Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 26th March, 2022.
Here are a few I came across last week.Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.-----https://mhealthintelligence.com/news/55-of-telehealth-providers-frustrated-with-overblown-patient-expectations55% of Telehealth Providers Frustrated With Overblown Patient ExpectationsProviders also cited their ability to provide quality care and technical difficulties as among their top frustrations with telehealth, a new survey shows.ByAnuja VaidyaMarch 18, 202...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - March 26, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Glossy Ibis looking glossier
I’ve mentioned the Glossy Ibis many times before, there are still several in and around our local patch and almost 200 estimated to be across the British Isles. There were just four at a place where I’ve seen seven recently, but that’s fine. Four is better than zero.
They were all looking rather glossy, which is presumably in time for the breeding season. Whether or not these birds actually breed here is another matter. There is a breeding colony in Spain, but this African/Mediterranean species has been extending its range and hanging around the British Isles recently, but no reports of breeding or attem...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - March 22, 2022 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Birds Source Type: blogs
Looking back on 2 years of uncertainty, adversity and more than a few silver linings
Since the beginning of COVID-19, we have recognized the truth of philosopher George Santayana’s oft-quoted 1905 writing—“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”— and looked for lessons from the 1918 Spanish flu, the deadliest pandemic of the 20th century. Much was different, yet so much the same. ThereRead more …Looking back on 2 years of uncertainty, adversity and more than a few silver linings originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 18, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/rosanne-iversen-josh-welch-julie-kinkler-hannah-meyer" rel="tag" > Rosanne Iversen, MD, Josh Welch, MD, Julie Kinkler, AGNP-C, and Hannah Meyer, FNP-BC < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician COVID Infectious Disease Primary Care Source Type: blogs
A great new book and five fun brain teasers to celebrate Brain Awareness Week 2022
Neurons of the spinal cord and connections as seen in a photomicrograph using a staining method pioneered by Santiago Ramón y Cajal. PHOTO: ALAMY
Brain Awareness Week 2022 just started!
Let’s celebrate our human brains by learning more about neuroscience pioneer Santiago Ramón y Cajal via a great new book about his life and by challenging our minds with a few fun brain teasers and illusions below ?
First, some fascinating insights into the “father of modern neuroscience” from a superb book review:
It was during a trip to Madrid for his exams that Cajal visited a lab where he learned how to look at cells under ...
Source: SharpBrains - March 14, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Education & Lifelong Learning Brain Teasers brain-awareness-week brain-book neuroscience Santiago-Ramon-y-Cajal Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - other research
This study looked at nulliparous women.Ameta analysis looking at side effects in transversus abdominis plane block versus intrathecal morphine following caesarean. A systematic review of randomised trials of theeffects of continuous glucose monitoring on maternal and neonatal outcomes in perinatal women with diabetes. A study from the Netherlands looking at theuse of the Rotterdam Reproductive Risk Reduction checklist to identify risk factors for growth and development in children.A study from Spain looking atmidwives ' experiences of working with women who have been victims of sex trafficking.&...
Source: Browsing - March 11, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
From forest bathing to urban parks: How nature helps protect our well-being during a pandemic
St. Stephen’s Green in Dublin, courtesy of Aerial.ie
Living through the COVID-19 pandemic has had a severe impact on people’s mental health and well-being. Restricted movement, loss, and isolation have led to increases in depression, anxiety disorders, stress, sleep disorders, and more. The effects have been even harsher for teens.
How can we help protect our well-being during this particularly difficult time? Though a public health response is definitely called for, one way we might try to help ourselves this year is spending more time immersed in nature. In the last decade or so, research on the health benefits of na...
Source: SharpBrains - March 3, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Education & Lifelong Learning Peak Performance Covid-19 pandemic forest bathing mental health nature outdoors psychological health well-being Source Type: blogs
Microfluidic Device for Quick and Accurate SARS-CoV-2 Testing
Researchers at the Institute of Photonic Sciences in Barcelona, Spain, have created a microfluidic chip that can detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus in less than 30 minutes, and with a similar level of accuracy as the current gold-standard test, PCR. The technology combines the speed of antigen tests with the accuracy of PCR and may be useful for point-of-care testing. The technique involves combining a few drops of saliva with fluorescent antibodies against the virus. Then, the saliva sample is passed through a microfluidic channel, where a laser illuminates bound fluorescent antibodies and an optical detector rapidly assesses if...
Source: Medgadget - March 1, 2022 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Diagnostics Public Health Source Type: blogs
The Do ’s and Don’ts of Harnessing Technology (and Anxiety) for Good
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring important brain & mental health news plus a few fun brain teasers to test your reasoning skills and more…
#1. Challenge ahead: Harnessing technology for good mental health
“Technology can not only help us grow out of unhealthy habits, it is also possible to expand human mental capacities … although it will be necessary to analyze “the how and when” of these uses: they must be ethically sound and ensure that results are beneficial to society.” — our very own Álvaro Fernández, hoping you all agree 🙂
If you prefer to read the article i...
