Speaking the Unspeakable was published in Return to House of God: Medical Resident Education 1978-2008. The book marked the 30th anniversary of the publication of the seminal novel by Samuel Shem. It was edited by Martin Kohn and Carol Donley, pioneers, movers and shakers in medical humanities. This book was published by the wonderful Kent State University Press in 2008.
Tag: emergency medicine
Uneasy alliance: pain, opioids and trust
Appeared in Littoral Medicine January 13, 2016, posted again at KevinMD February 1, 2016
Writing and an emergency medicine life
appeared in Littoral Medicine April 3, 2016
Story seduction and the opioid crisis
Originally appeared in Littoral Medicine, May 11, 2016, posted again on KevinMD
Creative Writing as a Medical Instrument
This journal article appeared in the Journal of Medical Humanities, 2013 Dec;34(4):459-69
Are CT scans ordered too often? Well consider the leafblower
This first appeared in Littoral Medicine, December 14, 2014 and it was reposted as “Are CT scans ordered too often? Well, consider the leaf blower,” KevinMD.com January 17, 2015
(Dis)comfort Measures
First appeared in Littoral Medicine, November 10, 2014. It was reposted in KevinMD November 23, 2014.
Have you hugged your EMR, lately?
This first appeared in Littoral Medicine April 21, 2015. It was re-posted KevinMD.com July 2, 2015