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Dr. A Show 78:Vicky & Jen
2009-02-26 12:57:00 Thursday, February 26th, 2009 at 9pm Eastern Time (0200 GMT)The Doctor Anonymous Show is proud to welcome back Dr. Gwenn from "Pediatrics Now" and "Dr. Gwenn Is In" as our special co-host this week. Our guests will be Vicky & Jen who have a blog and a podcast talking about parenting topics. In addition, Dr. Gwenn will share with us the new project that she is working on.I don't know about you, but this has been a busy week at work for me. Following our interview, I'll be talking a little about that and whatever else comes up. Don't worry if you cannot catch the show live. The show is archived about 30 minutes following its completion so that you can download it and listen anytime. But, if you can listen live, you will be able to participate in the chat room, see my face on the show webcam, and even have the ability to call into the show and join the conversation. Hope to see you for the show!For first time Blog Talk Radio listeners:*Although it is not required to listen to the sh...
Show 78 Preview
2009-02-24 18:47:00 The Doctor Anonymous Show welcomes back Dr. Gwenn from "Pediatrics Now" and "Dr. Gwenn Is In" returns this week as our special co-host for the show. Our guests will be Vicky and Jen from the popular podcast and blog called "Vicky & Jen" where they talk about parenting topics. (also check out the facebook promo video above)If you didn't already know, Dr. Gwenn has been a guest a few times of the Vicky & Jen Podcast called "What Really Matters." I encourage you to check out their "Easy Pediatrics" series of podcasts. I've listened to them, and it's a lot of great information! I also encourage you to check out some of their recent blog posts including, "Respectful Parenting," "Friendship Among Women," and "Cellphones: Should I Say Yes?" Join us Thursday, February 26th, 2009 at 9pm Eastern Time on BlogTalkRadio for The Doctor Anonymous Show. See you there! More About: Preview
Show 76 Wrap-up
2009-02-20 06:31:00 Thanks so much to Colin from the blog "From Medskool" for being on Doctor Anonymous Show 76. (You can listen on the player above or by clicking here) Colin is in his final year of medical school. During our interview, we talked about how he became interested in medicine. Did you know that Colin tried to go big time in Hollywood before med school? Check out the interview for more details.We also talked about some of his experiences in med school - from the cadaver room to his final year rotations. What does playing jenga have to do with interviewing with residency? Colin tries to put in perspective what the interview process is like for senior medical students. He even gives advice to med students who will be interviewing next year.Following our med school discussion, we talked about "From Medskool" the blog/website. It kind of makes sense now that since Colin has a background in writing - which led him to Hollywood - this would draw him towards blogs and blog writing. How did Colin ... More About: Wrap
Show 76 Wrap-up
2009-02-20 06:31:00 Thanks so much to Colin from the blog "From Medskool" for being on Doctor Anonymous Show 76. (You can listen on the player above or by clicking here) Colin is in his final year of medical school. During our interview, we talked about how he became interested in medicine. Did you know that Colin tried to go big time in Hollywood before med school? Check out the interview for more details.We also talked about some of his experiences in med school - from the cadaver room to his final year rotations. What does playing jenga have to do with interviewing with residency? Colin tries to put in perspective what the interview process is like for senior medical students. He even gives advice to med students who will be interviewing next year.Following our med school discussion, we talked about "From Medskool" the blog/website. It kind of makes sense now that since Colin has a background in writing - which led him to Hollywood - this would draw him towards blogs and blog writing. How did Colin ... More About: Wrap
Dr. A Show 76: From Medskool
2009-02-19 04:51:00 Thursday, February 19th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Time (0200 GMT)This week, The Doctor Anonymous Show is happy to welcome Colin from the blog called "From Medskool: Not So Witty Commentary on Health Care." I invite you to check out his "Lead Post" at the top of the blog page called "Interviewing For Residency." We'll be talking about the residency interview process on the show. Here is the beginning passage of the post:My last residency interview was a couple of days ago. I?ve rarely been so relieved to be done with something. Walking out after hours of being holed up in a hospital conference room and of talking with faculty and researchers, I felt a real big weight leave my shoulders. Interviewing for any job can be stressful. Residency interviews may be on a whole different level.Residency has been caricatured by shows like Grey?s Anatomy and Scrubs. It is that time in a physicians life after they have graduated after they have graduated from medical school and gotten that M.D. after ...
