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 'define'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:31:31 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4106000&cid=t_159162_147_f&fid=39266&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCreationInteractive%2F%7E3%2F32j88N-Vd3c%2F When it comes to new channels of communication, it’s fair to say that the pharmaceutical industry is generally cautious. There are many reasons for this, including the complex regulatory framework within which pharma operates, and the potential size of penalties for failure to comply, as well as a difficult communications environment in which many pharmaceutical companies suffer from a lack of trust amongst both patients and healthcare professionals. When considering the kinds of emerging communications channels that have thrown healthcare engagement into disruption in recent years like the Internet, social media and mobile, many pharmaceutical companies are especially wary. Of course, pharmaceutical companies must be very careful about how they communicate. Every communication must pass... Creation Interactive blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4106000 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:00:14 +0100 4106000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3976689&cid=t_159162_147_f&fid=39266&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCreationInteractive%2F%7E3%2FQdneAaeNFco%2F There has been considerable discussion in recent times about ‘local’ versus ‘global’ engagement strategy, or whether there is some kind of mystical balance of the two. Earlier this year Creation Healthcare was pleased to facilitate seminars in New York and London with leading global pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, during which the constraints and opportunities of global healthcare engagement strategy were discussed. Creation Healthcare are long-time proponents of setting aside time to define an overarching global strategy; we are therefore sometimes asked by new clients, “Do you really think we should have a global engagement strategy?” This is a great question, to which we (almost) always answer “Yes”. Some may say, “What about the local nuances?”; “What abo... Creation Interactive blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3976689 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:00:14 +0100 3976689 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3976691&cid=t_159162_147_f&fid=39266&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCreationInteractive%2F%7E3%2FGo3u-MgQtdw%2F Earlier this year I wrote about how language barriers are creating a new digital health divide and I suggested that the single biggest barrier to successfully connecting patients online internationally is language. On the one hand, the Internet has broken down many boundaries and has changed the geography of healthcare, uniting patients and healthcare stakeholders all over the world so that people are not constrained by information available in their own country alone. Yet on the other hand, language has become an even greater barrier as it separates people into groups – the advantaged or the disadvantaged – based on the information they can access. I concluded that innovation is required, and offered some ideas about how to tackle language barriers in healthcare engagement. No... Creation Interactive blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3976691 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:14 +0100 3976691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3743720&cid=t_159162_147_f&fid=39202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnicolaziady.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F07%2F11%2F10-tips-for-beginner-hospital-bloggers%2F When I attended the Healthcare New Media conference last month it was evident that hospitals were successfully adopting social networking into their marketing plans. But according to Ed Bennett healthcare marketers are slow to start blogging. 744 Hospitals total * 344 YouTube Channels * 530 Facebook pages * 557 Twitter Accounts * 96 Blogs Read more at Found in Cache Starting a blog can seem overwhelming, but in truth, it’s one of the simplest ways to build an online community with your patients and physicians. Follow these tips to ensure your blog is positioned for success :: [1] Define your hospitals goals :: Before you start a blog it is essential that you define your goals for it. Your blog has a greater chance of success if you know from the beginning what you hope to accomplish.... Nicola Ziady blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3743720 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:22:26 +0100 3743720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1700798&cid=t_159162_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Ftues-snippet-sugar-coated.html “Come along guys, time for cereal!”“Ooo I hate all dez chores!”Anyone needed further words can go over "here" to my other site "alien."If you like what you read, send it to someone in 'need.' (Source: Whitterer on Autism) Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1700798 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:15:00 +0100 1700798 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1067727&cid=t_159162_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2007%2F12%2F03%2Fplaying-word-games-with-depression-and-pain%2F For many years now, I’ve been writing about depression, not only from a clinical perspective but also from a first-hand perspective, having battled it myself earlier in my life. We use the word “depression” as we use any word — as a short-hand to describe a set of common symptoms felt by an individual. But the depression experienced by Person A may have little in common, from a personal perspective, with depression experienced by Person B. I carefully refrain from using loaded words like “disease,” because depression simply hasn’t been proven to be like any usual disease (as researchers commonly define the word). Bruce Levine, a psychologist, feels the same way and recently went on a little rant about the medicalization and disease model of mental... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1067727 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:17:09 +0100 1067727 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=979393&cid=t_159162_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F174886525%2F5_turkey_traditions_to_drop_an.html With Thanksgiving Day galloping across my calendar, I see people already racing to gather garnishes and dust off their holiday guest lists. Have you made plans yet? Some traditions though … tend to unravel Thanksgiving Day Dinners .. into a heap more friction than fun. Here are 5 Thanksgiving traditions to drop in favor of a few brain cells left to thank. 1. Get rid of cortisol chemicals that surge whenever you worry, exclude people, feel guilty, or overspend on holidays.2. Drop tone that complains, spots more warts than wonders, or offers advice where it is isn’t welcomed.3. Run from stressors that take you out …  from too little serotonin to help you strike back in defense.  4. Cut off foods that zap your energy, add to cranky retorts, drain enthusiasm, or w... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=979393 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:47:23 +0100 979393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=925495&cid=t_159162_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F164745702%2Fwhy_women_avoid_math_and_scien.html Fortune tells us that women have come a long way in business and they show proof by listing the 50 most powerful women. At the same time though ... concern grows from both men and women, over the unfortunate fact that too few women rise up in Math, Science and Engineering fields.  To find out why … several top US universities looked for legitimate reasons.  Why the number gaps in math related areas, with so many gifted women around? Psychologists, Mary Murphy and Claude Steele showed how the structures of Math, Science and Engineering settings out there - play a major part in causing this gap. Do you see it too? Check out compelling details of their Stanford study. It turns out …  according to research … that women feel threatened to enter … ... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=925495 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:17:50 +0100 925495 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=755750&cid=t_159162_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F136982380%2Firelands_solution_to_double_ou.html Is the low minimum wage directly related to wars waged in Iraq and expensive battles in other areas?Ireland saw such a link and doubled their bottom wage by creating peace plans. During my recent work over there, Irish leaders told me often that it works ... and they have no desire to look back through the barrel of guns. The US? Today's slight increase does little for the person who cannot afford rent or food for a family of two. There's a bigger question we should be asking....Is the low minimum wage related to costly US wars?  The slight minimum wage increase is actually the first in 10 years, according to CNNMoney.com. There appears to be direct relationships between mega monies poured into military efforts – and much... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=755750 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:03:50 +0100 755750 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=718952&cid=t_159162_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F131244616%2Feight_random_concerns_and_a_fe.html Thanks to  Roger Anderson’s invitation to tell 8 random things about me, I’ve taken the liberty to share my deepest concerns for business at the moment. I’m particularly grateful for the chance to step back and lay out what’s been bothering me lately – and hopefully you have suggestions or responses - I may have missed. Of course – any who know my brain based tactics know that when a problem is raised … some shot at a solution should follow. My suggestions here segue into solutions that come in the form of questions for your consideration, answers and discussion.  These days … I’m deeply concerned about … 1. Leadership - Bush and Clinton scrap over who pardons criminals most unfairly. My question – How can we le... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=718952 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 23:41:27 +0100 718952