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--------------------------------------------------------------- KevinMD Plus: Aug 19, 2021 [Iâm vaccinated and positive for COVID-19]( I just tested positive for COVID-19. I was vaccinated earlier this year. I am scared. I am confident I will get through this. I received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine earlier this year, and I just tested positive for COVID-19. Itâs almost comical that I am positive now. I worked as a resident physician [...] [Stop resisting the imposter]( The problem with feeling like an imposter is thinking thereâs something wrong with it. I know this is different from any way you have thought about it, but humor me. What happens when we are offered an opportunity but we feel like an imposter? We hide. We overwork to compensate. We look around at our [...] [The bleak reality of racial disparity in surgical care]( As a practicing surgeon for 30 years in the super-specialized field of otology, neurotology and skull base surgery, I have been privy to some of the most disturbing realities of surgical care. Often, these realities are bleaker than most people expect. One thing physicians, and the general population, need to be more aware of is [...] [Are you a part of âThe Upsellâ in health care?]( Does this scenario sound familiar? You bring your car into the dealership for routine servicing. The service representative (patch on his shirt says his name is âBobâ) checks your car history. He tells you they will do the routine service check, but he also recommends the âmanifold inspection,â a âcarburetor cleaning,â and a âtransmission flush.â [...] [How to make LGBTQ+ patients feel welcome during in-person and virtual doctorâs visits]( Although Pride Month is over, awareness and advocacy for equity among the LGBTQ+ community must continue to be prioritized. This is especially important in health care settings. Many LGBTQ+ people feel uncomfortable and unwelcome in doctorsâ offices, and more than 40 percent have experienced discrimination in health care environments. As a result, LGBTQ+ people postpone [...] [Robert Pearl, MD on doctors and the 5 stages of grief [PODCAST]]( âPhysicians have had a rough century, so far. In addition to battling COVID-19, doctors have spent the past two decades fighting the health care industryâs fiercest players and losing, badly. Power in the industry now belongs to health insurance companies, major drugmakers, and hospital tycoons. Physicians feel beaten up, burned out, and abused by a [...] [Parenting my parents during COVID: Navigating from a distance]( My day started out great; my dad called to let me know he had received the first dose of the vaccine. I let out a whoop of joy! One cannot imagine the sense of relief that passed over me. As a physician and an advocate for the vaccine, it has been a struggle to see [...] [Is it ethical to force unvaccinated patients to use telehealth only?]( COVID-19 has raised many ethical challenges for health care providers, including the level of risk they must take when providing patient care. Early in the pandemic, the ability to mitigate these risks was relatively limited, especially when caring for hospitalized patients. Shortages of personal protective equipment rendered mitigation even more challenging. As a result, it [...] [The doctor-patient relationship has become transactional. It can lead to disastrous consequences.]( I love Bruce Lee. From his martial arts skill and athletic prowess to his philosophy, he was a cultural icon. There are hundreds of anecdotes and stories, some based in fact and others in fiction, that are a testament to the value he placed in the pursuit of knowledge, self-improvement, and being a life-long learner. [...] [Ageism and the mid-career physician]( Four years ago, I was ready to throw in the towel. I practiced for 22 years in a large metropolitan hospital, became very involved in resident education, clinical program directorship, medical staff affairs, in addition to a busy hospital-based surgical practice. I watched as the environment of care for clinicians and the quality of the [...] [Physiciansâ sense of powerlessness and being a cog in a wheel [PODCAST]]( âToward the end of my clinical career, I didnât feel like I had control over much at all. The patient safety issues loomed large. We used ridiculous workarounds for broken processes. The constant vigilance to provide excellent care in a suboptimal environment was exhausting. I didnât see anything I could change. Based on my work [...]
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