There's going to be what I call an "experimental" podcast episode tonight. It will be a round table discussion to try to answer this question: Can Family Medicine be distilled down to a 10 minute video? Why? Well, a small group of us (which I hope you'll be a part of), are going to be entering a healthcare video contest whose deadline is next month. We believe this is an opportunity to showcase Family Medicine using a social media angle.
My guests on tonight's live podcast will be Gerry Tolbert, April Foreman, and Tony Wood. This episode will be a type of brainstorming session - that will be real time, so that you can join in as well in the chat room. The Family Medicine community (particularly the #FMRevolution community) has always said that we need to get our message out there. Well, here you go.
On August 4, 2012, John Wise (pictured above) walked into the Intensive Care Unit at Akron General Hospital in Akron, Ohio. According to published reports, Mr. Wise carried a concealed weapon and one shot was fired at his wife. The day following, Barbara Wise was declared brain dead.
In the video below, you'll see a report from a local news station. According to a local newspaper, murder charges are likely in this case. But, many people are asking why a husband would shoot his wife in this fashion? There have been many reports that Mrs Wise was in a debilitated state and that her husband wanted to end her suffering - thereby being a "Mercy Killing."
Hopefully, as the court case develops (Mr Wise will appear via video in an Akron, Ohio courtroom on Tuesday), more details of the case will be released. What we do know is that one week prior to the shooting, on July 28, paramedics were called to their home, and then transported to a Massillon, Ohio hospital. When patient was transported to Akron General is unknown at this point.
When is it Murder and When is it a Mercy Killing? These are the questions that an eventual jury will have to face. But, of course, the court of public opinion will weigh in as well. These questions have been asked for a long time in the medical ethics (and legal) world with the more news prominent cases involving people like Jack Kevorkian and Terri Schiavo.
This case has interest to me because Akron, Ohio is only 45 minutes from where I am right now, and many people at our local hospital are talking about this. I could be wrong, but I think that this case will re-ignite a national debate on end-of-life issues. Without knowing any of the specific details, I predict that this man will be convicted of murder and will spend the rest of his life in jail.
Addendum: This morning, Mr. Wise was placed on a $1 million bond by the court. It's also interesting what people on facebook are saying, at least on a Cleveland news station. Check it out here.
Thanks to everyone who listened to the show live last night of the Family Medicine Rocks Podcast Episode 268. Saturday night podcasts are lighthearted and last night was the case as well. Co-host Kat and I talked about the Olympics and other topics. Thanks to Kim & John for calling into the show to chat. In the video below, you'll see the opening moments of the show. You can also download the entire podcast here.
In the morning, I took part in the AAFPNC Ignite sessions which was a very unique experience for me. This is a presentation style in which you have 5 minutes to present 20 slides. If you do the math, this is 15 seconds per slide. And, here is the kicker, the slides are advanced for you and you do not have control over this. You can see (and judge) what I did in the video below.
One session that I circled to go to was with Dr. Ted Epperly and Dr. Lori Heim, both of whom where past AAFP Presidents. They had a session on leadership, and they shared situations from their past leadership experiences. Dr. Epperly just authored a book about the "Fractured" US health care system, and I hope to interview him on the podcast coming up soon.
The last event of the evening was a social event at the Midland Theater where they played 80s music - Good stuff! What was even better for me was that I got to chat with a number of AAFP Board Members on a variety of topics. A skill I'm trying to learn from them is storytelling. They use this storytelling skill to share about their own practice/business situation, and they tell us about the great Family Medicine leaders that they have met across the country.
In a little levity moment during the conference, our friends at the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians had a booth on the exhibit floor in which they were taking green screen pictures of people with the express purpose of putting fun backgrounds behind them. The theme was superheroes, so you see what they did in the picture at the top of this post.
Finally, last week, I predicted that this would be THE most social media connected meeting EVER for residents and students. I'm usually not one to point out metrics, because they are imperfect. However, according to the graphic below, the #AAFPNC hashtag has over 130,000 impressions on the internet. That may not be impressive to you, but our meeting attendance was about 4000 for that many impressions. I'm very proud about what has been accomplished here in terms of social media. Family Medicine IS a leader in social media, and this conference proves that! Now, it's time for me to head home. Thanks Residents & Students for making this a memorable meeting for me!
