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Dr. A Show 59 preview

This week, The Doctor Anonymous Show is back home at world headquarters to broadcast Show 59. We're happy to welcome the author of the blog called "The Sterile Eye" whose name is Øystein Horgmo.

He's a medical photographer and he'll be calling in LIVE from Norway (where it will be 4AM Friday morning - I'm still amazed by people who would wake up in the middle of the night to call into and/or listen to the show). I want to thank our blog friend Ramona for contacting me and letting me know of this blog. Here is his first post ever from one year ago:

I’ve been working as a medical videographer for some years now. In many ways it is a lonely line of work. Not many people earn their money by making videos of medical and surgical procedures. Most can’t even stand the thought. So why bother the web with a blog about it?
First of all I want to share my experiences. The learning curve has been pretty steep, and there has been few colleagues and even fewer books to learn from. So I’m guessing there must be someone out there who desperately need some advice on videotaping a colectomy or making a good ultrasound clip. Just like I did a few years back.
But I also believe my experiences could prove to be interesting to outsiders. Being present when people are at their most vulnerable, like at the CT for detecting cancer or when in deep narcosis during surgery, is a special and strange priviliege. I’d like to share some of my stories with you. Hope you’ll find something interesting here, something to think about and maybe something to laugh at.

He also celebrated his one year blogiversary (yesterday!). And, as you can see from this post, Øystein is very excited to be on the show this week. So, join us on Thursday, November 13th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Time (0200 UTC) for Doctor Anonymous Show 59.

Cannot catch the show live? That's ok, because each and every Doctor Anonymous Show is available for download on my BlogTalkRadio page. And, if you have iTunes, you can click here to subscribe to my iTunes feed. So, that you, the Dr. A loyal listener can check out the show anytime! Plus, if you listen live, you can participate in the chat room, and even see my shining face on the webcam. How cool is that? I know. See you for the show!

Dr. A Show 58: Intermission

Saturday, November 8th, 2008 at 9:30pm Eastern Time

For my final show from Dallas this week, I'm helping to pitch in for a great cause. Our BTR buddies, Annie and Burl, are going to be emceeing a breast cancer fundraising event for the "1 in 8 Motorsports Foundation." The event itself takes place all day in Crystal Lake, Illinois. For more details on this (including the musical acts who will be performing), I encourage you to check out this link on their website.

My show is going on at 9:30pm Eastern Time. They will broadcast two hours before my show, and then two hours after my show. I'm just hoping to continue the momentum from their first two hour broadcast and continue that into their next two hour broadcast. What will I be talking about? Well, basically, I'll be talking about their first two hour broadcast, and hopefully taking some of your phone calls about how much fun you're having during their event. And, if I can pull them away from the bar, hopefully Annie and/or Burl will call in during their intermission.

I also wanted to recognize a few other BTR hosts who are helping with the event. MarQ, who called into my Friday night show, is launching a new BTR show called Katie 80. He will be broadcasting at 6pm eastern time. And, my buddy Buzzworthy Radio, whose family has been affected by breast cancer, will be broadcasting at 5pm eastern time. Finally, Dr. Blogstein from the Radio Happy Hour contributed items to the silent auction for Sat nite's event. This is BTR coming together for a great cause. See you tonight for the show!

Update: Thanks to those of you out there who were able to join me tonight for Show 58. (You can listen to the show above on the player. And/or you can download the show by clicking here.) We had a great time just hanging out. I talked a little bit about breast cancer during the show. And, about half way through this short 30 min show, Burl called in to give us an update. The show closed with a conversation with RockDog.

I also encourage you to listen to the show by BuzzWorthy Radio. He tells the story on his show of how breast cancer hit close to home to him. Great job Buzzy. Also doing a special show tonight was Marq who premiered a new show called Katie 80. Congrats to Annie and Burl for all your work on this project. I was glad to pitch in - even just a little bit.

