Chart Review: A New Carnival for Academic Medicine Blogs
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Chart Review, our new monthly feature where the editors at Wing of Zock highlight our favorite blog posts from the previous month. We focus…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: The Mobile Healthcare Revolution in the Developing World
As I scan the news feeds for new technology trends, I keep finding myself coming back to developing economies in Africa and Asia. As mobile network operators expand wireless services…
Teaching Social Media to Cardiologists: Opening (My) Eyes and Dropping Jaws in Gotham
This week I had the privilege of serving as the academic program director for a medical conference held in New York City. Traditionally, these events are held in large conference…
Mammograms Overdiagnose Breast Cancer – Let the Games Begin!
Breast news is booming. Breast news is booming. Mammography is in the news again. We have legions of breast lobbyists that have agendas that are far beyond the true medical value…
Why Companies Need to Invest in Employee Wellness
Investing in the wellness of your employees from Aniruddha Malpani
Patient Flow and the Broken Record Method to Get Home Sooner
In this article I will show you how a “broken record” can help you ~~ create immediate improvements in patient flow ~~ lower your physician stress levels ~~ and…
Engaging Patients in Palliative Care
In celebration of National Hospice/Palliative Care month, it seems fitting to point out the record growth in palliative care over the past decade. Increasing by more than 100%, these programs…
Tips for Living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Tips for Living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)For most of us, breathing is so automatic we do not even think about it; but, when you have COPD, you have…
World #AIDS Day – Stunning Image of HIV Invading a Cell.
In 1988 on the forst World Aids Day, I was sixteen and was chosen by school, with 3 friends, to attend an AIDS awareness event in London. We joined young…
Social Media To Be The Most Common Source Of Continuing Medical Education
Social Media is the most common use of Internet. Everyone uses the internet to access their emails and Facebook accounts. A Google search engine is the gateway to all information…
