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Consultants and Transfers
Building on a GruntDoc post about consultant rudeness, the author argues that calling surgical consults purely to spread liability -- rather than for genuine clinical need -- is neither efficient nor conscientious medicine.
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MarsEdit 1.0 Released!
A brief enthusiastic endorsement of the newly released MarsEdit 1.0 blog editor from Ranchero Software, praising it for simply working like all of Brent Simmons software.
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Surgical Education in the United States: Portents for Change
A Medscape article is highlighted that documents alarming surgeon shortage figures and argues that declining reimbursement, malpractice costs, and subspecialty migration threaten to strip general surgery of its professional identity.
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Communicate with your Consultants
A frustrating on-call experience illustrates why attending physicians must communicate their clinical concerns directly to surgical consultants before the consult visit.
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Bipartisan
A rhetorical challenge to the common assumption that bipartisanship means the majority must yield to the minority.
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It's Finally Over
Relief that the 2004 election is over, with a call to set aside anger and partisanship and a suggestion that those shocked by the results need to better understand and listen to rural America.
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Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)
A brief note on Barack Obama handily winning his Illinois Senate seat after his breakout keynote at the 2004 Democratic convention, with a prediction that this sharp politician is worth keeping an eye on.
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Stem Cell Research
California voters approved a $3 billion bond measure for stem cell research despite the state deficit, prompting the argument that nationally beneficial medical research should be funded federally or through private money rather than state bonds.
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What This Country Needs
A note about neighbor John Kimberling and his book making the case that both major parties have failed Americans and that a new third party is needed, with a promise to share thoughts on the argument after reading it.
