It's no secret that I've been interested in purchasing the Apple iPad since its announcement. One of the first things I did when I got my hands on one to check it out, I went to this very site to see what I would find. I knew that flash wasn't supported by the iPad and something I have never heard about called "HTML 5" was going to be the new standard.
However, I was very surprised that when I looked at this site on the iPad, I could hardly see anything. This means I was very surprised by how much flash I was using on the site - mainly with video clips. So, over the past 2 weeks or so, I've been converting a lot of my video library over to my Doctor Anonymous You Tube site and things over there are looking great.
If you haven't read about the "record" high levels of pollen in the air, you (like me) have experienced a lot of the allergies we know as allergic rhinitis. Yesterday, I was on the local TV news station talking about pollen, allergies, and what to do about it. Check out Video 1 and Video 2 below. If you found them useful, I encourage you to check out more of my interviews by clicking here. Enjoy!
It's been almost 2 months since the HIMSS (Health Information and Management Systems Society) meeting in Atlanta. And, I've been meaning to write a post about my experience, but I just haven't had a chance to until now. Of course, there has been much written about the event, which is the largest health information technology conference of the year.
It was my first HIMSS meeting and I have to tell you that I felt overwhelmed even before getting there. But, upon entering the convention center, it was just a great experience. I thought that I was going to meet a lot of executives and IT people. Don't get me wrong, I did. But I also met a lot of clinical people - kind of like front line people who also take care of patients every day.
One of the main topics that I wanted to learn about is Meaningful Use. I'm still learning a lot about it, and a lot of it still confuses me. But, it was good for me to learn that a lot of other people are still confused about it as well. I was able to bring home a lot of important information for my practice and for my hospital.
The other great project that I got to take part in is to help out Dr. Val and the Better Health company in coverage of the HIMSS conference. Thanks so much to Dr. Val for the opportunity to participate in such an innovative task. The goal was simple - to interview a bunch of vendors at the HIMSS meeting. The hard part was figuring out how to do that in real time, on the internet, and to give all of you the opportunity to ask questions from wherever you were around the world.
The technical research I had to do on this project was - at times - overwhelming. In my tech planning, I had to make some assumptions of how the room set up was going to be. I already had some of the sound & computer equipment in my possession. It was just hauling all the stuff to Atlanta, hooking it up, and hoped that it would work.
I have to admit that I was holding my breath a good 30 minutes before we went live that first day hoping that an entire disaster didn't happen. If you haven't checked out the results yet, I encourage you to check out the You Tube Better Health page to see what we were able to accomplish. You'll also see an interview I did above.
As a wrap-up, Dr. Val was a guest on Doctor Anonymous Show 150. We talked about the experience and how the Better Health company is positioning itself to cover conference like this in the future. As always, you can listen to the show in the player above. Or, if you like, you can download the show and listen anytime by clicking here. Thanks to everyone who gave so much positive feedback to our coverage at HIMSS 2010!
Yes, I know. It's been over a month since the interview and I'm just posting the wrap-up now? Oh well, what can I say? I did want to thank Dr. Lucy for being a guest on Dr. A Show 155. It was such a great time talking with her on a variety of topics. Her story of starting out a solo Family Practice is just fascinating to me. You get a little piece of that in the video above. If you enjoyed that, then I invite you check out Video Clip 2, Video Clip 3, and Video Clip 4.
There is also an audio podcast of the entire interview as well. You can listen in the player above. Or, if you like, you can download the show and listen anytime by clicking here. Dr. Lucy recently moved her blog to wordpress. So, I encourage you to check out her new digs at the new Musings of A Dinosaur site. Thanks also for her very nice post about her experience on the show. I really appreciate it!
I've been really falling behind on these summaries, and I apologize about that. For show 160, thanks so much to DG and Tiffany Hollums who shared their story of how it is to go through the adoption process. Their story is fascinating and begins with Dr. A Show 108 when they were on last summer. I encourage you to listen to that show as well. You can listen to Show 160 in the player above. Or, you can download the show by clicking here and listen anytime. Don't forget to check out the video clip above which covers the opening moments of the show.
