Moving From Spaced Repitition to Spaced Learning
This article proposed a strategy that revolves around the cognitive technique known as spaced repetition. Spaced repetition takes advantage of time and reinforces one’s knowledge the moment before one forgets it. This technique involves reviewing material according to a schedule determined by a temporal relationship known as the “spacing effect”.
Although beneficial, spaced repetition requires time and as a result, is not without its own limitations. Spaced repetition can help students remember what they learn, but it will not help students deepen their understanding or teach them things they don’t already kno...
Source: The Health Care Blog - August 17, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized Learning Medical Education Osmosis Picmonic Spaced Repitition Source Type: blogs
Moving From Spaced Repetition to Spaced Learning
This article proposed a strategy that revolves around the cognitive technique known as spaced repetition. Spaced repetition takes advantage of time and reinforces one’s knowledge the moment before one forgets it. This technique involves reviewing material according to a schedule determined by a temporal relationship known as the “spacing effect”.
Although beneficial, spaced repetition requires time and as a result, is not without its own limitations. Spaced repetition can help students remember what they learn, but it will not help students deepen their understanding or teach them things they don’t already kno...
Source: The Health Care Blog - August 17, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized Learning Medical Education Osmosis Picmonic Spaced Repitition Source Type: blogs
Profit over Safety – Centers for Disease Control Names 271 New Vaccinations
Conclusion
How many vaccinations will be considered to be a sensible number? If all of the vaccinations currently under development are deemed a success, how many of them will be added to the schedule? As there is little research to determine which ingredients are in the vaccinations listed as “under development” by the CDC, many parents are concerned about their toxicity and how best to protect their children.
I will leave you with the wise words of Robert F, Kennedy Jr: “Vaccine industry money has neutralized virtually all of the checks and balances that once stood between a rapacious pharmaceutical industry and ou...
Source: vactruth.com - August 3, 2015 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Christina England Tags: Christina England Logical Top Stories Centers for Disease Control (CDC) PhRMA Robert F. Kennedy Jr. World Health Organization (WHO) Source Type: blogs
The dwindling of the medical lexicon. It matters.
I often wondered what got me here. I am a reader. Give me a book, an apple and a bus ride home and I was lost in the words. Send me to school and make me create 3×5 word cards for hundreds of new words and I was hooked. Then off to high school where science gave me a new vocabulary. Words could be traced to the civilizations of Plato, Confucius, and Freud. Never had the phrase “medicine is an art” intertwined so wisely as when I realized central pontine myelinosis was the illness deemed for the character Monsieur Villefort in The Count of Monte Cristo. The scientific world and literary world unite!
Howev...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 26, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Gita Balakumar, MD Tags: Physician Primary care Source Type: blogs
Tattoos to Cover Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction Scars on the Rise
For years, tattoos have been used to apply the finishing touches to breast reconstruction. A form of medical tattooing is used to add color to the reconstructed nipple and areola as the final stage of the reconstructive process. Recently, 3D tattooing has also become available to add even more life-like results.Some breast cancer patients are now turning to more "traditional" ink-based tattoos to cover their mastectomy or breast reconstruction scars in more elaborate ways. If you've ever considered getting an elaborate tattoo to hide your breast cancer scars, rest assured you're not alone! I'm seeing more and more breast c...
Source: Breast Cancer Reconstruction Blog - June 18, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: breast cancer scars breast reconstruction scar tattoos breast reconstruction scars mastectomy scar tattoos mri Source Type: blogs
Tattoos to Cover Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction Scars on the Rise
For years, tattoos have been used to apply the finishing touches to breast reconstruction. A form of medical tattooing is used to add color to the reconstructed nipple and areola as the final stage of the reconstructive process. Recently, 3D tattooing has also become available to add even more life-like results.Some breast cancer patients are now turning to more "traditional" ink-based tattoos to cover their mastectomy or breast reconstruction scars in more elaborate ways.If you've ever considered getting an elaborate tattoo to hide your breast cancer scars, rest assured you're not alone! I'm seeing more and more breast ca...
Source: Breast Cancer Reconstruction Blog - June 18, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: breast cancer scars breast reconstruction scar tattoos breast reconstruction scars mastectomy scar tattoos mri Source Type: blogs
Improve patient satisfaction with these common sense tips
Recently a neighbor of mine was in our local hospital for several weeks undergoing treatment for MRSA and dehydration. Polly is a woman in her late seventies who is completely alert and oriented. She lives an active and independent lifestyle and is fully capable of understanding and communicating clearly with others.
