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 'dr brian'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:50:05 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028454&cid=t_376956_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F13%2Fapproaches-to-knowledge-2-interview-with-nathaniel-b-jones%2F This is the second article of a two-part interview with Dr. Brian Jones.  Dr. Jones has a PhD in exercise science and is a full-time professor at the University of Louisville where he teaches both undergrad and graduate courses.  He approaches his classes from a scientific standpoint with an emphasis on critical thinking. In a nutshell, what is science?  Does science really prove anything? Science is a process. It is a system for evaluating information based on formulating a hypothesis, carefully testing that hypothesis through data collection and analysis, and revising the hypothesis. If the hypothesis withstands the researcher’s attempt to falsify it then it tentatively stands supported by the research. Nothing in science is ever truly “proven” correct. Scientific fa... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028454 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:25:51 +0100 5028454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008312&cid=t_376956_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F05%2Fapproaches-to-knowledge-interview-with-nathaniel-b-jones%2F Dr. Brian Jones has a PhD in exercise science and is a full-time professor at the University of Louisville where he teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses. He approaches all his courses with a scientific mindset, emphasizing the importance of critical thinking. Recently, Dr. Jones sent me a file containing one of his lectures on critical thinking. The lecture was for college students, but after reading the file I thought the subject matter would be great for everyone to know, not just those who are attending college. In the following interview, we discuss important points on critical thinking and approaches to knowledge. I think most people know that the media is not the best source for reliable information.  Yet, many seem to almost exclusively turn to the media for knowledge. ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008312 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:22:38 +0100 5008312 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4097937&cid=t_376956_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fa-grassroots-leukemia-mission%2F2010.10.23 I am just back from Phoenix where I spent the weekend with people living with CML, chronic myelogenous leukemia. The operative words are “living with” because it wasn’t very long ago when people did not live long with this disease. However, medical science and dedicated researchers like Dr. Brian Druker at OHSU in Portland, Oregon have brought us what first appear to be “miracle” pills (Gleevec, Sprycel, and Tasigna) that can keep patients alive and doing well. My weekend was spent with several people, all taking one of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor drugs, as they were planning next steps for a new advocacy organization, The National CML Society. The Society is the creation of Greg Stephens of Birmingham, Alabama, a business consultant who lost his mother to CML. Now he has devot... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4097937 Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:00:06 +0100 4097937 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3862013&cid=t_376956_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fquackademic-medicine-infiltrates-the-new-england-journal-of-medicine%2F2010.08.12 One of the things that disturbs me the most about where medicine is going is the infiltration of quackery into academic medicine. So prevalent is this unfortunate phenomenon that Doctor RW even coined a truly apt term for it: Quackademic medicine. In essence, pseudoscientific and even prescientific ideas are rapidly being “integrated” with science-based medicine, or, as I tend to view it, quackery is being “integrated” with scientific medicine, to the gradual erosion of scientific standards in medicine. No quackery is too quacky, it seems. Even homeopathy and naturopathy can seemingly find their way into academic medical centers. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Science-Based Medicine* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3862013 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:00:31 +0100 3862013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2453247&cid=t_376956_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canadianmedicinenews.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fwhats-in-news-jun-3-mr-layton-goes-to.html Layton pitches health reform in USNDP leader Jack Layton is in Washington, DC, this week to talk to Obama administration officials and American audiences about how to implement a universal healthcare system. "We know the Americans can't just simply adopt our model, walk it across the border and put it in place," he said. "But the principles of universality, of access and of insuring that health care's available to everybody, those kinds of principles are very much motivating the Obama administration."American adoption of universal healthcare would dissuade some of Canada's healthcare critics, like former CMA president Dr Brian Day, said Mr Layton (left). "If Obama succeeds, it helps us hang onto our public health care system because they're [proponents of privatization] always chipping awa... Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2453247 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:00:00 +0100 2453247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2233882&cid=t_376956_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fpro-medicare-doc-nominated-to-be-cma.html The candidate for Canadian Medical Association president preferred by the pro-medicare contingent of the medical community has won the Ontario Medical Association's nomination.Dr Jeffrey Turnbull's election points to what may be a major change to come in the CMA's influential political lobbying, potentially moving away from what has been a voice on behalf of reforming the restrictions on privately funded healthcare delivery embodied by the Canada Health Act. That effort has been particularly strong over the last two years, with outspoken private clinic owners Brian Day and Robert Ouellet holding the CMA's top job.Dr Turnbull, on the other hand, made it clear in his campaign position statement that his politics differed from those of Day and Ouellet. "Through new partnerships, a clear visio... Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2233882 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:31:00 +0100 2233882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2141603&cid=t_376956_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Fdr-brian-day-sues-to-overturn-bc.html A new lawsuit claims British Columbia's Medicare Protection Act is unconstitutional because it denies patients the right to seek medical care in the private sector if they so choose, reported the Vancouver Sun.The plaintiffs in the case are the Canadian Medical Association's outspoken past-president and owner of the larger private Cambie Surgery Centre in Vancouver, Dr Brian Day (right); the False Creek Surgical Centre's Anna Stylianides; and Canadian Independent Medical Clinics Association president Zoltan Nagy.The Sun's Pamela Fayerman and Catherine Rolfsen wrote:"The plaintiffs will argue that the 2005 Chaoulli Supreme Court of Canada case should be applicable in B.C. In that case -- brought by appellants Jacques Chaoulli, a doctor, and George Zeliotis, a patient -- the highest court st... Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2141603 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:08:00 +0100 2141603 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2110833&cid=t_376956_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Fontario-begins-voting-for-2010-11-cma.html This report further emphasized the need for physician human resources as a top health system priority. A multifaceted, balanced, coordinated and creative approach is required in addressing recruitment and retention needs. Canada should strive to be self sufficient. As a Board member of the OMA and CMA, addressing physician shortages have been my priority. I chaired the OHRC and was CoChair of the Physician Human Resources Committee. In those capacities, I called for an independent and permanent Office for Physicians Workforce Policy and Planning in Ontario to coordinate system planning. I have championed the introduction of Physician Assistants provincially and nationally, promoting interprofessional solutions to the physician shortage, that do not compromise patient safety. I will not sup... Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2110833 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:45:00 +0100 2110833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1717587&cid=t_376956_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Ftony-clement-takes-flak-for-calling.html Federal Health Minister Tony Clement yesterday angered many physicians at the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) annual meeting in Montreal by not just expressing his doubts about the effectiveness of supervised injection as an element of harm reduction for drug addicts, but by going even farther and accusing Canada’s physicians of acting unethically by supporting such programs.“I find the ethical considerations of supervised injections to be profoundly disturbing,” said Mr Clement in an address to hundreds of the nation’s most influential doctors. “Is it ethical for healthcare professionals to support the distribution of drugs that are of unknown substance, or purity, or potency -- drugs that cannot otherwise be legally prescribed?”In a Q&A following Mr Clement’s speech,... Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1717587 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:59:00 +0100 1717587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1714191&cid=t_376956_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fpro-medicare-physicians-complain-as-cma.html Two pro-medicare physician associations yesterday complained of the alleged privatization agenda of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) as the first day of the Canadian Medical Association's 2008 annual meeting got underway in Montreal.The two groups, Canadian Doctors for Medicare and Médecins québeécois pour le régime public, issued a joint statement to demand "equity and quality rather than promoting private insurance and the creation of markets for buying and selling health care.""There are problems in the healthcare system but dismantling the public system is a mistake," Dr Danielle Martin, the president of Canadian Doctors for Medicare, told reporters at a news conference held at a hotel a block away from the CMA meeting venue. (Dr Martin also authored an op/ed piece in today's... Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1714191 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:15:00 +0100 1714191 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1709739&cid=t_376956_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fwas-dr-brian-days-cma-presidency.html As his one-year term at the helm of the Canadian Medical Association winds down, what are we to make of Dr Brian Day’s presidency?Dr Day, a Liverpool-born, Vancouver-based orthopedic surgeon and owner of the large downtown Cambie Surgical Centre, was elected to the position in 2006. His election attracted more media attention than that of any other CMA president in recent memory, in part because groups both inside and outside the CMA cast him as the candidate of privatization. In some respects, that is not an unfair characterization -- he does believe that more services could be offered privately -- but on the other hand, Dr Day has repeatedly stressed that he intends to strengthen the public system while expanding private options, an agenda that’s more or less consistent with the CMA�... Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1709739 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:23:00 +0100 1709739 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1263520&cid=t_376956_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fdr-anne-doig-wins-saskatchewan.html I just got off the phone with Dr Anne Doig, who today was elected the Saskatchewan Medical Association's nominee to be the next Canadian Medical Association president.Voting in the election ended last night and counting was completed today. Dr Doig, a family physician and the only woman of the seven candidates, won on the fourth ballot.The first thing she said to me was, "I'm relieved the process is over." But she quickly qualified that. "Obviously I'm very pleased that this is the outcome."In our interview, we talked about her six children, her passion for competitive swimming and her days as a grain farmer. We also spoke about her thoughts on wait times guarantees, her opinion on the appropriate role of the private sector in healthcare delivery -- a topic about which she sounded less int... Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1263520 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:42:00 +0100 1263520 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1220820&cid=t_376956_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fdoctor-bashing-5-dr-tambourine-man.html A reader draws my attention to today’s knocking copy, a nasty, dishonestly edited article in The Observer. GPs have got Britain hooked on painkillers.Really? The whole of Britain?MPs say that 'mis-prescribing' of drugs such as painkillers, sleeping tablets and anti-anxiety pills by some doctors is 'leading to addiction and dependence'. News of the inquiry's report follows last week's revelation that 28-year-old Hollywood actor Heath Ledger died as the result of 'acute intoxication' caused by an accidental overdose of anti-anxiety medication and prescription painkillers. Health experts are warning that prescription drug abuse is now widespread on both sides of the Atlantic. (Guardian)Aaaaah! I see. This is all about poor old Heath Ledger. A medical examiner concluded this week that Ledger... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1220820 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:43:00 +0100 1220820 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1112068&cid=t_376956_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Fholiday-greetings-from-brian-day.html (Source: Canadian Medicine) Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1112068 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:22:00 +0100 1112068 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1070394&cid=t_376956_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Fcma-prez-day-pulled-strings-to-jump.html (Source: Canadian Medicine) Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1070394 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:04:00 +0100 1070394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1037070&cid=t_376956_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fquebec-joins-call-for-hospital-funding.html (Source: Canadian Medicine) Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1037070 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:22:00 +0100 1037070 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1037076&cid=t_376956_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fchc-book-to-finish-on-mon-nov-19.html (Source: Canadian Medicine) Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1037076 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:27:00 +0100 1037076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1015074&cid=t_376956_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Flatest-from-cma.html (Source: Canadian Medicine) Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1015074 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:26:00 +0100 1015074 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=918146&cid=t_376956_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fdrs-brian-day-and-penny-ballem-set-to.html (Source: Canadian Medicine) Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=918146 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:23:00 +0100 918146 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=888782&cid=t_376956_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fdr-profit-is-nothing-more-than.html (Source: Canadian Medicine) Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=888782 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:58:00 +0100 888782 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=801647&cid=t_376956_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fnew-cma-prez-dr-brian-day-already.html (Source: Canadian Medicine) Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=801647 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:40:00 +0100 801647 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=797227&cid=t_376956_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fbc-offers-hospitals-cash-incentive-to.html (Source: Canadian Medicine) Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=797227 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:52:00 +0100 797227