Learn About Panchali Dhar, MD on the Women In Charge Blog

Learn more about the woman and the anesthesiologist behind the book, Before the Scalpel -----


Chelle Cordero an New York State Emergency Medical Technician hosts Panchali Dhar, MD on her Women in Charge blog today http://www.xanga.com/cce613/693349905/woman-in-charge-panchali-dhar-md/

Nikki Leigh – Award winning Author & Publicist

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Read a 4.75 Star Review for Before the Scalpel by Panchali Dhar, MD

Wednesday February 18 –

Surgery, whether planned or emergency, is something that its hard to plan for - that is one of the many reasons you need to read Before the Scalpel. Anesthesia is not "one size fits all" and Dr Panchali Dhar goes into detail about anesthesia concerns for parents and children, overweight patients, cosmetic or plastic surgery patients and much more. Something as simple as your makeup and nail polish can create problems. This is a book everyone needs to read - if you have time to plan for surgery, meet the surgeon and the anesthesiologist, that is wonderful. But, do you even know the questions to ask? Do you want to meet the anesthesiologist while you're on the table? Be prepared and protect your health - read Before the Scalpel...

Hava Lyon hosts Before the Scalpel today on her blog - http://nonfictionlover.today.com/2009/02/18/before-the-scalpel-by-panchali-dhar-md

Nikki Leigh – Award winning Author & Publicist

Book Promo 101 - http://www.nikkileigh.com
Follow Promo 101 Virtual Tours on Twitter - www.twitter.com/litekepr

Visit www.virtualblogtour.blogspot.com for all tour information

Before the Scalpel - Hear Dr Panchali Dhar's Own Words About her Book

Before the Scalpel by Panchali Dhar, MD - Concerns about your Child's Health

In Before the Scalpel: What Everyone Should Know about Anesthesia, Dr. Dhar walks readers through the various steps that ensure a safe and pain-free experience during medical procedures that may require or benefit from anesthesia. Before the Scalpel is formatted and illustrated for quick and easy reference in an interactive manner. This is a take-along-book to the doctors office, with outlines and room to make notations. Each chapter is a mini crash course for any person who is concerned about the anesthesia aspect of surgery.

What to know Before Surgery



Concerns About Your Child's Health When Facing Surgery



Concerns for Cosmetic Surgery and Plastic Surgery Patients



Concerns for Overweight Patients Who Are Facing Surgery



To read the full table of contents, visit http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/01/before-scalpel-by-panchali-dhar-table.html

To look inside the book - http://www.tellmepress.com/publ_images/pdf/before_the_scalpel.pdf

This is the publisher's sale page - http://www.tellmepress.com/product.php/Before-the-Scalpel/3/

To buy your copy - http://www.amazon.com/Before-Scalpel-Everyone-Should-Anesthesia/dp/0981645305

We are still coordinating the virtual blog tour for Panchali Dhar, MD - If you would like to feature any of these topics on your blog or in your newsletter, please contact nikki@nikkileigh.com for more details.

Before the Scalpel by Panchali Dhar (Table of Contents)

Before the Scalpel: What Everyone Should Know About Anesthesia
by Panchali Dhar, MD

The decision has been made: you are going to have surgery. You’ve met with your surgeon. You have a good idea what will happen during the operation. But how much do you know about the anesthesia?

Below is the table of contents to give you an idea of the topics that we are covered in the book.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments
Introduction

Anesthesia: The Art of Comfort
1. At the helm: the anesthesiologist
2. Choices, choices: tools of the trade

It’s Showtime! What to Expect
3. The countdown: diving in
4. Clean and serene: the operating room
5. Watching over you: monitors and measures
6. The recovery room: wake up and feel better
7. The “ouch” factor: controlling pain

Special Topics
8. Nips and tucks: repair, restore, rejuvenate
9. Weighty matters: what about the heavy patient?
10. Labor of love: enjoy childbirth
11. The smallest breaths: when your child needs anesthesia
12. Smile! Dentistry and oral surgery
13. The “ick” factor: post-operative nausea and vomiting
14. Awake? Aware? Taking care

References and Tools
Anesthesia through the ages
Everyday medications used for anesthesia
Glossary
References
Index

For further information about the book, the author and the virtual book tour, visit http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/01/behind-scalpel-by-panchali-dhar-md.html

Before the Scalpel by Panchali Dhar, MD - Virtual Book Tour

Before the Scalpel: What Everyone Should Know About Anesthesia
by Panchali Dhar, MD

The decision has been made: you are going to have surgery. You’ve met with your surgeon. You have a good idea what will happen during the operation. But how much do you know about the anesthesia?

