What is Happening to the Profession I Love?
American Delirium Society Meeting in Baltimore 2014!
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A Dirty Dozen Signatures on the Petition to Oppose MOL
Well, there are now a dozen signatures (a dirty dozen?) on the petition supporting the principle of lifelong learning and opposing Maintenance of Licensure (MOL) as a way to express that principle. I have the author of the blog Psych Practice, Dr. Rebecca M. Twersky-Kengmana, to thank for adding her name to the list of signatures, http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/iowa-medical-society-house-of-delegates/ . I […]
POGOe Has a New Face and Quizzes!
I just had a chance to have a look at the facelift of The Portal of Geriatrics Online Education (POGOe) at link POGOe – Portal of Geriatric Online Education | The Portal of Geriatrics Online Education. It looks great and there’s a nice quiz feature; see link POGOe QBank | POGOe – Portal of Geriatric […]
Educational Impact on Delirium in the Medical Intensive Care Unit by a Psychiatric Liaison?
I ran across an interesting article the other day about what educational impact a psychiatric liaison had on beliefs and attitudes about delirium among nurses and internal medicine residents in a medical intensive care unit (MICU) [1]. The short answer: not much at all. This is despite the willingness of the MICU staff to host […]
Lies or Art?
So is this about lies or art? I just caught up to the whole mermaid thing last night, Charlie Foley Created Animal Planet’s Mermaids – Business Insider. The only thing was, I was napping on the couch before I could see the disclaimer about the show being fiction, mermaids new evidence disclaimer – Bing Images. After […]
Nearly Naked Admiration
I received an e-mail announcement about an event called the Nearly Naked Mile. It was about a clothing drive for which the University of Iowa Alumni Association’s S.T.A.T. (Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow) Ambassadors sponsor an annual walk or run race (1). Donations benefit United Action for Youth (UAY), an organization whose mission is “Nurturing […]
The Best Practice of the PreverbalPediatricEmergenceDelirium Scale, PPED Scale: Dr. Luisella Magnani
This is another lyrical guest post by Dr. Luisella Magnani on the subject of pediatric delirium, specifically as it occurs in the preverbal child. She publishes her work on her website, Luisella Magnani » The PreverbalOncologicChild’s Delicate-and-Private World. She has gotten the attention of researchers with the Vanderbilt Delirium Group, ICU Delirium and Cognitive Impairment […]
Waiting for DSM-5 Mobile App, and Waiting, and Waiting…
Hey, does anyone know when the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)-5 is going to come out on the iPad or android? That’s the question on everybody’s mind, DSM-5 Goes Mobile! App allows users to… – American Psychiatric Association | Facebook. It was supposed to be available starting June 1, 2013 but so far–no DSM-5 mobile […]
Quick Delirium Literature Update
I regularly run quick medical literature searches on PubMed as a check on how to improve my current practice as a consulting psychiatrist in a large academic medical center. I’m frequently called to consult on difficult delirium cases. My recommendations often include instructions to simplify a patient’s medication regimen, which can include anticholinergic and sedative hypnotic […]
Downtown Iowa City Arts Festival 2013!
My wife, Sena, and I went downtown to the the annual arts festival in Iowa City yesterday, Arts Festival – Schedule Iowa City 2013. It was the biggest one we’d ever seen and we’ve lived here a long time. It has grown over the years into quite a destination event. Artists and art lovers come from all over. You can […]
What is Happening to the Profession I Love?
What is happening to the profession I love? I found out recently that the Medical Society of New Jersey adopted a resolution to oppose Maintenance of Certification (MOC), American Board of Medical Specialties under Fire for Maintenance of Certification™ Program | Welcome to the Medical Society of New Jersey’s official blog. I know some will […]
European Delirium Association Website BACK!
Hey, the European Delirium Association (EDA) website is finally back! I’ve replaced the links in the top menu and you should be able to access all the cool educational content on this great sister site to the American Delirium Society (American Delirium Society, ADS), which had a stunning annual meeting early this month in Indianapolis […]
I Work for Matt Mullenweg (WordPress Developer) and I Have Proof!
