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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

Advanced Scientific Programming in PythonEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
a Winter School by the G-Node and University of Warsaw (Source: Neurobot)
Source: Neurobot - November 17, 2009 Category: Neurologists Tags: External announcements Source Type: blogs

Grand Rounds is up at Colorado Insurance InsiderEmail 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 at Colorado Health Insurance Insider. Share (Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - November 17, 2009 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Blogs Source Type: blogs

The SwannEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dr. Ganz has died at 90. William Ganz, Catheter Inventor, Dies at 90 By DOUGLAS MARTIN Published: November 13, 2009 Dr. William Ganz, a cardiologist and medical inventor who helped develop a revolutionary catheter to measure blood flow and heart functions, died Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 90. … The catheter, which is used more than one million times a year in the United States, is known as the Swan-Ganz because Dr. Ganz created it with Dr. Jeremy Swan at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. It is inserted through a vein in the neck, shoulder or groin and fed into the right side of the heart. A balloon at the device’s...
Source: GruntDoc - November 14, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: GruntDoc Tags: Announcements cardiac output catheter Ganz Swan-Ganz Source Type: blogs

MedGadget’s SciFi Contest is on!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A day late and a couple of dollars short on the announcement, but: We are excited to announce our annual Medgadget Sci-Fi Writing Contest! Now in its fourth year, the competition is designed to showcase fictional stories written by our readers, stories that transport us into the future of medicine. Whether it is a hitherto unknown ethical dilemma that will come up many years from now or an imaginary technology, we can’t wait to see this year’s entries! Go there, read the rules, and write your SciFi heart out. I get to judge (and it’s quite an honor to get to read all the submissions). If you win,...
Source: GruntDoc - November 12, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: GruntDoc Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

Advancing Rare Disease Research: The Intersection of Patient Registries, Biospecimen Repositories and Clinical DataEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Subject: Advancing Rare Disease Research: The Intersection of Patient Registries, Biospecimen Repositories and Clinical Data The Office of Rare Diseases Research, National Institute of Health, is sponsoring a workshop entitled “Advancing Rare Disease Research: The Intersection of Patient Registries, Biospecimen Repositories and Clinical Data,” which will be held in the DoubleTree Hotel in Bethesda, Maryland, on January 11-12, 2010. The workshop objective is to discuss the development of an infrastructure for an internet-based platform with common data elements utilizing a federated rare disease registry able to...
Source: beth's myeloma blog - November 12, 2009 Category: Cancer Authors: Beth Tags: Announcements Health News Federal Relay National Institute of Health Patient Registries Rare Disease Yaffa Rubinstein Source Type: blogs

Veterans DayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
From Cox & Forkum… I miss Cox and Forkum (I first ran this in 2004). Thank a vet today. Also, today’s the last day to give to Project Valour IT (inside the competition window, they’d be glad for donations anytime…) Related posts:Bumped: Project Valour-IT Today through November 11th Victory! Team Marine got to the Goal first! (But keep...BLACKFIVE: Veterans Day – Part 1 – We Start With the Late Great Mike Royko Blackfive has a Mike Royko column about how a lot...I have a hobby. Writing about shooting is probably not going to broaden my... Related posts brought to you by Yet Anoth...
Source: GruntDoc - November 11, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: GruntDoc Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

Grand Rounds is up at crzegrl, flight nurseEmail 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 at crzegrl, flight nurse. Share (Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - November 11, 2009 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Blogs Source Type: blogs

Happy Birthday Marines!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I post this every year, and I still enjoy it… Related posts:Happy Birthday to me 46 today. Don’t feel a day over 45. ...Happy Birthday US Navy I can’t believe I almost missed this. Naval History and...Happy 4th Blog Birthday to Emergiblog! And, a Grand Rounds! Kim’s done an excellent job there, and is the moving... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. (Source: GruntDoc)
Source: GruntDoc - November 10, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: GruntDoc Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

EIM 2nd Annual Elevator Pitch Contest Deadline!!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Don’t forget that EIM’s 30 Second Elevator Pitches on why physical therapy is the Best First ChoiceTM in musculoskeletal care are due on November 30th. Top prize is $1000, second is $500, and third is $250! Check out Elevator Pitch info on Wikipedia or see last year’s winners… first, second, and third places. Video and Audio submissions are taken via email @ elevatorpitch@evidenceinmotion.com Rules: • MUST answer “Why Physical Therapy is the Best First ChoiceTM for musculoskeletal care?” • 25-30 Seconds (no longer, no shorter) • Individuals Only • Must be a PT Student or practicing PT ...
Source: MyPhysicalTherapySpace.com - November 5, 2009 Category: Physical Therapists Authors: Larry Benz Tags: 1T Announcements Health and Fitness In the News Source Type: blogs

