November 14 marks world diabetes day ! Across the globe individuals gathered in person and virtually to discuss solutions to manage, prevent, and treat this chronic disease. What is incredible is how much can be achieved through the continued conversation across time zones and borders to share best practices, engage new thoughts, and discuss ground … Continue reading
“Chasing meaning is better for your health than trying to avoid discomfort” This is the closing line of the most recent TED Talk to rock my world. Kelly McGonigal says we need to reevaluate our relationship with stress. Studies have shown that is isn’t HAVING stress that increases problems in our life BUT our belief … Continue reading
I can’t think of a better way to end my reflection of this amazing week than at the beginning. TED MED started with a song by amazing musician Kishi Bashi: 151a refers to the Japanese term: 一期一会 which means “once in a lifetime” … truly, it was.
Friday – The Great Challenges Through out the week, I had the utmost pleasure and privilege to be working The Great Challenges team. Now, if you follow me on Twitter (@a_cup_a_day) you’ve seen my feed explode over the past months on Great Challenge Days. The 20 Great Challenges are the issues that the delegates from TED MED … Continue reading
Thursday – Expansion & Exploration “It belies the human mind to say we can only do one thing” Elazer Edelman Professor Edelman’s talk really resonated with me. He has used his multidisciplinary background as a scientist & engineer to examine the mechanism of tissue repair. While his research is sensational, his message of thinking outside … Continue reading
Wednesday – BIG data, small data, sharing data When you look at a “patient” (person) what do you see? Perhaps, as clinicians we start looking at patients as a collection of data: numbers, tests, exams that explain who a patient is or what is going on. It is helpful, we need this data to make … Continue reading
…is that I’m going to be smiling all day. (oh, yeah …and death and taxes) Seriously people: it is Tax day (womp womp) AND the DPTs of 2014 have their huge semesterly practical exam (the afeard SPI of lore where we have actors as fake patients in a room where we are filmed and watched … Continue reading
A Cup A Day 