On this Memorial Day weekend, we honor all those who gave their lives in service to their country, along with those wounded in combat. Our wounded warriors deserve the utmost respect and quality of care to help them recover from their injuries. Therefore Centra also salutes the many hard-working professionals who have dedicated their time ….
A while back we discussed the “Fifteen Second Rule” when busy hiring managers decide an applicant’s fate after reviewing the top third of their resume in that short amount of time. Recently in a Society of Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) survey on resumes, cover letters and interviews, HR pros owned up to spending less than ….
In a somewhat surprising and certainly dismaying study conducted by Harvard Business School students from 2008-2013, male business executives overwhelmingly reported that they viewed work/life balance as a “woman’s issue”. Most of them confess to never feeling bad about choosing work over family obligations, whereas the women execs had a much harder time getting past ….
May is Better Speech and Hearing Month! Check out our Pinterest Board of 87 gift ideas for your favorite SLP (or for yourself)…one for every year this event has taken place! Follow allwrite4u’s board Speech Language Pathology on Pinterest.
Following a trend, U.S. News and World Report has named many healthcare professions to their list of “The 100 Best Jobs” of 2014. Entries are based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projected number of job openings for 2012-2022. Based on seven specific criteria the top 100 are ranked by sector and on a ….
Since 1994, The American Nurses Association (ANA) has formally designated May 6-12 as National Nurses Week, culminating on Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Check out their website for information on their free webinar and other ways to mark this occasion and check out our Pinterest Board of 20 gift ideas…one for each year of celebration. Follow allwrite4u’s ….
The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) just announced that shipments of new RVs were the highest since 2007, and has projected a significant increase to date in RV sales over last year. Today more than 9 million American households have some type of recreational vehicle, with 35-54 year olds making up the bulk of those ….
Still time to show appreciation for your favorite Occupational Therapist or Occupational Therapy Assistant! Check out our Pinterest board of 34 gift ideas for colleagues or for yourself in celebration of the 34th OT Month! Follow allwrite4u’s board Occupational Therapy on Pinterest.
Occupational Therapy is serious business, but that doesn’t mean rehab professionals lack a sense of humor or creativity. Here are some of our favorite videos from OTs of the future: 1. These SLU graduate students prove that professional pride and a great pair of lungs are always inspiring: 2. Georgia Regent’s University students get their ….
It’s April and Occupational Therapy Month! In honor of that, we are listing U.S. News and World Report’s top 10 OT graduate schools. Rankings reflect 156 AOTA certified programs nationwide and are based on peer assessment surveys collected in 2012 which were sent to deans, administrators and faculty members of those institutions. As a caveat ….
On March 25, 2014, a TEDMed Google+ Hangout was held on the top five health myths and why they continue to exist. As MedCity News correspondent, Stephanie Baum points out, an interesting aspect of that discussion is the patient-physician interaction and how it can perpetuate or dispel those myths. Building more trust between clinicians and ….
An interview is so much more than just a question and answer session; it is an expanded “elevator pitch”. You are given a finite amount of time to explain to a stranger, or group of strangers, why you are the person they have been looking for to fill a role. Sounds almost like an audition? ….
A recent UCLA study suggests that increasing muscle mass might extend a person’s life. Until now research has primarily focused on the links between body mass and deaths due to all causes among the elderly. This new research used as its baseline a survey of over 3,500 older men and women conducted between 1988-1994, with ….
Dating back to the times of the Aztecs and Mayans, cocoa has been touted for its medicinal benefits as a cure or preventative for fever, anemia, chronic fatigue syndrome, cancer, stroke and angina, among others. Nonetheless scientific proof substantiating those claims has proven elusive. Now a new study, sponsored by the Mars candy company and ….
Do you want the culture and sophistication of a big city, with the walkability and friendliness of a small town? Liveability.com has just released its 2014 list of the “Top 100 Best Places to Live” in America. The site is dedicated to promoting the virtues of small towns and cities with populations of 20,000-350,000. Eight ….
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. The national consciousness of the magnitude of this issue was raised by the last two wars, and has spurred development of new therapies and treatments for TBIs. At the same time, high profile sports figures have been in the news with stories of delayed/long term disabilities, and even fatalities, ….
Illinois: Land of Lincoln, Land of Opportunity The vast prairie landscapes of tall grasses and rich black soil that once covered Illinois have long ago morphed into furrowed fields and towering skyscrapers. Three great rivers, the Wabash, Ohio and Mississippi and one great lake, Lake Michigan separate the state from its neighbors. Illinois’ flat plains ….
March 2-8, 2014 is Patient Safety Awareness Week sponsored by the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF). With the theme of “Navigate Your Health…Safely”, the Foundation urges stakeholders to focus on the first step in the healthcare process – the diagnosis. It is estimated that misdiagnoses may account for 40,000-80,000 deaths in the U.S. annually. Given ….
Estrogen Replacement Therapy’s (ERT) benefit in protecting women from cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been well studied, but not always well received. Enthusiasm for its use peaked in the 1990s, only to be replaced by concern and fear in the 2000s. But the pendulum has swung once more in favor of a cautiously positive approach to ….
Digital health and wearable technologies have taken that old adage that “necessity is the mother of invention” literally. What was once just a sports focused niche, is now a player in the transformation of the healthcare delivery system. Smartphones and tablets are commonplace tools for everything from EHR documentation to telemedicine, and digital/wearable technologies have ….