Personalized Medicine for the Brain: A Call for ActionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
For a number of years I’ve worked with Brain Resource, a personalized medicine company with a revolutionary standardized, integrated database of the human brain. Recently the company has made its database available to BRAINnet for independent scientific research. BRAINnet recently initiated the Maylfower Action Group, whose call for action is reprinted here. A Call for Action Disorders of the human brain, such as depression, schizophrenia, and addiction, are the cause of immeasurable human suffering. Because they are largely chronic and strike in youth, brain disorders lead to greater disability and loss of productiv...
Source: Health Business Blog - November 3, 2009 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Policy and politics Research Source Type: blogs

Devotion flu clinic is onEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Devotion School Flu clinic in Brookline, MA is on as scheduled today. I was confused before, thinking it might be canceled. Share (Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - November 2, 2009 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

Devotion School flu clinic canceled for tomorrow?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Update 9:30 am –Flu Clinic is definitely on for today according to David Greiff of Care Dynamix, which is running the clinic. Update 8:15 am November 2 –Spoke to Robert Blakey at Flu Busters who informs me the flu clinic is still on for today. I hope he’s right ——- Something tells me things could be ugly tomorrow, November 2 at the Devotion School flu clinic in Brookline, MA. Normally I get my seasonal flu shot at my doctor’s office, but this year he doesn’t have any. Luckily my local elementary school scheduled a flu clinic with Flu Busters, run by an organization known as Care Dy...
Source: Health Business Blog - November 2, 2009 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

Bumped: Project Valour-IT Today through November 11thEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Bumped to the top. Still a good idea. Here’s a worthy project, supporting wounded troops with technology to help their recovery. Soldiers’ Angels has been running this for at least the past 3 years (and somehow I didn’t participate last year, for which I am duly ashamed). Please read about what they do, and how you can contribute. Project Valour-IT, in memory of SFC William V. Ziegenfuss, helps provide voice-controlled/adaptive laptop computers and other technology to support Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines recovering from hand wounds and other severe injuries. Technology supplied includes: Voice-contro...
Source: GruntDoc - November 1, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: GruntDoc Tags: Announcements Deployed Docs Project Valour-IT Soldiers' Angels Source Type: blogs

CNN Political Ticker: Senate confirms Benjamin as surgeon generalEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive – Senate confirms Benjamin as surgeon general « – Blogs from CNN.com Posted: October 30th, 2009 10:13 AM ET WASHINGTON (CNN) – The Senate has formally confirmed Dr. Regina Benjamin to be the U.S. surgeon general, making her only the third African American to hold the position as the nation’s top doctor. Congrats to Dr. Benjamin. Time to order some uniforms… Related posts:Better Health » What Does The Surgeon General Do? Better Health » What Does The Surgeon General Do? Dr....Senate Democrats Opt for Regressive Mandates – Ja...
Source: GruntDoc - October 31, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: GruntDoc Tags: Announcements Medical Source Type: blogs

Tim Schickedanz DayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
It’s October 31st, 2009, and it’s officially Tim Schickedanz Day in Saginaw, TX. Well deserved, unfortunately it’s Posthumous. I was fortunate enough to know Tim for about eight years, as a nurse in our ED. Hard working, friendly, funny and competent, we were nearly instant work-friends due to our military backgrounds. We weren’t really close, and that’s my loss. A really terrific guy, with a loving wife and four kids. Again proving the ED cynicism, such a good person with a job and a loving family and a lot of friends died quickly when he fell ill. He’s missed, by all of us. There’s...
Source: GruntDoc - October 31, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: GruntDoc Tags: Announcements Nursing Saginaw Tim Tim Schickedanz Source Type: blogs

