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Ten Things I Wish I Had Started Doing the Day I Began Practicing Emergency Medicine
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Posted on December 11, 2012 by
10 things on my ED practice 'to do' list

Several years ago, I gave a presentation to the EM residents at Gene Hern’s program at Highland General in Oakland identifying ten things I wish I had started doing the day I began practicing emergency medicine.  Gene asked me to translate this talk into a piece for the CAL/ACEP Lifeline, and I published it there.  In the years since, I am pleased to say that half a dozen physicians have asked me if they could … Continue reading →

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Advocating for Fair Payment for Providers of Emergency Care
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Posted on December 3, 2012 by
the intersection of work and retirement

In a recent article in EP Monthly, the erudite Dr. Greg Henry talks about finding post-retirement careers to “re-infuse maturing EPs with the excitement that once drew them to the specialty”, and challenges those of us who have transitioned from clinical practice in emergency medicine to a related post-retirement career to blog about our experience.  Many physicians who retire struggle to extend the domain of their chosen profession, as a way of staving off boredom … Continue reading →

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Keeping the ‘Care’ in Healthcare
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Posted on May 6, 2012 by

I believe the greatest challenge in medicine today is keeping the ‘care’ in healthcare.  One of the most frustrating aspects of practicing medicine for me had to do with how difficult it had become to incorporate caring into my practice.  I am not necessarily talking about the kind of caring associated with having a long-term, close and mutually appreciated association with my patients:  if that had motivated me, I would have gone into family practice … Continue reading →

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Why and How I Retired from Clinical Practice
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Posted on November 21, 2011 by

Last week, a colleague told me: “I’m really struggling with if or when to stop practicing.  I would love to hear about how you decided it was the right time for you.”  Great, I thought, an idea and an excuse for another blog.  Also, an opportunity to put down on paper the graph I was always drawing in the air for friends who asked me why I decided to retire. Emergency medicine is a demanding … Continue reading →

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