Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Humor, Medicine, Placebo Journal and Kevin Pho



Kevin Pho MD and I collaborated on a piece for Medscape that discusses humor and medicine. Kevin the brainchild behind the famous KevinMD blog. You can read it here if you are interested. Here is a snippet from the piece:


It's tough to be a doctor these days. Whether it's listening to the difficulties of our medical colleagues as they try to best care for their patients, or engaging other health professionals about the uncertainties surrounding health reform, we've noticed a tense, sometimes gloomy, atmosphere among physicians.


It was the first time Kevin and I worked together and it was very enjoyable. I even felt respected in the morning though he didn't spoon me.


There is a chance that Kevin and I will be doing a panel at the Medical Communications Conference in Atlanta this April. More to come.