Dr. A Show 76: From Medskool
2009-02-19 04:51:00 Thursday, February 19th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Time (0200 GMT)This week, The Doctor Anonymous Show is happy to welcome Colin from the blog called "From Medskool: Not So Witty Commentary on Health Care." I invite you to check out his "Lead Post" at the top of the blog page called "Interviewing For Residency." We'll be talking about the residency interview process on the show. Here is the beginning passage of the post:My last residency interview was a couple of days ago. I?ve rarely been so relieved to be done with something. Walking out after hours of being holed up in a hospital conference room and of talking with faculty and researchers, I felt a real big weight leave my shoulders. Interviewing for any job can be stressful. Residency interviews may be on a whole different level.Residency has been caricatured by shows like Grey?s Anatomy and Scrubs. It is that time in a physicians life after they have graduated after they have graduated from medical school and gotten that M.D. after ...
End of the week wrap-up
2009-02-13 09:01:00 Thanks so much to Angelo for coming onto Show 74 to talk about Podcamp Ohio 2. Also thanks to Daniel Johnson, Jr for calling in and talking about the New Media Cincy meeting this weekend. They are expecting about 70 people to attend. They will also be broadcasting via ustream and that's how I plan to attend. Finally, thanks to Epijunky for calling into the very end of the show. It was great to talk with her. Hopefully, I'll be able to coax her back on the show to talk a little more in depth at a later date.You can check out the show by using the player above. Or, you can download the show and listen to it anytime by clicking here. How can you support the show? I came up with an off the cuff mnemonic called S-TWIF. "S" stands for support. And then the rest goes like this - Twitter, Website, iTunes, Facebook. You wait, this mnemonic will sweep across the internet. Maybe not.Finally, I want to mention the Saturday Night Dr. A Show. I'm still playing around with the name. I've used ... More About: Week , Wrap
End of the week wrap-up
2009-02-13 09:01:00 Thanks so much to Angelo for coming onto Show 74 to talk about Podcamp Ohio 2. Also thanks to Daniel Johnson, Jr for calling in and talking about the New Media Cincy meeting this weekend. They are expecting about 70 people to attend. They will also be broadcasting via ustream and that's how I plan to attend. Finally, thanks to Epijunky for calling into the very end of the show. It was great to talk with her. Hopefully, I'll be able to coax her back on the show to talk a little more in depth at a later date.You can check out the show by using the player above. Or, you can download the show and listen to it anytime by clicking here. How can you support the show? I came up with an off the cuff mnemonic called S-TWIF. "S" stands for support. And then the rest goes like this - Twitter, Website, iTunes, Facebook. You wait, this mnemonic will sweep across the internet. Maybe not.Finally, I want to mention the Saturday Night Dr. A Show. I'm still playing around with the name. I've used ... More About: Week , Wrap
Dr. A Show 74 tonight
2009-02-12 09:01:00 Thursday, February 12th, 2009 at 9pm Eastern Time (0200 GMT)Join us tonight for The Doctor Anonymous Show where we will be talking with Angelo Mandato from Podcamp Ohio 2 which will be June 20th, 2009 in Columbus. In addition to updating us on the current plans of Podcamp Ohio, Angelo will also let us know how it is to be a new dad.If you do listen live, you can even take part in the chat room. It is truly "The show within the show." You can even call in and say hello. A great opportunity to interact with medbloggers you've only read about. And, you will be able to see me on the live webcam during the show! See you tonight!For first time Blog Talk Radio listeners:*Although it is not required to listen to the show, I encourage you to register on the BlogTalkRadio site prior to the show. I think it will make the process easier.*To get to my show site, click here. As show time gets closer, keep hitting "refresh" on your browser until you see the "Play/Chat" button. Then, of course, p... More About: Tonight
Dr. A Show 74 tonight
2009-02-12 09:01:00 Thursday, February 12th, 2009 at 9pm Eastern Time (0200 GMT)Join us tonight for The Doctor Anonymous Show where we will be talking with Angelo Mandato from Podcamp Ohio 2 which will be June 20th, 2009 in Columbus. In addition to updating us on the current plans of Podcamp Ohio, Angelo will also let us know how it is to be a new dad.If you do listen live, you can even take part in the chat room. It is truly "The show within the show." You can even call in and say hello. A great opportunity to interact with medbloggers you've only read about. And, you will be able to see me on the live webcam during the show! See you tonight!For first time Blog Talk Radio listeners:*Although it is not required to listen to the show, I encourage you to register on the BlogTalkRadio site prior to the show. I think it will make the process easier.*To get to my show site, click here. As show time gets closer, keep hitting "refresh" on your browser until you see the "Play/Chat" button. Then, of course, p... More About: Tonight
