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Is your pet getting its teeth checked regularly?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
When I was at the vet recently(for dental work on a pet), I saw that February is Pet Dental Health Month. As with humans, animals need to have their teeth checked. February is a great time to get this done--maybe your vet will give you a discount too! Find more information, click here. http://www.healthypet.com/PetCare/PetCareArticle.aspx?art_key=53d99aad-e759-473e-8977-f8f75eefb754 (Source: Dentistry Library)
Source: Dentistry Library - February 8, 2010 Category: Dentists Authors: cshannon Tags: News and Announcements Source Type: blogs

Give Kids a Smile --AftermathEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Two members of the Health Sciences Libraries' staff spent Saturday morning (2/6/10) distributing reliable health information and giving out MedlinePlus pens, as well as flyers with resources for free/low cost health care, to about 90+ parents at the Give Kids a Smile annual event held at the UM School of Dentistry. While the participants were waiting for their dental check-ups, we also gave out colorful stickers to the children. Other volunteers in the waiting room were occupied with keeping the children entertained, while still others demonstrated (on Mr. Potato Head and various stuffed animals) the correct way to brush o...
Source: Dentistry Library - February 7, 2010 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: News and Announcements Source Type: blogs

Health Wonk Review is posted at Managed Care MattersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Joe Paduda has posted a thoughtful, informative Health Wonk Review at Managed Care Matters. Share (Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - February 5, 2010 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Blogs Source Type: blogs

Oral health for infants, children, adolescents, pregnant womenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University in collaboration with the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC) released a new edition of the knowledge path about oral health for infants, children, adolescents, and pregnant women. Presented in time for National Children's Dental Health Month in February, this electronic guide points to resources that analyze data, describe effective programs, and report on policy and research aimed at improving access to and the quality of oral health care. The knowledge path contains sections with resources for professionals, resources for consu...
Source: Dentistry Library - February 2, 2010 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: News and Announcements Source Type: blogs

Grand Rounds is up at Musings of a Distractible MindEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The latest edition of Grand Rounds (How Much Grand Could a Grand Rounds Grind?) is posted at Musings of a Distractible Mind. Share (Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - February 2, 2010 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Blogs Source Type: blogs

Dentistry Museum SparklesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
"The Michigan Daily" 2/1/10 has an interesting article about the Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry saying that it "is an exhibit you can sink your teeth into." The article continues: The University hosts one of the few museums in the world specifically dedicated to honoring the discipline of — believe it or not — dentistry. The Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry is scattered throughout the School of Dentistry and the W.K. Kellogg Institute Building. Named after Dr. Gordon Sindecuse, a University alum, the museum was created in 1992 to preserve dental paraphernalia and recognize the fusion of art and dentistry. The museum cont...
Source: Dentistry Library - February 1, 2010 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: News and Announcements Source Type: blogs

JEBDP offering CEU's to reviewersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice to Offer Continuing Education Units for Reviewers One of the First US Dental Journals to Link Peer Review to Continuing Education St Louis, MO, 23 September 2009 – Elsevier, a leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services announced today, that the Editors of Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice (JEBDP), the foremost publication of information about evidence-based dental practice, will begin offering continuing education units (CEUs) to its recognized experts and valued peer reviewers. With this new policy, External li...
Source: Dentistry Library - January 31, 2010 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: News and Announcements Source Type: blogs

PubMed--additional changes in February:Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Watch for: PubMed® Advanced Search, Limits, and Homepage Revised Changes coming to PubMed in early February include: Advanced search page will be streamlined. A link to Clipboard will be added to the homepage, if applicable. A new Limits page with additional limits for dates and search field tags. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/jf10/jf10_pm_advanced_search.html (Source: Dentistry Library)
Source: Dentistry Library - January 31, 2010 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: News and Announcements Source Type: blogs

Summer Program in Computational Neuroscience at UPennEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
2010 Summer Program in Computational Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania, June 1 – August 13, 2010 (Source: Neurobot)
Source: Neurobot - January 29, 2010 Category: Neurologists Tags: External announcements Source Type: blogs

