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 'education blog'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:23:13 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2967357&cid=t_170065_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2009%2F11%2F06%2Fblog-writing-for-professionalism-in-medical-education%2F Had an idea to use writing of a blog for a minor in medical education. The idea was sacrificed for other options for minors. Seems that blogs in medical education can promote reflection and professionalism. Professionalism being one of the CanMed competences used in medical education and one of the most important ones not easily educated. An important part of professionalism is self reflection. It’s necessary for the integration of theory with experience. For acquiring a professional attitude one needs to reflect on his or her own values, shortcomings, improvable aspects of their role as physician. A blog during medical education can promote reflection on professional development. How was this research done? It was a 4 week medicine clerkship rotation at an academic institution. St... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2967357 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:27:47 +0100 2967357 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2556066&cid=t_170065_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fsunday-news-round-up-monday-style%2F Lauredhel just went and threw water in the hot skillet of oil that is the breastfeeding vs. formula feeding debate online. She has some demands for “those who think that society has ‘gone too far’ in supporting breastfeeding, that mothers who formula feed are demonised and breastfeeding mothers aren’t.” You may have heard radio bits from StoryCorps, the public radio project that travels the country collecting stories from folks. There is a new related project, StoryCorps OutLoud, “project to record and preserve the voices of LGBTQ individuals across the nation.” Thoughts are being solicited for a second Women Deliver conference in 2010. Celebrities talking about birth (video preview related to Ricki Lake’s My Best Birth project). At Science &amp... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2556066 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:51:59 +0100 2556066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2226808&cid=t_170065_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F01%2Fnews-round-up-3109%2F Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius selected to head Health and Human Services. Frankly, I’m glad to have all the Bredesen talk put to bed. No Conspiracy Theories Needed: Abortion Foes Cry Racism at Religion Dispatches - “In order to attract a different demographic of supporters, the anti-abortion movement has adopted the theory that reproductive freedom is actually a plot to rid America of its black and brown citizens.” Anti-Breastfeeding Bingo and Bad Science on Booze and Pregnancy at Hoyden About Town. Moue Magazine on why domestic violence is not appropriate entertainment. From the New York Times - Obama Set to Undo ‘Conscience’ Rule for Health Workers Via the Labor Nurse, I found out about this list from ICAN of whether individual hospitals across the U.S. all... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2226808 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:07:42 +0100 2226808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2005914&cid=t_170065_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F1MnuGrUsq-o%2F Some “treatments for autism” that have recently made the news: Magnets, in a method called transcranial magnetic stimulation; a study is be published this month in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders by neuroscientist Manuel Casanova. Horseback therapy that is to “restart the development of the left side of the brain,” at Spirit Horse Therapy in Corinth, Texas. At the risk of sounding like an über-cynic—and not to deny that results can be seen from the above—have to say I’m wondering what remains to be tried. Tags: asperger, autism, autism blog, disabilities blog, disability, education blog, horses, magnets Health, parenthood, spirit horse, transcranial magnetic stimulationShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2005914 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:44:10 +0100 2005914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2005915&cid=t_170065_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fl7XFt9rzP8w%2F Autism’s terrible toll: Parents risk hitting “a breaking point” is the headline in today’s Denver Post for a story about 13year-old Jacob Grabe, who was shot by his father, Alex Grabe, early in September. The article notes, and lists “similar chilling stories of sudden parental breakdowns have played out in the U.S. in the past several years,” and mentions Katie McCarron, Ulysses Stable, Kyle Dutter—shot this month by his father—and too many others. Too many others. Tags: asperger, autism, autism blog, Crime, disabilities blog, disability, education blog, Health, jacob grabe, katie mccarron, kyle dutter, parenthood, shooting, wisconsinShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2005915 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:22:31 +0100 2005915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2005916&cid=t_170065_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FbpYDN-p0c5k%2F Conclusions Shifts in age at diagnosis inflated the observed prevalence of autism in young children in the more recent cohorts compared with the oldest cohort. This study supports the argument that the apparent increase in autism in recent years is at least in part attributable to decreases in the age at diagnosis over time. When Charlie was just diagnosed and shortly after (in 1999-2000), we were often told that he—he was 2-3 years old then—was “very young” to be diagnosed. Now, it seems standard for children to be diagnosed by the time they’re the age Charlie was when he was diagnosed with autism back in 1999. It seems more than obvious to me that we would have been told that they were seeing “red flags” about, who knows, 6-month-old Charlie&#821... