Category Archives: GRC Clinical Approaches

Prayers for Boston, 2013

So here I was worrying about all the details & possible snags on my career moves all weekend, thinking about a job I plan to quit, how they’ll respond, possible troubles, details, etc. et al, ad nauseum. Who cares, really? … Continue reading

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Top 10 ways to improve patient safety now – amednews.com

Consumer Reports estimates that hospital errors kill 180,000 Medicare patients annually: no data were available (I wonder why? OK, no I don’t) otherwise. Gun murders amount to 12000 a year, and gun suicide deaths 18,000. That’s right, folks, we’re putting … Continue reading

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The Sugar Hiding in Everyday Foods – NYTimes.com

Think you know sugar? Think again, perhaps. This brief video (little over a minute) may blow your mind: I was sure surprised. One of the biggest problems with processed and/or restaurant foods isn’t so much what is them, it’s that … Continue reading

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Why not live better, starting now? Aren’t you worth it?

  We crap on ourselves mentally, in so many little ways, so often most of us take it for granted as normal: too fat, not enough $, not doing all those shoulds, doing all those shouldn’ts, etc etc. Does all … Continue reading

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Always walk lik...

Reblogged from Miracle Corporation: Always walk like you deserve to be right where you are. Your attitude and your demeanor greatly impact others’ response to you. When I need to use a restaurant’s bathroom I walk in like I own … Continue reading

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Choose Your Direction

Reblogged from Miracle Corporation: Pick your own destinations, your goals! Pick thoughtfully and learn as you go, pick again, over and over. You’re worth it, don’t you agree? Don’t waste your life – Don’t just wander around aimlessly til you die … Continue reading

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Paying respects to fallen cyclist

Reblogged from Sykose: The death of a cyclist in Griffintown Wednesday night is a reminder that cycling season is upon us and that both cyclists and motorists have to get used to sharing the roads again. Cam Novak said hearing … Continue reading

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GRC Call For Contributions: Show Me Your Stuff!

I recently started collecting useful brief videos, mostly patient video blog posts from YouTube, to show my Nursing students as part of Psych clinical rotations. It’s been very promising so far: some hits, some misses, some fun, some not so … Continue reading

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GRC Entering YouTube!

Hi folks, hope your day is going as well or better than my own! Other than slogging through the process to get a license in New Hampshire for a new teaching gig, my time is largely my own today: nice! … Continue reading

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Honorary Doctorate! You Shouldn’t Have, But Thanks!

  Talk about nepotism!   Turns out my brain child, Golden Rule Care and its fictional branch Golden  Rule College, as an Easter present to their founder & for the amusement value, have offered me a present!   As of … Continue reading

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