Monthly Archives: March 2019

In Defense of Pediatricians… (And a Few Words of Advice for Doctors and Other Public Health Types)

In a world where opinion is shaped through social media, a public health strategy based on trying to “educate people” by shoving “facts” in their face when the facts are in dispute is not going to work very well. In reality, it may backfire and produce exactly the opposite result from the one you intended. And that is exactly what is happening here.

2020-05-26T02:38:28+00:00March 26, 2019|Categories: Patient, Physician|Tags: , , |

When Doctors Need Our Help: Do No Harm, a Film

In the United States, 400 physicians commit suicide annually – an average of one per day. Physicians have the highest rate of suicide of any profession; almost double that of the general population. While physician suicide has reached epidemic proportions, the general public is relatively unaware of this tragic phenomenon. Robyn Simon has produced a documentary film, Do No Harm, to shed light on this taboo topic.

2020-05-26T02:40:19+00:00March 21, 2019|Categories: Physician, Practice|Tags: , , , , , |

The Death of Specialization: Predictions by George Orwell

A physician should be called a “physician.” A nurse practitioner should be identified as “nurse practitioner.” Please call a physician assistant, “physician assistant.” These are accurate titles, reflective of their specialized education, training, and expertise. They are all venerated professions which share a mutual goal of improving patient’s lives, yet the vocations are fundamentally different.

2020-05-26T02:36:48+00:00March 19, 2019|Categories: Equality, Physician|Tags: , , |
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