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 'grand'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:57:33 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181866&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FEJ4JRBYukLw%2Fshout-outs_30.html Health 3.0 Blog  is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds. You can read this week’s edition here. Welcome to this week’s edition of Grand Rounds. You can find the medical blogosphere’s best next week at Covert Rationing. We’ve taken a different approach this week to organizing Grand Rounds. You can find all the submissions below in this post. But, we’ve also selected quotes from each blog and highlighted those on the main page. Consistent with our themes, we’ve also tagged all the posts related to health, happiness, design or innovation. You can search for these tags to see how each theme plays out. We’ve also added bits of commentary to some of the individual quotes and summaries - especially when we’ve read something recently that relates to the general topic or... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181866 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:01:51 +0100 5181866 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159139&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FFMnP6rgAn6s%2Fgrand-rounds-volume-7-number-48.html Thank you for coming to Grand Rounds 7:48, the weekly collection of the some of the best in online medical writing from all (doctors, nurses, patients, healthcare professionals).  Next week’s will be hosted by Health 3.0 Blog. Along with the excellent posts, I’ve included pictures of the changes cameras have gone through over the years – from the pin-hole camera to digital phone cameras.  Enjoy!   Dr. Charles hasn’t had much time lately, but I was able to scribble down this pediatric poem:  A Beating.  As one commenter figured out, Dr. Charles is a new father.  Congratulations! and thanks for the poem.     (camera obscura – photo credit) Jordan, In My Humble Opinion, writes about the covenant of being a doctor: I mean it is kind... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159139 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:40:10 +0100 5159139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139846&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FGS0GEzFASXI%2Fsuture-for-living-to-host-grand-rounds.html I’ll be your host next Tuesday, August 23rd, for Grand Rounds Volume 7 Number 48.   It will be my fifth time as host of this the weekly compilation of the best of the medical bloggers.  I have no specific theme in mind, but if you need a “spark of a suggestion” think of  changes:  schools are back in session, football season will soon begin, and there is just a hint of fall with no more triple digit weather here in the south.   Now apply that to medicine/surgery. Submissions should be recent.  Please, only submit one (your best) post per blog.  Submissions are welcome until noon (CST) Monday August 22.  Send an email to me ---  rlbatesmd(at)gmail(dot)com  ---   with Grand Rounds in the subject line.  Please h... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139846 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:05:00 +0100 5139846 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139845&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FPjlp7Nx-EvM%2Fshout-outs_16.html Dr. Pullen  is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds. You can read this week’s edition here (photo credit). I think I learned my lesson this time.  The first two times I hosted Grand Rounds many of the posts seemed to come from happy bloggers.  I think the lesson this time is don’t be a host when all the news is bad.  Maybe it’s the drought and heat wave in much of the U.S.  Or maybe using the words of Bill Clinton “It’s the economy, Stupid.”  For whatever the reason this week’s Grand Rounds is dominated by rants and whines from bloggers around the globe.  ………  To try to have some fun with emotions I decided to try to draw a sketch to give you an idea of the mood of the writer: Dr Bates gets first position since she is hostin... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139845 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:05:25 +0100 5139845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130728&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FxDXT_bThQMU%2F By Christopher PrebleA wave of violence spread across Iraq today with 70 dead and some 300 injured. Iraqi security forces are blaming al Qaida affiliates, but no group has officially claimed responsibility. The New York Times puts the events in context: Coming a little less than two weeks after the Iraqi government said it would negotiate with the United States about keeping some of its 48,000 troops here after the end of the year, the violence raised significant questions about the capabilities of the Iraqi security forces. This is indeed a tragic loss of life, but this level of violence actually has become less common and usually occurs when the Iraqi government is making important decisions on the future of the country and U.S. troop presence. Each time a bomb is detonated in Iraq, comm... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130728 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:41:59 +0100 5130728 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118722&cid=t_182996_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2011%2F08%2F10%2Fthe-new-grand-round-is-up-at-dr-deb%2F Buffer Dr. Deb is a psychologist and practicing psychoanalyst who just published her book: Living with Depression: Why Biology and Biography Matter along the Path to Hope and Healing. She also did a wonderful job with the new grand round of medblogs. Grand Rounds is a weekly round up of the best health blog posts on the Internet. Each week a different blogger takes turns hosting – me this time around – and summarizes the submissions of the week. As a music lover, I thought I’d give Grand Rounds a vintage vinyl feel. So please make sure your phonographs are ready to go. Enjoy the read of the summary and check out what seems interesting Buffer   No related posts. (Source: Dr Shock MD PhD) Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118722 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:58:01 +0100 5118722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107572&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FJA2FHQQeGWo%2Fshout-outs_09.html Dr. Deb Serani is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds. You can read this week’s edition here (photo credit). Grand Rounds is a weekly round up of the best health blog posts on the Internet. Each week a different blogger takes turns hosting - me this time around - and summarizes the submissions of the week. As a music lover, I thought I'd give Grand Rounds a vintage vinyl feel. So please make sure your phonographs are ready to go. Thanks to Dr. Val Jones and Dr. Nick Genes for the invite.   ………. …………………………… I had already read this MiM post by Cutter (surgery resident), Not just us anymore, before @MotherinMed tweeted Perfect companion reading to last MiM post: Bringing Out the Mother in All of Us. (by @paulinechen) http://nyti.ms/rdrxia S... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107572 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:55:22 +0100 5107572 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086142&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fvob1l9ZUg34%2F By Christopher PrebleThe budget deal announced last night offers two sets of potential cuts in military spending. The first set of potential cuts, created by the budget caps, target “security” spending. That includes the Pentagon, State, foreign aid, the Department of Homeland Security and Veterans (the discretionary portion of Veterans spending, to be precise). The deal caps “security” spending at $684 billion for this fiscal year and $686 for the next. That requires little pain; the 2012 security cap is only $5 billion below what we’ll spend on those categories in fiscal 2011. The White House claims that the caps will generate $350 billion in savings from base defense spending for ten years. They get there, dubiously, by projecting security spending at the capped le... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086142 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:15:34 +0100 5086142 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069511&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FozgkpVS7Mt0%2Fshout-outs_26.html Center for Advancing Health (CFAH), Prepared Patient Forum, is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds. You can read this week’s virtual tour edition here (photo credit). Welcome to Better Health’s Grand Rounds Volume 7, Number 44! This is our second time hosting Grand Rounds and we’re excited about sharing the posts we received.  The theme of this week’s collection came from a recent Health Affairs blog post by CFAH president, Jessie Gruman, Patient Advocates: Flies In The Ointment Of Evidence-Based Care, which addresses a few of the many challenges of basing health care practices, policies, and decisions on evidence of effectiveness. ………. …………………………… Check out @globalsurgeon paper in July Bulletin of @AmCollSurgeons: Beyond Volunteerism �... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069511 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:40:50 +0100 5069511 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008449&cid=t_182996_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2Fq6v6sBUFKL4%2F Thinking globally to improve mental health: NIH announces international research initiative (press release): - “The Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health Initiative, led by the National Institutes of Health and the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases, has identified the top 40 barriers to better mental health around the world. Similar to past grand challenges, which focused on infectious diseases and chronic, noncommunicable diseases, this initiative seeks to build a community of funders dedicated to supporting research that will significantly improve the lives of people living with MNS disorders within the next 10 years.“ – “Participating in global mental health research is an enormous opportunity, a means to accelerate advances in mental health care for the diverse U.S. popul... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008449 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:53:39 +0100 5008449 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4975924&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FkTOZLB6LNMA%2Fshout-outs_28.html Colorado Health Insurance Insider is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds.  You can read this week’s edition here. Welcome to Grand Rounds!  It’s the third time we’ve hosted Grand Rounds at the Colorado Health Insurance Insider and we’re honored to be hosting again. It was a pleasure to read so many great articles for this edition.  Since our blog tends to focus on health care policy and reform, I’m starting things off with the posts that pertain to that topic.  Enjoy!  . …….. …………………………… TBTAM responds to the Supreme Court ruling on the Vermont Law:  Supreme Court to Docs – You Have No Privacy ……Apparently, Big Pharma’s right to “free speech” trumps my right to privacy. How getting access to my prescribi... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4975924 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:47:55 +0100 4975924 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893557&cid=t_182996_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F02%2Frun-like-a-girl-how-sports-can-empower-you%2F I never considered myself an athlete. My twin sister grew up with the reputation of being the tomboy of the family, the sporty one who participated in soccer and other organized sports. I was the brain and artsy one, who spent more time practicing my scales and arpeggios on our baby grand piano and perfecting pirouettes in the dance studio. I was intimidated by sports. And I found that I had absolutely no coordination once you threw a ball into the competition. So out were softball, volleyball, soccer, and pretty much every other sport. I swam during the summer and for my high school, and I started running in junior high, but just to lose enough weight to stop my period (I was a tad anorexic). I continued jogging and swimming through college into early adulthood. But just to stay in shape.... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893557 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:37:03 +0100 4893557 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872067&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fz-y_2tycP0U%2F By Christopher PrebleFormer Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty’s brief visit to Cato yesterday elicited some snide commentary in the blogosphere, especially this piece by the Huffington Post’s Jon Ward. Ward notes how the just-declared presidential candidate has been pretty adept at annoying audiences with his answers to questions. This one rankled the questioner, and a number of others in the auditorium. I’m not one who is going to stand before you and say we should cut the defense budget. [...] I’m not for shrinking America’s presence in the world. I’m for making sure that America remains the world leader, not becoming second or third or fourth in the list. One can sort of forgive a governor for not knowing much about foreign policy, although governors ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872067 Thu, 26 May 2011 17:53:25 +0100 4872067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4758739&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FUzDsC43VEhQ%2F By Christopher PrebleThe report that Leon Panetta will be appointed Secretary of Defense, and Gen. David Petraeus will become the new CIA director, does not come as a huge surprise. But I worry that President Obama’s decision to fill these positions from within his administration signals an unwillingness to rethink U.S. foreign policy. Such a reevaluation is desperately needed. Leon Panetta brings some experience in national security affairs to DoD, including his stints at CIA and on Capitol Hill, and as a member of the Iraq Study Group. His more relevant experience, however, may be as Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Clinton administration. Bob Gates effectively shielded the Pentagon from spending cuts, but that merely postponed the reckoning that Panetta ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4758739 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:04:46 +0100 4758739 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684273&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FtiywFcd5qAI%2F By Christopher PrebleFor all the boldness of Rep. Paul Ryan’s proposal to reduce projected federal expenditures by $6 trillion, an initiative that I support, the Pentagon’s budget emerges essentially unscathed in Ryan’s plan. This is a mistake on both fiscal and strategic grounds. Significant cuts in military spending must be on the table as the nation struggles to close its fiscal gap without saddling individuals and businesses with burdensome taxes and future generations with debt. Such cuts will also force a reappraisal of our military’s roles and missions that is long overdue. The Pentagon’s base budget has nearly doubled during the past decade. Throw in the costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, plus nuclear weapons spending in the Department of Energy, and a smattering ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684273 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:39:01 +0100 4684273 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4676801&cid=t_182996_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FwvgW1BxKpEk%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4676801 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:38:26 +0100 4676801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4631484&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealthy-thought-for-the-day%2F2011.03.24 A new blog has entered the medical world.  