Column: Doctors ignore Internet at their own peril – Opinion – USATODAY.comEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Kevin, MD continues his takeover of the media, with another very good editorial in USA Today: Doctors ignore Internet at their own peril By Kevin Pho Raise your hand if you've ever left a physician's office without fully understanding what the doctor just told you. According to The New England Journal of Medicine, half of patients admit to not understanding what their doctor told them during an office visit. As a primary care physician, being unable to clearly communicate with patients is frustrating. The typical, 15-minute office visit often is not sufficient for a thorough discussion. A better way to co...
Source: GruntDoc - January 27, 2010 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: GruntDoc Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

The 2009 Medical Weblog Awards FinalistsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The 2009 Medical Blog Awards After a careful analysis and consideration by Medgadget editors, we are pleased to present the finalists of the sixth annual Medical Weblog Awards. But first, a few notes. Voting will begin this coming Wednesday, January 27, 2010 and will close 12 midnight on Sunday, February 14, 2010 (EST). We will have instructions, voting booths, and further details here at Medgadget.com. via The 2009 Medical Weblog Awards Finalists. Many worthy blogs in that group. Go There, vote every day, and may the best Medblog win! Related posts:MedGadget 2009 SciFi Contest winner Announced over at their place, so ...
Source: GruntDoc - January 27, 2010 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: GruntDoc Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

Grand Rounds is up at EmergiblogEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Emergiblog hosts the latest edition of Grand Rounds. Share (Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - January 26, 2010 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Blogs Source Type: blogs

SurgeXperiences 315 up at Education of a KnifeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SurgeXperiences 315 is now up at Education of a Knife. Thanks to YC for hosting! He is a fellow med student interested in Surgery. Kindly support his blog. (Source: SurgeXperiences)
Source: SurgeXperiences - January 26, 2010 Category: Surgeons Authors: Jeffrey Tags: Announcements Surgeons Source Type: blogs

EIM and Rocky Mountain Form Strategic AllianceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Evidence in Motion (EIM) and Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMUoHP) Form a Strategic Alliance Dr. Tim Flynn of EIM to Join the RMUoHP Faculty as a Distinguished Professor in Physical Therapy Provo, UT (January 4, 2010) –Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMUoHP)) and Evidence In Motion (EIM), LLC, announced today a strategic alliance to collaboratively and strategically advance entry-level and post-professional education opportunities for physical therapists throughout the country. As part of the alliance, Dr. Tim Flynn, one of the nations' most recognized and ...
Source: MyPhysicalTherapySpace.com - January 21, 2010 Category: Physical Therapists Authors: Larry Benz Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

Dr. John La Puma hosts Grand RoundsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This week’s Grand Rounds blog carnival is hosted by Dr. John La Puma. The theme: Can food be health care? Share (Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - January 19, 2010 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Blogs Source Type: blogs

SurgeXperiences 315 to be hosted at “Education of a Knife”Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Your next edition of surgical grand rounds online – SurgeXperiences 315 – will be hosted at Education of a Knife. The author behind this blog describes himself as, “A passionate 20 year old second year undergraduate medical student in Monash university Sunway Campus. Bite his teeth and tries to make the best out of his life. He writes occasionally and has strong aspirations for surgery.” Be sure to submit your best surgical related posts via this form! (Source: SurgeXperiences)
Source: SurgeXperiences - January 15, 2010 Category: Surgeons Authors: Jeffrey Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

Sen. Cornyn to Highlight Benefits of Prevention & Workplace Wellness at San Antonio's Frito-Lay FacilityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
AUSTIN—U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, will be in San Antonio Thursday, January 14, to visit the Frito-Lay Food Manufacturing Facility and see how local company Fit For Work LLC is helping Frito-Lay employees prevent work-related injuries and lower health care costs. Studies show an emphasis on workplace wellness leads to a healthier and more productive workforce, along with savings on health costs. Sen. Cornyn will be briefed and have the opportunity to see a training demonstration in which Fit For Work staff will train Frito-Lay employees how to carry out their responsibilities at work in a way that promotes we...
Source: MyPhysicalTherapySpace.com - January 14, 2010 Category: Physical Therapists Authors: courses Tags: 1T Announcements Business In the News Legislative Source Type: blogs

Cavalcade of Risk is up at Colorado Health Insurance InsiderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Colorado Health Insurance Insider has done a nice job of presenting the latest Cavalcade of Risk blog carnival. Share (Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - January 13, 2010 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Blogs Source Type: blogs

Grand Rounds is upEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
If you’re familiar with Dr. Rich, you won’t be surprised that he’s posted an insightful and entertaining Grand Rounds. Give it a read. If you like what you see, I also highly recommend his book Fixing American Healthcare; Wonkonians, Gekkonians and the Grand Unification Theory of Healthcare. Share (Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - January 12, 2010 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Blogs Source Type: blogs