Do not text while drivingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Seems very simple: concentrate on what you’re doing, and you lessen (but not eliminate) the risk of car crash. How much higher is the risk of accidents from texting? Twenty Three times, that’s how much (VTTI, .pdf). That’s just not worth the risk. Unfortunately, apparently it’s hard to resist… Related posts:BBC NEWS | Health | Steaming hot tea linked to cancer From the ‘life causes cancer’ files: BBC NEWS | Health...State Helicopters Are Flying Much Less After Fatal Crash in Pr. George’s – washingtonpost.com State Helicopters Are Flying Much Less After Fatal Crash in... Rela...
Source: GruntDoc - October 31, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: GruntDoc Tags: Announcements Family Humorous Source Type: blogs

IHI to host New Ways to Reduce Diagnosis ErrorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement will host a free audio program, New Ways to Reduce Diagnosis Errors on November 5 at 2 pm, featuring Gordon Schiff MD, from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Pat Croskerry from Nova Scotia. It’s an all too familiar story: The initial diagnosis of a patient’s condition turns out to be wrong; or there’s an incorrect interpretation of a test result; or a patient never learns of a test result; or a physician relies too much on memory to form a diagnostic opinion, forgetting about other important clues. Each of these diagnosis errors can be traced back to a system failure...
Source: Health Business Blog - October 29, 2009 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

Health Wonk Review posted at Boston Health NewsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Health Wonk Review Halloween edition is posted at Boston Health News. Share (Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - October 29, 2009 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Blogs Source Type: blogs

CommShift for SymtymEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Status The symtym.com and quantavie.net blogs are now closed, their content has been moved and consolidated here—symtym.net. I want to thank you for your attention over the years and apologize for any inconvenience in this move. Previous links are now broken and the feeds have been changed. Fresno EM Grad, and terrific EM blogger…how could I not announce this? Related posts:Symtym lives one of every EM Docs’ nightmares: patient in your own ED Patient It’s a Friday, early afternoon, so the bike trail...Galen’s Log is back Galen’s Log It’s been four years since I left blogging....Dead Blog...
Source: GruntDoc - October 29, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: GruntDoc Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

2010 International Private Practice Business Summit!!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Larry Benz at the 2010 International Private Practice Business Summit Hello! I would like to personally invite you to the 2010 International Private Practice Business Summit on January 22-24, 2010. The Summit is a 3-day business meeting for private physical therapy practice owners. There will be more than a dozen experts presenting on topics related to the business of physical therapy and strategies for creating high performing and prosperous world-class clinics. This Summit will motivate, inspire and teach everything you need to know to transform your clinic into a top-notch, competitive, enjoyabl...
Source: MyPhysicalTherapySpace.com - October 28, 2009 Category: Physical Therapists Authors: courses Tags: Announcements Business Education Healtcare Quality In the News Jobs Practice Source Type: blogs

Project Valour-IT Today through November 11thEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Here’s a worthy project, supporting wounded troops with technology to help their recovery. Soldiers’ Angels has been running this for at least the past 3 years (and somehow I didn’t participate last year, for which I am duly ashamed). Please read about what they do, and how you can contribute. Project Valour-IT, in memory of SFC William V. Ziegenfuss, helps provide voice-controlled/adaptive laptop computers and other technology to support Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines recovering from hand wounds and other severe injuries. Technology supplied includes: Voice-controlled Laptops – Operated by...
Source: GruntDoc - October 26, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: GruntDoc Tags: Announcements Deployed Docs Project Valour-IT Soldiers' Angels Source Type: blogs

National Student ConclaveEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Greetings!I am Rob Wainner and wanted to touch base with you to let you know that I will be attending the National Student Conclave next week in sunny Miami. Please stop by EIM’s booth, #708, to learn more about our Residency Program. It’s the largest and fast growing in the US! I would love to meet you personally and let you know more about our program. At the same time, you can also learn about our many other educational opportunities: Fellowship, Executive Program, OCS Exam Prep Course, Emergency Response Course, and CE programming. Want to win a thousand dollars?! Make sure you ask about EIM’s Elevator Pitch Comp...
Source: MyPhysicalTherapySpace.com - October 22, 2009 Category: Physical Therapists Authors: courses Tags: 1T Announcements Education Healtcare Quality Source Type: blogs

Berlin School of Mind and Brain - Women's Travel AwardsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Berlin School of Mind and Brain is an international research school, which was founded in 2006 as part of Germany's Excellence Initiative. The School offers a unique three-year interdisciplinary doctoral program in English in the mind and brain sciences. (Source: Neurobot)
Source: Neurobot - October 21, 2009 Category: Neurologists Tags: External announcements Source Type: blogs

