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/hand-washing-cdiff-typhoid-mary-humor http://gigglemed.com/hand-washing-cdiff-typhoid-mary-humor#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 11:01:58 +0000 Dun Tzu http://gigglemed.com/?p=1416 #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; } Typhoid Mary, we miss you. Well, not really… we just miss the fact that there was only one of you. These days we have a whole fleet. (And no, I’m not talkin’ enema, here. I’m not sure why GiggleMed readers always revert to middle school humor, but c’mon… I’m trying to be serious here.) If [...]]]> http://gigglemed.com/hand-washing-cdiff-typhoid-mary-humor/feed 0 http://gigglemed.com/the-truth-about-hand-washing-funny-pic http://gigglemed.com/the-truth-about-hand-washing-funny-pic#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:59:12 +0000 Dun Tzu http://gigglemed.com/?p=1382 #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; } Hand washing is, of course, a major concern in the healthcare setting. Too often, though, the infection control campaigns that hospitals and large organizations role out are boring, dry, or even counter-productive (when using negative social proof – “Only 40% of our physicians are using proper hand washing techniques”). If you really want to control [...]]]> http://gigglemed.com/the-truth-about-hand-washing-funny-pic/feed 2 http://gigglemed.com/medical-humor-to-reduce-hospital-associated-infection-hai http://gigglemed.com/medical-humor-to-reduce-hospital-associated-infection-hai#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:27:12 +0000 Dun Tzu http://gigglemed.com/?p=1368 #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; } Hospital acquired infection, healthcare associated infection… the name keeps changing, but who cares what we call it (as long as we keep the abbreviation the same – HAI – for the sake of The Literature and all of these signs we’ve made). Healthcare associated infection is, of course, a huge concern. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), catheter-associated [...]]]> http://gigglemed.com/medical-humor-to-reduce-hospital-associated-infection-hai/feed 1 http://gigglemed.com/infectious-disease-jokes-a-virus-walks-into-a-bar http://gigglemed.com/infectious-disease-jokes-a-virus-walks-into-a-bar#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:15:23 +0000 Dun Tzu http://gigglemed.com/?p=1174 #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; } Science humor and infectious disease jokes… for some of these you’ll just groan. For others, if you laugh at them, you are never permitted to refer to anyone else as a “geek” or a “nerd” again. And if you like this video, you’ll love GiggleMed’s new book, “Bugs on Scrubs” – a great holiday gift [...]]]> http://gigglemed.com/infectious-disease-jokes-a-virus-walks-into-a-bar/feed 1 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