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A new clinical trial found that lithium didn't slow the progression of Lou Gehrig's disease, but the findings released Sunday also showed that the use of a social network to enroll patients and report and collect data may deliver dividends for future studies.
The study was based on data contributed by 596 patients with the disease, formally called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS. By showing that the drug didn't have any effect on progression of the condition, it contradicted a small study three years ago that suggested such a benefit was possible.
The new study, published online in the journal Nature Biotechnology, represents an early example of how social networking could play a role in clinical trials, an area of medical science with strict procedures that many would consider especially difficult to apply in the online world.
"The approach has tremendous potential,'' said Lee Hartwell, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist now at Arizona State University, and formerly president of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Standard clinical trials play a central role in the research enterprise of both of those institutions.
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Carol J. Rhodes RN, LNC, Medical-Legal Remedies Inc (MLR):"Medical-Legal Remedies Inc (MLR) provides medical-legal Litigation Support Services for Legal Professionals that include Legal Nurse Consulting, Paralegal Litigation Support, a Medical Information Service called Virtual Legal Nurse and Medical Expert Referral Service for Attorneys, Insurance Companies, Hospital Risk Managers, Government, and Claims Management. MLR MLR's Paralegal Staff and Legal Nurse work together as a team to assist our legal clients with comprehensive medical-legal litigation issues and are committed to serve clients by offering our extensive experience and expertise to provide specialized high quality medical-legal litigation support services. By utilizing Medical-Legal Remedies Inc Paralegal/Legal Nurse Team allows the litigator to control costs and increase revenues while securing the competitive advantage with superior work products. So whether your firm or company needs a Paralegal, a Legal Nurse, or both - MLR will assist your firm or company with any medical-legal litigation case project." Carol J. Rhodes RN, LNC 14286-19 Beach Blvd. #248 Jacksonville, FL 32250 (904) 223-3969 Carol@JaxLegalNurse.com or Carol@VirtualLegalNurse.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/carol-j-rhodes/30/81b/685 http://www.jaxparalegal.com/
Liz Buddenhagen - Principal, Buddenhagen & Associates:"Liz Buddenhagen, RN, CLNC, reviews OB/GYN cases. Buddenhagen has recent experience working clinically on a gynecology and urology medical surgical hospital unit. Patient populations included women with ectopic pregnancies, threatened abortions, fetal demise, pregnant women with kidney stones and other medical surgical issues, vaginal and abdominal hysterectomies, pregnant women with hyperemesis, pelvic inflammatory disease and many other OB/GYN issues that required working with the labor and delivery, neonatal ICU and maternity or family care units as well as the emergency room, operating room and post anesthesia recovery. In the past Buddenhagen has worked in a neonatal intensive care (NICU) providing direct care to neonates and their families, attending high risk vaginal deliveries and C-sections to include care of the infant and coordination with the labor and delivery and maternity/family care nurses and doctors." Buddenhagen & Associates, Atlanta Legal Nurse Consultant Phone: 770-725-2997 - Email: Liz@BuddenhagenLNC.com Fax: 770-725-4037 112 Woodbrook Avenue, Bogart, Georgia 30622-1538 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/people/Liz-Buddenhagen/1631605011 LinkedIN: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/liz-buddenhagen/10/22b/505 Wordpress Blog: http://atlantalegalnurseconsultant.wordpress.com/ http://www.legal-nurse-consultant-lnc.com/
Kathy Christopherson, RN, President and CEO, Critical Consults, Inc.:"Kathy Christopherson, RN, President and CEO, has been a practicing Registered Nurse for over 26 years and a Legal Nurse Consultant for over 13 years. Her clinical experience includes critical care/intensive care, emergency department, cardiac rehabilitation and nursing education. She remains active in teaching nurses and patient care technicians in the hospital setting and participates in orientation of new staff, credentialing and is an Advanced Cardiopulmonary Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (CPR) instructor. As a Legal Nurse Consultant, Kathy has been both an independent consultant and an in-house consultant, working for both plaintiff and defense attorneys throughout the southeast. She has been an expert witness on nursing issues as well as a fact witness for the medical record. She provides services to assist the attorney See List of Consulting Services. Kathy also provides valuable medical library and online literature research." Greater Atlanta Area http://www.criticalconsults.com/
