Tribe.net. Local Connections Grandma http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/bea18b62-1e56-4eec-8a45-20c26bd39cee 2008-06-23T13:00:03Z 2008-06-23T00:59:34Z

<div> <br/>The AMA has gone way too far this time. Now they are actually proposing legislation to mandate how and where women give birth! This is their desperate knee-jerk reaction to the ever-growing body of evidence both in the US and worldwide that proves that home births with a trained midwife are just as safe for low-risk mothers (and babies) as are low-risk births in the hospitals. <br/> <br/>Tell our legislators to ignore their whining, and the AMA to grow up: <br/> <br/>http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/birthathome/index.html</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net">Healthcare Professionals</a> - 1 reply </div>

Grandma 2008-06-23T00:59:34Z brit pop! http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/ae406fbe-ecb0-41d4-bdcb-80f68ee40d3a 2008-02-19T21:50:17Z 2008-02-19T21:50:17Z

<div>Im wondering if anyone has had the opportunity to work with a midwife or if anyone knows of one they recommend. Im a PICU nurse looking to go back to school and one of my considerations is midwifery, but before I commit, I want to talk to or possibly shadow an actually practicing midwife. I would appreciate any advice or recommendations!!! Thank you!!!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net">Healthcare Professionals</a> - 0 replies </div>

brit pop! 2008-02-19T21:50:17Z candicmt http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/4dcfd8db-9199-48ed-8234-2bc70a5e8cc8 2008-02-04T14:24:33Z 2008-02-04T14:24:33Z

<div>Hi, I'm brand new to this tribe, I have been thinking about going back to school for surgery technology. I would love to hear from some one in the field, I have some questions that I would love to ask, just to be sure that it is something that I would like to pursue. Thanks in advance... </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net">Healthcare Professionals</a> - 0 replies </div>

candicmt 2008-02-04T14:24:33Z Ro http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/c1c11c3e-0d83-48ec-81db-0b13b0db6b5f 2007-11-29T00:39:27Z 2003-10-22T23:26:02Z

<div>Hello There! Welcome to Healthcare Professionals. <br/> <br/>Please make yourself at home and introduce yourself briefly to the group. Tell us what you do, or if you're among the lucky retired, what you used to do in healthcare. <br/> <br/>And feel free to invite your healthcare friends to our new Tribe! The more the merrier.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net">Healthcare Professionals</a> - 43 replies </div>

Ro 2003-10-22T23:26:02Z bellanotte http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/20a9f017-5bdf-48d3-a1de-5ab5def711c2 2007-11-29T00:28:54Z 2006-09-05T14:09:14Z

<div>Hello everyone. This the first time I'm posting. I'm a speech therapist, working mostly with brain injured children and adults. I'm needing to do some continuing education that doesn't neccesarily have to be in my field--a related area would be fine. I live in ny. Does anyone have any ideas re: continuing ed courses. They could be on line. Thanks.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net">Healthcare Professionals</a> - 2 replies </div>

bellanotte 2006-09-05T14:09:14Z Dom http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/50942547-780a-4c97-8709-369cc2f8b86e 2007-11-09T16:29:41Z 2007-11-09T16:29:41Z

<div>Hello, All, <br/> <br/>When I was going through my internship, I had the privilage of training under an ID doc called Mark Crislip. He was House-like (yes, as in the FOX TV show) in his methods, though not so ridiculously abrasive (nor addicted to pain meds). <br/> <br/>He puts out two pod casts now. Being an ID doc, the focus of one is obviously infectious diseases. What infections are emerging, what ones are changing, etc. He also has one called QuackCast, which he describes as "a review of alternative medicine from a skeptical point of view". Not the most inspirational of pod casts for alternative practitioners such as myself, but an excellent way of examining if one's own practices actually stand the test of current scientific info. <br/> <br/>If anyone is interested, go to www.pusware.com and listen for yourself. I encourage everyone to take a listen. Have fun and enjoy the Autumn. <br/> <br/>Dom</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net">Healthcare Professionals</a> - 0 replies </div>

