Freelance MD, a community of physicians that gives you more control of your career, income, and lifestyle. Join us. It's free, which is a terrific price. Grab Some Free Deals
Below is the trailer for the new snowboard documentary produced by Red Bull, The Art of Flight. If the movie is anywhere near as good as the trailer, I'll be reduced to a pile of twitching, hyper-kinetic nerve endings by the end of it. I had such an adrenalin rush after watching the trailer the first time that I had to fight the impulse to fling myself off the roof of my house-- it's just that good...
The great thing is that the movie has finally been released and is available for download on iTunes. I've already ordered it, so I'll let you know what I think once I watch it.
In the meantime, feast your eyes on the video below and try to fight the urge to quit your job and become a professional BASE jumper.
Last week at our Expedition Medicine National Conference in Washington, DC, a member of the audience came up to me after one of my talks. Turns out this guy has a lot of experience working in remote places, and he told me a story about a colleague who was working in northern Canada and was surprised by a polar bear one morning. Someone snapped a couple of photos of the incident, and this guy said he'd be happy to send them to me.
Needless to say, I was impressed by the photos...
In case you're wondering, the bear didn't actually catch the guy in the photos, but he sure raised his heart rate a bit.
If looking at these photos causes you to long for the frozen tundra and the bears of that region, take heart! Our ExpedMed Polar Bear CME Adventure still has a couple of spots left. You have the opportunity to visit the famed bears of Churchill, Canada and earn CME along the way. The dates are October 16-20, 2011. Below is a video created by our partners at Frontiers North Adventures...come along with us to visit the polar bears next month (if you dare).
If you missed our recent Expedition Medicine National Conference, you missed a great event.
The above photo is of Dr. Tim Erickson, Vice Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Illinois-Chicago. Dr. Erickson is renowned as a speaker and he didn't disappoint. This photo was taken just after his famous "mushroom" lecture at our ExpedMed event. Tim obviously enjoys his work!
Below is a short video and a schedule of upcoming events for both ExpedMed and Medical Fusion.
The Medical Fusion Conference is just around the corner so please register early to ensure your place at this entertaining and educational event. Thanks once again for reading Freelance MD and we hope to see you at one of our events very soon!
Here at Freelance MD we get a lot of questions about various trends in medicine.
One of the most rapidly growing clinical practice models in the US these days is Concierge Medicine, and many Freelance MD readers have expressed interest in learning more about this practice model.
In Concierge Medicine, a physician cuts out third-party payers and contracts directly with his or her patients. The patients pay a retainer and the physician agrees to limit the practice size so he or she can provide exceptional access to these patients.
While this model has become very popular with a certain segment of the population and many physicians, it is not without critics. I wrote a recent article here on Freelance MD about the ethics of Concierge Medicine and the arguments for and against this model.
Since we've received so many inquiries about Concierge Medicine, I decided to post some resources here about the subject. In addition, for those of you who will be attending the Medical Fusion Conference this November, you'll be able to hear one of the leading experts on Concierge Medicine, Dr. Steven Knope, discuss the subject personally (and have the opportunity to sit down with Steve individually at our Accelerator sessions). Steve is the author of the book, Concierge Medicine: A New System to Get the Best Healthcare.
Here's a video interview with Dr. Steven Knope describing Concierge Medicine:
Here's another interview with Dr. Knope that appeared on FOX Business:
Here's a short video in which I describe Concierge Medicine and how we'll be discussing Concierge Medicine at the Medical Fusion Conference:
For those who want further information on Concierge Medicine, check out the following resources...
To access this free report you'll need to login to Freelance MD. If you're not a Member, you'll need to join Freelance MD first.
Our Free Resource Report for Members
In this report you'll discover the products, services, tools and resources that we use to build our businesses or that we have researched and recommend on a daily basis to our friends and colleagues.
Of course this is a free report for our physician members. If you're not a Member yet, you'll need to join Freelance MD. (We'll also be adding to this report from time to time to keep it up to date.)
The cure for the common physician. Freelance MD provides information and resources doctors who want more freedom and control of their career, medical practice, income and lifestyle.
Julie Silver MD
Greg Bledsoe MD
Steven Knope MD
Gary Taff MD
Ashley Wendel
Franz WiesBauer
Setu Mazumdar MD
Arlen Meyers MD
Ken Cohn MD
Mike Woo-Ming MD
Jeff Barson
Joe Halcomb MD
Fred Tobis MD
Maria Simbra MD
Lisa Tener
Mark Kroll PhD
Gautam Gulati MD
Barry Silbaugh MD
Craig Koniver, MD
Michelle Mudge-Riley DO
Zubin Damania MD
Michael VanRooyen MD
Bob Uslander MD
Pamela Wible MD
Ryan Flesher MD
Hatem Abou-Sayed
Post a Comment
