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drmaypole.bsky.social
Pediatrician cartoonist parent in search of the intersection of humor with everything (and everyone), mildly obsessed with complex care, canoeing and the animals of our lives.
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A glorious Mother’s Day start. Spotted a bald eagle along the middle reaches of the Charles. Doggo seemed unimpressed. #morningpaddle.

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Adolescence...and pre-adolescence begets some of life's more spectacular displays of 'expressiveness' #teensky #graphicmedicine

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#ArtificialIntelligence will increasingly enter the realm of Clinical Medicine. We have yet to comprehend its impact on our #patients, and our workforce. Will these #robodocs get stressed out? Will #burnout in #AI be a thing? #graphicmedicine

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Hierarchy of neediness. #petsky

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Clinic: Me:Hello! Kid, 11: I got a phone Me: oh wow. What else is new? 11: I got a phone. &I have a iPad. Me: oh, boy… 11: and AirPods Me(cracking myself up) Do you call yourself from your tablet & take the call on your phone w your AirPods? 11: no. Me: ok. Any allergies then? #Pediatrics

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Rethinking things and shifting perspective: There may be an upside to others when we clinicians are challenged by our #EHR user experiences. #techsky #graphicmedicine

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Are there signs that a certain word has become a bit overused and hackneyed? #zeitgeist

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As we enter the warmer season, we’ll soon see an uptick in the classic manifestations of different strains of viral #gastroenteritis. #pedsky #graphicmedicine

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#Springtime in New England.

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If US #healthcare ran the #Space program, it might look something like this.... Reliance on linchpin technology from the Last Century. #medsky #graphicmedicine

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#HealthIT inspires! Parents, consider using a 2 step verification for all decisions making around your kids’ requests.

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Let the record show that #Bostonians have some disordered ideas about #traffic and using the street, via 4 o 2 wheels…or by foot. Even (and maybe especially) when it pertains to THEM.

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Behold the awesome self-possession of kids. Prepare to be amused. #pedsky #graphicmedicine

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Working at home Working it at home #petsky

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Clinic. Me: Hey my friend! What can I do for you? 9: I don’t want that popsicle stick on my tongue thing… Me: No prob: Today I brought some tree branches, a canoe paddle and a spatula. Take your pick- 9: REALLY? Me: Nah-let’s skip that whole part. How’s school? 9: Oh. Oh, it’s great. #Pediatrics.

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Our #AI-driven doc of the future may have more analytics than bedside manner. #medsky #techsky #graphicmedicine

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Ever more the #PatientExperience is equivalent to a #UserExperience, and our #kids and #families have an expanding toolbox that offers them realtime #analytics of how we may offer great #healthcare...or not. the mine and they mind, our data. #graphicmedicine #pedsky

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Splendid dilemma: mobile devices and screens have made modern travel both easier and differently framed for the youngest generation. #screentime #graphicmedicine

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While we work on delivering innovative, best practices in healthcare, we need to manage patient expectations about when and how it happens for them. #medsky #graphicmedicine

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Ah,the yearly battle for a weeds free lawn begins! Perhaps a #NoMowMay?

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#Teen #parent milestone. Exploring the outer limits of tech boosted multitasking.

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When artificial intelligence meets feline malfeasance #ai vs #catsky

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Clinic Me(being my sneaky pediatric self): what color is your toothbrush? Patient,6: Purple. Of course. Me: how many times a day do you brush? Pt: Many! Me: That was the perfect answer in so many ways. #pedsky

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Little people little problems #tween people, just catastrophes. #pedsky #parenting

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As parents we should not let overly casual use of fraught adult language creep into our communication with our kids. Results may vary. #parentsky #pedsky

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When begging is no longer enough. #dogsky

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#Teen #parent milestone Cultivating a taste for a healthy diet may take longer than you thought

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Five stars for the beauty that was sunrise #morningwalk

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Pondering change? Seems that one will realize more success by engaging and activating people vs. forcing a vision upon them. #worklife

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How do YOU know summer camp is coming? #pedsky #graphicmedicine

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Will there be a tipping point? Will patients launch an effort to counter document the clinician during a medical encounter? #medsky #graphicmedicine

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Went to the #AppleStore I liked dem apples. So I drew one #doodles

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Happy #NursesDay this #nationalnursesweek! Thank you for going the extra miles for our patients and families… Your value? Priceless #graphicmedicine

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What is the best way to get your morning cup? #morningcoffee

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After spending a day care for and talking about complex kids, we remember not every case is super complicated. #pedsky #graphicmedicine

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For the modern clinician- The challenge of having patient information in different #EHR’s can make accessing that data awkward and even difficult. Too often, Interoperability remains an important, if not elusive, goal. #graphicmedicine #techsky

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Happy #WorldPasswordDay! It's a day to ******!

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Looking into the different interpretations of meet cat cute. #catsky

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Can you spot the sommelier who had recurrent otitis media as a child? #pedsky #graphicmedicine

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Pretty sure this will always be true Long weekend? City email I missed? Lunar cycles? Everybody else knows when the trash pickup is on a different day, ‘cept me #doodles

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What my area of emerging specialty needs- a billable, lucrative procedure- the Complexoscope. #complexcare #pedsky

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Happy #NationalCartoonistsDay!

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Geeky health insurance joke (PMPM = per member per month) #medsky #graphicmedicine

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

If this is what some health encounters have become, then we need to re -examine our priorities. #medsky #graphicmedicine #pedsky

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Vice Versa: if Amazon's #Alexa ran the Electronic Medical Record that is #Epic. What would be better? What would be a struggle? A thought piece, of sorts. #medsky #graphicmedicine

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If #Epic, the EMR company, ran Amazon’s Alexa #ECHO. #medsky #graphicmedicine

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