Source: SharpBrains - February 28, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain Teasers Brain/ Mental Health Education & Lifelong Learning En Español Technology & Innovation anxiety brain-development cCBT cognitive computer-assisted cognitive behavior therapy dementia emotional Epitel hearing aids J Source Type: blogs
Challenge ahead: Harnessing technology for good mental health
Making technology an ally in mental health care (Fundación Innovación Bankinter):
Interest in using technology for mental health dates back to the mid twentieth century. “Studies began back in the 1960s, given the growing concern about addiction in children (especially) and adults,” clarifies Álvaro Fernández Ibáñez about the beginning of this discipline.
Sesame Street, the well-known American show, is a project that developed to “master the addictive qualities of television and do something good with them“, in the words of its producers. As Fernández Ibáñez points out, these programs appeared to “channe...
Source: SharpBrains - February 25, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Fundación Innovación Bankinter Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Technology & Innovation cognitive and mental health Internet mental health care Neurotechnology non-invasive neurotechnology pervasive Pervasive Neurotechnology Sesame Street social networks Source Type: blogs
The downwards head tilt seems to be a universal signal of dominance
By Emma Young
One of the best-known but also most contentious ideas in psychology has to be that there are “universal” expressions of at least some human emotions. According to this idea, which was pioneered by Paul Ekman, particular patterns of facial muscular movements are reliable indicators of anger, disgust, fear, surprise, happiness, sadness and contempt, no matter where you are in the world. In other words, these expressions are a fundamental part of being human.
The idea of universal emotional expressions has been challenged, however. Some psychologists argue that even within the US or UK, say, f...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - February 22, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Emotion evolutionary psych Social Source Type: blogs
FUNDED PhD STUDENT POSITION – Speech and Bilingualism Group- AT THE BCBL- BASQUE CENTER ON COGNITION BRAIN AND LANGUAGE (SAN SEBASTIÁN, BASQUE COUNTRY, SPAIN)
INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSITION Position: PhD studentResearcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1- up to the point of PhD)Number of vacancies: 1Project: ReadCalibration ERC projectOrganisation/Company: BCBL Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and LanguageLocation: Spain> San SebastianResearch Field: Neuroscience> Cognition and Language> Phonetics / Phonology / AcousticsType of contract/Duration of Contract : Temporary = 4 yearsJob Status: Full-timeHours per week: 35Starting date: Between May 1st and October 1st 2022Application deadline...
Source: Talking Brains - February 16, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs
Understanding bad character: Research into the Dark Triad, digested
By Emma Young
Twenty years ago, two Canadian psychologists published a paper that instantly captured the imagination of researchers — and reporters. Del Paulhus and Kevin Williams argued that a “Dark Triad” of “overlapping but distinct” toxic traits — subclinical psychopathy, Machiavellianism and narcissism — explained much of what we might otherwise call a “bad” character. Research into the Dark Triad shows no signs of slowing. But the concept is being challenged. And other psychologists are proposing different ways to get to grips with the darker side of human nature…
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Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - February 15, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Feature Personality Source Type: blogs
Lessons of pandemic : Tackling Covid is much easier task, than the onslaught of Science !
This article by Dr. Anand Krishnan, Professor of community medicine, AIIMS New Delhi, has some enlightening content
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/whys-pandemic-policymaking-still-short-of-science/articleshow/88650912.cms (Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD)
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - February 12, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Speling, or you say caesarean, I say caesarian
I always mention in literature searching classes - if you don ' t find many results, check your spelling. And my slide says speling, ha ha. It all started with a tweet from Janice Kung, Health Sciences Librarian, @janicekung, at the University of Alberta, pointing out the need to search for typos and spelling mistakes when searching the literature. Tom Roper, retired health librarian, @tomroper, who I follow, replied, which is how I saw it, andincluded his video on the topic. The video explores the reasons for some misspellings, including authors thinking a word is Latin in origin when it i...
Source: Browsing - February 4, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: literature searching systematic reviews Source Type: blogs
The Potential Role Of Technology In Euthanasia And Assisted Death
In early 2021, Spanish lawmakers legalised euthanasia and assisted death for patients suffering from unbearable and/or incurable conditions, making Spain the sixth country in the world to do so. Prior to this move, the Netherlands expanded the eligibility to euthanasia to include advanced dementia patients, provided they made an earlier written request.
Following the new law in Spain, Health Minister Carolina Darias said that “we are heading towards a more humane and fair society”. She further praised this acknowledgement of the right to an assisted death as a crucial move “towards the recognition of human rights&...
Source: The Medical Futurist - January 18, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: Forecast Lifestyle medicine Bioethics Biotechnology Healthcare Policy 3d printing euthanasia assisted dying Source Type: blogs
