The incredible web savvy Laika has another grand round published this week. Did I tell you that you can also follow her on twitter? Welcome to the latest edition of Grand Rounds, the weekly compilation of the best of the medical blogosphere! I presume you would rather take a tour through the Netherlands, visiting windmills and tulips, but we will save this for another time. Right now, let’s take a trip around the library. She did a terrific job and summarized an awful lot of excellent posts, check it out on her blog Related posts: Grand Rounds Vol. 5 No. 52 up at Suture .....read more »

The most web savvy librarian Laika's who's also on twitter made this weeks grand round of excellent blogs of medical librarians. This weeks subjects are: Social Media, Google Health, PubMed, MeSH and the like, Grey Literature and... a Bonus. A lot of useful information for doctors to, e.g. Awesome medlib blog pubmed search strategies, about PubMed Search Strategies, a blog created by Cindy to share PubMed search strategies. Or about evernote my favorite note taking app From palmdoc : Evernote as your peripheral brain (Evernote is a note taking application) Related posts: Finding Credible Health Information Online: MedLibs Round 1.8 MedLibs Round 2.6 .....read more »

As always the answer to this question is not simple. From recent research it's concluded that brain training games on paper are more effective and efficient than on computer consoles (Nintendo DS, in this research). Meaning that the task completion time was shorter on paper and the error rate was lower on paper. However the advantages of using the console Brain Training is that games are more arousing and induces "a heightened sense of flow". Flow being loss of self-consciousness, blurred feeling of time, and feeling of enjoyment and control during gaming. Moreover, these effects were for gamers of all .....read more »

From recent research it's concluded that sending an automated short message service (SMS) message 24 hours before the appointment to patient's cell phones reduces nonattendance rates. Another effective strategy to reduce nonattendance rates next to phone calls or letters as appointment reminders. But these require more time and money compared to automatic sent SMS messages. Other strategies mentioned in the literature are education about the importance of attending all appointments, faciltating appointment rescheduling. How did they do it, this automated sms service (tech)? A private company, Katu Company, and the Department of Health Informatics at Federal University of São Paulo established a .....read more »

The H1N1 Rap was written, composed, produced, and performed by John D. Clarke, MD, FAAFP. This music video is a fun, highly educational, and entertaining way to learn about prevention of the H1N1 v... Wnner of the contest by flu.gov Thanks CryptocheilusRelated posts: Swine Flu or Mexican Flu in the Media, A Refreshing Look A Day in the OR ..read more »

Listen carefully to her, she talks in a monotonous voice at some high speed especially for non native listeners nevertheless it's very interesting. The essence of her talk already becomes clear in the beginning when a Disney Park didn't want to let her work inside the Disney Park Photography threatens fantasy. It confronts constructed realities, myths and believes and provides as it appears to be evidence of a treath, but there are multiple truths attached to every image depending on the creators intention, the viewer and the context in which it is presented Instead of looking outside to threaths, wapons of mass .....read more »

The new weekly round up at Neuroanthropology is up, again an amazing collection of interesting science posts, have a look and take your own pick or read those I especially liked: 9/11 & Collective Memory at The Prism Collective memory is clearly a social product, but individual memory also flows from social context.In this post September 11, 2001 and the recent posts after eight years are discussed This post is overtly about the continuing politics that surround 9/11, and less about remembering or reflecting on the event. Still, I would argue that it is in fact about collective memory and how the event .....read more »

60% of Medical Schools in the US participated in an anonymous electronic survey to assess online posting of unprofessional content by medical students. Of these schools 60% (47/78) reported incidents of students posting unprofessional online content. Sexual-Relational Content. Provocative photographs of students, requesting inappropriate friendships with patients on Facebook Negative comments on specific medical schools using profanity or other disparaging language in reference to specific faculty, courses or rotations Intoxication or substance abuse, e.g. videos depicting intoxication Patient privacy at risk, e.g. blog posts with enough detail that could possibly identify patients. Only 38% of the respondents reported that they had institutional policies that broadly covers .....read more »

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) or Winter Depression can be succesfully treated with bright light therapy. Across studies, 53% of cases of SAD remit with bright light therapy. This involves sitting in front of full-spectrum lights that mimic sunlight on a regular basis — typically for about 30 minutes to 60 minutes each morning. Sometimes one or two weeks is sufficient but some patients will need this for the whole season. This hampers compliance with this therapy, only 41% of patients continued regular light therapy, 59% discontinued light therapy due to ineffectiviness and inconvenience. More important is the prevention of the .....read more »

THE FRESH AIR FUND, an independent, not-for-profit agency, has provided free summer vacations to more than 1.7 million New York City children from low-income communities since 1877. Nearly 10,000 New York City children enjoy free Fresh Air Fund programs annually. In 2009, close to 5,000 children visited volunteer host families in suburbs and small town communities across 13 states from Virginia to Maine and Canada. 3,000 children also attended five Fresh Air camps on a 2,300-acre site in Fishkill, New York. The Fund’s year-round camping program serves an additional 2,000 young people each year. Related posts: The Fresh Air Fund is .....read more »