In 2018, I moderated this #HealthXPH tweet chat, Conflict of Interest in Healthcare. Intriguingly in the last paragraph, I said it was inspired by recent events. Well, that is the case again now (though I cannot remember what happened in 2018!). What is conflict of interest? Nilda Fink quotes the Thompson definition in her publication,… Read More »Addressing Conflict of Interest in Healthcare ..read more

We’re having the #HealthXPH tweet chat on a Black Saturday, so I thought, why not discuss the topic of faith and the practice of medicine as we reflect on our faith and our relationship with God during this Holy Week. Perhaps we don’t often have conversations about faith even as we go about our work… Read More »Faith and Medicine ..read more

Did you write that? With the interest in the use of AI in education, the most common question I get asked is, how can teachers tell if students used AI in their assignments? This may include case summaries, reports, and research. There’s interest in software that can detect AI-generated content. When I was in nursery,… Read More »Did you write that ..read more

I attended a meeting at the Philippine Medical Association yesterday on updating the PMA-PRC Code of Ethics to include provisions on social media, telemedicine, and artificial intelligence. Let’s discuss ethical issues in AI and healthcare at the #HealthXPH tweet chat 27 Jan 2024, 9 pm (Manila time). T1. Does the use of AI pose a… Read More »AI in Healthcare: Ethical Issues ..read more

I discuss personal health records with my graduate students in health informatics every year. It always reminds me of the Open Notes Initiative which you can learn more about here. Sharing notes can improve communication among patients, families, and clinicians, build stronger, more trusting relationships, enhance patient safety, and strengthen adherence to medications. https://www.opennotes.org/opennotes-for-health-professionals/ I… Read More »Open Notes for Patients ..read more

As the endocrine “consultant of the month,” yesterday was the last day of ward rounds. I woke up this morning with a reflection on the month that was and how rounds strung together “teachable moments” for myself and the fellows. Read more about that here. A teachable moment is an opportunity where a teacher can… Read More »Recognizing Teachable Moments ..read more

Yesterday was my last ward consultant rounds for October with the PGH endocrine fellows. By asking them to present their patients in the SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) format, we went through many “teachable moments” together. A teachable moment is an opportunity where a teacher can offer insight to students. I remembered my own teachable… Read More »Teachable Moments at Ward Rounds ..read more

I held back from the rush to buy a Hobonichi planner last September 1. I will be using the Traveler’s Notebook (TN) system for 2024, or so I keep telling myself. Yes, I’m obsessed with Japanese stationery! For the past years, I’ve used the Hobonichi weeks, weeks mega, a6 and a5, and the avec. I… Read More »A Well-planned Life ..read more

Though efforts to use electronic medical records (EMRs) began years before the COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic accelerated the use of EMRs in many hospitals and clinics. In the Philippine General Hospital, the RADISH (originally a record of admissions and discharges) was expanded to an EMR as part of infection control and patient safety. EMRs are… Read More »The Good, The Bad, The EMR ..read more

This will be the 78th #HealthXPH tweet chat I will moderate. Will it be the last? We’ve been here before. I moderated a #HealthXPH tweet chat in May 2021, asking Why are you still on Twitter? Back then, I don’t think we knew that Elon would be taking over. June this year, I celebrated my… Read More »Stepping into the Fediverse ..read more