She’s only a couple months old, but she has an awesome name: happy internist.   happy internist shows us all   how to die healthy: my patient saw her gynecologist.  he told her to eat right, get lots of exercise, and lose weight.  that way, he said, you can die healthy. What a great quote.  It’s called finishing strong.  Given what I know about the incredible pain and suffering I witness everyday from self induced disease, dying healthy is a goal worth living for. Death is inevitable.  Dying healthy takes hard work and personal sacrifice. She was discovered at this week’s Grand Rounds, where Dr Val has done an excellent job of organizing the best of this week’s Internet medical offerings. *This blog post... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4631484 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:00:00 +0100 4631484 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4626769&cid=t_182996_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F23%2Fkaleidoscope-3-2011-wk-12%2F It has been long since I have posted a Kaleidoscope post with a “kaleidoscope” of facts, findings, views and news gathered over the last 1-2 weeks. There have been only 2 editions: Kaleidoscope 1 (2009 wk 47) and 2 (2010 wk 31). Here is some recommended reading from the previous two weeks. Benlysta (belimumab) approved by FDA for treatment of lupus. Belimumab is [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4626769 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:37:20 +0100 4626769 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4626873&cid=t_182996_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2011%2F03%2F23%2Fgrand-rounds-volume-7-number-26-the-emotional-edition%2F This brand new Grand Round is up at Better Health When I host Grand Rounds I like to organize the posts into emotion categories – kind of the way that movies are categorized into “drama, action, comedy, etc.” This achieves two goals: first, readers have the option of starting with their favorite emotion – maybe you need a “pick me up” or maybe you’re looking for something to get your blood pumping? Second, I get a general feeling for how my fellow bloggers are feeling these days. Judging from the volume of posts in each category, it seems that the majority of you are either surprised or outraged!   No related posts. (Source: Dr Shock MD PhD) Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4626873 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 06:52:54 +0100 4626873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592396&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcall-for-submissions-grand-rounds-at-better-health%2F2011.03.15 Grand Rounds will be hosted right here at “home” at Better Health on Tuesday, March 22th, 2011. Please send your blog-post submissions via e-mail by 12:00AM midnight CT on Saturday, March 19th, to: maria.gifford@getbetterhealth.com. Please include:  ”Submission for Grand Rounds” in the subject line of your e-mail. Your name (blog author), the name of your blog, and the URL of your specific blog-post submission. A short summary (1 to 3 sentences) of your blog post. There’s no specific theme for this edition of Grand Rounds — just send us something really smart or deep or profound that will move us and make us all think harder about health and medicine. For more information, please see the Grand Rounds Submissions Guidelines. We look forward to ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592396 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:00:36 +0100 4592396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4565882&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FE-5AgfWOb0M%2F By Christopher PrebleOn Monday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, speaking in Kabul, stated that the United States “will be well-positioned to begin drawing down some U.S. and coalition forces this July.”  But as Greg Jaffe of the Washington Post reports, the planned reductions likely wouldn’t lead to a major change in the U.S. mission in Afghanistan. Indeed, even as Gates is stating that the United States will adhere to its date to begin withdrawing troops, negotiations are in the works that could establish a long-term security presence for the U.S. beyond 2014 and might include permanent military bases. Secretary Gates and General Petraeus both claim progress in Afghanistan.  But their concepts of progress are murky and exist within a strategy that has never had clearly defined obj... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4565882 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:18:18 +0100 4565882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4532244&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FPEmHL5n5mug%2Fshout-outs.html Dr. Charles, The Examining Room of Dr. Charles,  is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds! You can read this week’s edition here. Hosting Grand Rounds is a rewarding experience in that it compels you to read through a wonderfully diverse, informative, and insightful collection of thoughts from around the health care world. Here are some highlights from the past week, and thanks to all who contributed. Enjoy, and read as many as you can: Dr. Val shares a book review that she published on Scientific American’s website about “Tabloid Medicine: How The Internet Is Being Used to Hijack Medical Science for Fear and Profit.” In this important book Robert Goldberg, PhD, explains why the Internet is a double-edged sword when it comes to health information, empowering some to bett... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4532244 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:43:56 +0100 4532244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489636&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fe2n1jTBYksY%2F By Christopher PrebleIn testimony yesterday before the House Armed Service Committee, Defense Secretary Robert Gates stated that the United States has an “interest” in keeping troops in Iraq past the agreed date of withdrawal, December 31, 2011.  Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) pressed Gates by asking: How can we maintain all of these gains that we've made through so much effort if we only have 150 people there and we don't have any military there whatsoever," Hunter asked. "We'd have more military in Western European countries at that point than we'd have in Iraq, one of the most central states, as everybody knows, in the Middle East? The logic of Rep. Duncan’s question provides some interesting context. His logic implies that the thousands of U.S. troops stationed in wealthy, develo... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489636 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:48:45 +0100 4489636 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4477699&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FTiVWVOvmBW8%2F By Christopher PreblePresident Obama might want it to appear as though he is reining in defense spending with his budget submission for FY 2012, but his approach to the Pentagon’s budget reveals the opposite. Perhaps the president hopes that his adoption of the faux cuts that Secretary Gates put on the table last month will be seen as responsible. Perhaps he is taking a prudent first step and signaling to the military, and its suppliers and contractors, that the days of double-digit increases are over. That may be; but far deeper cuts are warranted. . If the president had truly wanted to send a signal, he would have followed the advice of his own deficit reduction commission and endorsed far deeper cuts in military spending. The Department of Defense will spend $78 billion less over the ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4477699 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:48:26 +0100 4477699 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4450319&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FyeKRjTj2DTI%2Fgrand-rounds-vol-7-no-20.html It is my pleasure to bring you this week’s Grand Rounds.  As I am sick of winter and looking forward to spring, I am going to sprinkle this edition with images of some beaches near the contributors.  Enjoy! Valentine’s Day is in less than one week.  There are several “heart” related posts.  Let’s begin with them. This first one is from @purplesque, Sumpsimus, who gives us a glimpse of a “love affair” of the real tragi-comedy kind in her post:  Another day at work. ….. Corinne Rieder, healthAGEnda, discusses a part of the touching journey through her mother’s battle with Alzheimer’s in her post:  Listening to My Mother. I can’t deny it—I miss the mother I once had. Even at age 80, she was vibrant, loving, and independent. And she was ... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4450319 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:53:08 +0100 4450319 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4445785&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FiO90UMjjL2k%2F By Justin LoganVia Erik Voeten, Thanassis Cambanis has a long piece in Sunday's Boston Globe about academic critics of America's bipartisan grand strategy.  Cambanis rightly points out that Republicans and Democrats basically agree about American strategy, and spend all their time haggling over price and implementation.  By contrast, there is a burgeoning group of critics in the academy who disagree: [The critics'] call for a humbler foreign policy hasn’t gained much of a hearing with the foreign policy elite, and is hardly talked about in mainstream circles. They question many of America’s basic habits and reflexes, at a time when it’s increasingly clear that the “long war” has not eliminated the threat of terrorism or neutralized rogue states and their nuclear black market. N... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4445785 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:29:02 +0100 4445785 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4382749&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FvbTJ4BCKkfc%2F By Christopher PrebleThe calls for cutting the federal budget continue to build in Congress as the new GOP members try to make good on their promise to rein in the deficit.  And, right on time, the latest issue of the Weekly Standard features an article by Robert Kagan critiquing the chorus of calls for cuts to military spending.  I think Kagan’s critique is reasonably fair, certainly more so than others of the recent past.  But his basic premise, that national security spending is unrelated to the national debt, simply is not true.  At the The Skeptics, I address this: It is of course true that entitlements and mandatory spending pose the greatest threat to the nation’s fiscal health, but $700+ billion [in defense spending] isn’t chump change. The question of what we should spe... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4382749 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:48:42 +0100 4382749 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4277860&cid=t_182996_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fdoctors-gods-knights-knaves-or-pawns.html Like all professionals, doctors have a certain image about themselves . Similarly, patients have expectations of their doctors and expect them to conform to their mental model of how a doctor should behave.Life was much easier in the past when both patients and doctors expected doctors to behave as demi-Gods. The doctor was a shaman who was considered to be a healer who had been inspired by divine powers which he could use to help the sick to get better.In modern society, however, things have changed considerably; and few patients will treat their doctors as God-like figures ( and I feel most doctors would also be very uncomfortable in this role !)What roles do doctors adopt today ? These are primarily three, as articulated so well by the British economist, Julian Le Grand. We perceive doc... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4277860 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:13:00 +0100 4277860 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4277818&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FCn2VmIrRHiY%2F By David RittgersNew Jersey Governor Chris Christie has commuted the seven-year sentence of Brian Aitken, the man wrongfully convicted on firearms charges under that state’s draconian gun laws. Good. While a full pardon seems more appropriate – the judge in this case should have given the jury instructions on the “moving exception” that protected Aitken – this is at least recognition of an injustice and relief for one man and his family. The New Jersey state judicial system’s webpage describes the grand jury’s function as “a screening mechanism to protect citizens from unfounded charges.” That didn’t happen in this case. For more on this phenomenon, read this Cato Policy Analysis, “A Grand Façade: How the Grand Jury Was Captured by the Government.” For more Cato wo... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4277818 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:29:49 +0100 4277818 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4219730&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F3BFss3qvpBg%2F By Christopher PreblePresident Obama’s Fiscal Commission’s report is out and they have wisely kept military spending on the table. Having not seen the accompanying list of specific cuts, it seems that rather than micromanage DoD’s decisions with respect to which weapons systems to cut or keep, the commissioners have laid down a different marker: find the cuts that make sense, but understand that the business-as-usual of the past decade is over. The report fixes on a number of spending cuts and reforms that Benjamin Friedman and I call for in the Cato Policy Analysis “Budgetary Savings from Military Restraint” including cuts to the civilian workforce (see recommendation 1.10.4). They also hold fast to the proposition that all spending must be on the table, and reject out of ha... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4219730 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:46:27 +0100 4219730 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197150&cid=t_182996_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2010%2F11%2F24%2Fgrand-rounds-being-thankful%2F The Thanksgiving 2010 edition of Grand Rounds is up at Amanda Brown’s facebook page. The theme is gratitude. It’s probably the first time the Grand Round is on a Facebook page. So go over to Amanda Brown for an excellent read and selection of posts from Medblogs. At this time of year, I always stop and think about what I’m thankful for, and this year I’d say the medical blogging community is definitely on my list.   Related posts:Grand Rounds, Old School Style Grand Rounds Vol. 6 No.2 is up at Laika’s MedLibLog Emergiblog: Start your Grand Rounds (Source: Dr Shock MD PhD) Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197150 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 06:32:00 +0100 4197150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4190427&cid=t_182996_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F11%2F20%2Fa-veritable-piece-of-music-history-heads-down-the-highway%2F The family piano is on its way to southern Ontario from Perth, having been wrapped in quilts with care this morning, under Mom’s watchful eye, and loaded into a moving van.  