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Oct 20, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Geoffrey Roche |Kim Downey |Lisa Scardina |Wael Saasouh
Recently, I interviewed Dr. David Morris, a physician in Ireland and CEO of Verity Barrington, along with Geoffrey Roche, director of workforce development for Siemens Healthineers. Our conversation focused on successes in health care in both Ireland and America, and the lessons we can share to improve the system. A critical part of our discussion revolved around the role of health care boards. Geoffrey posed a pivotal question: “Where are the boards?
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Sep 28, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Kim Downey |Lisa Scardina |Wael Saasouh |Michael Foti
Kim Downey:Part of my work supporting physicians involves facilitating connections, both among physicians and with others who assist them. In this vein, I introduced Dr. Wael Saasouh to Lisa Scardina. Our discussion touched on AI, with Dr. Saasouh sharing positive ways we can use technology and Lisa offering her perspective on AI, which also stands for Appreciative Inquiry. How we connect and have conversations matters! We talked about hope and finding common understanding.
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Sep 8, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Kim Downey |Wael Saasouh |Michael Foti |Lisa Scardina
Kim Downey:Fostering meaningful connections and building a supportive community has become my mission as I work to stand up for and alongside doctors. I recently connected Dr. Wael Saasouh with Lisa Scardina. During our thought-provoking conversation, Wael said, from his perspective of wearing many hats in business, leadership, clinical, and research, “Once we can collaborate on multiple levels, a solution becomes a lot more attainable!” Lisa and I wholeheartedly agreed.
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Oct 4, 2023 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Wael Saasouh |James Turner |Zahur Sallman
Community pharmacists are some of the most trusted and accessible clinicians. But when a health misadventure or unexpected illness occurs, they are the second-to-last stop on the health care train. It is the final delay between diagnosis and home. And if that stop changes from one stop to two, well, then all hell breaks loose. It doesn’t matter why there is an extra delay in care. Whether it’s from lack of insurance coverage or a drug shortage, sometimes it is the straw that breaks the camel’s back.
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Oct 4, 2023 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Wael Saasouh |James Turner |Zahur Sallman
Last year, the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) took place in New Orleans, Louisiana, October 21–26, 2022. Despite the rise of virtual meetings over the past few years, this meeting welcomed close to 11,500 attendees at different stages of their careers. It was also home to hundreds of industry representatives displaying their latest and greatest in the space of anesthesia, perioperative medicine, technology, and everything in between.
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Jul 3, 2023 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Theodora Swenson |Danielle Pigneri |Wael Saasouh |Brian B Gilmer
Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. I’ve often looked forward to graduation season, as it symbolizes the completion of yet another chapter and the accomplishments of yet another handful of training requirements. Every small milestone, whether that be passing a written test, an oral exam, or a small group assignment, culminates in graduation. Graduation has always brought me one step closer to what I thought was the end of medical training.
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Jul 3, 2023 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Danielle Pigneri |Wael Saasouh |Brian B Gilmer
Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. Nearly every American, medical professional or otherwise, can relate to the autumn nostalgia of a new academic year, when the leaves change and you feel that first crisp breeze. For those of us in medicine, a similar but more profound version of this spirit rolls around every summer, as the new medical academic year unfolds.
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Jun 30, 2023 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Wael Saasouh |Brian B Gilmer
Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. “Good morning Dr. Saasouh, I am a medical student/resident/postgraduate student/nurse anesthetist interested in anesthesia research opportunities.”This is how a decent chunk of emails I receive from trainees start, and it gives me hope in the future of our medical research infrastructure. Despite the interest in the field, trainees choosing to pursue academic research face daunting barriers.
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Jun 20, 2023 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Jordan Frey |Joshua David Schor |Natasha Agbai |Wael Saasouh
Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. There’s a pretty well known book called “Die with Zero” by Bill Perkins, which suggests that the best thing to do with money is to spend it all while we’re alive. I read a lot of texts on personal finance, so I had to pick this one up. The premise was compelling, but I couldn’t help but wonder: Does this apply to doctors?
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Jun 20, 2023 | 
opmed.doximity.com | Joshua David Schor |Natasha Agbai |Wael Saasouh
Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. In medicine, as in any team sport, conflict — and remorse over how it was handled — is par for the course. Throughout my career, there have been instances where I’ve looked back and wondered: Could I have made an earlier diagnosis, adopted a different treatment, or spoken more gently to the family or to a colleague?
