From the desk of the EMD: Impact of COVID on U.S. Physicians, Part 2
Last month in this column, I discussed the results of a survey of U.S. physicians looking at the effect of COVID on their practices and on the total U.S. popul…
From the desk of the EMD: Impact of COVID-19 on U.S. physicians
The College has surveyed allergists twice since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. I don’t need to tell you that the vast majority of you have been impacted i…
From the desk of the EMD: Mad as Hell
When I decided to go to medical school and become a physician, I did not think of it as a hazardous occupation. Yes, I knew I would be exposed to more infectio…
From the desk of the EMD: Thoughts on a virtual scientific meeting
I am sure you’ve heard the news that the College Annual Scientific Meeting will not take place in Phoenix, but will be coming to your home. I hope you will be …
From the desk of the EMD: “I have asthma, I can’t wear a mask.”
Last Sunday, I went to an open-air shopping center in an affluent suburb of Atlanta to buy a new iPad at the Apple Store. The Apple Stores in Georgia are still…
From the desk of the EMD: Reflections on the College COVID-19 survey
Hopefully you have heard and/or have seen the results of the COVID-19 survey sent to the College membership in late April. I want to thank the 382 respondents …
From the desk of the EMD: Coronavirus and the future of allergy practice
As I stay sheltered in place, I have had plenty of time to think about the “new normal.” In my last Insider column, I mentioned two things that I t…
From the desk of the EMD: “Coronavirus Anxiety Syndrome”
When I wrote my editorial on COVID-19 for the College Insider on March 2nd, I was hopefully optimistic that we would not be seeing what we are unfortunately se…
From the Desk of the EMD: COVID-19 and the allergist
During a recent haircut, my barber, who knows I’m a physician, wanted to know about the coronavirus and what she should do. She was hoping that the extra…
From the Desk of the EMD: Remote practice of allergy – what can you do?
One of the most common emails that the College receives from members is “Why can’t the College do something about the remote practice of allergy?&r…
From the Desk of the EMD: We waited 12 years for this?
This December, a draft of the Expert Panel Report 4 (EPR 4) from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) was posted for public comment. Th…
From the desk of the EMD: Do you want your child to be a doctor?
It is not uncommon to hear physicians saying they would not want their children to become physicians. Of course, there are many reasons mentioned such as loss …
From the desk of the EMD: Podcasts – why you should be listening
There are many ways to get allergy education. You can go to national meetings, like the one this week in Houston hosted by the College. There are great regiona…
From the desk of the EMD: The future is here!
Artificial intelligence outperforms pulmonologists in the interpretation of pulmonary function tests.If you did not see this article with the title above, then…
From the desk of the EMD: Diversity in allergy
One of the buzzwords in medicine today is diversity. I really like the definition of diversity on the Queensborough Community College site. Diversity means und…
From the desk of the EMD: Taking the pulse of the American physician
Bill Finerfrock, the College’s lobbyist in Washington, DC, sent me a survey that had just been published by The Physicians Foundation. I had never heard …
From the desk of the EMD: Retiree in training
With the average age of the board-certified allergist in their 50s, many of us are thinking about retirement. But even allergy Fellows-in-Training need to make…
From the desk of the EMD: Will allergists become extinct?
I have had a great career in allergy. It would not surprise me if just about every board-certified allergist in their sixties and seventies would agree that it…
From the desk of the EMD: Side gigs for allergists
For most allergists, we are busy enough—in fact, too busy, with more and more patients, time on the EHR and dealing with insurance companies. So why woul…
From the desk of the EMD: Is it time for “Medicare for all?”
As EMD of the College, I usually don’t take up controversial topics in this column. In fact, the College walks a fine line when we are approached to sign…
