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Learned a new word today
Iatrogenesis
Per Webster, stems from the word
Iatrogenic
: induced inadvertently by a physician or surgeon or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iatrogenesis
Iatrogenesis
Per Webster, stems from the word
Iatrogenic
: induced inadvertently by a physician or surgeon or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iatrogenesis
Why is that important?
With all the “Death counts” currently and errors in coding/reporting one must ask...
Is this new?
And has this been identified before?
So I found:
1. It’s not new
2. Yes, since research has this as potentially the 3rd leading cause of death in the US.
With all the “Death counts” currently and errors in coding/reporting one must ask...
Is this new?
And has this been identified before?
So I found:
1. It’s not new
2. Yes, since research has this as potentially the 3rd leading cause of death in the US.
So in 2016 this study was put out by John’s Hopkins
“Study Suggests Medical Errors Now Third Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.” https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/study_suggests_medical_errors_now_third_leading_cause_of_death_in_the_us
“Study Suggests Medical Errors Now Third Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.” https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/study_suggests_medical_errors_now_third_leading_cause_of_death_in_the_us
Some interesting data in there
Especially the part where they calculated
More than 250,000 deaths/yr
Are due to medical error
By definition...iatrogenic/iatrogenesis right?
Which would surpass respiratory disease as
The #3 leading cause of death in the U.S.
Especially the part where they calculated
More than 250,000 deaths/yr
Are due to medical error
By definition...iatrogenic/iatrogenesis right?
Which would surpass respiratory disease as
The #3 leading cause of death in the U.S.
That seems like a really big deal right?
Enough to report on it?
Well seems it was reported on here in 2018 https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/22/medical-errors-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-america.html
Enough to report on it?
Well seems it was reported on here in 2018 https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/22/medical-errors-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-america.html
So back to the wiki article and Ivan Illich
More on him here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Illich
More on him here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Illich
He wrote a book in 1975 called
Medical Nemesis: The Expropriation of Health
Where he defined iatrogenesis at 3 levels
Clinical
Social
Cultural
If you read the outline below and overlay that with what we are currently seeing...does any of it sound familiar?
Medical Nemesis: The Expropriation of Health
Where he defined iatrogenesis at 3 levels
Clinical
Social
Cultural
If you read the outline below and overlay that with what we are currently seeing...does any of it sound familiar?
Where am I going with all this?
Accurate metrics and public feedback of progress are required Right Now!
Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results right?
Politicians always wants to talk about never-ending wars and campaigns...War on Poverty?
Accurate metrics and public feedback of progress are required Right Now!
Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results right?
Politicians always wants to talk about never-ending wars and campaigns...War on Poverty?
I will defer to Reagan to illustrate this point
From his 1964 Speech, A Time for Choosing
H/T to @Beer_Parade
From his 1964 Speech, A Time for Choosing
H/T to @Beer_Parade
Especially these 3 paragraphs
From the transcript located here
https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/ronaldreaganatimeforchoosing.htm
From the transcript located here
https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/ronaldreaganatimeforchoosing.htm
One of the most profound things I’ve heard in a while came from a road trip and I was listening to a radio station that Rush Limbaugh happened to be on.
I’m paraphrasing
Name one charity that accomplished it’s goal?
That really hit home
I’m paraphrasing
Name one charity that accomplished it’s goal?
That really hit home
This tread isn’t about politics, it’s about problem solving.
One of the most important pieces of problem solving
Is to realize you have one!
Have you heard of iatrogenic or iatrogenesis before?
Did you know it is the 3rd leading cause of death in US? https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/22/medical-errors-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-america.html
One of the most important pieces of problem solving
Is to realize you have one!
Have you heard of iatrogenic or iatrogenesis before?
Did you know it is the 3rd leading cause of death in US? https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/22/medical-errors-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-america.html
Case and point...Re Accuracy
Didn’t take long for another example to appear https://mobile.twitter.com/SaraCarterDC/status/1289567015259090944
Didn’t take long for another example to appear
https://mobile.twitter.com/SaraCarterDC/status/1289567015259090944