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2005916 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:48:22 +0100 2005916 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2005918&cid=t_170065_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F5IkGF7jirRU%2F Corduroy, velvet, denim. Leather, silk, a rock. Bubble wrap, fake fur, burlap. Not a list of supplies for a craft project, but a list of things with different textures—but if you felt each, with your fingers or on the soles of your feet, would they just be so many sensory sensation? Or might one say “security” to you, or one make you agitated, even angry? Does touching certain textures evoke certain emotions in you? If so, you may have “tactile-emotion synesthesia.” Synesthesia is an “involuntary joining in which the real information of one sense is accompanied by a perception in another sense”; it’s thought to be much more common in the general population than previously thought. Someone with synesthesia might attach certain textures or soun... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2005918 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:24:09 +0100 2005918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1975219&cid=t_170065_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FYGqCj05ztEM%2F Kev writes about 12-year-old Kyle Dutter, who was shot and killed by his father, Ryan Dutter, who then shot and killed himself, on Tuesday. Ryan Dutter had created a website about his son; he had filed for bankruptcy last fall. Kyle was in the the sixth grade at Glacier Creek Middle School in Cross Plains, Wisconsin. No words can say…… Tags: asperger, autism, autism blog, Crime, disabilities blog, disability, education blog, Health, kyle dutter, parenthood, shooting, wisconsinShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1975219 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:34:42 +0100 1975219 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1964134&cid=t_170065_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FqKlxmISDYcw%2F 9-year-old Zachary Vitto—who’s autistic and wears leg braces for cerebral palsy—hikes with his fellow scouts on a rocky path from Borrego to Red Rock Canyon and more than perseveres, as told in the OC Register. Never ever give up, right? Tags: asperger, autism, autism blog, disabilities blog, disability, education blog, Health, hiking boy scouts, orange county, parenthood, red rock canyonShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1964134 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:00:27 +0100 1964134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1886446&cid=t_170065_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fk8ZTriPWJK8%2F A long article to appear in the October 19th’s New York Times Magazine describes the D.I.R./Floortime approach for teaching autistic children and, specifically, autistic teenagers. A Decatur, Georigia, school, The Community School is profiled. D.I.R./Floortime is contrasted to Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), which is based on the principles of behavioral science and is widely used to teach autistic children. The goal of D.I.R./Floortime is said to be a “kindling of a student’s curiosity, intelligence, playfulness and energy, the lessons can take on a spontaneous, electric quality” and the “essence” said to be that “a person learns best when self-motivated, when an inner drive sparks the acquisition of skills and knowledge.” It’s the case t... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1886446 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:41:41 +0100 1886446 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1859608&cid=t_170065_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fb7gI6YVFNQA%2F The PETA “Got Autism? billboard has been taken down by the advertising company that was hosting it. PETA’s blog nonetheless noted that the billboard garnered tons of feedback,” with “support from parents of autistic children who have seen noticeable improvements after removing dairy from their child’s diet” specifically noted but not more, ahem, “sour” responses. Tags: advertising, asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, billboard, disabilities blog, disability, Education, education blog, Health, New Jersey, newark, Parenting, pdd-nos, petaShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1859608 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:16:01 +0100 1859608 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1847989&cid=t_170065_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FxqjJXW1r478%2F It’s a too familiar story to too many of us: Growing numbers of children diagnosed on the autism spectrum and school districts straining, and groaning, under the need (the onus) to provide appropriate services and educational placements, aides and speech therapists who know how to teach an autistic child and not only run articulation drills, and to educate students with widely varying needs and levels of skills. Inadequate funding for special ed and all the more so as districts facing rising costs and no change in state funding, so that districts have to seek support locally from taxpayers. Does this sound like something that happened in your school district, and is even happening now? Yesterday’s Flathead Beacon (Montana) notes that In Montana, statistics from the state’s Of... