I once worked with a psychiatrist who called listening the most underrated skill, and his words are truer now than ever. Listening is hard work; too often, we just wait for our turn to talk. And that’s if we’re being polite. We don’t talk to each other; we talk at each other or sometimes over each other in the loudest voice possible.

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other things amanzi: grand rounds on south african shores..

Grand Rounds!

Grand Rounds: Edition 6.34 – Better Health.

It’s up, it’s great, I’m late.

Welcome to Grand Rounds, a weekly collection of excellent writings submitted by medical bloggers. The theme for this week is minimalism – I’m going to restrain myself and let the authors speak for themselves:

via Grand Rounds, May 11th Edition.

Up a little early.  I like the minimalist approach.

I’m pleased to host this roving blog carnival, and thrilled suitably humbled to be the first 7 time host.

Which is a terrible way to start this, the first Non-Narcissist, Non Personally Aggrandizing MedBlog Grand Rounds, and thanks for putting up with my first theme. 31 submissions from 23 submitters makes this theme viable, and well-attended.

Editor’s Pick:

Where romance and medicine collide

by Movin’Meat.  A tale you’ll retell.  Recommended by Musings of a Dinosaur.

Most Recommended Post:

Why We Need Private Primary Care Doctors

from Musings of a Distractible Mind, recommended by both ACP Internist and Musings of a Dinosaur.

The  body of work, in order of receipt*:

On call- tips from the trenches by Dr. Grumpy (self descriptive), and Only in the Country: Sunshine by Dr. Sanity (people with decompensated psych problems are usually interesting), both recommended by Melissa.

Questioning ‘one in four’ from Mind Hacks (a cogent analysis  of whether that’s the right ratio of people who will have mental illness at some point) recommended by Dr. Shock.

significant moments from other things amanzi (peds and surgery mix poorly) recommended by Jill of All Trades, MD.

Boyfriend Doesn’t Have Ebola. Probably. *UPDATED* from Hyperbole and a Half.  The title has nothing to do with the subject: the funniest, most accurate facial pain scale chart, ever.  Recommended by How to Cope with Pain.

Story-telling in the Age of Corporate Medicine (or more on being called an AIDS denier) by Mad in America is his reply to reviews of his book, which is done well.  Recommended by Behaviorism and Mental Health.

This is what you don’t want to think to yourself upon entering a room: by Head Nurse about the thought and action process (just go read it).  Editorial: awesome and prolific nurse blogger, who you should add to your daily reads.  Recommended by Geena of CodeBlog.

Are WHO rankings entirely worthless? from Healthcare Economist points out an astonishing flaw in the WHO’s ranking measurements.  Recommended by InsureBlog.

The Estrogen Dilemma – Hope, Hype or Just One Woman’s Story? from TBTAM,  Life, Death and Everything In Between by A Day in the Life of an Ambulance Driver,  Numbers by Dr. Wes (who knew a Navy man could rhyme polite words?) and  choice by OncRn were all sumbitted by #1 Dinosaur, who also happens to have a book!

Blood Pressure Control: No Excuses. Just Do It! by DrPullen.com is self descriptive, and was recommended by Common Sense Family Doctor.

Primary Care shortage Predicted to Worsen by Everything Health is sobering, and worth the time.  Recommended by ACP Hospitalist (not to be confused with ACP Internist).

Doctors Push to Change “MD” Titles by M.D.O.D. was described, correctly, as gallows humor.  Recommended by Doc D.

The next all-natural blockbuster drug by Common Sense Family Doctor may just be onto something.  Recommended by Dr. Pullen, indicating a mutual-admiration society.

The Golden Smile by StorytellERdoc and Basketball by Methodical Madness are both excellent stories, recommended by Suture for a Living.

Life cycles is from Medical Moments, a nice story in 55 words.  Prose needn’t be wordy to be powerful.  Recommended by Muse, RN.

Gutter, by intueri.  Dr. Charles knows how to pick ‘em.

Through my husband’s eyes… by Olivejooice is an homage to her husband for being there (outstanding).  Recommended by Instructions Not Included.

Sugar-Sweetened Beverages by Dr. Paul Auerbach, one of the powers in Emergency Medicine, recommended by Dr. Jolie Bookspan (now blogging on Twitter!).

Coping, and her Wellness Section by Chemobabe were recommended by Doc Gurley (whose posts about her volunteer efforts in Haiti are not to be missed).

Money Matters by MerryCherry, MD shows the Phillipines have trouble with health costs, too.  Recommended by Dr. Emer who submitted his complimentary post.

EHR Certification – A Delicate Balance by On Healthcare Technology shows acronyms aren’t just for medicine, HIT has plenty (and on a serious not argues whether we should be trying to certify EHR’s).  Recommended by Occam Practice Management.

Pre-emptively, the Grand Rounds post you’re reading now was recommended by The Happy Hospitalist, making him very funny!

Last but certainly not least, Paucis Verbis Card: Vasopressors and Inotropes for Shock in Academic Life in Emergency Medicine is a very nice pocket reference card for the pressors.  Nice! It was recommended by Blogborygmi‘s Nick Genes.

