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In The Patient Will See You Now Eric Topol one of the nations top physicians examines what he calls medicines Gutenberg moment Much as the printing press liberated knowledge from the control of an elite class new technologyfrom the smartphone to machine learningis poised to democratize medicineIn this new era patients will control their data and be emancipated from a paternalistic medical regime in which the doctor knows best Mobile phones apps and attachments will literally put the lab and the ICU in our pockets Computers will replace physicians for many diagnostic tasks and enormous data sets will give us new means to attack conditions that have long been incurable In spite of these benefits the path forward will be complicated some in the medical establishment will resist these changes and digitized medicine will raise serious issues surrounding privacy Nevertheless the resultbetter cheaper and more humane health care for allwill be worth it The Patient Will See You Now is essential reading for anyone who thinks they deserve better health care That is for all of us. 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Clean your hands immediately before performing a clean/aseptic Apply a palmful of the product in a cupped hand covering all surfacesRub hands palm to palmPalm to palm with fingers interlacedBacks of fingers to opposing palms Rotational rubbing backwards and forwa 24 PITTMED WINTER 25FEATUREListen to the man in Jack Coulehans poem wizened and readying to ght I might not have much body leftdoctors who stand over his bed but Ive got good armsthe stunned by the In The Patient Will See You Now, Eric Topol, one of the nation’s top physicians, examines what he calls medicine’s Gutenberg moment.” Much as the printing press liberated knowledge from the control of an elite class, new technology—from the smartphone to machine learning—is poised to democratize medicine.In this new era, patients will control their data and be emancipated from a paternalistic medical regime in which the doctor knows best.” Mobile phones, apps, and attachments will literally put the lab and the ICU in our pockets. Computers will replace physicians for many diagnostic tasks, and enormous data sets will give us new means to attack conditions that have long been incurable. In spite of these benefits, the path forward will be complicated: some in the medical establishment will resist these changes, and digitized medicine will raise serious issues surrounding privacy. Nevertheless, the result—better, cheaper, and more humane health care for all—will be worth it. The Patient Will See You Now is essential reading for anyone who thinks they deserve better health care. That is, for all of us. Robert Veatch is one of the founding fathers of contemporary bioethics. In Patient, Heal Thyself, he sheds light on a fundamental change sweeping through the American health care system, a change that puts the patient in charge of treatment to an unprecedented extent. The change is in how we think about medical decision-making. Whereas medicine\'s core idea was that medical decisions should be based on the hard facts of science--the province of the doctor--the new medicine contends that medical decisions impose value judgments. Since physicians are not trained to make value judgments, the pendulum has swung greatly toward the patient in making decisions about their treatment. Veatch shows how this is presently true only for value-loaded interventions (abortion, euthanasia, genetics) but is coming to be true for almost every routine procedure in medicine--everything from setting broken arms to choosing drugs for cholesterol. Veatch uses a range of fascinating examples to reveal how values underlie almost all medical procedures and to argue that this change is inevitable and a positive trend for patients. The essential guide by one of America\'s leading doctors to how digital technology enables all of us to take charge of our health A trip to the doctor is almost a guarantee of misery. You\'ll make an appointment months in advance. You\'ll probably wait for several hours until you hear the doctor will see you now-but only for fifteen minutes! Then you\'ll wait even longer for lab tests, the results of which you\'ll likely never see, unless they indicate further (and more invasive) tests, most of which will probably prove unnecessary (much like physicals themselves). And your bill will be astronomical. In The Patient Will See You Now, Eric Topol, one of the nation\'s top physicians, shows why medicine does not have to be that way. Instead, you could use your smartphone to get rapid test results from one drop of blood, monitor your vital signs both day and night, and use an artificially intelligent algorithm to receive a diagnosis without having to see a doctor, all at a small fraction of the cost imposed by our modern healthcare system. The change is powered by what Topol calls medicine\'s Gutenberg moment. Much as the printing press took learning out of the hands of a priestly class, the mobile internet is doing the same for medicine, giving us unprecedented control over our healthcare. With smartphones in hand, we are no longer beholden to an impersonal and paternalistic system in which doctor knows best. Medicine has been digitized, Topol argues now it will be democratized. Computers will replace physicians for many diagnostic tasks, citizen science will give rise to citizen medicine, and enormous data sets will give us new means to attack conditions that have long been incurable. Massive, open, online medicine, where diagnostics are done by Facebook-like comparisons of medical profiles, will enable real-time, real-world research on massive populations. There\'s no doubt the path forward will be complicated: the medical establishment will resist these changes, and digitized medicine inevitably raises serious issues surrounding privacy. Nevertheless, the result-better, cheaper, and more human health care-will be worth it. Provocative and engrossing, The Patient Will See You Now is essential reading for anyone who thinks they deserve better health care. That is, for all of us. The Hands-on Guide to Clinical Reasoning in Medicine is the perfect companion to your time on clinical placements, providing an easy-to-read, highly visual guide to help develop your clinical decision making skills, and transfer your knowledge into practice. Packed full of useful tips, key boxes, exercises and summaries that are designed to help you apply the knowledge gained in clinical practice.Divided into the common clinical placements that you would find yourself in: Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Neurology, Geriatrics, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Endocrinology and Rheumatology, each chapter covers the diagnosis of common clinical conditions, as well as decision-making in their investigation and management.Written for medical students in their clinical years, as well as new doctors and advanced nurse practitioners, The Hands-on Guide to Clinical Reasoning in Medicine provides students with an accessible resource for honing their clinical reasoning skills.Take the stress out of clinical decision making with The Hands-on Guide! The essential guide by one of America\'s leading doctors to how digital technology enables all of us to take charge of our health A trip to the doctor is almost a guarantee of misery. You\'ll make an appointment months in advance. You\'ll probably wait for several hours until you hear the doctor will see you now-but only for fifteen minutes! Then you\'ll wait even longer for lab tests, the results of which you\'ll likely never see, unless they indicate further (and more invasive) tests, most of which will probably prove unnecessary (much like physicals themselves). And your bill will be astronomical. In The Patient Will See You Now, Eric Topol, one of the nation\'s top physicians, shows why medicine does not have to be that way. Instead, you could use your smartphone to get rapid test results from one drop of blood, monitor your vital signs both day and night, and use an artificially intelligent algorithm to receive a diagnosis without having to see a doctor, all at a small fraction of the cost imposed by our modern healthcare system. The change is powered by what Topol calls medicine\'s Gutenberg moment. Much as the printing press took learning out of the hands of a priestly class, the mobile internet is doing the same for medicine, giving us unprecedented control over our healthcare. With smartphones in hand, we are no longer beholden to an impersonal and paternalistic system in which doctor knows best. Medicine has been digitized, Topol argues now it will be democratized. Computers will replace physicians for many diagnostic tasks, citizen science will give rise to citizen medicine, and enormous data sets will give us new means to attack conditions that have long been incurable. Massive, open, online medicine, where diagnostics are done by Facebook-like comparisons of medical profiles, will enable real-time, real-world research on massive populations. There\'s no doubt the path forward will be complicated: the medical establishment will resist these changes, and digitized medicine inevitably raises serious issues surrounding privacy. Nevertheless, the result-better, cheaper, and more human health care-will be worth it. Provocative and engrossing, The Patient Will See You Now is essential reading for anyone who thinks they deserve better health care. That is, for all of us. Epidemiologist and TB Control RN. Protecting Healthcare Personnel:. Personal Protective Equipment . Discussion Points. Personal Protective Equipment. Hand Hygiene. Gloves. Standard and Extended Precautions.