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1847989 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:32:39 +0100 1847989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1841094&cid=t_170065_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FgUNyAVU62qg%2F Given what’s going on in the world right now—this thing called an “economic crisis“—reporting about what one celebrity said about what another actress said about vaccines seems, well, something to remark upon and move on from, in order to read about how the financial crisis might affect credit for school districts. From Education Week today: With investment firms such as Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. going out of business, and others consolidating, there are fewer buyers for the bonds issued by districts to pay for such projects as new schools and major repairs, according to Susan Gaffney, the director of the federal-liaison center for the Government Finance Officers Association, in Washington. “The market dynamic is that there are fewer players, and that co... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1841094 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:20:39 +0100 1841094 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1837286&cid=t_170065_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F6lp1YK0ma-Q%2F Apparently PETA is going to run a billboard with that very phrase around Newark, New Jersey. Reports that dairy consumption might be linked to autism have spurred this ad campaign, according to The Peta Files: Testimonials suggest that some people with this devastating disease may be able to find relief by simply removing milk from their diet. There’s a whole world of information out there for parents and for women who are pregnant or nursing about how to raise their kids dairy-free. Be an informed consumer and check it out! *The Newark area had the highest rates of autism occurrence among 14 states studied in one report. Aside from the “devastating disease” phrase which reinforces the view of autism as some dreadful disease, PETA should note that Newark is one among a f... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1837286 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:21 +0100 1837286 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1837287&cid=t_170065_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FRR5bYqNzC48%2F What effect will the financial crisis have on the US education budget? Today’s Ed Week notes: Congress late last week approved a bill extending funding for most education programs and other parts of the federal budget at fiscal 2008 levels through March 6, when the new administration will have been in office for more than a month. If lawmakers agreed on a fiscal 2009 appropriations bill financing the Department of Education by March 6, it would be up to the new president to sign it. But what now, in the wake of the US House of Representatives rejecting a $700 billion rescue of the financial industry? (I realize that this post is very focused on matters in the US and on the US economy in particular but—living in a New Jersey that is well-populated with people who “work in ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1837287 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:30:18 +0100 1837287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1622225&cid=t_170065_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F335712275%2F “What Tim eventually said….was that he didn’t want to go to school because he thought the school was trying to kill him.” John Miller, a podiatrist in Allegany, N.Y, says this about his 12-year-old son, who has Asperger Syndrome, and who was, according to a July 15th New York Times article, held down prone on the floor by teachers (one time for 20 minutes) when he was “confrontational.” The NYT article discusses something that is too familiar to me—and to parents of special needs children—-and that is, one suspects, a bit more than shocking to many. Kids coming home with bruises on their wrists, arms, legs: That’s not supposed to happen in public school, and not at the hands of teachers. Well, it does. In our previous school district, the b... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1622225 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:50:42 +0100 1622225 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1715294&cid=t_170065_90_f&fid=37832&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrdyer.edublogs.org%2F2008%2F05%2F29%2Fdeveloping-a-commenting-guide-for-students-on-day-29%2F The challenge for today was to develop an age-appropriate student commenting guide. Since I deal with college and graduate students, trying to get things down to the level of an elementary school student wouldn’t enter the picture, unless I put on my parenting hat (I have one that will be in third grade in the [...] (Source: Ruminations of an Online Instructor MD) Ruminations of an Online Instructor MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1715294 Fri, 30 May 2008 15:12:48 +0100 1715294 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1715295&cid=t_170065_90_f&fid=37832&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrdyer.edublogs.org%2F2008%2F05%2F28%2Fblog-comment-strategy-for-day-28%2F In looking at the challenge activity for today, I suddenly realized that I don’t have a particular Blog Commenting Strategy. Prior to the challenge, I would comment under the following situations. I comment when I find something or a post that I am interested in If I think that an article has been done well, to leave praise To [...] (Source: Ruminations of an Online Instructor MD) Ruminations of an Online Instructor MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1715295 Thu, 29 May 2008 05:55:11 +0100 1715295 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1715296&cid=t_170065_90_f&fid=37832&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrdyer.edublogs.org%2F2008%2F05%2F27%2Fresearching-personal-branding-on-day-27%2F I wasn’t exactly sure what constituted a “Personal Brand” so I started today’s activity by trying to figure it out. I found Michele’s Martin’s post on Building Your Online Brand: Start with the Message. She looked at two aspects, a personal brand and the elements of your personal brand: What Is a “Personal Brand”? Your personal brand [...] (Source: Ruminations of an Online Instructor MD) Ruminations of an Online Instructor MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1715296 Wed, 28 