Clinical indications for hypnosis
Who might benefit from learning hypnosis – and when might you suggest it?
I’m a person who doesn’t really try changing my own pain intensity very often, and most of the people I’ve worked with in therapy are also in the stage of wanting to learn how to live alongside their pain. However, there are some times when modulating pain intensity can be a really helpful part of even this phase of learning to live well with pain.
I haven’t found any clinical guidelines suggesting when it might be good to introduce hypnosis, so this is my own clinical reasoning. Remember I work with a particular g...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - August 6, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Chronic pain Coping Skills Coping strategies Resilience/Health Science in practice Clinical reasoning hypnosis Occupational therapy self-hypnosis Source Type: blogs
… you are feeling sleepy …
Hypnosis could be one of the least respected yet most effective self-help pain reduction strategies we know of. Surprised? You shouldn’t be! Hypnosis has such a lot of baggage, most of it completely unrelated to the way it is used in the clinic. Once we dig just a little more deeply into how it can be used and the effects it has on a person’s pain (and as shown in fMRI studies and experimental studies) we can see that there are some things our mind can do that are literally mind-boggling!
What is hypnosis? Simply put it’s a state of focused attention that allows us to be open to suggestions for changes...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - July 30, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Coping strategies pain management Therapeutic approaches Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – July 30, 2023 – Amazon gets into the generative AI game, HIMSS plans to sell off the annual trade show, and more
This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.
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HIMSS is planning to sell its annual conference to Informa. Fierce Healthcare confirmed the news as initially reported by Trade Show Executive. The deal only appears to involve the trade show – next slated for March 1...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - July 30, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT 3M ABOUT Partners Amazon AWS Babylon Carta Healthcare Cognizant CoxHealth eClinicalWorks eCW Gilead Gozio Health Healthbook Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features Healthcare VR HealthLock HealthScribe HEDIS He Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, July 31st 2023
In conclusion, an SBP level below 130 mmHg was found to be associated with longevity among older women. The longer SBP was controlled at a level between 110 and 130 mmHg, the higher the survival probability to age 90. Preventing age-related rises in SBP and increasing the time with controlled BP levels constitute important measures for achieving longevity.
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Source: Fight Aging! - July 30, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
poem
Op Note XLThe first case I taught an intern how to lop off a hemorrhoid. Second case was mostly me with a third year patching up a tricky scrotal hernia. Third case another hernia. Same resident. Fourth case I guided a chief through a low anterior resection. She sees it. She ’ll be pretty good someday. Fifth case I walked my son through a multivariable algebra problem. Sixth case I sat and listened as my daughter cried. Seventh case I worked on a poem I thought was dead. Eighth case went all night. None of the sutures held. Kept having to re-do it and re-do it until t he birds began to sing and I figured out anothe...
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - July 25, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
Thinking on Your Feet Well: Building Adaptive Expertise in Learners Using Simulation
On this episode of the Academic Medicine Podcast, Sam Clarke, MD, MAS, and Jon Ilgen, MD, PhD, join host Toni Gallo to discuss the importance of teaching adaptive expertise to prepare learners for the types of complex cases they will encounter in clinical practice. This conversation also covers what adaptive expertise is, how simulation can be used to foster this skill in learners, and the complementary relationship between performance-oriented cases and adaptive cases in health professions education.
This episode is now available through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere else podcasts are available.
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Source: Academic Medicine Blog - July 24, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: AM Podcast AM Podcast Transcript Academic Medicine podcast adaptive expertise medical education medical students residents simulation Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, July 24th 2023
In this study, we tested the hypothesis that periodontal disease (PD) as a source of infection alters inflammatory activation and Aβ phagocytosis by the microglial cells.
Experimental PD was induced using ligatures in C57BL/6 mice for 1, 10, 20, and 30 days to assess the progression of PD. Animals without ligatures were used as controls. Ligature placement caused progressive periodontal disease and bone resorption that was already significant on day 1 post-ligation and continued to increase until day 30. The severity of periodontal disease increased the frequency of activated microglia in the brains on day 30 by 36...
Source: Fight Aging! - July 23, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
A man in his 70s with weakness and syncope
DiscussionBrugada Type 1 ECG changes are associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD) and the occurrence of ventricular dysrhythmias. Patients that develop a Type 1 pattern without any precipitating or provoking factors have a risk of SCD of 0.5-0.8% per year. In patients that only have this pattern induced by a sodium channel blocking agent have a lower rate of SCD (0 - 0.35% per year)[1]. Drugs that have been associated with Brugada ECG patterns include tricyclic antidepressants, anesthetics, cocaine, methadone, antihistamines, electrolyte derangements, and even tramadol. [2]. Our patient had a Brugada Type ...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - July 22, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pendell Source Type: blogs
Consciously Exploring Your Relationship with Drugs
Humanity has a complex, long-term relationship with a wide variety of drugs. In this article let’s delve into your personal relationship with drugs, how you frame them, and how you might upgrade these relationships to be more conscious and aligned with your path of self-development. Let’s include common drug sources like coffee, tea, and chocolate too, so this will be very inclusive.
