Doctor AnonymousDoctor AnonymousJust 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. Articles
17 days until boards
2008-07-08 04:01:00 Just wanted to give everyone an update on what's been happening:1. Thank you!: Just wanted to thank everyone for your supportive comments and e-mails during this time when I've had to step back from the blog and the show. I hated to do it, but felt I needed to re-focus for this month. I'll be up and running again soon.2. Board Exam Preparation: I admit that I did freak out a little bit last weekend when I realized that I had less than three weeks until the exam. My prep is basically doing a lot of practice questions and practice tests. This has served me well in the past.3. Podcamp Ohio: This was a fabulous experience. I'm going to have to talk about this on a future show. I shot a lot of video out there and posted some videos on my Viddler site. Check it out. Some funny stuff over there (at least I think).4. Podcamp Ohio Wrap-up Show: I was asked to have a feedback session to kind of do a post mortem (bad joke) on the meeting. So, if anyone is going to be around, there's going... More About: Days
Taking A Step Back
2008-06-30 01:01:00 Every so often, one has to take a step back and take a look at the big picture. It's been a little while since my last blog break, and I think I'm at that point right now. First of all, I'm scheduled to take my board exam at the end of July. I can't believe that it's been seven years since I've finished residency. Time flies by when you're having fun. So, I definitely have to focus on that.Secondly, I can not say it enough how much I have been just blown away by Podcamp Ohio this past weekend. I met a lot of great people. There were a handful of people who I only knew through e-mail or blogs or podcasts - to meet them in person was quite a treat.I talked to a lot of people about my blog and about my show - everything from technical questions to lifestyle questions (like why publicly I still identify myself without my real name). And, I have to tell you that they gave me a lot to think about - as far as marketing, identity, and other stuff.So, I've decided that I'm really go... More About: Back , Step , Taking
My Podcamp Ohio Experience
2008-06-29 12:06:00 As you can see in the video above, it was late/early again when I recorded this. Why do I do that to myself. And, why do I subject all of you to this? Hehe. Anyway, Podcamp Ohio was a great experience yesterday. I worked the registration desk in the morning and you can see front desk pics here and here. I heard that some of the sessions in the morning were standing room only. It's great that some people took pics during the sessions like here and here. And, as we were sitting at the front desk, we saw that a couple of people were live streaming the sessions on ustream. So, at the front desk, we were able to view a session going on down the hall. Dontcha love technology? Then, I had the idea of "Live Streaming from the Front Desk" - more as a joke than anything else. I mean who would want to see what's going on at the front desk? Apparently, a few people were curious. So, we kind of had a "front desk" podcamp ohio session as we were checking people in. There was such a response to ... More About: Experience
Night Before Podcamp Ohio Update
2008-06-28 11:01:00 I really weird thing happened. I shot the video above about six hours ago,. I then went to the video site and hit upload and then collapsed and fell asleep. I was hoping to see the thing uploaded and ready to go when I woke up this morning. But, alas, that is not how things work - apparently.But, I had a great time last night meeting some people the night before the Podcamp Ohio event. Podcamp Ohio hasn't even officially started, and, for me, it's already been a valuable experience. I have never considered myself a "tech guy" and talking with some of these people last night - that definitely re-emphasized that fact. I'm really looking forward to the event later thing morning. It's Podcamp Ohio! More About: Night , Update
Show 40 Wrap-up
2008-06-26 23:31:00 A little bit of a different show tonight - for Show Number 40 - in that it was not medically related. But, I did have the crew from Podcamp Ohio on the show. The event will be this weekend in Columbus. We talked about some sessions that will take place. I also asked the people on the call about their specific blogs, podcasts, video podcasts, or whatever new media project that they were working on. (see video post above) It was a little bit of a challenge for me because I'm not that well versed in technical stuff. And, I have never had eight people on the show at the same time. So, trying to balance all of that was a challenge - yet a lot of fun! So, I'll be driving down to Columbus on Friday afternoon/evening (about 3 hours away) and hanging out down there this weekend. If you want to keep track of what I'm doing, you can always check out my twitter feed. Or, if that's not working, I just subscribed to friendfeed. I'll also be shooting video down there and hopefully placing i... More About: Wrap
Dr. A show tonight!
