Trend: Celebrating neurodiversity in the workforce to harness all brains for good
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Fighting Cybercrime with Neuro-Diversity (Project Syndicate):
“Cybersecurity is one of the defining challenges of the digital age. Everyone, from households to businesses to governments, has a stake in protecting our era’s most valuable commodity: data. The question is how that can be achieved…
The key to success is diversity of talents and perspectives. This includes neurological diversity, such as that represented by those with autism, Asperger syndrome, and attention-deficit disorder. People with Asperger syndrome or autism, for example, tend to think more literally and systematically, making them particularly...
Source: SharpBrains - February 6, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Peak Performance Professional Development Asperger syndrome attention-deficit-disorder autism cybersecurity digital age diversity neurodiversity neurological neurological diversity Source Type: blogs
Overcoming Uncertainty through Experience
By Michelle Sergi Coming out of my first year of medical school I struggled with my sense of confidence. After endless nights of studying, a multitude of experiences at our Clinical Training and Assessment Center, and specialized clinical experiences, I felt that I could take on the challenge of counseling patients. On the other hand, […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 5, 2018 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: reflectivemeded Tags: Health Care Diversity & Inclusion identity formation medical education medical professionalism mentoring mentorship Professional Development syndicated Source Type: blogs
Regulating and helping shape the evolving phenomenon of Direct-to-Consumer Neuroscience
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We’re proud to share that our CEO and Editor-in-Chief Alvaro Fernandez is participating in a fascinating and timely 2-day meeting, hosted by The Banbury Center at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory under the theme The evolving phenomenon of Direct-to-Consumer Neuroscience, to help identify and address key open regulatory/ ethical issues related to the growth of pervasive neurotechnologies and digital brain health platforms offered/ sold directly to consumers.
The event is off-the-record so we won’t be able to blog about it, but here are some resources if interested in learning more about the general context for the even...
Source: SharpBrains - February 5, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Peak Performance Professional Development Technology Banbury Center digital brain health Direct-to-Consumer Direct-to-consumer neuroscience neurotechnologiy pervasive Source Type: blogs
Growing research aims at helping cancer patients in distress access most-likely-to-help self-care options, from Mindfulness training to Web-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Conclusions: This online CBT intervention was associated with greater decreases in distress for those patients who more closely adhered to the program. Given the low costs and high accessibility of this intervention approach, even if only effective for subgroups of patients, the potential impact may be substantial.
The Conversation in Context
The State of Mindfulness Science: 10 Key Research Findings to Encourage and Guide your Meditation Practice in 2018
Under what conditions can mindfulness courses help health care workers manage stress and burnout?
FDA clears first CBT-based digital therapeutic to treat substance abus...
Source: SharpBrains - February 1, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness Professional Development Technology anxiety breast cancer cancer patients cancer-treatment CancerCope CBT cognitive-behavioral-therapy cognitive-therapy distr Source Type: blogs
Dr. Albert Kwon, CEO of Brainnovations Winner AUGMENTx, wants to harness Augmented Reality to significantly ease access to Neurological Rehabilitation Therapies
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Albert, what surprised you the most from the Judges’ questions and feedback during the Brainnovations Pitch Contest?
It was a pleasant surprise to receive so many votes and such great feedback, which solidified my conviction that there is a great need to create new therapy options for stroke patients and other neurological injuries, especially given our aging population. Medical systems worldwide will struggle to handle the growing burden of chronic illnesses unless we start acting soon.
In a nutshell, what is the core idea behind AUGMENTx?
The core idea is to leverage visual-cognitive and visual-motor/sensory ...
Source: SharpBrains - January 30, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Alvaro Fernandez Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Professional Development Technology aging aging-population Albert Kwon augmented reality augmented reality therapy platform AUGMENTx Brain-health Brainnovations chronic-illness digital the Source Type: blogs
5 Steps to Improve Your AAC Skills
Until recently, my biggest regret since finishing graduate school in 2015 was not being proactive enough in learning more about augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).
If you’re still reading this, you probably understand the challenges we as speech-language pathologists face with AAC assessment and treatment—not to mention actively engaging other professionals, accessing funding, finding opportunities for training and dealing with bureaucratic barriers. You most likely also experienced some other obstacles to success, including time constraints, attitudes, access limitations and student/patient cognitive-mot...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - January 29, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Monica Hudnall Tags: Speech-Language Pathology Augmentative Alternative Communication Professional Development Schools Source Type: blogs
The nursing workforce
This report argues that too little attention has been given to retaining nurses in the NHS, which has resulted in more nurses now leaving than joining the professional register. It identifies various factors for the cause of the shortfall of nurses in the NHS including workload pressures, poor access to continuing professional development, pay and a general sense of feeling undervalued.ReportPress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - January 29, 2018 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Update: Why monitoring Typing Cadence may help detect early Parkinson ’s and Alzheimer’s Disease
Above: Pattern of Typing Cadence in 52-year-old male with Parkinson’s. Source: NeuraMetrix
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Time for SharpBrains’ first eNewsletter in 2018, offering a fascinating sneek peek into the rapidly growing toolkit to measure and improve brain health.
(And don’t miss the fun teaser at the end!)
