Though the requirements and the credentials have changed, doctors have been around since the first civilizations. And, for as long as there has been medicine, there have also been quotes and quips about the field and about those who practice it. Here are some of the most famous quotes in medical history.
Many people are afraid of aging. But, the American population is aging at a rapid pace, now that baby boomers are hitting retirement age. This makes gerontology and other careers related to aging ones that are full of opportunity. There will be no bigger opportunities in healthcare over the next 15 years than those in gerontology. If you’re interested in the field, it makes sense to learn more about it. Here are 18 videos from YouTube on gerontology and aging that we think you’ll like.
- USC Gerontology: Interviews with recent graduates of USC Davis’ Gerontology program.
- What is Gerontology: Learn all the facets that make up the field of Gerontology. Gerontology is a wide ranging field, with many different types of job opportunities.
- Healthbeat: Gerontology: This video from Healthbeat features a gerontologist discussing her work.
- USC Davis: Gerontology: John Walsh: John Walsh, professor of Gerontology at USC Davis, discusses the profession and the program at USC Davis. This video focuses on the lifestyle of older adults. This video stresses how, with proper medical care, the last years of a person’s life can be the most fulfilling and enjoyable.
- Why is Gerontology Important to Me?: This video discusses gerontology and its importance in medicine and in creating an active lifestyle for older adults.
- A Day in the Life of a Gerontological Nurse: Learn about gerontological nursing from this “day in the life” video.
- Stroke Treatments in Gerontology: Learn about the advancements in treatments for stroke in gerontology patients.
- Geriatrics: Dementia, Delirium and Depression: Learn about depression, dementia and delirium, three problems that are common when treating older patients.
- Careers in Aging: Learn about the different career opportunities in the field of Gerontology and aging in this video from USC.
- Evelyn’s Life Story: Hear about life from a woman who was born in 1900. This is the first of four videos about Evelyn and her life. If you enjoy this one, you can find the other three parts on You Tube, too.
- Gerontology and Feeling Older: Bess Mae Jones discusses issues in gerontology and aging. This video covers a wide range of issues facing older adults in America, particularly important as our population ages.
- Aging in America: This video talks more about how America’s population is aging and the effects of it. This video gives an enlightening look at the challenges our country faces as we begin to have the oldest population our country has ever known.
- Oldest Validated People: This video shows the people who have lived to be the oldest, and had it validated.
- Societal Issues for Seniors, Success in Aging: This video talks about some of the social issues faced by older people, and how they can live full lives as they age.
- Will You Care for Me?: This video and song does a good job of expressing the sentiments of older people as they find themselves aging and alone.
- The Art of Aging: Celebrating the Authentic Aging Self: This is a very interesting video from a couple of artists who are embracing aging and working to encourage others to do so as well. Their work celebrates the wisdom of the older individual.
- Healthy Brain Aging: This video from UC Davis explores healthy brain aging. It discusses the diversity in brain aging and how there are so many levels of cognitive ability in older adults.
- Why Fight Aging: This video from Dr. Aubrey de Grey discusses keeping the brain healthy as we age so that getting older is an enjoyable time of life, full of activity and life.
Gerontology is a rewarding field. In many cases, people who are aging are alone, and look to their medical professionals and care takers as friends and companions. Working with them provides and emotional fulfillment in addition to a professional one. Careers in the field of gerontology and aging are growing, and job opportunities are easy to find. If you choose gerontology, you’ll be embarking on a career that is secure and fulfilling.
With the release of the iPad, nurses now have access to a robust tablet that many industry insiders believe will revolutionize the healthcare delivery system. The iPad, with its 9.7 inch 1024 x 768 crystal clear screen, will allow healthcare providers to enter, review, and compare health records at the bedside. While such capability has existed for several years, the platforms have not been widely utilized by the industry. The iPad’s hardware and versatility, with the capability of running thousands of third party applications, presents a valuable tool to nurses. These applications caught our eye, expect to find them at a hospital near you:
- Visual Dx Mobile: this reference tool focuses on dermatologic disease. Using a visual differential diagnosis, practitioners can call up detailed, high resolution images of a variety of calamities, from scabies to scarlet fever, for instant comparison and diagnosis. Nurses can additionally use the app to educate their patients on what to look out for.
