A promising future for patients suffering from lung and airway diseases in Nepal posted on 2018-11-06
The Everest massif, the Khumbu glacier, and other towering giants seen from the summit of 6000 meters+ Lobuche peak (photo H. Colt). At 11:56, April 25, 2015 Nepal was shaken by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that resulted in almost 10,000 deaths, left 3.5 million people homeless, and caused an estimated10 billion dollars total damage (about [Read More]
The Power of Numbers posted on 2018-08-22
For the past few years I have encouraged national and regional bronchoscopy associations to purchase airway simulation models in order to replace on-the-job training using patients. Surprisingly, progress in this endeavor has been discouragingly slow. Apparently, agents of change (i.e. individual leaders in their respective associations) are having difficulty recruiting like-minded colleagues, and most hospitals [Read More]
Inhalation injury and the interventional pulmonologist posted on 2018-08-05
The disastrous fires in Greece have claimed 91 lives, and the current heat wave threatening Europe has placed environmental authorities and firefighters on high alert. Here in the United States, in my home state of California, 18 fires are still burning. Seven civilians and 4 firefighters have already been killed as the fires continue to [Read More]
Trust posted on 2018-07-19
Trust is usually defined as a willingness to rely on the actions of another party. In this sense, it is a behavior more than it is an idea. Trust can also spring from a choice to care for another person, even at one’s own expense. Rock climbing, in my opinion, illustrates trust in its most [Read More]
Open Horizons posted on 2018-06-28
Less than 24 hours after leaving the WABIP World Congress in Rochester Minnesota, I spent a day climbing to a wonderful spot high above a bed of clouds in Southern California. An open horizon, blue skies and a soft wind caressed my face as I stood virtually alone on a rocky peak. Pausing just long [Read More]