Slow Medicine

Posted by denitzablagev on May 8, 2013 · 2 Comments 

Time heals all wounds, they say, or, in medicine, if not all, then many.  But with our improved efficiency and throughput of patients, we fail to allow this most magical treatment to work.  The pace and intensity of medicine has increased exponentially over the past several decades.  We see more doctors, have more procedures, take … Continue reading →

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What I Learned at the ATP Reunion Conference Feb 2012

Posted by denitzablagev on March 3, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

Hi all, happy valentine’s day!  I hope you’re all doing well.  It was fun to meet up with some of our class for the reunion conference.  While this conference was not the life-altering event our class was, I still found it useful and thought I’d share some of the things I learned at the conference. … Continue reading →

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