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 vitam…
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…
From the desk of the EMD: MOC is at a crossroads
As you may know, the American Board of Allergy and Immunology is overseen by a parent organization, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). Presently…
From the desk of the EMD: New Year’s resolutions for the allergist
It’s that time of year when we see all the stories flooding the news and social media about making our New Year’s resolutions. You know, the same o…
From the desk of the EMD: Allergy Facebook friends
It seems like every day there is an article in the news about social media and especially Facebook. Issues related to Facebook include knowing more about you t…
From the desk of the EMD: Sneak peek – tackling physician wellness at the Annual Meeting
With the College’s Annual Scientific Meeting, Nov. 15-19 in Seattle, just around the corner, I thought I would give you a sneak peek of my talk, “The Path from…
From the desk of the EMD: Reaching the millennial allergist
Why is it important to understand and reach the millennial allergist? In the near future, the largest percentage of physicians in the U.S. will be millennials,…
From the desk of the EMD: The physician-patient relationship: going, going, gone?
The physician-patient relationship has long been the cornerstone of the practice of medicine. I would imagine that most allergists would say that it is the con…
From the desk of the EMD: CMS giveth and CMS taketh away – reimbursement in 2019
Just as we get some good news on the compounding issue from USP, our friends at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) may be causing the allergi…
From the desk of the EMD: How are allergists paid?
The business of medicine is in flux. Practices are merging, getting bigger, moving into integrated health care delivery systems. With all these changes, is the…