2008-06-26 02:01:00 Thursday, June 26th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern TimeJoin us tonight for The Doctor Anonymous Show number 40. We're going to be talking about Podcamp Ohio on the show. What is this? Well, it a conference, actually called an un-conference, talking about all things new media - whether they be blogs, podcasts, video podcasts, social networking, twitter, and other stuff. Our guests will be conference organizers, people presenting sessions, and of course, taking your phone calls as well.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 m... More About: Tonight
Show 40 Preview
2008-06-25 04:55:00 This week, The Doctor Anonymous Show is doing something a little bit different - a little different change of pace for the show this week. Don't worry, it's not going to be bad. In fact, I think we're going to have a lot of fun! (See video post above)I'm happy to welcome Podcamp Ohio to the show. What is Podcamp Ohio? Well, the best way I would describe it is that it is a gathering of new media enthusiasts - whether it be blogs, podcasts, video podcasts, social networking, and whatever else comes to mind. Podcamp Ohio will take place this weekend on Saturday, June 28th in Columbus, Ohio.So, I'm hoping to have some of the organizers on the show, to have some people who will be presenting sessions on the show, and to have attendees on the show - just talking about stuff. I think it will be a great time on Thursday, June 26th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Time. See you for the show! More About: Preview
Lost Vegas Videos
2008-06-24 12:43:00 No, these videos were not lost. I just thought that it made a good title of a post. Anyway, I just saw a couple of videos from Brandice. And, one of them has a layout of her room. Why is it when people go to Vegas - that people want to know what your hotel room was like - interesting. Anyway, here's her room tour below.So, as I have been saying for weeks, I have minutes and minutes of unedited Vegas video from my own trip in May. Finally, I put together my hotel room tour. It's not exciting and the view left a lot to be desired. But, it was fun editing this thing together. Hope you enjoy the video below! More About: Videos , Lost
Show 39 Wrap-up
2008-06-19 23:01:00 Thanks to Dr. David Loeb from Doctor David's Blog: Musings of a Pediatric Oncologist. (see video post above) The topic of cancer in kids is sometimes an awkward to talk about. Thanks to Dr. David for being up front and honest about talking about these issues. I very much appreciate his candor in talking about this stuff. If you haven't already, check out Show 39 of The Doctor Anonymous Show (and don't forget to rate the show!).Following the interview, I shared some news stories and I'll add those links up on this post a little bit later. Thanks to The Medical Quack for calling into the show and saving me from myself. It's really tough to talk to yourself for 30 minutes to close the show. I really appreciate her promoting the show and talking about the show on her blog. If you haven't check it out yet, I encourage you to click on over to her blog called The Medical Quack.Following the show, I had a request to go over to my Ustream "channel" again and broadcast over there for a ... More About: Wrap
Dr. A Show 39: David Loeb
2008-06-19 02:01:00 Thursday, June 19th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern TimeJoin us tonight for The Doctor Anonymous Show number 39. Our guest will be Dr. David Loeb who is a pediatric oncologist. His blog is called Doctor David's Blog: Musings of a Pediatric Oncologist. Plus, he just celebrated his blogiversary yesterday.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 "Click to Listen" button. Then, of course, press the "Click to Listen" button....
Happy Blogiversary!
