Monday, November 30, 2009
Evolve Your Fitness
So on top of the normal breakfast reading, I was looking at some recent Crossfit Norcal posts on the Evolve Your Fitness Blog.
Off that I was able to discover under their recommended reading a doctor by the name of Michael Eades. He makes some awesome posts regarding nutritional science, nutriceutical industry. On his website, he mentions that he is used to read six or more books per week! Imagine that! I don't think it's just scientific journals or publications, but the going rate on even one book per week is amazing! I think I may just try that one out too....
Anyhow, here's Dr. Eade's twitter for additional links to some great reads, including his most recent post regarding the fact that Diabetes Cases are expected to double in the next 25 years. It's such a sad thing to read about. However, I think it made me realize that these studies aren't meant to put a dark cloud on the topic or on the future of America. Rather, by informing others, health care providers and interested parties can take a stance and revolutionize change by using that awareness to make better health choices and decisions.
In essence, evolve your fitness, update your nutrition and change your health, for life.
To Health everyone!
Off that I was able to discover under their recommended reading a doctor by the name of Michael Eades. He makes some awesome posts regarding nutritional science, nutriceutical industry. On his website, he mentions that he is used to read six or more books per week! Imagine that! I don't think it's just scientific journals or publications, but the going rate on even one book per week is amazing! I think I may just try that one out too....
Anyhow, here's Dr. Eade's twitter for additional links to some great reads, including his most recent post regarding the fact that Diabetes Cases are expected to double in the next 25 years. It's such a sad thing to read about. However, I think it made me realize that these studies aren't meant to put a dark cloud on the topic or on the future of America. Rather, by informing others, health care providers and interested parties can take a stance and revolutionize change by using that awareness to make better health choices and decisions.
In essence, evolve your fitness, update your nutrition and change your health, for life.
To Health everyone!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
Questions to contemplate
1. What impact will the projected demographic changes have on our organization?
Demographic changes
(btw, the research on this issue makes me realize that I never want to become an epidemiologist)
2. What cultural issues or challenges should this organization(medicine as a whole) and I begin addressing now?
Preventative health measures
3. What are the barriers to addressing the above issues?
Barriers to health include:
information accessibility
4. What are the available resources and supports?
County programs
MPH awareness
5. List ways supervisors and managers (Hospitals, groups, and medical schools) can facilitate workforce changes in cultural attitudes,
behaviors, and values media attention: twitter, facebook, commercials (think Kaiser commercials)
continuing education for administrators and doctors
streamlining programs from private sector into the public sector( at a reduced cost)
6. How prepared are this organization and I to effectively respond to cultural practices of patients?
Demographic changes
(btw, the research on this issue makes me realize that I never want to become an epidemiologist)
2. What cultural issues or challenges should this organization(medicine as a whole) and I begin addressing now?
Preventative health measures
3. What are the barriers to addressing the above issues?
Barriers to health include:
information accessibility
4. What are the available resources and supports?
County programs
MPH awareness
5. List ways supervisors and managers (Hospitals, groups, and medical schools) can facilitate workforce changes in cultural attitudes,
behaviors, and values media attention: twitter, facebook, commercials (think Kaiser commercials)
continuing education for administrators and doctors
streamlining programs from private sector into the public sector( at a reduced cost)
6. How prepared are this organization and I to effectively respond to cultural practices of patients?
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Oath
Oath:
I swear by Apollo, the healer, Asclepius, Hygieia, and Panacea, and I take to witness all the gods, all the goddesses, to keep according to my ability and my judgment, the following Oath and agreement:
To consider dear to me, as my parents, him who taught me this art; to live in common with him and, if necessary, to share my goods with him; To look upon his children as my own brothers, to teach them this art.
I will prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone.
I will not give a lethal drug to anyone if I am asked, nor will I advise such a plan; and similarly I will not give a woman a pessary to cause an abortion.
But I will preserve the purity of my life and my arts.
I will not cut for stone, even for patients in whom the disease is manifest; I will leave this operation to be performed by practitioners, specialists in this art.
In every house where I come I will enter only for the good of my patients, keeping myself far from all intentional ill-doing and all seduction and especially from the pleasures of love with women or with men, be they free or slaves.
All that may come to my knowledge in the exercise of my profession or in daily commerce with men, which ought not to be spread abroad, I will keep secret and will never reveal.
If I keep this oath faithfully, may I enjoy my life and practice my art, respected by all men and in all times; but if I swerve from it or violate it, may the reverse be my lot.
I swear by Apollo, the healer, Asclepius, Hygieia, and Panacea, and I take to witness all the gods, all the goddesses, to keep according to my ability and my judgment, the following Oath and agreement:
To consider dear to me, as my parents, him who taught me this art; to live in common with him and, if necessary, to share my goods with him; To look upon his children as my own brothers, to teach them this art.
I will prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone.
I will not give a lethal drug to anyone if I am asked, nor will I advise such a plan; and similarly I will not give a woman a pessary to cause an abortion.
But I will preserve the purity of my life and my arts.
I will not cut for stone, even for patients in whom the disease is manifest; I will leave this operation to be performed by practitioners, specialists in this art.
In every house where I come I will enter only for the good of my patients, keeping myself far from all intentional ill-doing and all seduction and especially from the pleasures of love with women or with men, be they free or slaves.
All that may come to my knowledge in the exercise of my profession or in daily commerce with men, which ought not to be spread abroad, I will keep secret and will never reveal.
If I keep this oath faithfully, may I enjoy my life and practice my art, respected by all men and in all times; but if I swerve from it or violate it, may the reverse be my lot.
Thoughts
In not more than 300 words, state why you want to become a physician and what you can bring to the world of medical health in today's multicultural society.
Becoming a physician goes beyond childhood dreams of helping others in a white coats Becoming a physician is a position/occupation where I can use my gifts and talents
to heal others
preserv the purity of life and MY arts. The art of medicine is the expression of my knowledge and beliefs.
To work for the benefit of the sick
a healthy nation makes for a productive nation
What is the experience that stands out the most?
If I don't have hte clinical experience recently, what experience in my mind, solidifies my goal to become a physician
However, I do know I have a passion for the ability to cure
WHat does it take to become a physician in today's multicultural society
Understanding
Empathy of others cultural backgrounds
CULTURAL COMPETENCEi
Honesty, passion,
multicultural --> influence -->
Filipino and Santa Ana and Vietnamese
Filipino contribution
Filipino nurses
contribution to medicine
self-sacrificing nature as an attitude
attitude contribution
psychological sense
filipinos
Training, medicine
merging the science of medicine with the art of patient center care
Becoming a physician goes beyond childhood dreams of helping others in a white coats Becoming a physician is a position/occupation where I can use my gifts and talents
to heal others
preserv the purity of life and MY arts. The art of medicine is the expression of my knowledge and beliefs.
To work for the benefit of the sick
a healthy nation makes for a productive nation
What is the experience that stands out the most?
If I don't have hte clinical experience recently, what experience in my mind, solidifies my goal to become a physician
However, I do know I have a passion for the ability to cure
WHat does it take to become a physician in today's multicultural society
Understanding
Empathy of others cultural backgrounds
CULTURAL COMPETENCEi
Honesty, passion,
multicultural --> influence -->
Filipino and Santa Ana and Vietnamese
Filipino contribution
Filipino nurses
contribution to medicine
self-sacrificing nature as an attitude
attitude contribution
psychological sense
filipinos
Training, medicine
merging the science of medicine with the art of patient center care
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