Since I began blogging at Common Sense Family Doctor in July 2009, its posts have been featured in widely read blogs such as KevinMD.com, The Doctor Weighs In, The Health Care Blog, and Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview, and the websites of major national health and news outlets such as Proto Magazine, the Costco Connection, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and the Boston Globe. I also wrote the consumer health blog Healthcare Headaches for U.S. News and World Report from August 2010 through September 2011.
Like the vast majority of physicians who blog, I write in my spare time. I have never accepted advertising or paid web links on Common Sense Family Doctor, and the choices of topics for posts are my own and not influenced by financial or other conflicts of interest. In order to support the time I devote to blogging, and to encourage high-quality medical writing and clinical practice, I give lectures and workshops to medical and non-medical audiences on a variety of topics. These include the uses of social media tools in medicine and education, developing and implementing medical guidelines, and the evidence supporting specific prevention recommendations. If you or your organization would like to invite me to speak, please e-mail me at linkenny@hotmail.com or Kenneth.Lin@georgetown.edu.
Upcoming events:
Choosing Wisely: Pearls for Primary Care Physicians
- District of Columbia Academy of Family Physicians
- January 21, 2015
Medical Apps: Topic TBD
- International Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, NV
- January 6, 2015
Cancer Screening: An Updated Primer for Journalists
- National Press Foundation's Cancer Issues 2014, Washington, DC
- December 8, 2014
Past events:
2014
Lung and Bronchial Cancer
- American Academy of Family Physicians Assembly, Washington, DC
Policy and Funding for Preventive Care Programs
- Georgetown University Health Systems, Policy, and Public Health Elective
2013
CT Screening for Lung Cancer: Evaluating the Evidence
- National Capital Consortium Family Medicine Residency, Fort Belvoir, VA
Thinking Like An Editor
- Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference, Baltimore, MD
Politics of HIV Testing
- Georgetown University School of Medicine
Burnout Prevention for Healthcare Professionals
- Teaching Prevention 2013, Washington, DC
Evidence-Based Literature Searching: A Primer
- National Capital Consortium Family Medicine Residency, Fort Belvoir, VA
Less is More: New Approaches to Cancer Screening in Primary Care
- Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland
2012
Science and Public Policy in Conflict: PSA Screening
- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Fall Policy Seminar
Screening Mammography for Women in their 40s: Exploring the Controversy
- National Capital Area Regional Breast Healthcare Improvement Initiative
Why You Should Stop Screening Patients for Prostate Cancer
- Ephrata Community Hospital (PA)
Identifying and Using Good Practice Guidelines
- Temple University School of Medicine 2012 Family Practice Review Course
2011
Cancer Screening: A Primer for Journalists
- National Press Foundation's Cancer Issues 2011
What to Do When Screening Guidelines Conflict: HIV and Mammography
- Grand Rounds, Georgetown University Department of Family Medicine
Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health
- William J. Bicknell Lecture (panelist)
- Boston University School of Public Health
For Geeks and Geezers: With Social Media Skills You Can Change the World
- Family Medicine Education Consortium Northeast Region Meeting
Screening for Diabetes: What Does the Evidence Say?
- Spanish Catholic Center of Catholic Charities of Washington, DC
Don't Do It! Preventive Health Services That Harm More Than They Help
- District of Columbia Academy of Family Physicians
Using the Medical Literature to Make Decisions About Preventive Health Services
- Medical Library Association Annual Meeting
2008 - 2010
Medical Blogging and Other Professional Uses of Social Media
- Grand Rounds, Virginia Commonwealth University Internal Medicine
Spilling Ink: An Expert's Guide to Getting Your Work Published
- Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Meeting
COPD Update: A Prevention Perspective
- Maryland Academy of Family Physicians