Finally, I'm on my way home tomorrow from Dallas. Keep track of my travels on my Twitter account. It was a great time away from home and away from work. But, it's definitely time to head home and to get back to real life. Thanks to all of you out there for supporting my shows this week from Dallas. I really appreciate it!

Dr. A Show 57: Kim

Friday, November 7th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Time

For the third show in three days, I am still here in Dallas, Texas broadcasting and I'm having a great week here at the conference. Tonight, I'm happy to welcome Kim from the blog As The Pump Turns to The Doctor Anonymous Show 57. She is in her first year of nursing school up there in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. She is also currently a dialysis tech. So, I'll be asking her about her transition to nursing school. And, who knows what other topics will come up.

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. Hope these tips are helpful!

Update: Thanks so much to Kim for being on the show 57. (You can click on the player above to listen to the show, or download the show here) I had no idea that by the experience she had with her grandfather needing dialysis - this is part of the reason she chose to work as a dialysis tech. And, now, she is an advocate for those patients with kidney disease - especially those with dialysis. We also talked about her work specifically in the inner city of Seattle at a dialysis clinic. In addition, we talked about life as a first year nursing student.

Thanks so much to Marq and to Annie who called into the show tonight. Did you know that our guest named her pet fish after Annie? Why? Well, you'll have to listen to the show to find out. Thanks also to those of you who joined the show for the first time this evening. I really appreciate it, and I hope you're able to come back and enjoy future shows.

Thankfully, no technical glitches on the show tonight. I have to tell ya. I probably said this before, but I may have bit off more than I could chew doing four shows in four nights - plus this conference I'm at. My buddies have already "yelled" at me for not being able to at least hang out with our buddy Grunt Doc while I'm here. And, that's totally my fault. I'm an idiot for not balancing my time right on that. Ugh.

Tomorrow is my last full day here in Dallas. One more long day of lectures and one more show tomorrow night. I'll have details on tomorrow's show coming up soon. Oh yeah, I forgot to reference in the show that the opening music for tonight's show was from the TV show "Dallas." A bad inside joke thing. Yeesh.

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 6th in some parts of the world. I wanted to thank Mimi for all of your hard work in putting this together. The Peace Globe Movement has been very inspiring to watch over the past couple of years.

After you check out the blogosphere and see all the peace globes, make sure to check out Mimi Lenox herself who will be on The Doctor Anonymous Show 56 which will be on Thursday, November 6th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern time. (And even if you cannot listen live, the show will be archived you can listen here later or even download it later so you can listen whenever you want!) We'll talk about how the Peace Globes have swept through the blogsosphere. And, of course taking your phone calls. Call in and say hello to Mimi. See you for the show.

*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 call into the show. The number is on my show site. I'll start taking calls about halfway into the show. Hope these tips are helpful!

Update: Thanks so much to Mimi for being on show 56. (You can click on the above player to listen to the show, or you can download the show here.) It was really great talking with Mimi again. For me, it's been very special seeing the growth of the Peace Globe Movement and BlogBlast For Peace. I was blown away learning that there are over one thousand globes that have been put up in the blogosphere. And, the number of countries that are involved - incredible.

Thanks to Lee from the blog called Tar Heel Ramblings for calling into the show. Plus, in the chat room, there were a number of new listeners - undoubtedly there to support Mimi and to wish her well. What a community that she has accumulated and she has put into action.

Thanks also to those who stopped by here - especially to those who left a comment below. I feel bad for not being able to get out there and check out more peace globes. But, the ones that I have seen, they have blown me away. As I told Mimi, I'm fascinated by the creativity that is out there in the blogosphere. I can't wait to see what's next. Thanks again for your support of Mimi. It was great talking with her again.

Dr. A Show 55: Kat

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Time

Let me ask you a question, are you like me and feeling that post election exhaustion? Actually, I have been feeling election fatigue for months, but that's another story. Anyway, why not let me help you get back to "normal" life (whatever that is), by hanging out with me on The Doctor Anonymous Show. Ladies Week begins tonight and I'll be in Dallas broadcasting live!

