Wednesday Bible Study: Shit gets really real
Ch. 17 tells of the conquest of Israel -- the northern kingdom, aka Samaria -- by the Assyrian empire. Yes, this definitely happened. And it was indeed the practice of the Assyrians to deport at least part of the population of conquered territories. In the biblical account, essentially all of the population was removed and replaced by people from elsewhere. The deportees became known as the ten Lost Tribes of Israel. (The tribe of Dan had joined Judah earlier, so those two tribes survived) Historians dispute whether the deportation was really total, however. Nevertheless whatever Israelite population remained was diluted, ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - July 27, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Commentators and Journalists Weigh In On Digital Health And Related Privacy, Safety, Social Media And Security Matters. Lots Of Interesting Perspectives - July 26, 2022.
-----This weekly blog is to explore the news around the larger issues around Digital Health, data security, data privacy, AI / ML. technology, social media and related matters.I will also try to highlightADHA Propagandawhen I come upon it.Just so we keep count, the latest Notes from the ADHA Board were dated 6 December, 2018 and we have seen none since! It ’s pretty sad!Note: Appearance here is not to suggest I see any credibility or value in what follows. I will leave it to the reader to decide what is worthwhile and what is not! The point is to let people know what is being said / published that I have come upon.-----h...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - July 26, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 23rd July2022.
In this study, researchers sought to determine whether differences in occult hypoxemia treatment existed between people of different races.Occult hypoxemia was defined as arterial blood oxygen saturation of less than 88 percent despite a pulse oximetry reading of 92 percent or more.-----https://healthitsecurity.com/news/security-awareness-and-training-crucial-to-preventing-healthcare-phishing-attacksSecurity Awareness and Training Crucial to Preventing Healthcare Phishing AttacksSecurity awareness and training greatly decreased the likelihood of an employee falling for a healthcare phishing attack, KnowBe4 researchers foun...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - July 23, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
The Digital Divide Seems To Remain Pretty Stark and Intractable.
I noticed this last week:Monday, 11 July 2022 11:51900,000 households do not have an in-home internet connection: ACCANByKenn Anthony MendozaApproximately 900,000 Australian households still do not have an in-home internet connection despite an increase in remote learning, telehealth services, and work from home arrangements in the last two years, the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network has revealed.Its latest policy positionThe Future of Broadband warns enduring provisions that safeguard the interests of Australians are needed to protect consumers.Australians have endured lockdowns, natural disasters, and si...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - July 22, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Someone Has Done A Great Job Explaining The Numerous Ways You Can Be Scammed!
This appeared a week or so ago.Scamwatch: Getting someone to do your tax return? Make sure it ' s legitimateJuly 8 2022 at 1:00pmScams, and the con artists behind them, are forever evolving and becoming more sophisticated and harder to spot.ACM has compiled a list of current scams identified on sites such asscamwatch.gov.au,cyber.gov.au and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ' s website dedicated to informing people about fraudulent and dishonest activities.If you have been the victim of a scam report it toscamwatch.gov.au/report-a-scam.Tax practitioner scamsScamwatch: Getting someone to do your tax return?...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - July 21, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
The objective most consistent with recent operations is to conquer Luhansk, Donetsk, and Kherson, with a view to their eventual annexation and Russification. But not only are they some way from achieving that (w ith much of Donetsk still in Ukrainian hands and the Russia position in Kherson highly contested) it would also require an explicit Ukrainian surrender for it to serve as the basis for a declaration of victory. That will not be forthcoming.-----https://www.afr.com/world/europe/how-britain-giggled-its-way-into-crisis-20220710-p5b0giHow Britain giggled its way into crisisBoris Johnson has exposed the costs of Britain...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - July 21, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Minding Our Elders Blogs Newsletter: The Pains of Change
Dear Patient Readers,
The good news: It looks as if you won't need to resubscribe so I'm deleting the old list. The duplicate email should disappear in a day or two. If you find that for some reason you are not receiving your newsletters, please just resubscribe in the right margin here on www.mindingorueldersblogs.com. I don't expect that to happen, but tech is, well tech.
The growing pains:
*Speaking of tech, it's showing its underwear in the top panel with a bunch of gibberish. That should be gone by your next email.
* Also, I'm working on a second option for a digest. In a few days, those of you who...
Source: Minding Our Elders - July 20, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
Commentators and Journalists Weigh In On Digital Health And Related Privacy, Safety, Social Media And Security Matters. Lots Of Interesting Perspectives - July 19, 2022.
