Still, I find some comfort in the cacophony of Twitter.
Skimming through tweets right after the earthquake, or searching for tweets with “#irenenyc” during the recent hurricane, gave me a better perspective than the talking heads on cable television shows.
How Twitter Has Reshaped Emergency Responses
What if social media was available on 9/11?
Source: medscape.com
Doctors are advised to disclose their mistakes, disclose their relationships with industry, but now, apparently, disclose nothing about themselves.
Should Doctors Talk About Themselves During Patient Visits?
A Medscape Roundtable with Nicholas Genes MD, PhD; Robert M. Centor, MD; Robert W. Donnell, MD
Source: medscape.com
…as institutions of higher learning, today’s medical schools are strangely steeped in tradition.
From wearing white coats to “scutting out” third-years, medical students in the post-Flexner world still spend a large part of their day engaged in ritualized practices, solely because that’s what their mentors learned.
Should Medical Schools Teach “Integrative Medicine”?:
The real trend is Evidence-Based Medicine, not Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Source: medscape.com
Sooner or later, everyone who works in a hospital wonders about the folks at the top: the perks, the salaries, what gets said at those meetings and lunches.
At one of the most prestigious teaching hospitals in the United States, the chief executive officer (CEO) has lifted the veil from his activities.
An Inside Look at Running a Hospital
Nicholas Genes interviews Beth Israel Deaconess CEO Paul Levy
Source: medscape.com
What’s ultimately driving the special care of VIP patients: We don’t think their lives count for more, but we worry that their opinions do.
How Do You Treat VIP Patients?
A Medscape Roundtable with Robert Centor, MD, Nicholas Genes, MD, PhD, Therese Polick, RN, and Graham Walker, MD.
Source: medscape.com
What works best for sleep-deprived residents is what often works best for other stressed-out, busy professionals…
…A few minutes creates hours of impact. Our studies of physician eating habits show that the top predictors of physician obesity are stress at home and stress at the office.
TV’s ChefMD Dishes Out Cooking and Nutrition Advice
Nicholas Genes interviews Dr. John La Puma.
Source: medscape.com