It is about to find another appreciative home at my sister’s where my young niece and nephew are at a good age to learn [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4190427 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 03:23:03 +0100 4190427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4155235&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzcooper.files.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fgrand-junction-comparison.png In a high-profile paper in the September issue of Health Affairs, Thorson and coworkers showed that the care at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, CO was superior to that of 20 other unnamed hospitals. Grand Junction is, of course the smal town in SW Colorado that became famous when President Obama visited there during the health care reform debates during the summer of 2009, and here’s what he said: “Hello, Grand Junction! It’s great to be back in Southwest Colorado. Here in Grand Junction, you know that lowering costs is possible if you put in place smarter incentives; if you think about how to treat people, not just illnesses. That’s what the medical community in this city did; now you are getting better results while wasting less money.” So, Grand Junction, a town of 58... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4155235 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 22:00:35 +0100 4155235 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4151906&cid=t_182996_111_f&fid=34716&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNurseRatchedsPlace%2F%7E3%2FU4PkhnHoHII%2F (Photo Credit: Life Magazine) Welcome to the Veterans Day edition of Grand Rounds. Elvis and I are delighted that you dropped by. The King is very excited today because we are saluting celebrities that have served in the Armed Forces. Elvis said that his days in the army were memorable. I imagine having Life Magazine take your picture while you’re sitting in your underwear would be a memorable experience. My co-host and I want to thank everyone for their submissions, and we especially want to thank Dr. Nick Genes for allowing us to hold Grand Rounds at Nurse Ratched’s Place. Elvis told me that the doctor gave him a lot of shots right after that underwear picture was taken. The King knows that vaccinations are important and he wants everyone to get their shots. Dr. Val from Better Healt... Nurse Ratched's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4151906 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 02:28:51 +0100 4151906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4139189&cid=t_182996_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F11%2F06%2Fmedical-information-matters-call-for-submissions%2F I would like to remind you that it is almost the first Saturday of the Month and thus submission time for Medical Information Matters, the former MedLibs round. Medical Information Matters is a monthly compilation of the “best blog post in the field of medical information”, hosted by a different blogger each time. The blogger [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4139189 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 22:53:18 +0100 4139189 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133683&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F_AHhBDrV-sE%2F By David RittgersBuilding on Ilya Shapiro’s post on the sealed grand jury proceedings against Siobhan Reynolds, founder of the Pain Relief Network, and the sealed Reason Foundation/Institute for Justice amicus brief, here is some more background on the Wichita witch hunt: The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Wichita, Kansas, indicted physician Stephen Schneider and his wife, Linda, a nurse, for illegal drug trafficking in December 2007. Reynolds found an eerie parallel between Schneider’s case and the prosecution that denied her husband pain medication, so she took action. Her public relations campaign on behalf of Dr. Schneider so annoyed Assistant U.S. Attorney Tanya Treadway that Treadway sought a gag order to bar Reynolds’s advocacy. The presiding judge denied the gag order. When the ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133683 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:14:08 +0100 4133683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133796&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FOIDBuRHTabY%2Fshout-outs.html Dr Wes is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds! You can read this week’s edition here (photo credit). Welcome to this week's mid-term edition of the medical blog-o-sphere's Grand Rounds! Before we begin, be SURE to get to the polls to VOTE! This week submissions were classified by state or country of origin. Politically incorrect posts by state were colored RED whereas politically correct posts by state were colored BLUE. (States with both extremes are represented in PURPLE.) Now what would any political post be without a POLITICAL MAP of the states represented in this week's Grand Rounds?  ……………. ………………………………………. Kim, Emergiblog, is the host of the latest edition of Change of Shift (Vol 5, No 9)! You can find the schedule and the... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133796 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 11:49:54 +0100 4133796 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4125077&cid=t_182996_111_f&fid=34716&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNurseRatchedsPlace%2F%7E3%2FMObYj-gBwH0%2F I’m so excited. Yes, I’m all shook up. Elvis Presley and I are hosting Grand Rounds on November 9th. Elvis is a veteran you know, and he has invited other celebrities to help us celebrate Veterans Day at Grand Rounds. We hope you drop by to see who shows up. In the meantime, trade in your blue suede shoes for army boots and start writing. Elvis and I want your posts! Please send all posts to motherjonesrn AT Yahoo.com by Saturday, Nov 6th. Thank you very much….. Celebrity Veterans Day at Grand Rounds – Nurse Ratched's Place (Source: Nurse Ratched's Place) Nurse Ratched's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4125077 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:15:27 +0100 4125077 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4105739&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FRiC8isVua8M%2Fshout-outs_26.html Notes from Spice Island is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds! You can read this week’s edition here. Welcome to this Edition of Grand Rounds. I'm honored to be hosting for my first time. The topic is education and lessons learned. I hope you enjoy!  ………. Don't forget to check out Grand Round next week with a special election themed edition, Dr. Wes is hosting. Enjoy your Tuesday! ………………………………………. While this Better Health article by Barbara Ficarra, RN focuses on cancer prevention news article, the same tips can be of help with any medical news articles:  Cancer Prevention: How To Sift Through The Headlines Most of us can’t keep up with all the new ways to avoid cancer. Thanks to the Internet, we now have an unlimited supply ... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4105739 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:03:28 +0100 4105739 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4097906&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FnaJcNTL0PJA%2F By Christopher PrebleYesterday, Prime Minister David Cameron announced Britain’s biggest defense cuts since World War II. The cuts affect the British military across the board. The Army will shed 7,000 troops; the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force will each lose 5,000 personnel; the total workforce in the Ministry of Defence, including civilians, will contract by 42,000. The Navy’s destroyer fleet will shrink from 23 to 19. Two aircraft carriers — already under construction — will be completed, but one of the two will be either mothballed or sold within a few years. Whether the one remaining flattop in the British fleet will actually deploy with an operational fixed-wing aircraft is an open question. They’ve decided to jettison their Harriers; a technological marvel ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4097906 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:56:31 +0100 4097906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4082124&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FUFSYC6Nu9cw%2Fshout-outs_19.html Medical Resident's Journey is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds!  You may recall his poem won Dr. Charles Poetry contest.  The theme this week is “uplifting moments in medicine.”  You can read this week’s edition here (photo credit). Good morning! Thank you for all the submissions which have flooded my inbox over the past week. They kept me going through a stretch of countless overnight shifts in the emergency department, which seemed never-ending and darker than a moonless night. In the midst of stunning fall foliage this October, the vibrant colors of this week’s Grand Rounds reach towards the sky. Take a moment out of the day to live in the present. Listen to the sounds around you, whatever they may be – leaves rustling in the wind, blaring sirens, cons... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4082124 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:42:55 +0100 4082124 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060575&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FDhdPHcbV5bg%2F By Christopher PrebleToday ForeignPolicy.com has a feature article examining possible “Plan B’s for Obama,” with contributions coming from numerous experts. My contribution to the feature is titled “Cut (Really Cut) Military Spending.” It is time for President Obama and the administration to finally notice the increasing calls—from across the political spectrum—that the Pentagon’s budget should not be off limits when reducing the deficit.  From the Foreign Policy article: Despite all the hype about Defense Secretary Robert Gates and his cuts of big-ticket military projects, the Pentagon’s $680 billion budget is actually slated to increase in coming years. This is unconscionable at a time when taxpayers are under enormous stress and when the U.S. government must r... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060575 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:40:26 +0100 4060575 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060642&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2Fq1T834ONlS8%2Fshout-outs_12.html e-Patients is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds! You can read this week’s edition here. This is e-Patients.net’s first opportunity to host Grand Rounds. which is a collection of some of the medical blogosphere’s best writing over the last week. We asked bloggers to look at our sister website, the peer-reviewed Journal of Participatory Medicine, and create posts inspired by or extending the articles there. We did this not to be self-serving, but because we think it’s important to shine a light on the Journal’s role as a source of peer-reviewed, evidence-based participatory medicine research. A group of us formed the Society of Participatory Medicine to advance the credibility and understanding of patient empowerment and patient advocacy. We want to dedicate this edition o... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060642 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:48:43 +0100 4060642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4036721&cid=t_182996_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F05%2F8-habits-of-lousy-listeners%2F Most people know that one of the keys to success in relationships is good listening. Experts tell us to use “active” listening, “I messages,” and open-ended questions. Articles urge us to stop talking when someone speaks, to use our body language effectively to encourage the other guy, and to work to understand what is meant as well as what is said. We’ve been told that men are from Mars and women are from Venus and we’ve been taught how to translate the gender languages. Yet despite all that, developing good listening skills continues to be a challenge for some people. Generally, it’s better to emphasize the positive and teach folks useful skills. But at least some people some of the time find it equally useful to have the negative pointed out and explained. They want guidel... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4036721 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:31:55 +0100 4036721 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4031287&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2Fei0owS1zxE4%2Fshout-outs.html Sharp Brains is the host for this week’s  Grand Rounds!  You can read this week’s edition here. Wel­come to Grand Rounds, the weekly col­lec­tion of best health and med­ical blog posts. This week we invite you to enjoy a broad range of insights, tips, and first-hand sto­ries, pre­sented as a Q&A con­ver­sa­tion with blog­gers will­ing to answer, below, a total of 22 good questions. …………. ………………………………………. Kim, Emergiblog, is the host of the latest edition of Change of Shift (Vol 5, No 7) which is in its 5th year!   You can find the schedule and the COS archives at Emergiblog. (photo credit) Welcome to Change of Shift! While this is a bit of a “mini” version of the nursing blog carnival, it is far from ... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4031287 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:50:32 +0100 4031287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4031368&cid=t_182996_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FB6qLbobY-Ng%2F Welcome to Grand Rounds, the weekly col­lec­tion of best health and med­ical blog posts. This week we invite you to enjoy a broad range of insights, tips, and first-hand stories, presented as a Q&A conversation with bloggers willing to answer, below, a total of 22 good questions. On Health and Medicine What can one-word prescriptions deliver How does food processing change food´s nutritional value Can diet Increases Risk of ADHD Is alcoholism an illness What´s better: steady dete­ri­o­ra­tion over 10 years, or symp­tom-free life for 9 years fol­lowed by rapid dete­ri­o­ra­tion in year 10 On Patient Life As we talk about wellness…what about developing self-compassion Can patients with chronic pain still live a full life What is the patient-doctor etiquette for usin... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4031368 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:19:13 +0100 4031368 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4018291&cid=t_182996_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FB3wDggl8JTU%2F We’re hosting here at SharpBrains the October 5th edition of Grand Rounds blog carnival, the weekly collection of best health/ medical blog posts. You can submit posts until end of Sunday: alvaro at sharpbrains dot com, indicating Grand Rounds in the subject line. And don’t forget to come back on Tuesday! (Source: SharpBrains) SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4018291 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 07:41:46 +0100 4018291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4013240&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FH6R4SAKOoeE%2Fshout-outs_28.html Dr. Grumpy is the host for this week’s  Grand Rounds which marks the first edition at the beginning of GR’s 7th year!  