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Just a guy trying to find the humor in medicine and humor in life while dealing with the daily grind of the American health care system.

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Dr. A Show 71: Dr. Gwenn, Dr. V, and Wellsphere
2009-01-29 04:02:00
Thursday, January 29th, 2009 at 9pm Eastern Time (0200 GMT)Join us for a very important Doctor Anonymous Show . Our special guest co-host will be Dr. Gwenn from the website Pediatrics Now. Our guest will be Dr. V and his blog is called "Parenting Solved: Compelling commentary on parenting and child health." He is also the author of the book "Colic Solved: The Essential Guide to Infant Reflux and the Care of Your Crying, Difficult-to-Soothe Baby." (I also invite you to check out the video above)During the second part of the show, we'll be discussing the recent acquisition of Wellsphere which occured this week. Dr. Val wrote an article entitled, "How The Health Blogosphere Was Scammed." In addition, twitter has had a lot of discussion on this. You can follow the discussion with the label #wellsphere. Much of the discussion surrounds medical bloggers submitting blog posts and other content to wellsphere without receiving any compensation while this company did.The frustration out there...

Dr. A Show 71: Dr. Gwenn, Dr. V, and Wellsphere
2009-01-29 04:02:00
Thursday, January 29th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Time (0200 GMT)Join us for a very important Doctor Anonymous Show . Our special guest co-host will be Dr. Gwenn from the website Pediatrics Now. Our guest will be Dr. V and his blog is called "Parenting Solved: Compelling commentary on parenting and child health." He is also the author of the book "Colic Solved: The Essential Guide to Infant Reflux and the Care of Your Crying, Difficult-to-Soothe Baby." (I also invite you to check out the video above)During the second part of the show, we'll be discussing the recent acquisition of Wellsphere which occured this week. Dr. Val wrote an article entitled, "How The Health Blogosphere Was Scammed." In addition, twitter has had a lot of discussion on this. You can follow the discussion with the label #wellsphere. Much of the discussion surrounds medical bloggers submitting blog posts and other content to wellsphere without receiving any compensation while this company did.The frustration out there...

Review of Systems
2009-01-28 06:04:00
In case you don't know, the "review of systems" is the laundry list of questions at the end of the medical interview that may tip you off to something you may have missed during the first part of the interview. Docs with little time to see the patient, sometimes gets into "tunnel vision" and, sometimes go down the wrong path. A quick review of systems may help you get back on track.Above is a video from our new blog buddy Dr. Katie as she is practicing the Review of Systems for class. Ah, the Review of Systems through the eyes of a medical student. I remember how nervous I felt wondering whether I would forget "this" system or "that" system. Anyway, a good review for me. Thanks Katie! (make sure you watch the entire thing - the last 5 secs are GOLD)

Show 71 Preview
2009-01-27 21:01:00
The Doctor Anonymous Show is happy to welcome Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe, MD, FAAP who is the founder of the website Pediatrics Now as this week's special co-host. Dr. Gwenn will be coming on the show once a month to talk about topics having to do with pediatrics. (Also check out the video above which was recorded at noon today when it was still sunny out)This month, Dr. Gwenn has asked Doctor V to be on the show. He runs the blog called "Parenting Solved: Compelling commentary on parenting and child health." Doctor V has also written a book called "Colic Solved: The Essential Guide to Infant Reflux and the Care of Your Crying, Difficult-to-Soothe Baby."In addition to our guests, I will have a HUGE announcement having to do with my February 5th, 2009 show. So, join us the Thursday, January 29th, 2009 at 9pm Eastern Time on BlogTalkRadio for Dr. A Show number 71. And, hey, if you cannot catch us live, that's ok. All my shows are archived and available for download. So, can you listen...
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Show 69 Wrap-up
2009-01-23 09:01:00
Thanks so much to my co-host Kim for all of her hard work to put this show together. (Can also download the show here. Also, don't forget to check out the video post) She definitely did a lot of show prep including contacting and inviting the guests - and writing some great questions. Kim also primarily ran the interviews during the show. Great job Kim!Thanks also to the guests on the show tonight. First was Stacy from the blog called "The Adventures of Stacy Without An E." Our second guest was Tracy from the blog called "Kaply, Inc." Not only did we have a great conversation about their blogs, but also we had a great conversation about how it was to live with chronic kidney disease and to live with dialysis.Also, don't forget to join me for the "Night Shift with Dr. A" which will be on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 9pm Eastern Time. My co-host for that show will be Kat from the BTR show "Llanview Lowdown." We'll talk a little medicine, a little health, entertainment, pop culture...
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Dr. A Show 69: Dialysis
2009-01-22 09:01:00
Thursday, January 22nd, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Time (0200 GMT)Join us tonight for Doctor Anonymous Show 69 where we will have a special co-host. You may remember Kim from Dr. A Show 57 who works in a dialysis center and she is also a nursing student. Kim has graciously set up two guests for our discussion on dialysis and chronic kidney disease. Joining us for the show will be Stacy from the blog "Stacy Without An E" and Tracy from the blog "Kaply, Inc."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. A...

