January 10, 2017

Physician ratings at Cleveland Clinic (video)

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The CEO and the Chief Experience Officer explain the rationale behind the physician ratings at Cleveland Clinic:



Disclaimer: I am an allergist at Cleveland Clinic Florida.
January 06, 2017

Problem solver

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From Italian: Pedro and Domenico jump, but Oreste thinks about it a bit... and finds another solution.
#donkey #problemsolving



Related:

This little video even made it to Daily Mail: Donkey shows off his brains by using his TEETH to remove a fence http://buff.ly/2iYmpzn
January 06, 2017

Gadgets Galore - Best of CES 2017

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From WSJ: As the tech world reveals the products that will impact the year ahead, Personal Tech columnists Geoffrey A. Fowler and Joanna Stern hunt for the most exciting and unusual, from AR glasses to breast pumps (video is below):



http://on.wsj.com/2j9crYt
December 22, 2016

New "Pixel" OS For PC And Mac Breathes New Life Into Old Computers

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Pixel is a lightweight operating system with a clean desktop UI, and is now available for PC or Mac users who might want to throw old hardware into renewed service.The lightweight Linux-based OS now comes as a downloadable image you can either burn to a DVD or load onto a USB drive. That means if you have an old laptop lying around, like an ancient ThinkPad, you could get it going again with a modern OS for basic tasks, including web browsing via Chromium which is pre-installed.It really sounds like a pretty low-risk way to recycle old hardware you might have hanging around. If you experience any problems with the OS contact Computer Service Now for all of your computer service and troubleshooting 

See full story here
December 16, 2016

Minutes Count in the Cleveland Clinic Florida Emergency Room: Patient Story

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"A Florida woman is rushed to the emergency room with life-threatening injuries and only minutes to live. Experience her story as the Cleveland Clinic Florida Emergency Department team springs into action to save her":



Disclaimer: I work at Cleveland Clinic Florida, but I am not paid for this post.

November 18, 2016

“99 percent of all claims of being 115 or older are false.”

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An engaging story from the NYTimes about runners older than 90, and more.

Among the quotes:

“99 percent of all claims of being 115 or older are false.”

“Old age always wins. It’s shocking. No matter how hard you try, it beats you.”

Apart from that, nothing would stop him, not even a colostomy bag:

"The oldest competitor would be an Australian legend, John Gilmour, 97, a World War II veteran who was captured by the Japanese and put into forced labor. Malnutrition and the harsh conditions permanently shrouded his vision. Still, he resumed his running career after the war. He knew what a body could withstand. The pain of sport was nothing compared with the pain of capture.

In his mid-60s, he could still run a marathon under three hours."

Read the full story here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/20/sports/119-year-old-runner-world-masters-championships.html

Image source: OpenClipart.org, public domain.
November 04, 2016

7 classical virtues of trust, justice, hope, temperance, wisdom, courage and compassion - and how this applies to medicine

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We often receive an email from the Chief of Staff on Wednesdays. The email is meant to unite the physicians at Cleveland Clinic around a common idea/topic/thought for that week.

One of the emails mentioned "A virtuous culture built on the seven classical virtues of trust, justice, hope, temperance, wisdom, courage and compassion. These virtues offer us 25 centuries of wisdom about human conduct at its best."

As a simple exercise, try thinking about one of those each day of the week, make it the "theme of the day":

Monday - Trust
Tuesday - Justice
Wednesday - Hope
Thursday - Temperance
Friday - Wisdom
Saturday - Courage
Sunday - Compassion

These concepts are not new, of course. There have been multiple different variations proposed throughout the centuries. Some examples are references below. If you feel adventurous, don't limit yourself to 7 virtues but consider the 24 Prussian virtues below:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussian_virtues

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_virtues

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_virtues

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