As technology impacts our lives so massively, it should not be a surprise if the younger amongst us mark time by the tech milestones of their childhoods and adolescence. #techlife
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As technology impacts our lives so massively, it should not be a surprise if the younger amongst us mark time by the tech milestones of their childhoods and adolescence. #techlife
#teen #parent milestone Signs high school has started.
Hard to overstate: we still have not gotten it right—that the #EMR does not facilitate connection with patients, but distracts from it. Overreliance on clinician data entry—and typing—contributes to burnout and diminishes the experience for all. #Graphicmedicine #medsky
Creativity in Medicine. I learned early in my training that my penchant for cartooning had a very cool upside; that I could produce something quickly & special to the individual that might bring a smile and make the medical experience a bit less scary. Still scrawling for my patients daily! #pedsky
Rabbit Rabbit A graphic for September 1st.
The #BacktoSchool fallacy: that we don’t actually have ALL THE THINGS IN OUR HOUSE…and somehow, a trip to an office supply superstore is necessary.
If you enjoy… Weekends Safe working conditions Retirement benefits Paid vacations Breaks at work Sick leave Paid holidays … then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
"The men and women who have joined C.D.C. across generations have done so not for prestige or power, but because they believe deeply in the call to service. They deserve an H.H.S. secretary who stands up for health, supports science and has their back. So, too, does our country."
Yup.
Trending: how folks increasingly want to process email #worklife
Will #AI powered care survive the challenges of #Pediatrics?
Maybe it’s better (or simpler) that #newborns don’t talk yet. #pedsky #graphicmedicine
While Americans reckon with their relationship with the mainstream media, we must also recognize the supercharged conversations and vitriol do percolate down and impact our #children. It bears discussion. Namely: #BeKind! #MSM #parenting
While passing a glade on Martha’s Vineyard, I heard a sound on the breeze. Leaning off the trail, I heard a rising chorus of the resident ticks. #morningwalk.
Found our way to the old Chilmark Brickyard in Menemsha hills. Views for miles and chance for a sploot in the surf. #morningwalk
One of my faves: An Org Chart of the Real World #worklife
The art of medicine meets the science of data. #medsky #graphicmedicine
What happens when you buy SPF 1000. #summertime (for a li’l longer)
Spot the nurse’s kid? #pedsky #graphicmedicine
Can you spot the inventor of PowerPoint as a young child? #Doodles.
More new digital #Diagnoses Slippery ear canal syndrome aka megameatus Disallowing prolonged use or proper fit of earbuds #graphicmedicine
Yet another digital diagnosis. Large Attachment Contusion (LAC) Associated with >60 GB attachments hitting inboxes with sufficient impact so as to cause physical harm to email recipient. (See #faxosis, and/or pdf’inghell.) #screentime #graphicmedicine
Digital #diagnoses. TLDR-itis. Upper extremity repetitive use injury from intensive and contemptuous swiping of overlong blocks of text. Treatment: Ice. Deleting. Actually reading. #screentime #graphicmedicine
Digital #diagnoses. TLDR-itis. Upper extremity repetitive use injury from intensive and contemptuous swiping of overlong blocks of text. Treatment: Ice. Deleting. Actually reading. #screentime #graphicmedicine
#Teen #parent milestone If you deploy tech to snoop on your kiddo’s whereabouts,don’t be surprised to experience countermeasures
Met me at the corner of Morning and Coffee
Sky shark meal time. #morningwalk.
#Screentime vs Not. Kids and cell phones...insight from a physiological,neurological and endocrinological perspective. #Pedsky
When the smartest #AI powered smartphone knows how to change its prompts and digital coaching with the change of season. #EndofSummer.
How would social media have changed the trajectory of great novels? Seen here: #MobyDick.
How children perceive the ear exam. #pedsky #graphicmedicine
Usually on clinic days, most PCPs run late. When we finally come upon our patients, we learn who has been creative, enterprising...or otherwise. #STEM, #Art or #chaos #pedsky #graphicmedicine
That bittersweet quality of the end of the summer.
The first hospital pagers were in use in 1949 (!)...but the terminology of resident/attending physicians being ‘on call’ feels increasingly obsolete. Our tools of communication and practice have evolved...so what do we call being ‘at the ready for urgent patient concerns?’ Neologism pls. #medsky
Time to walk the dog, apparently. #dogsky
Question: Is every day #Caturday?
