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Blair Schwartz | On listening to your grandmother

By On September 9, 2012 · Leave a Comment

As a fairly new attending physician, I’ve taken to the habit of asking some of my more senior colleagues for tidbits they wished they had known when starting out. One wise practitioner told me, to never forget to practice some “grandmother medicine”.

Having grown up in a traditional Jewish family, my mind instantly darted to [...]

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Seeking sponsors for The Positive Paramedic Project

By On June 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Seeking sponsors for The Positive Paramedic Project on Big Med.

I’ve been writing a series of pieces designed to be conversation-starters with a nugget of EMS organizational wisdom every day.

There are 24 thus far. You can find the entire series here: http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/tag/the-positive-paramedic-project/

Here is yesterday’s story: http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2012/06/newman-the-positive-paramedic-project-23-special-orders-dont-upset-us/

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Playlist for The Big One | Trouble in the Wind – Rising

By On April 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment

There’s something rambling, shabby and just a little bit dangerous in the musings of Carlsbad, California-based alt folkies Trouble in the Wind.

Robby Gira plays acoustic guitar and provides the vocals.. although merely writing the word ‘vocals’ does nothing to describe the other-worldly hillbilly-esque sounds this man lays down with every track.

The [...]

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Big Medicine welcomes occasional contributors with interesting perspectives

By On April 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Big Med is always open to occasional contributors willing to share an interesting perspective on any topic as long as it somehow relates to emergency management.

There’s no money to share however as our Tribal Elders will tell you, writing a piece in Big Med ensures your words will find a [...]

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Playlist for The Big One | Matraca Berg – South of Heaven

By On March 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment

This is a beautiful add to The Big Med Playlist for The Big One – South of Heaven by Matraca Berg. I don’t know whether or not it’s country or pop or folk. Who cares.

This is a beautiful heartbreaking song about fear and pain and loss – and waiting for a loved [...]

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Nocturnal Emissions Nov 24 2011

By On November 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Stanstead Gothic: Hal Newman with rake in hand out on the homestead property.

Newman | Unrepentant believer in the impossible

By On November 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Stanstead QC | Back when I was the newly-minted director of a small EMS service, my boss called me in for my six-month evaluation. He said, “I’ve got good news and bad news.”

I told him to give me the bad news first.
“As a leader you’re a real disaster.”

Damn. What was the [...]

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