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 'engage'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:12:05 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4605862&cid=t_159907_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FK8nBbeJubaQ%2Flasting-gift.html This study suggests that there is an additional benefit as a protection for the family. Just leaving decisions up to the family may well be counterproductive and make it harder on the family, not easier." I and my siblings can attest to the lasting gift our mother gave us.  There is a peace in knowing we followed her wishes when she had the massive intra-operative stroke which ended her life. She repeatedly over the years told us what she wanted and what she didn’t want.  We are able to discuss it without feeling morbid.  My husband is not. My dear husband finds it uncomfortable when I want to tell him what my wishes are when the time comes for tough choices.  I tell my siblings and hope they will help him (and me) when the time comes. I don’t know what his wi... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4605862 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:15:00 +0100 4605862 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4200622&cid=t_159907_114_f&fid=34646&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthCareBlogLaw%2F%7E3%2FlK-qxFlKcaw%2Fthanksgiving-2010-will-you-engage-with.html Will You Engage with Grace this Thanksgiving weekend? I hope so. For the third year running I am participating in the Thanksgiving holiday Engage with Grace Blog Rally. A viral effort to communicate the importance of having a conversation with your family and loved ones around end of life care wishes. Would you prefer to die in a hospital, or at home? Can your family correctly describe how you would want to be treated in the case of a terminal illness or sudden traumatic accident? Does your family know where you keep your living will and advanced directive? At the heart of Engage With Grace are five questions designed to get the conversation about end-of-life started. They’re not easy questions, but they are important. The key is having the conversation before it’s too late. Througho... Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4200622 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:39:01 +0100 4200622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4200536&cid=t_159907_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F11%2F25%2Fengage-with-grace-in-gratitude%2F Last year I participated in what is called a “blog rally” to promote Engage With Grace – a movement aimed at making sure all of us understand, communicate, and have honored our end-of-life wishes. This year I would like to participate again. The blog rally is timed to coincide with Thanks Giving, an annual tradition [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4200536 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:36:13 +0100 4200536 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4200590&cid=t_159907_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FiQdkLra6z8Q%2Fengaging-with-grace-blog-rally.html The past couple of years during Thanksgiving weekend, many of us bloggers have participated in a “blog rally” to promote Engage With Grace – a movement aimed at having all of us understand and communicate our end-of-life wishes. The original mission – to get more and more people talking about their end of life wishes – hasn’t changed.  At the heart of Engage With Grace are five questions designed to get the conversation started. We’ve included them at the end of this post. They’re not easy questions, but they are important. To help ease us into these tough questions, and in the spirit of the season, we thought we’d start with five parallel questions that ARE pretty easy to answer: Think about them, document them, share them.  Wishing you and you... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4200590 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:00:00 +0100 4200590 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3763052&cid=t_159907_147_f&fid=39202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnicolaziady.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F07%2F17%2Freview-of-us-healthcare-consumer-landscape%2F 60% of e-patients engage with social media Review of our emerging e-patient landscape :: 61% of total population – 83% of online population 64% of women; 57% of men 65% of whites; 51% blacks; 44% Hispanics 72% of 18-29-year-olds 71% of 30-49-year-olds 59% of 50-64-year-olds 27% of those 65 and older are e-patients Emerging e-patient activities :: 47% of adults have used the internet  to get information about doctors or other health professionals 41% have read someone else’s commentary or experience about health or medical issues on an online news group or blog 38% have gotten information about hospitals 33% have gotten information about how to lose or control their weight 27% have gotten information about health insurance 24% have consulted rankings or reviews online of... Nicola Ziady blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3763052 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:12:35 +0100 3763052 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3607791&cid=t_159907_147_f&fid=39202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnicolaziady.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2F27%2F10-steps-for-making-twitter-a-powerful-pr-tool%2F Twitter can be one of the best ways to engage with patients and the media. As Twitter has evolved into a real-time news tool, it’s time to stop wondering about its value and start developing a real strategy. I recently read a post from Sally Falkow, a seasoned PR professional who blogs at the Proactive Report. She gave 10 tips to use in making Twitter a legitimate PR tool: 1. Find your Tweeple. (Your target audience/community) 2. Follow people who are talking about you, your brand and your industry 3. Set goals for your Twitter activity 4. Provide valuable content 5. Don’t treat Twitter like another broadcast medium 6. Tweet every day 7. Use Hashtags 8. Take note of the latest trends and buzz on Twitter 9. Be helpful 10. Expand from Twitter It seems to me that some... Nicola Ziady blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3607791 Fri, 28 May 2010 04:25:09 +0100 3607791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3026704&cid=t_159907_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FF6-rVtAWyk0%2Fengage-with-grace-blog-rally.html Last Thanksgiving weekend, many of us bloggers participated in the first documented “blog rally” to promote Engage With Grace – a movement aimed at having all of us understand and communicate our end-of-life wishes.It was a great success, with over 100 bloggers in the healthcare space and beyond participating and spreading the word. Plus, it was timed to coincide with a weekend when most of us are with the very people with whom we should be having these tough conversations – our closest friends and family.Our original mission – to get more and more people talking about their end of life wishes – hasn’t changed. But it’s been quite a year – so we thought this holiday, we’d try something different.A bit of levity.At the heart of Engage With Grace are five questions design... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3026704 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:00:02 +0100 3026704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3026749&cid=t_159907_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2009%2F11%2F24%2Fengage-with-grace-the-one-slide-project%2F Last Thanksgiving weekend, many of us bloggers participated in the first documented ìblog rally to promote Engage With Grace a movement aimed at having all of us understand and communicate our end-of-life wishes. It was a great success, with over 100 bloggers in the healthcare space and beyond participating and spreading the word. Plus, it was timed to coincide with a weekend when most of us are with the very people with whom we should be having these tough conversations our closest friends and family. Our original mission to get more and more people talking about their end of life wishes has not changed. But it has been quite a year so we thought this holiday, we’d try something different. A bit of levity. At the heart of Engage With Grace are five questions designed to get the con... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3026749 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:59:07 +0100 3026749 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3023245&cid=t_159907_114_f&fid=34646&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthCareBlogLaw%2F%7E3%2F2X_SQvwxqog%2F2009-engage-with-grace-thanksgiving.html Last year Paul Levy, Matthew Holt and Alexandra Drane asked me to participate in the Engage With Grace Thanksgiving Blog Rally. My post last year describes the Engage with Grace project and tells my personal story of why end of life care is important for all of us to discuss with our family and loved ones.Along with my friends and health blogging colleagues, Paul, Matthew, Alexandra, Adam Bosworth, Christian Sinclair, Drew Rosielle, e-Patient Dave deBronkart, Jessica Lipnack, Ted Eytan and many others - we ask that you to take time to talk to your loved ones over this holiday weekend about these important end of life questions and carry out your wishes by executing a living will and medical power of attorney.How else can you participate in the Engage With Grace Thanksgiving Blog Rally?If y... Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3023245 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:31:54 +0100 3023245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3023146&cid=t_159907_105_f&fid=38964&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrwes.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fsome-thoughts-for-thanksgiving.html I thought I'd share this list that was published on this blog before:I am thankful for the teenagers who are complaining about doing chores -- that means they are home and safe.... for homework. It means we live in a country where education is valued and encouraged for all.... for the taxes I pay; it means I have income.... for the mess that I have to clean up after parties, because it means I am surrounded by friends.... for the clothes that fit a little 'too snug' because it means I have enough to eat.... for the lawn to mow, windows to wash and gutters to clean; it means I have a home.... for the parking spot I found at the far end of the parking lot, because it means I am capable of walking and am blessed with transportation.... for my huge heating bill, because it means I am warm.... ... Dr. Wes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3023146 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:25:00 +0100 3023146 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3023069&cid=t_159907_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F24%2Fengage-with-grace-blog-rally%2F Last Thanksgiving weekend, many of us bloggers participated in the first documented “blog rally” to promote Engage With Grace – a movement aimed at having all of us understand and communicate our end-of-life wishes. It was a great success, with over 100 bloggers in the healthcare space and beyond participating and spreading the word. Plus, it [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3023069 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:58:13 +0100 3023069 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1990603&cid=t_159907_114_f&fid=34646&url=http%3A%2F%2Fengagewithgrace.org%2Fcontent%2Ftheoneslide.ppt Last month I had the opportunity to watch Alexandra Drane announce the Engage With Grace: The One Slide Project at the Health 2.0 Conference in San Francisco. The idea behind the project is to get people to share just ONE slide that helps them and their loved ones talk about having a purposeful end-of-life experience.Alexandra's talk personally touched me because my family went through a similar experience 30 years ago when I was 12 years old. My mother died at home with cancer in 1978. She had the opportunity to die at home surrounded by her 5 children because both my dad and uncle were her doctors. In the past and today, not all families are given this important choice. The memories I have of my mother's final days 30 years ago are still important to me today. As a health care lawyer who... Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1990603 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:50:28 +0100 1990603 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1992524&cid=t_159907_118_f&fid=36984&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthManagementRx%2F%7E3%2F466505634%2Fthankful-for-life-talk-with-your-family.html Blogger's Note: Please. Talk with your family, friends, advocates, and caregivers about end of life choices. Do you have an advanced directive? A living will? This is *not* the kind of thing you want to leave til the last minute (literally). Live well. Engage with grace. From the Engage with Grace team: We make choices throughout our lives - where we want to live, what types of activities will fill our days, with whom we spend our time. These choices are often a balance between our desires and our means, but at the end of the day, they are decisions made with intent. But when it comes to how we want to be treated at the end our lives, often we don't express our intent or tell our loved ones about it.This has real consequences. 73% of Americans would prefer to die at home, but up to 50% die... Health Management Rx blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1992524 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:25:00 +0100 1992524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1962612&cid=t_159907_147_f&fid=38117&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.engageinhealth.