May 2008 06:08:51 +0100 1715296 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1715297&cid=t_170065_90_f&fid=37832&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrdyer.edublogs.org%2F2008%2F05%2F26%2Fexploring-other-ways-to-comment-for-day-26%2F Since the challenge for today was to think about using multimedia and other ways to comment on blogs I decided to review and explore some ways of using multimedia in this blog and for blog commenting. My Voki The first multimedia application that came to mind for today’s activity was the use of the Voki. The Voki is [...] (Source: Ruminations of an Online Instructor MD) Ruminations of an Online Instructor MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1715297 Mon, 26 May 2008 18:44:44 +0100 1715297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1463860&cid=t_170065_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F295948444%2F We’ve had our problems with school districts and at (low) one point took Charlie out of school and homeschooled him for a month back in the fall of 2005. But things were always pretty local. In Louisiana, the St. Landry School Board is being investigated by the US Department of Education. According to WDSU news: According to a letter from the office of civil rights, the department is investigating whether the board failed to identify Port Barre Elementary School students who need special education services, failed to evaluate students who qualified for services and failed to provide services for the students once they had been identified. Concerns about the services provided for students with special needs have crossed into the district’s 43-year-old desegregation case. The com... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1463860 Thu, 22 May 2008 16:48:22 +0100 1463860 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1454493&cid=t_170065_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F294384759%2F Put in a timeout room more than 90 times? Coming home from school with cuts, bumps, and bruises? Being held on the floor on his stomach by two adults? All of these happened to 9-year-old Matthew Montgomery in Oldham County, Kentucky, WAVE 3 news reports. Some of them have happened to my son Charlie and maybe not everyone realizes this, but these kinds of physical restraints can have a long-lasting effect on an autistic child; on any child. Matthew’s mother, Jeanie, took him out of school in March of 2008. She and her husband are now being charged with truancy by the school district “because missing that many classes violates the district’s policy.” (Asperger Square 8 also comments on “this autism situation.”) Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, edu... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1454493 Tue, 20 May 2008 16:38:35 +0100 1454493 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1305062&cid=t_170065_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F251645034%2F We read today how Panel Urges Schools to Emphasize Core Math Skills (Washington Post). Now, there is a more fundamental question to consider: what should the schools of the XXI century look like and do?. To create a much needed dialogue, I asked one the most thoughtful education bloggers around to share her (I guess it's "her") impressions with us. Enjoy! --------------- What do we want our schools to do, and for whom?  --By eduwonkette "Schools," Stanford historian David Labaree wrote, "occupy an awkward position at the intersection between what we hope society will become and what we think it really is." What do we want our schools to do, and for whom? Schools, like most organizations, have many goals. These goals often compete with and displace each other... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1305062 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:04:03 +0100 1305062 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1237810&cid=t_170065_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F236535598%2F Joanne Jacobs, educator, blogger and author of Our School: The Inspiring Story of Two Teachers, One Big Idea and the Charter School That Beat the Odds, participates today in our Author Speaks Series with an excellent article on how "Schools won’t improve until administrators and teachers can admit the problems, analyze what’s going wrong and try new strategies. Students won’t improve if they think they’re “special” just the way they are." Enjoy, and feel free to add your comment to engage in a stimulating conversation. ----------------------- The First Step Is Failure By Joanne Jacobs When self-esteem became an education watchword in 1986, I thought it was a harmless fad. I was wrong: It wasn’t harmless. Many teachers were persuaded that students should be pumped u... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1237810 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:38:14 +0100 1237810 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=767586&cid=t_170065_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2007%2F07%2F30%2F7-tips-how-to-be-up-to-date-in-geneticsgenomics%2F As I plan to pledge my life to personalized genetics/genomics and my hobby is writing about the relationship between web 2.0 and medicine, then this is a crucial question to me. I try to give you some tips on how to be up-to-date on the field of genetics/genomics. 1. Follow the most reliable genetic sites: Personalized Medicine Coalition Genomics at FDA National Human Genome Reearch Institute Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Genetics & Genomics Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy 2. Follow the best genetic blogs: Cancer Genetics Clinical Genetics Blog DNA direct Epigenetics News evolgen Eye on DNA Gene Expression Gene Genie Genetics and Health Genomicron OMMBID blog Sandwalk The genes Sherpa The Genetic Genealogist The Personal Genome 3. Use RSS web feed and follo... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=767586 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:23:42 +0100 767586