#teen #parent milestone: Teen transportation delusion disorder. The struggle is feel.
One of the challenges of medical training is continuously adapting to the demands of the service one participates in. It can get pretty confusing, and sometimes one can revert to the default settings of the last rotation. #meded #pedsky #graphicmedicine
The less considered aspect of putting babies on their back to sleep… motivation. #pedsky #graphicmedicine
Kids. Beware of questions. E.g. Your creativity. #parentsky
We call it Vitamin M. Can you spot the moments of onset and offset of the #Motrin in the child below? It’s effects on a kid with a #fever/ viral illness can be profound, and seeing it wear off is quite a (dramatic, sudden) sight. #pedsky #graphicmedicine
Perhaps that moment of #singularity-- when #AI driven devices achieve sentience--will occur during an otherwise unremarkable moment and go unnoticed; as when Aaron tried that 2 factor log on. #techlife
A contemplation on the progression of #parenting, thru the lens of the dropped pacifier. When the eldest loses his binky, the response is enormous and vigorous. The middle child still prompts intervention, but less so. And by the third kid, well…um, you know. #pedsky #graphicmedicine
Surely this will be the Next Thing for Healthcare,...will we be ready if patients swipe left? #pedsky #graphicmedicine
Rumor: the #InternationalDogDay lobby is advocating for a longer window of observation. (May be a food motivation based movement) #dogsky
The developmental Prime Directive of the #Infant and #Toddler. Mouth everything. (Police their play area accordingly!) #pedsky #graphicmedicine
Clinic Me: what a gorgeous newborn! Do you have any questions for me? Parents, together: no, she’s good. Me: really? She sleeping? You guys are getting Shuteye? Parents in unison: OK, we have a lot of questions. #Pediatrics
Bacterial makeovers. Part 3 s. Aureus Wouldn’t the world be a better place if we could make this happen? #graphicmedicine #medsky
Bacterial makeovers. Part 2 S. Aureus. Wouldn’t the world be a better place if we could make this happen? #graphicmedicine #medsky
Bacterial makeovers. Part 1 C. Diff. Wouldn’t the world be a better place if we could make this happen? #graphicmedicine #medsky
After some time in a healthcare career, one finds our notions of what is normal in that space sound different when reflected back off the reactions of others. #Graphicmedicine. #pedsky
Mission critical: don’t let fancy #graphics or souped up manipulation of #data distract from the truth of an analysis. Pay attention! #graphicmedicine #medsky
What every orientation feels like #worklife
Water low enough this could have been a wet stroll Trade off: excellent viewing of resident bass, carp and sizable snapping turtles bathed in the early glow #morningpaddle
Got #mononucleosis? #teen athletes: Note well the need you have to delay your return to sport- and note you may not feel well enough to anyway. Be nice to your #spleen. #pedsky
3 Habits of highly aspirational physicians. 3/3 #graphicmedicine #medsky
3 Habits of highly aspirational physicians. 2/3 #medsky #graphicmedicine
3 Habits of highly aspirational physicians. 1/3 #medsky
It can be good, even great to have access to AI.... As long as it is good or great #AI. #techsky
“To see the world in a blade of grass And heaven in a wild flower To Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in an hour.” — William Blake “If you see a leaf you should eat it”-Banjo. #HappyInternationalDogDay
Not everyone is thrilled at #InternationalDogDay.
What if the #doodles of your life met and had a conversation?
If dogs drank a #morningcoffee.
Remember colleagues, a lot of what you learn in medicine hinges on how you ask patients your questions. #Graphicmedicine. #medsky
Have we reached peak #password? Seems to me people don’t want to-and present hostility to the idea of remembering any more secret login codes. #techlife
#carsick/cont'd: If old enough, have said passenger sit in front seat. Skip reading, avoiding watching a tablet or scrolling on a phone. Don’t talk about puking til you have to; the power of suggestion can make it worse. It USUALLY abates with age. Til then, bring a change of clothes! #pedsky
Got kiddo who gets #carsick? Tips: sit by a window, get a cool breeze or cold AC vent flowing over the face, and look far out, towards the horizon. This helps minimize growing pukiness and nausea. Cont'd 👇 #graphicmedicine #pedsky
#Teen #parent milestone At some point, there will be a dermatologic issue that presents itself. The parent must not succumb to the impulses they feel to intervene and must work to let the issue sort itself.
