“I grew up biking in Europe,” the woman said after she cut across four lanes of traffic in downtown DC. I had caught up to her at a red light to tell her that she was lucky — cars had slammed on their brakes, some right next to me as I carefully pedaled in the […]
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How I choose which conferences to attend
I wrote this as a comment last year in response to a question about why Medicine X was so magical. I’m elevating it to a post thanks to encouragement from E-patient Dave and because I’d love to hear from other people about how they choose events to attend. 5 criteria I consider when I receive […]
Just the way you are
Who is an elite athlete? All of them.There are a dozen photos like this, captured in a book by Howard Schatz and Beverly Ornstein, which caught my eye thanks to this tweet: We are the shape we are because of how we use our bodies: Diversity in elite athlete body shape bit.ly/OmXy2B — Andrew & […]
“What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes…”
“…and to make this muddled world a better place for those who will live in it after we are gone?” – Winston Churchill. I bike past this statue every day on the way to and from work and stopped the other day to read the plaque. One foot is on U.S. soil, the other on […]
For some people, it’s still 1994
Here’s a question which inspired me today, received via email from Christie Silbajoris, director of NC Health Info: My library is rethinking its provision of services to the public. We’ve got a history of going beyond what the average academic health sciences library provides in this area but in this age of budget cuts (and […]
Peer-to-peer Healthcare at Medicine 2.0
This post was published in 2011 and the themes ring true today. Only the survey data is out of date. For updated technology adoption trends, follow @PewInternet or refer to their fact sheets. A 2018 national survey found that half of young adults seek peer health advice online. I was honored to give the closing […]
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