Thanks to everyone who attended our session today. As promised, the slides from our presentation are below. You can download these from my slideshare site. In addition, below are the tweets associated with our session. Also check out my storify account for other tweets from meetings. In the AM Session, we had four AAFP Board members attend including the AAFP President himself. In the PM Session, we had standing room only and lots of tweeting going on. I also recorded some video which I hope to post soon. Thanks again for showing us some love today!
The featured speaker today is Gloria Wilder, MD, MPH who will be at today's Opening Session at 10am Central Time. She is president & CEO of Core Health, a company she founded to advance community wellness and economic development. She is also founder of Justice Speaks, a nonprofit organization dedicated to facilitating nationwide dialogue on issues of social justice and equality.
I'm going to be co-presenting with Family Physician Dr. Jay Lee at 11am Central Time on Social Justice, Social Media, and Family Medicine. There is a preview video below on this. In addition, there is a preview video on an FMIG session today. And, there is a segment from last week's Family Medicine Rocks podcast with Resident Chair Dr. Kevin Bernstein. In this video segment, he talks about why students and residents should attend the meeting.
Stay tuned to twitter at the hashtag #AAFPNC for continued updates on the meeting...
My adventure for the 2012 AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents & Medical Students has already begun. So, I had morning office hours. And, I knew that I was pushing things a little bit by having office hours. But, it was just that, on the list of patients, there were some folks that I really needed to see and I did not want to cancel their appointments. And naturally, I ran late, because I talk too much and I listen too much. But, that's how I roll as a Family Physician :)
So, I left the office an hour late, and I didn't make my flight - which lead to the picture above at the airport. I was in no hurry today anyway. My flight was reschedued tonight, and I'll still get there in plenty of time for my presentation tomorrow (see video below).
Something I am looking forward to is the Opening Session on Thursday night which has a superhero theme. Dr. Jay Lee has already written an essay talking about "the origin story" in his essay "Our #FMRevolution Olympics Moment." The Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians has raised the superhero bar with the introduction of Captain Pennsylvania (pictured below).
I have boldly predicted that this will be the most social media connected meeting EVAH for medical students and Family Medicine Residents. The twitter stream for the hashtag #AAFPNC is already hopping. In my observation, there is not too much spam on this hashtag - yet. (I warn the AAFP itself in posting too much to its own hashtag. I'm afraid that they'll drive people away and have people create their own "unofficial hashtags." Just saying) As people learn more about the #AAFPNC hashtag, unfortunately, I predict more advertising and spam from exhibit hall vendors and less real communication. Hopefully, I'll be proven wrong on this.
Finally, thanks again to Diana Tucci and Aaron Meyer for being on the podcast last night. Check out Family Medicine Rocks 266 in the player below, or you can download mp3 here. We had an especially great chat about Family Medicine advocacy and why medical students should be involved in advocacy work. I hope to record A LOT of interviews on site (when I finally get there) so that I can bring the meeting out to you. Stay tuned!
We'll be discussing what they are looking forward to at the meeting. We'll also be talking about Leadership & Advocacy - particularly for Family Medicine. In addition, I hope to continue to cover the social media angle of the meeting. I'll be bringing my media gear to the meeting and hope to give you out there full social media coverage of the meeting.
Especially if this is your first meeting, I encourage you to download the show here and listen to it while you're traveling on your flight, in your car, or however you're getting to the meeting. You can also listen to the show on the player below. Enjoy!
The podcast makes a comeback tonight with guest Dr. Kevin Bernstein who is the Resident Chair of the 2012 AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students. Two years ago, I interviewed Kevin while on the exhibit floor at the 2010 meeting. Then, he was a 4th year medical student and looking forward to his Family Medicine Residency. In the video below, we talked about the significance of the meeting to medical students.
In the video above, you'll see a preview of tonight's show. In addition to my conversation with Kevin, I'll also be talking about my presentation to take place at the meeting which will be about Social Media and Family Medicine. I have also been asked to take part in something called "AAFP Ignite" which is a unique talk where you have 5 minutes, 20 slides, and 15 seconds per slide - all this to tell a story. I hope you can join us tonight, Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 8pm Eastern Time for Family Medicine Rocks Episode 265. See you then!