Grand Rounds is up at SharpBrainsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The latest edition of Grand Rounds is up at SharpBrains. Share (Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - October 21, 2009 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Blogs Source Type: blogs

9/11: All the PSA We NeededEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Right on the heels of my post the other day discussing the error in inviting terrorism reporting, here’s another video (and suspicious-activity-reporting Web site) produced by the Los Angeles Police Department. The production values in this video are hipper, and L.A. appears to have its share of actors willing to look concerned about terrorism. But really, the attacks of September 11, 2001 were all the Public Service Announcement we needed to encourage reporting of genuine suspicions. Asking amateurs for tips about terrorism will have many wasteful and harmful results, like racial and ethnic discrimination, angry ne...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 20, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Jim Harper Tags: Foreign Policy and National Security Law and Civil Liberties 9/11 LAPD Los Angeles Police Department public service announcements suspicion suspicious behavior terrorism Source Type: blogs

BlogWorld Medblogger TrackEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There are several of us twittering the medblogger track now. We’re on Twitter. @gruntdoc @doc_rob @doctorwes most active now. (Source: GruntDoc)
Source: GruntDoc - October 15, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: GruntDoc Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

Health Wonk Review is posted at InsureBlogEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Check out the Lean, Mean & Clean edition of the Health Wonk Review at InsureBlog. Share (Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - October 15, 2009 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Blogs Source Type: blogs

The Sarcoma Program Goes 21st CenturyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Modern technology impacts everything we do. The very fact that you are reading these words attests to how technology touches your life.Well, the Johns Hopkins Sarcoma Center has engaged Web 2.0, too. If you follow this link, you will hear a podcast featuring my partner, Dr. Kristy Weber, the chief of orthopedic oncology at Johns Hopkins.Bruce Shriver, one of the founders of the Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative, asked me about chemotherapy for high grade sarcomas, and you can see that video here. An article in their online newsletter, ESUN, discussing my laboratory's research, is here.Over time our group will be producing m...
Source: Doctor David's Blog - October 15, 2009 Category: Oncologists Tags: Fun Stuff Announcements Source Type: blogs

Sudden cardiac death in a teen athlete prevented with AED (and a smart team)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Sudden cardiac death prevented: Coaches, trainer honored for saving teen | Latest News | WFAA.com FORT WORTH – A North Texas teen athlete is alive thanks to his coaches and school trainer who brought him back to life by restarting his heart. Nearly one month after the close call, the teen's lifesavers were honored Tuesday night. That’s how it’s supposed to work. Kudos. (Source: GruntDoc)
Source: GruntDoc - October 14, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: GruntDoc Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

Happy Birthday US NavyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I can’t believe I almost missed this. Naval History and Heritage Command : About In 1972 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt authorized recognition of 13 October as the Navy?s birthday. In contrast to Navy Day, the Navy Birthday is intended as an internal activity for members of the active forces and reserves, as well as retirees, and dependents. Since 1972 each CNO has encouraged a Navy-wide celebration of this occasion "to enhance a greater appreciation of our Navy heritage, and to provide a positive influence toward pride and professionalism in the naval service." Fair winds and follo...
Source: GruntDoc - October 14, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: GruntDoc Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

Quirky News Abounds – Almost Too Much!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dear Healthbolters, This blog is a lot of fun to write, but geez, there’s a LOT of fun stuff to write about. Would you believe that I have at least 30 stories all ready for you – and that’s just from a few quick searches over the past few weeks? That doesn’t include all the neat stuff I find every day. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that I’m pretty obsessive about things I’m enjoying, so I’m going to encourage a bit more. If you come across any great stories you’d like to see covered here at Healthbolt, please send me a note at marijke.durning@b5media.com. I’m going t...
Source: Healthbolt - October 9, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Marijke Durning, RN Tags: Announcements Healthbolt quirky health news quirky news Source Type: blogs

Cavalcade of Risk: Seeking submissionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I’m hosting the Cavalcade of Risk next week. Please submit your risk-related post (not personal finance) via the blog carnival submission form or by email. (Just click on my name under my photo for that.) Submissions are due by Monday. Please include: Blog name Post url Brief description Share (Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - October 1, 2009 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Blogs Source Type: blogs

