This Sunday we apparently will have a VOX POP, "Voice of the People," a random give and take discussion of current medical events. Warren, KD4gua, will be off this Sunday for a family gathering in Jacksonville. It has been the custom when there is no net controller that the officers will take over, which means Chip our President and Arnold our President-elect will run the net and pick up the checkin list. If they have trouble getting their signals out then they can appoint someone with a better signal to act as relay.
The 40 meter net Monday night was active. Bill, N5QF, our MediShare director reports a link to another Medishare outfit is paying off--they have volunteered to donate money to us. Bill also reports, we almost have enough money to get the Motorola hand helds for the Sri Lanka Hospital.
The following Sunday we will continue the consensus of medicine in the US in 2012.
Bruce KM2L is going skiing this Sunday, careful Bruce, you are not 16!!!! Our sympathy goes out to Harry WB9EDP and Ellen KC9ARN in Chicago with the loss of Ellen's Mom.
More later, Warren KD4gua.
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
MARCO Grand Rounds for January 22, 2006
Sunday, we discussed a consensus--health care in 2012.
We learned about "Health Savings Accounts," (HSA) which enable one to deposit $1,000+ in a bank annually after getting a "Catastrophic Health Care" policy. The money interest builds up tax-free if you don't use it and healthy young people could build up a retirement nest egg if they don't get sick. In case of death, the account can be passed on to relatives tax free. This is termed "Consumer Driven Healthcare," and enables the individual to pay his bills out of his HSA (if bills go over$5,250 the policy kicks in).
President Bush is going to address this in his coming "State of the Nation" speech Jan. 31st. We all should be able to advise our patients about it.
The second item is the Government Basic Care health package that will cover everyone and provide for immunizations, physicals, fractures, communicable diseases and basic levels of treatment for cancer and chronic illnesses. Premium and Privileged Care, one and two steps up will be run by private companies and will cover 100 year olds on feeding tubes and keeping very premature babies on $1 million health support. To keep politics out, it will be run by a semi-quasi government organ like the Post Office and the Federal Reserve.
Other items of interests include the muzzling of trial lawyers and the required decrease in doctors (there is now one doctor for every 300 people--it should be one for every 500--too many docs generate too much expense?).
This and other items will have to be targeted for a week from Sunday as I will be in Jacksonville Sunday morning.
We need a net controller for Jan. 29. I am asking Harry, WB9EDP, if he could kick in with "Strokes." He has been under a lot of stress lately and may not be available--if anyone else would be interested in carrying out net control duties please advise.
The Newsletter went to press today and your certificates of CME attendance will be in your hands in about 10 days enclosed with the NL. There are some questionable stories that will either make you laugh a lot or make you groan even more. Would appreciate your feedback.
The 2006 CME standings will be on listserve next week. The 2005 CME standings are in the newsletter. Keep the blue side up.....Warren KD4gua.
We learned about "Health Savings Accounts," (HSA) which enable one to deposit $1,000+ in a bank annually after getting a "Catastrophic Health Care" policy. The money interest builds up tax-free if you don't use it and healthy young people could build up a retirement nest egg if they don't get sick. In case of death, the account can be passed on to relatives tax free. This is termed "Consumer Driven Healthcare," and enables the individual to pay his bills out of his HSA (if bills go over$5,250 the policy kicks in).
President Bush is going to address this in his coming "State of the Nation" speech Jan. 31st. We all should be able to advise our patients about it.
The second item is the Government Basic Care health package that will cover everyone and provide for immunizations, physicals, fractures, communicable diseases and basic levels of treatment for cancer and chronic illnesses. Premium and Privileged Care, one and two steps up will be run by private companies and will cover 100 year olds on feeding tubes and keeping very premature babies on $1 million health support. To keep politics out, it will be run by a semi-quasi government organ like the Post Office and the Federal Reserve.
Other items of interests include the muzzling of trial lawyers and the required decrease in doctors (there is now one doctor for every 300 people--it should be one for every 500--too many docs generate too much expense?).
This and other items will have to be targeted for a week from Sunday as I will be in Jacksonville Sunday morning.
We need a net controller for Jan. 29. I am asking Harry, WB9EDP, if he could kick in with "Strokes." He has been under a lot of stress lately and may not be available--if anyone else would be interested in carrying out net control duties please advise.
The Newsletter went to press today and your certificates of CME attendance will be in your hands in about 10 days enclosed with the NL. There are some questionable stories that will either make you laugh a lot or make you groan even more. Would appreciate your feedback.