With the rise of #AI will we see a crossover into a gamification of healthcare software too? (may already be here). #medsky #graphicmedicine
When research analysts date. #medsky
Clinic, recently Kid, 7: "You know what's like when you are having a conversation today, and then you fart. And it isn't loud? and you're like: "YESSS!" Of course, I (all of us) knew exactly what he was talking about. #pediatrics
Said no patient ever. #medsky
Are we really clear what dogs are seeking when they beg? #dogsky
#Teen #parent milestone Don't work harder. Work smart(er)phone.
As a #runner turned #peloton user at times, I have to confess there are some frequently encountered phenomena I keep noticing about those who lead the classes…(with nothing else to distract me but my own sweat)
New diagnostic entity: cellphonicus interruptus medicus. A not entirely benign phenomena peculiar to all ages #medaky #grahicmedicine
Sunshine funshine #doodles
Clinic. Child, age 5: Bye! Hey, do you live here? Me: 100%~That table is where I sleep, and those gowns are my PJs. 5: what do you eat? Me: Graham crackers & ginger ale 5: I don’t think I want to be a doctor Me: wait-There’s tons of free stickers and bandaids! 5: I’ll think about it. #Pediatrics.
Fostering, teaching and modeling empathy in #medstudents, residents, and colleagues does not happen overnight. We must commit to applying it in our practice and in our communication for it to be recognized as a key tool in medicine (and life!). #medsky #graphicmedicine
Tonight the President aims to go out on patrol in DC…one wonders: When will the wild Trumpus start?
Late summer on the river teases the first glimpse of Autumn colors #morningpaddle
Dear healthcare. We are patients too, we see you. Your Next Frontier: Cleaning up the hell of healthcare telephony. --love, Doctors everywhere. #medsky #graphicmedicine
Will the #economy crash in a way that even nonhuman workers have trouble finding jobs?
Perhaps there is an evolutionarily important reason why folks often don’t recall memories from the first year of life. #Pedsky #graphicmedicine
Parents of #newborns deserve our respect and our understanding. Babies are fabulous, and weird. They do everything in their own way, and it is up to us to help folks understand what normal looks like (or not). #pedsky #graphicmedicine
When faced with the daunting prospect of a medical visit, some children cope by taking part in the process...and in some cases, they try to take charge. It is never dull. #pedsky #graphicmedicine
#teen #parent milestones Part of #parenting and childhood (esp adolescence!) involves communicating/understanding expectations and time management. When to lean out and how to lean in.
Those who sketch, draw, cartoon or doodle will know deeply the joy that accompanies the uncapping of a cool, new pen. Sort of like Christmas. Don’t get me started on nice paper... #doodles
Great #parenting moments Only in summer. #kidsky
This was inspired by some friends and loved ones finding themselves in that purgatory of awaiting a medical diagnosis, facing uncertainty, and processing all the feels and thoughts. I’ve been there. Hope this helps. #medsky #graphicmedicine
File under “ happens more often than you think.” In some pediatric interviews, a deeper agenda lurks behind the issues discussed-sometimes serious or absurd. Be sharp either way.. #pedsky #graphicmedicine
What about the guy who DID get the memo, and still... #worklife
Know a young male w/ breast tenderness or more specifically, very sensitive or swollen nipples? #Gynecomastia may be 1 or 2 sided, & involve (usually temporary) swelling of the breast during the years of high hormone activity/growth. Q's? Go to the #Pediatrician to get checked out. #graphicmedicine
New England Food #Doodles #2: Mollusk burnout.
New England Food #Doodles #1: How lobsters roll.
Gift article. Read about RFKj-experts in taking advantage of families with autistic children. The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
In some ancient healing traditions, such as Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurvedic Medicine, the ‘tongue diagnosis’ can be a crucial part of understanding the health of an individual. In #Pediatrics, we use an approach that might be regarded as derivative of those great modalities. #pedsky
The signout used in clinical settings—hospitals, clinics, ERs—has many other potential applications in our lives. It is a wonder it is not used more widely. #medsky #parentsky
You have to admire how 2-3 year olds live in the present, unencumbered by life’s uncertainties and the untold future. Maybe that’s a good thing. #pedsky #graphicmedicine
Ah, carotenemia. Benign and reversible, as long as you lay off the squash and carrots. Always impressive. #pedsky #graphicmedicine
