On “ us ” and “ them ” : what if we ’ re one of “ them ” ?
Over the past few years I’ve been pondering the presumed gap between people living with pain and the people who “treat” or work with them. Most of my readers will know that I live with widespread pain (aka fibromyalgia) or pain that is present in many parts of my body, and the associated other symptoms like DOMS that last for weeks not a day or two, and increased sensitivity to heat, cold, pressure, chilli, sound and so on.
I first “came out” with my pain about 15 years ago: that is, I first disclosed to people I worked with that I had this weird ongoing pain – and finally joined the...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - October 7, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Chronic pain Professional topics Research Therapeutic approaches inclusion inequality Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 3rd October 2018
This report uses 2017 data to show key achievements made in neonatal care for preterm babies in England, Scotland and Wales. The report contains key findings and selected recommendations for quality improvement of neonatal care going forward.Acknowledgements: Embed Health Consortium Health Bulletin, NICE Newsletter, King ’s Fund Library Health Management and Policy Alert; BMJ alerts (Source: Browsing)
Source: Browsing - October 3, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
A soaring maternal mortality rate: What does it mean for you?
In June 2018, Serena Williams told Vanity Fair about her journey to motherhood, including the story of how she nearly died a few days after giving birth. In September, Beyoncé punctuated her Vogue cover with the story of how she developed a life-threatening pregnancy condition called preeclampsia, which can lead to seizures and stroke. Throughout the summer, headlines like “Dying to Deliver” and “Deadly Deliveries” and “Maternal Mortality: An American Crisis” popped up on newsfeeds and streamed on screens across America.
As a professor who studies safety in pregnancy, I was quoted in many articles and media ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - October 2, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Neel Shah, MD, MPP, FACOG Tags: Health Health trends Pregnancy Women's Health Source Type: blogs
Memories Can Be Distorted – But Not in the Way That You Think
After the recent hearings regarding Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, the recollection of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford came into question.
One conservative pundit, Ben Shapiro, suggested that because we had “two believable testimonies and no corroborating evidence,” we should basically dismiss Blasey Ford’s accusation.
But in a disjointed opinion piece published on Newsweek.com, Shapiro confuses the science of memory, and what it tells us about how the brain forms, keeps, or distorts memories. Let’s walk through his claims and what science actually says about memory.
Ben S...
Source: World of Psychology - October 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tags: Brain and Behavior General Minding the Media Psychology Research Violence and Aggression Ben Shapiro Brett Kavanaugh False Memories Sexual Assault Source Type: blogs
Nursing Jobs, Cost of Living, & Where to Hang Your Hat
In my work as a career coach for nurses and healthcare professionals, I frequently witness those who work in nursing struggling with decisions related to finding work and the relative cost of living in terms of where they live or where they might move.Making decisions about your workstyle and lifestyle can be fraught with anxiety and concern about the future -- let ' s unpack that conundrum.Photo by Joey Csunyo on UnsplashWorkstyle and LifestyleFiguring out where to live and work can be a difficult choice. On the one hand, you want to earn up to your potential and receive the highest possible wage according ...
Source: Digital Doorway - October 1, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: advanced practice nurses career career development career management careers healthcare careers job search nurse careers nurse practitioners nursing nursing careers Source Type: blogs
Wireless and Scanning – The Clarius Portable Ultrasound Review
Can you imagine making an ultrasound scan on your kitchen table? No need for a doctor’s appointment, no waiting time, no travel costs. With the appearance of pocket-sized and user-friendly diagnostic devices, such as the Clarius wireless portable ultrasound, it’s already possible. The Medical Futurist had the chance to test the mind-boggling technology able to revolutionize diagnostics. Here’s our great Clarius review.
When everyday heroes meet science fiction turned reality
On a partly cloudy September morning, The Medical Futurist team visited an ambulance crew in the Hungarian capital. We brought the experts two t...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 27, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Medical Professionals Portable Diagnostics Researchers Telemedicine & Smartphones clarius clinical digital innovation future Health Healthcare portable ultrasound review technology Source Type: blogs
The Exposing the Silence Project
“Well, at least you have a healthy baby!” is one of the most common phrases a mother who went through a traumatic birth experiences hears. While the friend or family member may mean well and simply be trying to show optimism, he or she is often isolating the deep pain the mother may be going through. As part of my research on maternal health, I came across the photography and advocacy project Exposing the Silence: Documenting Birth Trauma and the Strength of Women across America. The project brings to light a little noticed group of women– women who experienced past sexual abuse that can be triggered during a traumat...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - September 25, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
“News (Hot) Flash: Sex, Drugs and Menopause” Recap – 2010 Breakfast Series
Our panel this morning discussed the issues surrounding how the WHI results were interpreted and communicated to women and their health care providers. We recognize that hormones are not appropriate for all women, and look forward to hosting a future panel that highlights alternatives.
