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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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In many industries, including #Healthcare, The tendency of customers to give up on phone calls it’s considered a marker of success or failure of your management of communication. Certainly, extreme reactions are to be avoided: #CallAbandonment #graphicmedicine #medsky

As our healthcare system attempts to deal with unprecedented demands, will #AI driven platforms solve the problem of communicating with patients? What will be missing? #graphicmedicine

Alas- if we automate healthcare with #AI driven providers too quickly, we may recreate the problems of human based systems, whereby patients cannot identify Who Does What When. #graphicmedicine

Morning mystery theater again in session at our house. #petsky

#Parent #teen milestone Finding out what your adolescent values on their day of birth

At this time, Drama Queen is not a formal diagnosis, but it is definitely something that manifests in some of the patients we see. #pedsky #graphicmedicine

When your clientele possess a not insignificant fear of their interaction with you or your colleagues, it helps to bring some joy and well placed humor and find a lighter way forward. #Pediatrics #graphicmedicine #pedsky

#Pediatrics 101. The Eye exam. #graphicmedicine

Clinical pearl: the variation people have in their #sensitivity to the oils in the #PoisonIvy plant is remarkable. Some pull vines of it w/o consequence. Others, like me, may get it with minimal contact. #RhusDermatitis follows in hours to days. #leavesof3. #graphicmedicine #dermsky

Coming soon to Pediatric clinic: the #Summer trifecta of seasonal allergies, sun protection queries and the maddening itch of insect bites. For now, we #Spring. #pedsky

Pediatric field notes: Some precocious kids are particularly good at invoking worrisome symptoms that point to concerning diagnoses...until they are fact checked. #pedsky #graphicmedicine

Finding irony in the EMR. #epic #UX #medsky #graphicmedicine

Good to know that hundreds of hours of making car and truck noises had some residual value. That ability served me PERFECTLY for a nonverbal boy who saw me w his favorite school bus. We got lost in the diesel sounds and the rest of the visit was a smooth ride. #medsky #pediatrics #graphicmedicine

#Teen #Parent milestone Having trouble finding your adolescent? Look around your home’s nooks and crannies where they hide from the reach of chores and where they can binge watch in peace.

Pediatrics 101. A brief glossary of upper airway sounds. #pedsky #graphicmedicine

Today’s rhinoconjuctivitis is brought to you by your friends maple, birch and oak. thanks, seasonal allergies! #pedsky #graphicmedicine

Happy trails #morningwalk

Job perk: joshing w/ clients. #graphicmedicine #pedsky

#Circadian rhythm meets the #workplace calendar challenge. Are you able to switch gears and slow down for the #Weekend? #MondayMorning POV.

For healthcare #innovation to succeed, we must think holistically about how to improve the clinician & #Patientexperience. We need avoid shifting blame or shrugging at barriers that perpetuate our problems or foster #burnout. We can (must!) make it better-via #AI? #graphicmedicine #medsky

we’ve learned in #complexcare and #primarycare for the need for “authentic healing relationships”; for #patients to feel connected. Will we be able to achieve this w #AI? #medsky #graphicmedicine

Sometimes in #Pediatrics, parents will spontaneously or slyly use visits as an opportunity to address tricky life questions. (Superhero answer, or birds n bees?). #pedsky #graphicmedicine

If #newborns and #infants could talk...would would they say to us? #pedsky #graphicmedicine

Fascinating how the local wildlife seem to know which dogs to fear....and which dogs they can do bigtime headgames with. #petsky

A glorious Mother’s Day start. Spotted a bald eagle along the middle reaches of the Charles. Doggo seemed unimpressed. #morningpaddle.

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

#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

Hierarchy of neediness. #petsky

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

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

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

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

#Springtime in New England.

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

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

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.

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

Working at home Working it at home #petsky

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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