Feb
10
Proposed Changes to the DSM
February 10, 2010 | 1 Comment
The APA has posted proposed revisions to the DSM that might be of interest. Comments can be submitted until April 20th should you be so inclined (the DSM-V is due to be published in 2013). Rewriting the DSM has not been without controversy, thus far.
Dec
18
Weekly Wrap-Up @ the Sustainability Blog + a Few Odds & Ends
December 18, 2009 | 2 Comments
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This week, over at the sustainability site, some good stuff for your perusal:
*The Nonprofit Risk Management Center’s calendar [...]
Dec
3
Violence in the Lives of the Deaf
December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence is hosting a webinar December 17th from 2-3:30 pm ET, Violence in the Lives of the Deaf: Unique Challenges. Participation is free, but registration is required. If that time slot doesn’t work for you, it’s being repeated on December 18th from 10-11:30 AM ET. I’m afraid I don’t [...]
Nov
11
Recent Medscape Offerings
November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Medscape has a couple new offerings of interest. The 1st is a CME article on the connection between psychiatric disorders, sexual trauma and urinary tract symptoms. Physicians can receive 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 credit for reading the article and completing the posttest.
Sep
14
New CEU Offerings
September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment
RN.org has several new CE offerings available that might be of interest to readers. It’s a flat $19.95 for unlimited CEs (in a 12 month period), and they offer some of the state mandated courses, as well as a general selection. That’s actually a pretty fantastic value for the money–something to consider springing for if [...]
Aug
20
Treating Women with Physical Disabilities
August 20, 2009 | 2 Comments
CROWD has a really terrific powerpoint on gynecological consideration in treating women with physical disabilities. I post it here because it’s a great overview of some of the exam techniques that can be useful (a consideration for those of us completing SAFE exams); challenges in identifying STIs and other GYN issues in this population; and [...]
Mar
6
Domestic Violence and TBI
March 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment
(March is Traumatic Brain Injury Month…)
Last November, the Northeast Center for Special Care recorded a podcast on domestic violence and traumatic brain injury. The interview, conducted with a staff member from the NY Coalition Against Domestic Violence, offers a clear, basic snapshot of the issue in a manageable, bite-sized portion (it’s only 26 minutes long). [...]
Mar
4
Communicating with Patients: Using Translators
March 4, 2009 | 1 Comment
Providing linguistically and culturally appropriate care is a mandate for all clinicians. How we do that, particularly for our patients in crisis, is often easier said than done. There is an art to using translators in the clinical setting that is almost never formally taught. However, there are actually a few tutorials out there for [...]
Jan
29
Physical and Sexual Assault of Women with Disabilities
January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery’s Center for Injury Research and Control has a series of Grand Rounds in webinar format archived on their site. One of the grand rounds from last November is Dr. Cari Casteel’s presentation: National Study of Physical and Sexual Assault of Women with Disabilities.
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