The world health organization (WHO) is now on TikTok. So what does it mean and what lessons can we draw from this 'novel' relationship. "Brief Encounter" is a new format of show from the Exam Room. Expect each episode to land in the five-minute range for your quick listening pleasure.

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This episode features a conversation with Ken Gordon, community strategist for EPAM Continuum, a global innovation design firm. An accomplished writer and self-described humanist, Ken’s views on the medical humanities, doctors on Twitter and creativity made for a fun conversation. We hope you enjoy this tour of topics with one of Twitter’s most interesting minds.

Show Notes: Keep Going by Austin Kleon

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This show features Dr. Todd Wolynn, the Pittsburgh pediatrician who is fighting back against coordinated attacks on physicians by the anti-vaccine movement. The show covers the specific strategic countermeasures taken by Dr. Wolynn and his communication director, Chad Herman. Beyond discussing their progressive approach, this fascinating conversation sheds light on the changing role of the physician in the public discourse and the frightening power of coordinated social attacks against physicians.

Show Notes

Kids Plus Pediatrics of Pittsburgh homepage

Anti-vaccine activists have doctors ‘terrorized into silence’ with online harassment | The LA Times

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A 6 minute nugget explores the tension between physician influence and authority online. With the rise of social media there are new places to share information and exert influence. In fact, we are beginning to see the emergence of the digital thought leader. But how is Influence different from authority? As more physicians create their own audiences, understanding authority will require special attention both from those who create media to those who consume it.

Show Notes

Physician Influence and Authority Online: https://33charts.com/physician-authority-influence/ 

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This is a fascinating conversation with the host of one of medicine’s fastest growing podcasts. In this episode we discuss Dr. Shapiro’s path to podcasting and how it fits in with his daily workflow as a hospitalist. Without a tight agenda, this conversation sheds light on two physicians and their work as part of medicine’s creative class. Making media and what it does for us.

To hear Mark's show, visit https://www.explorethespaceshow.com. 

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This Exam Room episode is a three minute quick hit covering thinking around artificial intelligence and how we respond to it in health care. The episode specifically addresses the question that many ask, ‘are you for or against artificial intelligence in medicine’ It’s an interesting question and one that we’ll hear more often over the coming generation.

This podcast is derived from a blog post found on 33charts. https://33charts.com/artificial-intelligence-medicine/

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This episode of The Exam Room is a conversation with Ronan Kavanagh, founder of the now famous DotMD conference. Billed as a 2 day festival of curiosity for health professionals, it’s a mashup of art, death, jazz and zombies. This conversation covers how DotMD started and why a meeting like this is so relevant now. What’s forcing us to turn to art and music to maintain our humanity?

For more on DotMD, visit www.dotmd.ie.

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This episode of The Exam Room is a conversation with Chris Dancy, the most connected man in the world. He’s the author of Don't Unplug - How Technology Changed My Life and Can Change Yours Too. While we all have a tendency to want to unplug and run from technology when it's overwhelming, Chris is an advocate of the intentional use of our tools. Rather than demonizing technology we need to figure out where technology fits into a healthy flow. This Chris Dancy conversation one of the most remarkable Exam Room conversations to date.

For more from Chris Dancy, visit www.chrisdancy.com.

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As the administrative burden on physicians and nurses continues to mount, Hawaii Pacific Health’s EVP and Chief Quality Officer Dr. Melinda Ashton decided that it was time for a change. With the implementation of a program designed to eliminate unnecessary administrative work, Hawaii Pacific Health has created a culture of empowered health professionals. In this episode we had the chance to discuss how this got started, where it’s all headed why the electronic health record is not responsible for all of medicine’s ills.

Dr Ashton's article can be found at the New England Journal of Medicine (Getting Rid of Stupid Stuff, 2018; 379:1789-1791)

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Medicine is changing faster than our system of training doctors can keep up. This episode with Dr. Rob Rogers, founder of Medutopia, covers some of the interesting angles of training health professionals in a new age. A casual conversation about an interesting company and a rapidly changing space.

For more on Medutopia, visit www.MyMedutopia.com.

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