Our guest will be Kat. She is a nurse in a neonatal intensive care unit in the southern part of the United States. We're going to be talking about her with and after Hodgkin's Disease. She is definitely a survivor and you have to tune in for this inspiring story. Kat is the host of the "Llanview Lowdown" on BlogTalkRadio. And, she is also a co-host on "Annie and Burl Live" also on BTR. She is also Warrior Kat on Twitter.

*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 call into the show. The number is on my show site. I'll start taking calls about halfway into the show. Hope these tips are helpful!

Update: Thanks so much Kat for being on Show 55! Unfortunately, I was having some technical difficulties during the show and we were not able to start the interview until about 30 minutes into the show. I was trying to fill time by sharing my "traveling to Dallas" story. I think I'm used to a lot more bandwidth at home, and the small connection here at the hotel overwhelmed my system and possibly BTR as well. Maybe tomorrow night, I'll hold off on the video stream. Hmm.

Anyway, after we were able to be connected, she told her story of how she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease, her treatment course, and, finally, and most importantly, how she overcame the cancer and what she learned from the experience. A very inspiring story. Check it out on the player above and/or click here to download the file.

Ladies Week on Dr. A Show

Tomorrow, I'm off to Dallas for a conference the rest of this week. Want to keep track of my travel adventures? Then, make sure to subscribe to my twitter feed. I'll be sending twitters in route to the airport, at the airport, during my lay over, and finally when I get to my destination. I mean, hey, you need something to distract you from work tomorrow. Why not hang out with me!

This is a very special week at The Doctor Anonymous Show. From my Dallas hotel's internet connection, I plan to have five shows in four days this week. What am I nuts? Probably.

It is Ladies Week on the show! On November 5th at 9pm eastern time, I'm happy to welcome Kat who is host of "The Llanview Lowdown" on BlogTalkRadio. She is a nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit. In addition, she is a survivor of Hodgkin's Disease. We'll talk about this how it has changed and guided her life.

Then, in our usual Thursday night time slot, on November 6th at 9pm eastern time, we welcome Mimi Lenox who is founder of the BlogBlast for Peace movement. Her blog is called Mimi Writes and there she describes what the movement is all about. You may remember that Mimi appeared last year on the show as one of the first guests on the show. It will be great to talk with her again. I encourage my blog friends to look at getting a peace globe for yourself and place it on your blog on Thursday.

In a special Friday night show, on November 7th at 9pm eastern time, we welcome Kim from the blog called As The Pump Turns. She is a very active member of the new media medicine community. She is currently a dialysis tech, but is currently also a first year nursing student. We'll talk about her blog and how it's going in school at this point.

Finally, to culminate things, on Saturday, November 8th, I'll be having two shows. The first will be at 7pm eastern time and run for 30 minutes. I'll be reviewing my week in Dallas and talk about anything else that comes up. Then, I'll be checking out the 2 hour broadcast from the Annie and Burl Live show where they will be emceeing a breast cancer benefit in Illinois by the Motorsports 1 in 8 foundation.

Following this two hours, I'll be broadcasting my second 30 minute show at 9:30pm eastern time until the top of the hour. That is when Annie and Burl will start another two hour broadcast from the benefit event. I know this sounds confusing. Basically, they are broadcasting for four hours and I will have a quick show during their intermission.

It's been interesting watching the Twitter today and the election tweets come through. It is the early afternoon as I post this. It will be very interesting seeing what happens as the evening unfolds. Me? Well, I think I'll be going to bed early. My flight leaves early tomorrow. I think I know who's gonna win anyway. Happy Election Day!

The Dr. Rob Video Post (finally)

News flash! Our good friend Dr. Rob has finally done a video post on his nifty new MacBook. I like the shades actually. But, why does it look like Dr. Rob is in the witness protection program?

