Dec. 1, 2023Friday emergency medicineThe DO book club Emergency medicine The DO Book Club, December 2023: ‘Code Gray: Death, Life and Uncertainty in the ER’ As an emergency physician during the early months of 2020, the author draws back the opaque curtain on what was really happening and how frontline medical staff were sharing information. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
Nov. 1, 2023Wednesday emergency medicine Lending an ear Listening to our patients: The sounds of an emergency department Any emergency department physician can attest to the noisiness of the ED. Joan Naidorf, DO, shares a story of a memorable day when a few poignant sounds cut through the ED buzz to make a lasting impression on her. Art of Medicine By Joan Naidorf, DO
Sept. 1, 2023Friday artificial intelligencepatient careThe DO book club AI and medicine The DO Book Club, September 2023: “The Algorithm Will See You Now” J.L. Lycette, MD, imagines a future in which artificial intelligence (AI) has been so thoroughly integrated into the practice of medicine that an AI algorithm is making life-and-death decisions for patients. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
June 1, 2023Thursday addiction medicinedepressionThe DO book club THE PATH TO RECOVERY The DO Book Club, June 2023: “Long Walk out of the Woods: A Physician’s Story of Addiction, Depression, Hope and Recovery” The difficulty of accepting help, notifying his colleagues of his treatment and the struggle to find a job are thoroughly detailed in Dr. Hill’s moving memoir. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
April 3, 2023Monday The DO book club Beyond the diagnosis The DO Book Club, April 2023: “On Becoming a Healer: The Journey from Patient Care to Caring about Your Patients” In this book, Weiner makes an eloquent effort to identify the challenges of practicing 21st century medicine and to suggest ways to engage with patients despite many inherent obstacles. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
Feb. 1, 2023Wednesday Mental health The DO Book Club: ‘Pathological: The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses’ In her memoir, Sarah Fay questions the validity of the DSM and addresses several problems with how mental illness is commonly addressed in the U.S. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
Dec. 1, 2022Thursday The DO book club Romance on the wards The DO Book Club, Dec. 2022: ‘On Rotation’ and ‘The White Coat Diaries’ In these books, we learn about the pressures some minority women face as they navigate their professional and personal lives. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
Oct. 1, 2022Saturday The DO book club Trailblazers The DO Book Club, Oct. 2022: The Doctors Blackwell This history of the famous sisters and pioneers in medicine casts a spotlight on a tumultuous time in American history. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
Aug. 1, 2022Monday The DO book club ICU care The DO Book Club, Aug. 2022: Every Deep-Drawn Breath: A Critical Care Doctor on Healing, Recovery, and Transforming Medicine in the ICU Wes Ely, MD, shares the steps physicians can make to help their ICU patients recover better and more quickly. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
June 1, 2022Wednesday The DO book club Doctor as patient The DO Book Club, June 2022: In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope A doctor’s harrowing experience opens her eyes to the dismissive and impersonal treatment patients sometimes receive in the ICU, OR and ER. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO