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Elaine Schattner

writer, health care advocate, physician

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The Personal Toll Of Practicing Medicine

The Personal Toll Of Practicing Medicine

To Educate Great Physicians, Focus On Science, Ethics And Future Learning Skills

To Educate Great Physicians, Focus On Science, Ethics And Future Learning Skills

Creating Herd Immunity To Doctors Behaving Badly

Creating Herd Immunity To Doctors Behaving Badly

Sympathy For The Doctor

Sympathy For The Doctor

Island Practice, About A Rare Physician on Nantucket

Island Practice, About A Rare Physician on Nantucket

Can Anyone Be a Patient Advocate?

Can Anyone Be a Patient Advocate?

What Do We Need Doctors For?

What Do We Need Doctors For?

Talking About Physician Burnout, and Changing the System

Talking About Physician Burnout, and Changing the System

The Physician Burnout Epidemic: What It Means for Patients and Reform

The Physician Burnout Epidemic: What It Means for Patients and Reform

Why Hurricanes Remind Me of Patient Care

Why Hurricanes Remind Me of Patient Care

What Does it Mean if Primary Care Doctors Get the Answers Wrong About Screening Stats?

What Does it Mean if Primary Care Doctors Get the Answers Wrong About Screening Stats?

What Should Doctors Wear? Even Lab Coats Could Spread Disease

What Should Doctors Wear? Even Lab Coats Could Spread Disease

The Physical Exam’s Value is Not Just Emotional

The Physical Exam’s Value is Not Just Emotional

The Checklist and Future Culture of Medicine

The Checklist and Future Culture of Medicine

Uncertainty Rules (on Eyjafjallajokull, volatility and a patient’s prognosis)

Uncertainty Rules (on Eyjafjallajokull, volatility and a patient’s prognosis)

Nice Nerds Needed

Nice Nerds Needed

Why Medical Lessons?

Why Medical Lessons?

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  • breast cancer
  • breast cancer screening
  • precision oncology
  • survivorship
  • being a patient
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