http://gigglemed.com (: medicine is fun again :) Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:11:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://gigglemed.com/funny-video-the-relic-that-it-the-physical-exam http://gigglemed.com/funny-video-the-relic-that-it-the-physical-exam#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 16:11:46 +0000 Dun Tzu http://gigglemed.com/?p=1401 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Check out this funny video from ZDoggMD where he analyzes some medical news. I love Star Wars and I love medical humor. This is a nice combo. “I sense much stool in you” was hilarious. But while we’re on Star Wars and stool, let me share with you some disturbing news… I was reviewing the [...]]]> http://gigglemed.com/funny-video-the-relic-that-it-the-physical-exam/feed 0 http://gigglemed.com/hilarious-medical-cartoon-teaches-parasite-life-cycles http://gigglemed.com/hilarious-medical-cartoon-teaches-parasite-life-cycles#comments Sat, 07 Aug 2010 20:00:36 +0000 Dun Tzu http://gigglemed.com/?p=1319 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } As healthcare reimbursement plummets, as malpractice lawyers gain more air time, and as the healthcare industry becomes hyper-regulated, it should come as no surprise that we may need to make our profession a little more interesting and even fun, to get qualified applicants. Medical education, nursing schools, and science classes may need to insert more [...]]]> http://gigglemed.com/hilarious-medical-cartoon-teaches-parasite-life-cycles/feed 0 http://gigglemed.com/ehr-use-skyrockets-with-use-of-healthcare-super-heroes http://gigglemed.com/ehr-use-skyrockets-with-use-of-healthcare-super-heroes#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:38:36 +0000 Dun Tzu http://gigglemed.com/?p=1238 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } You want real healthcare reform? How about making subjects like anatomy, physiology, hematology, and pharmacology fun and memorable?… like this EHR did with the first in a line of Healthcare Heroes. Do you realize how easy it is to remember what Basophil Man does? I mean… all you have to do is remember his super [...]]]> http://gigglemed.com/ehr-use-skyrockets-with-use-of-healthcare-super-heroes/feed 0 http://gigglemed.com/twas-the-call-before-christmas http://gigglemed.com/twas-the-call-before-christmas#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:36:48 +0000 rsardonicus http://gigglemed.com/?p=1208 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Here’s an account of the events that led up to the reporting of Kris Kringle’s medical record: _____________________________________________________ ‘Twas the call before Christmas – by GiggleMed.com ‘Twas the call before Christmas, when all through the floors Not a patient was restless, not even Old Claus The nurses were standing at the station, just chatting each [...]]]> http://gigglemed.com/twas-the-call-before-christmas/feed 0 http://gigglemed.com/infection-control-education-with-humor-new-book-from-gigglemedcom http://gigglemed.com/infection-control-education-with-humor-new-book-from-gigglemedcom#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:26:34 +0000 Dun Tzu http://gigglemed.com/?p=1176 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Infection control humor for education?… Evidence-based medicine cartoon books?… What next? Agreement on healthcare reform?! Look… the educational materials in the healthcare professions can be pretty dry, downright boring, and ultimately, awesome dust magnets. So, we’re trying to change things a little bit (and not without some controversy). We’re releasing a new book today – [...]]]> http://gigglemed.com/infection-control-education-with-humor-new-book-from-gigglemedcom/feed 1