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Surgeon, Writer, Researcher, Dilettante. https://www.ariadnelabs.org/  http://www.lifebox.org/ 

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    Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 12 Dec 2015

    Latest from @Gladwell is on a new book that says we'd save a 100,000 patients/yr—if we let doctors break the rules.http://bit.ly/1Ybkilk 

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      2. Niall Winters‏ @nwin 12 Dec 2015
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        Gd pt @Atul_Gawande @Gladwell "The social conditions that birthed a new idea in one place impeded the spread of that same idea in another."

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      1. pik mukherji‏ @ercowboy 12 Dec 2015
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        .@Atul_Gawande @Gladwell An important read for docs- always tradeoffs. Too rigid and no progress, too lax and casualties of trial and error.

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      1. Karen Fernandes‏ @KMFDallas 13 Dec 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande @GavinPrestonMD @Gladwell Physicians need reeducation to care for the 3 generations of the DES exposed

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      1. Tavis Apramian‏ @TavisApramian 12 Dec 2015
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        And it's residents who are set up to appreciate (and fear) doctors' 'personal rule-books' @Atul_Gawande @Gladwell http://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/Abstract/2015/11001/Thresholds_of_Principle_and_Preference___Exploring.13.aspx …

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      1. Lesley Barron‏ @drlesleybarron 12 Dec 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande @Gladwell want to read full book but seems Dr.dV ignores complications of Tx to focus on "wins"-which may be few and far btwn

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      1. David Ryan‏ @CaptDavidRyan 12 Dec 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande @Gladwell you can't let people break the rules.

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      1. Maggie Siviter‏ @Yellowbikergirl 2 Jan 2016
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        @Atul_Gawande @Gladwell my late daughter died waiting for ethics approval for innovative shunt surgery which extended quality of her life

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      1. QiiQ‏ @QiiQHealthcare 14 Dec 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande @Gladwell there is no progress without risk.

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      1. sum_dude44‏ @sum_dude44 14 Dec 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande @Gladwell pt's should be able to sign waivet for experimental tx. Have hospital oversight panel monitor, collect data

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      1. Ted Herman‏ @tedherman 14 Dec 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande The Aeon essay by DeVita also recommended, esp citing Weinberg in Cell.

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      1. Gail Summers‏ @summersg10 13 Dec 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande @anniecoops @Gladwell my brother in law was a good exampleDr Banerji said don't do more chemo it will kill him. It did.

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      1. N‏ @nessarose119 12 Dec 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande @Gladwell they are really traditional patterns of care that are outdated do not meet the needs #populationhealth #Complexcare

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      1. dikwizerdumb‏ @dikwizdumb 12 Dec 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande @Paul_Sonnier @Gladwell the rules are there to protect the rules, otherwise patients would be hospital staff & on the boards.

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      1. Sylvester Fernandes‏ @mdsfe 12 Dec 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande @Gladwell Good statistic Bad Idea

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      1. Rick Boulay,MD‏ @journeycancer 12 Dec 2015
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        @Atul_Gawande @Gladwell Balancing therapeutic innovation and patient safety is difficult. Can the pendulum ever swing too far to protection?

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