(*=except for these) And then, the Old Fashioned submissions:

Do Antidepressants Really Work? from A Better View, and Is That A T. rex Up Your Nose? New Species of Nose-dwelling Leech Discovered From Living the Scientific Life were auto-submitted.

Blegs:

Would you please include a request for submissions to the May 13 Change of Shift rounds at the end of your Grand Rounds post? 
Details for the theme are at my site (http://themusern.com/), but the reason I’m asking for your mention is that it would be extra special to include and refer blogs/ posts from the doc group on the topic of “The Greatest Nurse I’ve Ever Known….” in honor of National Nurse’s Week.

Submissions no later than 5 pm your time, May 12.
themuse[at]themusern[dot]com

End Notes

All Hail Nick Genes, the creator of MedBlog Grand Rounds! (I know, but it’s a requirement now).

The next installment is at The Examining Room of Doctor Charles.

Thanks to all for participating!

The schedule can be found here, and this Weeks’ is HERE.  Nick’s nearly always looking for hosts, so drop him a line if you’re interested.

As for my upcoming Grand Rounds Hosting on May 4th, all submissions are due May 3rd by noon your time.

Though I generally dislike themes, I thought of this and therefore think it’s clever:

don’t send me a post of yours, send a post of someone elses’.

That’s right, the First Non-Narcissist, Non-Personal Attention Getting Grand Rounds.

All of us read several different medical blogs, and many of those bloggers never submit to Grand Rounds; here’s your chance to be altruistic, and get someone else some attention!

I plan to post the referred link, with a ‘recommended by’ after it, so tell me who you are, please!  (If you want, send me the link of another blog, and add the one you’d like to see included from your blog as well.  It’s not exactly perfect, but better than sitting it out).

So, start thinking about that great post you read that didn’t get the attention it deserved, and start sending them. Use the contact form, above, or send them here: allen@gruntdoc.com  but don’t spoil the surprise and put them in the comments, okay?

Greetings from Atlanta, Georgia which is about 800 miles from Doctor Anonymous World Headquarters in Northeastern Ohio. What am I doing here? Well, I'm attending my first HIMMS conference (which stands for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems) annual meeting.

These are the 37 best posts that the medical blogosphere has to offer this week. In my editors picks, I wanted to highlight what I think are well-written stories. There is also a short excerpt from each of my picks this week.

via Doctor Anonymous.

The nearly-perfect Grand Rounds.

It’s been a while since I’ve attended a conventional medical Grand Rounds. These were events where a medical luminary would fly in to give a medical audience a state-of-the-art presentation on a medical subject. Ideally, the speaker was a thought leader and a researcher on the issue.

These presentations were usually not a demonstration of the virtue of humility. We physicians, as a class, have generous egos. Academic physicians occupy a higher rung on the ego ladder. Medical Grand Rounders (MGRs), who are on the GR speaking circuit, often must bring their own ladders to assure they will be able to reach their desired atmospheric height.

via MD Whistleblower: Whistleblower Grand Rounds Vol. 6 No. 22: It’s ‘Alimentary’, Doctors!.

Grand Rounds is up, with the longest preamble in GR history.  Another first!

Welcome to Grand Rounds for February 9th. How are you? Sitting here, finalizing the posts, I am stricken by my utter inability to say anything nearly as entertaining as Dr. Rob did last week. I mean, I don’t have a single llama picture to offer you! I’m very disappointed in myself.

via edwinleap.com | Grand Rounds is up!.

No llamas?  Oh, well.  It’s still good.

Grand Rounds Vol 6, No. 19 | A Groundhog’s Perspective on Med Blogs | More iPad.

Grand Rounds from Doctor Rob.  Fun!

Welcome to the LOL edition of Grand Rounds!

via Grand Rounds – the LOL Edition! // Emergiblog.

It’s up!

The Godfather of the Medblog Grand Rounds series hosts this week:

Grand Rounds Volume 6, Number 15

Welcome to Grand Rounds, the weekly collection of the best in medical blogging, featuring works from physicians, nurses, researchers, students, patients and healthcare professionals.

It’s a new year and I’m very happy to be involved again in organizing this “carnival of the caregivers.” Many thanks to Dr. Colin Son for his role in scheduling hosts, and for writing the Pre-Rounds column for Medscape.com over these past 18 months. Special thanks to Dr. Val Jones of Better Health who will continue to promote and plan GR.

He told me when we met in Las Vegas that my blog is partially responsible for his choosing Emergency Medicine as a career.  So, apologies again to Nick.  (I kid, it’s the best place to be in medicine).

code blog – tales of a nurse » Blog Archive » Grand Rounds Volume 6, Number 6
Welcome to Grand Rounds! This is volume 6, number 6…. and the 6th time I am hosting… during the week of Halloween. Does anyone else find that creepy coincidentally satanic fascinating?!

Geena joins me as a 6 time host (and I admit I’ve lost interest in MBGR, more my fault than theirs), and jolly good for her!

Grand Rounds, Vol. 5.47 – Cost Containment In Healthcare : The Covert Rationing Blog
Niiiiice.

Kim’s done an excellent job there, and is the moving force behind the BlogWorld Medblogger track.

Happy Birthday, Emergiblog!

While there, check out Grand Rounds