Social Media will no longer be a fad very soon. The Tipping Point has already been reached in many industries and mainstream media. The healthcare industry, as always, is a little slow on the uptake, but I do strongly belief that in the next few years we will see clinicians on social media as the norm and not the exception.… Read more
Month: December 2015
Ear Nose Throat Surgeries to be cut from Medicare Benefits Schedule in Australia
So says the title of many news articles, which obviously results in some knee jerk panic responses from various members of the community. I’ve been asked for my opinion several times on social media. Here is a summary of the issues.… Read more
Biggest Challenge Facing Medicine
I’ve been asked previously what I think is the biggest challenge facing Medicine or Surgery in the future. Many Physicians and Futurists would suggest that personalized medicine, genetic therapy, cancer cure, public health, nanotechnology and many other things are going to form several of the biggest challenges ahead of us.… Read more
Social Media: The Force Awakens
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention defines “Epidemic” as an increase, often sudden, in the number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected in that population in that area. Whenever there is an epidemic of any disease, Public Health Physicians and doctors in general pay a careful attention to the trend and devote time and effort into studying their progression.… Read more
Mayo Clinic Social Media Residency
The Art of Surgery involves the skillful use of multiple diagnostic and treatment tools for the benefit of our patients. So when I started my surgical training, I had to attend several surgical courses where I learned to use different tools, equipment and techniques.… Read more