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 'employment'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:52:22 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181760&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F0qm4ULA6eh0%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonIn a recent interview, President Obama hints at the core of his much-anticipated jobs plan: PRESIDENT OBAMA: what we do have, I think, is the capacity to do some things right now that would make a big difference … TOM JOYNER: Like? OBAMA: For example, putting people to work rebuilding our roads, our bridges, our schools all across America… We’ve got the capacity right now to help local school districts make sure that they’re not laying off more teachers. We haven’t been as aggressive as we need to, both at the state and federal level. So we haven’t been aggressive enough with our hiring at the K-12 level, hmm? Perhaps I’m an unusually timid sort, but the trend below looks pretty darn aggressive to me: k-12 employment has been gr... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181760 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:49:54 +0100 5181760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159493&cid=t_103358_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fthe-mental-exacerbation%2F I promise I’ll read this post through an extra time or two — and have Rose comb it as well — as I’m experiencing something very new to me and my MS. I’m calling it a “mental exacerbation.” I have met a few people whose executive function, memory, and even general cognition have taken a direct hit from our old nemesis: multiple sclerosis. I can remember a few conversations in these pages having to do with increased difficulty with multitasking and attention, and I’ve lived with some of those issues for many years now. What I am now experiencing is beginning to frighten me quite a bit, but, as odd as it may seem, I also feel great comfort as well. The past few days have found me completely overwhelmed by even the smallest list, stack, or process. Time managem... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159493 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:48:36 +0100 5159493 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139619&cid=t_103358_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F19%2F15321%2F Title: Access to Work and Driver Support  Scan or click to download ‘Access to Work and Driver Support’ The Skinny: Report from ecdp which notes a recent change to Access to Work guidance means that people who receive ‘driver support’ from their Personal Assistant can no longer receive that support if the PA is using their own car. This leaves Access to Work users with the following options in order to maintain their employment arrangements: To insure their PA to drive the Access to Work user’s own car (if they have one) Have their PA insured on a company car provided by the Access to Work user’s employer Use a taxi. This change has been reflected in guidance issued to Access to Work advisers, and has already started to take effect for people who receive Access to... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139619 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:38:49 +0100 5139619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139702&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FWDjesNvZodg%2F By Jason KuznickiThis month’s Cato Unbound looks at the intersection of education, work, and gender, and asks: Are men in decline? As women have advanced in education, the workplace, and even politics, some fear that the emerging new economy—or perhaps some other factors—are dragging men down. We’ve all heard talk of the Mancession, and it’s well known that men are in the minority now on many college campuses. How long will the trend continue? Lead essayist Kay Hymowitz makes the case for male decline; Jessica Bennett, Amanda Hess, and Myriam Miedzian give reasons to be skeptical. Hymowitz replies to her critics. (Men, alas, were so far in decline that I couldn’t find a single one to write for this issue.) The conversation is just getting started, so be sure to ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139702 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:12:36 +0100 5139702 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107609&cid=t_103358_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F08%2Fsomeone-left-the-internetz%2F in my car! “It’s a system of tubes.” (My son salvaged them from his job because he thought his nephew & niece would enjoy playing with them.) ~#~ And while at work: Brain’s a little off today; mis-read a woman’s tee shirt as, “Bitchy is my nipple name”. [middle name] APD (Auditory Processing Disorder) moment: [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107609 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:53:43 +0100 5107609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107731&cid=t_103358_123_f&fid=39036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpediatricinc.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F07%2Fexit-interviews-before-they-exit%2F Exit interviews are done when an employee is leaving the organization. The intent of the interview is for the employer to gather data for improving working conditions and retaining employees. Theoretically, I understand why one would want to do exit interview. But I don’t understand why one would wait until the employee is leaving to ask their opinion. Seems to me that at that point, it is too late. Asking employees exit interview type questions while employees are working at your practice can also be a good tool to gather employees’ feedback on their work experience in and effort to improve working conditions and retain employees. Examples of exit interview type questions that can help one get a sense of how employee perceive working at your practice. For example: What is most satisfy... Pediatric Inc blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107731 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 13:46:28 +0100 5107731 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050915&cid=t_103358_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FbcsIvOBs0_c%2F Although ADHD used to be considered a disorder of childhood, follow-up studies indicate that between 30% and 60% of children with ADHD continue to experience symptoms and impairment in adulthood. And, even when ADHD symptoms decline over time, many individuals continue to experience significant impairment in important areas of functioning. For example, children with ADHD have poorer academic achievement as adolescents compared to their peers and this trend continues into adulthood. Research pertaining to occupational functioning is limited but available data clearly points to poorer employment histories in adults with ADHD. Predictors of occupational outcomes in individuals with ADHD have not been carefully investigated, however. A recent study conducted in Norway with a large sample of ad... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050915 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:36:52 +0100 5050915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028752&cid=t_103358_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fmultiple-sclerosis-and-the-question-of-disability-insurance%2F I’m not sure if the advancement of a post-holidays head cold into a sinus infection (and the associated MS issues related to a fever) had any part of my sensitivity to comments that circulated here on the Life With MS Blog and our Facebook Page but I thought that it might be time we discuss disability insurance and SSDI again. In this day and age of starkly divided political views many see “leaving work” because of MS as yet another way in which too many people are grasping at a government entitlement and suckling from the public teat. Others see SSDI as an insurance plan into which they have paid and, like any other insurance policy, when they need it they expect it to be there for them. There are many, many problems with the entire “disability” system (for lack of better termin... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028752 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:26:57 +0100 5028752 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008318&cid=t_103358_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2F07%2Fsinging-teh-brain-dead-workin-hard-blues-remodeling%2F Had a migraine this morning Cancelled on my shrink. Need to clean and organise But I can’t even think. Moved bedrooms three days ago O where is my daily pill box? Boxes and piles everywhere O where are my clean socks? I need to go out and garden Weeds have eaten the side yard. I [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008318 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 03:13:50 +0100 5008318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968492&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmedical-students-deterred-from-primary-care%2F2011.06.25 Primary care physicians are getting paid more, two surveys agree, while hospital employment is rising. Internists earned $205,379 in median compensation in 2010, an increase of 4.21% over the previous year, reported the Medical Group Management Association’s (MGMA’s) Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data. Family practitioners (without obstetrics) reported median compensation of $189,402. Pediatric/adolescent medicine physicians earned $192,148 in median compensation, an increase of 0.39% since 2009. Among specialists, anesthesiologists reported decreased compensation, as did gastroenterologists and radiologists. Psychiatrists, dermatologists, neurologists and general surgeons reported an increase in median compensation since 2009. Regional... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968492 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:00:00 +0100 4968492 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952800&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FofDEWKTgXJc%2F By Walter OlsonIn today’s decision in Wal-Mart v. Dukes, the Supreme Court unanimously found that the Ninth Circuit had jumped the gun in certifying what would have been one of the largest class actions in history, a job-bias action against the giant retailer on behalf of female employees. A five-justice majority led by Justice Scalia found that the plaintiffs had clearly not met the requirements needed to have the case certified for class treatment; four dissenters led by Justice Ginsburg would have sent the case back for more consideration. While some press commentary simplistically treated this case as a “Which Side Are You On” parable of workplace sexism, both the majority and the dissent spend much time grappling with more lawyerly issues specific to class actions a... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952800 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:57:44 +0100 4952800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934113&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FBwNYJ3ZXGhg%2F By Andrew J. Coulson In the video clip above, President Obama blames America’s current unemployment problem on… automation. ATMs and airport kiosks are singled out. These words could only be uttered by someone who knows very little about economics or the history of human progress. In fact, they could only be uttered by someone who has never reflected on this question before in his  life. Because if you reflect for one moment, you come up with this glaringly obvious counterfactual: we use a lot more  labor-saving technology today than in previous generations, and yet we also employ far more people. Therefore, increased automation does not lead to decreased national employment. If you do more than just think for a second — if you read an economic history book, for instanc... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934113 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:45:21 +0100 4934113 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934048&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=34925&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbestyoucanbe.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fgettinghired-job-search-site-for.html GettingHired - Jobs for Disabled is a job search site for persons with both physical and cognitive disabilities.I've added it to my custom search engine, which, Google tells me, now indexes 17 million pages. (Source: Be the Best You can Be) Be the Best You can Be blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934048 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 03:59:00 +0100 4934048 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921392&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FMFX0MWafTOw%2F By Neal McCluskeyThe following is cross-posted from the National Journal’s Education Experts blog. This week’s topic: Whether new ”gainful employment” regulations for higher education are too little, too much, or just right: I agree largely with Steve Peha — our policies and mindsets have made “college” synonymous with “job training,” and that has led to huge inefficiencies. But there is an even deeper problem: government aid, both to students and schools. The most aggressive opponents of for-profit schooling to have posted thus far appear to agree that taxpayer-funded student aid is what for-profit institutions are after. No doubt the critics are, for the most part, right. But there is another side to this equation: The aid also enables stu... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921392 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:21:39 +0100 4921392 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921393&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FPTxrRugA624%2F By Tad DeHavenThe Department of Labor has been added to Cato’s Downsizing Government website. Proposed spending cuts are $143 billion. The following essays examine the department’s activities: Failures of Unemployment Insurance. The UI system is costly to taxpayers and creates numerous economic distortions. Federal involvement should be ended and the states left free to design their own systems. Employment and Training Programs. Federal programs for unemployed workers have never worked very well, are relatively little used, and are unneeded in today’s economy because private markets provide many alternatives. Reforming Labor Union Laws. Federal union laws that mandate exclusive representation, union security, and prevailing wages are costly to the economy and restrict indivi... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921393 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:17:19 +0100 4921393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911453&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FnTYzEENXook%2F By Neal McCluskey Yesterday, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) held his fifth — and perhaps final – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee show-hearing lambasting for-profit colleges. As usual, it was a decidedly one-sided affair, with no profit-defenders apparently invited to testify, and Republican committee members boycotting. Perhaps the only interesting thing that occurred was Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), who has never given any indication he doesn’t support Harkin’s obsessive whale hunt, saying the proceedings could have benefitted from more than one point of view. According to MarketWatch, Franken lamented that “it would have been nice to have someone here to represent the for-profit schools.” Now, he might have only wanted a for-profit rep there to recei... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911453 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:16:42 +0100 4911453 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911580&cid=t_103358_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F06%2F07%2Fchoose-from-the-handy-menu%2F “A not-so-subtle clue that your coworker isn’t interested in cubicle small talk”. My caption for the image from passive-aggressive notes.com site:  A bulleted list pinned to the corner of a generic grey cubicle says: YES THIS IS MY NEW HOME (FOR NOW) YES THE SPACE IS SMALLER YES IT’S A LONGER WALK TO THE COPIER [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911580 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:34:23 +0100 4911580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911856&cid=t_103358_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2Fza8MNAQhAHM%2F The day started just like any other day. I slowly dragged my tired body out of the bed, started complaining and began the process of getting ready for work. I had about 2 full hours of sleep due to the new born baby that was sharing a room with my wife and I in our one bedroom apartment. After drinking a full pot of coffee, which burned all taste buds from my tongue, I fired up my piece of crap car and began the journey to work. I can remember it like yesterday. It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining so brightly that even the rusted spots on my automobile had a marvelous glow as the rays kissed the surface. The temperature was immaculate and I was in the perfect place mentally. I was a proud papa and the sole provider for my family. If there was a spot on the top of the world I was th... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911856 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:25:34 +0100 4911856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4742545&cid=t_103358_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fpip-pip-a-yanks-life-with-ms%2F About a year and a half ago, I posted an observation that your participation in the community which has grown up within the Life With MS Blog has made this a place for tens of thousands to come. I also stated in that observation that I had reluctantly accepted that I am a voice for myself and for others living with multiple sclerosis. I am honored to announce that the MS Society of the United Kingdom has asked me to chime in on their soon-to-be-built social networking site a couple of times a month as a voice from America in, “A Yank’s Life With MS”. As with all the work I do with the National MS Society and other charitable organizations, this will be 100% unpaid volunteerism. Payment was not offered nor requested. We’re not really sure how the whole thing is going to work, what t... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4742545 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:22:36 +0100 4742545 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4742472&cid=t_103358_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F04%2F22%2Funconscious-racial-attitudes%2F This article is the introduction to a law review symposium on unconscious racism and social science and statistical evidence of bias as bases for race discrimination claims, focusing concretely on discrimination in employment and housing. The article starts with an example of unconscious racism in the bail-setting court in Philadelphia. Two drunk-driving cases about a week apart were identical in all respects except the races of the defendants, but the judge, who was not an overt or self-perceived racist, showed empathy to the white drunk driver while his reaction to the black one was dominated by fear. Unconscious racism specifically, and the biases and motivations of alleged discriminators in general, were not of much interest in civil rights law or litigation until the Supreme Court beg... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4742472 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:01:57 +0100 4742472 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734501&cid=t_103358_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fwho-should-decide-when-are-you-too-sick.html If you are sick, whether it is the garden variety flu or pregnant or coping with a medical emergency, who should decide when you are too sick to work:A. The patientB. The doctorC. The employerD. The employer's disability insurance companyShould it A and then B sometimes? How about when the employer and their disability company start making these decisions? This is a neglected area of health care reform. Companies are cutting back on short term disability insurance - so instead of 70% of your salary, you might only receive 40%. This is understandable during a tough economic times. But what if the insurance company decides you should go back to work and your doctor says you need to stay home still? And then they cut off your benefits and you are forced to sue? This whole thing appalled me. I... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734501 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:42:00 +0100 4734501 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4723772&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=34925&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbestyoucanbe.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Ftransition-tool-kit-from-autism-speaks.html Autism Speaks [1] has put together a Transition Tool Kit targeting families with special needs children ages 14-22. The goal is to support transition into the community when school services end.The kit is downloadable, but as best I can tell the kit is the same set of PDFs that are found on the above page. An "online appendix" is a curated set of links to additional information.The kit is pretty generic, because state rules vary [2]. Autism speaks has state resource guides (ex: MN) with sections on adult transition. Minnesota's data is a well done list, and it includes a state specific transition guide.I'm including all of MN specific information in my MSP special needs custom search engine.[1] In the past they've been associated with the immunization obsessed, but I wonder if they're tr... Be the Best You can Be blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4723772 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 02:07:00 +0100 4723772 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684430&cid=t_103358_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F06%2Fis-your-job-making-you-depressed%2F The other day I wrote a post for Blisstree.com on how to stay productive when you are clinically depressed. I mentioned that, at my rock bottom, I had to take a break altogether from writing, as every time I sat down in front of my computer, all I could do was cry. Moreover, because my concentration was totally so shot, composing a sentence — much less an article — wasn’t going to happen. I took a year off. To heal. Because Eric was gainfully employed at that time, I was able to swing it. Eventually I tip-toed back to the working world. Very slowly. Very carefully. Very deliberately. Because a sudden plunge might have rendered me disabled for another year or so. And I didn’t start with writing, ironically. My therapist advised me to do something in which I interacted with people, a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684430 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:35:39 +0100 4684430 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4600800&cid=t_103358_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fwhat-aa-is-not%2F AA is not an institutional clearing program. It does not promise that we will receive suspended sentences, probations, or paroles. AA does not promise conditional releases, stays of proceedings, or the early releases from prisons or hospitals.AA is not a "dating game" nor is it a lonely hearts club or a place to find a temporary or permanent lover.AA is not an employment agency or manpower training program. It does not promise that we’ll all find jobs, get rich, or even become financially solvent.AA is not a charitable organization like the welfare system or the Salvation Army. It doesn’t promise that we’ll be loaned money or given cigarettes. AA is not a bank or a credit union, and is not set up to provide funds for anyone.AA is not a church program or a religi... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4600800 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:18:00 +0100 4600800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4522152&cid=t_103358_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F25%2Fadhd-gaslight%2F Where is my grocery cart? I’m pretty sure I left it down by the front end of the frozen aisles. It’s not there.  Nor did someone move it out of the way behind the [rarely used] Register 1. Huh.  Where is my cart?  Now I’m traipsing around for my trolley. I’m not grocery shopping, when [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4522152 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:40:10 +0100 4522152 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4517356&cid=t_103358_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation.com%2Faa-videos-for-healthcare-workers%2F Alcoholics Anonymous produces many materials for education and training of professional workers. Here are three of the most common occupational groups that encounter alcoholics.AA Video for Healthcare ProfessionalsA.A. Video for Legal and Corrections ProfessionalsA.A. Video for Employment/Human Resources ProfessionalsRelated articlesCounseling and the 12 Steps of AA (twelvestepfacilitation.com)Peers Help Alcoholics in Many Ways (twelvestepfacilitation.com)AA and Treatment Work Better Together (twelvestepfacilitation.com)Mutual Aid Groups in Psychiatry and Substance Misuse. (twelvestepfacilitation.com)Alcoholics AnonymousRandom ArticlesAA DiversityRecovery from the Perspective of Addicted WomenAA and Recovery HousesWhat Are Drug Users Looking For?What is Brief-TSF? (Source: Twelve Step Faci... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4517356 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:31:00 +0100 4517356 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4507283&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fon-health-and-discrimination-in-hiring%2F2011.02.22 From a [recent] article in the New York Times on hiring discrimination against people who smoke: “There is nothing unique about smoking,” said Lewis Maltby, president of the Workrights Institute, who has lobbied vigorously against the practice. “The number of things that we all do privately that have negative impact on our health is endless. If it’s not smoking, it’s beer. If it’s not beer, it’s cheeseburgers. And what about your sex life?” I think he’s right, more or less, in a slippery-slope sort of way, seriously. *This blog post was originally published at Medical Lessons* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4507283 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:00:45 +0100 4507283 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4495254&cid=t_103358_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F19%2Fresponding-to-subtle-racial-harassment%2F This article traces the development of racial harassment jurisprudence, explaining the development of the traditional model, which does not recognize subtle bias. It concludes with an analysis of an alternative jurisprudential model that “sees” subtle racism. * * * Download the article for free here. Related Situationist posts: “What Are the Legal Implications of Implicit Biases?,” “Confronting the Backlash against Implicit Bias,” and “The Situation of Situation in Employment Discrimination Law – Abstract.” (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4495254 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 04:01:27 +0100 4495254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489675&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Foutpatient-cardiology-services-and-an-out-for-hospitals%2F2011.02.16 It’s no surprise that hospitals are acquiring cardiology and primary care groups groups in droves lately. It seems there’s a signficant financial incentive to do so for now, but doctors (and especially cardiologists) should read the tea leaves ahead. From Becker’s Hospital Review: While hospitals are limited to paying fair market value for practices, they can gain an edge over competing hospitals by offering longer employment contract terms or better electronic medical record systems and management services. If hospitals move forward with a transaction, Ms. Kaplan suggests they limit employment contracts to no more than two years if possible and rebase compensation annually based on productivity. “In healthcare you shouldn’t assume anything is permanent,&#8221... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489675 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4489675 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4399753&cid=t_103358_134_f&fid=35179&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscottsdiabetes.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fangry-exercise%2F I think one of the secrets to decent diabetes management is management … of priorities. November of 2010 I had the best lab report I’ve had since I was in my early 20′s.  Best A1C, best cholesterol, best everything.  I hadn’t made any purposeful changes to my diabetes routine, I wasn’t testing more, I wasn’t counting carbs better, I wasn’t watching what I ate any closer than usual.  But I had been exercising like crazy. I was been spending three to four hours per day at the YMCA playing basketball and lifting weights, and I felt great.  I am lucky to have found an exercise that I really enjoy (basketball).  While playing basketball I am having fun, and that’s why I do it.  It just happens to be great exercise too.  How lucky am I? I ha... Scott's Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4399753 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:00:10 +0100 4399753 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4382744&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FvIoGbELjjD0%2F By Walter OlsonSuzanne Lucas, who blogs as Evil HR Lady, isn’t really evil, she’s just uncomfortably candid about many workplace truths that her fellow HR professionals tend to gloss over. One of those truths is that in general no one owes you tenure in your job, even if you do it well. In our society, the principle of employment at will is still (fortunately) given much legal weight, meaning that an employment relationship continues only if both sides want it to. And a consequence of that might just be that the law creates no right to slag your employer on your Facebook page one evening and demand that your employer overlook it the next morning: So, why am I in favor of companies being able to terminate an employee for online behavior? (These things, of course, aren’t limite... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4382744 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:27:09 +0100 4382744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4355744&cid=t_103358_101_f&fid=38969&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheemtspot.com%2F2011%2F01%2F16%2Fyou-bet-your-life%2F What would you bet your life on? In 1996 I took a job about 40 minutes south of San Jose, California with a small mom-and-pop ambulance company. The service was named after the owner and had been serving a mostly rural area of northern California for a couple of decades before I arrived in town. They were, without a doubt, the worst ambulance company I ever served under. The owner ran the place like a dictator. I started work the day after my interview on a dirty ambulance wearing an old uniform that was two sizes too large. My partner was the grumpy silent type. The station conditions were deplorable and the policies and procedures were down-right unethical. (As an example, the owner would frequently order crews to respond to scenes, after they had been canceled enroute, so that they coul... The EMT Spot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4355744 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:05:51 +0100 4355744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4337917&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FGJo0LYB6W9A%2F By Walter OlsonIn Britain, the coalition government of David Cameron hopes to stimulate much-needed hiring by reducing state interference with private employers’ right to choose their own workforces. Per the Telegraph, Cameron “hopes that relaxed employment laws will help to boost the private sector and encourage firms to take on thousands of new workers.” For all the high hopes, the changes are in fact quite modest. Newly hired workers will wait two years, rather than one, before obtaining the power to challenge later firings before official tribunals. To discourage doomed or trivial claims, disgruntled workers will be charged a fee for resorting to a tribunal. The smallest employers will be exempted from some portions of the law, and so forth. Judged by the “emplo... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4337917 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:12:10 +0100 4337917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4258866&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fjudge-rules-healthcare-reform-unconstitutional%2F2010.12.14 A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that healthcare reform is unconstitutional and expects the Obama administration to honor that ruling while it’s being appealed. But states and private companies are continuing to plan and budget for it nonetheless. The court ruled that Congress exceeded its constitutional powers in compelling Americans to buy health insurance. Judges elsewhere have ruled the law is valid or dismissed the cases on procedural grounds, while a judge in Florida will hear another case later this week. In the meantime, though, employers and healthcare companies have to continue adjusting to the reform law’s many provisions. States will continue to set up their health insurance exchanges, and they’ve already budgeted for the additional 16 million people who ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4258866 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:00:00 +0100 4258866 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4230214&cid=t_103358_118_f&fid=34702&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmspblog%2F%7E3%2FH4pPWaLZaZk%2F A scan of recent tweets by various healthcare writers led to a couple of thought-provoking articles regarding the pitfalls of social media, one was via  Kevin Pho, the other Ves Dimov.  #1 - Human Resources and Medical Staff Credentialers Beware: The applicant looks promising, you think he/she may be a good fit for the organization.  Whether you’re seeking to hire a new employee or gather data on an applicant for medical staff membership and privileges, your next step may be to dig a little into the individual’s online life.  After all, if it’s on the Web it’s fair game, right?  So you’re off for a little browsing in Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, etc. Due dilligence?  Perhaps, but as with many aspects of hiring and/or credentialing, there are some ... MSSPNexus Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4230214 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 13:08:00 +0100 4230214 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4151979&cid=t_103358_114_f&fid=34646&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthCareBlogLaw%2F%7E3%2FawySUXnhiBk%2Fnlrb-employees-protected-concerted.html Out of Connecticut comes an interesting case involving the use of social media in the workplace and its collision with employee protected concerted activity and employee freedom to associate without fear of employer retaliation under the National Labor Relations Act. The New York Times article, Company Accused of Firing Over Facebook Post, provides good background and details of the facts involved in the case.American Medical Response of Connecticut, Inc. and International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 443, Case No. 34-CA-12576 (NRLB - Region 34), involves a complaint filed against American Medical Response for firing an emergency medical technician for among other things violating the company's policy of negatively depicting the company on Facebook or other social media sites. American ... Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4151979 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:37:13 +0100 4151979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4125282&cid=t_103358_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FUb_7GINy_ac%2F Three years ago, Angel Vega-Colon told his supervisor at Wyeth’s plant in Puerto Rico, where he worked as a packaging equipment supervisor, that he would soon return to active status in the US Army Reserve. Around the same time, his bid to become a reliability engineer was rejected and he received a performance improvement plan, or PIP, for his 2006 job review. There was also a dispute about whether he made a comments about the 2007 Virginia Polytechnic Institute shootings that led Wyeth to briefly deny him access to the facility. And so Vega-Colon, who entered Army unit was mobilized in November 2007 and has been on military leave since then, filed a lawsuit against the drugmaker, which is now owned by Pfizer, charging that he suffered discrimination and retaliation based on his mil... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4125282 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:19:25 +0100 4125282 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4105670&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealth-insurance-new-survey-reveals-record-number-of-uninsured%2F2010.10.24 Last month the U.S. Census Bureau released its annual survey on health insurance coverage. The results were startling, yet few politicians seemed to take notice: – The number of people with health insurance declined for the first time ever in almost two decades. In fact, as reported by CNN this is the first time since the Census Bureau started collecting data on health insurance coverage in 1987 that fewer people reported that they had health insurance: “There were 253.6 million people with health insurance in 2009, the latest data available, down from 255.1 million a year earlier.” The percentage of the population without coverage increased from 15.4 percent to 16.7 percent. – Almost 51 million U.S. residents had no health insurance coverage at all, a record high, ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4105670 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 22:00:00 +0100 4105670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4065613&cid=t_103358_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F7xnycViW3MI%2F John Ziegler says the answer is no, but he believes Abbott Laboratories fired him in February 2006 from his job as a sales rep due to his age. At the time, he was 54 years old and so he subsequently filed a complaint with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which recently filed a lawsuit against the drugmaker. The complaint charges Abbott with “unfairly disciplining” Ziegler and “failing to properly acknowledge his successful sales performance.” And the drugmaker, the lawsuit goes on to claim, ultimately replaced Ziegler “with a less-experienced, less-educated, but much younger (then 34) sales representative who was not subjected to the same discipline and lack of acknowledgement as Ziegler.” We will update you with any reply from Abbott. UPD... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4065613 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:51:47 +0100 4065613 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4055900&cid=t_103358_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspiewebnet%2F%7E3%2FuHQgdoITQa0%2F Many people on the Autism spectrum are very creative but have a hard time in a traditional work place.  Today we explore ways that creative people on the Autism Spectrum can establish income from home.  Most of these ideas require no money up front, just a bit of time.  There are many forms of creativity [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4055900 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:37:00 +0100 4055900 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4053433&cid=t_103358_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspiewebnet%2F%7E3%2F2rl8prBgZi0%2F For people with Aspergers and Autism traditional employment is often difficult.  Were going to explore some ways that people with Aspergers or other forms of Autism can make a living right from home in a three part series starting next Monday.  These opportunities are out there for those that want to reach out and grab [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4053433 Sat, 09 Oct 2010 06:22:06 +0100 4053433 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4013142&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fd2dWTU5JOFk%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonThis week, President Obama called for the hiring of 10,000 new teachers to beef up math and science achievement. Meanwhile, in America, Earth, Sol-System, public school employment has grown 10 times faster than enrollment for 40 years (see chart), while achievement at the end of high school has stagnated in math and declined in science (see other chart). Either the president is badly misinformed about our education system or he thinks that promising to hire another 10,000 teachers union members is politically advantageous–in which case he would seem to be badly misinformed about the present political climate. Or he lives in an alternate universe in which Kirk and Spock have facial hair and government monopolies are efficient. It’s hard to say. Pres... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4013142 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:21:18 +0100 4013142 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3946433&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F9rJ3SVWQgKI%2F By Mark A. CalabriaOn Labor Day, President Obama announced his plan for an additional $50 billion in spending, mostly on transportation.  An area Obama specifically mentioned was more spending for bridges, playing on the widely held perception that America’s bridging are falling apart.  While clearly there are bridges that are greatly in need of repair and represent a threat to passenger safety, what has been the overall trend in bridge quality?  In one word:  improving. According to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics only about 1 in ten bridges today can be characterized as “structurally deficient”, this is, in need of serious repair.  This may sound high, but it is down from 1 in four back in 1990.  As one can tell from the accompanying chart, the percen... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3946433 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:57:07 +0100 3946433 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3827054&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FOOs_v2bAWXU%2F By Neal McCluskeySending billions of federal taxpayer dollars to teachers and other public school employees is the bailout that just won’t die. It’s been sliced, shot up in a firefight between Democrats, and even had a battle with food stamps, but it just can’t be killed! Now, let’s be clear: This is not some wonderful crusade all about helping ”the children.” It is pure political evil, a naked ploy to appease teachers’ unions and other public school employees that Democrats need motivated for the mid-term elections. It has to be, because the data are crystal clear: We’ve been adding staff by the truckload for decades without improving achievement one bit. Since 1970 (see the charts below) public school employment has increased 10 times f... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3827054 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:47:12 +0100 3827054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3813096&cid=t_103358_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fjustifying-our-ms-disabilities%2F None of us want to live with multiple sclerosis (although, it is better than the current alternative). We’d much prefer to go to sleep at night and not wonder what this disease could take from us in the night. We would rather have all the capacities we once did. I would have liked to keep going down my old path, even though I admit that there have been some positives to be mined from this experience. Why, then, does it seem that are we constantly feeling like we have to justify what we can or cannot do? Whether it’s simply having to explain why we’re using a disabled parking spot when we “look so good;” pleading with the boss for an air conditioner in the office; or the monster-pile of paperwork for disability insurance – making it known how our disease affects us takes up valu... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3813096 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:23:29 +0100 3813096 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3812969&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FhOq4hxB69ss%2F   Debates continue about the impact of health reform on small businesses. Mine is a small business so I’ve been paying close attention. I’ve even read every line of this legislation – three times. And every pundit analysis I can get my hands on. My role as a strategist requires that I understand the law. My role as a business owner requires that as well. Most analyses make broad-brush statements and it’s not possible to know the full impact until each business does its own analysis. Here’s mine. Unfortunately, there are no ‘upsides’ for my employees or business: My company is too small to be required to provide health insurance. That’s of no matter, I’ve been providing it all along. My company is unlikely to grow to the size required to provide health insurance. That’... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3812969 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:01:36 +0100 3812969 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3794737&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=34925&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbestyoucanbe.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fminnesota-online-special-needs.html I just found this online directory: Minnesota Online Special Needs Directory: Twin Cities Metro Area. It's referenced by the Wrightslaw Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities (MN).It's published by Jenzi Silverman at the UMN Dept of Educational Psychology. It's very plain -- there's not even notation of last revised date. I don't find the organization terribly useful, it's crying out for an embedded Google search box, but it's the only place I found an (obsolete!) link to the interesting Eagan ProAct agency that works on employment skill development.Clearly I need to create a custom google search for MN special needs resources and show Jenzi how to embed it in her directory page. More on that soon (I hope). (Source: Be the Best You can Be) Be the Best You can Be blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3794737 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:27:00 +0100 3794737 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3776640&cid=t_103358_180_f&fid=38610&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.productivity501.com%2Ffire-or-keep-the-workaholics%2F529%2F A while back Jason Calacanis has list of things to save money in a startup. One of his points was to fire people who aren’t workaholics. David from 37 Signals responded with a post saying that you should fire the people who are workaholics. Since then Jason has changed his position, but the idea of how much time you should expect employees to dedicate to their work is thought provoking. Both of these posts are worth reading–even if you have no intention of starting a business yourself. Behind the work you do is a problem that needs solved. Your work solves this problem. Your paycheck reflects that somewhere in the value chain, someone is willing to pay for your ability to solve that problem. Since both posts were written there have been a lot of changes at Mahalo.  I’m ... Productivity501 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3776640 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:00:31 +0100 3776640 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3763027&cid=t_103358_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Faspergers-fixation%2F So its common for people with Aspergers to have a fixation or two that they really really like, and devote all there free time too.  Mine is technology and weather.  But I would like to see what everyone else’s is.  So if you have Aspergers or know someone that does what’s the Aspergers fixation?  I [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3763027 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 20:30:03 +0100 3763027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3758135&cid=t_103358_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FnFWmNkE14xM%2F Photo Credit: 1stWebDesigner More and more of us are working from home nowadays. With fast broadband and mobile phones, we’re no longer tied to an office. Employers are becoming increasingly willing to consider remote working arrangements, and you may well have taken advantage of these yourself. Alternatively, your whole job may be home based. Perhaps you’re a freelancer or you run a small business. Maybe you’re fitting in some part time work or even studying around looking after your family. There are lots of advantages to working from home – flexibility, no commute, and the ability to take care of any little chores that crop up during the day. There are also down sides – it can be much harder to focus with interruptions family or flatmates, and you may find yourself... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3758135 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:59:20 +0100 3758135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3746712&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fyou-know-youre-unwell-if-youre-a-woman-writer-on-the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart%2F Because, according to a recent controversial post on Jezebel, you toil unjustly in an insufferably sexist work environment. However, according to a scathingly funny open letter response written by 32 current female members of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart staff (pictured above), that’s just simply not true. We’re not sure whom to believe – we just wish one of these nice secretaries would get us a cup of coffee. photo: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Post from: BlissTree You Know You're Unwell If...You're a Woman Writer on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3746712 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:37:42 +0100 3746712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3733048&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Frudeness-in-the-workplace-give-us-the-gossip%2F photo: Thinkstock Uncivilized behavior in the workplace doesn’t just put everyone on edge, a new study shows that workplace altercations actually affect the way workers perform. And you don’t have to be directly involved in a squabble to feel the effects of it – even employees who witnessed a co-worker being insulted or berated performed poorly on cognitive exams. Do you have any good office gossip about co-workers or bosses being rude? (Of course you do.) Dish in the comments section, below. The more cringe-worthy the stories, the better. (You can use an alias!) via iVillage Post from: BlissTree Rudeness In the Workplace: Give Us the Gossip (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3733048 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:31:47 +0100 3733048 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3733057&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fshould-your-texts-be-private-at-work%2F So your company provides a pager, phone, or BlackBerry – score! Saving money on phone bills every month is a major job perk, but what if the texts you send could get you fired? Not so perky. In City of Ontario v. Quon, Jeff Quon, a California police sergeant, claimed that the city had violated his privacy when they audited the texts sent through his company phone. Though the lower courts said that he had a right to privacy in this case, the Supreme Court ruled that police officer’s texts weren’t private. The court made it clear that this ruling doesn’t extend to all cases, but the ruling indicates that companies are likely to have protection of the law when auditing employee communications. In Quon’s case, the city found that out of 456 texts sent on his work phon... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3733057 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:00:19 +0100 3733057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3718380&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F_qZfqtnCi-s%2F By Daniel IkensonSteven Pearlstein’s ready for the nuclear option.  With the conviction of a man who knows he won’t be held accountable for the consequences of his prescriptions, Pearlstein says the time has come for action against China.  Hopefully, those whose fingers are actually near the button will recognize Pearlstein’s suggestion for what it is: an outburst of frustration over what he considers China’s insubordination. In his Washington Post business column yesterday, Pearlstein criticizes U.S. policymakers for blindly adhering to the view that China will inevitably transition to democratic capitalism, while they’ve excused market-distorting protectionism, mercantilism, and state dominance over the economy in China.  Pearlstein writes: Up to now, a succession of adminis... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3718380 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:31:44 +0100 3718380 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3710552&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FjXGXhpOQoYs%2F By Tad DeHavenThe 1990s were a decade of rapid private sector expansion and federal government restraint. The 2000s are a decade of government expansion at all levels and private sector retrenchment. From 1990 to 2000, private sector employment soared 21 percent. Then, remarkably, private sector employment actually fell during the 2000s and was 3 percent lower in 2010 than it was in 2000. The chart shows the changes in government employment in these time periods. (Note: Numbers are for January of each year for consistency and to avoid the inclusion of temporary federal decennial census workers that show up in later months.) Federal employment declined during the 1990s, when we mainly had Clinton in the White House and Republican control of Congress. However, federal employment increased u... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3710552 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:16:36 +0100 3710552 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3706792&cid=t_103358_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fmultiple-sclerosis-and-discrimination%2F This morning’s announcement of the passing of Senator Robert Byrd is sure to stir up conversations of civil rights and the part he played (on both sides of the argument).  It’s odd, really, that this would happen on the day I had intended to post a piece about disability rights and the discriminations we may have encountered. I, sometimes, quip that MS has made me a minority for the first time in my life (some 75% of people diagnosed being women and all…).  I’ve tried to limit that remark as I don’t want to be insensitive to any other minority.  The burden I face is far, FAR less than theirs. The fact of the matter is, however, that there are real issues of discrimination that those of us who live with chronic illness and disabilities face.  For many, the only “discriminati... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3706792 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:45:30 +0100 3706792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3699582&cid=t_103358_114_f&fid=34646&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthCareBlogLaw%2F%7E3%2FD1Dg5PRgizU%2Fwhat-health-care-employers-need-to-know.html Ryan Brown, a health care attorney at Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC who specializes in medical malpractice defense, health care regulatory work and health care related employment issues wrote this summary of the West Virginia Patient Safety Act. In 2001, the West Virginia Legislature passed the Patient Safety Act (“PSA”), W.Va. Code § 16-39-1 et seq. The purpose of the PSA was to provide an avenue for health care workers to report instances of waste or wrongdoing without the fear of retaliatory or discriminatory treatment by their employers through termination, demotion, reduction of time, lost wage, or lost benefits. The PSA requires the identity of a health care worker who reports waste or wrongdoing to a health care entity (e.g., hospital, clinic, nursing facility, etc.) or appr... Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3699582 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:44:57 +0100 3699582 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3656791&cid=t_103358_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fosha-deputy-secretary-jordan-barab-testifies-congress-bp-oil-spill%2F Occupational and Safety Health Administration deputy secretary Jordan Barab testified last week before the Senate Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety about the BP oil spill. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3656791 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:11:16 +0100 3656791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3648685&cid=t_103358_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fpeople-say-the-stupidist-things-about-ms%2F While , “But you look so good…” may be intended as a compliment (or at least a deflector) coming from someone talking about your multiple sclerosis, there are other things that people say that is downright mean.  Whether or not it is intended, people can say some pretty hurtful things about (or actually TO) those of us living with MS. While I must admit that the most offensive thing anyone has ever said to me was along the line of, “You don’t really need that cane; do you?”; in a recent article in the National MS Society’s Momentum magazine I read evidence of some pretty awful stuff that people can say. Sure, we could chalk some of it up to ignorance, some comments up to fear and some a deflection device for their own “stuff”.  Some of it, however, is nothin... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3648685 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:26:29 +0100 3648685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3648827&cid=t_103358_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FX-HoZb4qZk8%2F I  MUST HAVE A JOB. This is one incredible money-myth whopper. How long has the job been in existence? A hundred years, perhaps? The job creates a false sense of security, but also that of indentured servitude. For a job, we trade our biggest chunk of time each day for a “pot of porridge, credit card debt, and a home the bank owns.” We have traded our talents, youth, even our soul, for the promise of a steady paycheck. Yet, God, the creator, the source of life, has kept people alive for thousands of years without jobs. If you don’t believe in God, you can see that people have been kept alive by using resources provided by “the creation,” the “Mother Earth.” And “the job market” has not made anyone wealthy except for the people who in- vented it, perpetuate it, and wield ... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3648827 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:42:08 +0100 3648827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3641004&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F6WSVMNbRbV4%2F By Mark A. CalabriaIn a recent speech on the economy at Carnegie Mellon, President Obama took great pains to remind us that he inherited an economy that was “shrinking at an alarming rate.”  Of course his implication was that everything wrong with the economy today is George Bush’s fault.  While Bush does deserve considerable blame for current recess, a new working paper by economists at the University of Michigan and the New York and San Francisco Federal Reserve Banks paints a picture of a recession that was on par with previous deep recessions until well into 2009, when the labor market started to deviate, for the worst, from past trends. For instance the authors find that during the first part of the current recession, labor force participation remained high, despi... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3641004 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:01:30 +0100 3641004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3621987&cid=t_103358_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FcW7mAwdnNWs%2F Image courtesy of W. Kozak Starting your own small business can seem like a daunting task at first. This is why many people never attempt it. However, if you break up your duties into smaller tasks, it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. In fact, if you follow these steps to starting a small business you may find that you’re a profitable entrepreneur in no time. While you may not have to complete all of these steps, or complete them in this exact order, the following list should give you a better idea about the things you should be thinking about and planning for your business start up. 1.    Brainstorm Business Ideas. You may already have a business idea in mind, but it’s important to fully explore your options in the very beginning. Think about a few different busines... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3621987 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:19:17 +0100 3621987 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3573657&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F178558%2F Send this link to your boss ASAP! Time to Review Workplace Reviews? from Tara Parker-Pope on today’s New York Times Well blog. (via The New York Times) Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3573657 Mon, 17 May 2010 19:30:58 +0100 3573657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3573825&cid=t_103358_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fthings-weve-learned-from-ms%2F Please do not get me wrong; I HATE multiple sclerosis!  The content of this posting does not, in ANY WAY, hint that I’m ok with having this disease.  Like every circumstance in my life, however, I believe it is my task to learn something from and advance myself because of the experience. That said, I have learned much from living with MS. This weekend friends from Europe called to let us know they were arriving (in hours).  We knew they would be coming sometime this month, but weren’t exactly sure (as they have been driving around the western states on holidays). A quick phone call from a national forest in California and we were in full planning mode! On Saturday, just hours before a welcoming party, I suffered a couple of back-to-back self-inflicted injuries which lay me down for ... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3573825 Mon, 17 May 2010 19:23:36 +0100 3573825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3542876&cid=t_103358_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FPwTzubwpKl4%2F What do life sciences companies worry about most when it comes to losses for which there is some kind of liability? A new survey of execs from BIO and the Medical Device Manufacturers Association finds that over the past three years, 46 percent experienced a loss due to product injuries to third parties, followed by 32 percent that suffered ingredients spoiled due to temperature changes and 25 percent cited employment practices. And so if the past is prologue, it’s not surprising that 64 percent of the execs surveyed by the Chubb Group of Insurance, which is trying to drum up business, believe third-party injuries remain a major concern. And 67 percent worry about employment practices liability, while 74 percent fret over spoilage or a change in temperature to perishable items. And 5... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3542876 Thu, 06 May 2010 16:51:38 +0100 3542876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3530029&cid=t_103358_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FMd-A_h_a-Xg%2F With the big annual BIO convention under way this week, the latest effort to quantify the progress being made by the biopharma sector shows that job growth in the pharma world is under pressure, but wages, on average, are holding their own. Overall, the bioscience sector paid average annual wages of $77,595 in 2008, up from $70,959 in 2006. On average, bioscience jobs paid $32,366 more than the average annual wage of the total US private sector, which was $45,229 in 2008. Bioscience wages also are outpacing the national private sector in growth. Since 2001, real earnings adjusted for inflation rose by 10.1 percent, compared with 3.2 percent for the US private sector. The average wage in the pharma sector, specifically, was $93,378, according to the Battelle Institute report (see here). How... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3530029 Tue, 04 May 2010 12:52:59 +0100 3530029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3524323&cid=t_103358_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2F02%2Fi-need-to-write-a-letter-to-my-boss%2F [* THIS POST IS A PART OF BLOGGING AGAINST DISABLISM DAY 2010] Or perhaps, just deliver an explanatory document to my boss and the HR (Human Resources) person at my second job. My annual review was okay; very good on some things, okay on others, some recommendations (there always are — no one is perfect [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3524323 Sun, 02 May 2010 07:10:34 +0100 3524323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3504894&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FHP_HrjfFPcE%2F By Gerald P. O'DriscollToday I reread F. A. Hayek’s Nobel Lecture, “The Pretence of Knowledge.” Hayek was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in 1974 and delivered his lecture on December 11, 1974. I was amazed at how modern it was, and appropriate once again for the times. The 1970s were terrible times: stop-go demand management policies had produced stagflation that would continue for the rest of the decade.  Hayek said that “we have indeed at the moment little cause for pride: as a profession we have made a mess of things.” He charged that the mess had been produced by policies the majority of economists “recommended and even urged governments to pursue.” The focus of his lecture was on scientism and how its errors had led economists and the Western economies to where they f... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3504894 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:23:15 +0100 3504894 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3499197&cid=t_103358_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fms-and-compassion%2F Do you ever feel like you maybe don’t give yourself enough credit for doing as much as you do…MS and all? I had a very busy work weekend (which ran into Tuesday).  I had every intention of waking up on Wednesday, banging out a blog for posting and getting on with a productive day. And now, it’s Thursday! I really have no idea where yesterday went. By the evening I was beating myself up pretty good over what didn’t get done; including (but FAR from limited to) that blog… But this morning, even though I don’t feel 100%, I think I’ll get a little more done.  Certainly, I’ll not get everything done I want.  In fact I hope to get everything done I need and will call that a successful day.  But, here I am writing this blog so things are at least a bit better than yesterday. P... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3499197 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:32:31 +0100 3499197 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3457828&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fthe-workplace-are-you-too-old-to-get-hired%2F With so many young college graduates flooding the job market, it’s often difficult for an older, more experienced worker to get a job. Even with years under their belt, an older person may get overlooked in favor of a younger candidate. Image: istockphoto An employer may think that an older job-seeker doesn’t know the latest computer skills, social media techniques, and other technologies. Or he may just think that it’s easier to train a younger, cheaper employee instead of trying to teach an old dog new tricks. In order to put yourself ahead of the younger crowd, follow these simple tips: Don’t Date Yourself! There’s no reason to age yourself by listing the year that you graduated college – just list the university and your degree are fine. Rather than a ch... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3457828 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:30:30 +0100 3457828 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3443683&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2Fd1P7Gpd4uCk%2F Beth Sufian is one of the oldest survivors of Cystic Fibrosis. As an attorney, the Houstonian has fought for the medical rights of thousands of patients — even from her own hospital bed — and travels the country teaching parents how to advocate for their children. She took a few minutes to talk with Disruptive Women’s Wendy Grossman. Q: You’ve dedicated your career to fighting for people living with CF. A: Yes. Q: Can you tell me a little bit about your work? A: Working with CF is about half of what I do — the other half is serious medical conditions. Q: Like what? A: I run a hotline for people with CF from all over the country to call and get information about health insurance and benefits and rights and employment. We’ve been in existence since 1998, and w... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3443683 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:17:26 +0100 3443683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3440935&cid=t_103358_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fnew-webcasttelecast-ms-and-employment%2F Multiple Sclerosis is a disease which affects our lives in so many different ways; employment being one of them. Many of us have, for much of our adult lives, associated our identities with our careers.  Many of us derive great satisfaction and meaning from the work we do or from the independence our work (or at least our paycheck) affords. Many of us living with Multiple Sclerosis are struggling to say employed. Tomorrow (Tuesday, April 6th) night, I’ll be hosting a 2-hour live telecast/webcast entitled “Staying In The Employment Game”. The program will air live, with a studio audience at 8:00pm (PDT) on the stations of the University of Washington.  If you don’t live in the Seattle area, you can watch live via webcast on either the University website or Research Channel on the ... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3440935 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:59:00 +0100 3440935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3435144&cid=t_103358_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fwhen-ms-wrings-you-out%2F MS is a condition which, no matter how well we plan, takes us by surprise now and again.  Go to bed “fine” wake up with part of our body not responding to a call to action.  A simple battle with the circulating bug du jour and a fever sits you down like a crumpled boxer in his corner. Vertigo, which can make a turn of the head into a cyclone-spiral to the floor… MS can really wring one out…with little warning! I’m currently on a planned slide into anemia after my treatment on Monday.  I’ve been able to pretty much plan a lighter schedule (ok, who am I kidding?) knowing that I’d be far from 100%.  Still there are things which should get done by me.  It’s just taking a little extra effort. So, it got me to thinking about those times when our requirements wander beyond t... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3435144 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:18:02 +0100 3435144 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3424828&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FTgeAM_HD3l8%2F By Tad DeHavenFood stamp usage is on an upsurge as a result of the economic downturn and liberalized eligibility. Thanks to some good journalistic work from Aleksandra Kulczuga of the Daily Caller, we’re getting a better picture of how government dependency is spreading to a new generation. Kulczuga reports that college students are increasingly going on the dole thanks to encouragement from college officials and poverty organizations dedicated to fomenting government dependency. From the article: Adam Sylvain, a sophomore at Virginia’s George Mason University, recounted a recent conversation with friends in his dorm room. “My roommate told me he applied for food stamps, and they told him he qualified for $200 a month in benefits,” Sylvain said. “He’s here on scholarship and he... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3424828 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:08:20 +0100 3424828 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3404074&cid=t_103358_133_f&fid=35130&url=http%3A%2F%2Fautisticbfh.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fcampaign-for-disability-employment.html I'm reposting a message sent out by the Campaign for Disability Employment, an initiative funded by the Office of Disability Employment Policy at the U.S. Department of Labor, which provides resources to assist employers in recruiting, retaining, and advancing qualified employees with disabilities. The site also has information for workers and young people with disabilities, as well as family and educators. It is a collaborative effort among business and disability advocacy organizations.Work is fundamental to identity; it offers purpose and the opportunity to lead an independent, self-directed life for all people, including people with disabilities. That’s why we’d like to ask for your support of the Campaign for Disability Employment – a new collaborative effort among several leadi... Whose Planet Is It Anyway? blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3404074 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:17:00 +0100 3404074 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3395194&cid=t_103358_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F23%2Fwhat-can-i-say%2F Customer, struggling to understand why the 2 for $3 bags of shredded cheese ring up for more than $3 when she buys three bags: “Sorry, I’m not very computer illiterate.” ________ (In other news, our mayor plans to announce another successful zombie-free year for the city. /joke) (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3395194 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:52:52 +0100 3395194 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3385397&cid=t_103358_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F20%2Fmis-expressed-lane%2F Today I’m on the Express Lane. (“12 items or less” — that ought to read “12 items or fewer”, but groceries are hardly models of grammar and punctuation.)  I’m not a “number Nazi” — if the other registers are busy, I don’t care if you’ve two dozen items; my goal is to get you checked [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3385397 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:55:13 +0100 3385397 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3385460&cid=t_103358_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fms-at-work-thrive-to-survive%2F Last week I was “workshopping” some of the topics for the upcoming “Staying in the Employment Game” MS TV program.  We sat, a group of about a dozen of us, talking about issues with staying employed after diagnosis. My full-time work experience ended abruptly within 4 months of Dx.  Most of the people in our group were still employed with the same employers (if not in the exact same jobs) as they were when they learned of their multiple sclerosis.  For this reason, I wanted to learn more about the nuts and bolts of their experiences. I was a little surprised at the universality of one of the sentiments I heard that night… “I’ve gone from thrive to survive,” said one man; EVERYONE chimed in with the same feeling.  The conversation that ensued about promotion, income, sta... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3385460 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:46:28 +0100 3385460 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3382858&cid=t_103358_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2Fc7KLimHepZE%2Fabout_that_embargo_kerfuffle.php tags: embargoed science, embargoes, publishing, MSM, journalism, science writing Image: Orphaned? The short story: this kerfuffle was the result of a misunderstanding. The long story follows. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3382858 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:30:44 +0100 3382858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370461&cid=t_103358_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FC-3ad3q6Cv8%2Fgoddam_but_i_hate_embargoes.php tags: embargoed science, embargoes, publishing, MSM, journalism, science writing Image: Orphaned? Embargoes: you either love them or hate them, and I hate them. No, let me rephrase: I despise embargoes. In fact, science story embargoes have been my daily rant for literally years. No, really. Every f*cking day. Well, except maybe for Sundays, which is devoted to ranting about all those religious wackaloons who have been trying to recruit visiting the previous week and preaching at me when I was absent-minded enough to open the door. But until a few months ago when I finally managed to relocate to Germany to live with my spouse, no one but my parrot pals ever heard these rants. Until now, that is. "Blog it," said my spouse after my latest rant, ignoring my frustration. "You're a... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370461 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:48:51 +0100 3370461 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354245&cid=t_103358_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F11%2Fworking-it-out-employment-for-people-with-a-mental-health-condition%2F Title: Working it out: employment for people with a mental health condition The Skinny: NHS Confederation Briefing that outlines the key themes from recently launched government policies in employment and mental and sets out actions for the NHS, as both an employer and service provider. Key points: Fewer than 16 per cent of people with a mental health condition (except depression) have a job, yet between 86 and 90 per cent of this group want to work. The NHS could save £555 million a year by reducing sickness absence by a third. The Individual Placement and Support Model is the most successful vocational model for getting mental health service users back to work. For those who gain employment, mental health service usage and costs decrease significantly. Tackling stigma and intervening e... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354245 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:26:34 +0100 3354245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3346411&cid=t_103358_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F09%2Fthe-social-determinants-of-health-and-the-role-of-local-government%2F Title: The Social Determinants of Health and the Role of Local Government Skinny: Collection of articles assessing what local government can do to tackle the social conditions that lead to health inequalities.  Some of the articles are deliberately challenging and provocative; some of them present a picture of what is already happening in local government; some look to what more local authorities could do, either with additional powers or by using their existing powers and remit. The report challenges and extends current thinking. What makes people healthy and what makes them ill? Using the concept of ‘place’ to understand and reduce health inequalities Embedding health in a vision of ‘Total Place’ Local Government – what does it mean for the frontline? Local p... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3346411 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:35:20 +0100 3346411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322427&cid=t_103358_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F02%2Fre-tailored%2F Golly, it’s been some time since I’ve written a post. It’s not for a lack of thoughts, but rather energy.  My sleep has been disturbed by nightmares for, well, months, and the cumulative effect wears me down in the evenings. This I had posted over years back.  As the saying describes, Friends come and go, but [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322427 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:01:51 +0100 3322427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3302295&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FkCsNBMSpO9A%2F By Daniel J. MitchellLike the sequel to a horror film, the politicians in Washington are talking about just passed another stimulus proposal. Only this time, they’re calling it a “jobs bill” in hopes that a different name will yield a better result. But if past performance is any indicator of future results, this is bad news for taxpayers. By every possible measure, the first stimulus was a flop. But don’t take my word for it. Instead, look at what the White House said would happen. The Administration early last year said that doing nothing would mean an unemployment rate of nine percent. Spending $787 billion, they said, was necessary to keep the unemployment rate at eight percent instead. So what happened? As millions of Americans can painfully attest, the jobless rate actually c... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3302295 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:03:38 +0100 3302295 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3302301&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FUlrJncUoTZw%2F By Chris Moody How the stimulus raised unemployment. Price controls have failed in the past and there is no reason to think they will work now. So why is the president proposing price controls on health care? Michael Tanner: “Attempts to control prices by government fiat ignore basic economic laws — and the result could be disastrous for the American health-care system.” Does this federal government policy make me look fat? Be honest. (Yes). So, President Obama wants a presidential commission on the budget deficit. Isn’t that a little bit like W.C. Fields asking for a commission on sobriety? Podcast: “POTUS and Price Controls in Health Care” featuring Michael F. Cannon. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3302301 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:56:20 +0100 3302301 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3283519&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FNeVn2C_mCyo%2F By Neal McCluskeyWho said public schooling is all about the adults in the system and not the kids? Everyone knows it’s even more basic than that: Public schooling is a jobs program, pure and simple. At least, that’s what one can’t help but conclude as our little “stimulus” turns one-year old today. “State fiscal relief really has kept hundreds of thousands of teachers and firefighters and first responders on the job,” declared White House Council of Economic Advisers head Christina Romer today. Throwing almost $100 billion at education sure as heck ought to have kept teachers in their jobs, and the unemployment numbers suggest teachers have had a pretty good deal relative to the folks paying their salaries. While unemployment in “educati... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3283519 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:11:33 +0100 3283519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262760&cid=t_103358_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fstaying-employed-with-multiple-sclerosis%2F A topic which seems to thread itself into the tapestry of nearly all of our conversations at our Life with MS blog is employment. In these economic times, finding and/or keeping a job is difficult for “typical” people.  For we of the compromised myelin, the idea of finding new employment is daunting, while the thought of losing our jobs (and oft, thus our health insurance) is downright frightening! There are so many questions we have about MS and employment: Who do we tell and when?  How much do we disclose?  What are reasonable accommodations to request?  What does discrimination look like?  When do we say when? There is no shortage of questions…the problem is: Who do we ask? That one, I can answer! I am in the process of writing a two-hour television program/webcast which I’... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262760 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:12:11 +0100 3262760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3235802&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=34925&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbestyoucanbe.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fresidential-occupational-training-for.html Eastern New Mexico university offers a residential training program for adults with special needs. They are part of the western educational region, so it’s local tuition for neighboring states. Special Services - Occupational Training Program The Special Services Department provides services to students with disabilities. We maximize educational and career opportunities, assist disabled students with integration into the university community, and accommodate those students with services needed to allow full participation in all programs. Our certificate program is designed for students who, with appropriate training, are able to obtain positions in competitive employment. We currently have a three semester program, with a second year being developed. This second year will focus on... Be the Best You can Be blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3235802 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:18:00 +0100 3235802 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231450&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FYsUdwzn3Ljo%2F By Cato EditorsGlobalization holds tremendous promise to improve human welfare but can also cause conflicts and crises. How will competition for resources, employment, and growth shape economic policies among developed nations as they attempt to maintain productivity growth, social protections, and extensive political and cultural freedoms? In a new study, Cato scholar Jagadeesh Gokhale offers policy recommendations for developed nations to reduce globalization’s negative effects and, indeed, harness it for solving economic challenges. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231450 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:47:15 +0100 3231450 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3227724&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fprsdk9LrZyY%2F By Alan ReynoldsPolitifact.com looked into a remark from Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., that “Democrats have been considerably more effective at creating private-sector jobs.” The statement was rated true, as a purely statistical matter.  Yet the poltifact researcher did a good job questioning the significance of his own figures.  He noted, correctly, that the president usually “deserves less credit for the good times — and less blame for the bad times.”  And he added that job figures can be driven by outside factors such as oil price shocks, demographic changes or soldiers coming home after World War Two.  He wryly noted “how surprised we are that Eisenhower, who presided over the ‘happy’ 1950s, managed an anemic half-percent job growth per year, while Jimmy &#8... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3227724 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:46:48 +0100 3227724 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3220512&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FT11nD6xi4to%2F By Daniel GriswoldIn his State of the Union speech, President Obama vowed to double U.S. exports in five years to (all together now) “create jobs.” Exports are dandy, and they do support higher-paying jobs, but the president’s pledge was unrealistic and raises false hopes that it will make any dent in the unemployment rate. U.S. exports have not doubled in dollar terms during a five-year period since the inflation-plagued 1970s, not exactly a golden era for the U.S. economy. In real terms, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, exports have not come close to doubling during any five-year stretch in the past 40 years. The fastest growth in inflation-adjusted exports came in the second half of the 1980s, when they grew by two-thirds from 1985 to 1990. Other periods of robus... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3220512 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:53:27 +0100 3220512 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3201782&cid=t_103358_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F24%2Fattention-grocery-shoppers%2F “We have a special going on in our natural foods aisle, right now!  You can get your specialty questions answered by our very own over-educated scientist-grocery stocker!  That’s right, weekends and evenings only, over in our natural foods aisle!  And THANK YOU for shopping your local supermarket chain grocery!” Oh, boy. It’s one thing to be helping [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3201782 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 06:09:45 +0100 3201782 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3197568&cid=t_103358_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F22%2Fdraft-statutory-instrument-relating-to-human-resources%2F Draft SI 2010 No. 0000 Terms And Conditions Of Employment. The Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010 Posted in Employment, Employment Relations Act 1999, Human Resources, Statutory Instruments Tagged: Employment, Employment Relations Act 1999, Human Resources, Legislation, Trades Unions (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3197568 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:48:26 +0100 3197568 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3197926&cid=t_103358_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FFGyjBlsYkqw%2F If you’re unhappy with your current job, there’s no reason that you have to stay there the rest of your life. At the same time, you don’t want to make any rash decisions and just storm out of the office one day without a plan. There are a few things you should consider before you quit your job. Here is a list of things to consider before you fire your boss: 1.    Have a Plan. When you’re unhappy with your current situation, you may be tempted several times a day to just storm off and say “I quit”. However, you need to avoid letting yourself get to this point of burnout.     First you’ll want to do a thorough evaluation of your life and why you’re unhappy. Are you struggling because you hate this specific job and would like another on... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3197926 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:24:21 +0100 3197926 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3193662&cid=t_103358_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F21%2F8613%2F Title: Devolution’s impact on low-income people and places Skinny: Explores the key findings emerging from research and seminars across the UK and identifies some of the key challenges in the years ahead if devolution is to make more of an impact on people and places in poverty. Explores trends in social and economic disadvantage as well as policy developments in the following areas: housing and homelessness, employment, neighbourhood regeneration and long-term care for older people. Publisher: Joseph Rowntree Foundation Size of Publication: 20p Published: 13/01/2010 Posted in Grey Literature, Homelessness, Housing, Poverty, Regeneration, Research, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion Tagged: Devolution, Employment, Homelessness, Housing, Long Term Care, Policy, Poverty, Regeneration, Rese... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3193662 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:10:20 +0100 3193662 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3189093&cid=t_103358_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F20%2Fvaluing-people-now-real-jobs-for-people-with-learning-disabilities%2F Title: Valuing people now: real jobs for people with learning disabilities Skinny: Dear Colleague Letter from the National Director for Learning Disabilities providing an update on the Valuing Employment Now resource pack and a reminder of the business case for investment in supported employment. Employment will remain a top priority. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 2p. Published: 20/01/2010 Posted in Employment, Grey Literature, Learning Disabilities Tagged: Dear Colleague Letters, Employment, Grey Literature, Learning Disabilities, Social Services, Supported Employment (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3189093 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:41:10 +0100 3189093 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3189095&cid=t_103358_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F20%2Ffunding-and-performance-of-healthcare-systems-in-the-four-countries-of-the-uk-before-and-after-devolution%2F Title: Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution (Summary Briefing) Skinny: Examines the impact of devolution by studying key performance indicators for the NHS in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland at three time points – 1996/7, 2002/3 and 2006/7. in doing so it undertakes a completely new comparison of NHS performance in the English regions and the devolved countries. Performance was tracked against a number of key indicators, including expenditure, staffing levels, activity (outpatient appointments, inpatient admissions and day cases), crude productivity of staff and waiting times. The report suggests the NHS in England spends less on healthcare and has fewer doctors, nurses and managers per head of population ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3189095 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:40:48 +0100 3189095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178946&cid=t_103358_133_f&fid=35128&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthiswayoflife.org%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D417 If you get a college degree, many doors will open for you. Well, at least that’s what the colleges tell you – before they take tens of thousands of dollars out of your pocket (or your future pocket). One of the problems for autistic people is, often, we aren’t most in need of opportunity (although certainly the degree helps with getting opportunities – that is true). It’s not about not being able to apply for any work without a degree (there are many jobs that don’t require a degree), even though a degree does increase the number of jobs we can apply for. Rather, our problem with employment is that, often, there is a reason (rightfully or wrongly) that an employer wouldn’t want to hire us. And this doesn’t go away with a degree. What do I mea... NTs Are Weird blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178946 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:08:24 +0100 3178946 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178761&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FJfR3DUvorA8%2F By Tad DeHavenOver at Downsizing Government, we focused on the following issues this week: It’s time to end the federal government’s bias toward homeownership. Federal agriculture subsidies make it difficult to find Pepsi or Coke with real sugar in it. Government job creation efforts are a loser for taxpayers, employers, and employees. The Department of Health and Human Services is not up to the task of handling the additional responsibilities pending health care legislation would give it. The latest on cost overrun incompetence at the Department of Energy. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178761 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:35:19 +0100 3178761 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3176127&cid=t_103358_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FWr-ogbF1Jgc%2F Alcoholics Anonymous has many A.A. members and service committees who are available to provide professionals with information about Alcoholics Anonymous. A.A. has a long history of cooperating but not affiliating with outside organizations and being available to provide A.A. meetings or information about A.A. upon request. For professionals working with people who have special needs there is [...] (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com) Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3176127 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:56:00 +0100 3176127 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3167091&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FQeZ2wnw7yrk%2F By Tad DeHavenThe board game Monopoly first took off during the Great Depression. A different game has become popular during today’s Great Recession. In this game, politicians race against high unemployment to create jobs in order to save their own. The players (politicians) have unlimited tax and borrowing authority, and can call upon friendly economists to help them maneuver. The players even get to keep score, although the media can penalize shoddy scorekeeping. Ultimately, voters will decide which players win and lose in the fall elections. Okay, I’m being facetious. But as politicians continue to throw trillions of dollars at the economy in a vain effort to create jobs, and the media continues to go along with it by obsessing over meaningless job counts, the entire spectacle has b... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3167091 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:50:01 +0100 3167091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3167057&cid=t_103358_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F13%2Foverarching-report-of-findings-from-the-adult-autism-strategy%2F Title: Overarching report of findings from the Adult Autism Strategy Skinny: Summary of the findings from the consultation on the future strategy for adults with autustic spectrum conditions (ASC).  It sets out the approach taken, and the key themes and priority actions identified by respondents.  These were: Raising public awareness and acceptance of ASC. Improving key professionals’ level of training. Improving local leadership. Personalising services. Taking account of sensory issues. Improving the diagnosis pathway. Ensuring adults with an ASC can access the healthcare they need. Cross cutting themese were: Awareness raising and training Data collection Exclusion and discrimination Funding and resource issues Priority areas are: Diagnosis and support Support in the community ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3167057 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:39:33 +0100 3167057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3167063&cid=t_103358_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F13%2Frecent-statutory-instruments-related-to-human-resources-and-payroll%2F SI 2010 No. 19 Social Security. The Social Security (Contributions Credits for Parents and Carers) Regulations 2010 SI 2010 No. 10 (C. 2) Pensions. The Pensions Act 2008 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2010 SI 2010 No. 6 Pensions. The Transfer Values (Disapplication) Regulations 2010 SI 2010 No. 5 Pensions. The Employers’ Duties (Registration and Compliance) Regulations 2010 SI Statutory Instruments 2010 No. 4 Pensions. The Employers’ Duties (Implementation) Regulations 2010 SI Statutory Instruments 2010 No. 3. Pensions. The National Employment Savings Trust Corporation Naming and Financial Year Order 2010 SI 2010 No.1. Pensions. The Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling – Earnings Percentage Increase) Order 2010 Draft Statutory Instruments 2010 No. Pensions. The Occupational Pension... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3167063 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:00:58 +0100 3167063 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3163881&cid=t_103358_114_f&fid=34646&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthCareBlogLaw%2F%7E3%2FbbQ3pNq5uqM%2Fwv-law-blog-welcome-br-employment-law.html A welcome to West Virginia's newest law blog, BR Employment Law Blog, by the Bowles Rice Employment Law Group. The blog plans to provide information useful for employers with an emphasize on news from the region of West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia and Maryland. The team of employment law bloggers at Bowles Rice is lead by Beth Walker, a partner in the Charleston office who focuses her practice on labor and employment law. Congratulations on the launch and welcome to the blogosphere! (Source: Health Care Law Blog) Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3163881 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:42:25 +0100 3163881 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3156533&cid=t_103358_111_f&fid=34834&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMentalNurse%2F%7E3%2FDB6PxMoNXKU%2F I can not recall doing a post in a while on what an inbred, squinty eyed profession nursing is. Or at least mental health nursing. Or at least the small part of it I have seen. Actually it just occurred to me that this post here is in need of an update. Please leave any suggestions in the comments. There are many ways of getting a job in mental health nursing. The classic is to apply for a job, be selected for interview, be selected against stiff competition on your merits and then move into the job of your life. This would presume there is a world where the number of nurses is significantly higher than the number of nursing jobs available. Hold on. Off to Google. Well I found this. Which I have a suspicion we discussed at the time. I fully expected to find a million articles talking abo... Mental Nurse blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3156533 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:36:26 +0100 3156533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3156691&cid=t_103358_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2F6kzgjf8KUSI%2F Have you ever thought about quitting your job and working for yourself? Maybe it’s an idle whim that you have from time to time – or perhaps a much more serious intention. Whether it’s your two-hour commute, your gossiping colleagues, the office politics, the boss, the boring work or the inflexible hours, your job just isn’t much fun. It’s definitely not your true passion. If “quit the day job” is one of your resolutions for 2010, you’ll find lots of encouragement around the internet. I’m a fan of plenty of freelancing and self-development blogs, and many writers can’t wait to extol the virtues and pleasures of being your own boss and working for yourself. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoy working for myself; I get to work in the comfort of my home, doing what I love... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3156691 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:28:41 +0100 3156691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3145922&cid=t_103358_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F06%2Fnhs-european-office-policy-priorities-2010%2F Title: NHS European Office: policy priorities 2010 The Skinny: Identifies the following priorities for the NHS European Office in monitoring and disseminating information about risks arising from EU regulation in the following areas. Patient mobility Research and Innovation Competition and Public Procurement Employment Quality and Safety of Health Care Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Environment Commercial Transactions Publisher: NHS Confederation Size of Publication: 2p Published: 05/01/2010 Posted in Grey Literature, Legislation, NHS, Public Sector, Quality Tagged: Commercial Transactions, Commissioning, Competition, Drug Therapy, Employment, Environment, European Union, Grey Literature, Health and Safety, Horizon Scanning, Innovation, Legislation, Medical Technology, Patient Mobil... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3145922 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:50:17 +0100 3145922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3146046&cid=t_103358_111_f&fid=34716&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNurseRatchedsPlace%2F%7E3%2FwLus9Cmjy8w%2F This nurse looks like she’s charting, but she might be fooling you. Perhaps she’s writing down her New Year’s resolutions. I’ve noticed a lot of nurses doing that around this time of the year when they are at work. The number one resolution during a bad shift is “get a new job now!” Too bad this nurse doesn’t have a computer to help her with her job search. My web guy, Shane, gave me a heads up about what’s happening at All Health Jobs and All Nursing Jobs. Shane has created a coupon code just for Nurses Ratched’s Place that anyone can use to post jobs for free on All Health Jobs and All Nursing Jobs through the end of this week to jumpstart their 2010 hiring. Just enter coupon code NurseRatched at checkout, and post as many jobs as you... Nurse Ratched's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3146046 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:50:51 +0100 3146046 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3142484&cid=t_103358_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F04%2Fthe-prince%25e2%2580%2599s-trust-yougov-youth-index-2010%2F This report reveals how unemployed young people living in the UK today are already less happy with their friendships, family life and health than those in work. They are also more likely to feel ashamed, rejected and unloved.This report reveals how unemployed young people living in the UK today are already less happy with their friendships, family life and health than those in work. They are also more likely to feel ashamed, rejected and unloved. Publisher: Princes Trust Size of Publication: 10p. Published: 29/12/2009 Posted in Alcohol, Deprivation, Drugs of Abuse, Employment, Equity, Grey Literature, Health Economics, Health Needs, Inequalities in Health, Mental Health, Motivation, Personal Identity, Poverty, Psychology, Smoking, Social Capital, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion, Substan... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3142484 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:00:37 +0100 3142484 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3126553&cid=t_103358_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F29%2Fnew-horizons-the-next-stage-of-mental-health-policy%2F Title: New Horizons: the next stage of mental health policy The Skinny: Summarises the key points of New Horizons, and focuses on what the strategy means for the NHS.  Key points: New Horizons establishes the Government’s vision for improving mental well-being and improving adult mental health services in England. No new targets for public services or commitments on future funding. Focus on public mental health initiatives include targeting young people, tackling stigma and improving employment and housing outcomes. Identifies need to improve quality and efficiency, and focus on recovery. The need to improve access for vulnerable and hard-to-reach groups, such as veterans, is key. Identifies need to improve transitions and early intervention. Publisher: NHS Confederation Size of Publi... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3126553 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:11:07 +0100 3126553 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3124589&cid=t_103358_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F27%2Foccupational-hazards%2F No matter what your job, there are some frequent questions or comments from the general public that get, shall we say, a tad tiresome. I thought it would be interesting to make up a brief questionnaire and select a few nominees.  If you would also like to join in, please do!  Just post your answers below, [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3124589 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:50:43 +0100 3124589 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3120469&cid=t_103358_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F25%2Fgoldfish-resting-by-an-open-fire%2F What a day!  There’s nothing so “fun” as grocering the day before a holiday, especially when the meteorology report is dire.  Guess what I found while stocking the doggy chews? Yes indeedy, The Bad Goldfish were back, undeterred by the possibility of ending up as frozen fish from the weather.  Planning for their Christmas, they had [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3120469 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:38:39 +0100 3120469 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3111681&cid=t_103358_140_f&fid=35471&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolar-a-way-of-life.