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fhealth_care_expertswhat_do_we.html Am I the only person in health communications that is so engaged in promoting health that she forgets about her own health? I took on an intensive search to find blogs about the health of people who work in the business of health…. You guessed it: not much. So how did I end up thinking about this? I must confess. I was dragged by a friend who I admire -- breast cancer survivor Nanes Masa (who just recently swam across Mar de Cortez along with seven other women to promote awareness on cervical cancer), to my gynecologist. I hadn’t been in several years. I went for a “routine checkup” and much to my surprise I found out that I needed a hysterectomy. All is fine, but this could have been detected much earlier and of course what would’ve been a minor procedure to remove small myoma... The Health Engagement Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1962612 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:01:36 +0100 1962612 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1522049&cid=t_159907_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F06%2F15%2Fhow-to-reach-a-teen-email%2F This article describes e-mail therapy with a teenager whom professionals found difficult to communicate with and understand. Anne had a 4-year history of low mood and unpredictable self-harming behavior that in the past had led to admission to a secure unit. Therapy involved weekly e-mails over a 3-month period and ended when she was transferred to adult services. The article focuses on how e-mail enabled engagement to occur. The therapeutic relationship allowed Anne to explore and understand past experiences, and start resolving present problems. Diagnosis also became clearer. In this case, email therapy worked and helped engage the teen in psychotherapy, showing that e-therapy can help engage someone who otherwise might have a difficult time engaging in psychotherapy. Reference Roy... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1522049 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:29:00 +0100 1522049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451960&cid=t_159907_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F293114629%2Finclusion_through_identificati.html If strength in a firm lies in its diverse population … then success comes to workers who suspend their own ideas at times …  in order to engage others’ perspectives. Have you seen people who identify with workers who differ from the group?When in the High Arctic for two years …  I learned to draw more on my own intrapersonal intelligence to identify with Inuit leaders. It’s much like reflection that rewards talented people … because of their talent not their race.An interesting benefit from identification with Inuit in the Arctic tundra … was that my own intrapersonal intelligence grew … just as productivity also  increased for our entire community. Would you agree that genuine inclusion … through identification &h... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451960 Mon, 19 May 2008 00:40:37 +0100 1451960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1131743&cid=t_159907_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F211679860%2F10_tips_to_disagree_and_win.html Political leaders tend to jump in with poor tone, or diminish another person as a way to make their points.  Too often great discussions slip into oblivion as a result ... and we miss the best exchanges out there. Thoughtful people fall silent in response. It’s a pity too … because in seeing the opposite of a thing … we usually see that thing in wonderful new lights and textures. It doesn't have to be that way. Here are 10 openers to disagree … without trashing the topic or taking out people who hold the opposite of your idea: 1.  I liked what you said about … and especially value … Have you thought about the opposite side? 2. Thanks for your ideas here and I’d like to think about these even more. In my o... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1131743 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 16:17:31 +0100 1131743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1079851&cid=t_159907_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F196683468%2Fwill_your_brain_burn_out_or_bu.html Before you answer the question about burning out or burning strong … check out the lists below - and choose one of the two that describes you best.Would colleagues, for instance,  see you most today in the top or bottom list? Burning out Instructions: 1. Criticize any failures you spot in your day.2. Vent to somebody who’s kind enough to listen.3. Rewire your brain for chemicals that refuel.4. Shrink your brain with stress that shuts it down.5. Speak meta messages that hide what you mean.Burning strong Formula:1. Create one solution to a stubborn problem.2. Improve one routine response to a challenge at work.3. Diminish your day through cortisol chemicals.4. Laugh at yourself and get others laughing too.5. Engage others rather than talk at them.Which of these tw... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1079851 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:29:48 +0100 1079851 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=822378&cid=t_159907_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F148249266%2Fcolor_and_shape_presentations.html Visualize a presentation that piques your curiosity … and you’ll not likely come up with a lecture or even a staff meeting you've attended lately. Why is this?  Interestingly, your unique spatial intelligence to solve problems craves art and shapes along with colors that connect to meanings – and that’s why words alone can bore you. Not surprisingly, when we graft in images or icons to presentations, we also appeal to an audiences’ multiple intelligences.  How so? Here are 8 strategies that add visuals to presentations -  in ways that engage participants’ full mix of intelligences: 1. Place a unique art piece on display or in a slide and invite people to share with the person next to them. Ask... &ld... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=822378 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 01:05:37 +0100 822378 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=688832&cid=t_159907_147_f&fid=35750&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthCareVox%2F%7E3%2F115621180%2Fvirtual_social_media_workshops.html I’m pleased to announce that I will be hosting a series of virtual social media workshops this summer.  These one-hour teleconferences are designed to provide healthcare industry stakeholders with answers to their burning questions about how to successfully engage social media content creators.   To enhance the value and collaborative nature of the workshops, each session will be limited to 10 participants.  Workshop material is based on my e-book, “From Command & Control To Engage & Encourage.”I will be hosting six workshops this summer.  In addition, John Mack of Pharma Marketing Blog is offering participants a free reprint of his recent pharma blogosphere survey.  Respondents evaluated 22 drug industry-related blogs on the basis of... HealthCareVox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=688832 Thu, 10 May 2007 14:47:36 +0100 688832