-----This weekly blog is to explore the news around the larger issues around Digital Health, data security, data privacy, AI / ML. technology, social media and related matters.I will also try to highlightADHA Propagandawhen I come upon it.Just so we keep count, the latest Notes from the ADHA Board were dated 6 December, 2018 and we have seen none since! It ’s pretty sad!Note: Appearance here is not to suggest I see any credibility or value in what follows. I will leave it to the reader to decide what is worthwhile and what is not! The point is to let people know what is being said / published that I have come upon.-----h...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - July 19, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Changes (Good Ones) Coming for Subscribers to Minding Our Elders Blogs
Hello to my wonderful readers!
Just a note to tell you I'm in the process of updating the newsletter format. While the newer version should be visually more pleasant, the biggest benefit will be to allow you to alter your email preferences. This means that you'll be able to choose a digest form rather than the daily emails that many prefer.
The downside is that you'll need to resubscribe to continue receiving the Minding Our Elders newsletter. It's not hard. You'll receive a confirmation email just as you did when you originally signed up. Then, you'll need to confirm, but in the process, you can make your prefere...
Source: Minding Our Elders - July 19, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 18 July, 2022.
Here are a few I have come across the last week or so. Note: Each link is followed by a title and a 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.General Comment-----Aged Care had a good run this week with lots of discussion on just how useful it could be and where the priorities lay. Some fools were wittering on about how helpful the #myHR can be in this setting!Telehealth went and came back!The James Webb Telescope humbled us all with images for an age!-----https://itwire.com/science-news/he...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - July 18, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
The New Deal and Recovery, Part 19: War, and Peace
George SelginThanks to the Roosevelt Recession, in the spring of 1938 the New Deal ' s " Keynesians " finally found themselves in the saddle, displacing the planners, reformers, and trust-busters whose legislative efforts had already run out of steam some months before. The Keynesians ' rise was symbolized by the $3 billion spending program FDR announced during hisfireside chat that April.[1]But the crisis that gave Keynesians the upper hand also proved fatal to the Roosevelt administration ' s more ambitious plans, Keynesian or otherwise. Thanks to it, voters sent many Democrats, and New Deal democrats especially, packing...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 15, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: George Selgin Source Type: blogs
The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
July 14, 2022 Edition-----The biggest news this week was the assassination of the ex-PM of Japan – Shinzo Abe – who was a good friend to OZ incidentally.In the US we have had a wind-up to a busy summit season – NATO etc – and the ongoing war in Ukraine which is becoming a deepening, protracted and horrible situation which it seems hard to resolve sadly.In the UK Boris is out but not gone and the battle for the succession is off and rolling.In OZ we have Albo back and we need to work out what to mitigate these various natural disasters and actually get on with it!!!! The response has been pathetic so far I reckon!--...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - July 14, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Recognizing Caregiver Burnout
Photo credit Karolina Grabowska
Caregiver burnout isn’t something that happens all at once. We all have good days and bad days, which is normal. Eventually, though, we may find ourselves inching dangerously close to a meltdown over a situation that would have been considered a mild irritation prior to caregiving. The future begins to look bleak, and our responsibilities seem endless. That’s when you know you’ve reached a breaking point. So, how do you spot and extinguish the small fires that, left smoldering, can eventually lead to burnout? What do you do if you feel your nerves are already fried? The best appr...
Source: Minding Our Elders - July 7, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
We Have a Right to Privacy …Right?
BY KIM BELLARD
Well, they did it. We had a warning they were going to do it, from the leaked opinion in May, but it still was a blow to well over half the country when the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in its ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. It didn’t rule that abortion was unconstitutional – as Justice Kavanaugh wrote. “On the question of abortion, the Constitution is therefore neither pro-life nor pro-choice” – but, rather, left it to the “voters,” i.e., the states, to decide. And, boy, the “pro-life” states have been deciding and are ready to do a lot more decidi...
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Public Health Abortion Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court Source Type: blogs
What feelings stir up inside us when we hear of a child ’s death?
I wondered if this post needs a trigger warning. Maybe it does. I don’t know now. What feelings stir up inside us when we hear of a child’s death? My first experience with a child dying in front of me was soon after medical school graduation. I was an inexperienced 24-year-old working in a governmentRead more …What feelings stir up inside us when we hear of a child’s death? originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 22, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/rashmi-bhopi" rel="tag" data-wpel-link="internal" > Rashmi Bhopi, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
