Did you know that there has been a recall of about 500,000,000 eggs in the United States? About half a Billion eggs? Sheesh! I have been kind of peripherally following this story until the last week or so when the voluntary recalls hit the news. A very good summary for the consumer can be found over at the WebMD site.
The local TV station asked me to come in and interview with regard to what the egg recall means for the consumer and patient. I encourage you to check out the video above, and then the video below. If you found this helpful, then check out my other TV interviews on my You Tube page. Thanks so much!
Look out Chronicles of EMS (hehe) and all other health care fields looking to break into Hollywood, Dr. Doug Farrago is trying to take a bite out of Hollywood. In the video above, you'll see his pitch to try to get Family Medicine and Primary Care to the small screen. It's a kind of "day in the life" type of snap shot of how he balances his professional life and personal life.
Dr. Doug uses humor very well in his parodies and biting humor. He has a magazine and a blog of the same name called "Placebo Journal." He also has a very entertaining You Tube channel which is the extension of his magazine and blog. I know this first hand because he was gracious enough to come on Doctor Anonymous Show 26 all the way back in February 2008.
You can listen by clicking here for Dr. A Show 26 with Dr. Doug. Or, if you like, you can go to the show's iTunes page, download the show, and listen at your leisure. Don't forget also to check out the facebook page for the show and the you tube page for the show. Enjoy!
I don't know about you, but my allergies have been really acting up on me lately. Well, maybe not this week since it's been cooler. But, last week, my eyes were watering, my nose was running, and my lungs were wheezing (kind of). But, for the first two weeks of August, I had a lot of my patients complaining of their allergy symptoms getting worse. And, for some people, their asthma was getting worse as well.
The local TV station called me last week during the beginning of Ragweed Pollen Season and asked me to talk about it. They were kind enough to come to my office to talk to be for about 10 minutes. But, when you see the edited report above, you'll see that I only got about 45 seconds. The other thing that I learned about local TV news is that they like to recycle stories during a 24 hour news cycle. So, in addition to the initial report, you'll see in the video, the same story used again at the 5pm, 6pm, 11pm, 5am, and noon news. So, I thought that was interesting.
If you find this information helpful, I invite you to check out my other TV interviews about health issues. Head on over to my you tube page to check out my TV interviews, video segments from my internet radio show, and some miscellaneous videos. Enjoy!
Thanks again to DrJonathan for being my guest on Doctor Anonymous Show 179. He is a fourth year medical student who took the latest edition of his board exam the day prior to the show. So, needless to say, he was very happy to get that step behind him.
I would have to say that the show is broken down into two parts. In the first part, we discussed his discovery of Family Medicine (Whoo-Hoo) as his specialty of choice. And, we also discussed his path toward his decision, which includes a college career studying the art of Counseling. In the video segment above, DrJonathan and I have an unusually serious discussion of utilizing counseling techniques during the course of the patient interview.
In the 2nd half of the show, we discussed his passion and background in theater and music - including his interest in the musical stylings of Jim Brickman. DrJonathan is very savvy in the social media universe. He called into Show 175 and shared a story that he was a part of in saving a life while on twitter.
In the video segment below, we discuss The DrJonathan Live Show which is his live video variety show which will be coming back to the airwaves this Thursday, August 26th, 2010 at 7pm Eastern Time on UStream.tv (His show will be right before this week's Dr. A Show). You can learn more information about his show by following his twitter stream.
As always, you can listen to the entire audio podcast by clicking on Doctor Anonymous Show 179. Or, if you like, you can go to the show's iTunes page, download Show 179, and listen anytime you like. Also check out the show's Facebook page and hit the big "Like" button at the top. Finally, I invite you to check out my you tube page which includes some local TV interviews of me talking about health topics. Have a great week everybody!
So, my 20 year high school reunion is coming up in about a week. And, I have been going back and forth about whether I'm going to attend this event. I really have no excuses. I was born, grew up, went to college, and ultimately work in the same city (that's depressing to talk about, but that's for another post). So, it's not like I have to get on a plane or make any kind of lavish travel plans to get to the reunion.
Ten years ago, I went to the reunion. And, I admit that I really did not have a good time. It was kind of like stepping into a time machine and having all those insecurities come back on me. In fact, I think the 10 year reunion was actually at the school. How weird was that? (although it's probably pretty common)
Anyway, this is probably pretty "snob-ish" for me to say, but I've decided that I'm not going to my reunion next weekend. Facebook, despite all the negativity that is out there right now about it, has been an interesting way to try to catch up with people and what they're doing now. And, for me, I'm pretty content with that. Facebook has handled my curiosity factor for most of the people that I was interested in catching up with.
Best of luck to my class as they celebrate their 20 year reunion coming up next weekend. I won't be there. But, maybe through the magic of social media and Facebook, I will be, as I know that probably pictures will be posted. I'd rather go through the time machine through the comfort of my own home on the computer, rather than be there in person....
