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June 13, 2006
Grand Rounds Vol 2 No 38
Encounters
Insanity, however, is inherited.... Hannah Railing of Milliner's Dream on club feet.
Heroines, by Dr Charles.
Vent Wars, Part 3; or the Decannulization of Fred by PixelRN.
The Death Hour and a Translation, by Dr Hebert.
Part IV—The Conclusion, by Dream Mom.
Pruning, by Moreena T. of The Wait and the Wonder.
Seeing Patients, by the Tundra PA.
People like you.by Ian Miller of ImpactEDnurse.
Interviews
Dr David Moskowitz, President of Genomed, by Hsien-Hsien Lei of Genetics & Health.
Rythm & Rhyme
If it Makes You Happy, then Why the Hell am I so Sad? A poem, with introduction, by Kim at Emergiblog.
Death Wish, by Dr Emer. About a relative—patient.
Ward Around, by Alex J Hamilton.
Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
Mercury and autism: Well look what the Griers are up to now, by Orac at Respectful Insolence.
Alternative. In the war of words, Neonatal Doc offers an alternative to "alternative" medicine.
Articles in Brief
New Study Reveals More Self-Injury on Campus. Jon Schnaars of Anxiety, Addiction and Depression Treatments discusses a study in last week's Pediatrics.
Boost Your Lungs's Health With Flaxseed Oil, by Gloria Gamat of Straight From the Doc, summarizes a study from the Journal of Nutrition.
Correspondence
Too much and too little. David Williams relates a personal encounter with conflicting opinions about the utility of chemotherapy.
Paint the Walls or Bulldoze the Building, Rita Schwab of MSSPNexus on leading committees.
How docs can be our own worst enemies, by GruntDoc.
Look Back in Anger, by Dr Hildreth, the Cheerful Oncologist, on a woman who raged against the dying of the light.
Knockin' Boots and Breakin' Hips, by Aetiology.
VA Data Stolen - What impact on public perception of privacy of health information?, by Bob Coffield of the Health Care Law Blog.
The Many Faces of Sexual Abuse, by Moof of All Blogged Up.
Her First Baby, by the Storkdoc.
Merry Olde England, by InsureBlog.
A Tree Grows in Oregon...Maybe, by the California Medicine Man.
Announcements
Unintelligent Design will host Pediatric Grand Rounds this Sunday.
Dr Deborah Serani wil host Grand Rounds next week.
Radiology Grand Rounds. Sumer Sethi of Sumer's Radiology is soliciting contributions.
Kim, at Emergiblog, is soliciting contributions for a new nursing Grand Rounds, Change of Shift.
Enoch Choi will be hosting a 1.5 hour medblogger meetup at Bloggercon 4 in SF on June 23-34, a tradition from the previous three conventions.
Among others, it's National Safety Month and Workplace Safety Week.
End Matter
Keagirlisms, by Keagirl of Urostream.
Of 42 entries from 39 authors, 25 met the criteria I put forward in my call for submissions. Of my original categories, two gathered no enteries that meaningfully fit the categories: Case studies and ethics. My explicit goal was the 30 best articles from 30 authors. My aim was to motivate the authors, as a whole, to stretch a little further. Was it successful?
In what direction did I hope authors would stretch? I wanted to see an increase in the applicability and originalilty of reporting and synthesis. What intellectual value can medical bloggers contribute? Surely Encounters is the core strength of the genre. This is the water cooler talk that will stick with you, but clearly there are other areas where bloggers can make real contributions. Next time I think the categories I will solicit for will be: Encounters, Correspondence, Complimentary and Alternative Medicine, Verse, Interviews, Articles in Brief, and Literature Reviews.
Miscellaneous
Check out my new ultra-foxy inhaler. Jenny Prokopy of Chronic Babe.
Gerry Pugliese reviews prescribed antibiotics and you
Fat Doctors, by Enrico, the Mexico Medical Student
Can't you take a hint?, by Sheepish of the Paper Mask.
The Lifestyle Chronicles—The Pursuit of Happiness
The No-Show Show, by Keith, of Digital Doorway.
Posted by Niels Olson at June 13, 2006 07:00 AM