How Do We Fix Medicine?May 19, 2012
 “How Do We Fix Medicine?” was the question asked by Atul Gawande at a recent TED talk. He points out that the challenge facing medicine has changed. The challenge is not about improving the ‘components’ of health care, but about building better systems for the delivery of care. “We are obsessed in Medicine by having [...] |
From Medical Practice to Medical HomeMay 19, 2012
 Although all medical homes are medical practices, not all medical practices are medical homes. What would it take for your practice to become a patient-centred medical home? The Commonwealth Fund is a US based private foundation that is ‘working towards a high performance health system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly [...] |
A Love of LearningMay 4, 2012
Allan Stewart gained his first degree, in Dentistry, from Sydney University in 1936. In 2006, at the age of 91, he gained his 3rd degree, in Law, and thus entered the Guiness Book of World Records as the oldest University graduate ever. And today, at Southern Cross Univerity, in Lismore, at the age of 97 [...] |
The Person Centred Health System and the Medical HomeApril 28, 2012
 A model for the health system that is person-centred, and based on a Medical Home. |
Statins: Is It Really Time to Reassess Benefits and Risks? — NEJMApril 26, 2012
<blockquote class=’posterous_medium_quote’>Clinicians should monitor glucose or glycated hemoglobin in patients with multiple risk factors for diabetes who take statins, but they should continue to prescribe statins when indicated as part of a multifactorial approach to managing cardiovascular risk.</blockquote> via nejm.org |
60 Second Adventures in ThoughtApril 22, 2012
Can a cat be both alive and dead? Achilles – or the tortoise? Can a machine be truly intelligent? Can you fit an infinite number of guests in your infinite hotel – even though it is full? How can you age more slowly than your twin brother? What would happen if you went back in [...] |
The Good News in American MedicineApril 15, 2012
There are many astounding things about the US Health System The United States is the only industrialized democracy that doesn’t provide health care for all its citizens, despite spending considerably more per person than any other country. “It’s generally agreed,” says Dr. Elliott Fisher, of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy,” that about 30 percent [...] |
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New Goldberg Machine World RecordApril 13, 2012
Last year WILT reported on the 2011 Purdue champion Goldberg Machine. The 2012 winner has just been announced. |
Six Powerful Web Tools For Getting Unusual Things DoneApril 2, 2012
Do you remember how web browsers worked in 1998? Even back in the days of dial-up, Microsoft was so worried that your browser might replace your desktop that they nearly tore themselves apart trying to stomp down Netscape. That’s right, Netscape, a web browser that some of you reading this may not even remember. But [...] |
