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 program'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:30:31 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489641&cid=t_331329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fkde81-kgKf4%2F Conclusions: This study finds that elementary students who were randomly assigned to attend the 21st Century Community Learning Centers after-school program were more likely to feel safe after school, no more likely to have higher academic achievement, no less likely to be in self-care, more likely to engage in some negative behaviors, and experience mixed effects on developmental outcomes relative to students who were not randomly assigned to attend the centers.   In light of its (at-best) impotence, did the program go away? Of course not! In FY 2010 it was appropriated $1.17 billion, and the Obama administration has asked for $1.27 billion for FY 2012. And this despite not just poor performance, but a pesky $14 trillion national debt. This is small potatoes, though, compared to some... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489641 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:58:48 +0100 4489641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3965701&cid=t_331329_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FxdaK6hHo5xs%2F Several years ago, an alternate method for measuring coronary risk was adopted by the National Cholesterol Education Program’s adult treatment panel as an outgrowth of the famous Framingham Heart Study. The newer method, which was referred to as a point-based approach, attempted to make it easier to classify patients into risk groups in order to pursue the appropriate treatment. However, a new study, which is published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, compares the two approaches and finds the point-based system “misclassifies millions of Americans” and places them in higher risk groups for which different treatments are recommended. In other words, the implication is that a higher risk classification may prompt greater use of such treatments as cholesterol med... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3965701 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:54:39 +0100 3965701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3764136&cid=t_331329_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fis-your-job-good-for-the-heart%2F2010.07.18 What would you be if life gave you a do-over, and stipulated you couldn’t be what you are now? It’s true, I’m a dreamer. I cried during “Stand and Deliver.” A believer in the power of passionate leadership am I. Finally, this Saturday morning, I was able to drink coffee, eat bagels and read the paper. Ah, it felt so good. And in doing so I was moved by the WSJ piece on Teachers for America, an organization that allows recent Ivy league graduates to try their hand at being “Kimo-sabes.” As a dreamer, I often find myself thinking of what I would be after finishing a stint as a doctor, or even more dreamer-esque, what would I be if I wasn’t a doctor. For me, an equally-attractive job to doctoring would have to entail contributing something pos... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3764136 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:00:00 +0100 3764136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3581609&cid=t_331329_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealthcare-in-high-school%2F2010.05.19 Yep, you read that right. The Chicago Public Schools, not exactly known for quality education, have a plan for training our future healthcare providers – high school: Chicago Public Schools this fall will open the city’s first high school specializing in healthcare, a move local hospitals hope will help relieve chronic workforce shortages. The school, which recently used a lottery system to enroll a freshman class of 160, will have a heavy emphasis on math and science. Juniors and seniors will be able to earn credits by shadowing hospital workers and interning as assistant nurses and in other professions. Planners aim to prepare students for health- and science-related college programs and certify them for entry-level jobs in healthcare, such as pharmacy technicians or assist... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3581609 Wed, 19 May 2010 20:00:00 +0100 3581609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294569&cid=t_331329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fi979w6zCsgU%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonIn a speech today to the National Governors’ Association, President Obama proposed that states do exactly as he tells them regarding national education standards, or his government will take their people’s money and not give it back. The applause was… light. Under the president’s preferred reform to federal education law, states would have to bring their curriculum standards into line with his administration’s wishes or they would be denied their share of the $14.5 billion education program known as “Title 1.” But of course taxpayers in every state must pay for Title 1, whether or not the administration deigns to allow their children to participate. So the president wants to take their money and only give it back if they do as ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294569 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:57:22 +0100 3294569 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294571&cid=t_331329_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FyFANnnmATFg%2F By Neal McCluskeyIn a shocking development, U.S. Secretary of Arne Duncan embraced the ideas of Milton Friedman today, championing the funding of students instead of schools! Unfortunately, it was in the context of higher education — Duncan and his boss have done all they can to destroy school choice elsewhere — and he completely misrepresented what Friedman said about higher ed, suggesting that the Nobel Laureate somehow endorsed the federal Direct Loan Program: We will end the loans under the Federal Family Education Program and make them directly to students — just as economist Milton Friedman proposed 50 years ago, and just as the Department of Education has been doing since 1993 through the Direct Loan Program. Were Milton Friedman still with us, I think he w... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294571 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:44:13 +0100 3294571 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262890&cid=t_331329_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Foo9fTuPnPwk%2F A former Pfizer exec has filed a whistleblower lawsuit that accuses the drugmaker of illegally scheming to boost Lipitor sales by misrepresenting product labeling and federal cholesterol guidelines; using misleading educational programs for doctors, and unlawful sampling kickback schemes, among other things, that resulted in off-label marketing that allegedly defrauded Medicaid and Medicare (this is the lawsuit). Jesse Polansky, who was director of outcomes management from April 2001 until July 2003, claims “thousands of physicians have prescribed Lipitor to millions of patients for whom drug therapy is not recommended, and for whom the medication could be dangerous. Millions of those improper prescriptions were ultimately paid for by various government healthcare plans,” accor... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262890 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:02:38 +0100 3262890 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3267202&cid=t_331329_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Foo9fTuPnPwk%2F A former Pfizer exec has filed a whistleblower lawsuit that accuses the drugmaker of illegally scheming to boost Lipitor sales by misrepresenting product labeling and federal cholesterol guidelines; using misleading educational programs for doctors, and unlawful sampling kickback schemes, among other things, that resulted in off-label marketing that allegedly defrauded Medicaid and Medicare (this is the lawsuit). Jesse Polansky, who was director of outcomes management from April 2001 until July 2003, claims “thousands of physicians have prescribed Lipitor to millions of patients for whom drug therapy is not recommended, and for whom the medication could be dangerous. Millions of those improper prescriptions were ultimately paid for by various government healthcare plans,” accor... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3267202 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:40:01 +0100 3267202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1611876&cid=t_331329_129_f&fid=27216&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Flifewithadhdfeed%2F%7E3%2F333585401%2Fthe-complete-iep-guide.php It’s IEP (Individualized Education Program) time of the year again. We’ll be meeting with our daughter’s educators and therapists to develop IEP goals for the next school year. If you have to develop an IEP in the future, I have a book recommendation. The title is “The Complete IEP Guide: How to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child” written by Larence M. Siegel. This is a great book to help you understand the whole process of developing IEP goals for your child. If you don’t read this book and your child will need special educational services, I urge you to inform yourself before you go to that first IEP meeting. I made the mistake of walking into our first meeting without any previous knowledge and felt like I was wasting my time being there. The educator... Life With ADHD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1611876 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:45:06 +0100 1611876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1478254&cid=t_331329_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F300561933%2F What: ‘Caring For The Caregiver’ Program When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 28 Where: Stabile Research Building at Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive (Tampa, Florida) Moffitt Cancer Center’s ‘Caring For The Caregiver’ Program is a free education and support program for family cancer caregivers which will be facilitated by Moffitt professionals: Miriam Innocenti (clinical social worker), Jill Blair (nurse practitioner) and Heather Bell (registered dietitian) — and is open to anyone caring for a cancer patient. Important notes: Light breakfast and lunch are provided. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. the day of the program. Reservations are required. Please call 1-888-MOFFITT (1-888-663-3488) by June 24. [Thanks a lot to Patricia Kim of Moffitt for the hat tip... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1478254 Thu, 29 May 2008 13:50:13 +0100 1478254