EIM and Sports Medicine: The EIM Emergency Response CourseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
EIM will be leading the way in evidence-based Sports Medicine and will launch this effort by offering the Emergency Response Course, taught by Dr. Teresa Schuemann. The course is a pre-requisite for our June 2010 Sports Medicine Residency Cohort (yes, you read correctly....Sports Medicine Residency, more details will be coming soon from Dr. Schuemann, who is serving as Program Director, but put it on your calendars: the EIM Sports Medicine Residency will roll-out its first cohort this June!) However, we are opening enrollment to the EIM Emergency Response Course to all interested therapists. This cour...
Source: MyPhysicalTherapySpace.com - January 12, 2010 Category: Physical Therapists Authors: courses Tags: 1T Announcements Education Healtcare Quality Health and Fitness Science Sports Source Type: blogs

Medicon 2010Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The 12th Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing – MEDICON 2010 - will be held between May 27-30, 2010 in Porto Carras, Chalkidiki, Greece. (Source: Neurobot)
Source: Neurobot - January 11, 2010 Category: Neurologists Tags: External announcements Source Type: blogs

Women's Health and Fitness DayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
is a one-day event for the purpose of educating the community about issues surrounding women's health and fitness. The day will be organized by medical students, faculty members, and staff. Florine Mark, President and Chairwoman of the Board of Weight Watchers Group, Inc., will talk about "Tools to Be the Best You Can Be," as the keynote speaker at this year's Women's Health and Fitness Day on Saturday, January 23. Organized by the women students of the University of Michigan Medical School, this free community event is aimed at raising awareness about health and fitness issues important to women. Attendees - who can be ...
Source: Dentistry Library - January 11, 2010 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: News and Announcements Source Type: blogs

John Peter Smith gets ACS accreditation as a Level 1 Trauma CenterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Congrats! FORT WORTH — Some of the most seriously injured and ill patients will no longer have to be flown to Dallas or Lubbock for treatment now that John Peter Smith Hospital has been granted approval to become a Level 1 trauma center, allowing it to provide the highest level of emergency care. The American College of Surgeons recently granted accreditation for the upgrade to Tarrant County’s taxpayer-supported public hospital from its current status of Level 2. Tarrant County had been the largest urban county in Texas without a Level 1 trauma center. JPS is out County hospital, and by all accounts their attention to...
Source: GruntDoc - January 9, 2010 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: GruntDoc Tags: Announcements Medical Source Type: blogs

Google News Now Provides a More Journalistic ApproachEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
January 2010 An In-depth Look at the News Google News has been one of the usual suspects when you want to monitor current news. The challenge of Google News is that the layout and organization of the stories is done by algorithm rather than by a real live human. This sometimes results in stories from less reliable sources being featured, at the expense of providing links to more trustworthy sources. Perhaps the more significant issue is that, in order to read any of the news, you need to click through to the story. Want another perspective? You'll have to go back to Google News, skim the headlines and decide what other s...
Source: Dentistry Library - January 8, 2010 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: News and Announcements Source Type: blogs

UM Copyright Office Soon to Have Open HoursEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The UM Library Copyright Office offers scholars, researchers, staff, and students clear and straightforward information about copyright. To learn more, use the links on the left to navigate the collection of resources created by the Copyright Office. Sometimes, you just need to talk to someone. Starting in February,Melissa Levine, Lead Copyright Officer and Greg Grossmeier, Copyright Specialist offer regular public hours. Please stop by with your questions and feel free to refer students, faculty, and others who may need some help. We are always available at copyright@umich.edu and by appointment. Give us a call. We are ...
Source: Dentistry Library - January 8, 2010 Category: Dentists Authors: schnitzr Tags: News and Announcements Source Type: blogs

CRLT Winter 2010 Seminar SeriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) is pleased to present our Winter 2010 Seminar Series. To register for the following seminars, please visit our website at http://www.crlt.umich.edu/faculty/facseminar.php, where you will find detailed descriptions of each program. > > **Teaching in, with, and about Museums: > Engaging Students in Materially Different Ways > 1/26 2:00-4:00 p.m. > **Teaching Undergraduates in the Archives: > The Future of the Past > 2/2 2:00-4:00 p.m. > **Active Learning with 20-150 Students > 2/10 3:00-5:00 p.m. > **Now That I Have It, What Grade Should I Give It? > Evalua...
Source: Dentistry Library - January 8, 2010 Category: Dentists Authors: schnitzr Tags: News and Announcements Source Type: blogs