2008-06-18 23:01:00 You know what's kind of funny? I totally forgot that my blogiversary was today until I saw that it was Doctor David's blogiversary yesterday. So, thanks for reminding me.The second year of The Doctor Anonymous Blog saw a lot of changes. It's also kind of funny because I told myself that I would never video post again, and yet I started that again at the beginning of this calendar year. I tried it briefly during my first year - to bad results (in my opinion). But, honestly, I think that's going a little bit better now.Probably the most significant change was the addition of the internet radio show in August of last year. That medium has always fascinated me. Growing up, I always wondered what it would be like to be a DJ and play music. And, growing up, I also always wanted to be Johnny Carson and be the host of a talk show. The first few months of the thing really just had me trying to figure out the technology. I complain of technical difficulties now. But, when the show first s... More About: Happy
The David Loeb Interview
2008-06-17 18:46:00 The Doctor Anonymous Show is proud to welcome Dr. David Loeb to show 39 on Thursday, June 19th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Time. He is a pediatric oncologist which is a cancer doctor for kids. I've always been fascinated by those who choose to take care of kids with cancer. That has got to be tough work. His blog is called Doctor David's Blog: Musings of a Pediatric Oncologist. (See video post above)Below, I wanted to share a post called "How Do You Know A Teenager is Well:"My pager goes off all the time. Usually, it?s an annoyance, interrupting something I?m doing (talking with a patient, driving to work?) for something that may not be as urgent. (?Do you want to admit the patient on Wednesday or next Friday??)But sometimes the pager tells me something good.Last week, one of my patients had a catastrophic experience ? a 28-minute seizure that was the first sign of a previously-undetected metastasis to her brain. We admitted her to the ICU and arranged for surgery the next day. Unfortuna... More About: Interview
Show 38 Wrap-up
2008-06-13 00:01:00 As I suspected, my scheduled guests did not show up for The Doctor Anonymous Show 38 (Don't forget to rate the show over there). But, I wasn't surprised by that. So, instead, I was happy to have people calling in and saying hello. (see video post above) First, I wanted to thank David Porter from the Center for Reducing Health Disparities and we talked about the website that he works on and the idea of health disparities in general.Next, Angelo Mandato from PodcampOhio called in and we talked about how he got involved in the idea and the concept of podcamp. He has done a great job organizing the entire event. If you are anywhere in the midwestern United States - specifically Ohio - you have to try to get down to Columbus, Ohio for this gathering. We'll talk about all things new media like blogs, podcasts, video blogging, social networking, twitter, and so much more.Finally, before all the technical problems occurred, Chris Seper from Cleveland.com/Medical called into the show. Th... More About: Wrap
Dr. A Show 38
2008-06-11 23:01:00 Thursday, June 12th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern TimeJoin us tonight for The Doctor Anonymous Show number 38. Our scheduled guests are from the site called The Doctors Channel. But, still as of this posting, I have not received confirmation that they are indeed coming to the show tonight. So this show should be interesting. Another interesting thing is that the entire BlogTalkRadio site crashed at about 10PM eastern time last night. How did I know that? Well, I was getting ready to listen to one of my fave shows when - right at the top of the hour - I could not get audio or video. And when I tried to refresh the page, I got an error message. So, we'll see what happens for my show tonight.Here are other stories that I may cover on tonight's show:*My show being featured in the sidebar of the Cleveland Plain Dealer Health Page (woohoo!)*My (boring) (non) jury duty story*New Yorkers have a higher rate of herpes infection verses the rest of the nation*Athletes take Viagra before workout routin...
Show 38 Preview
2008-06-11 13:01:00 I would like to invite you to the next edition of The Doctor Anonymous Show which will be Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 9pm eastern time. My scheduled guests are from the website called The Doctors Channel. The Co-Founders of the site are Dr. Micheal Banks and Dr. David Best. The site describes itself as this: The Doctor?s Channel is a useful, time-saving tool that condenses the overwhelming amount of information doctors are forced to navigate each day in a creative, informative way.I also want to let you know that I sent them a confirmation e-mail earlier this week, but have not heard back from them yet. Of course, that may change at any time. For now, I will keep them on the schedule and on my sidebar. I have the utmost confidence that they will keep their commitment to the show and be our guest tomorrow night.If not, then, I think I'm more than capable of filling the time with whatever comes to mind. Maybe I'll talk about the impending Friday the 13th this week. Or, Flag Day (in t... More About: Preview
NeoNurseChic is Back!
2008-06-11 11:04:00 I'm happy to announce that our blog friend NeoNurseChic is back. She sent out an e-mail this morning announcing her return. Some of you newer bloggers may not remember her, but about a year and a half ago, she was very active in the medblogger community.Then, circumstances happened that she had to make her blog private and she dropped out of the medblog world for a while (although I would still see her leave comments at places like The Shrink Rap Blog). Anyway, she has a long post today, which is basically a catch up post for what she's been doing.So, I encourage you to drop by over there, take a read (especially at some of her earlier posts), and leave a comment of welcoming her back. I have missed her around and hope that she continues blogging for a while. More About: Back
iPhone 2.0 announced
2008-06-09 20:54:00 Now, everyone knew that this new iPhone was coming for months. Even knowing this, I was even surprised by this announcement - particularly the $199 price point. Of course, I'm not a tech reporter. But, I'm very happy with this announcement. The only question left is should I get this phone on July 11th? Maybe another question is should I be one of those people who wait outside my local Apple store for this phone? This is so exciting! More About: Iphone
Heat Stroke
2008-06-08 14:25:00 Hey there kids! Hope your weekend is going well. One of the headlines this weekend is this early heat wave, at least in the eastern United States. I have golf outing this afternoon. (Keep an eye on my Twitter to see how I'm doing today) And, around here, the high temperature will be in the mid 90s - with the humidity raising the temp even more.Usually with the heat articles, you usually see health articles about dehydration and heat stroke. But, surprisingly, I did not see that this weekend. So, I will take on the task of reviewing this stuff. (Plus, I wanted to review this myself, because I know there will be a bunch of guys out there in my golf outing today who will not hydrate enough)Here is a great article from WebMD which initially describes Heat Stroke :Heat stroke is a form of hyperthermia (abnormally elevated body temperature) with accompanying physical and neurological symptoms. Unlike heat cramps and heat exhaustion, two less-severe forms of hyperthermia, heat stroke is a ...