The speakers have a variety of backgrounds and experiences (and genders), and we aim to promote diversity of voices.
This was not normal breakfast conversation.
Today was a jolting – and disruptive – talk about what happens to women’s bodies when they age. (Who knew that if you’re menopausal and you don’t take your hormones, your v...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - September 25, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 19th September 2018
Some recent things you might need to know about.Professional Records Standards BodyStandard for maternity care records to support the introduction of digital maternity records in England.ResearchNIHR SignalsInducing labour at or after 41 weeks reduces risks to infantsAppraisal of Cochrane Review looking at induction of labour for women at or beyond termNHS England case studiesHertfordshire perinatal mental healthcommunity servicesNICE consultationsNeonatal infection (early onset): antibiotics for prevention and treatment: Draft scope consultation. Closing date for comments: 12 October 2018.Intrapartum care for wo...
Source: Browsing - September 19, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
The Future of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Starts with Medical Students
by Kayla Sheehan (@kksheehan)My first day of medical school, I asked the Dean how to start a Hospice and Palliative Medicine Student Interest Group (SIG). Before I became a medical student, I began volunteering for hospice. It changed my life. I learned invaluable lessons about life, death, and healing throughout my nearly five years as a hospice volunteer and I realized these lessons would not be taught in a classroom. Three years into medical school, we are one of the most active groups on campus, and we continue to grow.Assembling the group was not as difficult as one might think. The biggest hurdle is many students sim...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - September 10, 2018 Category: Palliative Care Tags: medical school sheehan The profession Source Type: blogs
Thyroid function tests in pregnancy
The team at Medmastery are providing LITFL readers with a series of FOAMed courses from across their website. In this video from the Thyroid Disease Masterclass, Dr Tracy Tylee explains the relationship between thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and gestational thyrotoxicosis, and the factors that lead to abnormal thyroid function tests. Further Reading Thyroid PhysiologyMastering thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)Thyroid Autonomous ...
The post Thyroid function tests in pregnancy appeared first on Life in the Fast Lane. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - September 4, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Mike Cadogan Tags: Endocrinology Medmastery Obstetrics Gynaecology pregnancy thyroid function test Source Type: blogs
Patterns of benign gynaecology care in English NHS hospital trusts: 2015/16
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists - This first ever national report into benign gynaecological care, carried out in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, shows some variations between NHS trusts across England. The report identifies a number of national indicators to provide an overview of benign gynaecological care in England. This includes inpatient care, emergency readmission and longer-term surgical outcomes.ReportMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - September 3, 2018 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Quality of care and clinical outcomes Source Type: blogs
What ’s life like after not matching? A physician’s story.
Match Day is the culmination of a medical student’s education: the day all graduating seniors and non-traditional applicants find out where they will spend the next three to seven years to train in a desired specialty. I fell in love with obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) as it was the perfect way to combine my passion for women’s health with medicine and surgery. I also liked that the patients were relatively healthy and willing to heed medical advice for the betterment of their families. I applied broadly across the U.S. — 45 programs to be exact — and received a total of 30 interview offers. A few month...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 25, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/the-traveling-resident" rel="tag" > The Traveling Resident, MD < /a > Tags: Physician OB/GYN Surgery Source Type: blogs
Stronger Leaders, Better Health Care Teams
Today the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON), together with the Johns Hopkins Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and JHPIEGO (a Johns Hopkins affiliate) launched the Global Women’s Health Fellowship Program. This is a two-year postgraduate training program that uniquely pairs an OB/GYN physician with an advanced practice nurse to address important women’s health issues
The post Stronger Leaders, Better Health Care Teams appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine. (Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University)
Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University - August 23, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Editor Tags: New On the Pulse Global health Jhpiego Johns Hopkins Hospital midwife Womens health Source Type: blogs
A strong doctor-patient relationship: why it matters
Writing in Annals of Family Medicine a few years ago, Chicago obstetrician Benjamin P. Brown vividly described his mentor’s interaction with a patient who had just emigrated from Mexico and had no family support. “When he asked earnestly how she was doing, her hard-won defenses seemed to crumple, and all of a sudden she was sitting on the exam table, sobbing,” Brown wrote. “I watched, rapt, as Dr. Gonzales — or Wilfredo, as he insisted I call him — reached out a steady hand to squeeze her shoulder and offered a tissue.”
Did a tissue and a squeeze on the shoulder ensure a better outcome for that woman?...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 20, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/a-bartley-bryt" rel="tag" > A. Bartley Bryt, MD, MPH < /a > Tags: Physician Primary Care Source Type: blogs