Stimulus Bill & Health Care
2009-02-11 06:09:00 Do the terms "National Coordinator of Health Information Technology" or "Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research" sound familiar to any of you? Well, especially if you're a physician working in the US Health Care system, you better get to know these terms very quickly, because they will soon be a part of our lives. What am I talking about?Unless you've been following this story very closely, you may have missed the health care provisions that are in the stimulus bill. Everyone knew it was coming, but the federal government has - on paper - established another way of regulating health care in this country.One of the hot articles that has been passed around on twitter over the past 2 days or so is a commentary by Betsy McCaughey on Bloomberg.com called "Ruin Your Health WIth the Obama Stimulus Plan." This article is so specific that it had page reference numbers to the House Bill itself (which I heard is over 1000 pages). The article makes reference to a ...
Stimulus Bill & Health Care
2009-02-11 06:09:00 Do the terms "National Coordinator of Health Information Technology" or "Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research" sound familiar to any of you? Well, especially if you're a physician working in the US Health Care system, you better get to know these terms very quickly, because they will soon be a part of our lives. What am I talking about?Unless you've been following this story very closely, you may have missed the health care provisions that are in the stimulus bill. Everyone knew it was coming, but the federal government has - on paper - established another way of regulating health care in this country.One of the hot articles that has been passed around on twitter over the past 2 days or so is a commentary by Betsy McCaughey on Bloomberg.com called "Ruin Your Health WIth the Obama Stimulus Plan." This article is so specific that it had page reference numbers to the House Bill itself (which I heard is over 1000 pages). The article makes reference to a ...
Show 74 Preview
2009-02-11 05:31:00 The Doctor Anonymous Show is happy to welcome back Angelo Mandato from Podcamp Ohio 2. In case you haven't heard, Angelo and his wife Heather welcomed Melanie Gail Mandato on January 10, 2009. There is a full report on his blog. And, I know the proud papa will be more than happy to update us on how things are going.In addition to that, we'll be talking about Podcamp Ohio 2 which will be taking place on June 20, 2009 in Columbus, Ohio. At the end of January there was a meetup in Columbus and they talked about topics like finding sponsors, sessions & attendee regustration, block hotel rooms, event swag, and viral marketing. In addition, there will be a New Media Cincinnati meetup this Saturday and they already have 60 people registered.So join Angelo and me on Thursday, February 12th, 2009 at 9pm Eastern Time on BlogTalkRadio. And, hey, if you cannot catch us live, that's ok. All my shows are archived and available for download. So, can you listen anytime! But, if you do listen l... More About: Preview
Show 74 Preview
2009-02-11 05:31:00 The Doctor Anonymous Show is happy to welcome back Angelo Mandato from Podcamp Ohio 2. In case you haven't heard, Angelo and his wife Heather welcomed Melanie Gail Mandato on January 10, 2009. There is a full report on his blog. And, I know the proud papa will be more than happy to update us on how things are going.In addition to that, we'll be talking about Podcamp Ohio 2 which will be taking place on June 20, 2009 in Columbus, Ohio. At the end of January there was a meetup in Columbus and they talked about topics like finding sponsors, sessions & attendee regustration, block hotel rooms, event swag, and viral marketing. In addition, there will be a New Media Cincinnati meetup this Saturday and they already have 60 people registered.So join Angelo and me on Thursday, February 12th, 2009 at 9pm Eastern Time on BlogTalkRadio. And, hey, if you cannot catch us live, that's ok. All my shows are archived and available for download. So, can you listen anytime! But, if you do listen l... More About: Preview
The Swimsuit Issue
2009-02-10 17:01:00 Guess what came in the mail today? And, you cannot even imagine the flack that I'm taking about this from my office staff. I mean, most of it I bring on myself, but you know.... My staff is saying, "You know it's all airbrushed and they use tape to pat things down or raise things up." My answer, "I don't care." Yeesh. And, as a reminder, all hate mail goes to rockdog@annieburltalk.com hehe More About: Swimsuit , Issue
