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Can I switch to another doctor in the same clinic?
Toronto :: Canada | 1 year ago
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The question My family doctor is polite, efficient and knows her stuff, yet I've never felt comfortable with her. Her demeanour is cold and she sometimes seems distracted; her eyes wander as I'm talking or she'll fiddle with her notes or type into
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Neglecting the patient in the era of health IT and EMR
Laredo :: TX :: USA | 1 year ago
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R What are some of the promises and dangers of EHRs and HIT in the exam room? I think I'm in exactly the same position as the doctors that you're describing. I think we're all challenged by time constraints, by urgent but not important things that
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Education Life Preview: A Sharper Mind, Middle Age and Beyond
New York City :: NY :: USA | over 1 year ago
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IN 1905, at age 55, Sir William Osler, the most influential physician of his era, decided to retire from the medical faculty of Johns Hopkins. In a farewell speech, Osler talked about the link between age and accomplishment: The effective, moving,
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VA Dec 2011 – day #2 – an acid-base problem
Birmingham :: AL :: USA | over 1 year ago
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesman and philosophers and divines...Sir William Osler : "The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease" Abraham Maslow :
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William Osler and the necessity of the physical exam
Plato :: Colombia | over 1 year ago
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Perhaps this is because no examination can be passed by knowing the subject matter alone. One must also master the hidden curriculum, the unwritten rules of engagement. Only the foolish, the prenaturally brilliant, or the interminably lucky dare
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Should medical students be introduced as Doctor?
London :: United Kingdom | almost 2 years ago
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I recently saw a post in Yahoo questions entitled, Is it illegal for a medical student to introduce themselves as Doctor' before they have received their MD? One of the answers that was rated highly was I think it is more unethical than illegal.
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An increased anion gap puzzle
Birmingham :: AL :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease" Dale Carnegie : "When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade." Bob Sutton : " The best test of a person's character is how he or she treats those with
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Why can’t my doctor see me on time?
Vancouver :: Canada | 2 years ago
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When I finally see him, I only get a few minutes and by the time I return to work, half my day is shot...Nothing makes you feel as undervalued as when a doctor leaves you waiting for a long time. Having to take a half day off, in your case, is a bit
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Of Zebras, Rare Diseases, and Google
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 2 years ago
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MD When you hear hoof beats behind you, don't expect to see a zebra. Medical aphorism on the rarity of rare diseases A rare or orphan disease affects fewer than 200,000 people in the United States. There are more than 6,000 rare disorders that, taken
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Man arrested for selling drugs from hospital room
Toronto :: Canada | over 2 years ago
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A 52-year-old man was arrested Friday for allegedly selling crack cocaine from his hospital room. An investigation was launched last Tuesday at the William Osler Hospital's Etobicoke site after a tip that "drug deals were happening in the hospital
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