Jim McKay
2008-06-07 17:57:00 It was sad to hear that this legendary sportscaster passed away today. I will remember him from "Wide World of Sports" which was the forerunner of ESPN and what sports broadcasting is today. I will also remember him for being such a part of the olympics. Above is a video clip of what he does best...
Show 37 Wrap-up
2008-06-06 06:01:00 Thanks so much to Dr. Gwenn O'Keeffe from Pediatrics Now and Dr. Gwenn Is In for being on the show. We started with talking about her career choice for medicine and for the specialty of pediatrics. We then moved into her work with writing columns, then and eventually working toward the creation of her blog and her website.We talked a bunch about physicians can and should reach out to media outlets whether they be television, newspapers, or new media sources like blogs/podcasts/videos. I enjoy exploring this area with media savvy people like Dr. Gwenn. She's also involved with her professional organization (American Academy of Pediatrics) and I have been involved with mine as well to try to advocate better for physicians and our patients.Unfortunately, the technical problems continued this evening with me getting kicked off the line a couple of times, and my guest getting cut off a couple of times a well. But, being the pro that she is, she covered me by continuing to talk as I tri... More About: Show , Wrap
Dr. A Show 37: Gwenn O'Keefe
2008-06-05 06:01:00 Thursday, June 5th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern TimeJoin us tonight for The Doctor Anonymous Show number 37 (See video post above). Our guest will be Dr. Gwenn O'Keefe who is a pediatrician in Massachusetts. Check out yesterday's post for a description of her website, her blog, and her appearances on television and podcasts.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 "Click to Listen" button. Then, of course, press the...
The Gwenn O'Keefe Interview
2008-06-04 06:31:00 The Doctor Anonymous Show is proud to welcome Dr. Gwenn O'Keefe to show 37 on Thursday, June 5th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Time. She is a pediatrician, and, in my opinion, an entrepreneur in that she has a website called PediatricsNow.com and also a blog called Dr. Gwenn Is In. Below, is a small excerpt from a post called "Is your child's teacher good for your child?"Keep in mind that even small children can express when they are being treated poorly so take it seriously. Stay calm and try to be open minded but do explore the situation fully when your child comes home complaining about a teacher. It may be that your child is having struggles in the classroom or with another child. Or, it may very well be the child is being treated poorly by the teacher. Teachers are sometimes bullies to kids and that must never be allowed.I hope you're able to join us for the show, because we're going to have a great time. Following the interview with Bruce, I just be talking about stuff for the last... More About: Interview
Dona Nobis Pacem
2008-06-04 03:01:00 I know this post is early, but, it's already June 4th in most parts of the world. You may have seen globes like this in the past. This has been called a "Peace Globe Movement" by some out there in the blogosphere. This is a simple idea brought forth by Mimi Lenox back in the fall of 2006. Mimi was even a guest on The Doctor Anonymous Show Number Eleven back on October 25, 2007.The idea is simple: To have as many people put globes like the one above on blogs around the world. Think that's silly? Well, there have been previous peace globe days on 11/7/06, 6/6/07, and 11/7/07. Check out the comment sections of these posts. And, of course, check out Mimi's site for a sample of globes from around the world. It's never too late to get your globe. Click here for more details. Peace on Earth is more than just a day someone picked out and a graphic that you put on your blog. Yes, it's idealistic, but it's an idea of hope - In a world that needs all the hope that it can grasp. Thanks Mi...