I was lucky enough to be asked by one of the local TV stations to talk about some back to school issues when it comes to health. I don't know about where you're at, but most of the local schools around here start tomorrow. Keeping up to date on immunizations are always important. Other important issues are getting kids back on their school sleep schedule, and looking out that the backpack is not overwhelmingly heavy.
I admit that looking at these videos again, I could have done a better job. And, I know that the pressure of live TV caused me to make some mistakes - which I know people will undoubtedly point out. But, check out the video above. Also check out Back To School Video 2 and Back To School Video 3 (yup, that's right, three segments in one day last week). If you find those helpful, I encourage you to check out my you tube page and click on My TV Interviews for more health segments from local TV news. Enjoy!
I hope you can join me tonight for Doctor Anonymous Show 179 with our guest who calls himself @DrJonathan on twitter. He is a senior medical student who has a big day yesterday in that he took his most current Board type exam. So, naturally, he will be ready to party and have a good time tonight.
You may remember @DrJonathan from Show 175 where he shared the story of how twitter saved the life of a person. The video segment above tells a little about the story. @DrJonathan also hosts a live video variety show over on the ustream.tv platform, where be brings in guests (like me) via video skype, and he also has been known to play music live on his 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 again to Pre-Medical student Mohammad Arfeen who was my guest on Doctor Anonymous Show 177. He is known on twitter as @InsaneMo. We discussed that he contributor to the blog called Pre-Med Hell, the current president of his college's chapter of the American Medical Student Association, and some assorted social media topics.
In the video segment above, we discuss the topic of balancing online networking with in-person networking. We also discuss his prediction about physician-patient online communication in the future.
Or, if you like, you can go to the show's iTunes site, download Doctor Anonymous Show 177, and listen at your leisure. I also invite you to check out the show's Facebook page and hit the "like" button at the top. Finally, I also invite you to check out my you tube page to see more videos of me and of the show. Thanks so much for your support of the show!
This is the third post talking about the vote that occurred about 3 weeks ago to change the name of my medical school alma mater from The Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM) to Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMU). I also invite you to read my previous posts called "NEOUCOM to NEOMU: Why It Matters" and "NEOUCOM to NEOMU: The Response."
On Saturday, August 14, 2010 (which is incidentially 13 days prior to the inauguration of the new med school president), my podcast called The Doctor Anonymous Show had guest Vishvas Hegde, MD who is Clinical Assistant Professor of Pedaitrics and a proud NEOUCOM alum. He has written letters to the editor of local newspapers which are referenced on my previous post. In addition, we have received numerous comments from graduates and I mentioned a couple last week.
On the Dr. A Show 178 last weekend, our discussion covered the reasons why some alumni are frustrated not only with the name change, but also by which the process took place and lack of transparency during the name change process. Also of note, there was a current medical student in the chat room who is from another medical school who went through a name change. That person shared that their school is still struggling with the consequences from alumni from the name change of their school.
In the video above, the segment was close to the end of the show. And, our discussion shifted toward what are the next steps and how can the school and the alumni move on from this tension filled moment in time. Some potential solutions were offered. But what we wanted to emphasize in the end is that those who are upset by the decision are not out to embarrass the school. If we didn't love the school, we probably wouldn't have said anything at all. But, I think we speak for a lot of alumni who would like to continue to support the school, it's just that there are still many questions out there that continue to be unanswered by official channels.
I encourage you to listen to the entire audio podcast in the player below. Of if you like, I invite you to go to the iTunes page for the show, download Show 178, and listen at your leisure. I also encourage you to check out the Facebook page for the show and hit the "Like" button at the top of the facebook page. Finally, check out more of my blog and my you tube channel. Thanks for taking the time to listen to our point of view on this subject...
Hope you can join me live on Saturday night for Doctor Anonymous Show 178 where we will be talking about something that is controversial among some of the alumni of the school that will be formerly known as the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. My guest will be a alum who has been vocal in the local newspapers about this topic.
If you would like to know my stance on this topic, I encourage you to check out my prior posts called "NEOUCOM to NEOMU: Why It Matters" and "NEOUCOM to NEOMU: The Response." And, the way I'm thinking right now, this show may be the last that I have to say on this topic...
The blog posts and the upcoming show has elicited some comments from alumni. I cannot post all of them, since it will take up the entire page. But, I share two comments below and they asked that their name not be used:
1. My point is the credibility of the school.... [W]hen I first graduated and was interviewing around the country, most people either didn't know the school or asked if it was the one stuck in the middle of corn field in Ohio. Over recent years it has slowly gained notoriety and for those of us out there, trying to compete on a national level, it is gaining recognition. While the name is cumbersome, it is currently memorable. Changing the name, in my opinion will negatively affect the image of the school on a national level. It will never be Harvard or Hopkins, but the last thing the school wants is to perpetuate it as a "joke" school. Feel free to use any of that in your radio show...
2. As a proud graduate of Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine I would have considered attending the inauguration of the new president. However, since he has seen it his mission to abolish the existence of the school that I attended by taking the step to change the name. I will NOT support nor attend his inauguration. I will also not be making any contributions to the school, as my school apparently no longer exists. I will continue to fight this change via communication and discussion with our Ohio legislation.
