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Struck by House, Initial Encounter…
N. Gray, MD
Read More Struck by House, Initial Encounter…Alexa, Make Bob My Healthcare Power of Attorney
Nathan A. Gray – MD – Ok, Google and Amazon can’t do this (yet). However, Every person needs a medical decision-maker to be their voice when they can’t speak for themselves, and everyone needs to make sure their decision-maker knows what they want!
Read More Alexa, Make Bob My Healthcare Power of AttorneySome things shouldn’t be automated…
My cartoon for the Spring issue of AAHPM Quarterly… It definitely feels like compassion is often being outsourced in modern medicine. Copyright Nathan A. Gray 2017
Read More Some things shouldn’t be automated…Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
On International Women’s Day 2018, here’s an old cartoon from my rejection collection as a salute to all of the sheroes out there breaking barriers for women…
Read More Where do you see yourself in 5 years?How Long?
I have nothing funny this week… only an image and a question: “How long?” From NEJM, Firearm-Related Injury and Death: A Public Health Crisis From JAMA, Death by Gun Violence: A Public Health Crisis
Read More How Long?Empathy: The Throw Pillow Rule of Thumb…
N. Gray, MD I’ve definitely said my share of words that weren’t helpful in fragile moments with people who were suffering. Learning to be present without pity, preaching, or patronizing is an art that requires the ability to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and hear your words with their ears. I find I’ve rarely […]
Read More Empathy: The Throw Pillow Rule of Thumb…A new year and that warm, fuzzy feeling of paying maintenance of certification fees…
I know that the ABIM (American Board of Internal Medicine) is working to respond to continued concerns about the costs and burdens of their maintenance of certification (MOC) program, but after spending more than $3,000 on initial certification (for primary and specialty boards) when I started out, the annual fee requirements to continue to “participate” […]
Read More A new year and that warm, fuzzy feeling of paying maintenance of certification fees…How do YOU discuss Code Status? Cartoons of Common Traps
N. Gray, MD I have witnessed many code status discussions — good, bad, and ugly. Here is a smattering of the “not-so-pretty” code conversation patterns. Keep reading to the end for a suggestion on a better approach… The Menu: This approach leaves patients to pick from an overwhelming array of interventions (pressors, shocks, tubes), some of […]
Read More How do YOU discuss Code Status? Cartoons of Common Traps