Prohibiting menthol in tobacco products: a policy whose time has come

Multicommunicating: a Practice Whose Time Has Come?

We offer the concept of multicommunicating to describe overlapping conversations, an increasingly common occurrence in the technology-enriched workplace. We define multicommunicating, distinguish it from other behaviors, and develop propositions for future research. Our work extends the literature on technology-stimulated restructuring and reveals one of the opportunities provided by lean media...

Geoengineering: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

Some engineers and scientists recently have suggested that it would be prudent to consider engaging in geoengineering to mitigate global warming. Geoengineering differs from other methods for mitigating global warming because it involves a deliberate effort to affect the climate at a global scale. Although geoengineering is not a new idea, it has taken on added significance as a result of diffi...

JCHIMP – an idea whose time has come

W ith this issue, we complete Volume 6 of the Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives (JCHIMP). Volume 6 #6 is the 29th issue over the last 6 years, having published 366 manuscripts. The journal was initially conceived at the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM) semi-annual meeting in Minneapolis during the Community Hospital Assembly in 2010. The f...

Clinical lipidology: A subspecialty whose time has come.

Surgical simulation - a 'good idea whose time has come'.

Endoscopic surgery and advances in medical imaging have created a digital environment that, when combined with other emerging technologies, will shortly revolutionize medical education. Surgery is at the cutting edge of this frontier. Society’s demands for greater accountability and objectivity in medical performance, and the profession’s need for uniformity in training, are major driving force...