Blog roundup

I’m taking a break from tradition today, and linking to several blog posts that caught my eye for a number of reasons.
The first is from the excellent Science-based Medicine, written by David Gorsky (don’t you like how he uses his own name – no pseudonyms here! BTW you can get my details on the About [...]

Cool ‘diseasome’ graphic!

Thanks to Dr Deb for pointing me in the direction of this cool graphic showing the common genetic links between a range of disorders…here’s the link to the full article, from The New York Times.
You can find out so many teeny tiny bits of news on Twitter!
Oh and you can blame Manly Jack for passing [...]

Pain Blog Carnival!

Every month the best of pain blogging is gathered together and published by How to Cope with Pain. This month is a little different – instead of us sending in posts, the best posts have been selected and included in the carnival.  Take a look here for this month’s round-up. In the mix is [...]

Occupational therapy blog carnival #2

It’s like a virus – the number of occupational therapy bloggers is growing, and the online community of occupational therapists is becoming more connected.  Join in if you want to be challenged and enthused!
I’m passionate about people knowing why they make the decisions they do in therapy, so this month I set the topic of [...]

Grand Rounds – medical/health blog carnival

While I’m on a roll and linking to good carnivals, grand rounds has been published for a long time now – it’s a roundup of fabulous posts of a medical or health-related nature. It’s often hosted at different sites, so to keep up with it I find I need to remember to go to [...]

Pain blog carnival is up!

This month’s pain blog carnival is up now. Go here to read some of the internet’s finest blog posts on managing pain, hosted by How to Cope with Pain every month.
If you’re unfamiliar with what a ‘carnival’ is, it’s where several (read: many) blog authors link to a single site to post on a [...]

Occupational Blog Carnival #2 – Call for submissions

This months the carnival is hosted by me!
The topic is ‘clinical reasoning and occupational therapy’
The closing date for posts is the 3rd April so get going now!
The carnival will be published on the 6th April.
Click here to submit a post
Don’t forget to subscribe to the carnival – visit its permanent home here.

Please publicize the carnival [...]

eDrugSearch.com – megalist of the top healthcare blogs

Take a look at the list and see where your favourite blog is ranked!
I’m actually about #339 currently (I often get ranked between #250 and #350) of the 1027 blogs that are rated on the site. Not that it’s about the numbers (yeah, right!)
For some of the FAQ’s especially about the features of this [...]

Occupational Therapy Blog Carnival!

If you are an occupational therapist, or you have never really taken occupational therapy seriously, now is the time to take a look at the international Occupational Therapy Blog Carnival #1.
Thanks to one of the most energetic Web 2.0 protagonists I’ve ever met, ‘Buckeyebrit’ (AKA Claire Hayward from UK!) organised this inaugural occupational therapy carnival. [...]

Pre-Christmas gratitude – 5 things I’m grateful for

In these couple of days before Christmas, it’s traditional to review some of the ‘best of’ 2008. It’s been just over a year since I started this blog, and the topic list and readership has grown a whole lot!
What am I grateful for in 2008?

Teamwork – the people I work with are fantastic. You [...]