UM Health Sciences Libraries Get Into the SpiritEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In addition to our regular workload, the staff of the Health Sciences Libraries (HSL) of the University of Michigan have been busy with a number of charitable activities during the holiday season. Our staff members have taken part in Sponsor-a-Family, a Community Action Network program that provides services to low-income individuals. We have provided age-appropriate holiday presents as well as gift certificates for a local family of four with children ages 17,15, and 2, according to a wish-list that this group has submitted to us. The HSL have also been active in acquiring and recycling eyeglasses in conjunction with a L...
Source: Dentistry Library - January 8, 2010 Category: Dentists Authors: schnitzr Tags: News and Announcements Source Type: blogs

International Neuroscience Master Program at EPFLEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The EPFL, a top ranked university in the technical sciences, has a dynamic and strong life sciences department which hosts the Brain Mind Institute. (Source: Neurobot)
Source: Neurobot - January 7, 2010 Category: Neurologists Tags: External announcements Source Type: blogs

Grand Rounds is up at BlogborygmiEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The first Grand Rounds edition of 2010 is posted at Blogborygmi by Grand Rounds founder Nick Genes. It’s a fitting start to the year and comes with the grudging(?) roll out of a Grand Rounds Twitter feed and Facebook page. Share (Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - January 5, 2010 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Blogs Source Type: blogs

Please consider a gift to the Hearts & Noses Hospital Clown TroupeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Hearts & Noses Hospital Clown Troupe provides professionally trained, volunteer clowns to hospitalized children and also provides training to hospital clowns from around the US and the world. It’s a great organization and you can read more about it here. I’ve been on the board for several years and took over the chairmanship a year ago. If you’re looking for a worthy end of the year (or start of the year donation), please consider a tax-deductible donation. Share (Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - December 31, 2009 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

Undergraduate Training Opportunities in Theoretical and Computational NeuroscienceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Gulf Coast Consortium for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience is accepting applications, through February 15, for 12 summer 2010 undergraduate internships. (Source: Neurobot)
Source: Neurobot - December 30, 2009 Category: Neurologists Tags: External announcements Source Type: blogs

A Few Last Minute Physical Therapy Holiday GiftsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Although I was hoping to receive a Christmas gift that I think would be really sweet-a Fathead Sage Hero, it hasn’t appeared on the market yet-however, under the proviso that it is better to give then to receive, I thought I would hand out a few gifts-or at least gift wishes: To Medicare Patients: The gift of direct access which is already available in most states (other than “the land time forgot” like Indiana). It is clear that after many years of giving it the “old college try” our strategy of convincing legislators is not working-time to get patients as advocates...
Source: MyPhysicalTherapySpace.com - December 23, 2009 Category: Physical Therapists Authors: Larry Benz Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

$100 Christmas Caption ContestEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Happy’s got both a caption contest, and a prize for the winner! Go there, and win (or try to…). Related posts:Dr. Wes: US Health Care Reform Photoshop Contest Dr. Wes: US Health Care Reform Photoshop Contest In the... 12 STI’s of Christmas, 2009 My yearly Christmas favorite, reposted: Courtesy of the British National... MedGadget’s SciFi Contest is on! A day late and a couple of dollars short on... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. (Source: GruntDoc)
Source: GruntDoc - December 23, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: GruntDoc Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

Grand Rounds is up at Teen Health 411Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Check out the latest edition of Grand Rounds, hosted this week by Teen Health 411. Share (Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - December 22, 2009 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Blogs Source Type: blogs

Weird things and skepticism: The 126th Meeting of the Skeptics' CircleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
It's that time yet again. The Skeptics' Circle has returned once again to provide a much needed dose of skepticism to the blogosphere. This time around, the 126th Meeting of the Skeptics' Circle is being hosted over at World of Weird Things. Next up will be Life, The Universe, and One Brow, where the Skeptics' Circle will finish out 2009. Submission instructions can be found here. Guidelines can be found here. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - December 18, 2009 Category: Surgeons Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