Another New Video MedBlogger!
2009-01-22 07:27:00
Everyone knows how excited I am that more and more medbloggers are video posting. I wanted to welcome Katie from the blog "Dr. Katie Goes to Med School." She's from Detroit, Michigan, and her blog profile describes herself as, "A 20-something girl trying to balance medical school and real-life."In this video post, Katie said that she worked in Thailand for a year (how cool is that?). She also talks about an upcoming test about blood disorders. Definitely check out all the cool highlighting in her book. Finally, she has some random thoughts on bobby pins. Why not show Katie some love and check out her blog and her 2nd video post. Great job Katie! Looking forward to more video posts!
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Change of Shift
2009-01-22 06:09:00
Just want to give a little shout out to our buddy Emergiblog who is hosting Change of Shift Volume 3, Number 15. In case you don't know CoS is a blog carnival about nurses and nursing. I hosted it once (and probably should again one of these days) and it gives great insight into this field.At the end of this week's edition, Kim states that Change of Shift is having a type of "identity crisis" in stating that even though anyone can submit posts, the blog carnival needs to keep nursing focused. So, she's looking for some brainstorming. If you're a nurse or having an interest in nursing, I encourage you to check out this week's CoS and also leave some comments on the future of CoS.

Show 69 Preview
2009-01-21 06:01:00
This week, The Doctor Anonymous Show welcomes our good friend Kim as a special co-host. You remember Kim from Dr. A Show 57 where she talked about life as a dialysis tech and a nursing student. Well, for our show this week, the topic is "Chronic Kidney Disease" and we'll talk about issues like dialysis with two special guests.Stacy is from the blog "Stacy Without An E." His blog profile states, "I am a tortured soul who can twist between the most interesting, entertaining and engaging individual you've ever met to the most foul, grouchy, twisted and sarcastic schmuck ever. Both sides usually battle for complete control of my soul." We'll be talking about his life as a dialysis patient going to an outpatient clinic.Tracy has the blog "Kaply, Inc." By contrast, she does dialysis at home. Kim also wanted me to link to an article from Medscape called, "Survival Better With Short, Daily Dialysis Than With Conventional Hemodialysis." (Of note, you do need a medscape id and password to ...
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Best Live Video Feed of Inauguration
2009-01-20 16:50:00
Free TV Show from Ustream
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Grand Rounds
2009-01-20 11:49:00
If you haven't checked it out already, Grand Rounds Vol 5 Number 18 is now up and running at MedPage Today. The host is the one and only Dr. Val Jones from Getting Better with Dr. Val. With today's inauguration and the country having high hopes in the changes occurring in Washington, D.C., Dr. Val has chosen to highlight posts talking about healthcare reform.Thanks to Dr. Val for including my post this week:"Twitter may be a proving ground of how we overcome our fears, satisfy our cautions and extend the reach of our health care system with web-based technologies and communities."Doctor AnonymousAs I have said in the past, I admit that I haven't mentioned GR in a while. I have to admit that I've been a lazy medical blogger in that I haven't written anything for this fabulous blog carnival in a while. If you don't know what Grand Rounds is, it is a weekly compilation of the best posts from the medical blogosphere that moves to different sites each week. And, who doesn't like r...

MedCity News Premieres Today
2009-01-20 03:03:00
Before all the inauguration news floods the internet tomorrow, I did want to send some congratulations to my friend Chris Seper, co-founder Mary Vanac, and the rest of the team over at MedCity News . They went live at around noon today, from what I could gather, things have been going ok over there today. According to the site, here is how they describe themselves.MedCity News is a news service focusing on business, innovation and influence in health care. We don?t write about consumer health or the research in medical journals. Instead, MedCity News covers health care as the economic engine of major American cities. Our current focus is Northeast Ohio, followed by the rest of Ohio and sections of the Midwest.I also encourage you to check out a profile of the MedCity News founders in the online magazine Cool Cleveland (the blurb is about halfway down the page). Chris introduced himself to me when he was working at the Cleveland Plain Dealer online site. He graciously put a link to my...
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Props to Annie & Burl
2009-01-20 02:43:00
In my opinion, justice was served today with the news of President Bush, in his last full day in office, commuting the sentences of Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos (left in the picture above) and Jose Alonso Compean (right). According to this story from FoxNews, their sentences will expire on March 20, 2009 and then they will be able to go home to be with their families.I did want to recognize my good friends Annie and Burl for having the courage not only to talk about this topic on their show, but also to have the wives of these individuals, other family members, and a staff member from a US Congressman's office on their show on January 14, 2009. They didn't have to do that. I mean, they are a comedy show for crying out loud.I know that they brought more awareness to the BlogTalkRadio audience and their show, I believe, touched a lot of lives and - I think - made people proactive to take action to make their voices be heard for these two American heros. So, thanks again Annie ...

