cartoonist pediatrician fascinated by complex care for kids, medical and patient education and communication. you know, the usual. Need toons? message me.
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The best patient stories?
These are the ones that find you, especially in the flow of a clinic visit.
Like this one, from today. Kiddo, age 4
#pediatrics #graphicmedicine
Lots of reasons to love #Australia…a top one being consistent access to great #morningcoffee! @xonjie123
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41st Steven J. Parker Memorial Developmental-Behavioral Pediatric Conference: Clinical Problems in Primary Care
March 7, 2025 to March 8, 2025
Attend IRL @ BU campus or via ZOOM, one or both days.
Course co-directors Marilyn Augustyn & Jack Maypole
cme.bu.edu/parker2025#group-…
I’m not saying I brewed the PERFECT cup of #morningcoffee today....
But it may just be the new Fifth Element.
“Two thoughts come to mind with your question:
Yes, I can pluck my eyebrows better...
And: I think I need a lower res camera....”
#worklife
Sometimes they remember your compassion, others value your support, and a special group are all about the snacks. #pediatrics #graphicmedicine
What IS that phenomenon called when kids get freaked out and will not allow a peep inside their pie hole?
Is this #tomophobia, fear of medical procedures?
Or #scopophobia, fear of being stared at?
May be both...but we in #pediatrics see it a lot
Playful distraction helps. #pedsky #graphicmedicine
#Kids get it. The model of how we take #patient histories by having redundant queries about #meds or past #Illness can be maddening. Perhaps we could use the time better (without retracing our steps). #graphicmedicine
