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Monthly Archives: May 2011
A Call for Professional Translators and Interpreters for Non-Native US Speakers
Tweet Video by the Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters and Translators, Houston, TX How many times have you been to the emergency room or doctor’s office where people who speak limited English are having difficulty communicating what’s wrong? Have … Continue reading
National Association of People With AIDS Condemns
New York Post’s Violation of HIV Status Privacy in #DSK Story
Tweet This morning, I received an email from Frank J. Oldham, Jr., President and CEO of the National Association of People With AIDS, attacking the New York Post for violating HIV status privacy of the maid, who accused former IMF … Continue reading
Posted in HIV stigma, HIV/AIDS, patient privacy
Tagged AIDS at 30, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, HIV, privacy, sensationalism, stigma
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An Update: The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Meeting in New York
Tweet After urging readers to attend the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) daytime meetings in New York on Monday and Tuesday of this week, I have to say that after attending day 1, I was disappointed. That’s because it turned … Continue reading
Posted in comparative effectiveness research, Healthcare reform, patient-centered outcomes research, PCORI
Tagged comparative effectiveness research, patient POV, patient-centered outcomes research
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An Argument for Lowering Thyroid Medication, Closer Thyroid Monitoring After Menopause
Tweet This study found a twofold to threefold increased risk of fracture in people over age 70 on higher doses of thyroid replacement, especially over 0.093 mg per day. In the past, high thyroid replacement doses have been shown to … Continue reading
Posted in elderly, fractures, monitoring, thyroid disorders
Tagged bone density testing, elderly, fractures, monitoring, thyroid disorders, thyroid replacement
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It’s a Sign III—Deaf Access to Health Care
Tweet This post is a guest post by Billie Noakes, a freelance writer, storyteller, and children’s author living in Pinellas FL. She also makes lace, is learning to garden, and a blogger in this year’s Word Count Blogathon, aka #blog2011. … Continue reading
Reminder: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Seeks Public Comment on What Matters to Patients
Tweet Designing healthcare research with what matters to patients is a relatively new concept in healthcare research. If the healthcare reformers who envisaged what is called “patient-centered outcomes research” truly want to hear from patients and the public, then tomorrow’s … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare reform, patient-centered outcomes research, PCORI
Tagged comparative effectiveness research, healthcare reform, patient POV, patient-centered outcomes research
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Social Media Weekend and Blogging on Patient POV
Tweet This is Social Media Weekend (#smwknd) at Columbia and since Patient POV is a pretty new blog, it is great to hear about the latest in social media. It is definitely changing so the meeting was exciting. Based on … Continue reading
Posted in audience, engaging your readers, social media weekend
Tagged bloggers, engaging your readers, social media
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Haiku for May Blogathon 2011
Tweet Bad eyes, bad knees, bad back. what I can’t prevent, I endure. —Richard Robinson What the right gets wrong: Gay’s not a lifestyle but a life; and life’s best shared. “Defend” marriage? From couples devoted for years? The heart … Continue reading
When Colorectal Cancer Screening is Too Much, Too Frequent, or Not Enough
Tweet No other disease advocacy group has built as effective an awareness campaign as the cancer societies. It has helped to build support for prevention, research, and treatments, but I wonder whether excess awareness could be contributing to the overuse … Continue reading
Posted in American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer screening, complications, Medicare, USPSTF
Tagged American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer screening, complications, Medicare, USPSTF
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