http://www.michaellockshin.com Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:35:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Atul Gawande, the surgeon-writer, is outraged (A Lifesaving Checklist 12/30/07.) Apparently an ongoing medical study, that he endorsed, was stopped because of a bureaucratic rule. The study was trying to this question:  Are there fewer hospital infections if doctors follow a checklist, as do airline pilots on take-off (sample: ... http://www.michaellockshin.com/1-current-comments/atul-gawandes-ny-times-op-ed/ The New York Times today had an article written by Stephanie Saul entitled THE COVERAGE GAP Avoiding Medicare’s Big Hole. The last three paragraphs discuss the ‘fact’ that many patients are reluctant to discuss the cost of their prescriptions with their doctors. The claim that patients and their doctors ... http://www.michaellockshin.com/1-current-comments/discussing-the-cost-of-medicine/ A patient with APS recently emailed me with a question about vaccinations for her two small children. Her concern was that her children may be genetically susceptible to having a reaction or could develop an autoimmune condition from their vaccinations. She like the rest of the general public ... http://www.michaellockshin.com/1-current-comments/aps-and-vaccinations/ Guarded Prognosis: A Doctor and His Patients Talk About Chronic Disease and How to Cope With It   ISBN: 9780809053452 ISBN10: 0809053454 Published: Farrar Straus & Giroux Publish Date: 1998-06-01 Pages: 288 Binding: Hardcover Dimensions: 1.01 L x 6.31 W x 9.31 H Description: When individual and broad social values clash, who should determine the course of action? An important new ... http://www.michaellockshin.com/4-guarded-prognosis/guarded-prognosis/ Imagine waking up one morning and feeling achy all over. As days pass, the achiness doesn’t go away, and you begin to feel tired, too. Your doctor can’t tell you exactly what’s wrong. So you go to a specialist, but the cause of your symptoms remains a mystery. Dr. Michael ... http://www.michaellockshin.com/5-hss-news/hss-doctor-offers-latest-treatments%e2%80%a6and-compassion-to-patients-with-autoimmune-disorders/ Follow the links below to the Hospital for Special Surgery web site and read Dr. Lockshin’s articles about Sex and Autoimmune Disease: Autoimmune Disease: Does Sex Matter? Current Theories Gender and Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary of a presentation at the Living with RA Workshop at HSS http://www.michaellockshin.com/2-for-patients/sex-and-autoimmune-disease/sex-and-autoimmune-disease/ Grateful for the extraordinary care they have received at Hospital for Special Surgery, Maria and Morris Coppersmith have chosen to name the Hospital in their wills. "My wife and I want to leave our estate to organizations that have made an impact on our lives, such as HSS, especially because we ... http://www.michaellockshin.com/5-hss-news/couple-honors-physician-with-bequest/ Public and Patient Education Department Program, October 17 and 24, 2006 Michael D. Lockshin, MD How many days before a colonoscopy procedure should a person with APS cease taking their prescribed 81mg of aspirin or other similar medications? The amount of time before a procedure should be approximately 1 week for aspirin, clopidogrel ... http://www.michaellockshin.com/2-for-patients/antiphospholipid-syndrome-essential-information-and-support-faqs/ S.L.E. Lupus Foundation “Get into the Loop” NYC Hospital Tour, Public and Patient Education Department Program, November 3, 2005 Michael D. Lockshin, MD What is lupus? Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), commonly called lupus, is a chronic autoimmune disorder that can affect virtually any organ of the body. In lupus, the body's immune system, which normally ... http://www.michaellockshin.com/2-for-patients/unlocking-the-mystery-of-lupus-lupus-the-heart-faqs/ Summary of a presentation given at the SLE Workshop at Hospital for Special Surgery Michael D. Lockshin, MD • What is Clinical Research? • Conducting Clinical Research: Safety and Confidentiality • Treatment Trials • Trial Phases • Kinds of Drugs Observed in Clinical Trials • Aims of Lupus Research • Lupus Clinical Trial Consortium • Tips for Patients/Participants • The ... http://www.michaellockshin.com/2-for-patients/an-overview-of-lupus-research-where-we%e2%80%99ve-been-and-where-we%e2%80%99re-going/