Anyway, part of his message (that is DIS-approved of at the end), is an invitation to be a part of his Grand Rounds blog carnival next week. I've been such a slug that I haven't written anything for Grand Rounds in months (what a loser I am). Maybe this week, I'll finally kick myself into gear and git-r-dun. Great job, Dr. Rob with the video post. Hope to see more!

Welcome ACP Internist Readers!

Welcome to those of you who have clicked on over here after reading the article about me in the November/December 2008 ACP Internist entitled, "Podcast Engages Medical Bloggers In A Virtual Talk Show." Thanks so much to Jessica who contacted me and interviewed me for this piece. I'm a Family Doc here in NE Ohio and have really enjoyed integrating new media to my medical life.

If you like what you see, hear, and read, I encourage you to subscribe to my show, my blog, and my twitter account. This is the best way to get to know me. In addition to the internet radio show that is covered in the ACP article, I also utlilze the new media tool called Twitter which connects me with other people in new media medicine. (What is twitter? Click here and check it out)

Thanks again for stopping by. And, hey, don't be a stranger. The Doctor Anonymous community is a friendly one with great people including docs, nurses, other medical professionals, patients, and anyone else with an interest in medicine. In my opinion, we have best groups around in new media medicine social networking!

Show 54 Wrap-up

Thanks so much to Symtym for coming on the show 54 (Download show here). I feel bad because he had this great opening planned. But, with the audio/video lag - the effect was lost, and he had to go to a landline and could not use skype from his end. Bummer, I kind of had the grand entrance mapped out in my mind. Oh well, maybe next time. (See video post above)

So, if you didn't know, he shared in his interview as a part of "mid-life crisis," he went and completed law school. And, now, he is awaiting his results after he recently took the bar. A question came up in the chat room if after law school - if he now sees some things differently like documenting in the chart, or privacy issues, or EMTALA issues. Check out the show for his answers.

Thanks to Theresa, Grunt Doc, and the Medical Quack for calling in and talking with Symtym. The show really gets animated about 50 minutes into the show. One of the best parts of the show is this type of interaction - more so than the chat room.

After about the 60 minute mark, Kevin Haynes called into the show. He is a service officer for the American Legion. And, he shared the story of a staff sergeant who is diagnosed with colon cancer. The staff sergeant is younger than I am and has two little girls. The local community has come together to help this family.

What Kevin wanted to do was to thank Grunt Doc and the readers of his blog for the help that they gave this family. The family were planned to go to Disney, but did not have the funds. Kevin sent an e-mail to GruntDoc who subsequently put it on his blog and the family was able to go on vacation.

I was very moved by this story, as well as the people in the chat room. Thanks Kevin for calling into the show and sharing their story. I'm going to try to have Kevin back to follow-up on this story. The organization that helped out is called Christian Youth Corps, Inc. I encourage all my Doctor Anonymous readers not only to read more of their story, but perhaps to share their story on your blog as well - like GruntDoc.

Finally, we had another great Ustream post-show tonight. We mainly talked about the story that Kevin shared. I also announced that I'll be at a conference next week in Dallas. And, that I have four shows in four days next week. What am I, nuts? Just maybe. Have a great weekend and week everybody! Happy Halloween!

Dr. A Show 54: Symtym

Thursday, October 30th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Time

Just featured by the ACP Internist, The Doctor Anonymous Show is scheduled to welcome Tim who is an ER doc and author of the blog "Symtym: A Physician meandering medicine, law, and technology." Although, I have to admit that I'm a little confused - especially when I read this twitter saying that he is working tonight. I do know people like Dr. Val, Ramona, and ScanMan were very much looking forward to hearing from Tim. (Update: As sometimes happens on twitter, there was a little miscommunication. Symtym confirms his appearance to Dr. Val and to Medical Quack)

In addition to our conversation with Tim, we'll also be talking about said recognition for this show and my upcoming conference next week where I will be taking the show on the road and possibly doing FOUR shows in FOUR nights next week. What was I thinking? Finally, who knows? Maybe I'll have a Halloween costume on tonight.

*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 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!