Winners of the EIM 2nd Annual Elevator Pitch Competition!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The winners of EIM’s 2nd Annual Elevator Pitch Competition are…. · 1st: Chris Robl- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiEDB8V3zkk · 2nd : Cori Cameron- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lZCLA_YQkA · 3rd : BJ Lehecka- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMgRzAaZzW8 Thank you to all who submitted entries in the competition! (Source: MyPhysicalTherapySpace.com)
Source: MyPhysicalTherapySpace.com - December 16, 2009 Category: Physical Therapists Authors: courses Tags: 1T Announcements Education Healtcare Quality Health and Fitness In the News Source Type: blogs

Executive Management Program trip to Zappos. Congratulations to Graduates!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
EIM would like to congratulate the first class of the Executive Management Program which concluded this past weekend with our last on-site intensive in Las Vegas. Several members of the class also received their tDPT having completed additional courses outside of the year long 16 credit executive management curriculum. The highlights of the last weekend intensive were the presentation of the capstone project- business plans by the 5 teams who have spent this past year together collaborating and completing academic courses in strategy, finance, leadership, HR, marketing, PR, technology, business development, and ...
Source: MyPhysicalTherapySpace.com - December 14, 2009 Category: Physical Therapists Authors: Larry Benz Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

SurgeXperiences 312 to be hosted at Adventures of a Funky HeartEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SurgeXperiences 312 will be hosted at Adventures of a Funky Heart on 13 Dec 2009. Adventures of a Funky Heart is a blog kept by Steve, an adult congenital heart defect survivor. Read more about him here. This is how Steve describes himself: My name is Steve; I live in rural South Carolina and I was born with a Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) known as Tricuspid Atresia. CHD’s are the most common birth defect, affecting 1 out of 125 live births. Tricuspid Atresia is one of the rarer defects — only about 1 person in 10,000 has it. I have survived 3 heart surgeries, outlived a pacemaker, and I am doing well. (Source: SurgeXperiences)
Source: SurgeXperiences - December 11, 2009 Category: Surgeons Authors: Jeffrey Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

Health Wonk Review is posted at Workers’ Comp InsiderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Julie Ferguson hosts the latest edition of the Health Wonk Review at Workers’ Comp Insider. Meat lovers be prepared: there’s a tasty sausage-making section. Share (Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - December 10, 2009 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Blogs Source Type: blogs

MedGadget 2009 SciFi Contest winnerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Announced over at their place, so I won’t spoil it here. I will say it’s an honor to read the creative writing submitted every year, from writers with imaginations I cannot even comprehend. And big big kudos to MedGadget for continuing this series! Related posts:MedGadget’s SciFi Contest is on! A day late and a couple of dollars short on...2008 Medical Weblog Awards Sponsored by Epocrates: Meet the Winners! – Medgadget – www.medgadget.com 2008 Medical Weblog Awards Sponsored by Epocrates: Meet the Winners!...FDA Pulls Back on Prescription Pistol – Medgadget – www.medgadget.com F...
Source: GruntDoc - December 8, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: GruntDoc Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

Pearl Harbor DayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The “First” Medal of Honor Winner from Pearl Harbor is still with us at the age of 100: LT. John William Finn (via the Weekly Standard). Looks like he was a Chief when Nimitz gave him the award. Thanks to our Pearl Harbor vets. Related posts:2008 Medical Weblog Awards now open for Nominations As the inaugural winner (like you could forget) I’m...Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted): Finnish Emergency Medicine: An American’s Experience Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted): Finnish Emergency Medicine: An... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. (Source: GruntDoc)
Source: GruntDoc - December 7, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: GruntDoc Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

The ScienceBlogs collective teams up with National GeographicEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
My benevolent overlords at Seed Media Group yesterday announced (to me at least) a surprise new initiative. But, then, I'm always one of the last to find out about these things. In any case, it would appear that we're teaming up with National Geographic to share blog content and various other initiatives. The press release describes what's going on: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DIGITAL MEDIA AND SCIENCEBLOGS.COM FORM STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WASHINGTON / NEW YORK (Dec. 3, 2009)--National Geographic Digital Media (NGDM) and ScienceBlogs.com today announced that they have formed a strategic partnership spanning technology, advertising...
Source: Respectful Insolence - December 6, 2009 Category: Surgeons Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