You can read this week’s edition here (photo credit). Thank you all for coming. Coffee and bagels are in back. Sign in on the sheet. Medical students, please remember that you're allowed to sit ONLY if there are chairs left after the attendings, fellows, residents, and homeless people (here for the bagels) have been seated. Food was provided by our drug rep Rikki, on behalf of Wirfliss Pharmaceuticals. She asks that when writing a prescription, please keep their many Wirfliss products in mind. …... And we're off! The topic was: THINGS THAT MAKE ME GRUMPY! To start, I present: THE PHARMACISTS! ………………………………………. A be... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4013240 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:46:00 +0100 4013240 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3972960&cid=t_182996_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2010%2F09%2F15%2Fgrand-rounds-vol-6-51-hot-topics%2F The new Grand Rounds is up at Bedside Manner. The theme of this week’s Grand Rounds is hot topics in health care communication. It’s accompanied by nice photos from Yellowstone National Park, a hotbed of geothermal activity. Related posts:Grand Rounds Vol. 6 No. 30 is up at The Sterile Eye Grand Rounds 5.47 is up: Cost Containment In Healthcare Grand Rounds Vol 6 No 3 is up at Pallimed (Source: Dr Shock MD PhD) Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3972960 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:41:23 +0100 3972960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3965475&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FKFMnpyurIQE%2Fshout-outs_14.html The Schwartz Center is the host for this week’s  Grand Rounds.  You can read this week’s edition here (photo credit). Welcome! The theme of this week’s Grand Rounds is hot topics in healthcare communication. Since this is also the last issue of summer, I’m including photos from my summer vacation to Yellowstone National Park, a hotbed of geothermal activity. (Just for fun see if you can identify Yellowstone’s mascot, the American bison, hidden in one of the photos.) ………………………………………. Dr Charles has announced the winner of The Charles Prize for Poetry, 2010.  There were over 125 poems entered.   I hope you will head over and read them.  Congratulations to the winners! Winner: Fireflies, by a medical resident R... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3965475 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 11:43:30 +0100 3965475 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3959917&cid=t_182996_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F09%2F11%2Fmedlibs-round-is-up-at-digicmb%2F This months MedLib’s Round is up at DigiCMB the blog of Guus van den Brekel. The title is Emerging Technology in Medical and Health Information. Unfortunately there were few submissions. By adding a lot of useful information and links himself, Guus succeeded in composing a rich edition on the topic. You can read it all [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3959917 Sat, 11 Sep 2010 11:10:44 +0100 3959917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3942825&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2Fc_x2Kc2E_f8%2Fshout-outs.html Dr. Dino, Musings of a Dinosaur, is the host for this week’s  Grand Rounds.  You can read this week’s edition here (photo credit). Ah, fall. That wonderful season when the heat recedes, the leaves descend, the children go back to school…and the pennant races heat up. Once again this year my Phillies are in the thick of it, so as the host of Grand Rounds I avail myself of the privilege of dragging you all down to the ballpark with me.  …… ………………………………………. Kim, Emergiblog, is the host of the latest edition of Change of Shift (Vol 5, No 5) which is in its 5th year!   You can find the schedule and the COS archives at Emergiblog. (photo credit) Welcome to Change of Shift! Boy, that was a fast two weeks! For those who do... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3942825 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:50:33 +0100 3942825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3899575&cid=t_182996_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F08%2F24%2Fhealth-2-0-news-from-space-food-to-eye-tracking-and-hospital-blogs%2F Space Food: The Best and Worst (Boing Boing) Astronaut foods during the Gemini and Apollo programs were highly processed, because “low-residue” food meant fewer encounters with the dread fecal bag. To prevent crumbs, which could float into eyes and instrumentation panels, many foods – even “sandwiches” — took the form of bite-sized cubes lacquered with waxy, congealed oils. Rarely has anything so cute been so loathed. The coating stuck to the roof of the mouth and the cubes had to be rehydrated by “holding in the mouth for ten seconds.” The shroud of retraction: Virology Journal withdraws paper about whether Christ cured a woman with flu (Retraction Watch): A fascinating story, a must-read! Hospitals Don’t Need Social Media (Health is... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3899575 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:26:10 +0100 3899575 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3899435&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FhIcfUtIPobs%2Fshout-outs_24.html Fizzy, A Cartoon Guide to Becoming a Doctor, is the host for this week’s  Grand Rounds.  You can read this week’s edition here (photo credit). I am proud and honored to be hosting this week's grand rounds. As usual, I'm going to open with a cartoon: And finally, Webster's Dictionary defines "grand rounds" as nothing, because it's not even in there. …… ………………………………………. Kim, Emergiblog, is the host of the latest edition of Change of Shift (Vol 5, No 4) which is in its 5th year!   You can find the schedule and the COS archives at Emergiblog. (photo credit) Welcome to Change of Shift – a day late, but hopefully not a dollar short! We have some old friends and some new additions.  Our submissions cover the bes... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3899435 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:42:00 +0100 3899435 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3891655&cid=t_182996_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F08%2F23%2Fstories-8-how-not-to-reassure-or-treat-a-patient%2F The host of the next edition of the Grand Rounds is Fizzziatrist at A Cartoon Guide to Becoming a Doctor. Thus it is no surprise that the theme of this edition is “Humor in Medicine”. The Fizzziatrist: When I host Grand Rounds, I will post the links in order of how many times each one [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3891655 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:01:54 +0100 3891655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3816349&cid=t_182996_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F08%2F03%2Fmedlibs-round-august-2010-call-for-submissions%2F Tuesday, August 10th, it will be the second time that Walter Jessen will host the MedLibs Round at the well-known biomedical blog Highlight Health. MedLib’s Round is a monthly blog carnival of “excellent blog posts in the field of medical information”. The theme for this month’s edition of MedLib’s Round is “Leveraging social media to promote health information [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3816349 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:20:13 +0100 3816349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3816386&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FO8CPlyKoLGg%2F By Christopher PrebleOver at National Journal’s National Security Experts blog, this week’s question focuses on the recently released Hadley-Perry “alternative QDR.” Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. of NationalJournal.com asks: The U.S. military is already unaffordable — and yet it needs to be larger to sustain America’s global leadership, especially in the face of a rising China. That’s the bottom line from a congressionally chartered bipartisan panel, co-chaired by Stephen Hadley, George W. Bush’s national security adviser, and William Perry, Bill Clinton’s Defense secretary. The report, released July 29, is the independent panel’s assessment of and commentary on the Pentagon’s own Quadrennial Defense Review, released earlier this ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3816386 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:21:29 +0100 3816386 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3816400&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fkiller-grand-rounds-from-down-under%2F2010.08.03 Better Health’s Grand Rounds this week is hosted by the ever-so-crafty Life in the Fast Lane team of Australian physicians at the Utopian College of Emergency for Medicine. These docs “take great pleasure in sharing their medical experiences, clinical knowledge and insights into waiting-room medicine with health-conscious technophiles to facilitate the learning process by providing diverse and hopefully entertaining reading material.” It’s always worth a read (and a chuckle), no doubt. With the theme of ”Killer Posts” (just a hint — hate to blow the surprise), this edition of Grand Rounds is sure to educate in more ways than one! Experience it HERE. (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3816400 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:00:19 +0100 3816400 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3790641&cid=t_182996_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fgrand-rounds-july-227-2010%2F Favorite Post of the Week Dr. Toni Brayer has a guest post at ACPInternist about how insurance companies are killing primary care. I would like every Grand Rounds Reader to take a look at this and think very hard about what they will support in terms of insurance industry oversight. This post was first published on Dr. Brayer’s blog EverythingHealth.net. From the Surgeons – hey, what can I say, I am a homer Bongi is a surgeon working in South Africa – he shares part of his day. Suture for a Living has a list of medicine-themed songs from popular music (listen, this may seem a little dorky, but you gotta understand that music is pretty important to surgeons because we always listen to music in the operating room.) From the Shrinks Mental Notes blogs on the importance of do... Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3790641 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:01:46 +0100 3790641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3753825&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fgrand-rounds-from-the-shores-of-south-africa%2F2010.07.14 It’s not just the soccer world cup that’s on South African shores, but the great Grand Rounds (something that some would say is far more important than the world cup — okay, only one guy would actually say that, and he’s in a psychiatric institution in Outer Mongolia) is also presently hosted in South Africa! Proudly South African! Time to see what the bloggers have dished up for us this week. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at other things amanzi* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3753825 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3753825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3743576&cid=t_182996_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2010%2F07%2F11%2Fmedlibs-round-2-6-is-up-at-laikas-medliblog%2F This months edition of MedLib’s Round, a blog carnival of “excellent blog posts in the field of medical information” is about Peer Review, Impact Factors & Conflict of Interest, Social Media, Blogs & Web 2.0 tools and Electronic Health Records and the clinical librarian. Nice read on Laika’s MedLibLog Related posts:MedLib’s Round First Edition Finding Credible Health Information Online: MedLibs Round 1.8 MedLib’s Round 1.5: the best of medical librarianship (Source: Dr Shock MD PhD) Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3743576 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:32:43 +0100 3743576 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3723300&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fpaul-bunyan-and-his-babe-photo-of-the-day%2F June 27 or 28 was Paul Bunyan Day (the date varies regionally). While the fictional lumberjack isn’t usually known as the most eco-friendly hero, his myths include more than just chopping down forests. Legend has it that Bunyan created the Grand Canyon, the Great Lakes, and Mount Hood. Photo from Flicker user get directly down Post from: BlissTree Paul Bunyan and His Babe: Photo of the Day (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3723300 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 15:00:12 +0100 3723300 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3710593&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FEHgbznAE35I%2Fshout-outs_29.html Dr. Elaine Schattner of Medical Lessons is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds. It’s the “customer service in healthcare” edition. You can read this week’s edition here. Learning about medicine is a lifelong endeavor whether you’re a patient, a doctor, a caregiver, a hospital administrator or, perhaps, even an insurance company executive. In today’s Grand Rounds, we’ve an array of eleven perspectives that, directly or indirectly, bear on the suggested theme of education. If there’s a motif that emerged unsolicited this week, it’s empathy, a term highlighted in the titles of two submitted posts: In Glass Hospital, Dr. John Schumann considers what motivates health care workers in a thoughtful post, Finding Empathy. Schumann, an internist and medical educator at the ... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3710593 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:31:08 +0100 3710593 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3652513&cid=t_182996_114_f&fid=34648&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBlawg%2F%7E3%2F7m7W28qpGY8%2Fblog-carnival-trifecta.html It's a Health Wonk Review week -- the latest, "killer," edition of the biweekly blog carnival for health wonks is up, courtesy of Tinker Ready at Boston Health News.  The weekly carnivals are worth a read, too, of course: the lawyers' Blawg Review at Spam Notes and the medbloggers'  Grand Rounds at MDiTV.Tune in again next Monday, when Blawg Review returns to HealthBlawg - the home of hipness. David HarlowThe Harlow Group LLCHealth Care Law and Consulting (Source: HealthBlawg :: David Harlow's Health Care Law Blog) HealthBlawg :: David Harlow's Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3652513 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:17:35 +0100 3652513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3641051&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FAPvo9Ix-eec%2Fshout-outs_08.html MDiTV is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds.   It’s the “best edition ever, maybe” edition.  You can read this week’s edition here. Thanks to everyone who submitted to this week’s edition of Grand Rounds.  After following the weekly blog carnival for  months, submitting a few times and now playing the role as host has been immensely gratifying. The submissions covered a wide-range of topics; from surgical procedures to how the progression of 80’s music mirrors the evolution of birth control (seriously). ….. Thanks again to everyone that participated and I hope you all enjoy this week’s picks of the best medical blog reads as much as I did! ………………………………………. Medical schools across the country have been holdin... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3641051 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:56:51 +0100 3641051 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3629584&cid=t_182996_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F04%2Fmedlibs-round-update-call-for-submissions-june-2010%2F In the past months we had some excellent hosts of the round, really “la crème de la crème” of the medical information/libarary blogosphere: 2010 was heralded by Dr Shock MD PhD, followed by Emerging Technologies Librarian (@pfanderson) The Krafty Librarian (@krafty) and @Eagledawg (Nikki Dettmar). Nikki  hosted the round for a second time, but now on her [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3629584 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:21:19 +0100 3629584 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3617870&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FAxnTzQtOfd4%2Fshout-outs.html Dr. Muchandani's Medical Services is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds.   It’s the “LOL” edition.  You can read this week’s edition here. I've had a rather interesting time compiling this post for this edition of Grand Rounds. I must say the motive for the theme being humour and laughter was purely selfish. This is the first time I am hosting here and I knew that if I had to keep up the good work of the previous hosts I would have to be totally involved with the selection process of so many many fantastic entries that this event brings on! The only way to screen them would be to enjoy reading every bit and what better way to do that than over a laugh. So, in no particular order, here are this week's lol posts!………. ……………………………... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3617870 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:24:00 +0100 3617870 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3614508&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=34969&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FUnboundedMedicine%2F%7E3%2F0lCilOVBYC0%2F It’s an honor and pleasure to bring you this new edition of The Best Surgical Grand Rounds Carnival. FIFA WORLD CUP – SOUTH AFRICA 2010 I would like to express my gratitude to Jeffrey Leow of Vagus Surgicalis (Australian medical student with lots of interest and knowledge of surgery) and the creator of this Great Carnival. Australia is in Group D. Bongi, a lucky SouthAfrican general surgeon who will host the FIFA World Cup in 12 days, shares a story that will push you to learn Afrikaans. South Africa will be head of the Group A and will play with México, Uruguay and France. rlbates, my favorite (female) plastic surgeon who lives to sew, wrote an excellent review of Scalp avulsion injuries. USA will play against England, Algeria and Slovenia in Group C. Techknowdoc, a surg... Unbounded Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3614508 Sun, 30 May 2010 07:44:51 +0100 3614508 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3607479&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FjRZQEtb54Ec%2F By Christopher PrebleThe key theme that the Obama administration wants us to take away from the National Security Strategy (PDF) is “burden sharing.” The United States, the document explains, can no longer afford to be the world’s sole policeman. We need capable and willing partners to preserve global peace and prosperity. These are valid concerns. Unfortunately, the Obama administration lacks a vision for addressing them. Real change can only come from a fundamental reorientation of our current approach. We need a new grand strategy predicated on restraint both at home and abroad. Instead, for all the talk of new directions, the Obama administration has given us more of the same. In geopolitics, as in life, actions speak louder than words. So long as the United States sp... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3607479 Thu, 27 May 2010 19:01:04 +0100 3607479 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3595619&cid=t_182996_105_f&fid=38964&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrwes.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fgrand-rounds-is-up.html Grand Rounds, the best of this week's medical blog-o-sphere, is up over at 33 Charts.Musings of a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist. (Source: Dr. Wes) Dr. Wes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3595619 Tue, 25 May 2010 13:51:00 +0100 3595619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3595626&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FcCIT8cgApTw%2Fshout-outs_25.html Dr V, 33 Charts, is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds.   It’s the “Artsy Doctors, Genes and Creepy Imagery” edition.  You can read this week’s edition here. It’s been a tough week for the anti-vaccine movement but an important week for pediatric health. Yesterday the UK’s General Medical Council announced that Andrew Wakefield, who’s fraudulent manipulation of data spawned the vaccine-autism cottage industry, would be ‘struck’ from the medical register. This action by the GMC is one more nail in the coffin of the man who has singlehandedly turned back the clock on two generations of pediatric public health. Check out Respectful Insolence for some pithy commentary and a pointed, must see interview with Matt Lauer. This issue finally seems to be circl... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3595626 Tue, 25 May 2010 13:49:00 +0100 3595626 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3592213&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmale-birth-control-is-ultrasound-the-key%2F2010.05.23 Finally men everywhere might have a birth control option that won’t rob them of the joys of living. Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill may have discovered a cheap, convenient and noninvasive method of male birth control — ultrasound. The scientists believe that a single treatment can provide up to six months of infertility that is reversible. The team has received a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for their work. If the project pans out, this could have an incredible impact on global health. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3592213 Sun, 23 May 2010 12:00:51 +0100 3592213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3573688&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fgrand-rounds-edition-634%2F2010.05.18 As newly-appointed content manager of Better Health and editorial assistant to Dr. Val Jones, I’ve been given the honor of hosting this edition of Grand Rounds — a weekly summary of the best health blog posts on the Internet. This week’s submissions cover a nice mix of issues important to health and medicine, which I’m presenting in alphabetical order (excuse my conservativeness as I’m originally a product of the Mayo Clinic, and even after jumping ship nearly five years ago, I’m still affected due to my self-inflicted unchanged location — I’ll find my more liberal social-media legs soon!) From geriatrics to Viagra, PET scans to personality disorders, dentists to American Idol, you’ll find it in this ever-so-tidy session of Grand Rounds. B... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3573688 Tue, 18 May 2010 15:32:17 +0100 3573688 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3573727&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FNuIqzckTN8Y%2Fshout-outs_18.html Maria Gifford, Better Health, is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds.    You can read this week’s edition here. As newly-appointed content manager of Better Health and editorial assistant to Dr. Val Jones, I’ve been given the honor of hosting this edition of Grand Rounds — a weekly summary of the best health blog posts on the Internet. This week’s submissions cover a nice mix of issues important to health and medicine, which I’m presenting in alphabetical order (excuse my somewhat ultra-conservative ways, as I’m originally a product of the Mayo Clinic, and even after jumping ship nearly five years ago, I’m still affected due to my unchanged, self-inflicted physical location — I’ll find my social-media legs soon, I’m sure!) From geriatrics to Viagr... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3573727 Tue, 18 May 2010 12:13:32 +0100 3573727 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3556095&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fgrand-rounds-call-for-submissions%2F2010.05.11 Grand Rounds will be hosted by Better Health on Tuesday, May 18th, 2010. Please send your medical blog submissions via email by 12:00AM midnight CDT on Sunday, May 16th, to: maria.gifford@getbetterhealth.com. Please include:  ”Submission for Grand Rounds” in the subject line of your email. Your name (blog author), the name of your blog, and the URL of your specific blog submission. A short summary (1-3 sentences) of your blog post. (NOTE: There is no specific theme for this session of Grand Rounds.) For more information, please see the Grand Round Submissions Guidelines. We look forward to receiving your submissions and featuring them here next week. (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3556095 Tue, 11 May 2010 20:02:51 +0100 3556095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3552286&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FX1NSHAVMi0Y%2Fshout-outs_11.html Dr Charles, The Examining Room of Doctor Charles, is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds.    Check out his post:  Caring for the Patient Who Is a Zombie.  You can read this week’s edition here. Welcome to Grand Rounds, a weekly collection of excellent writings submitted by medical bloggers.  The theme for this week is minimalism – I’m going to restrain myself and let the authors speak for themselves:………. ………………………………………. Dr Wes has done a review of a film I wish all of us could see:  The Vanishing Oath: A Review …..As background, the film is a three-year project born in 2007 just before the great US health care reform debate began. Over 200 hours of interviews were conducted explore a simple question... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3552286 Tue, 11 May 2010 12:18:26 +0100 3552286 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3529815&cid=t_182996_105_f&fid=38964&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrwes.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fby-referral-grand-rounds.html Grand Rounds, the best of the Medical Blog-o-sphere, is hosted this week by none other than the eight year old (blog), GruntDoc, and is suitably titled: The Non Narcissist, Non Personally Aggrandizing Edition.(Be sure to check out the modifed pain scale faces at Hyperbole and a Half included in the selections.)-WesMusings of a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist. (Source: Dr. Wes) Dr. Wes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3529815 Tue, 04 May 2010 10:34:00 +0100 3529815 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3511606&cid=t_182996_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2010%2F04%2F28%2Fgrand-rounds-vol-6-no-31-is-up-at-chronicbabe-so-ladylike%2F The latest Grand Rounds is made in ChronicBabe style, which means a collection of nice posts. A gathering of doctors, nurses, patients and just regular folk who like to write about medicine. And women. That’s why it’s ladylike, enjoy… Related posts:Grand Rounds Vol 6 No 3 is up at Pallimed Grand Rounds: What’s on the Menu? Grand Rounds: Diversity (Source: Dr Shock MD PhD) Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3511606 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:00:43 +0100 3511606 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508219&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FgQgj6MoRGxs%2Fshout-outs_27.html ChronicBabe is the host for this week’s Grand Rounds.   You can read this week’s edition here. Hey laaaaadeeeeez! It's time again for Grand Rounds, ChronicBabe style, which means we've curated a collection of posts that are completely babelicious. We hope you enjoy this gathering of doctors, nurses, patients and just regular folk who like to write about medicine. And women. ………………………………………. If you don’t have access to Discovery CME channel, you can still watch Dennis Quaid’s Chasing Zero: Winning The War On Healthcare Harm  online here.  A made-for-TV documentary, 55 minutes long and entitled Chasing Zero: Winning the War on Healthcare Harm, is being shown four times globally beginning April 2010 on the main Discovery Channel. ... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508219 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:58:40 +0100 3508219 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3460148&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FH9OddyPKtPc%2F By Christopher PrebleOver at the National Journal’s Security Experts Blog, Paul Starobin asks “Is An Obama ‘No Nukes’ World Likely To Be A Safer One?”: Is President Obama on the right track with his new commitment to unilaterally scale back America’s threat to use nuclear weapons to deter attacks on the U.S. and its allies? And as world leaders assemble in Washington on April 12 to discuss matters of global nuclear security, is Obama’s cherished goal of ridding the world of nukes ever likely to be a reality? Would a nukes-free world in fact be a safer, more peaceful one? Even if Obama is right that he is not likely to see a nuclear-free world in his lifetime, will a trend toward declining global nuclear arsenals make America more or less safe? My r... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3460148 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:50:04 +0100 3460148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3440823&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2Fbh_Nlrrjukw%2Fshout-outs.html Today, April 6th, is World Physical Activity Day.  I didn’t know this before reading @DrVes’s tweet last week:  Run for your life - April 6 is World Physical Activity Day http://goo.gl/NshG This fits right into the theme for this week’s Grand Rounds chosen by the host Dave Munger, The Daily Monthly --  Fitness and Nutrition.   You can read this week’s edition here. Welcome to the Grand Rounds — a weekly roundup of medical and health blogging, hosted on a different blog each week. This edition is volume 6, number 28 (click here for last week’s edition). Since this is fitness month on Daily Monthly, I asked this week’s participants to focus on nutrition and fitness where possible, and we got a great response. …………………………………�... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3440823 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:33:28 +0100 3440823 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429272&cid=t_182996_114_f&fid=34648&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBlawg%2F%7E3%2FvaxHwF57DRs%2Fblog-carnivals-next-health-wonk-review-right-here-on-april-15.html This week, health reform looms large in the minds of blog carnival hosts.  Evan Falchuk's health reform edition of Grand Rounds is up at his See First blog.  Rich Elmore hosts the current Health Wonk Review at his Healthcare Technology News (check out the flying pigs photos and more; cf. the HealthBlawger's "First Hundred Days" edition of Blawg Review for another reference to flying pigs). The next edition of Health Wonk Review will be hosted right here on April 15th.  The themes we will be exploring in that biweekly exegesis of health wonkery include the following: Metaphors Lying Song (esp. the blues) Art (esp. painting, drawing) Inventors and their contraptions Fast food Liberation Cosmetic surgery/medical spas Impressionist 19th century novels Immenseness Mortality Rac... HealthBlawg :: David Harlow's Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429272 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:08:58 +0100 3429272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420519&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FXzflWzsv2rs%2Fshout-outs_30.html Evan Falchuk, See First Blog, is this week's host of Grand Rounds.   