Twitter Shorty Awards & Trash Talking
2009-01-19 19:01:00
Thanks to everyone who has already voted for me in the Health Category of the Twitter Shorty Finals. In case you didn't know, these are awards for the best "twitterers" out there. There are 26 categories and about 5 people made the finals in each category. The polls close Friday, January 23rd, 2009 at midnight pacific time. Don't forget to vote for Dr. A!I usually don't engage in the "gamesmanship" that occurs during these voting cycles for awards. However, I have to point out what my competition is doing, because it is not altogether nice. Just today, I saw the person in 2nd place in the health category has been typing out twitters like the following this morning.@shortyawards I vote for @TraderAlamo in the Shorty Awards Finals for #finance because they're in second and can win with my vote. 5 minutes ago from web in reply to shortyawards @TraderAlamo I voted for you. :) Do you think it's right for me to be beat by a NO-NAME? http://budurl.com/Vote4Unde... Just wonderin ...
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Medgadget Polls Are Open!
2009-01-19 05:59:00
If you didn't already know, the polls are open voting for the 2008 Medgadget Medical Weblog Awards. This year, there are 31 fabulous blogs nominated in seven different categories. The categories are as follows:Best Medical WeblogBest New Medical Weblog (established in 2008)Best Literary Medical WeblogBest Clinical Sciences WeblogBest Health Policies/Ethics WeblogBest Medical Technologies/Informatics WeblogBest Patient's BlogThis year's awards are sponsored by Epocrates (BTW, love epocrates. Use it everyday in patient care.) According to the website, the polls will close on Sunday, January 18th, 2009 at midnight eastern time. Winners will be announced on Friday, January 23, 2009. I definitely support these awards and this post will remain at the top of the blog as long as the polls are open. Haven't voted yet? Why not? Click here and cast your vote today! Good luck to all the finalists!
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Twitter & Health Care
2009-01-18 23:36:00
I'm fascinated by new an innovative uses of social new media tools in medicine and health care. The use of e-mail and tools like secure, password protected websites have been talked about (but not really implemented that much for a variety of reasons) for a long time. But, what about social media solutions like twitter, facebook, and other tools.I came across this post from Phil Baumann who is a tech guy with some health care credentials. He shows this point of view by bringing up the commonly held concerns of those in health care in using technological solutions - namely issues of patient privacy, HIPPA, and fear of litigation. However, using his tech point of view, he challenges the health care industry to look "outside the box" and see innovative uses of social media.In the health care industry there is often a fine line between caution and fear. It is the fear of change so common in health care that I hope we can overcome. Twitter may be a proving ground of how we overcome our ...
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Show 67 Wrap-up
2009-01-16 07:14:00
Thanks so much to my guest Jamie Davis from the ProMed Network which is a new network of medical/health podcasts. (You can also download the show here.) In our conversation, he stated that there will be a big launch of this site later this month with a sponsor. We talked a little bit about how to monetize new media. He has a premium site and he has recorded educational CDs and DVDs which are teaching tools for students. (Also check out the video post above)We also talked about the podcasts that he produces including The MedicCast and The Nursing Show . What I like about these podcasts are the teaching tidbits that they have. It really makes me think about adding clinical teaching topics to my shows. Just like trying to do a little more patient education during the office visit, maybe I can incorporate that into the show.The second half of the show had a very different feel than my shows usually do. However, I felt that this story needed to be told. My guest for the 2nd part of the sh...
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Dr. A Show 67: ProMed Network
2009-01-15 09:01:00
Thursday, January 15th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Time (0200 GMT)Join us tonight for Doctor Anonymous Show 67 where our guest will be Jamie Davis who is the Managing Director of The ProMed Network which is a new network of medical/health podcasts. In addition to the ProMed Network, Jamie also produces a number of podcasts including The MedicCast. The player above is the most recent episode of The MedicCast talking about Antifreeze Poisonings.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 ge...

Today's Video Picks
2009-01-14 22:15:00
Just today, I saw three great vids from fellow medbloggers and new media medicine peeps out there. They follow below. First is Kerri from SixUntilMe.com (BTW, vote for her blog in the Medgadget Awards!). In this video blog, she talks about her latest adventures with her HbAIC.Next is our blog friend Medi-Medi-Mary who does what looks like a parody video of me doing a promo for The Doctor Anonymous Show. Unfortunately, I could not find the code to place here. So, check out her blog post called My first (kinda) video post. Finally is our buddy LizzPiano and her "secret project" which is a video shot by her hospital. It's a very well done music video which I think is about a recent quality improvement project that their hospital nursing staff did. Check it out below. Great use of video. If you're not using video yet, why not? You'll be glad you did!
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Show 67 Preview
2009-01-14 13:01:00
Join is this week for The Doctor Anonymous Show as we welcome Jamie Davis, RN, NREMT-P, from the ProMed Network. This is a new network of medical and health related podcasts - of which I am a proud member. As of this posting, there are 17 podcasts which are part of the network. And, I think the network has been up and running for about a month now. I'm hoping this year to let, you, the Doctor Anonymous listener, know more about medicine/health related podcasts.In addition to building an empire of health/medical podcasts, Jamie produces a number of podcasts on his own including the popular podcast called The MedicCast: A Podcast for EMTs, Paramedics, and EMS Providers. In addition to this, Jamie also has The Nursing Show, the MedicCast News Podcast, HealthLiner News Roundup, and a number of other projects.I encourage you to check out the video post above which was shot in my garage last night where the air temp was 22F and with the winds, the temp feels like -1F - Brrrr! So, join us...
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Prevent colds? Go To Bed!
2009-01-13 09:01:00
Through the years, there have been volumes written on how to prevent the common cold. There are some people who swear by things like zinc and other "natural" or herbal therapies. There's even this pretty good article which outlines tips like washing your hands and keeping household surfaces clean.On Monday, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh shared something that is very simple to prevent catching a cold - Get some sleep, Dude! It's kind of been conventional wisdom which has said that those who slept more would probably fight off infection better (Reuters)."Although sleep's relationship with the immune system is well-documented, this is the first evidence that even relatively minor sleep disturbances can influence the body's reaction to cold viruses," [Sheldon] Cohen [a researcher at Carnegie Mellon] said in a statement. "It provides yet another reason why people should make time in their schedules to get a complete night of rest."In this study, they took ab...

Nationwide Cell Phone Ban While Driving?
2009-01-12 09:01:00
Now, everyone knows that using a cell phone while driving is distracting. Even six states ban the use of cell phones while driving and seven states ban texting while driving. On Sunday, the National Safety Council called for a nationwide ban of using mobile phones while driving (Reuters)"It's time to take the cellphone away," said Janet Froetscher, president and chief executive officer of the non-profit group. "Studies show that driving while talking on a cellphone is extremely dangerous and puts drivers at a four times greater risk of a crash," Froetscher said in a telephone interview.You may have heard of the use of a "hands-free" device while using a cell phone and driving. The states above do NOT ban the use of a hands-free device. However, the National Safety Council is recommending all use of cellular phones while driving - including the use of hands-free devices and texting.Personally, I think this is a little extreme. I admit that I see people all the time kind of paying at...
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What A Flight Nurse Wears
2009-01-09 12:51:00
I might get in trouble for showing you this top secret information, but I thought all of you wanted to know (hehe). Ever wanted to know what a flight nurse wears? Well, I found this exclusive footage from our fave flight nurse - the one and only Crzegrl. Looks like she was responding to a request from nursing students in the Philippines (Who-Hoo!). Actually, I had no idea what Emily was talking about. I'm just a sucker for (almost) anyone in a flight suit. Great job Emily!
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Show 65 Wrap-up
2009-01-09 04:42:00
Thanks to Angelo Mandato from Podcamp Ohio 2 for being a guest on The Doctor Anonymous Show 65. We talked about possible sessions for the event, along with seeking sponsors, setting up in-person meetups in the Cleveland/Columbus/Cincinnati areas, doing promos for the event, and other things. Thanks to Crzegrl and Jason for calling into the show to ask questions. Finally, wanted to wish the best of luck to Angelo and his wife Heather on their coming baby - possibly as soon as next week! I'm sure he'll give us an update next month when Angelo returns for the next Podcamp Ohio update. Have a great weekend everybody and hope to see you for The Night Shift with Dr. A on Saturday!
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Saturday Night with Dr. A
2009-01-09 01:18:00
No, silly - Not Saturday Night Live. If you didn't already hear, I have started a new Saturday night show called "The Night Shift with Dr. A." I would say that it's completely different than the Thursday night show. My co-host for the show is Kat from another Blog Talk Radio show called "The Llanview Lowdown."If you haven't checked out last week's show yet, I invite you to click here and to take a listen. It's kind of funny, because I'm still trying to find a decent format and flow of the show. And, to be honest, it's kind of exciting to try to start up a new show that is different than what's going on now.For now, I've committed to doing the show through January and seeing how things go. We talk about a variety of things to what's going on in our lives at that moment (whether it be work or non-work related), or some news, or some sports, or whatever comes up. So, I invite you to catch the latest edition of The Night Shift which will be Saturday, January, 10th, 2009 at 9pm...

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