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CMS.Gov’s Andy Slavitt: Q & A on Social Media to Improve Healthcare

October 04, 2016
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As the acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Andy Slavitt has been very engaging through social media, in particular, on Twitter. Dr. Stork has a Q&A with Mr. Slavitt about his use of social media to improve healthcare. He was kind enough to...
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Finding Meaning in Medicine: Heal the Healer

September 15, 2016
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Dr. Stork will co-host the #HITsm chat, September 16, with Dr. Paddy Barrett of The Doctor Paradox. They look forward to engaging the health IT community to discuss physician frustration with EHRs and "Preserving Purpose in Medicine".
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Collaboration is Sweet: MUSIC in West Michigan

June 02, 2016
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Introducing MUSIC Recently, I was asked to make the opening remarks at the Michigan Urology Surgical Collaborative (MUSIC) quarterly meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  The purpose of the collaborative, for those who are not familiar, is to create a community wher...
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Reconnecting with Nature – A Meditation for Patients and Physicians

April 20, 2016
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Dr. Brian Stork reflects on the high and low tides in life and nature. A meditation from a vacation break on Tybee Island.
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April #UROJC: Surgeon Scorecard – Merits of Publicly Reported Surgical Outcomes

April 13, 2016
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This is an excerpt of a guest post I recently wrote for the British Journal of Urology International Blog. The April 2016 International Urology Journal Club on Twitter (#urojc) hosted a discussion on our paper, “Comparing Publicly Reported Surgical Outcomes with Quality...
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Mindfulness for the Modern Self-Aware Physician

March 21, 2016
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Recently, I read a wonderful post by Dr. Amy Pearlman in the Urology Times titled, “A urologists’ looking glass: Why self-awareness is vital.” Dr. Pearlman is a urology resident at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Her post reminded me that, whether...
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As Pollinators Decline, Are We Capable of Becoming More Human?

February 27, 2016
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Taking Responsibility Last week, the United Nations released a report highlighting the precarious state of natural pollinators around the world. The media coverage that followed largely focused on the economic impact, threat to human food supply, and threat to public health...
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Step Up: Transitioning Women to Life After Foster Care

January 16, 2016
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A Force Awakens Recently, I took my family to see the new Star Wars Movie, “The Force Awakens.” In the movie, we are introduced to a new character – a beautiful, scrappy young woman named Rey.  Rey’s parents, however, are missing – they are nowhere to be found....
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UrologyHealth extra – Patient Education Begins in the Waiting Room

January 03, 2016
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UrologyHealth extra® Magazine I’m constantly looking for ways to get high quality education materials into the hands of my patients. Despite the recent explosion in digital resources, many patients are still more comfortable viewing these types of materials in traditional...
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Movember – This Year, It’s Personal

November 12, 2015
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This is an excerpt of a guest post written by Dr. Brian Stork for the Urology Times reflecting on Movember. You can read the full post on the Urology Times. Getting Personal Movember has taken on a more personal meaning for me this year. At the beginning of the month, one of my...
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