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High Tech/High Touch
All residents are assigned Palm
handheld computers. These are just some of the ways we use ours:
Top 10 Ways We Practice High
Tech Medicine
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beam information to each other |
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look up drug information |
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find out where we're supposed to
be and when (calendar) |
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make our "to-do" lists |
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get e-mail |
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get daily news |
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download articles |
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look up formulas (MedMath) |
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get access to latest in
Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) |
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play games |
Although High Tech is important, we
still realize the importance of the art of medicine.
Top 10 Ways We Practice High
Touch Medicine:
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Janet
(Green Team nurse) gives great
massages |
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Dr.
Bikowski sings songs to his patients |
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PFM "adopts"
needy patients during the holidays |
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Ginger
(Schedule Coordinator) gives the best hugs |
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Dr.
Brittman has perfected the art of listening to his
patients |
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Dr.
Donnelly has the best "kids" stories |
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Mari-An
(Purple Team nurse) knows just about everyone in
P-town
(Portsmouth) by name |
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Dr.
Bikowski loves to read stories to the children |
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Residents,
faculty, nurses and staff make regular home visits |
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Several
faculty and residents have been recognized by the hospital's
Pastoral Care Department for practicing medicine that
incorporates body, mind and spirit. |
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