http://gigglemed.com (: medicine is fun again :) Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:17:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://gigglemed.com/tarzan-m-d-king-of-the-healthcare-jungle-episode-02 http://gigglemed.com/tarzan-m-d-king-of-the-healthcare-jungle-episode-02#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:42:46 +0000 Dun Tzu http://gigglemed.com/?p=1474 #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; } Before we needed healthcare reform… before Joint Commission (you know, the Good Ole Days)… before the FDA… before insurance companies… there was one physician to lead us through the healthcare jungle – Tarzan, M.D. (and soon to be introduced, Jane DO). In Episode 2, we find him offering smoking cessation advice. Those twigs kinda smell [...]]]> http://gigglemed.com/tarzan-m-d-king-of-the-healthcare-jungle-episode-02/feed 0 http://gigglemed.com/tarzan-m-d-king-of-the-healthcare-jungle-01 http://gigglemed.com/tarzan-m-d-king-of-the-healthcare-jungle-01#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:35:56 +0000 Dun Tzu http://gigglemed.com/?p=1463 #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; } Before Joint Commission… before the FDA… before insurance companies… there was one physician to lead us through the healthcare jungle – Tarzan, M.D. Way ahead of his time, Dr. Tarzan’s descriptions of clinical findings were in the patients’ language. His instructions were persuasive. And his patients could eat all of the fat and red meat [...]]]> http://gigglemed.com/tarzan-m-d-king-of-the-healthcare-jungle-01/feed 0 http://gigglemed.com/pay-for-performance-funny-pic http://gigglemed.com/pay-for-performance-funny-pic#comments Sat, 28 May 2011 18:50:58 +0000 Dun Tzu http://gigglemed.com/?p=1421 #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; } Medical humor can sometimes tick people off, even if it rings true. Take this funny pay for performance commentary on the state of nephrology, for example… Feel free to use this image in your talks and presentations (as long as you include the attribution to GiggleMed.com). Just right click on the image & choose “Save [...]]]> http://gigglemed.com/pay-for-performance-funny-pic/feed 0 http://gigglemed.com/nursing-humor-shift-work-in-healthcare-funny-pic http://gigglemed.com/nursing-humor-shift-work-in-healthcare-funny-pic#comments Sun, 20 Feb 2011 10:54:38 +0000 Dun Tzu http://gigglemed.com/?p=1398 #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; } Teamwork is a must in healthcare. There’s no “i” in team… but there sure is an “m” and an “e”. Feel free to use this image in your talks and presentations (as long as you include the attribution to GiggleMed.com). Just right click on the image & choose “Save As…” (PC) or “Save Image As…” [...]]]> http://gigglemed.com/nursing-humor-shift-work-in-healthcare-funny-pic/feed 0 http://gigglemed.com/foley-humor-for-catheter-related-infectio http://gigglemed.com/foley-humor-for-catheter-related-infectio#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:51:01 +0000 Dun Tzu http://gigglemed.com/?p=1257 #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; } It’s a shameless plug, but hey, this is my blog… The fact is, medical humor can be a valuable tool in your hospital Quality Improvement initiatives. This “Got Foley?” medical humor sign reminds staff about the importance of prompt removal of Foley catheters to decrease the likelihood of catheter-associated infection. And it does so in [...]]]> http://gigglemed.com/foley-humor-for-catheter-related-infectio/feed 0