Dom 2007-11-09T16:29:41Z Bald Mountain Retreat, http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/fe96d596-cf42-417d-bb19-a54183cbd20a 2007-11-05T18:04:16Z 2007-11-05T18:04:16Z

<div>I'm looking to network with folks, to extend an invitation to visit Bald Mountain Retreat (www.baldmountainretreat.com) as my guest. Like-minded people who appreciate rustic accommodations are welcome to come up at no charge. (Those who require a private room can inquire about those accommodations as well.) <br/>Basically, I'm offering people the opportunity to come stay with a retired naturopathic doctor in a truly amazing natural setting, secluded, idyllic, peaceful... <br/>Also, if you might like to lead a retreat, please contact me. <br/>Thank you and you are welcome, <br/>Dr David <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net">Healthcare Professionals</a> - 0 replies </div>

Bald Mountain Retreat, 2007-11-05T18:04:16Z Elizabeth http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/c339092e-e17c-4c53-97e5-653105a8da96 2007-09-18T06:29:32Z 2007-09-18T06:29:32Z

<div>What are the special concerns/issues/opportunities for health care professionals in the Bay Area?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net">Healthcare Professionals</a> - 0 replies </div>

Elizabeth 2007-09-18T06:29:32Z enoch http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/0b4c6c0f-77e4-4724-9f50-94e85cf17760 2007-09-18T06:25:28Z 2004-03-09T03:26:05Z

<div>i'm an urgent care physician in palo alto, and have a personal blog here: <br/> <br/>http://www.enochchoi.com/thoughts/ <br/> <br/>nice to meet you all!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net">Healthcare Professionals</a> - 1 reply </div>

enoch 2004-03-09T03:26:05Z Dom http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/37d2f197-4d06-4ab8-af7b-f20fadac89f7 2007-09-14T05:54:13Z 2007-01-06T18:13:07Z

<div>Just found this tribe and it looks like fun. I am an Osteopath, started out in family practice and osteopathic manipulation. I got sick of call, drug seekers and lawyers, so I gave up medicine and have a craniosacral-only practice under a massage license. Let me tell you, life has never been better. <br/> <br/>I am stress-free, and feel that I am actually helping people get healthy, rather than staving off the reaper. Looking forward to some interesting posts. <br/> <br/>Dom</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net">Healthcare Professionals</a> - 1 reply </div>

Dom 2007-01-06T18:13:07Z Nurse de Jour http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/1df6becf-b6e4-4197-af36-3c7527d2f56d 2007-09-13T18:26:23Z 2007-09-13T18:26:23Z

<div>Hello I am heading up the Medical for the event: Myschievia. It is the north Texas Buringman event.. Please see www. burnigman.com and the addy for the regional is www.ntxb.org. <br/> <br/>Thanks <br/>Deborah</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net">Healthcare Professionals</a> - 0 replies </div>

Nurse de Jour 2007-09-13T18:26:23Z Dom http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/a7435c44-1df3-4e30-b73f-1141046fa0b3 2007-02-11T18:18:40Z 2007-01-22T16:34:27Z

<div>Hello, All, <br/> <br/>Hey, I was just deposed to give testimony regarding a case I was peripherally involved in, prior to my leaving medicine. While my lawyer has consuled me quite well, I wanted to get people's take on how much is a reasonable rate to charge for my time. I've heard everything from $200 to $700/hour. And can I only charge for time being deposed, or can I also charge for prep time (such as reviewing charts)? <br/> <br/>I don't know if any of you have been in a similar circumstance, but I would appreciate any opinion thats out there. Thanks. <br/> <br/>Dom</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net">Healthcare Professionals</a> - 4 replies </div>

Dom 2007-01-22T16:34:27Z Gamo http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/6309231b-1f33-46c0-88e4-fa5dd42f2375 2007-01-27T13:48:56Z 2007-01-27T13:48:56Z

<div>CIMS proudly invites the national and international community to participate in this dynamic event. <br/> <br/>The 2007 CIMS Mother-Friendly Childbirth Forum will feature the debut of Coalition for Improving Maternity Services: Evidence Basis for the Ten Steps of Mother-Friendly Care. The result of a precedent-setting research project, the review and guidelines summarize the findings of 15 years of international evidence on all aspects of Mother-Friendly care and provides professionals, advocacy groups, policy makers, and families alike with a powerful, new resource for improving the care of mothers and babies. <br/> <br/>The CIMS Forum brings together research experts, professionals, advocates, and consumers of maternity care from the U.S. and abroad to learn and work side by side for three energizing days of collaborative education, networking, problem solving and sharing. Attendees will benefit both from formal presentations by leaders in the field, and from participation in workgroups of their choice addressing issues facing childbearing women and their families today. Attendees will gather a wealth of information, to bring home to their own practices, workplaces and communities while gaining inspiration and making and renewing connections with those who share a common interest in the health and well-being of mothers and babies. <br/> <br/>visit the site to register and know their work <br/> <br/>http://www.motherfriendly.org/</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net">Healthcare Professionals</a> - 0 replies </div>

Gamo 2007-01-27T13:48:56Z Dom http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/563ac119-377e-4ef9-89a7-cbb7ebac9c67 2007-01-24T17:57:37Z 2007-01-24T17:57:37Z

<div>Hey, All, <br/> <br/>I escaped a few years ago, and am thankful for it everyday. I, however, made a decision to choose sanity over finances, and had an easy transition into something I truely love. Many of my physician friends are desparately looking for a way out and don't know where to turn. I certainly don't know what to tell them, other than to just get out. <br/> <br/>Google searches turn up many head hunters and agencies that want large fees, for no guarantee. I did find this interesting site <br/> <br/>http://www.career-consulting-physicians.com/blog/index.php?p=299 <br/> <br/>If you are a physician looking for a way out, you may wish to take a look at it. But does anyone out there have any other suggestions? Just asking. There are alot of docs out there who would be most interested in escape routes. <br/> <br/>Dom</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net">Healthcare Professionals</a> - 0 replies </div>

Dom 2007-01-24T17:57:37Z Gamo http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/29cb4a4e-737d-463e-9de2-204703c0b4ce 2007-01-16T15:01:21Z 2007-01-16T15:01:21Z

<div>I am just finishing to read an article on Midwifery Today about a possible link between the rise of autism and the Ultrasounds done during pregnancy... <br/>Very well written and with a lots of valid references, it is worth reading and questionning the rise of US during pregnancy and EFM during labor. <br/>The theory is that the US rises temperature within fetal cells more that we though and admitted by the FDA.. The fetus has more difficulties getting rid of the heat although the amniotic fluid fluid and placenta are helping in the process..We know that too much exposure to heat during the beginning of pregnancy can lead to neural tube defect and The author wonders of the same thing is not happening to the fetal brain cells due to an elevated temperature adn therefore causing brain dysfunctions. She mentions a rise in Left handed BB epoxed to US (not counting the genetic left handed bb...) <br/>go to midwiferytoday.org and look into the articles... worth reading and time to back to fetoscope??</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net">Healthcare Professionals</a> - 0 replies </div>

Gamo 2007-01-16T15:01:21Z Grandma http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/43eba99d-dc1d-408c-b492-4723f1c24bdb 2006-11-02T06:28:40Z 2004-08-17T05:08:22Z

<div> <br/>POISONING CONSUMERS WITH TEFLON <br/> <br/>The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has filed a complaint against DuPont for withholding evidence revealing negative health and environmental impacts from a chemical used to produce Teflon. The chemical, commonly known as PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid), has been found to cause cancer in laboratory animals. Due to Teflon's popularity (those nifty non-stick frying pans, etc.), PFOA can now be detected in the bodies of 90% of Americans. The EPA is investigating the possibility that DuPont may have learned of potential problems with the chemical more than two decades ago. On an international level, the EPA's announcement has prompted foreign governments to launch investigations into the toxicity of the chemical, and stores in China have begun pulling Teflon products from their shelves. <br/> <br/>Read more at: <br/>http://www.organicconsumers.org/foodsafety/teflon080904.cfm</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net">Healthcare Professionals</a> - 1 reply </div>

Grandma 2004-08-17T05:08:22Z beadbat http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/9676b520-d85e-4836-9d0a-aa5ec10b89e8 2006-10-28T01:21:49Z 2005-06-01T20:19:56Z

<div>I do beadwork in my spare time ( like there's tons of that!?!?) and at a friend/coworker's request, did some beadwork on her stethoscope. I was rather pleased with the results, but apparently so was the Crafty Vixens tribe. A copy of my completed work is now on the new, official Crafty Vixens Emblem. If you'd like to see, visit the Crafty Vixens tribe and look at the main photo, or take a peak in the photo album. I must say, I was pleased, but very surprised. I do custom beadwork on the side, in addition to working full time. If anyone is interested, I'll do your stethoscope also. Just e-mail for more info. </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net">Healthcare Professionals</a> - 7 replies </div>

beadbat 2005-06-01T20:19:56Z Grace http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/89495dff-c19a-4b69-badf-95f1d01a0d7a 2006-09-28T15:19:58Z 2006-09-28T15:19:58Z

<div>just got my degree last year and a job with day hours has been hard to find. I've decided to go back to cosmetology school now...</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net">Healthcare Professionals</a> - 0 replies </div>

Grace 2006-09-28T15:19:58Z ecrivaine32 http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/f9951097-b913-4fc0-98fc-8b12ad04f1d9 2006-08-03T17:59:05Z 2006-08-03T14:50:35Z

<div>I am very seriously considering changing my career path to nursing. In fact, our tiny little college here actually has one of the best programs in the country, which I found hard to believe when I first heard that; but that’s what I’ve been told many times. <br/> <br/>I am trying to determine if this is the right move for me. It doesn’t seem as daunting as the four-year degree programs, and that part is, of course, appetizing to me. I’m not saying that means it’s a piece of cake – just that I could get down to business a lot sooner once I get that degree. However, I don’t know what kind of pay I would start out with, and that would be a worry for me. <br/> <br/>But I’m so tired of working behind a computer feeling so disconnected from people. I really want a job where I am more in contact with people in a helping type of profession. It doesn’t matter to me if it’s a lot of hard work, and I’m not looking to get rich. I just want to ensure I can make a decent enough salary to live on. <br/> <br/>I’d really like to hear from any nurses in the medical field to see what you think of your career. Did any of you have careers before this that you changed from? I’d love to hear your stories good and bad, so that I could take everything into consideration. Please email me if you’d rather not note me. I would be so grateful for your input.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net">Healthcare Professionals</a> - 1 reply </div>

ecrivaine32 2006-08-03T14:50:35Z nurselisa http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/99e0fb3b-84f7-4d75-9d69-a06aec42fe80 2006-07-02T13:02:45Z 2004-02-03T21:31:23Z

<div>Hello! I know not everyone here is a registered nurse, but I was curious to see how staffing shortages have affected y'all. I work on a busy step-down unit, and it always feels like there are not enough nurses and nurses aides to go around. Any thoughts on this subject?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net">Healthcare Professionals</a> - 6 replies </div>

nurselisa 2004-02-03T21:31:23Z Bald Mountain Retreat, http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/cc069927-5056-436c-a3fb-b2a93c8b0f7b 2006-05-09T21:04:13Z 2006-05-09T21:04:13Z

