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A chart should tell a story. (My EM News column for March.)

Edwin / March 2, 20150 COMMENTS

I suppose it is obvious that I am a fan of stories. I like to hear them, read them, watch them, collect them and tell them. I believe I am ...

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Proper behavior…as a customer

Edwin / February 24, 20150 COMMENTS

Just a short observation. Medicine is immersed in the ‘customer service’ mentality. We’re always reminded to be appropriate and understanding, ...

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Hospitals should pay for charting time

Edwin / February 20, 20151 COMMENTS

Pay clinicians for their EMR time! I have a unique perspective as a physician. Having traveled to many hospitals in the past two years, working as a locums ...

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Who do we trust for medical advice?

Edwin / February 16, 20151 COMMENTS

My February column in the SC Baptist Courier. Who do we trust, and who should we distrust, when we look for medical advice? ...

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Society circles back on sexual freedom.

Edwin / February 9, 20153 COMMENTS

So is it still the sexual revolution or what? http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/opinion/contributors/2015/02/07/society-circles-back-sexual-freedom/23011375/ ...

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Tagged, tracked and monitored. Life as a doctor ‘on the grid.’

Edwin / January 28, 20152 COMMENTS

Tagged, tracked and monitored. Life as a doctor ‘on the grid.’ The non-medical reader may wonder what I am complaining about. Of ...

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Looking to Syndicate My Work

Edwin / January 25, 20151 COMMENTS

Dear Friends and Readers, While I am a full-time emergency physician, I am also a columnist. I have been writing op-ed columns twice each month for the Greenville ...

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Rape exams, drug screens and alcohol levels

Edwin / January 25, 20158 COMMENTS

When I was in residency, sexual assault exams were part of our training. We spent a lot of time learning how to ask the right questions, how to be gentle and ...

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Life in Emergistan

Edwin / January 21, 20150 COMMENTS

Dear readers: If you would like to order an e-book edition of Life in Emergistan, my latest compilation, please go to this web address: ...

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It’s a Tall Order, but Love Your Patients. (My January EMN column.)

Edwin / January 3, 20152 COMMENTS

http://kopell.tripod.com/lb/doctori.jpg Life in Emergistan: It’s a Tall Order, but Love Your Patients ...

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The infant is packed away

Edwin / January 2, 20150 COMMENTS

http://whimsygal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Packing-Christmas-Ornaments-Away-5.jpg January 2nd, the infant is packed away On one corner counter, the ...

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Death takes another Holiday. My December EM News column.

Edwin / January 2, 20150 COMMENTS

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5i4cdnmRWmQ/T9yc-PltQ8I/AAAAAAAAGhQ/0Xe4eoAx3p0/s1600/4.jpg Death takes another Holiday My December column in Emergency Medicine ...

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Dear hospital information technology staff…

Edwin / December 28, 20141 COMMENTS

Dear IT, I know that, on many levels, physicians must be the absolute banes of your existence. We are grumpy and resistant to change. And some of us are still ...

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The Nativity Scene is the Perfect Balance

Edwin / December 21, 20140 COMMENTS

Here’s my Christmas column for the Greenville News. Merry Christmas to all! ...

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The ER: Holiday Sanctuary for the Broken

Edwin / November 25, 20144 COMMENTS

This is my latest entry at my Huffington Post blog. The ER is a kind of sanctuary. ...

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How could an ER miss Ebola? Let me explain…

Edwin / October 13, 2014101 COMMENTS

How did the emergency department staff of a Texas hospital see, and discharge, a patient infected with Ebola? Despite the fact that blame spreads through hospitals ...

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Think about the ink…

Edwin / August 10, 20147 COMMENTS

This is my column in today’s Greenville News. I have many friends with tattoos, and while I have none, this is my reflection on the increasing prevalence of ...

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Current Posts & Columns

A chart should tell a story. (My EM News column for March.)

Edwin / March 2, 2015 0 COMMENTS

I suppose it is obvious that I am a fan of stories. I like to hear them, read them, watch them, collect them and tell them. I believe I am ...

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If one man cured every infirmity

Edwin / March 2, 2015 2 COMMENTS

What if we could cure everything in one simple act? I wonder, sometimes, what life would be like for me if there was no more injury, illness or death. I suspect ...

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Emergistan and Medicine

A chart should tell a story. (My EM News column for March.)

Edwin / March 2, 2015 0 COMMENTS

I suppose it is obvious that I am a fan of stories. I like to hear them, read them, watch them, collect them and tell them. I believe I am participating in stories every ...

An ER mystery: two shifts, no narcotic prescriptions

Edwin / February 24, 2015 2 COMMENTS

I just finished a run of two shifts at Tiny Community Hospital. Each was 24 hours in duration, separated by a 24 hour break. As I have tried to explain to many of my colleagues, ...

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Faith, hope and love

If one man cured every infirmity

Edwin / March 2, 2015 2 COMMENTS

What if we could cure everything in one simple act? I wonder, sometimes, what life would be like for me if there was no more injury, illness or death. I suspect that like many ...

Jesus defies our manipulation

Edwin / January 18, 2015 3 COMMENTS

When we try to redefine Jesus for our own political or cultural needs, he defies us every time. This is my column on the topic in today’s Greenville News. ...

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Wife, kids, pets and home

When the children return home, it’s a blessing

Edwin / December 6, 2014 1 COMMENTS

My column in this weeks’ Greenville News. Enjoy the kids when they’re home! And Merry Christmas! ...

Thanksgiving: mission accomplished. Check!

Edwin / November 29, 2014 0 COMMENTS

Thanksgiving week checklist: Time spent with wife and four amazing children. Check. Fed 28 family members and friends. Check. Gave injured dog his medicine; sometimes, when he agreed ...

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Issues, humor, hobbies and all the rest

Proper behavior…as a customer

Edwin / February 24, 2015 0 COMMENTS

Just a short observation. Medicine is immersed in the ‘customer service’ mentality. We’re always reminded to be appropriate and understanding, especially when ...

Enough sarcasm! Healthy kids need more than vaccines.

Edwin / February 22, 2015 1 COMMENTS

Thanks to the current Measles outbreak, the news is full of stories on vaccines and anti-vaxxers. The ‘blogosphere’ and ‘Twitterverse’ and all the other social ...

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