The Swimsuit Issue
2009-02-10 17:01:00 Guess what came in the mail today? And, you cannot even imagine the flack that I'm taking about this from my office staff. I mean, most of it I bring on myself, but you know.... My staff is saying, "You know it's all airbrushed and they use tape to pat things down or raise things up." My answer, "I don't care." Yeesh. And, as a reminder, all hate mail goes to rockdog@annieburltalk.com heheUpdate: Welcome to those of you who are clicking over from Grand Rounds hosted by The Blog That Ate Manhattan. Yup, this is what can happen to you. Thanks to TBTAM for even the mention (Do you think I submitted this post to Grand Rounds - Sheesh! lol) Feel free to leave a comment below. Thanks! More About: Swimsuit , Issue
Med City News Launch Party
2009-02-06 12:31:00 I probably should not be doing this, but I'm posting this video above which I recorded after midnight when I got home from Cleveland. As I do with all my videos, this is one take and no editing. I'll probably add more text later today or this weekend to this post. But, I did want to get this out as soon as I could so I could share my experience during the Med City News Launch party. Enjoy! More About: Party
Med City News Launch Party
2009-02-06 12:31:00 I probably should not be doing this, but I'm posting this video above which I recorded after midnight when I got home from Cleveland. As I do with all my videos, this is one take and no editing. I'll probably add more text later today or this weekend to this post. But, I did want to get this out as soon as I could so I could share my experience during the Med City News Launch party. Enjoy! More About: Party
Show 73 Wrap-up
2009-02-06 12:01:00 Thanks so much to MedCity News for the invitation to broadcast live from the Med City News Launch party. During last night's Doctor Anonymous Show , I interviewed co-founder Chris Seper and I also interviewed Lance Hill who is CEO of a company called Within3.In the video above, I describe the technical difficulties which occurred during Show 73 (You can also download the show by clicking here). And, I admit, these made me very frustrated, because, as everyone knows, I like to try to run a flawless show. Since I didn't, I have to admit that I'm disappointed in myself a little bit for not putting out the quality of product/podcast that I usually do.Welcome to those of you who are listening to the show for the first time - especially if you met me during the launch party tonight. With the technical difficulties, my fear is that people will not return to the show or listen to old shows. If this is the first show of mine you're listening to, all I ask is that you listen to one other s... More About: Wrap
Show 73 Wrap-up
2009-02-06 12:01:00 Thanks so much to MedCity News for the invitation to broadcast live from the Med City News Launch party. During last night's Doctor Anonymous Show , I interviewed co-founder Chris Seper and I also interviewed Lance Hill who is CEO of a company called Within3.In the video above, I describe the technical difficulties which occurred during Show 73 (You can also download the show by clicking here). And, I admit, these made me very frustrated, because, as everyone knows, I like to try to run a flawless show. Since I didn't, I have to admit that I'm disappointed in myself a little bit for not putting out the quality of product/podcast that I usually do.Welcome to those of you who are listening to the show for the first time - especially if you met me during the launch party tonight. With the technical difficulties, my fear is that people will not return to the show or listen to old shows. If this is the first show of mine you're listening to, all I ask is that you listen to one other s... More About: Wrap
Dr. A Show 73: MedCity News
2009-02-05 09:01:00 Thursday, February 5th, 2009 at 8pm Eastern Time (0100 GMT)(Please note earlier show time)The Doctor Anonymous Show will be broadcasting live at the launch party for MedCity News which is a news service focusing on business, innovation and influence in health care. I'll be in downtown Cleveland, Ohio at the multimedia company called Thunder::Tech. (Please note the earlier start time for the show.)If you do listen live, you can even take part in the chat room. It is truly "The show within the show." You can even call in and say hello. A great opportunity to interact with medbloggers you've only read about. And, you will be able to see me on the live webcam during the show! See you tonight!For first time Blog Talk Radio listeners:*Although it is not required to listen to the show, I encourage you to register on the BlogTalkRadio site prior to the show. I think it will make the process easier.*To get to my show site, click here. As show time gets closer, keep hitting "refresh" on yo...
