Monthly Archives: November 2011

What is an Expert Witness?

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Pat Iyer

You are an attorney seeking to hire an expert witness. What makes an expert? The standard legal definition is “A witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training or education.“ Ideally, you want the expert to be skilled … Continue reading →

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Seek to understand incongruity in head gestures

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Pat Iyer

Have you observed how people use head gestures when negotiating? If not, you should. There’s invaluable information in such displays. What might be viewed as incongruity between what is spoken and what is indicated by the movement of one’s head, … Continue reading →

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Cataract Surgery: Under the Knife

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Pat Iyer

The waiting Two days ago at this time I was waiting to be called into the same day surgery area of a major eye hospital in a major city. I checked out my paperwork and saw I had a diagnosis … Continue reading →

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Tube Feeding Medication Errors

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Pat Iyer

Tube feeding may be needed as a long term way of delivering nutrition. The tube may be placed into the intestinal tract in one of three ways: through the nose into the stomach, through the abdominal wall into the stomach, … Continue reading →

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How Many People Have Traumatic Brain Injuy?

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Pat Iyer

According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention), each year, traumatic brain injuries (TBI) contribute to a substantial number of deaths and cases of permanent disability. A TBI is caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the … Continue reading →

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Tube Feeding Medical Errors

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Pat Iyer

Many patients are unable to eat food when they are serious ill or injured. Nutrition may be given though a variety of tubes: • Intravenous tube which delivers high calorie intravenous nutrition • A naso gastric tube that is inserted … Continue reading →

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Parenteral Nutrition Medical Errors

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Pat Iyer

High calorie intravenous nutrition (total parenteral nutrition or TPN) is the only option for feeding if a patient’s gastrointestinal tract is not functioning. It consists of a potent mix of nutrients used for patients who need long term nutritional therapy. … Continue reading →

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The body never lies: body language

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Pat Iyer

Words communicate between 25 to 35 percent of the sentiments conveyed by negotiators in a negotiation. The rest of their positions are communicated through body language. Therefore, more of a negotiator’s perspective is displayed in the way he uses his … Continue reading →

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Bodies talk when negotiating

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Pat Iyer

When you negotiate, what does your body language (nonverbal signals) convey? Are you able to discern the thoughts of the person with whom you’re negotiating, based on the way she uses her body? Can you detect when someone’s lying based … Continue reading →

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