You know, I wonder when I’m going to get the keys to the executive washroom at WordPress now that I can prove that I work there. You doubt me? Well, have a look at this! Would the U.S. Postal Service send a parcel addressed to me at WordPress if I did not work there? There […]
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GRECC Videos
Spectacular Video from the GRECC: Delirium, Quiet and Excited
Coming at you with another one of those pristine videos from the VA GRECC, and this one is about hypoactive and hyperactive delirium. This is an incredibly well-crafted educational resource and I thank Dr. Nina Tumosa, PhD for giving permission to post it. This is Delirium: Quiet and Excited, an educational video from the Department […]
A Spectacular Video from the GRECC: Agitation in the Older Nursing Home Resident
This is another one of those high-quality videos I posted about earlier, Spectacular Educational Videos by Department of Veterans Affairs « The Practical Psychosomaticist: James Amos, M.D. and which Dr. Nina Tumosa, PhD gave permission to post. This is Agitated Behaviors in Older Nursing Home Residents, an educational video from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Geriatric […]
Spectacular Video from the GRECC: Agitation in the Hospitalized Older Patient
This is another one of those high-quality videos I posted about earlier, Spectacular Educational Videos by Department of Veterans Affairs « The Practical Psychosomaticist: James Amos, M.D. and which Dr. Nina Tumosa, PhD gave permission to post. This is Agitated Behaviors in Older Hospitalized Patients, an educational video from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Geriatric Research […]
Spectacular Video from the GRECC: Dementia with Agitation
This is one of those high-quality videos I posted about earlier, Spectacular Educational Videos by Department of Veterans Affairs « The Practical Psychosomaticist: James Amos, M.D. and which Dr. Nina Tumosa, PhD gave permission to post. This is Dementia with Agitation, an educational video from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Centers […]
Improving Antipsychotic Appropriateness in Dementia Patients (IA-ADAPT IGEC Website)
EAPM 2013: Body and Mind
European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine
European Delirum Association 8th Annual Meeting in Leuven, Belgium, Sept. 20-21, 2013
The Lantern of Diogenes
Versatile Blogger Award
Very Inspirational Blogger Award
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“A Man Who Can’t Handle Tools…”
I thought you might like to hear about our New Year’s Eve project. Sena bought an arbor and gave me the gift of the job of assembling it. Thank you. She’s an avid gardener and she’s busily turning our back yard into a national park–”Please be a dear and walk AROUND the geyser.” Anyway the […]
DSM-5 and Dr. Allen Frances’ “Essentials of Psychiatric Diagnosis”–Simply the Best
I just received my copy of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-5 yesterday. It arrived about a week after my copy of Dr. Allen Frances’ book, “Essentials of Psychiatric Diagnosis”. The DSM-5 shipping weight was 4 pounds, and I can’t promise that will be the last remark about its size. I would […]
The Fountain
So for a couple of months, our front yard fountain has not been working. The fountain is one of those massive affairs with a pedestal and three stacked bowls, the heaviest on the bottom. My wife, Sena, and I finally figured out that the pump had given up the ghost. I’m not the handiest person in the world, and I was […]
The Geezer Goes Hollywood
So the Geezer finally goes Hollywood (or haywire depending on your view) with my first YouTube video purporting to be educational but managing to be just a bit more pathetically comical than Red Skelton’s Freddy the Freeloader routine. My wife really could appreciate my acting talent, at least I think she could; it was a little hard to tell […]
Who You Gonna Call?
Have you looked at the delirium poll lately? I made a proposal yesterday in the post, Hey, Let’s Tamper with the Delirium Poll! « The Practical Psychosomaticist: James Amos, M.D.). I’ll mow our lawn with a reel mower if the percentage of votes for what I think is the best answer exceeds 90%. So far…not […]
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Disclaimer:This blog is both fun and it's for educational purposes only. You should not use it as a substitute for medical advice from your personal physician.
Maintenance of Certification
What is Happening to the Profession I Love?
What is happening to the profession I love? I found out recently that the Medical Society of New Jersey adopted a resolution to oppose Maintenance of Certification (MOC), American Board of Medical Specialties under Fire for Maintenance of Certification™ Program | Welcome to the Medical Society of New Jersey’s official blog. I know some will […]
My Letter to President Obama About MOC and MOL
You know, I’ve gotten some pretty interesting responses a couple of times on my blog from people you might call celebrities, including Dr. John Toussaint, MD, the CEO of ThedaCare Center for HealthCare Excellence and Dr. Allen Frances, MD, author of “Essentials of Psychiatric Diagnosis: Responding to the Challenge of DSM-5″: Dr. Allen Frances’ Dirty […]
POGOe Has a New Face and Quizzes!
I just had a chance to have a look at the facelift of The Portal of Geriatrics Online Education (POGOe) at link POGOe – Portal of Geriatric Online Education | The Portal of Geriatrics Online Education. It looks great and there’s a nice quiz feature; see link POGOe QBank | POGOe – Portal of Geriatric […]
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Maintenance of Certification Account Activation
If you go to link http://www.abpn.com/index.html you can activate your American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) account, which is a simple process and gives you access to your Maintenance of Certification (MOC) data. On the home page you can click “ABPN mocCERT” to get started; follow instructions which are pretty simple. You can find […]
Update on Maintenance of Certification: Change Board Recertification Web Site
I just recently found about an organization called Change Board Recertification and you can view their web site at http://www.changeboardrecert.com/. I found out about them only in the last month, but they’ve apparently been around since 2010. Any readers who visit my blog with regularity know about my opposition to the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) […]
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