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Grand Rounds Deadline


I'm having a great time here in Arizona. The weather is perfect. I'll talk about this more on the Grand Rounds Premiere show which will be Monday at 11:30pm eastern time on my internet radio show. Hope your weekend is going well. The deadline for GR submissions will be 11:59pm eastern time, November 11th, 2007. Have you sent me your post yet?

Countdown to Grand Rounds


Last year, when I hosted for the first time, I did a little research on how this whole thing got started. I posted it here last year. But, in case no one read that, I'll re-post the text here, because it is good reading....

Did you know that Grand Rounds was almost called things like "Carnival of the Caregivers," or, "Melee of the Medics," or, "Party of the Providers," or, "Hulabaloo of the Healers?" How different would things have turned out if one of those names were chosen?

Here are some other things I found:
August 6, 2004: Now, a certain fraction of medi-blog posts are too esoteric for the lay reader, but actually not that many. And that's part of the appeal: Each week authors would pick a post that general blog readers could understand and enjoy, and a rotating volunteer blogger would host the links. What gets linked would be at the host's discretion -- hopefully a nice mix of quality patient stories, science news, and policy points.

September 13, 2004: If you're a medical blogger (which so many of you are), and if you're interested in reaching more nonmedical readers, listen to this: I've received a lot of positive feedback about the idea for "Grand Rounds" (Carnival of the Caregivers) -- a series of "best-of-the-week" posts from around the medical blogosphere, with rotating hosts.

September 28, 2004 (The First Grand Rounds): Welcome to the debut of Grand Rounds, the weekly summary of the best of the medical blogosphere. It's our hope that this new feature will introduce a wider audience to the expanding array of talented doctors, nurses, techs and students writing online today. This week, we've got a roundup of new medical reports, opinions on current health topics, and a look into several medical specialties. Plus, some stories from caregivers to make you laugh, cry, or spur the contemplation of your mortality.

I'm off the Arizona for a long weekend. I'm going to try this Twitter thing while I'm out there. So, feel free to follow me on my Twitter site. Don't forget that the Grand Rounds Premiere show on my internet radio show is Monday night, November 12th, 2007 beginning at 11:30pm eastern time.

LIVE tonight: Dr. Nick Genes


BlogTalkRadio Listen Live

Thursday, November 8th, 2007 at 10:00pm Eastern Time

Join us tonight for Nick Genes, MD, PhD. Nick is best known for Grand Rounds, Blogborygmi, and MedGadget. 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.

*You can also participate in the live chat room before, during, and after the show. Look for the "Chat Available" button in the upper right hand corner of my show site. If you are registered with the BTR site, your registered name and picture will appear in the chat room. (If not, you will be designated as "guest")

*You can also call into the show. The number is on my show site. I'll be taking calls beginning at around the bottom of the hour. Hope these tips are helpful!

As far as GR 4.08, I have more than 20 submissions already. Again, a lot more at this point verses last year when I hosted. Keep those submissions coming in. Have you sent something to me yet? Why not? If you'd like more details on what I'm looking for, just click here and read on!!

Update: Thanks so much to Nick for being a great guest! Unfortunately, I had another technical glitch at the beginning of the show. But, not as bad as last week. The sound comes back at around 5 minutes into the show. The good news was that the chat room was working.

We started talking about his emergency medicine residency and how we started blogging. And, then the start of the Grand Rounds blog carnival. How does Nick find hosts for this blog carnival? He answers that question.

For the medical bloggers out there, he also shares his feelings about the idea of using themes during Grand Rounds. I talk about this as well. Later in the show, he share his thoughts about the number of posts per week is just about the right number.

Thanks so much to Dr. Val and MJRN for calling into the show. I'd also like to thank everyone in the chatroom - including the scan man himself tuning in all the way from India. Sorry the sound wasn't working, though. Hopefully, you'll be able to listen to the archives.

After the 60 minute mark, when the live feed was over, Nick and I talked about my upcoming Medscape interview with him. We really hyped it up - don't miss this Pre-rounds interview. It's going to be good.

We closed by talking about Medgadget, the Medgadget medblog awards which will be coming up in January, and advice for first time Grand Rounds hosts. We probably could have talked for another 30 minutes - but that's why I'm going to bring him back for another show. hehe

The Nicholas Genes Interview


This week The Doctor Anonymous Show welcomes Nicholas Genes, MD, PhD. He, of course, is best known for the Grand Rounds blog carnival. He is also known for his Blogborygmi blog and his association with Medgadget.

