Revisiting Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare
In 2017, I moderated a #HealthXPH tweet chat on artificial intelligence and healthcare. But AI developments have accelerated since ChatGPT was launched in 2022. The tweet chat questions I asked in 2017...
View ArticleStepping into the Fediverse
This will be the 78th #HealthXPH tweet chat I will moderate. Will it be the last? We’ve been here before. I moderated a #HealthXPH tweet chat in May 2021, asking Why are you still on Twitter? Back...
View ArticleThe Good, The Bad, The EMR
Though efforts to use electronic medical records (EMRs) began years before the COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic accelerated the use of EMRs in many hospitals and clinics. In the Philippine General...
View ArticleA Well-planned Life
I held back from the rush to buy a Hobonichi planner last September 1. I will be using the Traveler’s Notebook (TN) system for 2024, or so I keep telling myself. Yes, I’m obsessed with Japanese...
View ArticleTeachable Moments at Ward Rounds
Yesterday was my last ward consultant rounds for October with the PGH endocrine fellows. By asking them to present their patients in the SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) format,...
View ArticleRecognizing Teachable Moments
As the endocrine “consultant of the month,” yesterday was the last day of ward rounds. I woke up this morning with a reflection on the month that was and how rounds strung together “teachable moments”...
View ArticleOpen Notes for Patients
I discuss personal health records with my graduate students in health informatics every year. It always reminds me of the Open Notes Initiative which you can learn more about here. Sharing notes can...
View ArticleAI in Healthcare: Ethical Issues
I attended a meeting at the Philippine Medical Association yesterday on updating the PMA-PRC Code of Ethics to include provisions on social media, telemedicine, and artificial intelligence. Let’s...
View ArticleDid you write that?
Did you write that? With the interest in the use of AI in education, the most common question I get asked is, how can teachers tell if students used AI in their assignments? This may include case...
View ArticleFaith and Medicine
We’re having the #HealthXPH tweet chat on a Black Saturday, so I thought, why not discuss the topic of faith and the practice of medicine as we reflect on our faith and our relationship with God during...
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