Kathy Christopherson, RN, Bryan M. Pulliam, LLC:"Ms. Christopherson has over 23 years of nursing and hospital experience. She has worked in the areas of critical care, rehabilitation and nursing education. Ms. Christopherson has been doing legal consulting for lawyers–both plaintiff and defense–for more than 10 years. Ms. Christopherson has also served as an expert witness for both plaintiff and defense lawyers. Ms. Christopherson is also a member of The American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants." http://lawpulliam.com/nurse.php
Angela Crumpton's Summary, linkedin.com:"I have been a registered nurse for ten years. I have medical surgical experience for three years, postpartum experience for seven years, and labor and delivery experience . I am currently at University of Detroit Mercy pursuing my bachelors degree." http://www.linkedin.com/in/angelacrumpton
Andra DeCarlo, RN, Summit Medical Litigation Consulting, Inc.:"Andra DeCarlo, owner of Summit Medical Litigation Consulting and her team of nurses provide Legal Nurse Consulting for both defense and plaintiff attorneys looking for a clear explanation of what actually happened with the client. Is there a case? Is there a defense? We specialize in looking outside-the-box to help find the key to the case. Nursing home neglegance, PI, Medical Malpractice and more." 1586 El Tair Trail Clearwater, FL, 33765 E-mail Address: andradecarlo@tampabay.rr.com
Jennifer A. Grisso, RN BSN LNC, GrissoMedLegal:"Experienced RN with recent experience in most areas including: Telemetry, Cardiac, CCU, Stepdown, MedSurg, ER, ICU, Ambulatory, Telephonic Triage, Telephonic Disease Management. We bridge the legal and medical world. We are involved in any type of litigation that involves injury or illness, to save you time and money on the medical record, research, chronology. Also we help you prepare for depositions, mediation, or trial, all at a lower cost than other medical professionals." Jennifer A. Grisso, RN BSN LNC GrissoMedLegal 8640 Springfield Skokie, IL, 60076 Phone: 847-204-2084 Email: Jennifer@grissoinc.com Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferagrisso Twitter: http://twitter.com/Grissomedlegal http://grissomedlegal.com/
NursePractitionerBusinessOwner.com, Barbara Phillips, NP:"The NPBO is a private, members-only, resource website that gives you direct, searchable access to a wealth of information about exploring, starting, or growing your own practice or business. As a member, you'll receive 365 days of uninterrupted, 24-hour access to the Member-Only Area of our site." NP Choice, LLC 1018 E. Wishkah, #216 Aberdeen, WA 98520 PHONE: 1-800-560-6473 http://www.nursepractitionerbusinessowner.com
Barbara Phillips, NP, NursePractitionerBusinessOwner.com:"The NPBO is a private, members-only, resource website that gives you direct, searchable access to a wealth of information about exploring, starting, or growing your own practice or business. As a member, you'll receive 365 days of uninterrupted, 24-hour access to the Member-Only Area of our site." NP Choice, LLC 1018 E. Wishkah, #216 Aberdeen, WA 98520 PHONE: 1-800-560-6473 http://www.nursepractitionerbusinessowner.com
Larry Snyder, BA, RN, DBA, RN.ORG, SA, Nursing Continuing Education Providers:"Larry Snyder, RN is the Founder and President of RN.ORG®, SA. As a licensed healthcare professional with over 15 years of experience in nursing as well as a computer authority with in-excess of 20 years of experience, he is knowledgeable with the integration of healthcare and computers and sees a strong need for licensed professionals to maintain their license in an easy, convenient, comfortable no stress environment. Larry has worked in various aspects of nursing in many states in both large and small hospitals and has the experience and background to make healthcare and nursing education friendly. Larry also functioned as a consulant at large corporations in various aspects of IT management including CBS Sports, Sportsline.com, Sports.com, Universal Studios, Nickelodeon, Viacom, Flexsys and Monsanto. Larry also has served as an expert witness on several high profile cases throughout the United States sharing his valuable input as an experienced Emergency Room nurse." Latin America Office (Corporate Offices) Larry Snyder - RN.ORG®, SA CR 15A # 10A-03 El Poblado, Medellin, Colombia Hospital Sales (English) USA: 1-954-369-4556 Hospital Sales (Español - E.E.U.U): 1-860-786-1866 E-mail Address: info@rn.org Blogs, Social Media (Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook, etc): http://www.facebook.com/MedellinRN http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Larry/Snyder http://www.twitter.com/wwwRNorg Phone number: 954-369-4556 Website: http://www.rn.org http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/snyder/
AgingInfoUSA:"Sue Salach-Cutler has worked in the geriatric healthcare field for close to 20 years and is the Author of "Along Comes Grandpa", a caregiving resource guide, and the novel "If I Walked in Her Shoes" (http://www.AlongComesGrandpa.com). As a National Speaker, Sue utilizes her personal and professional experiences to educate and empower professionals on the work/life affects of caregiving. ;As CEO of AgingInfoUSA she partners with companies to evaluate the cost of employee caregiving on their bottom line and implement cost effective solutions. Sue was the 2010 recipient of the YWCA Marguerite Henry Leadership Award for Communications/Technology and the Influential Women in Business Award from the Business Ledger and NAWBO. AgingInfoUSA received the 2010 Excellence in Business Award from the Business Ledger and was nominated for the Chicago Innovation Award." 651 S. Sutton Road - Suite 204 Streamwood, IL 60107 call: 847-630-0381 fax: 630-889-9886 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AgingInfoUSA LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/suesalach Twitter: http://twitter.com/susanavello Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/aginginfousa http://www.aginginfousa.com/
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The airline passenger was in deep trouble - not breathing, no heart rate - when a fellow passenger, Raina Merchant, then a resident in emergency medicine, tried to save his life.
"The patient survived the flight, but, sadly, not much longer," said Merchant, who performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the passenger.
That was seven years ago.
Now Merchant, a University of Pennsylvania physician whose research centers on resuscitation, is developing a mobile-phone app that would, with one push of a button, provide oral instructions for CPR. The app would even say, "Press, press, press," to allow the right rhythm for chest compressions.
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How social media is changing the patient experience and the future of health care
OHA Today recently caught up with Colleen Young, Founder of the Health Care Social Media Canada Twitter Group #hcsmca (Health Care Social Media Canada). #hcsmca brings together individuals in the twitter sphere every Wednesday to discuss the latest in the health care community. Colleen shares her knowledge and experience with #hcsmca and how getting involved in social media to improve the overall patient experience is definitely worthwhile.
OHA Today: Why did you start #hcsmca?
Colleen Young: #hcsmca stands for health care social media Canada, a geo-chapter of the #hcsm phenomenon started by Dana Lewis in the US. It was a simple concept — bring people on Twitter together, regardless of profession or expertise, to discuss health care for one hour each week. After taking part in #hcsm and the European geo-chapter #hcsmeu for a several months, I wanted to explore similar issues with respect to the Canadian experience and wondered if others felt the same way. Since the first chat held Sept. 29, 2010 our community has grown to more than 500 people using the hashtag and taking part in the #hcsmca chats every Wednesday at 1pm ET.
OT: What were your strategies to grow #hcsmca?
CY: Like starting any community, it takes time and commitment. The work started before the first chat. I spoke to people on and offline to see if there was an appetite. Once the conversations started, I monitored people on Twitter who were tweeting about health and health care in Canada and invited them to join the chats. This was especially successful when I connected with people looking for information on a topic or someone who had an interesting case study to present to participants. One time our chat coincided with an OHA symposium about community engagement, which resulted in an amazing sharing between OHA and #hcsmca participants.
Our community really solidified and grew after the first pan-Canadian #hcsmca meetup on Feb. 24, 2011. There are also plans to hold more in-person events.
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NursePractitionerBusinessOwner.com, Barbara Phillips, NP:"The NPBO is a private, members-only, resource website that gives you direct, searchable access to a wealth of information about exploring, starting, or growing your own practice or business. As a member, you'll receive 365 days of uninterrupted, 24-hour access to the Member-Only Area of our site." NP Choice, LLC 1018 E. Wishkah, #216 Aberdeen, WA 98520 PHONE: 1-800-560-6473 http://www.nursepractitionerbusinessowner.com
Barbara Phillips, NP, NursePractitionerBusinessOwner.com:"The NPBO is a private, members-only, resource website that gives you direct, searchable access to a wealth of information about exploring, starting, or growing your own practice or business. As a member, you'll receive 365 days of uninterrupted, 24-hour access to the Member-Only Area of our site." NP Choice, LLC 1018 E. Wishkah, #216 Aberdeen, WA 98520 PHONE: 1-800-560-6473 http://www.nursepractitionerbusinessowner.com
Larry Snyder, BA, RN, DBA, RN.ORG, SA, Nursing Continuing Education Providers:"Larry Snyder, RN is the Founder and President of RN.ORG®, SA. As a licensed healthcare professional with over 15 years of experience in nursing as well as a computer authority with in-excess of 20 years of experience, he is knowledgeable with the integration of healthcare and computers and sees a strong need for licensed professionals to maintain their license in an easy, convenient, comfortable no stress environment. Larry has worked in various aspects of nursing in many states in both large and small hospitals and has the experience and background to make healthcare and nursing education friendly. Larry also functioned as a consulant at large corporations in various aspects of IT management including CBS Sports, Sportsline.com, Sports.com, Universal Studios, Nickelodeon, Viacom, Flexsys and Monsanto. Larry also has served as an expert witness on several high profile cases throughout the United States sharing his valuable input as an experienced Emergency Room nurse." Latin America Office (Corporate Offices) Larry Snyder - RN.ORG®, SA CR 15A # 10A-03 El Poblado, Medellin, Colombia Hospital Sales (English) USA: 1-954-369-4556 Hospital Sales (Español - E.E.U.U): 1-860-786-1866 E-mail Address: info@rn.org Blogs, Social Media (Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook, etc): http://www.facebook.com/MedellinRN http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Larry/Snyder http://www.twitter.com/wwwRNorg Phone number: 954-369-4556 Website: http://www.rn.org http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/snyder/
AgingInfoUSA:"Sue Salach-Cutler has worked in the geriatric healthcare field for close to 20 years and is the Author of "Along Comes Grandpa", a caregiving resource guide, and the novel "If I Walked in Her Shoes" (http://www.AlongComesGrandpa.com). As a National Speaker, Sue utilizes her personal and professional experiences to educate and empower professionals on the work/life affects of caregiving. ;As CEO of AgingInfoUSA she partners with companies to evaluate the cost of employee caregiving on their bottom line and implement cost effective solutions. Sue was the 2010 recipient of the YWCA Marguerite Henry Leadership Award for Communications/Technology and the Influential Women in Business Award from the Business Ledger and NAWBO. AgingInfoUSA received the 2010 Excellence in Business Award from the Business Ledger and was nominated for the Chicago Innovation Award." 651 S. Sutton Road - Suite 204 Streamwood, IL 60107 call: 847-630-0381 fax: 630-889-9886 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AgingInfoUSA LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/suesalach Twitter: http://twitter.com/susanavello Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/aginginfousa http://www.aginginfousa.com/
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If that headache plaguing you this morning led you first to a Web search and then to the conclusion that you must have a brain tumor, you may instead be suffering from cyberchondria.
On Monday, Microsoft researchers published the results of a study of health-related Web searches on popular search engines as well as a survey of the company’s employees.
The study suggests that self-diagnosis by search engine frequently leads Web searchers to conclude the worst about what ails them.
The researchers said they had undertaken the study as part of an effort to add features to Microsoft’s search service that could make it more of an adviser and less of a blind information retrieval tool.
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