The 2006 CME standings will be on listserve next week. The 2005 CME standings are in the newsletter. Keep the blue side up.....Warren KD4gua.
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
MARCO Grand Rounds for January 15, 2006
From Warren, KD4GUA:
Sunday we finished "Correctional Medicine" (what goes on behind bars--metal bars). Harry, WB9EDP did an excellent job telling about his 6 years in the Big House (Cook County Jail, 16,000 inmates). It is a potentially dangerous job as Miles, W3DRB testified after working in a Philadelphia area prison.
This week we will discuss "Consensus--Health Care in 2012." Tune in 14.308, Sunday, 10 a.m. Eastern time and find what you can expect in the not too distant future. (We were able to get a quick trip on the time machine.)
Sunday we finished "Correctional Medicine" (what goes on behind bars--metal bars). Harry, WB9EDP did an excellent job telling about his 6 years in the Big House (Cook County Jail, 16,000 inmates). It is a potentially dangerous job as Miles, W3DRB testified after working in a Philadelphia area prison.
This week we will discuss "Consensus--Health Care in 2012." Tune in 14.308, Sunday, 10 a.m. Eastern time and find what you can expect in the not too distant future. (We were able to get a quick trip on the time machine.)
Monday, January 09, 2006
MARCO Grand Rounds - January 7, 2006 Results
From Warren, KD4UGA:
Those who tuned into the program Sunday (33 check-ins) on "Correctional Medicine," were well rewarded. Harry, WB9EDP, told about working at the largest jail in the World--the Cook County Jail which houses up to 16,000 inmates on a 20 acre site in Chicago with more than 300 new inmates coming in daily.
In Illinois, a JAIL is not a PRISON. A jail is where those awaiting trial and those appealing and those in process--go. A Prison is where someone has been found guilty and is spending his sentence time.
The discussion will be continued this coming Sunday.
Monday night MediShare net, 9:30 p.m. Eastern, 40 meters at 7.228--chew the rag, the fat, bubble gum, hot dogs....No Monday night football.
Those who tuned into the program Sunday (33 check-ins) on "Correctional Medicine," were well rewarded. Harry, WB9EDP, told about working at the largest jail in the World--the Cook County Jail which houses up to 16,000 inmates on a 20 acre site in Chicago with more than 300 new inmates coming in daily.
In Illinois, a JAIL is not a PRISON. A jail is where those awaiting trial and those appealing and those in process--go. A Prison is where someone has been found guilty and is spending his sentence time.
The discussion will be continued this coming Sunday.
Monday night MediShare net, 9:30 p.m. Eastern, 40 meters at 7.228--chew the rag, the fat, bubble gum, hot dogs....No Monday night football.
Friday, January 06, 2006
MARCO Grand Rounds for January 8, 2006
From Warren, KD4GUA:
This Sunday, Harry will inform us on "Correctional Medicine," i.e., medicine in one of the largest city prisons. On my visits to the prisons I remember how gentle, meek, and subordinate the crooks appeared.
During WW II the Dutch used to say, "The Germans were either at your throat or at your heels--clicking heels "Bitte Shein." Are prisoners in our jails that way too? Tune in Sunday, 10 a.m. 14.308 and find out.
During WW II the Dutch used to say, "The Germans were either at your throat or at your heels--clicking heels "Bitte Shein." Are prisoners in our jails that way too? Tune in Sunday, 10 a.m. 14.308 and find out.
We had six on board the MediShare 40 meter net Monday night and picked up one new member--good work, participants. Wade from Canton, Ohio was interested in joining Marco. Information on the way.
Sunday, January 01, 2006
MARCO Grand Rounds, January 1, 2006
From Warren, KD4GUA
We will attempt to finish up the discussion on NASH (Non Alcoholic SteatoHepatitis) Sunday which is New Years Day. This is a common, often "silent" liver disease that occurs in people who drink little or no alcohol and is becoming more common because of the greater number of Americans with obesity.
The final CME standings will be on List Serve next week. A certificate of attendance will accompany your next newsletter.
If you have a topic for discussion please tack it on the end of this message. Since it is time for cabin fever up north, expect all you "fine folks" to be listening to 14.308 at ten Eastern on the first day of the new year. Put the snow shovels away for one hour and enjoy the heat emanating from the deep South. By the way, Dean Martin had a mother-in-law, aged 92 that didn't need glasses! (She drank it straight from the bourbon bottle!).
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