Archive for January, 2008
29Jan Evolution of a profession?
The proposed changes for specialty certification in orthopaedics were sent out this week. The basic premise is a move towards a requirement for completing a Residency in order to obtain board certification. This is a model proven in the medical field, and described well here at the EIM blog. But, John writes: "Therefore, none of this will lead to i
26Jan New PT Blogs!
I've often opined about the lack of Physical Therapist presence in the blogosphere. Earlier this month I issued this challenge and a call for PT's to become bloggers. I'm happy to report that a few took up the challenge and we now have more than 3 PT-penned weblogs! No small feat, as committing to a solid blog is a significant undertaking. You need
25Jan 8
8 = The number of gate keepers that I had to go through to before I finally spoke to a doctor for a re-fill on my asthma medicine today. A glimpse into why our health care costs are so high? Speaking of numbers and costs, this bit of information has really disturbed me: A health care credit score! Now that's asking for trouble. ERIC
21Jan Take a Nap!
I've always been a proponent of napping. So much so that I've inadvertently hard-wired my body to really, really crave a nap mid-afternoon. I've considered moving to Spain so that my napping could be supported by their mid-afternoon siesta. In the back of my mind, I've always felt a little guilty about it and wondered if I was just being lazy. Well
18Jan PT Journal 2.0!
Congratulations to PT Journal for finally getting an RSS feed on their website!!! Content syndication, podcasts, iTunes subscribe-ability, debates, wow! These simple, yet totally useful add-ons to the website have really elevated the quality of the journal's website and now allows readers to have a richer experience during their visits and learn ab
16Jan How long is the wait?
Health Affairs published a report about wait times in the Emergency Departments across the country. They increased. For acute myocardial infarction patients, the wait increased 150% from 1997-2004. Not good! One of the reasons cited was that more patients are seeking care for non-emergency conditions at the ED. Perhaps they don't have a primary car
15Jan Kendall Scholarship Winners
Congrats to the latest round of winners of the Florence P Kendall Doctoral Scholarships, which are awarded by the Foundation for Physical Therapy. The scholarship recipients are Eric Allen, PT, MPT, University of Iowa; Stacey DeJong, PT, MPT, Washington University in St. Louis; Adam Goode, PT, DPT, Duke University; Christine Malecka, PT, MPT, DPT,
15Jan I've driven through Wayne, way too many times.
I finally caught up to my collection of feed items and news that I accumulated over the holidays. I'm glad I stuck it out and deliberately plodded through the piles of reading. Otherwise, I would have missed this ruling in Wayne, NJ against a doctor-owned surgical center. The 1989 Codey Act? Huh? I guess charging fees for your surgical center is go
11Jan I'm afraid you run faster than I.
I posted on this topic a while back, but Oscar Pistorius was back in the news this week after a study suggested he may have an advantage in running over able limbed individuals. “Interestingly, in the human ankle joint, the energy loss is much higher in maximum speed sprinting,” he added. “This means the blade is able to replace the whole kin
09Jan How representative are blogs?
A previous post noted the fact that physicians outnumber physical therapists in their authorship of blogs. I wonder how representative blog writing is of general technology use by medical professionals. If we assumed maintaining a blog was something that technology savvy individuals tend to do, we could say that physical therapists are losing the t
