When Life Isn ’ t About Conquering the Next Big Challenge
“Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.” – Andy Rooney
Three months ago, I was blessed with an awesome opportunity — a free weekend break to Snowdonia, Wales.
Having experienced chronic health conditions for the past six years of my life, I had been hibernating.
My days were a black-and-white routine: wake up, drink a smoothie mix, go to work, meditate, come home, lie down, eat, sleep. Yet, my mind was always so busy filled with endless tasks, big dreams, and an expanding sense of pressure as I craved more than what I had.
W...
Source: World of Psychology - July 25, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Guest Author Tags: Publishers Tiny Buddha Fear Future Growth Happiness Journey Present Source Type: blogs
Action on Elder Abuse: A New South Wales Pilot Project on the Role of Legal and Health Practitioners in Elder Abuse Screening, Response and Prevention
Nola M Ries (University of Technology Sydney), Action on Elder Abuse: A New South Wales Pilot Project on the Role of Legal and Health Practitioners in Elder Abuse Screening, Response and Prevention, 43 U. New S. Wales 2, (2020): This... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - July 19, 2020 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Exposed, silenced, attacked: failures to protect health and essential workers during the pandemic
Amnesty International - Amnesty has collated and analysed a wide range of available data showing that more than 3,000 health workers have died after contracting Covid-19 in 79 countries, though the figure is likely to be a significant underestimate due to under-reporting. According to Amnesty ’s monitoring, the countries with the highest numbers of health worker deaths thus far, are: Russia (545), UK (England and Wales: 540, including 262 social care workers), USA (507), Brazil (351), Mexico (248), Italy (188), Egypt (111), Iran (91), Ecuador (82) and Spain (63). In the UK, early studi es indicate that black, Asian...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - July 13, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Local authorities, public health and health inequalities Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Dr Rosi Sexton for leader of the Green Party
There will soon be an election for the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales. I support Dr Sexton for the job. Here’s my endorsement. I’ll say why below.
I support Dr Sexton as a candidate to lead the Green Party (England and Wales). She said
“The Green Party is a political party, not a lifestyle movement”.
That’s perceptive. For too long the Green party in the UK has been regarded as marginal, even as tree-huggers. That’s the case despite their success in local government and in other European countries which have fairer voting systems.
She continued
“We need to be ser...
Source: DC's goodscience - July 6, 2020 Category: Science Authors: David Colquhoun Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Dr Rosi Sexton for leader of the Green Party
There will soon be an election for the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales. I support Dr Sexton for the job. Here’s my endorsement. I’ll say why below.
I support Dr Sexton as a candidate to lead the Green Party (England and Wales). She said
“The Green Party is a political party, not a lifestyle movement”.
That’s perceptive. For too long the Green party in the UK has been regarded as marginal, even as tree-huggers. That’s the case despite their success in local government and in other European countries which have fairer voting systems.
She continued
“We need to be ser...
Source: DC's goodscience - July 6, 2020 Category: Science Authors: David Colquhoun Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
I Didn ’t Know My Opinion of Walter Duranty Could Fall Any Lower
David BoazWalter Duranty was the New York Times reporter who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1932 for his dispatches from the Soviet Union — reporting that even the Times nowdeclares“largely discredited” and “completely misleading.” His biographer goes further, calling himStalin ’s Apologist. I knew this story. But a new movie,Mr. Jones, which Kyle Smith approvinglycalls“a vicious act of celluloid vivisection on Duranty,” portrays him as thoroughly sinister, from his louche and lavish lifestyle to his denunciation of reporters who tried to report the truth.One such honest reporter was Gareth Jones, a young W...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 2, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: David Boaz Source Type: blogs
A health librarian at the theatre: The Madness of George III
It ' s been several weeks since I " went " to the theatre, but I have just watched the Nottingham Playhouse ' s production of this Alan Bennett play, on theNational Theatre Live YouTube channel.I saw the film (called The Madness of King George) some years back and I was aware of the idea that the King was not mad, but had porphyria. The clue was the blue urine, which none of the doctors (in the play) thought was important.But I had not realised that view has been questioned. There are several articles in the medical literature, many by Timothy Peters of the University of Birmingham (UK). It...