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Femployment-support-allowance-nightmare.html Mood Rating: 6/10I just tried to fill out the new Employment Support Allowance booklet (yes, booklet!), but it's reduced me to tears. They want to know everything but your blood type. I've got to send in proof of address, proof of earnings, bank statements, savings statements (of which I have none), birth certificate, National Insurance card (of which I've lost), my husband's last few payslips, etc, etc. I can't believe that the government have made this so difficult! In the grand scheme of things, I have mild mental health problems, but even I can't complete this stupid form! It's a complete joke. On top of that, I'm bound to be asked to go for the medical, too. The thought of having to go out to a strange place is terrifying.I guess there's a plus side: my GP decided (on her own) to sign... Bipolar: A Way of Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3111681 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:36:00 +0100 3111681 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3104976&cid=t_103358_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F19%2Fidea-recession-case-studies-health-focus%2F Link: IDeA recession case studies: health focus The Skinny: Good practice examples for local authorities of coping with the health aspects of recession from Bristol, Gloucesteshire, Newcastle and Wigan. Posted in Economics, Equity, Grey Literature, Health Economics, Local Authorities, Poverty, Public Health, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion, Social Services Tagged: Economics, Employment, Grey Literature, Health Economics, Local Authorities, Recession, Social Services, Unemployment (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3104976 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:33:16 +0100 3104976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3100730&cid=t_103358_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F18%2Fsandwell-west-birmingham-hospitals-nhs-trust-v-westwood-2009%2F Title: Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust v. Westwood [2009] The Skinny:  Appeal against the judgment of an Employment Tribunal which found that the employee Respondent had been unfairly dismissed on grounds of gross misconduct because:  i. the investigation was so deficient that no reasonable employer could have relied upon [it]; ii. the disciplinary hearing was equally deficient and no reasonable employer could have dismissed as a result; iii. the sanction of dismissal lay outside the band of reasonable responses with the result that no reasonable employer could have dismissed in the circumstances; iv. the conduct could not have been characterised as gross misconduct. Publisher: Bailii Size of Document: Webpage Case No.:  UKEAT 0032_09_1712 (17 December 2009) Posted ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3100730 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:44:34 +0100 3100730 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3524275&cid=t_103358_105_f&fid=39191&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fblogspot%2FMwTK%2F%7E3%2FtBfR9h2zDmA%2Fpotpourri-wsj-coffee-and-why-i-am-still.html Greetings, ah, Wall Street Journal readers. What a happy Christmas surprise to find in today's Google Alerts:WSJ links to Med Marg!To my dear friends and loyal readers, no, that was not Photoshopped.There was EVEN MORE GOOD NEWS. Dr. Latte might not ever become diabetic. This is important, because Dr. Latte loves cookies and potato chips more than life itself, but slightly less than Jeni's Ice Cream. Why? What important medical break-through has Dr. Latte so juiced? This:Coffee, Tea may stall diabetes.A shout out to my peeps at MedPage Today! Every cup of coffee I drink a day lowers my risk of diabetes by 7%. (Okay, yes, I left out the "may". I was too busy adding half and half to my joe.) I think that this week alone I have reduced my diabetes risk by approximately 5,683%, which means I h... Medical Marginalia blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3524275 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:14:00 +0100 3524275 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3096840&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FUwkSDidx3qs%2F By Chris EdwardsA new poll by Rasmussen finds that the general public has an accurate assessment of government worker pay. Compared to the average government worker, most Americans think they work harder, have less job security and make less money. In fact, 59% of Americans say the average government worker earns more annually than the average taxpayer, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Just 15% don’t believe that to be true, while another 26% are not sure. Among those who have close friends or relatives who work for the government, the belief is even stronger: 61% say the average government worker earns more than the average taxpayer. Feeding that belief is the finding that 51% of all adults think government workers are paid too much. Only 10% say they... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3096840 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:21:52 +0100 3096840 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3092647&cid=t_103358_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F16%2Fidea-workforce-planning-resource%2F Link: IDeA Workforce Planning Resource The Skinny: Website to support councils in undertaking workforce planning. It is based on councils’ experiences of what works in practice and guidance, tools and techniques developed by the Institute of Employment Studies. The resource contains a six-step approach to workforce planning, a set of case studies and a list of useful documents and links. Posted in Employment, Grey Literature, Human Resources, Strategic Planning Tagged: Good Practice, Grey Literature, Human Resources, Local Authorities, Websites, Workforce Planning (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3092647 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:45:32 +0100 3092647 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3092648&cid=t_103358_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F15%2Flearning-from-the-past-tackling-worklessness-and-the-social-impacts-of-the-recession%25c2%25ad-%25e2%2580%2593-briefing-paper%2F Title: Learning from the Past: Tackling worklessness and the social impacts of the recession­ – Briefing Paper Skinny: Paper that argues that beating the social impacts of recession is crucial in preventing the downward spiral into long-term worklessness that the country has seen in the past. It is published alongside an evidence pack that sets out the data related to the past and current economic context.  It outlines how previous recessions have resulted in not just rising unemployment, but also increases in crime, mental health problems and family and relationship breakdown. It highlights the social impacts of previous recessions and how this time round despite steeper falls in GDP, labour market effects have been less severe than in the past. Publisher: Cabinet Office Size of Publ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3092648 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:14:59 +0100 3092648 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3089360&cid=t_103358_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F15%2Fgrandmas-counting-book%2F (not suitable for an embroidery sampler) 1  Pair of shoes that fell apart, plus 2  belts that did as well. 3  Pairs of sad slacks with stains. 4  Part-time jobs I’ve worked this year, for 5  people whom I’m supporting. 6  Pairs of raggedy undies and 7  pairs of holey socks I tossed in the trash. 8  Hundred is a great credit score, 9  [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3089360 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:26:19 +0100 3089360 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3084841&cid=t_103358_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F14%2Fthe-goldfish-are-back%2F So today when I was stocking groceries, I found some more evidence of malfeasance.  This time it was not a compromised package with the seal broken or contents used, but rather, groceries abandoned in odd places.  (Thankfully, not perishables, like lunch meat stuck behind cookies, or yogurt tubs amongst the baking tins, ugh.) This time, it [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3084841 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:39:50 +0100 3084841 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3075454&cid=t_103358_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F10%2Fbritish-journal-of-general-practice-2009-vol-59-no-569%2F Contents Page Title: The present state and future direction of primary care: a qualitative study of GPs’ views Skinny: A qualitative study exploring the views of GP principals and salaried doctors on current working practices and the future of primary care in England. Study uses semi-structured interviews including questions on motivations for working in primary care and descriptions of working lives. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Posted in Competition, Employment, General Practice, Journals, Motivation, Primary Care Tagged: Competition, GP Principals, GPs, Motivation, Primary Care, Salaried GPs, Workforce (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3075454 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:11:39 +0100 3075454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3075478&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FJgUE4NKrvDg%2F By Chris EdwardsIn his Brookings Institution speech yesterday, President Obama called for more Keynesian-style spending stimulus for the economy, including increased investment on government projects and expanded subsidy payments to the unemployed and state governments. The package might cost $150 billion or more. The president said that we’ve had to “spend our way out of this recession.” We’ve certainly had massive spending, but it doesn’t seemed to have helped the economy, as the 10 percent unemployment rate attests to. It’s not just that the Obama “stimulus” package from February has apparently failed. The total Keynesian stimulus is not measured by the spending in that bill only, but by the total size of federal government defici... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3075478 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:43:42 +0100 3075478 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3071130&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FNZ7UqXUUQ-o%2F By Tad DeHavenHuge deficit spending, a supposed stimulus bill, and financial bailouts by the Bush administration failed to stave off a deep recession. President Obama continued his predecessor’s policies with an even bigger stimulus, which helped push the deficit over the unimaginable trillion dollar mark. Prosperity hasn’t returned, but the president is persistent in his interventionist beliefs. In his speech yesterday, he told the country that we must “spend our way out of this recession.” While a dedicated segment of the intelligentsia continues to believe in simplistic Kindergarten Keynesianism, average Americans are increasingly leery. Businesses and entrepreneurs are hesitant to invest and hire because of the uncertainty surrounding the President’s agenda for higher... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3071130 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:04:42 +0100 3071130 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3061522&cid=t_103358_133_f&fid=35130&url=http%3A%2F%2Fautisticbfh.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fholiday-cheer.html Although I have a general rule of not endorsing products on this blog, I am making a one-time exception (for which I am not being paid in any way) to let my readers know about the beautiful handcrafted Christmas ornaments sold by Highland Roses Design.Its founder, who blogs at Cheaper than Therapy, describes Highland Roses Design as "a collaborative craft studio to help market the creations of adults who have disabilities and their family caregivers in an effort to help them become more financially independent. If they aren't mobile or prefer to work in their own homes, we pick up and deliver the supplies to them. Every step of the process is a collaborative effort."She mentions on the Highland Roses Design website that people who have mental illnesses or developmental disabilities sometim... Whose Planet Is It Anyway? blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3061522 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:19:00 +0100 3061522 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3056619&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F4HstzyfpOnc%2F Today’s Politico Arena asks: The WH Jobs Summit: “A little less conversation? A little more action? ( please)” My response: Today’s White House “jobs summit” reflects little more, doubtless, than growing administration panic over the political implications of the unemployment picture.  With the 2010 election season looming just ahead, and little prospect that unemployment numbers will soon improve, Democrats feel compelled to “do something” — reflecting their general belief that for nearly every problem there’s a government solution.  Thus, this summit is heavily stacked with proponents of government action.  This morning’s Wall Street Journal tells us, for example, that “AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is prop... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3056619 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:15:37 +0100 3056619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3023100&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FrshhO2-EQSg%2F Three decades of politics and failed policies at HUD. Michael D. Tanner on the Senate Sell-Outs: “At a time of 10.2 percent unemployment, they voted to make it more expensive to hire workers, especially low-wage workers. With the economy struggling, they voted for $485 billion in tax hikes. They voted to raise the payroll tax, limit your flexible spending account, and tax your health insurance plan. This is moderation?” The limits of U.S. power in Afghanistan: “Even if more troops were better deployed, the odds of reasonable success in reasonable time at reasonable cost are long.” Republican and Democratic senators pushing for subsidizing prayer. In Washington next week? Tom Palmer will be here Tuesday, Dec. 1 to discuss his new book, Realizing Freedom. Can&... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3023100 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:38:41 +0100 3023100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3017097&cid=t_103358_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F22%2Fsaved-by-bureaucracy%2F ( A follow-up on my shaky employment status, as described in a previous post, The Catch.) So now I’ve twice seen the ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat doc, not tree-folk), to figure out if the vertigo, worsening tinnitus and hearing difficulties are related to Ménière’s, or “just” migraines.  At those visits I also spent time in [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3017097 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:55:12 +0100 3017097 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3012367&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fa0maiZnSIE0%2F European Union to install its first president. How delayed economic reform in India killed 14.5 million children. More details, here. It always starts with “good intentions:” How urban planners destroyed the small-town atmosphere in Portland, Oregon and made congestion even worse. Lots of talk but little action from the Obama administration on education. Podcast: If the Obama administration was serious about job creation in the stimulus plan, why weren’t dollars targeted at states with higher unemployment? (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3012367 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:22:51 +0100 3012367 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3012369&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FygoWTIPbl5o%2F My March 2008 paper, Franz Kafka’s Solution to Illegal Immigration, detailed the problems with electronic employment verification systems. The paper concludes that successful “internal enforcement” of immigration law requires a national ID—and ultimately a cradle-to-grave biometric tracking system. The Department of Homeland Security has started a program called the “I E-Verify” campaign for businesses that use the federal background check system on its employees. If you see businesses with “I E-Verify” decorations or insignia, they at least indirectly support a national ID system in the United States. This can help you decide whether or not you want to spend your dollars with them. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3012369 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:53:34 +0100 3012369 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3003734&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FKCglQpiCXZE%2F In the past eight months, the unemployment rate has jumped from 7.2 percent to 10.2 percent. Here’s why. Three trillion reasons to hope the Senate is not as fiscally reckless as their counterparts in the House on health care reform. Obama a federalist? Not quite: “Not yet a year into his administration, Obama’s record on 10th Amendment issues is already clear: He’ll let the states have their way when their policies please blue team sensibilities and he’ll call in the feds when they don’t.” More here. It’s time to get immigration reform right: “Republican leaders need to liberate themselves from the Lou Dobbs minority within their own ranks that will oppose any legalization. Democratic leaders need to face down their labor-unio... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3003734 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:49:21 +0100 3003734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2995720&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F6dz8T3Bmr5k%2F Over the weekend, Liu Mingkang, a senior Chinese official, blasted the economic policies of the Obama Administration.  