September 2007
22 posts
Jack at Apple Store (via iPhone)
Jack at Apple Store (via iPhone), originally uploaded by KidneyNotes.
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Hilarious Journal Articles #87: "You've Gotta Know...
Apparently quitting reduces C-reactive protein.
The notion that persistence is essential for success and happiness is deeply embedded in popular and scientific writings. However, when people are faced with situations in which they cannot realize a key life goal, the most adaptive response for mental and physical health may be to disengage from that goal. This project followed 90 adolescents over...
Maria from Intueri
This week met Maria, who writes Intueri, the best-written medical weblog. (So of course, she blogged it.)
Since my last entry, I am still alive. Just to be clear. met Joshua Schwimmer, a nephrologist (kidney doctor) who writes at Kidney Notes, Healthline, and The Efficient MD, in addition to his clinical research publications. He managed to spare some time away from writing to meet me for dinner...
Photowalk in NYC with David Sifry
Planning to go on a photowalk over the Brooklyn Bridge with David Sifry this Saturday: http://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/2007/09/photowalk_over.html
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My Talk on "Health 2.0" for the 5th Annual...
This is the talk I gave at the 5th Annual Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and Corporate Development Conference on September 24, 2007. I was part of a panel titled “Healthcare 2.0: Technology & Healthcare Services of the Future,” and we were asked to talk about disruptive changes in healthcare. — Good afternoon. I’m a bit out of my element here, because...
"Wrong Object"
wrongobject, originally uploaded by brucesflickr.
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More attempts to capture unusual glowing cloud...
More attempts to capture unusual glowing cloud formation, originally uploaded by KidneyNotes.
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Leaving Nashville
Leaving Nashville, originally uploaded by KidneyNotes.
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Healthcare M&A Conference
Healthcare M&A Conference, originally uploaded by KidneyNotes.
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5th Annual Healthcare M&A and Corporate...
On September 24th, I’ll be appearing on a panel at the 5th Annual Healthcare M&A and Corporate Development Conference. The panel topic is “Healthcare 2.0: Technology & Healthcare Services of the Future.” I’ll be speaking on online communities of physicians and patients. If you’ll be at the conference, please feel free to look me up. If there’s time,...
The Health 2.0 Conference Video
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Currently Reading: Against the Day by Thomas...
Not reading, exactly — more like listening to the 56 hour audiobook from Audible.com, which is worth it for the range of accents alone, and which makes referring to the Pynchonwiki easy while listening, but man, this is 1000 pages and it’s his most accessible book — I’ll see you in a week.
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Doktor Sleepless
ds6w, originally uploaded by warrenellis.
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Hilarious Journal Articles #86: Elvis to Eminem:...
From the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health:
Background: Rock and pop stars are frequently characterised as indulging in high-risk behaviours, with high-profile deaths amongst such musicians creating an impression of premature mortality. However, studies to date have not quantified differences between mortality experienced by such stars and general populations. Objective: This study...
FDA Hearing on Erythropoeisis-Stimulating Agents...
Via the American Society of Nephrology:
On September 11, 2007, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research held a joint session with the Cardiovascular & Renal Drugs Advisory Committee (CRDAC) and the Drug Safety & Risk Management Advisory Committee (DSaRM) to examine the risks and benefits of erythropoesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) when used in the...
Currently Reading: Understanding Exposure
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Grand Rounds is Up
Grand Rounds is up at The Efficient MD. My interview with Medscape is here (free registration required):
Blogs are also a remarkably efficient tool for recording your thoughts and sharing them. What doctor doesn’t have advice and reference material they’d like to share with friends, colleagues, current or potential patients, or their future self at some later date? Blogs are one way of...
World Trade Center
World Trade Center, originally uploaded by KidneyNotes.
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Twitter and Twitterfeed Explained
I’m using Twitter with Twitterfeed to tie together Kidney Notes, The Efficient MD, Tech Medicine, and Facebook. See the sidebar and this post by Clinical Cases for more details. (via Kidney Notes)
Grand Rounds Call for Submissions: Healthcare...
The next medical blogosphere Grand Rounds will be held at The Efficient MD on September 11, 2007. The theme of Grand Rounds will be “Healthcare Innovations and New Technologies.” Submissions broadly related to innovations in healthcare are welcome: new technologies, models of practice, and ways of improving efficiency or the quality of care. Speculations about the future of healthcare...
Alison and Jack
Alison and Jack, originally uploaded by KidneyNotes.
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Audible, Wishlist, Random, iPhone
Randomly working my way through an Audible.com wishlist on the iPhone using numbers generated by Random.org. Just finished The Dip. (via Kidney Notes)