I am a recently retired physician who practiced internal medicine for forty-two years in the mid-west. It is my intention, with this blog, to share lessons learned (and yes, by necessity, relearned at times) that could help patients and doctors navigate the choppy waters of medical care.
The blog is not intended to be a scholarly weighing in on new studies fraught with data and footnotes. My hope, instead, is that it will show how patients and doctors teach each other how to read the medical tea leaves of every day problems and how they individually and collectively can deploy common sense ideas to inform complicated issues. Moreover, attention will be focused on the special relationship of patients and doctors, a kaleidoscope of personal and medical forces that are undertood best in a climate of mutual respect and an appreciation of how much they have to learn together.
Some of the planned topics include: “Why You don’t Want To Be the First One On The Block To Try A New Medicine; Why It’s Often Better When The Doctor Does Nothing Than Something; When The Doctor Needs To Be The Patient’s Hero.
Postings are planned to be weekly and I look forward to your insights and opinions.
What a great idea for a blog! Hopefully, your writings will spur much needed dialogue between physicians and their patients. I await with anticipation for your future posts.
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