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 'facility'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:01:20 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096470&cid=t_108972_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2F2-healthcare-facility-design-trends Today hospital executives can say that their facilities are unlike their predecessors ten years ago, but in another ten years from now health facilities will be even more sophisticated and advanced than the most modern centers today. Being able to see ahead of the curve to accommodate future situations is key for any health facility to stay successful and thrive as market conditions change, patient preferences switch, and amenities not thought related to hospitals are suddenly in high demand. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096470 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:12:30 +0100 5096470 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008382&cid=t_108972_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2F4-factors-driving-hospital-satellite-emergency-department-development The satellite emergency department market is doing well, and from what I have seen, as attractive to patients as hospitals looking to implement them. Satellite emergency clinics are much what they sound like: a remote facility, often time located off campus from the hospital, which perform very similar types of services as a hospital emergency room. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008382 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:48:36 +0100 5008382 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4909136&cid=t_108972_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2011%2F06%2F07%2Fhaiti-22%2F Port au Prince – May 2011 The cholera epidemic in Haiti is far from over, with a sharp increase in cases seen in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and outbreaks reported elsewhere in the country. “Since May 29—in one week—MSF has treated almost 2,000 patients in the capital, and we have also been asked to intervene in other areas in the interior of the country,” said MSF head of mission, Romain Gitenet. “Workload should be shared and coordinated in order to increase cholera treatment capacity in Haiti. Too many public facilities are still inadequate.” (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4909136 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:47:57 +0100 4909136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4846343&cid=t_108972_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2011%2F05%2F20%2Fcentral-african-republic-3%2F Zemio, CAR – November 2010 A family that just arrived in the Zemio Hospital where MSF doctors and nurses are working. An upsurge in attacks by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in late April 2010 caused thousands of people to leave their homes and head to Zémio, a small rural town in the southeast of the Central African Republic. Since May 2010 MSF is running an outpatient and inpatient department and four health posts in the area, providing medical support to the displaced people, as well as to the host population. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4846343 Fri, 20 May 2011 12:43:34 +0100 4846343 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4775432&cid=t_108972_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F02%2Fmental-health-needs-of-older-americans%2F As the baby boomers age here in the U.S., they are going to swell the ranks of seniors. And senior care — especially mental health care — is one of the most ignored in America. We act as though seniors don’t matter much, and few health care and mental health care professionals go into specializations, such as geriatric psychology, that can help senior citizens. Perhaps that will change, with more attention and focus provided on this group of people. Because as we age, we often face many of the same difficulties as we did earlier in life. Except these difficulties are often amplified, because of the loss of social support — our friends — and isolation — most often from our own family. The New York Times profiles Marc E. Agronin, M.D., a geriatric psychiat... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4775432 Mon, 02 May 2011 13:50:19 +0100 4775432 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4482984&cid=t_108972_165_f&fid=36770&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmetaot.com%2Fblog%2Fmeaningful-activities-and-programmes-do-med-high-age-care-facility I have just been offered a new position as OT at a 5star age care residential facility in an affulent area, to lead the lifestyle and well being programme. Currently there are 3 activity therapists working. My role will be to implement a range of purposeful activities, empower and educate the activity therapists adn ensure all residents are being offered a wide range of occupations and meaningful activities. Can anyone provide some infoif they have knowledge of working in a nursing home setting? Can anyone provide resources to purchase as I have a substantial budget to buy things to improve the service. I also want to ensure all residents have activites from thoses with progressive parkinsons, to less active residents to those physically active with dementia. I look forward to your ideas (... meta-ot blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4482984 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 04:35:12 +0100 4482984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4326904&cid=t_108972_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fan-interview-with-a-director-of-nursing%2F2011.01.08 “NurseExec” is the director of nursing (DON) at a 120-bed skilled nursing facility (SNF) that has a 50/50 mix of patients needing short-term rehab and long-term care. After working in the OR as a circulator nurse, she started out as a charge nurse in her current building, which entailed pushing a med cart