Mar
31
In my Inbox: Health Reform & DV
March 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Like many of you, I get a ridiculous amount of email. Much of it gets deleted without reading (not the mail from individuals, but the updates from organizations and agencies, which are often sacrificed for the sake of simply managing my workload). However, I try to always at least skim the mail from the Family [...]
Jan
20
In My Inbox: Threats in the ED & This Emotional Life
January 20, 2010 | 2 Comments
This morning when I booted up my email I found two great things to share. The first is a fantastic blog entry over at Chief Complaint (the Medscape ED Physician’s blog). It briefly discusses an encounter with a patient who threatens to kill an ED nurse (among other unpleasant things), and asks the questions: “Is [...]
Mar
5
Inbox: "No-Lie MRI"
March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment
There’s a lot of chatter in my on-line world right now about the so-called No-Lie MRI (or as it’s known in the scientific community, fMRI, f=functional). Some people believe brain imaging, alone or as one tool in a larger arsenal, may provide the ability to determine if someone is lying. The legal world, not surprisingly, [...]
Feb
20
Inbox: Protection Orders for Pets
February 20, 2009 | 1 Comment
In my inbox this morning (because interesting things show up there sometimes) I know this isn’t technically education, but for those of you interested in public policy, here’s a little legislation to have with your coffee this morning: Quad-City Times Advocates: Pets Need Domestic-Violence Protection Victims of domestic violence should be able to seek court [...]