- eFilm: one of the most impressive iPad app in the nurses technology toolkit is the eFilm radiology reader. Rather than hang around a radiology viewing station, nurses now can take their x-ray and MRI viewing on the road. This app allows for the easy manipulation and zooming of images.
- Blausen Human Atlas: this app includes 3D figures of human anatomy in striking detail, a complete medical glossary, and a library of videos explaining medical conditions. The app is designed to promote patient-physician communication.
- Procedures Consult: actually a series of apps, Procedures Consult provides nurses with a number of procedures spanning Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Ob/Gyn, and many more. The app is designed as a learning tool, and includes video tutorials and integrated clinical insights.
- Papers: this app allows the user to easily browse and read research papers, providing nurses with a convenient window onto the latest medical research.
Research and breakthroughs in treating cancer have meant that those afflicted with the condition have a far better rate of winning against this disease. This said, there is still a long way to go before mankind can claim complete victory over cancer. Cancer researchers are our key assets in the fight against this once-dreaded disease. And hopefully, just as smallpox has been eradicated, the world will possibly be free forever from the scourge of not only cancer but also AIDS and malaria – two other conditions for which no preventive vaccine exists.
Here we present seven twitter users that every cancer researcher should follow in order to stay abreast of the latest breakthroughs and interesting news from the field of oncology.
1. Breast Cancer News – The twitter page of Breast Cancer News, a place to get the latest information on the subject, research developments included. Gathered from various sources online, the site is a single-point source of news. Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancers affecting one in eight women in America; not many people know this but men are not immune from the condition and a little less than one percent of breast cancer cases are diagnosed in men.
2. Children’s Cancer – The twitter page of Children’s Cancer Research Fund, an organization committed to the eradication of cancer in children. Learn about research being carried out by the organization, its impact, stories of hope, and projects being funded by the organization. The site is an exhaustive resource on information on childhood cancer.
3. Arizona Cancer – The twitter page of Arizona Cancer Center, which has been active since 1976 to prevent and eradicate cancer. The center enjoys a NCI Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant for gastrointestinal cancers and is one of the only five centers in America to have this grant. The tweets are numerous and regular and inform on the activities of the center. The Cancer Center site is an authority portal on issues relating to women’s cancers, men’s cancers and various types of skin cancers.
4. Cancerwise – The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center’s blog sends out periodic tweets that inform and educate on the subject of cancer. The mission of the center is to completely eradicate cancer from the state of Texas and hopefully from the globe. Learn about research, prevention, and read stories of survivorship.
5. Cancer Research UK – The twitter page of Cancer Research UK, which the foremost charity in the world dedicated to research on cancer. The tweets are informational and informal with replies to queries and retweets too. An exhaustive repository of knowledge that can be accessed by the layperson and researchers who have issues of their interest presented in the “Research Highlights” section.
6. Cancer Research – Medical news on cancer research culled from sources all over the web. Learn about veggies that fight cancer, inspirational stories of cancer survivors, breakthroughs in identifying faulty body mechanisms, and more. Whether you’re a student, a researcher working in a lab, or a cancer survivor researching independently, the tweets here are diverse and informative with relevant matter for all.
7. Know Cancer – The twitter page of a social network dedicated to serve as a community and knowledge base for cancer survivors, kin of cancer patients, and researchers. Detailed information on the disease plus news, research, and stats can be found on the site. Find out the signs and symptoms, different stages, tests and treatment methods. Read about first-hand experiences.
The above listed twitter pages offer enough and more useful links to follow for all those wishing to research cancer. Medical students, medical professionals, patients and their kin can follow these twitterers and find information of general use and particular relevance to their case.
