The Chopped Physician
Think about how the role of the physician has changed during the last thousands of years. From the greeks to ancient egypt to modern medicine, which again, within it again has evolved extensively. In general, medicine has gotten a lot more complicated. The role of the physician has also changed rapidlly and radically. While the physician...
Don’t Be Obedient
If you are a physician, then don’t be obedient and question everything. It sounds trivial, yet it’s incredibly hard to accomplish in medicine. From our first days in med school to our residency at hospitals, we are taught, that science and the head of department is always right. Whereas the former should be true for...
MedCrunch Interview With Eric Topol MD – The Cardiologist Who Wants to Digitize You and Your Patients.
In this interview, physician 2.0 Eric Topol explains how technology will change the way medicine will be practiced in the future. He's is one of the most talked-about figures in healthcare at the moment so check out these pearls of wisdom!
Making a Dent in One of Healthcare’s Biggest Problems
What do you think is the most common topic that comes up when physicians complain about their patients? According to a 2011 Consumer Reports survey of physicians, noncompliance with medication and other treatment recommendations was number one.
I can understand that. Non-adherence is a demoralizing problem for physicians. Think of all that effort on diagnosis, clinical...
Wendy Sue Swanson and the How To’s of a Successful Physician Blog
Wendy Sue Swanson teaches you how to design and manage a successful physician blog and much much more in this MedCrunch interview.
Health: A Misnomer? Why Your Health Message Does Not Work
Most of us have been there. We have delivered sound and tested health advice to our patients but the patients just won’t listen. We tell them again, still to no avail. Frustration sets in and we ask ourselves why the he** they come to us in the first place when they won’t do what we...
Switching Careers
This is a post somewhat of an extension to a recent one about what it means to be physician – or not be one. The argument is that, there is a bunch of medical doctors out there that would want to switch to a different job, yet it’s really hard to do so. Whenever a...
Doctors Underestimate Their Options
Many doctors feel stuck in their clinical careers. At the same time, they are unable to see other job options. If this feels like you, it helps to think about all the other people who were in the same situation and who found ways out of their conundrum.
How Entrepreneurship Can Improve Health – Interview with Jen Dyer: Startup Founder, Pediatrician & Social Media Advocate.
In this interview, endocrinologist Jen Dyer shares her wisdom. With her recently founded company and app, Jen sets out to improve the health of millions of young patients suffering from diabetes. Her ideas and boldness can serve as an inspiration to many of our fellow physicians! Read more here.
ZenMed Lesson #1: Achieve Better Results With Fewer Resources – Lean Medicine in Action
Sometimes you can get better results with fewer resources. Knowing what to leave out sometimes is more important than knowing what therapy exam etc. to add in. Become the Shaolin MedMaster you have always wanted to be.
How To Handle Patients With Cyberchondria
If you are a practicing physician then it probably already happened to you more than once. Mature and responsible patients tend to google their symptoms, medication and illnesses on the web - a phenomenon commonly referred to as Cyberchondria.
Signal vs. Noise in Patient Care: Why Facebook & Co Won’t Replace Your Clinical Skills
There are two types of things that surround the doctor-patient encounter: there is signal and there is noise. By “signal” we refer to things like rapport, relationship, trust, communication, empathy and so forth. By “noise” we mean nuisances like: appointment scheduling, payment, insurance forms, telephone calls, prescriptions, referrals etc. During the signal part, the actual...
