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 'healthcare communication'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:35:50 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4259227&cid=t_413577_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2F15%2Flooking-at-you-looking-at-me-the-effect-of-clinical-encounters%2F I’ve been browsing the databases for information on clinical encounters. I do this because while I’m well aware of many papers produced on the topic of patient-related predictors of outcome, the swing towards considering clinician characteristics as predictors of outcome means I hope to see more published on this incredibly important topic. A wee while I ago I wrote about patient self-report measures of chronic pain clinical encounters (Stomski, MacKintosh & Stanley, 2010), in which I discussed the lack of reliable, valid measurement tools in which people with pain are asked about their clinical encounters – and worse still, the glaring omission in any of the reviewed measures of actually asking people with chronic pain whether the constructs being assessed actually m... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4259227 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:53:00 +0100 4259227 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4121850&cid=t_413577_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.files.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fcdc-toolkit.jpg The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published the newest “Health Communicator’s Social Media Toolkit.” From the CDC: A guide to using social media to improve reach of health messages, increase access to your content, further participation with audiences, and advance transparency to improve health communication efforts. The guide is truly fantastic, detailed, and comprehensive. *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4121850 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:00:11 +0100 4121850 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4097936&cid=t_413577_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdoctors-hospitals-and-the-yankees%2F2010.10.23 Joe Boyd hated the Yankees. “Those damn Yankees. Why can’t we beat ‘em?” Then he got the opportunity to save his beloved Washington Senators by making a deal with the devil — giving up his soul in exchange for being transformed into “Shoeless Joe” to propel his team to win the World Series. Interesting. I think a lot of doctors are making their deal with the devil. They are looking for a small gain in comparison to a long-term of misery. True — Joe Boyd made out in the end, but that will only happen if someone from Hollywood writes our script. Here’s the problem: At the core of our problems with healthcare is the total lack of cohesive communication. Doctors have no idea what other doctors have done with a patient. Tests get ordered, medications get changed, proc... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4097936 Sat, 23 Oct 2010 16:00:04 +0100 4097936 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4106003&cid=t_413577_147_f&fid=39266&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCreationInteractive%2F%7E3%2FNMdWjA32OBA%2F Digipharm Europe 2010, the largest gathering of professionals from the pharmaceutical industry and communicators in Europe, took place on 29 and 30 September. This conference was an opportunity to present digital communication strategies put in place by eMarketers and discuss the role and impact of these new means of communications in the health sector. The European event was also a chance to discuss changes in regulations and to discover new ideas on the use of social networks. The presentations and debate were numerous and very rich in ideas during the two days. Here is a brief overview of Digipharm Europe 2010 which attempts to highlight key trends and questions that emerged during the conference. “The pharmaceutical industry is engaged in digital” The enthusiasm and awaren... Creation Interactive blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4106003 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:00:30 +0100 4106003 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4025616&cid=t_413577_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffrom-epatient-connections-2010-getting-physicians-involved%2F2010.10.02 I attended ePatient Connections 2010 this week in Philadelphia and got the chance to meet some wonderful people interested in improving patient-provider relations, healthcare communication, and the adoption and employment of emerging technologies in healthcare. One of the questions I raised had to do with getting physicians involved in the growing discussions about these plays for importance. It’s my view that physician involvement can be a sort of limiting agent, and that rather than “taking on” physicians, they should to be approached from where they are coming from so that they can better understand why it’s important to listen. The video of my summary of the question is HERE, and you can catch up with the conference tweets HERE. *This blog post was originally published... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4025616 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 23:00:43 +0100 4025616 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2989404&cid=t_413577_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fzswmw_VDGYI%2F The health care reform bill passed by the House would force drugmakers to disclose how much they spend on continuing medical education classes for docs, although the Senate version doesn’t include such a requirement, according to The Wall Street Journal. The paper notes this comes as for-profit CME firms experience falling revenue. The Senate’s Special Committee on Aging, meanwhile, is investigating industry-funded CME, the Journal continues, and John Kamp, who heads the Coalition for Healthcare Communication, wrote Kohl the committee “should consider elimination of certified CME reporting in all versions of health-care reform bills because they are unneeded, redundant and needlessly expensive.” The group is sponsored by the American Association of Advertising Agen... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2989404 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:43:03 +0100 2989404 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2786021&cid=t_413577_109_f&fid=38951&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarlatpsychiatry.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fcurrent-psychiatry-publishes-covert.html Current Psychiatry has been publishing a series of deceptive ads that appear to be patriotic calls for freedom of the press, but which in reality are stealth endorsements of industry-funded CME, paid for by drug companies and medical education companies.I've reproduced the ad to the left here, but you can read it in its full, large-fonted glory here. "IN THE UNITED STATES," the ad begins, "THE PRESS CANNOT BE CENSORED. THE INTERNET CANNOT BE CENSORED. POLITICAL ADVERTISING CANNOT BE CENSORED." Here's the kicker: "WHY ARE SOME MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND ACADEMIA TRYING TO CENSOR MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS?" (By the way, the sensationalized all-caps style is theirs, not mine.)Then there are a few paragraphs of gibberish stating that information is important for quality health care (that's true, tha... The Carlat Psychiatry Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2786021 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:46:00 +0100 2786021