Here’s a rapping doctor sued for medical malpractice that allegedly occurred while making intraoperative rap videos. Perhaps performing abdominoplasty as a dermatologist had something to do with it, but I don’t have the details. https://youtu.be/GwQc5jHzDbc Negligence notwithstanding, look at the clip and understand that this doctor’s presence at the moment this ... Continue Reading about Rapping Doctor Shares a Valuable Lesson
Attention and Mindfulness | Some curated readings
Constant access to handheld technology continues to force a discussion about attention and mindfulness. Not new, necessarily, but increasingly important. I’ve been digging into attention and presence recently. Here are a few interesting bits I discovered this week. Links are on the blue subheading. How I Got My Attention Back | Backchannel In a meandering piece on ... Continue Reading about Attention and Mindfulness | Some curated readings
Pokemon Go and Medical Mindfulness
Hospital workers are caught up in the Pokemon Go craze and it's begun to raise concerns. Between rooming patients it seems there's just enough time to snag a Vaporeon. Some health care facilities have shut it down amidst concerns that selfies and snapshots risk the transmission of PHI. While Pokemon Go raises new challenges around privacy, the greater challenge ... Continue Reading about Pokemon Go and Medical Mindfulness
Distracted Doctoring
This review by John Halamka is worth a read. He discusses the emerging phenomenon of distracted doctoring – physicians preoccupied with technology at the expense of patient care. The review was followed closely by a New York Times piece on the same subject. We’re experiencing a crisis of information. Our channels of input have crossed wires and messages ... Continue Reading about Distracted Doctoring