DAILY CHOICE: Saturday, January 16, 2010

Reflection: Replenished vs. Consumed

A Message From Kathleen Casey MD, ACS Operation Giving Back, On Haiti Relief

Earthquake in Haiti January 13, 2010 Kathleen M. Casey MD Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of the devastating earthquake in Port-au-Prince and the surrounding areas in Haiti and all those involved in relief efforts. Thank you for your interest in assisting. As you realize, the situation is rapidly evolving […]

DAILY CHOICE: Thursday, January 14, 2010

Reflection: Superficial vs. Deep

“Advanced Professionalism”: A View Standing On Others’ Shoulders

by Mike Magee MD As I mentioned last week, I’ve been in the early stages of a purposefully disruptive project titled “Advanced Professionalism”, which involves reviewing a decade of Medical Education literature on the topic with an eye toward challenging traditional thinking. All sources this week pointed to the seminal work of Dr. Thomas S. […]

A New Decade Resolution: 50% of Care to the Home by 2020

Eric Dishman I’m not usually one for New Year’s resolutions. Either they are so small in scope so as not to rise to the level of “resolution” status or so big that they will take far more than one year to accomplish. And besides, I don’t like disappointing myself during […]

Should I Have A Pap Smear?

Margaret Lewin MD, Medical Director of Cinergy Health Guest Correspondent The “pap smear” (Papanicolaou test) is used to screen for cervical cancer as part of the gynecological examination. It can reveal early, pre-malignant changes to the cervix. It is done by gently scraping the cervix with a wooden or plastic spatula and then by inserting […]