Monday, February 29, 2016

What will their legacy be?

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A danger of being " Thinker in Residence " for several months here in the state of Victoria, Australia, is the danger of diagnost...
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Saturday, February 27, 2016

Hear me. Do you know me?

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It isn't often that I can report that I was honored to see a play, but such was the case recently when I was invited to view the show...

Towards zero on the roads in Oz

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In America, drivers don't try to kill other drivers. In Australia, drivers try not to kill other drivers. After almost three month...
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Monday, February 22, 2016

Ultimate advice

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When I was growing up, ultimate (originally known as ultimate frisbee) had not yet been invented .  While we played with frisbees, it wa...
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Sea spurge, compacts, and other descendants of Wipe off 5

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Today's story is about how to implement a cultural change among a large group of people.  Stick with me, as this will take a moment. ...
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Sunday, February 14, 2016

Correlation ≠ cause and effect

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I was recently directed to a lovely example of how an observation of correlation can be misinterpreted with regard to cause and effect.* ...
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Thursday, February 11, 2016

"A good way for doctors to let patients know they are antiquated and unfriendly"

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A friend here in Melbourne visiting a doctor in the community took this picture from the bulletin board in the doctor's waiting room....
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Tuesday, February 09, 2016

Ask, instead, why they would want to leave

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It isn't often that I am surprised in a negative way by something relating to an Ohio pediatric hospital.  Indeed, the hospitals in tha...
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Monday, February 08, 2016

In memoriam: The Boston Courant

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In the end, The Boston Courant did not shut down because of the oft-discussed pressures on the print media.  No, it was because of legal...

Cruelty and enlightenment

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I don’t know if the following observations are profound or trite or somewhere in between. They are prompted by a recent visit to the Casc...
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Sunday, February 07, 2016

There is no Holy Grail, just small chalices

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Given the stakes to society and the persistent growth in health care delivery costs throughout the developed nations, there is an underst...
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Thursday, February 04, 2016

There is no billing code for compassion

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I am borrowing a line from Dr. Amy Ship, the 2009 recipient of the Campassionate Caregiver Award from the Schwartz Center, to remind fo...
Wednesday, February 03, 2016

Plus ça change

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I mean no disrespect to my Australian hosts when I say that I've seen this all before.  The details differ, but the same underlying ...
Sunday, January 31, 2016

Mind the step!

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One of my "thinker in residence" sponsors here in Australia is VMIA, the Victoria state government insurance agency.  I had just ...
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

A canary in the coal mine?

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How should we think about medical malpractice claims against doctors?  Are they indicative of something about those doctors who've be...
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