by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Apr 10, 2019 | All Blog Posts, Events, Leadership, Lessons, Uncategorized
The American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS) was founded almost a century ago with the mission to provide a forum for scholarly activities that advance the field of plastic surgery. I had the pleasure of attending the 98th annual meeting, held April 6-9 in...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Apr 8, 2019 | All Blog Posts, Book Excerpts, Lessons, Uncategorized
As an author, speaker and news contributor, I try to read as much as I can about the world of medicine and the world beyond it. I find the two are often intimately entwined and open interesting new doors to each other. Nothing compares to feeling of getting immersed...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Apr 8, 2019 | All Blog Posts, Surveys, Uncategorized
This month’s reader survey was inspired by a recent study on the power of primary care, which found that adding 10 primary care physicians to a population of 100,000 people is associated with an average life-expectancy increase of 51.5 days. That’s compared to a...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Mar 20, 2019 | All Blog Posts, Events, Leadership, Lessons, Uncategorized
The 19th Population Health Colloquium concluded March 20 in Philadelphia with more than 700 people in audience and an exciting lineup of speakers. I was honored to participate alongside healthcare experts like Leana Wen, President of Planned Parenthood, Elisabeth ...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Mar 5, 2019 | All Blog Posts, Surveys, Uncategorized
In March, I welcomed your prognostications on the future of healthcare technology. Respondents were asked whether these 6 innovations will be consistently used in medical practice by the year 2030. Here are the results: I was surprised by the feedback in last month’s...
