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Dr. A Show tonight

Thursday, October 16th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Time

We're going to have a more new media focus on the show tonight (and less so medical focus on the show tonight). The Doctor Anonymous Show is happy to welcome the organizers from Podcamp Pittsburgh. PCPGH takes place October 18-19, 2008. In addition, Angelo from Podcamp Ohio will be stopping by and he will have a big announcement to share with us.

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.

*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 the page. If you are registered with the BTR site, your registered name and picture will appear in the chat room.

*You can also call into the show. The number is on my show site. I'll start taking calls about halfway into the show. There is also a "Click To Talk" feature where you do not need a phone to call into the show - only a microphone headset. Hope these tips are helpful!

Show 52 Preview

The Doctor Anonymous Show is happy to welcome Podcamp Pittsburgh to show number 52. (see video post above) Scheduled to appear is Justin who is a co-organizer for the event which is this weekend. Their schedule looks fabulous and their sponsor list looks impressive.

Also, since this is the "unofficial" podcast of Podcamp Ohio 2009, we hope to have an update on the current plans for the PCOH event. There have been recent discussions on their Google discussion group on possible dates and locations. I hope to have some news for you on that front.

In addition to all of that, who knows what else we'll talk about. I may give an update on the Emergiblog poll for the proposed medical/health blogging track for Blog World Expo 2009. I'm also excited about our upcoming guests for the next few weeks. Finally, I'll be going to a meeting at the beginning of November and planning to do some shows from there. How exciting is that? See you for this week's show!

Show 51 Wrapup: Get Better Health

Thanks so much to Dr. Val Jones for being our guest on The Doctor Anonymous Show 51. In an exclusive to the show, Dr. Val shared her new project with us called "Getting Better" and this URL is http://getbetterhealth.com (I admit I was a little confused because it's "Getting Better" site, but getbetterhealth.com) (You can also download show 51 here)

On the blog portion of the site, she stated in our conversation that she will be focusing on interviews. She is a member of the National Press Club which gives her access to opinion leaders, celebrities, policy makers, and a variety of other people. There will also be "Getting Better TV," in which she will be utilizing video to broadcast conversations with people.

Dr. Val also talked about the "Getting Better Store." In a press release, this is described as somewhere that will "help consumers find the best quality and price on medical equipment, supplies and devices to ease the transition from the doctor's office to their home." She also shares her love for cartoons by having a link to "Getting Better Cartoons" on the site.

One of the great things about the people in new media medicine is that we definitely support each other, and that showed through tonight. Thanks so much to those who called in including Ramona, Kerri, Mother Jones, and Health Train. And, thanks so much for everyone who joined us live in the chat room tonight.

After our interview, I proudly announced that The Doctor Anonymous Show and The Doctor Anonymous Blog will be featured in the November edition of the ACP Internist. The publication has also recently featured Rural Doctoring and Kevin, MD.

Finally, at the very end of the show, I shared a recent appearance I had on the Annie and Burl Live show where they made a parody song about me - very funny stuff. This was in response to a parody song I made about them. And, yes, I did play my bad singing on the show (so you have to check that out). Following the show, I also went about 45 minutes on my Ustream Channel. Thanks so much to all of you who checked out the show and the post show. Have a great weekend!

Dr. A Show 51: Dr. Val Jones

Thursday, October 9th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Time

In a Doctor Anonymous Show exclusive, our guest will be Dr. Val Jones (see video post above). Val even "tweeted" along the lines of "Doctor Anonymous has the scoop." Rumors have been circling for weeks asking this question - "What is Dr. Val going to do next?" On show 51, she will answer that question. (Can I hype this up any more? hehe).

In addition to this, we'll talk about Dr. Val being the first homeless blogger of the medical blogosphere, er, new media medicine. (HA!). We'll also talk about "Grand Rounds" of which she is now an integral part. How about conferences? We'll talk about the Health 2.0 conference which will be in San Francisco later this month, and BlogWorld Expo 2008 (and 2009).

Following our conversation, I will be happy to announce that the show (and my blog) will be featured in a major medical website next month. Which one? Well, you will just have to tune in live to find out. I'm also going to share some updated information regarding the poll being taken by Emergiblog about the medblogger track at BlogWorldExpo 2009.

Finally, I want to share with all of you a recent appearance on one of my favorite blogtalkradio shows (Annie and Burl Live!). They made this parody song about me, and I think it's very funny. So you can't miss that!

*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.

October Show Preview

After taking a week off, The Doctor Anonymous Show returns this week with a four week run of great shows coming up. Dr. Val Jones (pictured above) makes a return as a guest on the show. She is formerly of Revolution Health and lately, she has been everywhere in new media medicine - namely guest posting on a bunch of medblogs lately. You have to join us for Show number 51 which will be Thursday, October 9th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Time.

