Oct 15, 2019 | Business matters, Critical thinking, Ideas
The mentors who have provided guidance in your professional life include not only professors, advisers, consultants and others in structured arrangements, but also those "accidental" mentors who influence your thinking and your actions, perhaps without their even...
Jan 2, 2019 | Business matters, Critical thinking, Practice development
If you are considering a career in private practice, or if you’re already in practice and want to make it more satisfying and prosperous, it’s essential that you apply sound, ethical business principles and techniques. Although graduate school prepared you well for...
Dec 20, 2015 | Critical thinking, Ideas
Last week I attended Harrisburg University's Data Analytics Summit. Many of the presentations were quite technical, but the gist was that big data is being utilized in many different areas, including health care, agriculture, legislative advocacy and business. The...
Jul 26, 2015 | Critical thinking
I recently returned from my fourth time at The Amazing Meeting, sponsored by the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF). The mission of the Foundation is to "promote the use of evidence and critical thinking to evaluate questionable or supernatural...
Jul 19, 2013 | Critical thinking
Last weekend I attended "The Amazing Meeting" (TAM), organized by the James Randi Educational Foundation. Nowhere else will you meet people from so many different professions and occupations, who all share a common goal: To promote critical thinking in response to...
Feb 2, 2013 | Critical thinking, Research
Searching online for health-related information is nothing new. But according to a recent study from Pew Research Center, 35% of American adults (including some of our clients and patients) are now turning to the Internet to diagnose specific medical conditions in...