and taking care of 20 patients. After nine months, she was promoted to Risk Manager and three years later became the DON. She starts her day at 7am by rounding on nursing units, consulting with unit managers on clinical issues, and dealing with grievances and employee issues. She checks in with the charge nurses and certified nursing assistants (CNAs), checks shower rooms and utility rooms. Then it’s off to Morning Standup with department heads, followed by clinical rounds with ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4326904 Sat, 08 Jan 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4326904 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4195030&cid=t_108972_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F11%2F22%2Fhaiti-19%2F Port-auPrince, Haiti – November 2010 Patients receive treatment for cholera in Sarthe, in the west of Port-au-Prince. The number of cases MSF has seen in the capital jumped from 350 during the first week of November to 2,250 during the second week. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4195030 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:59:39 +0100 4195030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4202105&cid=t_108972_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F10%2F17%2Fyemen-4%2F Amran, northern Yemen – October 2010 Photographed just after the birth, this was the eight delivery and was a breech birth. Of the babies, only four are alive – two died during home deliveries. In March 2010, MSF teams started medical activities in Amran governorate, northern Yemen, to support ministry of Health-run medical structures in Amran city, Huth and Khameer (Khamir). Estimated 28 000 people had regrouped in this governorate during the last months of 2009 and in early 2010, fleeing intense fighting ongoing in Saada governorate. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4202105 Sun, 17 Oct 2010 19:15:57 +0100 4202105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4009961&cid=t_108972_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F09%2F28%2Fcentral-asia%2F A 19 year old patient who has just been diagnosed with XDR-TB – the form of tuberculosis that is resistant to all available tuberculosis medication. The doctors just found out that he cannot be treated. The patient’s mother has died of TB and his brother is also sick with a drug resistant form of the bacteria. He however responds to some of the medication and is recovering. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4009961 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:52:46 +0100 4009961 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3964300&cid=t_108972_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F09%2F14%2Fsierra-leone-3%2F Bo, Sierra Leone – March 2010 18-year-old Jeneba gave birth to her first child at MSF-run Gondama Referral Centre (GRC) in the district of Bo. Her husband is with her. At the Referral Centre, the number of deliveries was 1.290 in 2009, of which almost 40 percent were caesarean sections. The maternal and child mortality rates in Sierra Leone are among the highest in the world. In 2005, 2.100 women died per 100.000 live births. In Europe, less than 30 women die per 100.000 live births on average. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3964300 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:16:25 +0100 3964300 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3901917&cid=t_108972_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F08%2F25%2Fsri-lanka-3%2F Vavuniya, Sri Lanka – May 2010 Italian physiotherapist Valeria Maglia conducts a physio session with 22 year old patient Suvarna in Pompamadhu Hospital where MSF runs a rehabilitation programme for people with spinal injuries. Most of the patients’ injuries are a result of the war between the Sri Lankan army and the Tamil Tigers that ended in May 2009. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3901917 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:11:06 +0100 3901917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3816763&cid=t_108972_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fserving-productive-jail-time%2F Serving Productive Time Are you or have you ever been incarcerated? Do you have a loved one in jail or prison? Do you work or volunteer at a correctional facility? Have you ever been the victim of a crime? Do you understand that we all share the responsibility of helping others—no matter who they are, where they live, or what they have done? If so, you understand that incarceration affects everyone and that only through positive change can people begin to heal and grow. In Serving Productive Time, you’ll read about extraordinary people who are taking tangible steps to make positive changes in their own lives and who are reaching out to help others do the same. Some stories will help you gain a new perspective on those who are incarcerated. Some will help you understand t... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3816763 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:56:00 +0100 3816763 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3740596&cid=t_108972_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-reason-i-stayed-a-doctor%2F2010.07.09 This week I traveled to a small town outside Chicago to help my mother with her move from an assisted living facility to Alabama so she can live with my sister. I suspect many people, thanks to current economic times, have realized that the savings that were supposed to be there are not and change must happen. Such is the case with my mother. It’s sure to be an emotional time, one which both of us had hoped to avoid. For her, she will be moving from the region of her childhood, her college, her marriage, her first home, her dream home, her caldron of first-grade student graduates and her dearest friends. For me, I will miss our spontaneous visits, morning coffee conversations, trips to the local restaurant in the town of my childhood, her gentle smile, and her helpful advice. But th... