Yesterday we celebrated the Finale of our third season of Manuary. This year we raised close to $40,000.00 and a grand total over 3 years of $118,000.00. This is fantastic! We thank our patients, supporters and business partners. Half the funds raised will go to research, the other half directly to patients for treatment and life expenses.… Read more
Welcome to the month of Manuary! A Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month.
What is a Head & Neck Cancer? Head & Neck Cancer is a diverse group of cancers that can arise from anywhere above the collar bones and outside the brain.… Read more
Welcome to 2016! How’s your New Year’s Resolution going? It’s good to know that there is some science behind New Year’s Resolution. Apparently you are 10 times more likely to stick to a change made at the New Year (See here).… Read more
Does my hip look big with these?
Congratulations to all the new interns starting tomorrow in Australia. You’ve done all the hard work. Got through high school with flying colours, survived undergrad, selected into med school, made it through the med school exams, interviewed for jobs and tomorrow, your patients and the nurses will call you ‘Doctor’.… Read more
A few weeks ago, this cartoon strip appeared by @TheBadDr Ian Williams
There’s a certain helplessness in the physician. “There’s nothing much we can do about that.”
Well, actually, there are a few things we CAN do about that. Doctors can actually manage their social media presence effectively through some simple means.… Read more
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
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
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
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
Life moves on in such a frantic pace. Time is short. Priorities are frequently re-shuffled. There are times when thoughts are articulated in such a beautiful fashion like a brilliant degustation menu. There are other times, when thoughts are half-baked and merely leftovers from a long day at work.… Read more
