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CGH #048: Where Is The Health In Health Care?

Friday, 20 July 2012 23:44 Written by Allan Besselink

lectern shotThe podcast “Consumer’s Guide To Health” returned to the airwaves in January. This biweekly podcast and live stream airs on BlogTalkRadio every second Thursday at 11:00am central time. Join the discussion!

Episode 48 is entitled “Where Is The Health In Health Care?”.

The dynamics of health care, with cost, access and quality being at the forefront of the discussion, are important not only in the discussion of personal health but in the discussion of national fiscal health.

Promoting health at its most basic level would decrease costs of health care. It would decrease the cost of chronic diseases because we wouldn't have the same incidence of them. It would indirectly improve access to care because there wouldn't be as many people needing ill care.

It would require putting health back into health care. But are we ready to allow ourselves to go there?

All previous episodes of CGH are currently available on my BlogTalkRadio channel. You can subscribe via RSS and the podcasts are also available on iTunes. The next episode will be on Thursday, August 2.

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Rhubarb Report 076

Sunday, 29 September 2013 15:47 Written by Allan Besselink

Rheum rhabarbarum - RhubarbThe last few weeks have been busy weeks, indeed. I've not been writing as much or as frequently. Oh, the ebb and flow of time while teaching a class in the fall semester and attempting to put some focus into some more expansive writing projects.

But do not fear, oh faithful readers. It is a momentary episode of radio silence. Trust me, the thoughts and ideas are percolating!

And, of course, there is always rhubarb to be found on a daily basis. So let's forge ahead with another episode of the Rhubarb Report – number 76, to be exact.

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That Which Lies Ahead

Saturday, 15 January 2022 19:55 Written by Allan Besselink

Next Move This week marks the 18 year anniversary of my clinical practice, Smart Sport International. It is amazing how a milestone like this will prompt you to take a look in the rear view mirror to reflect on where you’ve been, pause to reflect on where you are, and look out the front window to see where you are going. A good car analogy never hurt anybody!

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Rhubarb Report 075

Sunday, 15 September 2013 21:54 Written by Allan Besselink

Rheum rhabarbarum - RhubarbThe flurry of activity that is traditionally the first two weeks of a new semester of teaching are now over. For some reason, even after teaching the same class (Functional Anatomy) for 10 years - 8 with the same co-instructor - the first two weeks always seem to be filled with craziness. It's nice to finally get back in the groove for the long haul of a fall semester.

The fall season actually tends to be one of familiarity and comfort. The weather improves - making it far more comfortable to be active outdoors. It is all soon followed by the comforts of Thanksgiving and the holiday season, even with the challenges they tend to dish up for many.

But that doesn't mean that everything settles down in the real world - far from it. With that in mind, here is Episode 75 of the Rhubarb Report, once again reminding us that truth is, in fact, stranger than fiction.

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A PhD In A Pandemic

Friday, 31 December 2021 10:11 Written by Allan Besselink

The Blues 2021. Just the sheer mention of the year makes me squirm at this point. In the words of the Grateful Dead, “what a long strange trip it’s been”. Just when you thought that 2020 taught us how to deal with a pandemic, 2021 made an appearance and challenged that assertion. However, as I am often reminded, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Or, in my case, when life gives you a pandemic, write a PhD dissertation.

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