Joseph S. Alpert, MD, cardiologist with the University of Arizona Division of Cardiology and a member of the UA Sarver Heart Center, surrenders to the glare of kleig lights for the Q&A in the latest edition of the UA-@-Work Lo Que Pasa newsletter, posted Feb. 14—Valentine’s Day—2018.
The subject of the article, “UA Cardiologist Talks about a New Way to Help Patients Watch Out for Their Health,” is a post in the DOM News Archive last November about several department faculty physicians participating in filming of educational videos for patients on various health issues related to their subspecialties.
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"DOM Docs Shoot ‘DoctorPedia’ Videos to Promote Patient Care" | Posted November 20, 2017
Several DOM faculty physicians participated in filming this fall of educational videos for the start-up video-based informational website, Doctorpedia™, that educates online health-care seekers and connects them with doctors and fellow patients. Recruited by Dr. Joe Alpert, they include Drs. Janet Campion, Steve Klotz, Merri Pendergrass, and Eugene Trowers. See photos and sample videos…
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The videos, a venture of a British entrepreneur Dr. Alpert made acquaintance with while giving a lecture at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles a few years back, are designed to give patients a little more personal attention with doctors explaining care issues related to their diagnoses on themes from cardiovascular disease to diabetes, etc.
They’re branded under the Doctorpedia™ name, after the company was reorganized last fall following investment by venture funds to expand efforts.
In the Lo Que Pasa article, Dr. Alpert (right)—a past chair of the UA Department of Medicine—discusses how the videos fill a conversational void left by physicians who may feel overworked due to pressure to see more patients, keep up with “meaningful use” aspects of the latest electronic health record and curtail general discussions with patients.
Each of the videos is about 20 minutes long and they provide that more in-depth background patients are craving for in today’s fast-paced world. He said he recommends patients watch a particular video and, afterward, they can chat to answer additional questions the patient may have,
You can see sample videos from the series at this link or an amusing Doctorpedia commercial on YouTube below:
—David Mogollón
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