Dr. A Show 73: MedCity News
2009-02-05 09:01:00 Thursday, February 5th, 2009 at 8pm Eastern Time (0100 GMT)(Please note earlier show time)The Doctor Anonymous Show will be broadcasting live at the launch party for MedCity News which is a news service focusing on business, innovation and influence in health care. I'll be in downtown Cleveland, Ohio at the multimedia company called Thunder::Tech. (Please note the earlier start time for the show.)If you do listen live, you can even take part in the chat room. It is truly "The show within the show." You can even call in and say hello. A great opportunity to interact with medbloggers you've only read about. And, you will be able to see me on the live webcam during the show! See you tonight!For first time Blog Talk Radio listeners:*Although it is not required to listen to the show, I encourage you to register on the BlogTalkRadio site prior to the show. I think it will make the process easier.*To get to my show site, click here. As show time gets closer, keep hitting "refresh" on yo...
Show 73 Preview
2009-02-04 12:01:00 The Doctor Anonymous Show goes on location this week! We will be broadcasting live from the launch party for Med City News which describes itself, according to the site, as "news service focusing on business, innovation and influence in health care." The event will be taking place at the multimedia company called Thunder::Tech in Cleveland, Ohio.Chris Seper (in the video above) and Mary Vanac are the co-founders of MedCity News. I got to meet them last week when I visited Cleveland in preparation for the show. They are great people who bring a lot of experience in print media to this newly formed company.Please note that the show will be one hour earlier this week at 8PM Eastern Time on Thursday, February 5th, 2009 on BlogTalkRadio. As you all know, Cleveland is up there on Lake Erie. So, hopefully, the weather (meaning the lake effect snow) won't be too bad on show day. I'll also be trying out some different equipment for the show. Hopefully, the technical problems can be left to... More About: Preview
Show 73 Preview
2009-02-04 12:01:00 The Doctor Anonymous Show goes on location this week! We will be broadcasting live from the launch party for Med City News which describes itself, according to the site, as "news service focusing on business, innovation and influence in health care." The event will be taking place at the multimedia company called Thunder::Tech in Cleveland, Ohio.Chris Seper (in the video above) and Mary Vanac are the co-founders of MedCity News. I got to meet them last week when I visited Cleveland in preparation for the show. They are great people who bring a lot of experience in print media to this newly formed company.Please note that the show will be one hour earlier this week at 8PM Eastern Time on Thursday, February 5th, 2009 on BlogTalkRadio. As you all know, Cleveland is up there on Lake Erie. So, hopefully, the weather (meaning the lake effect snow) won't be too bad on show day. I'll also be trying out some different equipment for the show. Hopefully, the technical problems can be left to... More About: Preview
Getting iLife 09
2009-02-02 20:46:00 Last week, I was in Cleveland doing some prep work for my radio show this week. While there, I stopped by the Apple Store to pick up iLife 09 and iWork 09. The video above is a live recording via the viddler platform of me at the Apple store. I installed the software this weekend. The face recognition on iPhoto is very cool. Although, it did take a little while for all the pics to be loaded into the face recognition software. I'm just starting to try out the other stuff. Will keep you posted as I learn more about this new software.