You can read this week’s edition here. Welcome to Grand Rounds – the health care blogosphere’s ultimate blog carnival. This week’s version is something special.  I asked for posts only about health care reform, and I am overwhelmed by the response.  Below are the leading voices of the health care blogosphere. It is the Mother of All Health Care Reform Blog Round-Ups. So, evacuate the dance floor- you’re about to be infected by the sound of health care reform blogging. ………………………………………. Nursing Student Chronicles  is the host of the latest edition of Change of Shift (Vol 4, No 19) ! You can find the schedule and the COS archives at Emergiblog. (photo cre... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420519 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:03:51 +0100 3420519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420409&cid=t_182996_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F30%2Fhealth-care-reform-2010-obama-usa-bill-dutch-plan-doctors-letterman-pills-other-random-thoughts%2F “I do believe the only way we can end all preventable deaths and the suffering of millions is to provide decent health care to all.” Hilary Benn, 2006 ——————— The next Grand Rounds will be hosted by Evan Falchuk at SEE FIRST (Insights into the Uncertain World of Healthcare).  Evan’s theme is Health Care Reform. How will it [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420409 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:28:33 +0100 3420409 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3399002&cid=t_182996_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2010%2F03%2F24%2Fgrand-round-womens-theme%2F This time the theme is women in science and medicine because March is the month of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month (in the United States). Check it out at Suture for a Living, a lot of very interesting posts. Related posts:Grand Round at Getting Closer To My Self Grand Rounds Vol. 5 No. 52 up at Suture for a Living The Grand Round Medicine Show at Nurse Ratched’s Place (Source: Dr Shock MD PhD) Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3399002 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 06:48:49 +0100 3399002 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3395165&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FpOnQKQ8TOX8%2Fgrand-rounds-vol-6-no-26.html I want to thank you all for contributing such wonderful posts for this week's Grand Rounds. And, thank you for allowing me to make it a "women’s” theme as March is the month of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month (here in the United States). Sterile Eye tells us the story of Jan van Rymsdyk – Drawer of Wombs. Here is one of the beautiful sketches included in the post. In October 2008 I visited the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow, where William Hunter’s great book of obstetrics was on display. Published in 1774, The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus did much to advance the understanding of human pregnancy. The book contains 34 copper engravings. 31 of these magnificent medical illustrations were made by a mysterious man called Jan van Rymsdyk. ………………... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3395165 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:56:22 +0100 3395165 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370450&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FI8STJ-wc_vc%2Fgrand-rounds-here-next-week.html I am honored to be the host of Grand Rounds next week.  Please, send your posts to rlbatesmd@gmail.com with “Grand Rounds” in the subject line.  Include the title of the post and a correct link.   You may also include a “line or two” of post description if you like.  I will accept post up until noon CST Monday, March 22nd.  I have hosted Grand Rounds twice before and never ask for a theme.  I started to do the same this time, but realized it is Women’s History Month here in the United States.  Earlier this month was International Women’s Day.  So I would like to encourage you to submit posts that have to do with women in medicine as patients, as providers, as scientists, etc.  Thank you.  I’m looking forward to your su... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370450 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:10:34 +0100 3370450 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370449&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2F8JDDPWlXs-s%2Fshout-outs_16.html Medicine and Technology is this week's host of Grand Rounds.   You can read this week’s edition here. Welcome to Grand Rounds Vol 6 No 25. Grand Rounds is a weekly summary of the best health blog posts on the Internet. I wish to also extend a special thanks to those medical bloggers who are participating in Grand Rounds for the first time. This week, we had many submissions, so let's get started. ………………………………………. St. Baldrick's is a fundraising foundation dedicated to raising funds for pediatric cancer research.  Shadowfax went Going Bald Once More.  Here are some photos of the shaving.  Yesterday he tweeted Heading down for the shaving. Zippy didn't make it, alas. Pics to follow soon. Donations total $10,500 as of this moment.... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370449 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:50:04 +0100 3370449 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3358942&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fpregnancy-woes%2F Sad Pregnant Woman I’m always intrigued — and frankly, quite skeptical — when Hollywood star moms-to-be gush over how much they love being pregnant. They wax on about how they’ve never felt better or sexier. They blather about how beautiful their skin looks and silky their hair feels. My all-time favorite, however, is when they exclaim that they wish they could be pregnant forever. Better them than me, I say. For me, pregnancy sucked. Getting pregnant sucked even worse. A little back story: My husband and I had tried for about a year to have a kid the old fashioned way. No baby showed, so we moved on to fertility drugs, and then artificial insemination. Still nothing. So we brought in the big guns – in vitro fertilization – because it turned out we were, reproductively speaking... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3358942 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:00:46 +0100 3358942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3346481&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FA9Zq6mImMJs%2Fshout-outs_09.html David E. Williams' Health Business Blog is this week's host of Grand Rounds.   You can read this week’s edition here. Welcome to Grand Rounds 6:24. Regular readers know I provide a mix of health care wonkery, cheerleading of entrepreneurs, and light-hearted, humorous Grand Rounds. But this week’s batch of submissions is mostly in the pain and suffering category. If you think I’m joking, read on. Pain and suffering Other Things Amanzi is profoundly affected by the death of a kidney transplant patient. The fellow walked into the hospital with the realistic hope of life without dialysis and departed on a cold morgue slate. Can’t win ‘em all, but that’s not much comfort in this case. …………………………………….. Check out Dr Val's (Better Health) vid... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3346481 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:40:43 +0100 3346481 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3247048&cid=t_182996_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F02%2F05%2Fjourney-of-a-lifetime%2F (Excerpts from my posts on this trip, first published here in 2009. Read more in the February 7, 2010 Sunday magazine of The Kansas City Star, or read it now online at Journey of a Lifetime. View photographs from the trip on Flickr.) 1974 in Austin, Texas: Donna Trussell, Charlton McMillan, Linda Elizondo Long Strange Trip At home, watching the sun rise might mean a sleepless night followed by what would surely be an achy, lethargic day. But on a train, ushering in the dawn is a badge of honor. Most of us in the lounge car at 5:00 in the morning could not sleep in coach or even in the roomette. Our compensation was the dramatic landscape that inspired novelist Willa Cather accented by a deepening pink and coral sky. As we awaited the opening of the dining car – and that first cup of ... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3247048 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:00:25 +0100 3247048 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3239550&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FRzh6IhIoYQ0%2F By Christopher PrebleToday’s Politico includes an op ed that I co-authored with Heather Hurlburt of the National Security Network. It was the first time that the two of us collaborated, and I was very pleased with the end result. Most of the clever turns of phrase are Heather’s including the title, “The Wrong Manhood Test.” And I’m grateful to Harrison Moar and Charles Zakaib for helping me on Monday to sift through the gargantuan defense budget, and pull out the relevant facts. Heather and I don’t agree on everything. We faced off at Bloggingheads.tv several months ago to discuss my book, The Power Problem, and I’m sure that we’ll continue to spar from time to time in the future. But the bottom line from the op ed is this: …beca... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3239550 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:58:39 +0100 3239550 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231542&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FQRBqNHb3d3Y%2Fshout-outs.html Dr. Rob,  Musings of a Distractible Mind, is this week's host of Grand Rounds.   It is the Groundhog Day edition. You can read this week’s edition here (photo credit). It happens every year. I try to get a little shut-eye, but then these guys in hats come around and yank me out of bed.  They proceed to parade me around a huge throng of people (most of whom are not wearing hats), obsessing about the presence or absence of stratus clouds. What a strange group of people.  I seem to be the center of attention for the day, though, and that’s not all bad.  It’s my day on February 2nd, and nobody has ever taken that from me. Until this year. ………………………………….. Have you seen the National Library of Medicine’s exhibit “Changi... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231542 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:41:35 +0100 3231542 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231530&cid=t_182996_105_f&fid=38964&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrwes.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fgrand-rounds-is-up-along-with.html ... over at Dr. Rob's place at Musings of a Distractible Mind.-WesMusings of a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist. (Source: Dr. Wes) Dr. Wes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231530 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:18:00 +0100 3231530 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231454&cid=t_182996_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FsgZXq8Cj3YA%2F By Christopher PrebleAs usual, Ben Friedman beat me to the punch regarding the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) (.pdf), and, as usual again, he nails it. I do see some value in the exercise, however. So let’s not “forget it” just yet. By constructing a rationale to justify our existing defense posture, and providing a blueprint for force planning into the future, the QDR can be particularly useful for taking on some sacred cows. For example, the proposals to cancel the CG(X) cruiser, shut down production of the C-17 and the F-22, restructuring the DDG-1000 destroyer and the Future Combat Systems program, are sure to rile up members of Congress who continue to treat the defense budget as just another vehicle for dispensing pork barrel goodies to a handful of constituent... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231454 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:33:10 +0100 3231454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208424&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FRRSasjHOCcE%2Fshout-outs_26.html Kim, Emergiblog, is this week's host of Grand Rounds. It is the LOL edition  which can be read  here (photo credit). Welcome to the LOL edition of Grand Rounds! I just adore the I Can Has Cheeseburger – LOL Cat site and the kittehs provide our background theme for the week. ………………………………….. Kim, Emergiblog, is the host of the latest edition of Change of Shift (Vol 4, No 15) ! You can find the schedule and the COS archives at Emergiblog. (photo credit) It’s time again for Change of Shift, the bi-weekly nursing blog carnival! It’s an eclectic selection this week: hospital to office, students and veterans, money and…well, poo-poo, disasters and preparedness………….. ………………………………….. The need for help to Haiti c... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208424 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:11:20 +0100 3208424 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3167218&cid=t_182996_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2010%2F01%2F13%2Fgrand-rounds-volume-6-number-16%2F The Holidays may be over, but there’s no rest for Santa or his cute little Congressional elves. So, after a respite that must have seemed all too brief, Santa has herded his diminutive (but ever-cheerful!) drudges right back into their Secret Workshop, to finish building for us kids the Healthcare We Can All Believe In. Liked the animation and description of it. A very nice and eloquent introduction of this weeks grand round on The Covert Rationing Blog by DrRich I especially liked Do you ever go through the motions “My last instructor told me that sometimes they go through the motions of doing CPR (reanimation), even when they know it is futile, for the benefit of the family. Do you ever go through the motions?” I also liked the post over at Muse, RN. A relative newcomer to the blog... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3167218 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:24:34 +0100 3167218 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3163808&cid=t_182996_105_f&fid=38964&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrwes.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fgrand-rounds-is-up.html ... over at Dr. Rich's place, the Covert Rationing blog, with his post-holiday edition:The Holidays may be over, but there’s no rest for Santa or his cute little Congressional elves. So, after a respite that must have seemed all too brief, Santa has herded his diminutive (but ever-cheerful!) drudges right back into their Secret Workshop, to finish building for us kids the Healthcare We Can All Believe In.DrRich, for one, can hardly wait to unwrap it.But unwrap it he does with his usual sharp-witted writing style. Definitely worth a read. Twice. Gotta find out who's been naughty and nice.-WesMusings of a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist. (Source: Dr. Wes) Dr. Wes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3163808 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:50:00 +0100 3163808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3163811&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FityenpU6I50%2Fshout-outs_12.html DrRich, Covert Rationing Blog, is this week's host of Grand Rounds. You can read this week’s edition here. The Holidays may be over, but there’s no rest for Santa or his cute little Congressional elves. ……….. And so, to Santa, to the elves, and to anyone else enlightened enough to seek it out, DrRich is honored to present: Grand Rounds. ………………………………….. Kim, Emergiblog, is the host of the latest edition of Change of Shift (Vol 4, No 14) !   