Tom Castles
@thetomcastles
Spotlighting the strategies and leaders working to make healthcare (and the world!) a better place.
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http://linkedin.com/in/tomcastles/ 03-04-2017 16:23:24
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Tom Castles It's been suggested up to 80% of disease is preventable. So if there were 80% less patients in the system, methinks it might be sustainable. Our money needs to be invested in public health and education to make this happen. Also better training on health literacy in med school.
Hi friends. I've been under the weather (& the knife), so I'm late AF posting, but a sincere "Thank You" goes to Becker's Hospital Review for the recent honor. beckershospitalreview.com/lists/116-wome…. I also want to give 🫸🫷 to my fellow salutes, C. Beth Cooper, JD/MBA Jodi Amendola Grace Vinton. Chicago, Ladies?
We feel schadenfreude, when really we should feel mitfreude. Watch the full interview with Robert Greene and Ryan Holiday here: youtube.com/watch?v=XcL_D7…
1. Universal coverage matters. 2. Public delivery systems matter. So do private options. 3. Strong social policies matter. 4. With as much money as we spend, most countries would likely solve their healthcare issues. Excellent work: Aaron E. Carroll nytimes.com/2023/06/13/opi…
Thank you Eyal Press for this story and for physicians including RanaAwdishMD and Brigadier General (ret) Stephen Xenakis, MD for having long spoke about moral injury (and the hope of moral imagination) in medicine. The Moral Crisis of America’s Doctors nytimes.com/2023/06/15/mag…
@drgnayyar.bsky.social — Geeta Nayyar, MD MBA helped me personally to navigate #healthcare #misinformation and the #pandemic. Now she's written the book Dead Wrong to help others, w/ Tom Castles & @jackmurtha Pre-order to support friends *and* boost the spread of trustworthy info! drgeetanayyar.com
“Disinformation grows in the dark.” — Abner Mason I'm thrilled to be have Abner's perspective in chapters 1 & 7 of 'Dead Wrong'. #Misinformation is even more dangerous in underserved communities. With leaders like Abner & SameSkyHealth at the forefront, the future is bright 🔆
Look what Amazon delivered yesterday. Started reading last night and I can confidently say, Dead Wrong is a page-turner! Run, don't walk to your favorite bookseller, and get your copy! Congrats again to @drgnayyar.bsky.social — Geeta Nayyar, MD MBA Tom Castles @jackmurtha! I need some autographs! 😉#HealthIT
Truly touched to receive a signed copy of #DeadWrong by the one & only @drgnayyar.bsky.social — Geeta Nayyar, MD MBA Tom Castles @jackmurtha. There’s no force better to tackle the Goliath that is misinformation & disinformation. Looking forward to diving in! Thank you 🙏 #hcldr