I asked her adult daughter how her mother’s experience had been so far. Given that this is a hospital that widely advertises its ‘patient-focused approach’ I hoped for more positive news. Her daughter sighed and told me they had suffered several disappointments. She felt that her mother had been patroniz...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 8, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Joan Lowery, MEd Tags: Patient Hospital Source Type: blogs
The Hugest of the Huge Hematomas
Welcome to our new series, “Guts and Gore.” That title should serve as a warning that some of the videos we will use as teaching tools may be controversial and not for weak stomachs. We hope, however, that part of why you became an emergency provider was to handle sticky situations like the ones we will present. People like us have the ability to ignore blood and copious discharge, and instead focus on saving and improving the lives of our patients. Rarely are you thanked for this ability, and we hope this series on guts and gore will improve your technique, even when the going gets tough.
The Approach
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Source: The Procedural Pause - June 1, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
The Hugest of the Huge Hematomas
Welcome to our new series, “Guts and Gore.” That title should serve as a warning that some of the videos we will use as teaching tools may be controversial and not for weak stomachs. We hope, however, that part of why you became an emergency provider was to handle sticky situations like the ones we will present. People like us have the ability to ignore blood and copious discharge, and instead focus on saving and improving the lives of our patients. Rarely are you thanked for this ability, and we hope this series on guts and gore will improve your technique, even when the going gets tough.
The Approach
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Source: The Procedural Pause - June 1, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
New Health Policy Brief: Antibiotic Resistance
A new policy brief from Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) describes the repercussions of antibiotic resistance: when drugs have declining, limited, or no effectiveness in combatting certain bacterial infections. In the United States, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) kills more than 19,000 annually — more than emphysema, HIV/AIDS, Parkinson’s disease, and homicide combined.
This policy brief offers an overview of antibiotic resistance, the debate around regulating antibiotic use in agriculture, and new developments in related research and policy initiatives.
What’s The ...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - May 22, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Chris Fleming Tags: Drugs and Medical Technology Elsewhere@ Health Affairs Global Health Population Health Public Health Agriculture Antibiotic Resistance Antimicrobial Drug approval FDA Research and Development superbugs Source Type: blogs
Should beauty companies keep secrets from you? Episode 80
Do you think it’s okay for cosmetic companies to keep their ingredients a secret from you if it means you get better products? We discuss this question and more in today’s quick Q&A show.
Improbable Products
Two of these “ancient secrets” have been found to really work; one of them is just made up. Can you spot which one is fake? Tune in to the show for the answer.
An onion and Garlic wine cooler can kill Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Pancake syrup from middle eastern dates inhibits the growth of Strep and E coli.
Goat grease fights the fungus that cause cradle cap in inf...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - April 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy SchuellerDiscover the beauty and cosmetic products you should use and avoid Source Type: blogs
MKSAP: 46-year-old woman is evaluated before a dental cleaning
Test your medicine knowledge with the MKSAP challenge, in partnership with the American College of Physicians.
A 46-year-old woman is evaluated before undergoing a dental cleaning procedure involving deep scaling. She has a history of mitral valve prolapse without regurgitation and also had methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) aortic valve endocarditis 10 years ago treated successfully with antibiotics. The patient notes an allergy to penicillin characterized by hypotension, hives, and wheezing. The remainder of the history is noncontributory.
On physical examination, vital signs are normal. Cardiopulmonar...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 18, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: mksap Tags: Conditions Infectious disease Source Type: blogs
Research and Reviews in the Fastlane 077
This article sheds some light on the issue. In this study of ICU patients in Australia and New Zealand, the standard SIRS criteria missed 1 in 8 patients who went on to severe sepsis. These results call into question the reliability of the SIRS criteria.Recommended by: Anand SwaminathanThe R&R iconoclastic sneak peek icon keyThe list of contributorsThe R&R ARCHIVER&R Hall of famer You simply MUST READ this!R&R Hot stuff! Everyone’s going to be talking about thisR&R Landmark paper A paper that made a differenceR&R Game Changer? Might change your clinical practiceR&R Eureka! Revolutionary i...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 2, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jeremy Fried Tags: Cardiology Emergency Medicine Haematology Immunology Infectious Disease Intensive Care R&R in the FASTLANE critical care Education literature recommendations research and reviews Source Type: blogs
Medieval Remedy From Bald's Leechbook Found to Kill MRSA
A medieval remedy from the Leechbook has been found to kill MRSA. Scientists found it kills 90% of the antibiotic-resistant superbug.
Read more on sciencespacerobots.com (Source: HealthNewsBlog.com)
Source: HealthNewsBlog.com - March 31, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: mrsa Source Type: blogs
