Hi All, Tomorrow morning, I will be heading to Boston for the annual Heart Rhythm Society scientific sessions. As I did this January during the Boston AF symposium, I plan to keep you informed. In fact, in my new capacity as a member of theHeart.org team, I will be live tweeting and blogging the meeting. […]
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There was a flurry of words written today about preventing the rare but tragic occurrence of sudden cardiac death in a young person. At the heart of the debate lies the issue of how best to protect the young from dying. I think it’s worth making two more points on this issue. Treating Sudden Death: […]
When doctors make big salaries… The “rich”-doctor debate is old, but surely not tired. Lately a number of stories detailing the big salaries made by cardiologists have stirred the pot again. How much is your doctor worth? Do we make too much? How happy are we with what we make? Head over to the Trials […]
I like to tell my patients that good health, at its root, comes from just three things: good movement, good food, and good sleep. At least these are the three they can control. Good luck and good genes are beyond our control. On our Easter: The world looks and feels like a different place after […]
Tough week. Sometimes the catheter falls into place easily, and sometimes it does not. This week, ‘not’ dominated. I wish it was just the procedures. Difficult cases that string together–and for some reason they tend to come in clumps–was not the hardest part of the week. Hardly. The real tension-inducer was fending off, dealing with, […]
Hey friends, You will not want to miss this week’s version of Medical Grand Rounds. It’s hosted by the ever passionate Dr Rob Lamberts on his blog entitled More Musings (of a Distractible Kind) . Here’s a doctor for whom it still matters. So much does Dr Rob care that he tackled a topic that […]
On Fridays, especially stormy ones (when I can’t ride), I like to reflect on the work of doctoring. Chief among such wide-angle views is how important a role we doctors actually play in creating good health for our patients? And the trouble that we may cause. I’m struggling with this force pulling me toward minimalism. […]
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Going gently…
…is how doctors die. Few essays written by doctors are more relevant to today’s crisis in end of life care than Dr Ken Murray’s now famous, Why Doctors Die Differently. It made it to the WSJ today, thank goodness. It’s available for free in its original (and longer) form at Zocala Public Square. We discussed […]
You all know how I feel about the value of education in the treatment and prevention of heart disease: It is self-evident and unquestionable. Along the lines of educating patients and docs, and in the spirit of February being Heart Health Awareness month, I believe The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) deserves strong mention for their […]
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How much does ‘never’ cost?
Way too much. Do you like common sense? Are you inflamed by the unintended consequences of well-meaning policies? Read this young ER-doctor’s view on the medical and dollar costs of measures aimed at eliminating medical errors. This is real, folks. JMM Very nice work, Dr. Graham Walker
To those who submitted posts, I say thanks. I appreciate that you did. Medical Grand Rounds keeps going because of you, the medical blogger. Your voice, your impressions, your passions and your human stories make our field such a great canvas. Let’s get it started: A Hand of Hearts: I was delighted that one of […]