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Downgrading Humans – Tristan Harris as Tech’s Critical Voice

April 26, 2019 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minutes

This Wired article is worth a read. Tech is Downgrading Humans. It's time to fight back describes ex-Googler Tristan Harris’ efforts to start a conversation about the dark side of our technology. He's an important (and evolving) voice. Digging into the Twitter commentary there’s some scathing criticism of Harris’ thinking. Characterized by one as an ‘old man ... Continue Reading about Downgrading Humans – Tristan Harris as Tech’s Critical Voice

Tagged With: Human

Digital culture, Physicians

Docsplaining – An Unfair Generalization of Physicians

April 2, 2019 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: 2 minutes

Docsplaining is the subject of a recent Postgraduate Medical Journal viewpoint by Dr. John Launer. Docsplaining, as described, is an endemic issue that characterizes physicians as condescending and uncaring actors in their communication with patients.  This paper is worth reading if for nothing else than to illustrate the lens through which some physicians view ... Continue Reading about Docsplaining – An Unfair Generalization of Physicians

Tagged With: Communication, Patient experience

Digital culture, Physicians

Do You Need Permission to Love Surgery?

March 18, 2019 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minutes

Last week on Twitter I watched a surgeon ask if it was okay to say that he loved to operate. But as a surgeon do you really need someone's permission to love surgery? A bizarre question on one level. Understandable in the context of online culture. So how have we reached a point where a surgeon can’t express that his chosen work is something he ... Continue Reading about Do You Need Permission to Love Surgery?

Digital culture, Social/Public Media

Eugene Gu and MedTwitter’s Strangest Hour

March 12, 2019 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: 2 minutes

Medical cyberpresence can be stranger than fiction. Case in point is the saga of Dr. Eugene Gu. For those who don't remember, Gu as a surgical resident positioned himself as a victim of white supremacy at his training program's institution. Last year his public world exploded as a weird medical pseudoreality involving, among other things, anonymous Twitter accounts ... Continue Reading about Eugene Gu and MedTwitter’s Strangest Hour

Tagged With: Digital professionalism

Digital culture, Physicians, Technology

Epic Parody

March 8, 2019 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minutes

It was only a matter of time before we saw the appearance of an Epic parody account. Check out EpicParodyEMR on Twitter. More importantly, check out how it gets shared. It’s short format red meat for angry doctors. Parody accounts tell a bigger story about physicians than any documentary or long-form New York Times article. Online culture has created a million ... Continue Reading about Epic Parody

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Digital culture, Future Medicine

Health MedTech SXSW 2019 | The 33 Charts Super Guide

February 13, 2019 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: 15 minutes

Headed to SXSW 2019 and you're there for health? Great. Health Medtech SXSW 2019 is the perfect place for the discussion about health care. To get you started, here's the 33 charts Super Guide to the best health medtech sxsw 2019 programming. What to do before Health MedTech SXSW 2019 Grab your social profile. The first thing you want to do is create your ... Continue Reading about Health MedTech SXSW 2019 | The 33 Charts Super Guide

Tagged With: Digital health, SXSW

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