New thinking:
Brainnovations Winner Jan Samzelius on why monitoring Typing Cadence may help detect early Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Disease
Firms Race to Find New Ways to Scan Brain Health
Photobiomodulation: A new and promising way to enhance brain function
Digital Mental Health: the Hurt, the Hype, the Hope
Eight Tips T...
Source: SharpBrains - January 25, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Professional Development Technology Akili Alzheimers-disease Brain Teasers Brain-Fitness Brain-health brain-teaser Brain-Training canola oil digital health meditation Mental-Health Neu Source Type: blogs
What Exactly Does ‘ Access to the Curriculum ’ Mean?
Editor’s note: This post is the response to a question posed to Marie Ireland about her recent ASHA Leader feature on how audiologists and speech-language pathologists can and should advocate for their professions.
Question from Kathleen Reagan, MA, CCC-SLP:
I just read your article in the ASHA Leader titled “Our Voices are Powerful.” I am curious about one thing you mentioned. In the paragraph after SLP shortages, you say, “students must have a documented impairment, as well as a lack of access to the curriculum.”
What would that lack of access look like? How do we know a student has a lack of a...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - January 22, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Marie Ireland Tags: Advocacy Speech-Language Pathology Schools Source Type: blogs
A New Year and New Ways to Approach Your Audiology Practice
Editor’s note: The following is excerpted from the original post on“An Ear Geek Blog.”
We’re already two weeks into the new year—have you kept your resolutions? Try these three action steps for a better perspective in 2018.
As an audiologist, I know you are well aware of the changes facing our profession. Navigating the world of third-party payers, PSAPs, and internet sales can be dizzying (and not in a way that can be measured on a VNG [videonystagmography]!). So where do we go from here? How do we gain perspective, and find ways to refresh and push forward this year?
The landscape of audiology may be changi...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - January 17, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Shelley D. Hutchins Tags: Audiology Hearing Assistive Technology hearing loss hearing protection Professional Development Source Type: blogs
At the frontier of neuroenginnering, brain health and cognitive enhancement with Kernel, UT-Dallas, The Arrowsmith Program and The Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation (ARPF)
Last December 7th selected Summit Sponsors and Partners showcased their most promising brain health & enhancement initiatives and solutions.
From tomorrow’s neuroengineering to today’s brain health (view slidedeck for all pm sessions Here)
Dr. Randal Koene, Lead Scientist at Kernel, discusses future directions of neuroenginnering and human computer interfaces.
Dr. Leanne Young, Executive Director of the Brain Performance Institute at UT-Dallas Center for BrainHealth presents the new 62,000-square-foot Brain Performance Institute.
Debbie Gilmore, Executive Director...
Source: SharpBrains - January 12, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Peak Performance Professional Development Technology Brain-health cognitive-enhancement Kernel neuroenginnering The Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation The Arrowsmith Program UT-D Source Type: blogs
Native Youth Website
The Indian Health Service has launched a website that targets Native Youth and adults who work with Native Youth. The Generation Indigenous Initiative will build resiliency and promote positive development through the use of partnerships and programs that offer resources, information and tools that focus on suicide and substance abuse prevention, sexual health/responsibility, mental health and professional development (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - January 10, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Devine Tags: Children and Teens Minority Health Concerns Source Type: blogs
Setting New Year ’s Goals? Even Little Changes Can Make a Big Difference
Whether you think the past year flew by too fast or look to the New Year as a chance to make some positive changes in your life, the change of the calendar can bring some new feelings to the forefront.
As audiologists and speech-language pathologists, we look to improve outcomes for our clients, students and patients. Many of us feel overworked and under pressure to help make changes in the lives of the people we serve. Now’s a time to take stock of how to improve our own lives, so we can better prepare to help others.
Here are some tips that I used in the past few months to help me clear my mind and be the best clinicia...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - January 8, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Dan Fitch Tags: Audiology Speech-Language Pathology Professional Development Source Type: blogs
Beam Riders, MyCognition, The Touchpoint Solution: Top Brainnovations to boost Workplace Productivity and Resilience
Top Brainnovation to boost Workplace Productivity and Resilience (recording requires registration; view slidedeck Here). The three Finalists were:
Beam Riders – pitch by Jafar Sabbah, Founder & CEO
MyCognition – pitch by Martina Ratto, Cognitive Scientist
The Touchpoint Solution (WINNER) – pitch by Dr. Amy Serin, Neuropsychologist & Co-Founder
Judged by: Ariel Garten, Founder and Chief Evangelism Officer at InteraXon; Charlie Hartwell, Operating Partner at Bridge Builders Collaborative; Kathleen Herath,...
Source: SharpBrains - January 5, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness Peak Performance Professional Development Technology Beam Riders Brainnovations MyCognition productivity resilience The Touchpoint Solution workplace Source Type: blogs
5 Tips For Landing Your Dream Job
Is one of your New Year’s goals to find a new job? Even if you say, “no,” understanding how to position yourself as an expert and show off your skills can benefit you in many ways. These steps helped me find and get fulfilling jobs as a speech-language pathologist in various work settings—from schools to health care in places from New York to Dubai—and I hope they’ll help you, too.
SLPs might think because they see plenty of job openings, they can just apply for and get whatever one looks decent. But what about when you find and want to apply for that job that you’re certain is perfect for you?
More on c...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - January 2, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Natasha Christy Tags: Speech-Language Pathology Health Care Professional Development Schools Source Type: blogs
