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/transplant-humor-lunch-cooler-banned-by-joint-commission http://gigglemed.com/transplant-humor-lunch-cooler-banned-by-joint-commission#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:52:04 +0000 Dun Tzu http://gigglemed.com/?p=1487 #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; } Personally, I don’t have the guts to try this… But could you imagine the look on the Joint Commissioner’s face if they walked into the break room and saw this lunch cooler from ThinkGeek on the table? …Priceless, me thinks. Organ Transport Lunch Cooler This would make an awesome gift for Doctor’s Day, Nurse’s Week, [...]]]> http://gigglemed.com/transplant-humor-lunch-cooler-banned-by-joint-commission/feed 0 http://gigglemed.com/catheter-related-infections-wtf-foley-humor http://gigglemed.com/catheter-related-infections-wtf-foley-humor#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:02:10 +0000 Dun Tzu http://gigglemed.com/?p=1451 #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 a novel idea… Why don’t you try to reduce hospital acquired infections with campaigns that actually work? Too often, hospitals and healthcare organizations just pump out generic posters, corny phrases on stickers, and plant some “champions” among us to try to motivate us. But generic messages only add to the Sign Fatigue we all [...]]]> http://gigglemed.com/catheter-related-infections-wtf-foley-humor/feed 0 http://gigglemed.com/hospital-hallway-funnies-overheard-and-out-of-context-humor http://gigglemed.com/hospital-hallway-funnies-overheard-and-out-of-context-humor#comments Sun, 07 Nov 2010 10:42:12 +0000 Dun Tzu http://gigglemed.com/?p=1341 #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 these latest Hospital Hallway Funnies – from our collection of overheard and out of context conversations from our fellow healthcare professionals. Read some of these and you’ll begin to think professional should be in quotes. We have collected hundreds of such quotes… specifically, quotes heard in the hospital that, without context, could be [...]]]> http://gigglemed.com/hospital-hallway-funnies-overheard-and-out-of-context-humor/feed 1 http://gigglemed.com/medical-humor-the-clinton-catheter http://gigglemed.com/medical-humor-the-clinton-catheter#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:58:59 +0000 Dun Tzu http://gigglemed.com/?p=1332 #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 ultra-short (about 18 seconds) medical humor video where we explore what it would be like if the Quinton catheter were a Clinton catheter instead. Sounds silly, but you might like what he has to say. Of course, he denies everything… Fine, but how do you explain this drape, Sir?]]> http://gigglemed.com/medical-humor-the-clinton-catheter/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