Syria: In a Doctor's Words
For Dr. Qasem al Zein, the revolution began with a feeling of hope.
A Timbuktu Doctor on the Horrors of Providing Care under Jihadist Occupation
When Islamist militants came to town, Dr. Ibrahim Maiga had no choice but to make a deal.
An Excerpt from Kate Tulenko in the New York Times: Foreign Health Workers in the US Come with a Cost
In the NY Times, Tulenko discusses the dire economic and social consequences of insourcing and how it threatens the quality of care.
Insourced: How Importing Jobs Impacts the Healthcare Crisis Here and Abroad
I saw people out of work in the US and health workers being imported from countries that could ill afford to lose them.
The Diminishing Psychiatric Health Workforce: Why the Global Health Community Needs to Care More about Mental Health
A major change is needed in the way mental health is perceived at the policy level.
Distracted Doctoring: A Conversation with Dr. Papadakos
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a blog response to a New York Times article on doctors distracted from their jobs by mobile technology.
Educating Health Care Workers in the Balance of Technology and Humanism
As technology and the access to medical information have exploded worldwide, we may be ill-prepared to balance the technologic aspects of care with those of the art of medicine.
Accommodating—and Creatively Embracing—Technology
Last week, the New York Times published “As Doctors Use More Devices, Potential for Distraction Grows,” which offers a critical look at the place of mobile technology and computers in the hospital.