Source: Browsing - June 13, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: medical history psychiatry Source Type: blogs
NHS hospital car parking policies in the UK
House of Commons Library - This briefing sets out policies on NHS hospital parking charges in the UK. Hospitals may charge for car parking in all NHS hospitals in England and Northern Ireland. Most hospital car parking charges were abolished in Wales in 2008 and Scotland in 2009. BriefingMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 26, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS finances and productivity Source Type: blogs
Flashing Lights And Near-Death Experiences: The Week ’s Best Psychology Links
Our weekly round-up of the best psychology coverage from elsewhere on the web
Researchers are investigating whether flashing lights could be used to prevent or treat Alzheimer’s disease, David Robson writes at BBC Future. People with Alzheimer’s seem to have weak gamma brainwaves, and animal studies suggest that directly inducing brain activity at these frequencies can kick-start the brain’s immune cells. Now researchers are looking at whether inducing these waves non-invasively, through flickering lights or sounds, could help patients.
We hear a lot about failed replications — so here’s some good news. Prospect...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - May 22, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Weekly links Source Type: blogs
Another ADHA Press Release Continues The Track Record Of Spin And Partial Truth-Telling.
This appeared last week.Media release - Printouts and faxes for pathology results almost history15 May 2020: Test results from more than 95 per cent of Australian public pathology laboratories are now available online providing secure and convenient access for patients and clinicians.All public pathology laboratories in New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia are now connected to the My Health Record system and work is progressing to complete connections in the ACT and Victoria.CEO of peak organisation Public Pathology Australia, Jenny Sikorski, said public patho...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - May 21, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Famous nurses (4): Betsi Cadwaladr
Part 4 of this series is somewhat overdue, since parts 1-3 were done in 2015! Investigating Florence Nightingale again for her bicentenary has brought Betsi Cadwaladr to my attention. Born in Bala, North Wales, in 1789, Cadwaladr went to the Crimea. There is more about her in the resources below.There are two spellings of each of her names (Betsy, as well as Betsi, and Cadwaladyr, as well as Cadwaladr). She is also known as Elizabeth Davis, one reason given being that some people could not pronounce her name...Atenstaedt and Beddoe will need a subscription, which your library may have...
Source: Browsing - May 13, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: nursing Source Type: blogs
The #myHealthRecord Is Not Really All That Useful Or Reliable In A Major Emergency For Obvious Reasons!
This appeared last week.Key lessons from bushfire failuresPaul Fletcher
May 4, 2020
When devastating bushfires hit Australia over summer, our fixed line and mobile phone networks came under great pressure.
At the peak in early January, some 150 mobile base stations across New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia were off the air – and over 20,000 NBN services were down.
The failures were very visible. When busy holiday towns on the NSW south coast and eastern Victoria lost mobile service, it made a bad situation worse.
Locals and tourists lost contact with friends and family. When EFTPOS terminals (many of which ...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - May 12, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Are some ethnic groups more vulnerable to Covid-19 than others?
This report brings together evidence on the unequal health and economic impacts of COvid-19 on the UK ’s minority ethnic groups, presenting information on risk factors for each of the largest minority groups in England and Wales: white other, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, black African and black Caribbean. For the most part, we focus on these six groups (and the white British majority) for which there is reliable information across different data sources. The analysis focuses on a limited but crucial set of risk factors in terms of both infection risk and economic vulnerability in the short term.ReportMore detail ...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 3, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Local authorities, public health and health inequalities Source Type: blogs
Covid19 airway management: better care through simulation
Dr Chris Nickson Covid19 airway management: better care through simulation
Editor’s note: Health services around the world are faced with the challenge of preparing for the impact of Covid19 on their communities as we all prepare for a potential global pandemic. I, like many others, see a great role for simulation in process development and testing and see Covid19 as a prime example of how […] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - March 10, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Chris Nickson Tags: Simulation Airway Management albert chan coronavirus covid19 hong kong Intubation novel prince of wales hospital Source Type: blogs
COVID-19 airway management: better care through simulation
Dr Chris Nickson COVID-19 airway management: better care through simulation
Dr Albert Chan from shares practical tips & resources for using simulation for Covid19 airway management based on the Hong Kong experience. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - March 10, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Chris Nickson Tags: Simulation Airway Management albert chan coronavirus covid19 hong kong Intubation novel prince of wales hospital Source Type: blogs