Submit! Submit to the Skeptics' CircleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Well, now. With the long four day weekend that many of us here in the U.S. have enjoyed finally over, it's time to get back to serious business. Serious, but fun. I'm referring to the upcoming 125th Meeting of the Skeptics' Circle, which will be held at Effort Sisyphus on Thursday, December 3. That means there are less than three days for you to get your submissions of skepticism, science, and critical thinking over to Techskeptic according to his instructions here. For more specific guidelines of what we're looking for in the Skeptics' Circle, go here. And don't let Techskeptic down! Apparently the tryptophan-induced fo...
Source: Respectful Insolence - November 30, 2009 Category: Surgeons Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

Guest post: Health care reform and nursing homesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This is a guest post by Denise Tyler, PhD, an Investigator in the Center for Gerontology & Health Care Research at Brown University. She is the project manager for the Shaping Long-Term Care in America Project, a five-year, $10 million project funded by the National Institute on Aging that aims to improve nursing home care in the US by examining how market factors and state policies affect the quality of care delivered in the country’s 15,000+ nursing homes. Millions of Americans live in nursing homes and millions more receive short-term care from one after a hospital stay. But the current health care reform deb...
Source: Health Business Blog - November 30, 2009 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Policy and politics Source Type: blogs

Docnotes: Ten years of bloggingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Happy Birthday to (what I think is) the oldest continuous medical blog! Ten years is forever in the world of blogs, kudos. Related posts:Why I had to Quit Blogging. [spankysplace.blog-city.com] Why I had to Quit Blogging. [spankysplace.blog-city.com] I would like...Clinical Cases and Images – Blog: 10 blogging myths debunked from a medical blogger perspective Clinical Cases and Images – Blog: 10 blogging myths debunked...Galen’s Log is back Galen’s Log It’s been four years since I left blogging.... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. (Source: GruntDoc)
Source: GruntDoc - November 29, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: GruntDoc Tags: Announcements MedBloggers Source Type: blogs

Who are my readers? Unscientific poll resultsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Earlier I asked who my readers were, and had a poll. It’s time I posted the results a couple of weeks in (people have stopped voting, so it’s time): A completely unscientific, Scouts' Honor survey Thanks to all of you who participated, and to you lurkers, too. Related posts:Who are my readers, really? I’ve been asked this quite a lot recently, and have...Day by Day: Don’t Mess with Texas Mr. Muir at Day by Day… ...Washington adventure day 1 evening and day 2 Got to Washington, met up with two other classmates and... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. (Source: GruntDoc)
Source: GruntDoc - November 26, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: GruntDoc Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

Happy ThanksgivingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Enjoying the Thanksgiving break with family this week. Share (Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - November 26, 2009 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

iMedicalApps.comEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
is the new home for the former iphonemdeicalappreview.com I linked to a while back. (Kudos on the name change, the original isn’t easy or intuitive to type). From their email today: Just wanted you to know we changed our blogs name from iphonemedicalappreview.com, to iMedicalApps.com. We now have a team of physicians and medical students writing reviews and commenting on mobile applications for the iPhone and other devices (reason for the move: Our first name was entirely too long, and we moved to WordPress). So, a site for medical app reviews, and a better name, too! Related posts:iPhone Medical App Review iPhon...
Source: GruntDoc - November 20, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: GruntDoc Tags: Announcements from the iPhone Source Type: blogs

UCSD Computational Neuroscience Graduate Training ProgramEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Application deadline: December 1, 2009 The goal of the Computational Neuroscience Graduate Program at UCSD is to train researchers who are equally at home measuring large-scale brain activity, analyzing the data with advanced computational techniques, and developing new models for brain development and function. (Source: Neurobot)
Source: Neurobot - November 20, 2009 Category: Neurologists Tags: External announcements Source Type: blogs

Valour-IT: Technology for the Wounded: 2009 totals – MARINES WIN!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Valour-IT: Technology for the Wounded: 2009 totals – MARINES WIN! 2009 totals – MARINES WIN! Thanks to all who participated and or contributed to this campaign. A lot of technology for our wounded heroes will be purchased because of you! Total brought in for all teams, including donations not designated to any team: $113,124.90 By team - Air Force: $15,662.17 Army: $32,758.80 Marines: $43,060.89 Navy: $19,108.04 General donations: $2,535.00 I swiped her whole post, so go over there if you want to leave some kudos. Many thanks to all for donating. Really good cause… Related posts:Bumped: Project Valour-...
Source: GruntDoc - November 19, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: GruntDoc Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs