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Grand Rounds Vol. 4 No. 24: New Beginnings
by Jenni Prokopy, the Editrix
It's a time for new beginnings here at ChronicBabe HQ, where I'm unpacking in my newly reconstructed condo (it was hit by a freak storm in August 2007). I'm feeling like my new/old home offers something of a fresh start, both personally and professionally.
So why not celebrate new beginnings this week in Grand Rounds? Here's a big batch of excellent posts from around the globe that do just that.
Lindsey Middlemiss at Living with Fibromyalgia muses on the new beginnings she's enjoyed since her diagnosis with fibromyalgia. Turns out FibroBabes really CAN still have excellent full lives...with some adjustments.
From the Chronicles from The Middle of Nowhere, Dr. Clairebear writes about the new experience of being a resort doctor...with a much wider range of patients than during her specialist training.
Dr. Jolie Bookspan at The Fitness Fixer suggest that folks try a new approach to kids' parties: no junk food, lots of games and fun, exercise...and the kids love it.
Recalibrate, then re-start. That's what A Chronic Dose's Laurie Edwards's doc told her to do when a rash of infections forced a rest period. It's a new perspective for her...and one we can all learn from.
Here's a story about someone who hasn't yet claimed the chance for a new beginning, in a situation that puts a whole new spin on the word "chronic." Susan Palwick at Ricketey Contrivances of Doing Good takes us through this tough tale.
Actual transparency in health care would be the new beginning of a fix. But the negotiated rates are proprietary information between insurance companies and providers, so how will we get transparency? It's a question Louise Norris, at Colorado Health Insurance Insider, asks.
If only patients could design their own hospital garb, says David E. Williams at Health Business Blog, we would have a much more interesting variety of offerings...including gowns with built-in cameras and alcohol gel dispensers.
A new influx of refugees is providing Canadian doctors with a challenge, says Sam Solomon of Canadian Medicine. (And by the way, Canadian Medicine is next week's Grand Rounds host.)
You learn something new every day: Dr. Deb points us to a variety of mental health awareness days in March.
Henry Stern at InsureBlog asks, Google's new foray into the world of Electronic Medical Recordkeeping (EMR): new beginning, or potential breach of privacy?
Sometimes you have to get really creative when reading an x-ray, explains Paul Auerbach of Medicine for the Outdoors. Who knew a cardboard jacket would be a new tool for his team?
Rachel at Tales of My Thirties talks about how something old is new again. She's gone back to work after a break and she's working on balancing life and handling depression.
At Kolahun, a health care provider explores the challenges of implementing a new electronic medical records (EMR) system in a New Orleans clinic.
RLBates at Suture For a Living tells us about a patient who thinks she's the doc's "worst nightmare" when it comes to pain reactions. But the doc is able to calm her a little and ease some of her pain, and talks in her post about the pain perception question. A touchy subject among pain patients to be sure, but maybe we can all learn something new from this perspective...
Teach your brain some new tricks: Maximize the Cognitive Value of Your Mental Workout, thanks to Professor Shlomo Breznitz at SharpBrains.
In Food: The Final Frontier, Amy Tenderich from Diabetes Mine writes about becoming a "reborn" diabetic by finally paying more attention to her diet. Talk about a new beginning!
Part of a series, How to Change a Habit by How to Cope with Pain shows us how to get into a new frame of mind stage by stage.
At The Debt Hole, a patient talks about her struggle to start a new relationship with a doctor who respects her need for pain meds...without thinking of her as a med seeker.
Sometimes, just writing a new prescription for a new patient can give a doc the jitters. Shrink Rap talks about the choice to prescribe benzodiazepines.
At Teen Health 411, Nancy Brown offers advice for kids dealing with newly divorced parents via a book review.
Dr. Val and (her) Voice of Reason shares some hilarious anecdotes and conversations, which led to some new perspectives...and some new jokes.
Blogger and bride-to-be Kerri Morrone of Six Until Me writes about toning up her muscles and fine-tuning her diabetes management in preparation for her big day.
Barbara Kivowitz at In Sickness and in Health writes about how for couples, when one partner is ill, both lives are dislocated. Figuring out your anchor points in the midst of uncertainty and fear is essential, and can sometimes lead to a new beginning, she says.
In Radiology Eye for the Straight Guy, the Samurai Radiologist describes "a new beginning for me, though I didn't know it at the time: the beginning of my career as a radiologist."
After a friend dragged Loolwa Khazoom out of her urban apartment to a desert retreat, she discovered that mindfulness meditation could lead to a crack in her otherwise incessant suffering. That realization sent her on a journey of discovery that ultimately led her to found Dancing with Pain, a company promoting natural pain relief through dance.
Roanne Weisman writes about the ultimate "new beginning:" birth, this time with chronic illness, specifically Marfan Syndrome.
Doc Gurley (in his aptly titled blog Posts from an Insane Healthcare System) writes about "a new beginning in toy safety" in the U.S.: Maryland has voted to start its own testing for lead in toys.
As you can see, there's lots of room for interpretation when it comes to new beginnings. Thanks to everyone who submitted posts and crafted some cool offerings. Next week, visit Canadian Medicine for some Grand Rounds goodness. And thanks to everyone for their supportive messages as I re-settle in the ChronicBabe HQ digs and get my act together again.
Much respect and admiration - Jenni
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Posted: 3/4/2008 in Cool Tools
