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 'health center'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:35:21 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5158991&cid=t_419201_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fimproving-surgical-residents-bedside-manner%2F2011.08.25 I was alerted to this Archives of Surgery article (full reference below) by MedPage Today:  Role Playing Boosts Surgical Residents’ Bedside Manner. I find it intriguing.  Role playing gives you a chance for a “do-over” when you make a social or communication faux pas. So much of medicine is communication.  Those of us who have been at it for years, deliver bad news differently (learned the hard way) now than we did previously.  You choose your words more carefully (though I still occasionally screw up).  Some words are more emotionally charged than others.  Some patients want more information than others. The University of Connecticut Health Center conducted a prospective study  of a pilot project designed to  teach surgical residents patient-centered communication skills... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5158991 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:15:00 +0100 5158991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4852852&cid=t_419201_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2Ff0fuFDEifVc%2F By Robin Strongin. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) proved this week that government communications don’t have to be grey and dull….except from the standpoint that zombies tend to be grey and dull, but I’m getting ahead of myself. This week, the CDC posted on its Public Health Matters blog a piece entitled “Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse”.  The post emphasized the need for citizens to create an emergency plan in the event of sudden attacks by the walking dead.  These tips included the planning of evacuation routes, making a list of emergency contacts and having supplies like water, non-perishable food items and medications ready to go at a moment’s notice.  As the CDC pointed out on its blog, “When zombies are hungry….you need to get out of t... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4852852 Mon, 23 May 2011 13:55:21 +0100 4852852 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3111414&cid=t_419201_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F8ks0nL41Mmo%2F The following guest post by Malvise A. Scott, Senior Vice President, Partnership and Resource Development at National Association of Community Health Centers (and Former Community Health Center CEO), is part of Disruptive Women’s “The Value of Health: Creating Economic Security in the Developing World” series. Health is an important part of economic security – not only in the developing world, but in the US. No one knows that better than those who, for over 40 years, have worked within Community Health Centers (CHCs) providing primary and preventive care to the medically underserved. These private, not-for-profit corporations are so keenly aware because: Boards of Directors are made up of at least 51% patients, They are located in medically underserved neighborhoods, Their hours... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3111414 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:04:32 +0100 3111414 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3015322&cid=t_419201_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2F21%2Fgetting-therapy-when-theres-no-money%2F I can’t help but mention this article in The New York Times about how to get mental health care when you have no insurance or for some reason your have minimal coverage for mental health concerns with your current health insurance (which should change come January 1, 2010 when the federal mental health parity law kicks in). In the article, Lesley Alderman “offer[s] advice for those without insurance, or with only minimal coverage, on how to find low-cost mental health care.” The solutions should be familiar to our regular readers — self-help techniques (most of which you can find online; but you can also find them in self-help books, freely available at your local library); self-help support groups (such as the ones we host here at Psych Central); an employee assist... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3015322 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:29:59 +0100 3015322 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2653824&cid=t_419201_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F07%2F29%2Fpalo-alto-va-gets-new-green-mental-health-center%2F Midweek Mental Greening It’s not scheduled to be complete until 2011, but exciting construction started earlier this month on what sounds like will be an impressive – and green – new mental health center for the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. The new mental health center is the first of several reconstruction projects that will take place over the next five years within the Palo Alto VA, and according to Palo Alto Online, the new mental health center will: Use natural lighting, landscaping, and other therapeutic design elements to promote a healing environment. Use a single-story structure to offer patients easy access to outdoor spaces. Provide landscaped views from patients’ bedroom windows. “This groundbreaking is groundbreaking in terms of what is going ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2653824 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:38:04 +0100 2653824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1235031&cid=t_419201_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F235601555%2F A spate of recent news coverage on brain fitness and "brain training" reflects a growing interest in natural, non-drug-based interventions to keep our brains sharp as we age. This interest is very timely, given the aging population, increasing Alzheimer's rates, and soaring health care costs that place more emphasis than ever on prevention and changing lifestyle. This past Tuesday, the MIT Club of Northern California, the American Society on Aging, and SmartSilvers sponsored an event on The Emerging Brain Fitness Software Market: Building Better Brains to explore the realities and myths of this growing field. The panel was moderated by Zack Lynch, Executive Director of the Neurotechnology Industry Organization, and composed of a venture capitalist and 3 CEOs of program developers... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1235031 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:10:57 +0100 1235031