He identified low interest rates in the U.S. as the cause of “massive speculation” that was inflating asset bubbles around the world. The U.S. dollar is being used in what is known as a carry trade and is borrowed cheaply to finance the purchase of real estate in Asian cities like Hong Kong and Singapore. The easy money policies of the Fed are also fueling a boom in commodity prices. The ordinary American, if not the political class, recognizes that neither the Fed’s monetary actions nor the trillions in spending have helped them. Unemployment is in double digits. Former senior Bush economic adviser Larry Lindsey is reported to have estimated that Amer... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2995720 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:31:59 +0100 2995720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2989216&cid=t_103358_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F13%2Fthieves%2F Grocery stockers are well-familiar with the sight:  random empty boxes that are the hidden leftovers to stolen goods.  Cold medicine.  Hair coloring.  Condoms.  Diapers. Candy. A couple days ago I found a different wrapper stuffed behind the tidy stacks of soap bars, a small cylinder of fish food, with the plastic lid missing and the foil [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2989216 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:14:08 +0100 2989216 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2984781&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F4wEeiXfvpdk%2F My colleague Dan Griswold pointed out yesterday some unfortunate editing in the Washington Post. Here are a couple of other trade-related items in the news recently: Sen. Max Baucus (D, MT and Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee) has seemingly thrown his weight behind the idea of “border measures” (i.e., carbon tariffs).  After paying the semi-obligatory lip service to the United States’ obligations under international trade law — and I say only “semi-obligatory” because some U.S. lawmakers appear not to care about it at all – Baucus goes on to deliver this rhetorical gem: I think often the United States has to lead,” Baucus said, noting that what lawmakers come up could be used as a model for other countries to copy. So the U.S. wou... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2984781 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:44:21 +0100 2984781 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2981058&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FqX9P6h_jem8%2F Import competition can throw Americans out of work. Even advocates of free trade like me will readily acknowledge that fact. And nobody needs to remind the people of Hickory, North Carolina. On the front page of the Washington Post this morning, under the headline, “In N.C., damage not easily mended: Globalization drives unemployment to 15% in one corner of state,” the paper reports in detail how the people of that community are struggling to adjust to a more open U.S. economy: The region has lost more of its jobs to international competition than just about anywhere else in the nation, according to federal trade-assistance statistics, as textile mills have closed, furniture factories have dwindled and even the fiber-optic plants have undergone mass layoffs. The unemployment rate is on... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2981058 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:35:09 +0100 2981058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2981439&cid=t_103358_180_f&fid=38610&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.productivity501.com%2Fyour-employer-owes-you-nothing%2F224%2F I see many people working a normal job with the idea that if they work hard they will be rewarded for their good service. That isn’t the way it works. Your employer owes you nothing. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve worked at the job or how loyal you’ve been. In the end, your years of service aren’t going to turn into some valuable investment that you can cash in. Just the other day, a friend of mine was let go (along with all the other employees) at a business where he had been working for the past several years. The sad part is that, he had several offers over the past few months for jobs that he really wanted to take, but he decided to stay out of loyalty to his current company. His commitment to his employer turned out to be detrimental. I have seen peop... Productivity501 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2981439 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +0100 2981439 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2950953&cid=t_103358_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FWaVyCTNOKS4%2Fdiabetes-daily.php November is here. Even gave me an extra hour. In gratitude for the end of October, which I always think is one of my favorite months but tends to break my little heart, I'm embracing NaBloPoMo, a a goofy name for a good idea. No, I'm not crafting a novel in a month, but I will be posting every day this month. Truth is, I've missed you guys. And I thank you--whomever is reading this right now--for sticking with me and taking the time to read my words. For not giving up on me. In all honesty, I've given up on myself lately. Stopped working out. Stopped applying daily for jobs (still unemployed). Stopped trying so hard. Not everywhere, but in so many areas. Played the blame game. And y'know, diabetes doesn't quit, but I've tried to quit it. Doesn't work, by the way. Don't recommend trying tha... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2950953 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:20:20 +0100 2950953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2948438&cid=t_103358_133_f&fid=35130&url=http%3A%2F%2Fautisticbfh.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fsegregated-workplaces.html I've seen many blog and forum posts and articles about Specialisterne, the Danish company that recruits autistic workers for software testing positions, and similar enterprises that seek to hire autistics for jobs thought to be especially well suited to their talents. Quite often, these companies are described in glowing terms, along the lines of, "Look, wow, there's a business that actually hires autistics!"Well, okay, it's good that these companies have hired autistic workers who had been denied jobs elsewhere. But should it be seen as a fabulous, wow-inducing event when an employer simply obeys the law by giving fair consideration to, and then hiring, a qualified applicant with a disability? The focus of this conversation, as I see it, is grossly misplaced. Rather than being all about t... Whose Planet Is It Anyway? blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2948438 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:19:00 +0100 2948438 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2924861&cid=t_103358_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F24%2Fthe-catch%2F I’ve been having intermittent bouts of vertigo (some severe), along with worsening tinnitus and resulting difficulty understanding what people are saying. My GP said I got poor results on the tympanogram, and is sending me to an ENT, whom I see next week.  I’m no longer driving on the highway, and take extra care if [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2924861 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:52:18 +0100 2924861 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2890587&cid=t_103358_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F13%2Fdont-write-me-off%2F Title: Don’t Write Me Off Skinny: Report that identifies those with autism are not getting the support they need to find a job, and many more cannot access the benefits they need to live on.  Finds that: one third are currently without work or benefits over half have spent some time without work or benefits, some for as long as 10 years just 15% have a full-time job but 79% of those on Incapacity Benefit told us that they want to work. Publisher: National Autistic Society Size of Publication: 46p Published: 13/10/2009 Campaign Website: Don’t Write Me Off Posted in Adults, Autism, Employment, Equity, Grey Literature, Learning Disabilities Tagged: Autism, Employment, Grey Literature, Social Security (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2890587 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:20:23 +0100 2890587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2886795&cid=t_103358_180_f&fid=38610&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.productivity501.com%2Fwhat-is-your-current-work-zone%2F239%2F If you are really focused on expanding your capabilities, your salary is probably a secondary motivation when it comes to employment. Your major motivation is going to be your learning and growth opportunities. The graph below shows how learning opportunities change over time. At the beginning of any job, you will have many opportunities to learn because everything is new.  This section is marked by the green zone. Every day will involve new experiences and learning new things. As time goes on, this tends to level out, as shown by the yellow zone. Sometimes the yellow zone is only temporary and you will be given new responsibilities that will have new learning opportunities–you’ll basically start the cycle over again. If this doesn’t happen and you remain at a reduced... Productivity501 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2886795 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:00:09 +0100 2886795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2882970&cid=t_103358_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F12%2Fmilton-keynes-general-hospital-nhs-trust-anor-v-maruziva-2009%2F Title: Milton Keynes General Hospital NHS Trust & Anor v. Maruziva [2009] The Skinny: Case concerning complaints of direct discrimination and victimisation contrary to the Race Relations Act 1976 (RRA) and unfair dismissal. Publisher: Bailii Size of Document: Webpage Case No.: UKEAT 0003_09_0910 Posted in Employment, Human Resources Tagged: Employment Law, Ethnic Groups, Human Resources, Race Relations Act 1976, Unfair Dismissal (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2882970 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:36:25 +0100 2882970 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2865735&cid=t_103358_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F06%2Frole-playing%2F I’ve role-played in various capacities over the years, from the “acting-out student” in a staff safety seminar, to the novice thief in a D&D game.  But the other week I was asked to try out a far different rôle: “If you were Melba Toast, where would you be hiding?” Melba Toast … gee, were I a small [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2865735 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:35:47 +0100 2865735 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2855509&cid=t_103358_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F02%2Fpandemic-influenza-additional-measures-to-meet-workforce-supply%2F Title: Pandemic influenza additional measures to meet workforce supply The Skinny: Summarises the agreed arrangements on issues such as re-registration, professional indemnity and pre-employment checks. This will enable local employers to quickly recruit appropriately qualified health professionals if they should be needed. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 9p Published: 02/10/2009 Posted in Employment, Grey Literature, Human Resources, Influenza, NHS Tagged: Grey Literature, H1N1, Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Influenza, Pandemic, Regulations, Staff Supply (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2855509 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:48:48 +0100 2855509 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2859058&cid=t_103358_136_f&fid=39025&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Feverythingchangesbook%2F%7E3%2FbaIVz7KyXw8%2Fillness-employer Do you have an angelic boss who has made accommodations for your illness?  Or, have you been wedged out of your workplace, or cornered into a position where your job is so miserable you want to quit? ABC News interviewed me today about asking for sick leave and keeping your job. I offered them lots of tips and advice, but they don’t work unless you follow them.  (Duh.) Lots of us are pals with our co-workers, bosses, and employers.  Some workplaces can feel like home, family, and the center of our social lives.  Sometime patients assume they don’t need to follow the rules because our bosses are supportive people who care about us.  It’s easy vent to them about our medical woes, lean on co-workers for emotional support, and assume our boss will do everything in their power to... Everything Changes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2859058 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:44:35 +0100 2859058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2851760&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FBCTsPxTgNHA%2F October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and to celebrate, our Man of the Month is Paul Berger. Paul is the award-winning author of “How to Conquer the World With One Hand… And an Attitude,” chronicling his adventures in returning to work and to a meaningful life after suffering a severely disabling stroke at the young age of 36. On Wednesday, Paul spent the day with about 100 other dedicated stroke and heart disease advocates visiting members of Congress to urge enactment of legislation to make health insurance more accessible, affordable, and adequate. Paul’s stroke is one of those “pre-existing conditions” that can make insurance inaccessible and unaffordable. And many policies have inadequate benefits to cover the rehabilitation services needed after strok... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2851760 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:28:30 +0100 2851760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2851727&cid=t_103358_87_f&fid=34925&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbestyoucanbe.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fdifferent-minds-different-paths.html In most anything to do with thinking, my eldest son and I aren’t in the same league. For now. In 25 years, if I’m still living, we might be a lot closer. Even so, every so often, he solves some problem better than I can. It’s not only the near-savant visual processing abilities that help him find his (frequently) lost brother. Nor his exceptional navigation skills that have corrected my driving since he was about 3 years old. He also has an unusual ability to come up with good solutions to sequencing/routing traveling salesman type problems. That might be why, when he’s in the mood, he’s very good at the game ThinkFun RushHour. I was reminded of that this morning on the way to work. We were chatting about how we’d manage some family routing issues on the way to work, and, seemi... Be the Best You can Be blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2851727 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:24:00 +0100 2851727 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2800301&cid=t_103358_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F16%2Fdynamic-benefits-towards-welfare-that-works-a-policy-report-by-the-csj-economic-dependency-working-group%2F Title: Dynamic Benefits: Towards Welfare That Works: A Policy Report by the CSJ Economic Dependency Working Group The Skinny : Report from the thinktank Centre for Social Justice that presents a review of the UK benefits system and proposals for a radical recasting of state support for the jobless and low-paid. The proposals would result in 600,000 households coming off welfare dependency and into work, boost the incomes of the lowest paid by nearly £5 billion and help move more than 200,000 children out of poverty. In addition the report suggests that this reform will make welfare spending predictable and promote a culture of working rather than not working. Publisher: Centre for Social Justice Size of Publication: 369p Published: 16/09/2009 Posted in Employment, Grey Literature, Health ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2800301 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:15:17 +0100 2800301 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2793457&cid=t_103358_180_f&fid=38610&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.productivity501.com%2F4-day-workweek-3-day-weekend%2F154%2F On April Fools day, I made a post about working all 40 hours of your work week at once and then having the rest of the week off. In the post where we discussed working from home, I mentioned that one way to reduce your commute is to work a shorter work week. Before I go any further, let me address all the people who are poised to send me vicious hate mail saying things like “What type of world do you live in?!” or “My boss would never let me do this!” Please recognize that this won’t work for everyone–I know that. However, it is a good thing to keep in mind throughout your career because there may be a point where it would work for you. Okay. Now that that is out of the way … When I was a teenager, the school I attended was on a 4 day per week sch... Productivity501 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2793457 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:00:08 +0100 2793457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2785869&cid=t_103358_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F11%2Fhow-to-save-50-billion-reducing-spending-for-sustainable-public-finances%2F Title: How to save £50 billion: Reducing spending for sustainable public finances The Skinny: A joint report from the think tank The Taxpayers Alliance and Institute of Directors detailing why public spending needs to be reduced, the consequences that are risked if it is not.  The report details £50 billion of specific suggestions for annual expenditure savings in the public sector. From a health perspective direct and indirect key savings suggested are: Abolish Sure Start £1,456 million Abolish Contact Point, the children’s database £44 million Abolish the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) £1,181 million Halve public sector spending on consultants £1,100 million Reduce non-frontline staff in health and schools by 10 per cent £921 million One year pay freeze across the publi... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2785869 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:51:06 +0100 2785869