking idea of relationship. He begins with the recent Lancet Journal study that shows the use of anti-psychotics as a useless option for subduing aggressive behaviors: Medicating People Because It’s Easier Than Talking To Them. Of course, this works too: Officer Claudia [...] (Source: Writhe Safely) Writhe Safely blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1146555 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:00:15 +0100 1146555 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1101450&cid=t_103273_109_f&fid=34949&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbehavioralhealth.typepad.com%2Fmarkhams_behavioral_healt%2F2007%2F12%2Fit-takes-the-su.html Back on April 2, 2007 the Associated Press report on the Supreme Court's ruling that the EPA does have the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions was broadcast on CNN.The Supreme Court rebuked the Bush administration Monday for its inaction on global warming in a decision that could encourage faster action in Congress on climate change and lead to more fuel-efficient cars as early as next year. The court, in a 5-4 ruling in its first case on climate change, declared that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are air pollutants under the Clean Air Act. The Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate those emissions from new cars and trucks under the landmark environment law, and the "laundry list" of reasons it has given for declining to do so are... Markham's Behavioral Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1101450 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:09:48 +0100 1101450 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1096171&cid=t_103273_109_f&fid=34949&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbehavioralhealth.typepad.com%2Fmarkhams_behavioral_healt%2F2007%2F12%2Fal-gores-nobel.html I have been growing increasingly disenchanted with the coporate media. Thank God there are shows like Democracy Now with Amy Goodman. Democracy Now had a great show on December 11, 2007 featuring Al Gore's Nobel Prize acceptance speech, and the acceptance speech of Rajendra Pachauri, the chair of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Amy also interviewed Ted Glick who is a 99 day fast to protest the Congress's failure to address climate change. This hour long show is well worth listening to. I think every American should know what is going on with climate change and our corporate media, because of their vested interests, only pay the topic lip service. To listen or download the hour long show, click on the link to the show's web page below. Link: Democracy Now! | December... Markham's Behavioral Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1096171 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:11:23 +0100 1096171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1048409&cid=t_103273_109_f&fid=34949&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbehavioralhealth.typepad.com%2Fmarkhams_behavioral_healt%2F2007%2F11%2Fwage-disparity.html It takes a minimum wage earner 224, 8 hr. days to earn $10,000. It takes the average Standard and Poor's 500 CEO 1.75 hrs. to earn $10,000. Why is America screwed up? This data comes from YES Magazine, Fall, 2007, p. 23 (Source: Markham's Behavioral Health) Markham's Behavioral Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1048409 Sat, 24 Nov 2007 14:50:48 +0100 1048409 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=714719&cid=t_103273_109_f&fid=34949&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbehavioralhealth.typepad.com%2Fmarkhams_behavioral_healt%2F2007%2F07%2Fmedicine-is-a-f.html "I, too, think that life is constantly showing us the holy nature of the world. And medicine is a front-row seat on life. You get to see spirit in action, no matter what your religion is. Most doctors recognize this. Few doctors have not experienced what they would call holy moments in their work, moments of awe, moments when they have known themselves to be in the presence of something larger than themselves, be it courage or love or mystery."Dr. Rachel RemenUnfortunately, medicine, the healing arts has been turned into a corporate enterprise, a mercenary business which is about making money rather than bringing comfort to the sick, and healing to suffering and terrified spirits. Many people are called to medicine, to healing and care, because they realize that "somehow the... Markham's Behavioral Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=714719 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:43:27 +0100 714719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=479819&cid=t_103273_109_f&fid=34949&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbehavioralhealth.typepad.com%2Fmarkhams_behavioral_healt%2F2007%2F03%2Freligious_belie.html In reflecting on the problems of the Bush Administration, a thoughtful person might ask "What has contributed to the errors in judgment which have lead to this terrible war in Iraq, the huge national deficit, the increasing inequality of the rich and poor, the national shame of the bungling of helping our own citizens in New Orleans after Katrina, the stripping away of civil liberties, the promotion of rendition and torture, the increased divisiveness which has lead to the character assassinations of public servants and discrimination against gays, the corruption of the Department of Justice, the corporate take over of the FCC and our media, the anti-science policies of the FDA and Health and Human Services, the terrible mess created in our educational system by No Child Left Behind, ... 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