Getting iLife 09
2009-02-02 20:46:00 Last week, I was in Cleveland doing some prep work for my radio show this week. While there, I stopped by the Apple Store to pick up iLife 09 and iWork 09. The video above is a live recording via the viddler platform of me at the Apple store. I installed the software this weekend. The face recognition on iPhoto is very cool. Although, it did take a little while for all the pics to be loaded into the face recognition software. I'm just starting to try out the other stuff. Will keep you posted as I learn more about this new software.
Dr. A Show 72: Octuplets
2009-01-31 22:01:00 Embedded video from CNN VideoJoin us tonight for The Night Shift with Dr. A. Along with me, our co-host Kat, from the BTR show Llanview Lowdown, will discuss the medically relevant news of the day. At the beginning of this week, octuplets were born in California. Yes, that's right, a set of eight babies were born to Nadya Suleman. In the CNN video above, it questions how octuplets could be born to someone who already has six children and appears to be still living at home with her parents. Just today, this person's mother has turned on her and says that her daughter had an obsession with having kids.Do you have thoughts on this case? Well join Kat and me for The Night Shift with Dr. A tonight - Saturday, January 31st, 2009 at 9pm Eastern Time on BlogTalkRadio. There are so many other things to talk about, we'll probably run out of time. For example, if you watched Oprah this week, there was discussion on the idea of bioidentical hormones.In other news, you may have heard of the e... More About: Show
Dr. A Show 72: Octuplets
2009-01-31 22:01:00 Embedded video from CNN VideoJoin us tonight for The Night Shift with Dr. A. Along with me, our co-host Kat, from the BTR show Llanview Lowdown, will discuss the medically relevant news of the day. At the beginning of this week, octuplets were born in California. Yes, that's right, a set of eight babies were born to Nadya Suleman. In the CNN video above, it questions how octuplets could be born to someone who already has six children and appears to be still living at home with her parents. Just today, this person's mother has turned on her and says that her daughter had an obsession with having kids.Do you have thoughts on this case? Well join Kat and me for The Night Shift with Dr. A tonight - Saturday, January 31st, 2009 at 9pm Eastern Time on BlogTalkRadio. There are so many other things to talk about, we'll probably run out of time. For example, if you watched Oprah this week, there was discussion on the idea of bioidentical hormones.In other news, you may have heard of the e... More About: Show
Bioidentical Hormones
2009-01-31 21:09:00 If you watch Oprah, you saw this week that Suzanne Somers was talking about something called bioidentical hormones. What is this? Well, this goes into the discussion of the controversial topic of hormone replacement therapy at menopause. In years past, it was standard practice to place patients on estrogen to combat the symptoms of hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms.You may remember a big deal being made about estrogen a few years ago, It was in fact something called the Women's Health Initiative in 2002 which revealed that estrogen therapy, according to their data, actually slightly increased the risk of heart disease. According to this WebMD article, subsequent studies have somewhat confirmed that data.Anyway, all these questions have left women to wonder whether prescription hormone replacement therapy was for them. Then, steps in the alternative medicine community. Especially since 2002, this industry has been trying to find alternatives to prescription therapy.In the vi... More About: Hormones
Bioidentical Hormones
More articles from this author:2009-01-31 21:09:00 If you watch Oprah, you saw this week that Suzanne Somers was talking about something called bioidentical hormones. What is this? Well, this goes into the discussion of the controversial topic of hormone replacement therapy at menopause. In years past, it was standard practice to place patients on estrogen to combat the symptoms of hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms.You may remember a big deal being made about estrogen a few years ago, It was in fact something called the Women's Health Initiative in 2002 which revealed that estrogen therapy, according to their data, actually slightly increased the risk of heart disease. According to this WebMD article, subsequent studies have somewhat confirmed that data.Anyway, all these questions have left women to wonder whether prescription hormone replacement therapy was for them. Then, steps in the alternative medicine community. Especially since 2002, this industry has been trying to find alternatives to prescription therapy.In the vi... More About: Hormones 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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