Did you know, by the age of 50 most people have had at least 3 or 4 encounters with some form of anesthesia? Before you or a loved one undergoes another surgery or medical procedure, this book will enable you to empower yourself and learn the basic questions to ask about anesthesia.

Did you know 1 in 7 Americans will be getting plastic surgery in the next 5 years. By the year 2015, 55 million plastic surgery procedures will be done annually.

Why is superstar Beyoncé afraid of childbirth? She said on having a baby: “No way! I’m terrified of delivering a child because I saw my nephew being born. That traumatized me. I’m only 27. I’ve got time….” Hear what Dr. Dhar has to say about how to eliminate that fear and give birth pain-free.

Every mother and father’s nightmare: The phone rings. It’s the day care center or the school. Your child has had an accident and was rushed to the hospital. Your child needs surgery and must undergo anesthesia. What does this mean? You’ve tried to educate yourself about childhood diseases and symptoms and be prepared to take care of routine first aid situations. But now you’re in a panic! Read this book to be prepared and know what questions to ask.

Author Panchali Dhar, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Anesthesiologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Anesthesiology. She has demystified the process and terms associated with anesthesia and arranged the information in an easy to understand topic-by-topic sourcebook. Dr. Dhar takes you into the complicated, fascinating, cutting-edge world of anesthesia.

In Before the Scalpel: What Everyone Should Know about Anesthesia, Dr. Dhar explores such real-life topics as:

• Pain-relief options during Labor and Delivery
• Facts to know before deciding on Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery
• Why children are not just “small adults” when it comes to anesthesia
• How obesity adds risk to surgery and anesthesia
• The common fear of awareness during anesthesia

In Before the Scalpel: What Everyone Should Know about Anesthesia, Dr. Dhar walks readers through the various steps that ensure a safe and pain-free experience during medical procedures that may require or benefit from anesthesia. Before the Scalpel is formatted and illustrated for quick and easy reference in an interactive manner. This is a take-along-book to the doctor’s office, with outlines and room to make notations. Each chapter is a mini crash course for any person who is concerned about the anesthesia aspect of surgery.

To view videos about various elements of the book - visit

Concerns for Overweight Patients - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUVfO96wDxA

Preparing for Surgery - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6gDu1sl4DI

Plastic Surgery Patients - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-N8O_qbsJE

Surgery Concerns for Children - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk5N5w2m208


To read the full table of contents, visit http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/01/before-scalpel-by-panchali-dhar-table.html

To look inside the book - http://www.tellmepress.com/publ_images/pdf/before_the_scalpel.pdf

This is the publisher's sale page - http://www.tellmepress.com/product.php/Before-the-Scalpel/3/

To buy your copy - http://www.amazon.com/Before-Scalpel-Everyone-Should-Anesthesia/dp/0981645305

We are beginning to coordinate a virtual tour for Before the Scalpel which will run from mid February to mid March. If you have a blog that deals with these topics - feel free to contact Nikki for more details at nikki@nikkileigh.com

Virtual Tour Schedule - Additional Dates will be Added as Dates are Confirmed

Mon Feb 16 - Cheryl Malandrinos shares information from Panchali Dhar about anesthesia concerns for obsese patients. Anyone who is overweight needs to be aware of these concerns Before the Scalpel - http://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2009/02/anesthesia-and-obesity-what-you-need-to.html

Tues Feb 17 – Cheryl Malandrinos asked Panchali Dhar about anesthesia concerns for patients with asthma - visit her blog to find out the answer - http://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2009/02/asthma-and-anesthesia-what-you-need-to.html

Wed Feb 18 – Hava Lyon hosts Before the Scalpel today on her blog - http://nonfictionlover.today.com/2009/02/18/before-the-scalpel-by-panchali-dhar-md/

Fri Feb 20 – Peter Jones hosts Panchali Dhar, MD on his blog http://newgreatbooks.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-everyone-needs-to-know-about.html to share information about her book, Before the Scalpel.

