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 'drop out'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:35:43 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696701&cid=t_427076_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2011%2F04%2F11%2Fdrop-out-of-med-school%2F Important topic since drop out from med school is often accompanied with a direct economic loss to society. Knowledge about drop out could possibly prevent drop out from med school. In a recent literature review 625 studies were found about the topic of drop out from med school. Only 13 were included in this analyses because they attempted to account for confounding and were better in overall quality. The 13 studies eventually included originated from the USA (n = 5), Australia (n = 3), the UK (n = 2), the Netherlands (n = 2) and South Africa (n = 1). The influence of gender, age, and ethnicity on drop out was either modest or non-existent. Nine out of 12 studies found poorer student entry qualifications of various sorts, to be associated with drop out. The variety of entry qualifications... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696701 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 05:47:28 +0100 4696701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4190528&cid=t_427076_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation.com%2Fmaking-alcoholics-anonymous-easier%2F Effectiveness of Making Alcoholics Anonymous EasierMost treatment programs recommend clients attend 12-step groups, but many drop out posttreatment. The effectiveness of Making Alcoholics Anonymous [AA] Easier (MAAEZ ), a manual-guided intervention designed to help clients connect with individuals encountered in AA, was tested using an "OFF/ON" design (n = 508). MAAEZ effectiveness was determined by comparing abstinence rates of participants recruited during ON and OFF conditions and by studying the effect of the number of MAAEZ sessions attended.At 12 months, more clients in the ON condition (vs. OFF) reported past 30-dayabstinence from alcohol (p = .012),drugs (p = .009), andboth alcohol and drugs (p = .045).In multivariate analyses, ON condition participants had significantly ... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4190528 Sat, 20 Nov 2010 15:17:16 +0100 4190528 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1512316&cid=t_427076_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F310490223%2Fsecrets_for_change_lie_in_your.html Unless people deliberately alter their brain’s plasticity … they’ll rewire daily against the very changes most people crave in education and careers. How does it happen?It's no secret that educational systems tend to resist growth and block improvements that could keep learning at the cutting edges. Without rejuvenation … organizations waste time and money defending flawed practices. Have you seen it happen? If it used to be that universities prepared people for successful careers … that too has changed for the worse. The result? College drop out rates continually arise as universities lose their relevancy. In addition, more and more workers tell us they face toxic organizations daily.Sadly, dissatisfied employees now number well over 50% of the western... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1512316 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:44:14 +0100 1512316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1291134&cid=t_427076_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F248908113%2Funiversities_losing_their_rele.html Some say ineffective universities are the reason 40% drop out of college. Do you agree?Have universities lost their relevancy to life and learning beyond class … I’m speaking of the life their students face daily. Researchers suggest that universities could regain their prominence in a changing world … if it changed the teaching to fit the way people learn. What do you say?  Science is shedding light on how adults retain ideas … and how they can turn that knowledge into practical use in the workplace. Do you see it happening? By applying key neuroscience discoveries and supporting faculty to use related tools … research can help change the way universities operate.We know from research that lectures work against the human brain. It’s because wor... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1291134 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:42:30 +0100 1291134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=705701&cid=t_427076_130_f&fid=34941&url=http%3A%2F%2Forthosportsrehab.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Fcase-series-on-drop-out-casting-for.html Let me be the first to congratulate fellow blog contributer Dave Logerstedt, for putting this interesting case series together for the Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. It is a great accomplishment and I look forward to his future research projects. Great job Dave!Read the article at the JOSPT website (subscription required).Case Series Utilizing Drop-out Casting for the Treatment of Knee Joint Extension Motion Loss Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionDavid Logerstedt, Brian J. SennettJ Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2007;37(7):404-411 Save This Page (Source: Concepts in Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Rehab) Concepts in Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Rehab blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=705701 Sat, 30 Jun 2007 02:15:00 +0100 705701