by Matthew Rehrl MD | Digital Platforms, Social Media
I just finished a great jigsaw puzzle with my wife, Alexa. The specific jigsaw puzzle which we completed is from a company called Wentworth, and it was designed and produced in England with these wonderful wooden pieces. The particular puzzle we completed was 250...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ikigai
I am fairly well read in political philosophy. I have a reasonably good understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of democracy. I understand how classical philosophy underpins many elements of our democracy, and how the modern philosophers, such as Hobbes and...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity
I recently completed a 6 week evening class devoted to Photography and Story. It was a fun, light class, mixing the technical skills of photography (exposure, speed, focal length, etc.) with the creative aspects of story, (perspective, mood, message, beginning, end,...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Healthcare 3.0, Social Media
(Joke: What is a topologist? A: Someone who cannot distinguish between a doughnut and a coffee cup.) I have always had difficult explaining to people why, as a physician, I am interested in social media, Here’s why. People are becoming more and more entwined with...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Telemedicine
Here are the 4 different types of acute care medicine: #4 Bad care is giving a patient an antibiotic they don’t need for a 3- day cold. #3 Marginal care is refusing an antibiotic for a 3-day cold and having a patient leave the encounter upset and angry about...
