August 7th, 2008 by Dr. Val Jones in Uncategorized
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My personal physician, Dr. Alan Dappen, will be interviewed tonight at the Doctor Anonymous show. The topic? A new model of medical practice – something I like to call “concierge medicine for the masses” because most people can afford it and they get first-rate treatment.
Sound too good to be true? Then ask him how he does it! The show starts at 10pm EDT tonight, August 7th. Hope to see you in the chat room…
Many thanks to Maggie Mahar who covered my recent interview with Alan here. I hope she’ll join the call!
Click here to listen to the podcast.
This post originally appeared on Dr. Val’s blog at RevolutionHealth.com.
August 7th, 2008 by Dr. Val Jones in Uncategorized
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For those of you unfamiliar with “Change of Shift,” it’s a regular summary of the best of the nursing blogs. This week it’s hosted by Kim at Emergiblog (she has a terrific blog that I’ve linked to in my blogroll). Please check it out!
Grand Rounds is the weekly summary of the best of the medical blogs. This week it’s hosted by Pure Pedantry. Please check it out!
This post originally appeared on Dr. Val’s blog at RevolutionHealth.com.
August 4th, 2008 by Dr. Val Jones in Uncategorized
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I’m not sure if you’ve heard the news from north of the border, but my parents recently called me to tell me about it. Apparently, a 22 year old man was attacked on a bus en route to Winnipeg. A Chinese male passenger with a hunting knife had some sort of psychotic break and began stabbing his seat mate. The bus driver pulled over and the terrified passengers exited the bus as the assailant decapitated, gutted, and partially ate his victim in front of the onlookers.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) subdued the man and have taken him into their custody.
This is probably the most disgusting, heinous crime ever committed in Canada. We are all in shock.
I’m sure that more information about the murderer will become available as the investigation continues.
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Addendum: a Twitter friend of mine pointed out that this beheading was actually the third in a series of bizarre and unrelated decapitation murders world-wide. There was also one in Greece and one in the UK. Tragic.
This post originally appeared on Dr. Val’s blog at RevolutionHealth.com.
August 2nd, 2008 by Dr. Val Jones in Uncategorized
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I’m planning to attend a ScienceBlogger event next weekend. Hope you can join me and Gene Ostrovsky from
Medgadget.com… Here is the email invite I received:
So far, we’re expecting about 50 readers and a dozen ScienceBloggers.
We’ll be meeting at 2:00 pm on Saturday, August 9, at the Arthur Ross Terrace at the American Museum of Natural History. Once there, please head to the cafe tables and chairs set by the trees on the upper terrace, facing the Rose Center. The terrace is accessible from the Theodore Roosevelt Park at 81st Street and Columbus Avenue.
Here’s more information about the site:
This is an outdoor location with tables and shade, which we thought was best for the large numbers we’re expecting. After we’re all assembled in this spot, if smaller groups are interested in grabbing a coffee or sitting in air conditioning, then we’d be happy to point them to one of several nice cafes nearby.
Please pass this on to anyone who might be interested. We’re all very excited to interact with readers in RealSpace!
Cheers,
Ginny
Addendum: due to overwhelming interest, the venue has changed (Ginny’s new email):
Hey guys,
So due to our increasing numbers and the chance of rain, we’ve decided to change the location of Saturday’s Reader Meetup. The new spot will be at a bar on the west side called Social. We’ve reserved a room in the back, and it’s three floors in case we need even more room. We’ll buy the first round of pitchers (alcs and non-alcs).
Details:
2pm-4pm on Saturday, August 9
Social
795 8th Ave (close to 48th St.)
New York, NY 10019
This post originally appeared on Dr. Val’s blog at RevolutionHealth.com.
July 28th, 2008 by Dr. Val Jones in Uncategorized
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Now this is an historic moment… I finally get to meet my hero medblogger Gene Ostrovsky, editor and webmaster of Medgadget.com at a blogger conference tomorrow in Washington, DC. Gene is driving in from NYC and we’ll plan to have dinner with hubby and any other folks we can lure from the all-star conference:
Welcome and Introduction Drew Altman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Kaiser Family Foundation
Keynote Address The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Panel Discussion Vicky Rideout (moderator) Vice President, Kaiser Family Foundation and Director, Kaiser Forum on Health Journalism and the News Business
Jacob Goldstein, Wall Street Journal
Michael Cannon, Cato Institute
Ezra Klein, American Prospect Magazine
John McDonough, Office of Senator Edward Kennedy and formerly of Health Care for All in Massachusetts
Tom Rosenstiel, Center for Excellence in Journalism
I’ve spent the last year and a half producing a weekly newsletter featuring the best of Medgadget’s posts – this one about the asthma inhaler “spacer piggie” is just one example of the innovative gadgets that Gene has enthusiastically gathered into one place for geeks like me. So it will be fun to meet the man behind the piggies… See you tomorrow, Gene.
Anyone else care to join us?
This post originally appeared on Dr. Val’s blog at RevolutionHealth.com.