Mon Feb 23 –Sondra Santos LaBrie shares her interview with Dr Dhar on her blog and many of her questions deal with a parents concerns for their children - http://happyhealthyhip.blogspot.com/2009/02/surgery-concerns-for-children.html

Wed Feb 25 – Chelle Cordero an New York State Emergency Medical Technician hosts Panchali Dhar, MD on her Women in Charge blog today http://www.xanga.com/cce613/693349905/woman-in-charge-panchali-dhar-md/

Fri Feb 27 – Sondra Santos LaBrie shares her interview with Dr Dhar on her blog http://www.intent.com/user/554

Mon Mar 2 – Joyce Anthony shares details about Before the Scalpel -- http://joyce-anthony.blogspot.com/2009/03/panchali-dhar-md-and-before-scalpel.html

Wed Mar 4 – Rashmi of Mommy Review blog shares details about anesthesia that will appeal to mothers and fathers - http://mommyreviewed.blogspot.com

Thurs Mar 5 – Joyce Anthony shares details about Before the Scalpel -- http://joyce-anthony.blogspot.com/

Mon Mar 9 – Read more about Panchali Dhar, MD and her new book, Before the Scalpel on the Stanford Wellsphere blog - http://stanford.wellsphere.com/parenting-article/surgery-concerns-for-children/613219

Tues Mar 10 – Read Dr Buyakasha's thoughts about Before the Scalpel - written by Dr Panchali Dhar - www.theanesthesiablog.com/2009/03/before-scalpel-by-panchali-dhar-md.html

Wed Mar 11 –

Thurs Mar 12 – Joyce Anthony shares her review for Before the Scalpel -- http://joyce-anthony.blogspot.com/

Friday Mar 13 – Read Nikki Leigh's review for Before the Scalpel - http://nikkisreviews.blogspot.com/2009/03/before-scalpel-by-panchali-dhar-md.html

CJ Scarlet is Starting the Kindness Revolution

The Kindness Cure Campaign
How One Act of Kindness A Week on the Web
Can Transform Our World into a Happier Place

Are you depressed about the economy, gas prices, and the condition of the planet?

Are you tired of feeling anxious and worried all the time?

Do you feel like your life is not on track and that you can’t win?

The problem is negativity. Kindness is the cure.

Happiness expert and author CJ Scarlet is starting a kindness revolution and she wants YOU to join her! Over the next year, CJ will personally perform 365 acts of kindness and recruit a legion of everyday people like YOU to perform similar acts in their own communities, such as babysitting for a busy mom so she can take a break, taking neighbors’ trash cans off the street and leaving them an anonymous note, personally thanking our teachers and police officers, and buying a bus ticket for a stranded homeless person to return to their family. CJ’s actions will be digitally recorded and made available on YouTube (www.youtube.com/thekissrevolution) as well as her own online social network site (http://www.thekindnesscure.org).

CJ learned about the power of kindness the hard way. At the age of 12 she was sexually assaulted. Then as an adult she was diagnosed with Lupus and Scleroderma. When she was told her long-term disability had become life threatening, her world fell apart. Then a Tibetan lama commanded her to “stop feeling sorry for herself and focus on the happiness of others” and her life was transformed. The lama next ordered CJ to teach others the secrets to happiness that she had learned and the idea for the Kindness Cure Campaign was born.

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Beginning November 17th, CJ will visit a wide variety of blogs, radio shows and more to share her message on her virtual tour. As you read above, she is working to bring legions of people into this project and you are only asked to do one kind thing each week for the next year. You can help anyone who needs a helping hand. Let's spread the word and spread positive thoughts and actions around the world. Would you like to host CJ during her tour or do you have questions? Contact Nikki at nikki@nikkileigh.com.

Take a few minutes to watch CJ's video which explains what she is doing and shows you some of the things she has done - http://www.thekindnesscure.org/video. Each person is invited to visit http://www.thekindnesscure.org and join the revolution. This is a social network where you can learn more about Kindness for the Cure and share the acts of kindness that you do. This is a chance to do something very positive, inspiring and heart warming. When was the last time you had a chance to join a positive worldwide revolution?