My purpose here isn’t to encourage or discourage you from using any particular substances but rather to invite you to take a more conscious and honest look at your current frames, attitudes, biases, and behaviors, and dete...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - July 21, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Creating Reality Emotions Health Lifestyle Relationships Values Source Type: blogs
AI-Powered Pain Relief: Interview with Claire Smith, VP at Nevro
Nevro, a medtech company based in California, has developed the HFX iQ spinal cord stimulation system, which is intended to treat chronic pain. While spinal cord stimulators can be very useful in controlling certain types of chronic pain, at present, patients must attend with their clinician to obtain adjustments to their stimulator. This is inconvenient for both patient and clinician alike.
Another common difficulty is the need for frequent adjustments. Pain is subjective, and a patient’s needs can vary from day to day, but such frequent changes in spinal cord stimulator settings are not typically possible. To addres...
Source: Medgadget - July 19, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Exclusive Neurology Neurosurgery Orthopedic Surgery Pain Management Rehab back pain neurostimulation Nevro_HF10 Nevro_HFX Source Type: blogs
Answer to Case 722
Answer to theParasite Case of the Week 722: anisakid larvae, one of the members of theAnisakis simplex, Pseudoterranova decipiens,or Contracecum osculatumcomplex. Humans can become transiently infected with the larvae when they are ingested in undercooked fish, such as this salmon. The larvae may embed in the gastric or intestinal mucosa, causing intense pain. Endoscopic removal is curative. In less severe cases, the larvae will migrate back up the esophagus and out the mouth - a much preferred (but disturbing!) alternative. They can also be passed in the stool. In these settings, the larvae have to be differenti...
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - July 15, 2023 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs
DexCare Closes $75M in Series C Funding, Led by ICONIQ Growth, to Accelerate Market Expansion of its Care Access Platform
Funding will Advance DexCare’s Product Portfolio of Innovation to help U.S. Healthcare Systems Capture Consumers, Manage Limited Resources, and Control Costs to Fuel Growth
DexCare, Inc., the leading patient demand and care access platform, today announced the close of its $75 million Series C funding round led by ICONIQ Growth. The funding will advance DexCare’s platform, which extends limited health-system capacity to serve patients faster and to precisely manage the supply and demand of digital-care access. The new funding brings the total raised to $146 million, including two oversubscribed rounds closed in less th...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - July 13, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Adyen Caroline Xie Datadog Define Ventures Derek Streat DexCare Frist Cressey Ventures GitLab Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment ICONIQ Growth Kaiser Permanente Ventures Source Type: blogs
Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs) For High Blood Pressure: Types, Side Effects, Drug Interactions
Conclusion
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has become a leading cause of death globally, necessitating the adoption of preventive measures, early detection, and effective management strategies.
Hypertension, a significant risk factor for CVD, requires active management to mitigate associated risks.
Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs) have emerged as a favored choice among healthcare professionals due to their effectiveness and unique benefits.
ARBs offer several advantages compared to other blood pressure medications. They effectively control blood pressure, protect vital organs such as the heart and kidneys, ...
Source: The EMT Spot - July 11, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs
What we can learn about rehab from my dog
Miss Molly May is my adorable, high energy, full-sized labradoodle. She’s five years old, and has just undergone a tibial plateau leveling osteotomy for her right rear knee. Essentially she damaged the dog equivalent of her cruciate ligament because she’s an idiot. Well, she’s a dog who adores chasing the B-A-L-L and the F-R-I-S-B-E-E and any random S-T-I-C-K at full speed, turning really fast to catch it before anyone else gets to it.
Five weeks ago she was seen by our local general practice vet, referred to animal physio (click) and comprehensively examined there, then referred to the Animal Orth...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - July 9, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Coping strategies biopsychosocial Clinical reasoning Health healthcare Therapeutic approaches Source Type: blogs
Direct Core Relationships
Have you thought much about the core relationships you’d like to cultivate with life, such as your relationships with work, people, physical reality, your body, government, creativity, entertainment, time, food, intimacy, home, etc?
You surely have many specific instances of these relationships showing up in your life, such as a particular job or family member. But have you ever stepped back from the specifics to make some high-level decisions about the purest forms of these relationships that you want to experience? There’s tremendous power in doing this since it helps you elevate your standards, define bou...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - July 9, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Creating Reality Relationships Values Source Type: blogs