Health Wonk Review is up at Medicaid First AidEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The latest issue of the Health Wonk Review is up at Medicaid First Aid. Share (Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - October 1, 2009 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Blogs Source Type: blogs

Liz Lewis’s Last Post at the ‘BoltEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Wow, it’s hard to believe that it’s been almost two years since my very first Healthbolt post. I’ve had fun. I’ve laughed. I’ve cried. And I’ve been amazed and even gobsmacked as I’ve wandered around cyberspace looking for interesting, entertaining, and bizarre health news to share with Healthbolt readers. I only hope that you all have had as much fun as me… But you know what they say – all good things must come to an end…eventually. So, it’s time for me to say goodbye to Healthbolt and follow a new path. A path that focuses more on travel and the environment than health and medicine. I’ll sti...
Source: Healthbolt - October 1, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Liz Lewis Tags: Announcements ecosalon leaving healthbolt Liz Lewis marijke durning perceptive travel the green wine guide Source Type: blogs

Grand Rounds is up at Laika’s MedLibLogEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Laika’s MedLibLog hosts the latest Grand Rounds, complete with a bonus section. Share (Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - September 29, 2009 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Blogs Source Type: blogs

Oops I did it again! The 120th Meeting of the Skeptics' CircleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Damn them Europeans and their being five or six hours ahead! They screw me up when it comes to plugging the Skeptics' Circle. Oh, wait. This time around I'm a day late. Rats. My excuse doesn't work. Never mind... In any case, longtime commenter at RI (who also has his own most excellent blog), Kristjan Wager has served up yet another heapin' helpin' of skepticism and critical thinking at the 120th Meeting of the Skeptics' Circle. Go. Read. Enjoy. Then come back in two weeks to do the same for The Mad Skeptic on October 8, preferably after having submitted your own pearl of skeptical genius. Also, don't forget: There's st...
Source: Respectful Insolence - September 25, 2009 Category: Surgeons Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

It's baaaacck...Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Hurt, but not defeated, the humongous giant clam.... Wait. Wrong story. Actually Science-Based Medicine is back. Finally. Go. Read. Enjoy. Particularly a bit about crank conferences. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - September 24, 2009 Category: Surgeons Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

Grand Rounds is posted at Residency NotesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Grand Rounds is six years old and a birthday edition is posted at Residency Notes. Share (Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - September 22, 2009 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Blogs Source Type: blogs

CCNC 2009 - Call for fellowship applicantsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
4th CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE The CCNC organizing committee is pleased to announce the availability of a limited number of $500 fellowship awards to early-career computational cognitive neuroscience researchers and potential researchers. (Source: Neurobot)
Source: Neurobot - September 22, 2009 Category: Neurologists Tags: External announcements Source Type: blogs

It's almost here: The 120th Meeting of the Skeptics' CircleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Lengend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. Or something. What I do know is that the Wheel has turned once again and a new meeting of the Skeptics' Circle is fast approaching. Indeed, it is less than three days away. On Thursday, September 24, the 120th Meeting of the Skeptics' Circle will be hosted by Kristjan Wager at Pro-Science. He needs your submissions, and he needs them by Wednesday night. So give them to him. Check out the guidelines for submissions, and get them to Kristjan...
Source: Respectful Insolence - September 21, 2009 Category: Surgeons Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

Science-Based Medicine is down...againEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Given how many of you read this blog and Science-Based Medicine, I thought I should make an announcement. Sometime this morning or early this afternoon, the Science-Based Medicine blog went down, returning only a cryptic message saying that the site has been "suspended." This is the second time it's gone completely down, the first being Friday for most of the day, and the performance of the site has been painfully slow all weekend, with interminable waits for page loads, etc. The SBM team is aware of the problem. All I can say is that the problem is being worked on, but the technical guys are volunteers with day jobs; so ...
Source: Respectful Insolence - September 21, 2009 Category: Surgeons Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

Science-Based Medicine is downEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Given how many of you read this blog and Science-Based Medicine, I thought I should make an announcement. Sometime earlier this morning after 7 AM but before around 10 AM, the Science-Based Medicine blog went down, returning only a cryptic message saying that the site has been "suspended." The SBM team is aware of the problem, and, quite frankly, I'm disturbed that the site isn't back up yet. I can tell you (and many of you may have noticed) that the site's performance over the last week has, quite frankly, sucked, with slow as molasses page loading, frequent database errors, and general poor performance, which is really ...
Source: Respectful Insolence - September 18, 2009 Category: Surgeons Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

