Is it the end of the internet cafe at medical meetings? Has the sponsored kiosk with 'free access to the world wide web' run its course? I remember the day when there were lines at machines like this. We clamored to pick up our email. Now email and other inputs reach some 80% of doctors through their smartphones. The sponsored cafe will soon be a relic of our past. ... Continue Reading about Internet Cafe – Is It the End of an Era for Medical Meetings?
The Digital Physician
While most of us fail to see it, but doctors are changing. We’re changing as a result of the social and technological innovation. In 2050 what we do and how we do it will be very different from what we did at the turn of the century. We’re evolving from analog to digital. I think it’s important to consider the ‘digital physician’ as a concept worthy of attention. ... Continue Reading about The Digital Physician
Doctors and the Future of Touch
I wonder about the future of touch. I suffer with herniated lumbar disks. L4-L5 bulges and ruptures on occasion. If you catch me on the wrong day I have a little curvature to my back representing the spasm that makes me miserable. I saw an extremely well-referenced orthopedic surgeon in consultation recently. But through the course of my visit he never touched ... Continue Reading about Doctors and the Future of Touch
The Truth About Weird Doctors
This week Seth Godin released We Are All Weird, the latest installment in The Domino Project. Godin suggests that the mass market that defined us over the past couple of generations is dead. Our cultural orientation toward the center of the bell curve (normal) is progressively giving way to fringe groups that lie away from the center. The weird have forgone the ... Continue Reading about The Truth About Weird Doctors
Empathy 101
It seems that there are medical schools taking the initiative to help their students become more compassionate. It’s a worthy goal but I don't know if it's possible. We can teach individuals to act compassionate. But that, of course, is different from being compassionate. While there may be literature to support the cause, I don’t think that a curriculum can ... Continue Reading about Empathy 101
USF Health Looks to Create Next Gen MD Leaders
Can we teach empathy to the next generation of physicians? The University of South Florida Health thinks so and they're putting it on the line this week with the launch of the SELECT program, a new curriculum intended to "put empathy, communication and creativity back into doctoring." The SELECT (Scholarly Excellence. Leadership Experiences. Collaborative ... Continue Reading about USF Health Looks to Create Next Gen MD Leaders