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Read it and weep - then get angry!
The Deadly Corruption of Clinical TrialsUpdate (4/3/2015):  After nearly 11 years of obfuscation and denial surrounding the tragic death of Dan Markingson, the University of Minnesota has suspended enrollment in psychiatric drug trials. This comes in response to a blistering report issued by the Minnesota State Legislative Auditor that cites "serious ethical issues" and vindicates much of the reporting in the story below. Read more from Carl Elliott about the fallout from the report here.IT'S NOT EASY TO WORK UP a good feeling about the institution that destroyed your life, which may be why Mary Weiss i...
Source: PharmaGossip - April 3, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: insider Source Type: blogs

From elite social clubs to personal atonement: The history of the formation of Consolation House.
Private and elite clubs were vehicles of socialization and business transaction during the Gilded Age.  Clubs were often restricted in membership and members were highly scrutinized before being offered the opportunity to join. The Tavern Club in Boston is one example of an elite social club.  It was established in 1884 and was a gathering place where the members were focused on fine dining, lectures, and the arts.  Notable members included Charles Eliot Norton, William Dean Howells, and Henry Cabot Lodge.  Herndon (1892) described the club as "an organization of good fellows, mostly artists, music...
Source: ABC Therapeutics Occupational Therapy Weblog - March 30, 2016 Category: Occupational Health Tags: Barton history Source Type: blogs

Who walks in the classroom, cool and slow
If I'd been blogging it all along, cataloguing it day by discouraging day, I wonder if it would seem inevitable. I'm a little bit afraid, instead, that this comes out of the blue: Charlie's changing schools. After three years at the public elementary, this fall he'll go to what I self-consciously call Hippie Do As You Please School. We've known since October of his kindergarten year that he needed lots of structure and support, and I'm grateful to say that he's gotten it: the 504 plan; the occupational therapy; the physical therapy; the daily social learning; the kindness and heroic forebearance...
Source: a little pregnant - August 15, 2013 Category: Infertility Authors: Julie Tags: Charles in charge GD MF ADHD Source Type: blogs

Do we need more schooling, or just re-tooling?
In a conversation on the OT Connections Forum Dr. Pam Toto stated "These other professions - PT, Pharmacy, Nursing - whether you think they are comparable or not, have evolved to a point where they feel a need for that additional training for competent entry-level practice."I think these comments are interesting.  Dr. Toto is not the first to make these kinds of observations.  Others have stated that we need to prepare practitioners for the complexity and demands of the future.'  I have been wondering what that really means.First of all, I would like to acknowledge that in some instances our practice tools h...
Source: ABC Therapeutics Occupational Therapy Weblog - July 31, 2014 Category: Occupational Therapists Tags: history OT Education OT practice philosophy Source Type: blogs

The Case of Lena, Part III: George Barton ' s promise to help others who were in pain
The original book " The Counterpane Fairy " was written and illustratedby Katharine Pyle in 1898.  It is a fanciful story of a fairy who visits children in their beds as long as they do not cry.  The fairy brings some comfort to these children and has the ability to magically transport them away from their circumstances if they focus on one of the squares of their counterpanes (bedspreads).Occupational therapists may not be aware of how this story is relevant to the profession ' s history.  This post will conclude the exploration of ' The Case of Lena ' and explain how Pyle ' s story influenced George Barton...
Source: ABC Therapeutics Occupational Therapy Weblog - October 1, 2016 Category: Occupational Health Tags: Barton history Source Type: blogs

Who walks in the classroom, cool and slow
If I'd been blogging it all along, cataloguing it day by discouraging day, I wonder if it would seem inevitable. I'm a little bit afraid, instead, that this comes out of the blue: Charlie's changing schools. After three years at the public elementary, this fall he'll go to what I self-consciously call Hippie Do As You Please School. We've known since October of his kindergarten year that he needed lots of structure and support, and I'm grateful to say that he's gotten it: the 504 plan; the occupational therapy; the physical therapy; the daily social learning; the kindness and heroic forebearance...
Source: a little pregnant - August 15, 2013 Category: Child Development Authors: Julie Tags: Charles in charge GD MF ADHD Source Type: blogs