About CJ Scarlet -

CJ Scarlet, M.A., CCP, is an award-winning author, motivational speaker and certified life transitions coach. CJ has been named one of the “Happy 100” people on the planet, and is featured in the bestseller Happy for No Reason by Chicken Soup for the Soul author Marci Shimoff. CJ's new book, Neptune's Gift: Discovering Your Inner Ocean, is being heralded by mega author Jack Canfield as the "Jonathan Livingston Seagull for the new century."

With seventeen years as an advocate for individuals facing tragedy and trauma, and a Humanities Master’s Degree with an emphasis on Human Violence, CJ has a solid understanding of the myriad physical and emotional challenges people face and how they habitually—and often ineffectually—respond to them.

CJ is the mother of three wonderful children, and resides in North Carolina with her devoted husband and two very spoiled Cocker Spaniels.

Schedule for CJ Scarlet's Virtual Blog Tour

Monday November 17 – Dee Owens - http://marjo-mumswritings.blogspot.com/2008_11_01_archive.html

Tuesday November 18 - http://joyceanthony.tripod.com/blog/index.blog/1858485/the-kindness-cure-has-arrived/

http://muzesmusings.blogspot.com/2008/11/kindness-cure-with-c-j-scarlet-act-of.html

Wednesday November 19 - http://joyceanthony.tripod.com/blog/index.blog/1858707/be-inspired-by-neptunes-gift/ - An excerpt from Neptune’s Gift

Wednesday November 19 - A post by Jerry Lopper about the Kindness Cure – http://www.purposefulgrowth.com/2008/11/18/join-the-kindness-cure

Thursday November 20 - http://joyceanthony.tripod.com/blog/index.blog/1858906/the-kindness-cure/ - Details and link to the Kindness Cure Social group and video to explain the Kindness Cure

Friday November 21 – http://joyceanthony.tripod.com/blog/index.blog/1859159/a-final-word-on-the-kindness-cure/ - Additional video, additional group info and newsletter details with signup link

Monday November 24 – http://www.apooobooks.com/ready-kindness-cure/ - Yasmin Coleman shares her plan to do one act of kindness each week for the next year. She has a great idea, will it spark an idea for you?

Tuesday November 25 – CJ visits with Dyan Garris for an interview - http://blog.voiceoftheangels.com/2008/11/23/kindness-cure.aspx

Monday December 1 – Co-Creator Radio with Mary Eck – 10-11 am CST (need link)

Tuesday December 2 – CJ visits with Melissa Alvarez - http://melissaa.com/2008/12/03/guest-blogger-cj-scarlet/ – use some videos from social site or link to videos on social site

Wednesday December 3 - A post by Jerry Lopper about the Kindness Cure - http://www.purposefulgrowth.com/2008/12/02/the-kindness-cure/

Thursday December 4 - http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2008/12/04/random-acts-of-kindness Call-in Number: (646) 478-4758

Friday December 5 – Guest Post about The Kindness Cure - http://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2008/12/cj-scarlet-and-kindness-cure.html

Tuesday December 9 - CJ Scarlet tells us what led to the start of The Kindness Cure - http://beforeiwaspublished.blogspot.com/2008/11/cj-scarlet-tells-us-what-led-to.html

Wednesday December 10 - Chelle Cordero - http://weblog.xanga.com/cce613/685037483/woman-in-charge-cj-scarlet--the-kindness-cure-campaign.html

Videos Posted on www.muzesmusings.blogspot.com

http://muzesmusings.blogspot.com/2008/11/kindness-cure-with-c-j-scarlet.html

http://muzesmusings.blogspot.com/2008/11/introduction-to-kindness-cure-with-c-j.html

http://muzesmusings.blogspot.com/2008/11/kindness-cure-with-c-j-scarlet-act-of.html

http://muzesmusings.blogspot.com/2008/11/kindness-cure-with-c-j-scarlet-act-of_19.html

http://muzesmusings.blogspot.com/2008/11/kindness-cure-with-c-j-scarlet-act-of_20.html

http://muzesmusings.blogspot.com/2008/11/kindness-cure-with-c-j-scarlet-act-of_21.html

http://muzesmusings.blogspot.com/2008/11/kindness-cure-with-c-j-scarlet-act-of_22.html

http://muzesmusings.blogspot.com/2008/11/kindness-cure-week-2-part-2-click-to.html


There are other videos posted on this blog --

Date to be determined - Sean from The Healthy Survivor - www.thehealthysurvivor.com