JohnWyatt Crosby
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 8/15/2013
What I like about getting old
I look forward to every day. Monday is call-ins only, Tuesday is busy but close to Wednesday, during which I take the afternoon off. Then it's TGI-Thursday, which is the new Friday. Saturday and Sunday are pure bliss. With eight weeks of paid vacation a year I am never more than two months from a holiday. - 8/8/2013
How my secretary manages me
I am always going on about how to manage others and how to delegate effectively, but others manage me all the time as well. - 7/31/2013
The differences between me and Dr. House
Many of us have watched the American TV show “House.” It starred Hugh Laurie, an Englishman playing an American medical specialist. It was very well-acted and exciting but very different from my medical existence. - 7/23/2013
How to get your message across with an effective speech
Here are some ideas I have to make your next presentation enjoyable as well as informative, whether you are delivering it to the Kiwanis or at Grand Rounds. - 7/11/2013
How do you deal with the DNR question?
I have had hundreds of talks with patients and their families over the years about resuscitation, and only a few of these discussions ended up with a decision that I felt was wrong for the patient. - 7/4/2013
Looking for a good doctor? Here's how I recruit
Doctors want an interesting, challenging, rewarding job with good pay, perks, hours and working conditions, just like the rest of humanity. - 6/26/2013
Some advice for when you feel you have to fire a patient
I haven't fired a patient in years. I guess we have gotten used to each other. When I first started general practice 21 years ago (after 20 years as an emergency physician), I found I had to fire a few. - 6/20/2013
You can never ever, ever, ever retire
Not retiring is a great thing! Winston Churchill started as prime minister during the Second World War at age 65. Colonel Saunders started Kentucky Fried Chicken at 65. Here is why you can’t retire: it is simple mathematics. Say you and your spouse are worth $3 million. Sounds great, easy street, fire up the Ferarri and hook up the trailer; we are going to drive to Arizona for the winter. Not so fas - 6/12/2013
My patients from hell
I have rarely lost my cool in 40 years of practising medicine, but two years ago a married couple pushed me over the brink. - 6/2/2013
My best and worst vacations ever
My wife was a former flight attendant so we have travelled the world a lot. Once, we even went to Germany for a weekend.