Where has Dr. Val been? Well, this has been documented pretty well on Suture for a Living - by our pal Ramona. Her post named "Dr. Val Sightings" chronicles more than a dozen blogs where Dr. Val has shared her talents. It's been really fun playing, "Where in the blogosphere is Dr. Val?"

In addition to that, we'll talk about her recent conference experiences - especially at BlogWorld Expo (especially her interview with blogtalkradio). And, we'll talk about a conference she'll be attending later this month called The Health 2.0 Conference in San Francisco.

Following our conversation with Dr. Val, I have a very important announcement that I want to share with everyone. What is the announcement? Well, you'll just have to tune in live to see what that is. Plus, I also wanted to share an appearance I had recently on one of my favorite blogtalkradio shows (other than mine - hehe).

Finally, I also wanted to highlight future shows that we have coming up in "Doc-tober" (hehe). On October 16th, this will be a new media show. We'll be talking with Justin Kownacki from Podcamp Pittsburgh which will be taking place October 18-19. Look out Pittsburgh! I'm planning to attend PC-PGH! Angelo, our pal from Podcamp Ohio, is also scheduled to be on the show.

On October 23rd, Carrie from the NeoNurseChic blog will join us to talk about what life is like with a chronic illness. To end the month, Tim from the Symtym blog will join us to talk about medicine, new media, technology, and whatever else may come up. So, I'm very excited about this months' shows!

Phone bill woes

I was making the rounds over on Viddler and saw this interesting video posted by our pal Enrico. Apparently, he could not find is bill using that lame thing he calls a blackberry (hehe). Epic FAIL! Maybe it's time to switch to the iPhone, buddy. Just kidding. Great video!

Show Update

If you didn't already know, I'm not going to have a blogtalkradio show this week. I know that I mentioned this previously, but I'm the team physician for our boys high school soccer team. We have an away game on show night. So, rather than be stressed out about being home on time for the show, I just cancelled the show. As you may remember, I ended up being late for a show a few weeks ago, and I still feel bad about that (especially for the scheduled guest).

Anyway, there will not be a BTR show, but I may go live with my Ustream channel when I get home from the game. It's just that I don't know exactly when I will be home. I'm thinking that I will be home between 9:30-10pm eastern time. If people are going to be around, leave a comment below or send me a twitter. Keep track of if/when I go live by subscribing to my twitter feed.

I also wanted to highlight some links for this week. First, I did want to mention again GruntDoc's caption contest. He even has newly designed graphics for caption winners. Secondly, I wanted to mention Emergiblog's poll on possible topics for the MedBlogger track for the 2009 BlogWorld Expo. Get on over there and vote in her poll. Thirdly, another shout out to Kevin, MD for his op-ed piece.

Have you been tracking Dr. Val as she has been tracking through new media medicine with her guest blogging on a variety of different sites. A good summary is over at Suture For A Living. Next week, the one and only Dr. Val will grace us with his presence on Thursday, October 9th, 2008 at 9pm eastern time on blogtalkradio.

Finally, did you know that I call into other BTR shows? Yes, this does happen. Last night, I called into The Annie and Burl Live show when they were talking about something called "Horny Goat Weed." What's that? Start listening at about 10 minutes into the show for the start of this discussion. I called into the show about 64 minutes into the show and who knows what I was talking about - you'll have to listen to the show to check it out.

Kevin, MD: USA Today Op-Ed

One of New Media Medicine's leading voices, Kevin Pho, has another op-ed piece in USA Today. It is entitled, "Why Doctors Still Balk At Electronic Medical Records." Here is an excerpt:

Despite the advantages of computerized records — including reduction of errors, improved preventive care and potential health care cost savings — adoption of the technology remains distressingly low. In addition, the learning curve for these programs is steep, increasing the amount of time a physician spends per patient.
Furthermore, today's electronic record systems are riddled with problems. Many programs boil the patient encounter down to a series of "yes" or "no" questions that are then entered into the software. The resulting computer-generated notes are almost devoid of useful clinical information.

I could not agree more. I am a primary care physician myself and our physician group has been dragging our feet on getting an electronic medical records system. The reasons above are among our rationale. In addition, Kevin is now a member of the USA Today's Board of Contributors. Congrats on this and thanks for keeping up the voice of physicians.

PixelRN: First Video Post

Congrats on PixelRN on creating her first video post. Here, she updates us on what's been happening and how she's been feeling since her blog was "delisted" by Google. What? Really? Yes, that's right. For more information, check out Part One and Part Two and she goes into more detail there.

So, another person from the New Media Medicine community journeying into the area of video blogging. YAY! Are you next? I know that you are. It's easy. And, it's fun. I know most of you out there have a web cam on your laptop now. So, check it out! You'll be glad you did!

GruntDoc Caption Contest

This is pretty self-explanatory. Leave your comments over there, and be creative!