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Physician Links

"Right topic for physicians at these times. Dr. Raymond did a great job." ~GP, Psychiatrist

Managed care, malpractice, declining reimbursements, demanding patients.
Medicine these days is a hoot and a half!

Here are some links that can help you bandage your career. If you know of another site for this page, please email me at NewLinks@RxForSanity.com, and I'll examine it and chart it here!

Placebo Journal is a somewhat dark humor site for physicians, which might amuse...not MY cup of tea, but I DO have a somewhat tight sphincter tone...

No Free Lunch We believe that there is ample evidence in the literature--contrary to the beliefs of most heath care providers--that drug companies, by means of samples, gifts, and food, exert significant influence on provider behavior. There is also ample evidence in the literature that promotional materials and presentations are often biased and non-informative. We believe that health care professionals, precisely because they are professionals, should not allow themselves to be bought by the pharmaceutical industry: A very interesting and fact filled site!

Women Physicians Spend More Time With Patients
A news flash for all of us, I'm sure!

Five strategies for physicians to overcome burnout
From the March 2001 ACP-ASIM Observer

Susan Keane Baker Her excellent book, "Managing Patient Expectations" teaches your staff how to set patients expectations so that YOU can readily exceed them.

Mom MD.com Online community for women in medicine. MomMD provides a wealth of resources, information, inspiration, support and advice for women, particularly mothers in medicine. Resources for physicians, medical students and premeds.

How to be more patient: Bev Smallwood PhD's five points to getting feedback from your staff.

Professional Jokes: Doctors Some are groaners, but there's some funny stuff to be found here!

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Nurses Links

(Dr. Raymond) explains a very serious subject in a way that brings laughter and a feeling of relief. I have a feeling of hope…I THINK I’LL STAY IN THE NURSING PROFESSION.” ~RN

Wanted: Nurse.
You must be able to care for and educate patients, and display the perfect bedside manner, while juggling heavy caseloads, dealing with doctors, laboring irregular hours, and risking occupational injury. Pay: Low. Ready to apply?

Some sites that might allow your ears to wiggle about nursing again. If you know of other sites for this page, please email me at NewLinks@RxForSanity.com, and I'll examine them chart it here!

Center for Nursing Advocacy The Center tells the media and the public what nurses really do. We analyze the media's treatment of nurses and organize them to respond, helping nurses stand together to end harmful depictions and encourage good ones. Better public understanding of nursing will lead to more social, political and financial support for the profession. That will relieve the nursing shortage and improve the health of all people. Wonderful news alerts if you sign up!

Nursing Retention Survey The study will help educators, nurses, hospitals, government, and program design and developers to think more critically about the growing problem of nurse retention in the U.S. today, as well as create and promote programs and practices that support the improvement of nurse retention.

The Time is Now: Invest in Your Certification An article by PR in Endonurse Aug/Sept 2003.

Facility Incivility An article by PR in Outpatient Surgery Magazine August 2002
Incivility in Medicine: Curb Your Docs! An article by PR in Endonurse Aug/Sept 2002.

Today's Nursing Crisis- A Laughing Matter? And Humor and Healing A great point of view by Karyn Buxman MSN

Nurstoon.com Great cartoons to de-stress you and your colleagues!

Cybernurse.com Great nursing humor

Professional Jokes: Nurses Some are groaners, but there's some funny stuff to be found here!

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Malpractice Links

Dr. Raymond is a dynamic, thought-provoking and informative speaker, (who) delivers serious content in a humorous, non- threatening manner.
~CS, RN CGRN

Some sites to energize you if faced with a personal malpractice crisis. If you know of other sites for this page, please email me at NewLinks@RxForSanity.com, and I'll examine it and chart it here!

AMA Site on Medical Liability Reform

Text of the HEALTH Act

The American Tort Reform Association
Their mission is to bring greater fairness, predictability and efficiency to the civil justice system through public education and legislative reform.

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Stress Links

"Great lecture. It made me realize how important my well-being is in regards to how well patients will be treated.” ~AW, Nurse

We're ALL juggling Work, Family, Friends, Health, and Spirit. And we need the tools to learn how to juggle effectively. If you know of other sites for this page, please email me at NewLinks@RxForSanity.com, and I'll examine them and chart it here!

Organizational tools from Kathy Paauw, an Organizing & Productivity Consultant . She also has a free newsletter available.

"Balancing Act: Blending Life, Work, and Relationships," a free, monthly electronic newsletter by the iconoclastic Alan Weiss, who now has over 4,000 subscribers internationally. It's a lively discussion of balance in contemporary society.

Take Time For Your Life
Cheryl Richardson, of Oprah and "Life Makeover" fame, this site has a great weekly newsletter!

Real Age
Take the RealAge test and calculate the aging effect of over 125 different health behaviors--ranging from diet and medication to stress and smoking.

Clean Sweep Program
A checklist of 100 items which, when completed, give one complete personal freedom. These 100 items are grouped in 4 areas of life : Physical Environment, Well-Being, Money and Relationships.

Right Now
Some inspiration in words and images from the Daily Motivator

Weekly Stress Tips
This site has a weekly stress tip sent to you, a searchable archive, as well as a great stress management search engine.

Stress Quiz
Use this simple test to evaluate your stress level from Doris Young RN PhD of Natural Health Resources.

Life Mission: What is your purpose in life? What is your unique contribution to the world, one that is genuinely yours? What gets you out of bed and fired up on those days when life doesn't seem so wonderful?

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Medical Information Links

“ …a wonderful combination of helpful information that was delivered with humor. The presenter was ABLE TO DIRECTLY RELATE TO THE AUDIENCE.” ~Operations Manager

"Top Ten" most useful Websites for health information selected by
The Medical Library Association:

The Medical Library Association finds the following health information web sites particularly useful based on the following criteria: credibility, sponsorship/authorship, content, audience, currency, disclosure, purpose, links, design, interactivity, and disclaimers

Cancer.gov http://www.cancer.gov/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov
familydoctor.org http://www.familydoctor.org/
healthfinder http://www.healthfinder.gov
HIV InSite http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu
Kids Health http://www.kidshealth.org/
Mayo Clinic http://www.mayohealth.org
MEDEM: an info partnership of med societies http://medem.com/MedLB/medlib_entry.cfm
MEDLINEplus http://medlineplus.gov
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health http://www.noah-health.org

Source: The Medical Library Association -
http://www.mlanet.org/resources/medspeak/topten.html

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