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3740596 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:00:00 +0100 3740596 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3581580&cid=t_108972_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fexclusive-video-our-conversation-with-piper-kerman-author-of-orange-is-the-new-black%2F At age 34, Piper Kerman went to prison for a ten-year-old drug smuggling and money laundering offense. She spent 13 months in a minimum-security correctional facility for women in Danbury, CT, which isn’t necessarily what you’d expect from a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Smith graduate and Red Sox fan from a nice, New England family. Piper’s excellent memoir of her prison experience, Orange Is the New Black, was just published by Random House – with back cover blurbs by Dave Eggers and Elizabeth Gilbert (not bad for a first-time writer). Piper sat down with Blisstree for the afternoon to discuss all aspects of her time locked up, from food quality, fitness routines, and friendships to the torturous six years she and her now-husband spent in limbo between her conviction and t... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3581580 Wed, 19 May 2010 19:59:08 +0100 3581580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3419393&cid=t_108972_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F03%2F30%2Fhaiti-14%2F Sarthe, Haiti – March 01, 2010 Frisnel J. (L), 21, and Esvelt P.J., 32, work on balance and strengthening exercises in the Handicap International physical therapy space at the Doctors Without Borders hospital March 1, 2010 in Sarthe, Haiti. The new Doctors Without Borders hospital is under construction and will have beds for more than 300 people once it is finished. Thousands were injured or lost limbs during the 7.0 earthquake that killed more than 200,000 and left 1.2 million homeless in January. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3419393 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:32:52 +0100 3419393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3393594&cid=t_108972_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F03%2F23%2Farmenia-2%2F Yerevan, Armenia February 16, 2010 The National TB Centre in Abovian. Armenia has one of the highest per capita rates of drug resistant Tuberculosis (DR TB) in the world, and since 2004 MSF has been supervising the only programme in the former Soviet Union country to treat the disease. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3393594 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:25:04 +0100 3393594 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354421&cid=t_108972_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fits-not-about-meaningful-use With the impending comment deadline for Meaningful Use (MU) fast approaching, many organizations, from CHIME to AHA to AAFP and others are asking for some form of relaxation of MU criteria in the final version. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354421 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:46:53 +0100 3354421 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3345483&cid=t_108972_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F03%2F09%2Fburundi-3%2F Kabezi – January 8, 2010 From January 6 to 8 2010 , heavy rains in the province of Bujumbura Rural, Burundi, caused Rusizi River to burst its banks, and flood the MSF Centre for Obstetrical Emergencies in Kabezi, where 42 women and 10 newborns were hospitalised. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3345483 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:41:16 +0100 3345483 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3226771&cid=t_108972_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F02%2F01%2Fhaiti-11%2F Chancerelle Hospital, Port-au-Prince – January 28, 2009 Rachel Mathieu, 29, became a mother for the first time when she delivered twins on January 30th. “She was still eight months pregnant and started to lose blood. We came to the hospital and she had a C-section. We are all living in the street because our house collapsed in the earthquake. But now the whole family is happy that the twins arrived safely”, said Pamela, Rachel’s sister, while Rachel slept next to her twins. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3226771 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:00:34 +0100 3226771 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3126781&cid=t_108972_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FjKLCbZAEqqc%2Fassisted-living-facility-that-feels.html Imagine an assisted living facility with nice landscaping, big old trees, wrap around deck, and right in the middle of a nice residential neighborhood.....By Bob DeMarco Imagine this. An assisted living facility with nice landscaping, big old trees, wrap around deck, and right in the middle of a nice residential neighborhood. This might sound unrealistic to those of you that are familiar with the common motel style assisted living facilities that are popping up all over the country. Imagine nine residents living with three staff members on board at all times. A three to one ratio. Imagine the feeling of home -- of being home -- instead of the feeling you might experience on a trip while staying in a motel for a night or two. Imagine seeing the same faces day after day after day. Ima... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3126781 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:07:13 +0100 3126781 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3107845&cid=t_108972_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F12%2F21%2Fafghanistan-4%2F Photo: Mads Nissen / Berlingske Lashkargah , Helmand Province – March 2009 A child waits for treatment at ‘Boost Hospital’. MSF has just started working in the only public general hospital still functioning in Helmand, in the provincial capital Lashkargah. It is one of the key health facilities in the south of Afghanistan, a region that is severely affected by ongoing conflict. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3107845 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:39:17 +0100 3107845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2972036&cid=t_108972_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FvdIKtn0KuZ0%2Fare-mentally-ill-threat-in-nursing-home.html Ivory Jackson had Alzheimer's, but that wasn't what killed him. At 77, he was smashed in the face with a clock radio as he lay in his nursing home bed. Numbers obtained through the Freedom of Information Act and prepared exclusively for the AP by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services show nearly 125,000 young and middle-aged adults with serious mental illness lived in U.S. nursing homes last year. Bob DeMarco Alzheimer's Reading Room Editor Reading this information gave me a bit of a stomach ache. Fortunately, my mother is still at home with me. But what about families that through choice, or no choice, are placing their loved one's in care facilities? I believe that this shocking news needs to be more widely distributed. This information needs to be considered by all fa... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2972036 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:23:25 +0100 2972036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2933446&cid=t_108972_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F10%2F28%2Fpakistan-6%2F Photo: Jodi Bieber North West Frontier Province – September 19, 2009 An infant dozes on a stretcher in a fan-cooled tent at the MSF run cholera treatment centre at the Mardan Medical Complex, in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province, while older women peer into structure housing 12 of 65 beds. Between June and October 2009, MSF treated a total of 1 611 patients at the centre and about a third of the patients had to be put on intravenous rehydration immediately to save them. Young children remain most at risk of the diseases that is endemic to the region. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2933446 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:15:24 +0100 2933446 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2915000&cid=t_108972_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F10%2F22%2Fmyanmar-2%2F Photo: Anonymous Myanmar – November 2008 A woman and her child take some rest in the MSF clinic. MSF staff assists thousands of HIV patients: Services include counseling, testing, treatment of opportunistic infections, nutritional support, mother to child prevention, health education and most importantly antiretroviral treatment. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2915000 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:33:44 +0100 2915000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2889367&cid=t_108972_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F10%2F14%2Fpakistan-5%2F Photo: Eymeric Laurent-Gascoin North West Frontier Province of Pakistan – May 2009 Patients in the waiting area of the Basic Health Unit, Peshawar district. MSF has been supporting basic health units and carrying out mobile clinics in areas where there is a high concentration of displaced people. Out patient clinics have also been set up in camps. In June, an average of 3000 primary health care and ante natal consultations were carried out each week in all MSF projects for the displaced in the region. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2889367 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:25:29 +0100 2889367 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2688882&cid=t_108972_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FDiCuh3FNjxc%2Falzheimers-is-cruel-disease.html I must be in some kind of mood today--although I don't know how to spell it correclly its called "agita"--stomach ache.I'm trolling around the Internet reading stories.I see this letter written by a reader on the Chicago Daily Herald. It starts with Jim Hinkle describing his recent visit to see his wife who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. I recently visited my wife to celebrate our 39th wedding anniversary, and I was a little overwhelmed with our situation. I know that right now she has a black eye from a fall to the floor, a knot on her head from a second fall, and a broken arm from a third fall; all these occurring recently because her brain just can't tell her body to slow down and be careful when she walks the halls of the nursing home.--Jim Hinkle, loving husbandIf you read the enti... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2688882 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:04:25 +0100 2688882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2664099&cid=t_108972_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FcfIjgN5eKKQ%2Frevolution-in-alzheimers-dementia-and.html One of my greatest fears is the day I might have to place my mother in an Alzheimer's care facility. I say might because I pray that I'll never have to do it.I receive emails all the time from people that experience the guilt, angst, and remorse of having place their loved one in a Alzheimer's care facility that provides little care, and is a horrid environment for their loved one.Our reader Rose LaMatt, wrote of her own nightmare experience after she placed her loved one into an Alzheimer's care facility. In Just a Word, she writes with real, raw, emotion about the myriad of feelings she experienced when moving her loved one from the first Alzheimer's care facility to a second. Reading her words were eye opening, and gut wrenching.Sadly, its ugly out there.It doesn't have to be that way..... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2664099 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:34:37 +0100 2664099 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2662632&cid=t_108972_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FcfIjgN5eKKQ%2Frevolution-in-alzheimers-dementia-and.html One of my greatest fears is the day I might have to place my mother in an Alzheimer's care facility. I say might because I pray that I'll never have to do it.I receive emails all the time from people that experience the guilt, angst, and remorse of having place their loved one in a Alzheimer's care facility that provides little care, and is a horrid environment for their loved one.Our reader Rose LaMatt, wrote of her own nightmare experience after she placed her loved one into an Alzheimer's care facility. In Just a Word, she writes with real, raw, emotion about the myriad of feelings she experienced when moving her loved one from the first Alzheimer's care facility to a second. Reading her words were eye opening, and gut wrenching.Sadly, its ugly out there.It doesn't have to be that way..... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2662632 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:21:18 +0100 2662632 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2609172&cid=t_108972_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F07%2F15%2Fgeorgia-2%2F Photo: Alexandre Chevallier Gori, Georgia - September 2008 Central Polyclinic of Gori where MSF opened a program to provide medical and psychological care for the displaced population. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2609172 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:25:49 +0100 2609172 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2609187&cid=t_108972_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F06%2F09%2Firaq-2%2F photo: Siavash Maghsoudi September 2008 Hassan, 43, was driving his taxi in Bagdad, Iraq, when a bomb exploded. He underwent surgery with the MSF team in Mehran, in neighbouring Iran, and he is now getting follow-up treatment in Amman, Jordan. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2609187 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:36:43 +0100 2609187 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2232545&cid=t_108972_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2F02%2Fwashington-state-allows-assisted-suicide%2F Those who are terminally ill with less than 6 months to live no longer have to travel to a foreign country or hope they can find a medical practitioner in Oregon who will look the other way and let them die with dignity. Washington state has become only the second U.S. state to allow assisted suicide, otherwise known as a death with dignity law. It’s meant to stop the prolonging of a life simply because we can — medical technology and advances making it possible. But we still have a ways to go, as the law doesn’t mandate such prescriptions when requested by a patient. Doctors can opt-out of the law’s requirements, meaning one has to doctor-shop to find a physician willing to write the deadly prescription. In fact, entire hospitals will be banning the practice: Und... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2232545 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:00:44 +0100 2232545 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2112340&cid=t_108972_151_f&fid=35823&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAddictionInbox%2F%7E3%2FKF5sOBPHJr8%2Fsafe-drug-injection-sites.html Will San Francisco follow Vancouver’s lead?San Francisco is on the brink of agreeing to open what would officially be the nation’s first medically supervised injection facility for addicts--despite mixed feelings about the program in the Bay Area.The Safer Injection Facility is likely to be located in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, where drug abuse is rampant. If it moves forward, the site will be modeled after an equally controversial Canadian program, the Insite injection facility, established in Vancouver in 2003.“None of us want to shoot out here in front of kids,” a homeless drug user told the Oakland Tribune. “If we had a place to shoot, then we’d also have a place to put our dirty needles, which is a problem out there.” However, there has been considerable comm... Addiction Inbox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2112340 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:34:00 +0100 2112340 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2035589&cid=t_108972_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F12%2F13%2Fmass-closing-4-of-6-state-institutions%2F For years, Massachusetts has attempted to catch up with the rest of the nation in de-institutionalizing some of its most disabled residents. It runs six institutions — full-time, inpatient settings where people spend most of their lives — for people with developmental disabilities and mental retardation. The state has targeted four of these institutions, housing nearly 500 residents, for closure within the next few years, starting with its most notorious one, Fernald. The ARC of Massachusetts hailed the planned closures — “It’s a victory!” said its executive director yesterday. While most residents will, by choice, be moved to community settings — group homes — the state thinks about 160 residents will choose to move instead to one of the ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2035589 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:16:30 +0100 2035589 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2006514&cid=t_108972_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FVQRmM-ERPoo%2F One of the ValuTales series of books my 6- and 4-year-olds enjoy depicts the story of real-life prison reformer Elizabeth Gurney Fry. Fry was a Quaker woman who initiated prison reform for the women and children living in Newgate Prison in the early 1800s. Fast forward 200 years. What are the conditions like in the women’s prisons near you today? What would Elizabeth Fry think of a prison system that separates mothers and children without provision for breastfeeding babies? Remember how Olympic athlete Marion Jones had to wean her baby before she began to serve her prison sentence? What if she could have continued to breastfeed? There is something you can do to support prison reform for breastfeeding mothers and babies. If you are in Canada, read on for specific action you can take. ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2006514 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:32:21 +0100 2006514 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1543151&cid=t_108972_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F06%2F24%2Fheather-locklear-in-treatment-for-depression-anxiety%2F People magazine broke the story that actress Heather Locklear, 46, has checked into an Arizona treatment facility for psychological treatment of anxiety and depression. “Heather has been dealing with anxiety and depression,” Locklear’s spokeswoman Cece Yorke said in a statement to Reuters. “She requested an in depth evaluation of her medication and entered into a medical facility for proper diagnosis and treatment.” Yorke also said the matter was confidential and no other statements would be released. Locklear is probably best known for her starring roles in the television series “Dynasty” in the 1980s, and “Melrose Place” in the early 1990s. She also starred in 62 episodes of the Michael J. Fox comedy, “Spin City,” in t... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1543151 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:26:23 +0100 1543151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2513574&cid=t_108972_177_f&fid=38133&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTubalReversalBlog%2F%7E3%2F2v9x3EtRt8s%2Ffalope-ring-sterilization-reversal.html Many people believe tubal sterilization is permanent and irreversible. Although tubal sterilization with Falope rings is intended to be permanent, this procedure can be reversed. Falope rings cause destruction of a minimal length of fallopian tube and reversal of this type of tubal ligation gives excellent results. Approximately 75% of patients at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center become pregnant after a reversal of a Falope ring sterilization procedure. (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog) Tubal Reversal Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2513574 Wed, 14 May 2008 23:53:21 +0100 2513574 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1321247&cid=t_108972_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F256071355%2Fdiscovering_visual_intelligenc.html Could your firm benefit from more visual spatial intelligence?For some time now neuroscience discoveries have shown why we do not learn well through words or lectures. Too often ... multiple intelligences simply sit idle when words alone are used to direct learning. After time … because of little use … we fail to see the power of the human brain to learn more in less time - through visualization. It doesn’t have to be that way.Research at Tufts University …  shows how visual technology enables brains to learn in new ways. More specifically … researchers have figured out how to translate abstract, complex scientific concepts into accurate and understandable 3-dimensional images in ways that conventional visualization systems cannot create.Check ou... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1321247 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:16:27 +0100 1321247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1909211&cid=t_108972_177_f&fid=38133&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FTubalReversalBlog%2F%7E3%2F286469502%2Fdr-monteith-meets-dr-berger.html After my dream of becoming a tubal reversal specialist, I emailed Dr. Berger to ask for his assistance in teaching me his techniques of outpatient tubal reversal microsurgery. I was a little reluctant to reach out and make contact but, as I previously mentioned, email is a great way to receive rejection. When I received his [...] (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog) Tubal Reversal Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1909211 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:18:59 +0100 1909211 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1261620&cid=t_108972_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F02%2F27%2Fforcing-the-mentally-ill-to-move-in-greater-boston%2F There’s no easy way to do this, but when a state wants to cut costs (and ostensibly “improve” treatment, although that remains to be seen) and close a sprawling old mental hospital, and move its remaining patients to group homes, it’s going to run into opposition and problems. The Boston Globe has the sad story about one woman’s apparent forced removal from the hospital, Fernald woman forced to move, advocates say, in today’s paper. The facility is the Fernald Developmental Center in Waltham, Massachusetts and at one time it housed over 2,000 patients. Now it’s down to just 170, and the state is moving them out whether they want to go or not. While all that seems pretty straightforward, a US District Judge ordered the state to not move residents ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1261620 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:17:00 +0100 1261620 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1207490&cid=t_108972_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F229719918%2F On January 27, 10-year-old Brandon Parrish Johnson wandered away from his residential facility, Howell Care Centers, in Carrabus County, North Carolina; he was found in a nearby creek. State medical examiners have determined that “the cause of death was accidental drowning and said Brandon’s autism was a contributing factor,” according to WCNC (details can also be read here). State officials also stated that the facility violated federal rules governing intermediate-care facilities for people with mental retardation and have given the center a $12,000 fine, a Type “A” penalty, the most serious that can be accessed. Brandon was not the only child who had wandered away from the facility: RHA Howell officials were unavailable for comment. Center officials met... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1207490 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:28:23 +0100 1207490 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1181821&cid=t_108972_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F224219150%2F A 10-year old autistic child “walked away” from his residential facility, Howell Care Centers, in Carrabus County, North Carolina, and was found “in a small branch feeding into a pond on property adjacent to the center.” He was administered CPR and died in the Intensive Care Unit of CMC-University, according to News 14. According to the president of Howell Care Centers, Sam Hedrick: “’An internal review is underway, and we are making all the required notifications of this tragic event……..Our efforts are also focused on supporting this individual’s family, and the staff at the center who have become his second family.’” How was the child able just to “walk away”? Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism spectrum disorder, c... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1181821 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:12:32 +0100 1181821 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1096720&cid=t_108972_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F200603597%2F I’m not gonna lie to ya! I’ve got nothing tonight. I have been searching and searching for news worthy, exciting, groundbreaking information or research and have yet to find anything so I will share a little something that I have been observing a lot of lately. High blood pressure among our children… Working in an urgent care facility, I see every single age group and demographic every single time I work. But I am getting very bothered by the number of children whose blood pressure is alarmingly high! I mean like 152/96 and 146/94. That is no joke high!! What will happen to these children if there are no changes made? And I know that this is not very clinical and exactly factual, but most of these kids are overweight. Before you write a comment saying that I shouldn&#8217... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1096720 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:37:28 +0100 1096720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1093160&cid=t_108972_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F199802407%2F Working at an urgent care facility, I see a lot of acute heart attacks as well as extreme panic attacks. I was poking around the internet and my old text books this morning looking for definitive differences on the ol’ anxiety attack and MI. I know that some experience such extreme panic type feelings, heart palpitations and shortness of breath, that the only definitive way to tell exactly what is going on is looking for ST changes on an EKG. So much of what I read really bothered me. “The difference is that panic attacks are not crushing and heart attacks you feel into your left arm” and “Heart attacks are not associated with palpitations and shortness of breath”. Really????? I think not, I have had patients explain all of the above for both MI’s and pa... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1093160 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:16:16 +0100 1093160 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1062786&cid=t_108972_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2007%2F11%2F30%2Falzheimer%25e2%2580%2599s-patients-may-forget-they-are-married%2F Last week there was a big-to-do about former Supreme Court justice, Sandra Day O’Conner’s husband John O’Conner, and his love affair with another woman. One of the articles I read on this topic, posted on CNN.com and titled “Son: O’Connor not jealous of husband’s new relationship”, stated that Sandra is not jealous of her husbands new relationship and in fact she is even a bit relived. What? How can a wife not be jealous of her husband’s adulterous affair? Well, her husband John O’Conner has been suffering from the effects of Alzheimer’s for quite some time and apparently his affair has helped him to deal with living in the long term care treatment facility. John O’Conner, who lives in a Phoenix facility for Alzheimer’s patients, is involved in a fellow pati... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1062786 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:17:33 +0100 1062786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=894347&cid=t_108972_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Ftribune-article-finding-quality-long.html A third article relating to eldercare in today's San Luis Obispo Tribune is titled "How To Find a Quality Assisted Living Facility". To learn more about assisted living and long term care options for the elderly contacting your local ombudsman service is recommended. The article is relevant for people living outside of the area as well, because issues of finding quality care are universal.Additional resources for information about long term care options and quality are listed and costs are discussed.In San Luis Obispo County residential care homes are described as averaging $4,000 per month or more. A residential care home differs from a larger facility because the residential care home often has 10 beds or less and may be in an adapted house.The residential homes often offer a warm, frien... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=894347 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:44:00 +0100 894347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=894348&cid=t_108972_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Flocal-article-identifies-violations-at.html Examination of records of violations at residential care facilities for the elderly was part of an investigative report in today's San Luis Obispo Tribune. The story was titled "County's Worst Offending Homes Are Cited After Repeat Violations". Poor medication management, insufficient and unqualified staffing, poor food quality, and inadequate dementia care provisions were listed as the most common violations found by the Tribune.The local facilities were listed and violations were discussed in the article. Training the staff to use proper emergency response programs was also an issue at one facility, where a resident wandered outside, fell, and broke a hip.At another facility inspectors found that staff failed to call 911 after a resident fell and suffered broken ribs.I would like to add ... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=894348 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:07:00 +0100 894348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=872580&cid=t_108972_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fboard-and-care-residential-facilities.html Seniorresource.com explains that one of the long term care options is a board and care facility, which often is a converted or adapted home that has 5 or 6 residents who receive care. A residential board and care home may specialize in the type of care provided, for instance, early stage Alzheimer's.The number of residents depends upon the zoning for the home. When a facility has room for a larger number of residents it is called an assisted care facility.The homelike family style atmosphere of a converted house and the small number of residents appeals to those who do not wish to move to a larger facility. Caregivers or aides provide assistance in a group home and many people enjoy the warm, friendly atmosphere and shared social interaction. Often everyone becomes like a part of the "fami... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=872580 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:18:00 +0100 872580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=872581&cid=t_108972_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fwebsite-offers-facility-match-and.html At carepathways.com you can use a Facility Match knowledge base and a tool called Nursing Home Inspector to help you make decisions before moving from home to a facility. There is also a Home Care and Facility Checklist and a Needs Assessment tool. You can ask an RN questions about Home Care or Long Term Care or ask a gerontologist about Alzheimer's care. There is also an enormous base of resources for every topic that caregivers and seniors might need, even links to help for "4-legged seniors" for those who have pets. (Source: The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News) The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=872581 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:17:00 +0100 872581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=822386&cid=t_108972_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Ftransition-from-home-to-facility.html A post at http://3genfamily.wordpress.com/ tells how a long distance family caregiver and her father managed until he made the transition to a facility where he could be in the independent living section. This site won an award from healthcentral for Best of 2007.Ideas and insights can be gained from reading this site about someone who has been a long distance caregiver. The challenges and ways to overcome them described in this site make it a source of wisdom and inspiration.You can click on the link above to read about the transition to independent living at a senior community. (Source: The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News) The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=822386 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:17:00 +0100 822386 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=652010&cid=t_108972_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F121489441%2Fsport_sciences_can_impact_peop.html Sport Sciences impacts people’s health when experts connect doable solutions to help heal or improve functionality. But what about the therapist who offers a fix without close connection to a person’s needs? Have you seen it happen?Interestingly,  I just completed exercise therapy at the STAR Physical Therapy Center last week, for a shoulder injury. Laurie Wiese, my assigned physical therapist … modeled an amazing approach to physical rehabilitation that turned around my shoulder problem … and far more. How so? Check out Laurie’s three distinctive brain based approaches at this site.Then today, an intriguing request came from Fiona Holland - leader of the Sports Massage and Exercise Therapy Program at the University of Derby at Buxto... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=652010 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:40:54 +0100 652010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=513812&cid=t_108972_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F31%2Fthought-for-the-day-your-key-to-treatment-lodging%2F Filed under: All Cancers, Services, Thought for the DayThe best cancer treatment centers are not always right around the corner. Sometimes, it's necessary to travel far and wide to reach facilities offering the latest and greatest in cancer therapy. And when a back-and-forth commute is not possible due to daily or long-term treatment protocols, lodging becomes a necessity. And often, a hassle.If you find yourself confronted with a stressful travel scenario, key into Joe's House. It's sure to ease your burden.Think about this:Joe's House is a non-profit organization that serves hospital staff and cancer patients in search of lodging. Founded in 2003 by Ann Calahan who for six years struggled to find appropriate accommodations during her late husband's cancer battle, Joe's House makes life a... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=513812 Sat, 31 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 513812