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Topol on The Creative Destruction of Medicine
On the heels of the popular book The Creative Destruction of Medicine by Eric J. Topol, MD, Medscape and Dr. Topol have teamed up to expand on the latest innovations currently influencing the practice of medicine and promising to affect its future. These monthly commentaries provide an overview of the advancements radically changing the physician-patient relationship and serve as a spark for ongoing conversation among clinicians on the reboot of medicine.
Topol: Hospitals, Office Visits of Little Use in the FutureDr. Eric Topol wonders why anyone would want to visit a hospital or waste time at a physician office visit in the future and offers ways to improve on these models of patient care.
Medscape, January 14, 2013
Topol: Runaway Use of Radiation Harming PatientsDr. Eric Topol questions the role of physicians in explaining to patients the risks associated with medical scans and encourages medical professionals to put the use of lower-radiation scans into practice.
Topol on 5 Devices Physicians Need to Know About In this new series from Medscape, Dr. Eric Topol, author of The Creative Destruction of Medicine, will discuss how technology is changing medicine and demonstrate the most revolutionary new devices.
Medscape, June 5, 2012
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Eric J. Topol, MD Director
Scripps Translational Science Institute
La Jolla, California
Eric J. Topol, MD, is Director of Scripps Translational Science Institute and host of the Medscape series Topol on The Creative Destruction of Medicine. He is also Chief Academic Officer at Scripps Health; Professor of Translational Genomics at The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; and Editor-in-Chief of theheart.org and Medscape Genomic Medicine.
The Creative Destruction of Medicine is published by Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group.