An online tool to rate Cellphone RadiationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Thinking about buying a new cell phone? Before you do, you might want to check out the free, user friendly online tool that illustrates the radio frequency emission of more than 1000 phones in the marketplace. The online tool, created by the Environmental Working Group, offers easy to read graphics which enables consumers to make quick comparision of the radiation levels of cellphones and smart phones. Radiation is emitted from cell phones each time you talk on or send text message from it. Some phones emit less than others. As to whether or not it is a health risk remains in debate with the phone industry saying ‘no ris...
Source: Healthbolt - September 11, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Liz Lewis Tags: Announcements Exposed! How To cell phone radiation cell phones and radiation environmental working group online tool to rate cell phone radiation Source Type: blogs

Reading the entrails: The 119th 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 again, time for another meeting of that--choke!--"venerable" blog carnival known as the Skeptic's Circle. Sorry, it just bugs me that the Circle I took over four years ago is now counted as "venerable." Oh, well. In any case, this time around, it's at Cubik's Rube (great name for a blog, BTW), and it's a rip-roaring tale in which our host conjures a god. I kid you not. He really does. But he ends up...well, you'll just have to check out the 119th Meeting of the Skeptics' Circle to find out what happens. I will say no more. Also, don't forget that a mere two weeks hence, on September 24, the 120th Meeting ...
Source: Respectful Insolence - September 11, 2009 Category: Surgeons Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

Send a Grrl to AntarcticaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I can't help but have noticed that one of our own, GrrlScientist, is in the running to be selected as the blogger to go on a trip to Antarctica and blog from there with the Quark Expedition in February. As of my checking, Grrl is in third place. I have no doubt that She'd do a hell of a job, given her writing talent, and who can resist a chance to send a fellow ScienceBlogger to some frigid, desolate plain at the bottom of the world? There's not much time left, only until September 30. So vote, already! Read the comments on this post... (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - September 9, 2009 Category: Surgeons Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs

Grand Rounds is up at Medic999Email 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 at Medic999. Share (Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - September 8, 2009 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Announcements Blogs Source Type: blogs

A Famous ParentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In the past, I have blogged about patients of mine who have made the news. This past week, while I was reading the newspaper before going to work, my eye was caught by an article in the Sports section about a man with a familiar name.(Note: All personal information in this post is also seen in the article in the Washington Post, so there is no violation of confidentiality. Also, some links will require a subscription to washingtonpost.com to see.)The article was about the head football coach at the University of Richmond, Michael London. The article spoke about Mr. London in glowing terms, talking about how he grew up in R...
Source: Doctor David's Blog - September 8, 2009 Category: Oncologists Tags: Being a Pediatric Oncologist Patient Stories Fun Stuff Announcements Source Type: blogs

Have you heard of the Hip Hop Docs?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Meet the Hip Hop Docs They are doctors aiming to get the message to kids through hip hop. There’s Rani G Whitfield, a board certified family doctor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana who wants to empower young people to change unhealthly lifestyles. By hip hop… And then there’s Dr John Clarke from New York City who does the medical rap, writing his own lyrics about ssthma, diabetes, and HIV. Dr Clarke has just entered the 2009 Flu Prevention PSA Contest with his song about Swine H1N1 Flu. You can vote for Dr Clarke’s entry or any of the other 9 entries at the flu.gov contest site. Post from: Healthbolt (Source: Healthbolt)
Source: Healthbolt - September 7, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Liz Lewis Tags: Announcements Cute Rx Video 2009 Flu Prevention PSA contest dr john clarke hip hop docs medical message in hip hop rani g whitfield walk the walk Source Type: blogs

SurgeXperiences 305 up at AmanzimtotiEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SurgeXperiences 305 is now up at Amanzimtoti! We thank amanzimtoti for hosting this wonderful edition. There are many pictures included. This is part of our SurgeXperiences September Special Feature: This is Africa! The next edition will be hosted at “other things amanzi“, blog of South African surgeon blogger Dr Bongi in 2 weeks time on 20 [...] (Source: SurgeXperiences)
Source: SurgeXperiences - September 7, 2009 Category: Surgeons Authors: Jeffrey Tags: Announcements Season 3 Source Type: blogs