Join us on Thursday, November 8th, 2007 at 10pm Eastern Standard Time where we will be talking about this and a whole lot more. You can also join us in the live chat room or even call into the show to ask Nick a question. The chat room worked for the last show. Let's hope it works again. You'll just have to tune in to find out. Check here tomorrow for details.

By the way, I already have about a dozen submissions for Grand Rounds - just after day one! This is a lot more than at this point last year when I was hosting. Have you sent something to me yet? Why not? If you'd like more details on what I'm looking for, just click here and read on!

Dona Nobis Pacem


A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. 
Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. 
-Margaret Mead

I know this post is early, but it's already November 7th in some parts of the world. I wanted to thank Mimi for all of your hard work in putting this together.

Listen to my interview with Mimi on Doctor Anonymous Live. You can also talk to Mimi on The Mo Show which will be on at 7pm eastern time on Wednesday. In addition, join Mimi in her Bloggingham Palace chat room. I'm looking forward to seeing all the globes today. Peace on Earth....

Grand Rounds 4.08 Announcements


Before I give you the posting guidelines/rules, I have a few of announcements. First of all, given the writers strike, I'm happy to report that Grand Rounds 4.08 will still go on as previously scheduled. Yay!


The one and only Dr. Nick Genes himself will be making an appearance on the Doctor Anonymous internet radio program on Thursday, November 8th, 2007 at 10pm Eastern Time.
 
Have you ever wanted to ask Nick a question before? Well, here is your chance. You can join us in the live chat room that happens during the show as well. Mark your calendars now! Check back here later in the week for more details.

Secondly, right before I officially post GR 4.08, there will be a special Grand Rounds Premiere Show on Doctor Anonymous Live. This will take place Monday, November 12th, 2007 beginning at 11:30pm eastern time.
 
I'll be talking about how it is to be a host for Grand Rounds. I'll also be talking about my vacation (I'll be in Arizona for the show). And, at the stroke of midnight eastern time, I will be posting GR 4.08 for all to see. Isn't that exciting? A live premiere will be a definite first in Grand Rounds history. 
In case you haven't read them in a while, you can read the general GR guidelines written by Nick himself - click here. As far as GR 4.08, there is no theme. However, I do enjoy reading good medical stories. I talked about that in my last year's post. Also, in order for me to keep things organized, I'd appreciate if you could make your submissions using the following format:

Post Name:
Post URL:
One line description:

The deadline will be 11:59 pm eastern standard time on Sunday, November 11th, 2007. I will be selecting what I think are the best five of the week and place them at the top of the post.


For the rest of the GR 4.08 post, I will be posting them in chronological order of when they appear in my e-mail box (presuming I think they are appropriate for GR). I hope this encourages you to send me your link early. The style will be similar to the Kevin, MD anniversary edition. Send all posts to doctoranonymousblog at gmail dot com. Please place "GR 4.08" in the subject line.

Grand Rounds


Grand Rounds 4.07 is now up and running at Counting Sheep: tales from the nurse anesthesia front, and some other yarns. The author is named Terry and she lives in Philadelphia.

According to the blog, here is how this week's theme is described: This coming week’s theme will be one that is near and dear to my heart as a nurse anesthetist . . . . . dealing with pain - patients, families, our own; physical, psychic, spiritual. Thanks for including my post this week:

Dr. Anonymous whets our appetite with a possible new treatment for pain using chili peppers.
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 is RIGHT HERE! I'll be posting some announcements soon. So, stay tuned!

Weekend Update

I have to admit that my blogging has been a little sparse lately. Work was been tremendously busy for the past couple of weeks. Weekends have been devoted to catching up on sleep and doing what I need to do around the place (like laundry - are clean clothes at work important?).

I guess I have been devoting a little more free time to the internet radio show - which has been going very well (I think). This radio show thing is a lot of fun. I had no idea how much until I started doing it. I really appreciate all the people who have been listening in, sending e-mail, and leaving comments. Let's see how far I can take this....

I'm also very excited that I'm going to be hosting Grand Rounds in about 10 days. I remember from last year how busy this week is going to me. Don't get me wrong, I'm really looking forward to it. It's just that getting everything done this week is going to be tricky. That whole time management thing is going to be challenged.

Finally, at the end of this week, I'm going to be taking a little trip out west. It'll be great just getting out of town for a few days. I'll be going to Arizona - beautiful country out there. I do have a meeting to attend, but I'm definitely looking forward to the time off (even if it's only a few days). Needed time to recharge. Today is the calm before the storm....