It is the first edition of the new year.  You can find the schedule and the COS archives at Emergiblog. (photo credit) Happy New Year and welcome to the first Change of Shift of the new decade! Are you still writing “09″? I’m not! For some reason I have converted to “01″. Lord knows how... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3163811 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:53:30 +0100 3163811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3142645&cid=t_182996_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2010%2F01%2F05%2Fmedlibs-round-2-1%2F I am very pleased to host this month’s edition of the Medlib’s round at it’s almost first birthday. The Medlib’s round was started by Jacqueline of Laika’s Medliblog in January 2009 and first published in February 2009. It’s a blog carnival of “excellent blog posts in the field of medical librarianship”. I’ve included the submitted posts and some posts from MedLiblogs I frequenty visit, here it goes at random: Mesh terms as used in PubMed for medical literature searches are a kind of tags. MeSH terms will tell you how a particular issue is talked about and labeled. If there is more than one way to refer to a concept (like “heart attack” vs. “myocardial infarction”), MeSH lets you know which is the right term. Did you know that Mesh terms l... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3142645 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:41:18 +0100 3142645 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3126635&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FSEr_G4KevTI%2Fshout-outs_29.html  Dr. Ottematic is this week's host of Grand Rounds. You can read this week’s edition here (photo credit). The end of the year is a time of reflection. We look forward to the years to come and look backwards, pondering our triumphs and tragedies. And, if you are anything like me, you might also look behind the dryer for that missing sock. In late December, the tradition is also to formalize our best intentions for the future, even if we know the process is futile. Though considered nearly a pointless exercise, with failure resulting in an even worse state than before we started, we make these resolutions annually. So, onto the blogs, grouped according to some of the classic New Year’s resolution themes. ………………………………….. Kim, Emergiblog, is the host of t... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3126635 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:38:54 +0100 3126635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3111479&cid=t_182996_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2009%2F12%2F22%2Fmedlibs-round-call-for-submissions%2F The MedLib’s Round Blog Carnival is a monthly blog carnival that showcases excellent posts in medical librarianship. The carnival is not restricted to librarians – anyone can submit as long as the post is relevant and of good quality. If you have an article on medical librarianship, PubMed, evidence-based medicine, information literacy or Web 2.0 tools etc., you’re welcome to submit, I will be the next host. There is no special theme. Please submit your article before January 2, 2010 through this form. The MedLib’s Round 1.9 should be available on January 6th. Related posts:MedLib Round 1.2 The new MedLib Grand Round is up at DragonFly... MedLib Grand Round at First Person Narrative This month’s theme was “evidence” – not just in... MEDLIB’s ’spooktacular’ round... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3111479 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:45:22 +0100 3111479 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3096927&cid=t_182996_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2009%2F12%2F17%2Fmedlib%25e2%2580%2599s-round-1-9-about-social-media-and-web-services%2F This article will be perfect for you to discover, understand and start using Wave in a proper way. She describes how medecial librarians have already created dedicated waves but still doubts about usefulness of the tool. The next Medlib Grand Round will be held on this blog beginning next year. You can submit your contributions here. Related posts:MedLib Round 1.2 The new MedLib Grand Round is up at DragonFly...MedLib Grand Round at First Person Narrative This month’s theme was “evidence” – not just in...Medlib’s Round 1.6 is up at Laika’s The most web savvy librarian Laika’s who’s also on... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. (Source: Dr Shock MD PhD) Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3096927 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:49:29 +0100 3096927 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3089323&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FY3QBSSq7zT0%2Fshout-outs_15.html Florence dot com is this week's host of Grand Rounds. You can read this week’s edition here (photo credit). Welcome to this holiday edition of Grand Rounds! It's the time of year when friends and family gather, when stories are told and memories are made. But the winter weather and short days here in the northern hemisphere seem to prompt brevity in our everyday comings and goings. It seems like the right time to combine storytelling and brevity and channel Charlotte, one of the most masterful storytellers I met during a childhood spent with my nose in a book………….. ………………………………….. Kim, Emergiblog, is the host of the latest edition of Change of Shift (Vol 4, No 11) !   It is the “Light” edition.  You can find the schedule and the COS... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3089323 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:39:51 +0100 3089323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3089319&cid=t_182996_105_f&fid=38964&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrwes.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fgrand-rounds-is-up.html ... with a Charlotte's Web theme over at Florence dot com:Welcome to this holiday edition of Grand Rounds! It's the time of year when friends and family gather, when stories are told and memories are made. But the winter weather and short days here in the northern hemisphere seem to prompt brevity in our everyday comings and goings. It seems like the right time to combine storytelling and brevity and channel Charlotte, one of the most masterful storytellers I met during a childhood spent with my nose in a book.Enjoy!-WesMusings of a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist. (Source: Dr. Wes) Dr. Wes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3089319 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:32:00 +0100 3089319 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3067072&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2Fyd5fsH9vkUQ%2Fshout-outs_08.html Nuts for Healthcare is this week's host of Grand Rounds. You can read this week’s edition here. Welcome to Grand Rounds! ………………………………….. Medgadget discussed the Lancet article on  Scientists Grow Skin Tissue in Preclinical Study.  Their discussion includes the Lancet podcast discussing the research with two of the study authors, Marc Peschanski MD and Dr Christine Baldeschi PhD. A team of researchers from France and Spain managed to grow complete human skin epidermis from skin-derived stem cells on laboratory mice. The finding could lead to the rapid production of one's own skin patches for people with burns and other severe skin problems. …………………..…………….. Chris, Life in the Fast Lane, wrote about  A Philosophical Dea... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3067072 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:48:00 +0100 3067072 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3008038&cid=t_182996_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.annals.org%2Fcontent%2Fsuppl%2F2009%2F11%2F17%2F151.10.DC1%2Fannals_20091117.mp3 Kaleidoscope is a new series, with a “kaleidoscope” of facts, findings, views and news gathered over the last 1-2 weeks. Most items originate from Twitter, my Google Reader (RSS) and sometimes real articles (yeah!). I read a lot, I bookmark a lot, but only some of those things end op in a post. Since tweets have [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3008038 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:44:07 +0100 3008038 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3003793&cid=t_182996_105_f&fid=38964&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrwes.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fmedical-bloggers-grand-rounds-is-up.html ... this week over at Colorado Health Insurance Insider.-WesMusings of a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist. (Source: Dr. Wes) Dr. Wes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3003793 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:49:00 +0100 3003793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2999558&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FmIBSokIyWdk%2Fshout-outs_17.html Health Insurance Colorado is this week's host of Grand Rounds. You can read this week’s edition here. Welcome to Grand Rounds. With Thanksgiving rapidly approaching, we thought we’d get you in the spirit by highlighting articles that involve thankfulness and gratitude. How To Cope With Pain brings us a truly amazing video. It’s a reminder to be thankful for all that we have, and for the things in life (like this video) that inspire us. It’s well worth the five minutes it takes to watch it. ………………………………….. Dr David Gorsk,  Science-Based Medicine, wrote a very nice post on Cancer prevention: The forgotten stepchild of cancer research? The New York Times has been periodically running a series about the “40 years’ war” on cancer, with most art... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2999558 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:39:00 +0100 2999558 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2989221&cid=t_182996_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2009%2F11%2F13%2Ffinding-credible-health-information-online-medlibs-round-1-8%2F The MedLib’s Round, the monthly blog carnival that highlights some of the best writing on medical librarianship, encompassing all stages in the publication and dissemination of medical information: writing, publishing, searching, citing, managing and social networking is up at Highlight Health. I especially liked: MedlinePlus vs. healthfinder: Must We Choose? why there are two major consumer health information sites supported by the government — MedlinePlus and healthfinder.gov. So how can you make sense of the millions of websites and find online health information that is reliable? Can You Trust That Health Website? Do you subscribe to RSS feeds? Are you using social media? Have you ever wished you could integrate everything into a single organized page? Read Feed me Feedly on Life... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2989221 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:19:37 +0100 2989221 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2981131&cid=t_182996_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fshrink-rap-grand-rounds-is-up-at.html The theme for crzegrl's Grand Rounds this week is Veteran's Day. The shrinky links:doctors & mistakes (Medicine & Technology)pharma ads & claims on twitter (HealthBlawg) ... also follow #FDAsm on Thur & Fri for coverage of the FDA's anticipated hearing on social media and Web2.0 (links for live streaming on HITshrink)antidepressants for chronic pain (How to Cope with Pain)love in the recovery room (Anesthesioboist) ... not really shrinky, just beautiful----- Listen to our latest podcast at mythreeshrinks.com or subscribe to our rss feed. (Source: Shrink Rap) Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2981131 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0100 2981131 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2977318&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FYGG518V9qh0%2Fshout-outs_10.html Emily, crzegrl, flight nurse, is this week's host of Grand Rounds. You can read this week’s edition here. Welcome to Grand Rounds …………………………. Dr Bruce Campbell, Reflections in a Head Mirror, is the “Blogging Surgeon” as his update on Facebook announced this past week. Hope you’ll go listen. It’s well worth your time. I am the "Blogging Surgeon!" Scroll to the bottom of the link. WUWM - Milwaukee Public Radio! http://wuwm.com/programs/lake_effect/view_le.php?articleid=837 ………………………………….. Yesterday, listening to NPR one of the guests mentioned this article “How American Health Care Killed My Father”  by David Goldhill published in the September 2009 The Atlantic.  It is a must read. How often h... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2977318 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:13:45 +0100 2977318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2977361&cid=t_182996_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2009%2F11%2F10%2Fpalliative-care-grand-rounds-1-10%2F The new Palliative Care Grand Rounds is up. It’s the monthly review of the best of palliative care related blogs. This month I am handing out awards because I am so glad to see so many bloggers talking about palliative care issues and I think some of them need to be recognized. If you need to pick up your award, feel free to come visit me in Kansas City. Hope I will be in the neighborhood of Kansas City in the near future to collect my award. Related posts:Grand Rounds at See First Read the excellent introduction and quickly go and read...Grand Rounds 5:45 – Le Tour de France Edition! This week’s Grand Round is up at captain Atopic....Grand Rounds: Diversity The next grand round is up at Health Blogs... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. ... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2977361 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:27:03 +0100 2977361 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2954537&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FZ6cdhKTjV10%2Fshout-outs.html Dr Joseph Kim, Non-Clinic Jobs,  is this week's host of Grand Rounds.  You can read this week’s edition here. Welcome to Grand Rounds Volume 6 No 6. I'm Dr. Joe Kim and I'm your host this week. I’ve hosted Grand Rounds on my one of my other blogs (http://www.MedicineandTechnology.com) but today, I’m hosting Grand Rounds from my other blog http://www.NonClinicalJobs.com. Thanks for joining me here this week as we look through the "non-clinical" lens this week. The theme this week is on non-clinical areas within health care. Since we’re all bloggers, we all embrace some elements of writing and journalism. These areas of medical communications continue to grow each year. Let's explore several different non-clinical sectors within the world of health care: ... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2954537 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:41:24 +0100 2954537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2944045&cid=t_182996_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F10%2F30%2Fa-young-womans-death-and-our-uneasy-truce-with-wilderness%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up: On Tuesday afternoon, a young Toronto singer-songwriter named Taylor Mitchell was walking the beautiful Skyline Trail in Cape Breton Highlands National Park when two coyotes attacked her. A nearby hiker heard her cries and came to her aid. Mitchell was airlifted to a hospital, but she died the next morning, on October 28. Had she lived, in three weeks Mitchell would have found out whether or not she won a Canadian Folk Music Award. She’d been nominated in the category of Young Performer of the Year. She was 19 years old. Cape Breton officials insisted an attack by coyotes is highly irregular, since they usually shy away from humans…. Read the rest on AOL: A Young Woman’s Death, and Our Uneasy Truce With Wilderness. Posted in Music... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2944045 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:18:29 +0100 2944045 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2931009&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FPrnxmCTk-0U%2Fshout-outs_27.html Codeblog  is this week's host of Grand Rounds.  You can read this week’s “Trick or Treating” edition here. Welcome to Grand Rounds!  This is volume 6, number 6…. and the 6th time I am hosting… during the week of Halloween.  Does anyone else find that creepy coincidentally satanic fascinating?! For this edition, I thought we could go out Trick or Treating on Medblogger Lane.  I’m sure we will find some colorful stories along the way… …………………………. Better Health highlights’ Evan Falchuk JD  post:  If I Could Fix One Thing About US Healthcare. ………….In response, a friend of mine challenged me:  if the system is too complicated, how should we simplify it? I wish more policy-makers were asking this ... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2931009 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:40:44 +0100 2931009 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2908758&cid=t_182996_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FZhCpv_R2pB8%2F Encephalon (brain & mind blog carnival, edition ) finally meets Grand Rounds (health & medicine blog carnival). What a nice surprise. Hello. Nice to meet you! — Note: Chronic Babe wins a complimentary copy of The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness for basically inventing cognitive sleep therapy. Congrats! — Life and Death MindHacks discusses an unexpected surge in brain activity when blood pressure drops to zero. In Sickness & In Health suffers a death in the family. Adam shem tov. A man of good name. BrainBlogger wonders, is religion a “natural” phenomenon? Mind and Empathy Behaviorism & Mental Health finds that everyone can have a mental illness – take a look at “Adjustment Disorder“. ACP Internist reinforces the importance of emp... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2908758 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:01:20 +0100 2908758 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2894581&cid=t_182996_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2009%2F10%2F14%2Fmedlib%25e2%2580%2599s-%25e2%2580%2599spooktacular%25e2%2580%2599-round-1-7-is-up%2F at Alisha764’s Blog: A solo medical librarian’s ramblings. A blog carnival of “excellent posts in the field of medical librarianship.” Amongst excellent topics also the long awaited PubMed redesign was previewed this week. Another highly anticipated preview was Google Wave. You could argue both previews have brought to light issues with the new products; however, each holds promise for changing the medical library field. The discussion about H1N1 flu and vaccination is another topic leading to several excellent posts. Check it out at Alisha764’s Blog: A solo medical librarian’s ramblings Related posts:MedLib Round 1.2 The new MedLib Grand Round is up at DragonFly...MedLib Grand Round at First Person Narrative This month’s theme was “evidence” – not just in...Med... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2894581 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:25:18 +0100 2894581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2890782&cid=t_182996_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FENU3Fvd3kfk%2F Welcome to the new SharpBrains! – we have inaugurated this new theme and look & feel today, so if you find something that doesn’t work, please let us know. I will be hosting Grand Rounds, the weekly collection of great health and medical blogging, on Tuesday, October 20th. Please send me your post at afernandez (at) sharpbrains (dot) com, indicating Grand Rounds in the title. Please do so before end of Sunday, October 18th, USA time. Optional theme will be, of course: Cognition and the Brain. Would you share your thoughts and experiences on how cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology should, will, or may, be used to improve health and healthcare? what opportunities you see for preventive and/ or clinical care to better deal with the assessment, maintenance, rehab, of c... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2890782 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:56:01 +0100 2890782 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2886467&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FTk1FoJs5z5U%2Fshout-outs_13.html Robin, Survive the Journey, is this week's host of Grand Rounds. Her theme is “Participatory Medicine”. You can read this week’s edition here. When I chose the theme for this week's Grand Rounds, I chose it because it is near and dear to my heart. Before I knew what it was called, I was looking for a "participatory medicine" model. Long before I heard the term "ePatient", I was one. …………………………. Geripal is the host of the  October's edition of Palliative Care Grand Rounds, the monthly best of the Palliative Care blogs. Welcome to Palliative Care Grand Rounds! This monthly blog carnival highlights some of the best and most interesting blog posts related to palliative care. Grand Rounds are published on the first Wednesday of ev... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2886467 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:54:54 +0100 2886467 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2871772&cid=t_182996_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2009%2F10%2F07%2Fgrand-rounds-vol-6-no-3-is-up-at-pallimed%2F Welcome to Grand Rounds, a weekly round-up of the best of the medical blogosphere. We here at Pallimed (Drew, Lyle, Amy, Amber and myself) are honored to be hosting Grand Rounds for the 3rd time…..The theme this week is “The Art of Medicine and Nursing” in honor of our sister blog Pallimed: Arts and Humanities. A variety of the best from the medblogs all over the world, read it at Pallimed Related posts:Grand Round at Pallimed: A Hospice & Palliative Medicine Blog When I read Hospice it always reminds me of...Grand Rounds, Old School Style The weekly grand round of medical people interested in...Grand Rounds at See First Read the excellent introduction and quickly go and read... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. (Source: Dr Shock MD... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2871772 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:57:18 +0100 2871772 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2865695&cid=t_182996_105_f&fid=38964&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrwes.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fgrand-rounds-is-up.html ... over at the excellent Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine blog:Welcome to Grand Rounds, a weekly round-up of the best of the medical blogosphere. We here at Pallimed (Drew, Lyle, Amy, Amber and myself) are honored to be hosting Grand Rounds for the 3rd time. For the history books here are the 2007 (theme: prognostication) and 2008 editions. The theme this week is "The Art of Medicine and Nursing" in honor of our sister blog Pallimed: Arts and Humanities.Oh, and for the FTC, I was not paid anything in kind to promote this.-WesMusings of a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist. (Source: Dr. Wes) Dr. Wes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2865695 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:27:00 +0100 2865695 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2865700&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2F_A73qH287Ek%2Fshout-outs.html Pallimed is this week's host of Grand Rounds. You can read this week’s edition  here. Welcome to Grand Rounds, a weekly round-up of the best of the medical blogosphere.  We here at Pallimed (Drew, Lyle, Amy, Amber and myself) are honored to be hosting Grand Rounds for the 3rd time.  For the history books here are the 2007 (theme: prognostication) and 2008 editions.  The theme this week is "The Art of Medicine and Nursing" in honor of our sister blog Pallimed: Arts and Humanities. …………………………. Kim, Emergiblog, is the host of the latest edition of Change of Shift (Vol 4, No 7) ! You can find the schedule and the COS archives at Emergiblog. (photo credit) Welcome to the latest version of Change of Shift, the nursing blog carnival... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2865700 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:39:03 +0100 2865700 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2851799&cid=t_182996_105_f&fid=38964&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrwes.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Ffew-links-of-interest.html It's been very crazy clinically this week, and I'm soon to head off to Philly for the CABANA trial investigator meeting, but I wanted to share a few key links before I left:First, Change of Shift, the best posts of the week from our nurses is up over at Emergiblog.Next, Paul Levy, President and CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess hospital has a nice series of videos covering the culture of safety and how their hospital is making their safety data transparent, using patient advocates, and how patients there keep in touch with friends and family. Good stuff. Just try to look past the J&J ads.Finally, if you haven't done it yet, shoot over to Medgadget to vote for who you think will be the next nobel prize recipients.-WesMusings of a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist. (Source: Dr. Wes) Dr. Wes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2851799 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:49:00 +0100 2851799 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2851854&cid=t_182996_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2009%2F09%2F30%2Fgrand-rounds-vol-6-no-2-is-up-at-laikas-medliblog%2F The incredible web savvy Laika has another grand round published this week. Did I tell you that you can also follow her on twitter? Welcome to the latest edition of Grand Rounds, the weekly compilation of the best of the medical blogosphere! I presume you would rather take a tour through the Netherlands, visiting windmills and tulips, but we will save this for another time. Right now, let’s take a trip around the library. She did a terrific job and summarized an awful lot of excellent posts, check it out on her blog Related posts:Grand Rounds 5.47 is up: Cost Containment In Healthcare The Grand Rounds is up at The Covert Rationing...Grand Rounds Vol. 5 No. 52 up at Suture for a Living The latest edition of Grand Rounds, the weekly compilation...Grand Rounds, Old School Style The weekly... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2851854 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:04:33 +0100 2851854 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2846434&cid=t_182996_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2009%2F09%2F30%2Fmedlibs-round-1-6-is-up-at-laikas%2F The most web savvy librarian Laika’s who’s also on twitter made this weeks grand round of excellent blogs of medical librarians. This weeks subjects are: Social Media, Google Health, PubMed, MeSH and the like, Grey Literature and… a Bonus. A lot of useful information for doctors to, e.g. Awesome medlib blog pubmed search strategies, about PubMed Search Strategies, a blog created by Cindy to share PubMed search strategies. Or about evernote my favorite note taking app From palmdoc : Evernote as your peripheral brain (Evernote is a note taking application) Related posts:MedLib Round 1.2 The new MedLib Grand Round is up at DragonFly...MedLib Grand Round at First Person Narrative This month’s theme was “evidence” – not just in...MedLib’s Round 1.5: the best... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2846434 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:30:03 +0100 2846434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2846323&cid=t_182996_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F29%2Fgrand-rounds-vol-6-no-2%2F Welcome to the latest edition of Grand Rounds, the weekly compilation of the best of the medical blogosphere! I presume you would rather take a tour through the Netherlands, visiting windmills and tulips, but we will save this for another time. Right now, let’s take a trip around the library. Because you know what William [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2846323 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:50:06 +0100 2846323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2842565&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FPjXDvXEj4fU%2Fshout-outs_29.html Laika's MedLibLog  is this week's host of Grand Rounds.   You can read this week’s edition here (photo credit). Welcome to the             Dr Ves, Clinical Cases and Images – Blog, gives some links to some great tips on How to Prepare a Physician for a Media Interview (TV, radio, etc.).  1. Be prepared. 2. Expect off-the-wall questions. 3. Speak in plain English. 4. Be concise. 5. Guide the interviewer. 7. Don't guess. 8. Nothing's off the record.   Check out this 3-part video series produced by Dr Val Jones and featuring Paul Levy: Safe, Quality Hospital Care, part 1 Paul Levy, President & CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, discusses his innovative approach to keeping patients... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2842565 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:11:51 +0100 2842565 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2838882&cid=t_182996_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F27%2Fmedlibs-round-1-6%2F Welcome to the sixth edition of MedLib’s Round, a blog carnival of “excellent blog posts in the field of medical librarianship”. First I have to apologize for the postponement in publication. There were so few submissions (5, including one on this blog), that I needed more time to find some material myself. Time that I [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2838882 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:39:38 +0100 2838882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2820255&cid=t_182996_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2F8QVHCoe4vOE%2Fshout-outs_22.html Colin, Residency Notes, is this week's host of Grand Rounds.   You can read this week’s edition here (photo credit).  Happy Birthday Grand Rounds! Grand Rounds is six years old. Considering things age in hyper dog years on the internet, that is a lifetime. What Nick Genes put together has been impressive. For the past year I’ve gotten to be a part of it. Today Grand Rounds, in my opinion, continues to serve an important function as part of the social network of medical bloggers. It continues to be a reference point for the medical blogosphere. It’s important; which is why I’m here putting this together at 3 am instead of sleeping prior to my call.   Medic 999 is the host of the latest edition of Change of Shift (Vol 4, No 6) !   You can find the sc... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2820255 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:49:54 +0100 2820255