High Grass Violation
2008-06-03 15:22:00 Mow your lawn, or go to jail! That's what the city council is saying in Canton, Ohio (by my neck of the woods). The local Canton paper talks about it more, but below is the story from the Associated Press:Homeowners who don't mow their grass in this northeast Ohio city now face stiffer penalties ? including possible jail time. The city council unanimously passed a law Monday that makes a second high-grass violation a fourth-degree misdemeanor carrying a fine of up to $250 and as many as 30 days in jail.The previous law only made the first violation a minor misdemeanor, with a fine of up to $150 but no jail time. The new law is to take effect in 30 days. "This is the type of action we need to take in order to clean up our neighborhoods and our city," Mayor William J. Healy II said.As all of you know, government has always been successful at legislating a change in behavior (yeah right). I'm hoping the people in Canton protest this by not mowing lawns for a month. That would be fun... More About: High , Grass
Grand Rounds
2008-06-03 14:41:00 Grand Rounds 4.37 is now up and running over at The Happy Hospitalist. (The picture above is actually from an earlier post this week - not from the GR post. I know, not fair. But, admit it, it caught your attention, didn't it?).I admit (again) that I've been a bad medblogger in that I haven't been that consistent in contributing posts to GR. Of course, that would mean that I would have to write meaningful posts to submit. Anyway, I'll try again to write some content for GR. Thanks to The Happy Hospitalist for including my post this week:Unabated physician bashing. Haven't you heard? All doctors hate gay people. Doctor Anonymous points out the blatant assault on physician rights.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 reading about medicine and science? Next week, Grand Rounds moves to the infamous blog of Dr. John Crippen called NHS Blog... More About: Grand
Happy Birthday, Me!
2008-06-02 06:01:00 As I began my day on Sunday morning, I was happy to see that the blog crossed the 200K visit level. YAY! I had a question on when I exactly placed that thing on my blog. The sitemeter thingy was placed soon after I started the blog two years ago. You'll see in my sidebar that it will be only about 2 weeks until my 2 year blogiversary. Can you believe it?Anyway, following this, I was pleased to see in a Twitter from Dr. Rob that Sunday was his birthday. Happy Birthday Dr. Rob! I hope you enjoyed that birthday bagel. I'm happy to say that Monday is my birthday. So, Happy Birthday Me!I celebrated on Sunday. For those of you subscribed to my Twitter feed or are on Brightkite, I did a lot of traveling and celebrating on Sunday. After sleeping in on Sunday, I went to lunch at one of my favorite places - and took a picture there. Later, went to our local lake to take in some of nature - and took a picture there. Finally, went to dairy queen to have one of my fave desserts - the blizzard ...
Countdown to 200k visits
2008-05-31 18:24:00 I noticed recently that our pal Dr. Rob just passed 100,000 visits. He made light on this event, with, what else, a Twitter post. I then took a look at my own Sitemeter stats and saw that I'm getting close to 200,000. YAY! Doing some calculations, I think this will happen this weekend. Help me out (hehe), send your friends and neighbors over here to check out my blog. Hope you're having a great weekend! More About: Countdown
Show 36 Wrap-up
2008-05-30 07:01:00 Thanks so much to Dr. Bruce Campbell for joining the show. (See video post above) His blog is called Reflections In A Head Mirror. We talked about how he chose his career as an ear, nose, and throat specialist. He said that he was originally going to be a primary care physician, but then changed to ENT - that's an interesting story.We then talked about how be started blogging. His hospital asked him (and a few other docs at where he works) to start writing articles for the hospital. This then was moved forward to blogging. Bruce shares an interesting story about how did (and still does) keep a journal of his reflections on life. That's so interesting, because that's a theme that I have found - especially with physician bloggers. I did keep a journal myself for a few years, so I can relate to where he's coming from.I would like to thank my callers to joining the show as well. Dr. Val asked about the peritonsillar abcess which sometimes can be an emergency situation which needs tr... More About: Show , Wrap
At the Apple Store
2008-05-29 17:25:00 Stopped by the Apple Store this morning. YAY! More About: Apple Store
Dr. A Show 36: Bruce Campbell
More articles from this author:2008-05-29 09:01:00 Thursday, May 29th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern TimeJoin us tonight for The Doctor Anonymous Show number 36 (See video post above). Our guest will be Dr. Bruce Campbell who is an ear, nose, and throat specialist. Check out yesterday's post for a sample of his blog called: Reflections In A Head Mirror.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 "Click to Listen" button. Then, of course, press the "Click to Listen" button... More About: Bruce Campbell 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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