<div>heal in Vermont www.baldmountainretreat.com </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net">Healthcare Professionals</a> - 0 replies </div>

Bald Mountain Retreat, 2006-05-09T21:04:13Z dctigger http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/dc791a4e-17eb-4cc1-a08d-a49a11f114f1 2006-04-05T20:00:54Z 2006-04-05T19:58:25Z

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dctigger 2006-04-05T19:58:25Z Neur0mancer http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/f7e13336-ccb7-4f94-a52c-3c22e91ffb1a 2005-05-20T21:46:48Z 2005-05-19T12:54:32Z

<div>I thought this deserves its own thread. <br/> <br/>Richard, I have thought about this, and I think I have an answer for you. Not about the JAMA article (which, if I get my hands on, I'll send you a copy of), but how to do DBPCS for acupuncture. <br/> <br/>"It's easy to do DBPCS's with pills. Just make somethat look like the real thing but aren't. You can even do it with food stuffs to some extent. Just stuff it in capsules. But with something like traditional acupuncture, where each treatment is different, and each patient would receive a treatment quite different from any other patient how could you blind the treatment? How can you really blind a treatment where it's acknowledged that the intention, energetic strength, and skill of the acupuncturist are at least as important as where the needles are stuck? " <br/> <br/>OK, here goes: <br/> <br/>The key elements in a double-blind, placebo controlled trial are a) the subject being treated does not know whether they are getting the real thing or the placebo and b) the person gathering data/evaluating outcomes does not know which treatment the patient got. There is no requirement that the person evaluating the outcome be the same as the one who delivered the treatment. <br/> <br/>Therefore, here's the trial design: <br/> <br/>The TREATMENT group is seen, evaluated, and treated by a Truly Skilled Acupuncturist (TSA) - someone like yourself or someone you would recognize as the real deal. The CONTROL group is seen, "evaluated", and "treated" by a Bull-$hit Artist (BSA) - someone like me, who has watched you do the evaluation and treatment and maybe gotten one or two lessons in sticking needles into someone with a convincing demeanor, but who knows only where to stick the needles (and the places where they are to be stuck are chosen to be bogus anyway). Then, after whatever treatment schedule is done, the patient is evaluated by an independent clinician who does not know which group the patient was in. <br/> <br/>This way, we overcome your key objection - that the people delivering treatment aren't really delivering the real thing (because they are not TSAs). In such a setup, the treatment group is getting the best acupuncture that we can find, and the control group is getting stuck with needles by some guy who can talk the talk, but can't treat anything with needles. The patients are treated, the data are gathered by someone who doesn't know how they were treated, the statistical analysis is done, and we can tell whether TSA = BSA. <br/> <br/>How's that?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net">Healthcare Professionals</a> - 16 replies </div>

Neur0mancer 2005-05-19T12:54:32Z Cody http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/faf01e7e-ca36-4732-9d35-346675ed6c4b 2005-05-11T18:17:20Z 2005-05-11T18:17:20Z

<div>Hello everyone, I actually joined this tribe to share with you an article I wrote that has been published. I hope you enjoy it. <br/> <br/>http://www.matmanmag.com/matmanmag/jsp/articledisplay.jsp?dcrpath=MATMANMAG/PubsNewsArticleGen/data/0503MMH_Letters_Canon&amp;domain=MATMANMAG</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net">Healthcare Professionals</a> - 0 replies </div>

Cody 2005-05-11T18:17:20Z Ro http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net/thread/c3a5965c-5da9-42df-8272-fd53db35b563 2004-06-18T16:49:52Z 2004-01-18T22:46:16Z

<div>Well, it's been quiet in here, folks! Again, I'd like to welcome all the new folks and tell you to feel free to use the forum to chat each other up, we've got an interesting mix of people here in the health care field! <br/> <br/>Ro</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://healthcareprofessionals.tribe.net">Healthcare Professionals</a> - 9 replies </div>

Ro 2004-01-18T22:46:16Z