On Show 161, our good friend Kat returned to the show to co-host with me. You can check out the opening moments with the video above. We talked about some news stories along with catching up on what happened during the week. You can listen to Show 161 in the player above. Or, if you like, you can download the show and listen anytime by clicking here. Hope everyone had a great weekend!
I invite you to join me tonight for Doctor Anonymous Show 160 when my guests will be DG and Tiffany Hollums. They were also on show number 108 way back last summer. You can listen to the show on the player below. Or, if you like, you can also download the show by clicking here.
I asked them to return to the show to update their journey through the adoption process. I got a lot of great response from the last time they were on the show. And, I still get e-mails from people who have listened to that show to ask about how they are doing. I'm very happy to welcome them back to tonight's show.
If you are new to the show, I encourage you to catch us live. There is a great chat room that also goes on. You can even see my shining face on the webcam. In addition, you can call into the show to say hello. Can't catch us live? That's ok. You can listen anytime after the show as it is saved as a podcast so you can listen anytime!
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 "Play/Chat" button. Then, of course, press the "Play/Chat" button.
Thanks so much to Brandice for being on Doctor Anonymous Show 159. She is a social worker at a hospital and for the first part of the show, we talked about the care of geriatric patients - especially those with a diagnosis with dementia. There are a bunch of medical and psychosocial issues that these patients and these families have to deal with. In the video clip above, Brandice gives advice to families in considering some differences between extended care facilities.
Following the show, I had a little post show chat session with my friends on my video stream site. As always, you can listen to the show on the player above. Or, if you like, you can download the show and listen anytime, by clicking here. Don't forget to become a Facebook Fan of the show! And, if you like the show, you can download more from my iTunes page. Hope you're having a great weekend!
Hope you can join me tonight for Doctor Anonymous Show 159 when our guest will be Brandice. Check out yesterday's post for a full preview. Our topics for the show tonight include the following: how her job in social work assists the hospital in the care of patients with psychiatric and mental health issues, Brandice's book Columbus Groove, her recent purchase of the Apple iPad, and whatever else comes up in the midst of our discussion.
If you are new to the show, I encourage you to catch us live. There is a great chat room that also goes on. You can even see my shining face on the webcam. In addition, you can call into the show to say hello. Can't catch us live? That's ok. You can listen anytime after the show as it is saved as a podcast so you can listen anytime!
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 "Play/Chat" button. Then, of course, press the "Play/Chat" button.
Hope you can join me for Doctor Anonymous Show 159 when our good friend Brandice (pictured to the left above) will be returning back to the show. Among her many hats that she wears, she is an author, and she was a guest on Dr. A Show 114 to talk about her book called "Columbus Groove." Check out the show in the player below. Or, if you like, you can download the show here and listen at any time.
On Brandice's blog, she has a posted entitled "Social Work: I'm Not A Baby Snatcher." In this post, she shared that she has a Masters Degree in Social Work - Cool! She is currently working in a hospital with patients who have psychiatric and mental health diagnoses. She and I have talked on a number of occasions of our interest in mental health care and the importance of a team approach - which include social workers and physicians.
So, in addition to this, we'll be catching up to see how her book is doing - AND - her recent purchase of the Apple iPad. I hope you can join us for the discussion on Thursday, April 15th, 2010 at 9pm Eastern Time (0100 UTC) for The Doctor Anonymous Show. Don't forget to become a Facebook Fan of the show! (And, check out the video promo below) Hope you're having a great week!
Thanks to everyone who check out Doctor Anonymous Show 157 talking about April being National Autism Awareness Month. It was a short show, but one that I think was important to help get the word out on awareness. You'll see the video above in which I open the show. To see more video clips of the show, head on over to the Facebook Fan page of the show.
You can listen to the show above on the player. Or, if you like, you can download the show by clicking here, and listen anytime. In addition to becoming a Facebook Fan of the show, I encourage you to subscribe to the show via iTunes by hitting this link. Have a great weekend everybody!
