tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625691.post7631268230458619619..comments2024-02-29T01:43:23.900-05:00Comments on Women's Bioethics Blog: Medical Dramas- the New Reality TV?Linda MacDonald Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02378544626277000243noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625691.post-75401900465718651202007-10-08T21:45:00.000-04:002007-10-08T21:45:00.000-04:00*amused*I mostly want to hover protectively over m...*amused*<BR/>I mostly want to hover protectively over my books and resources and hiss at the world, who should go away until I'm done, this is mine, damnit.<BR/><BR/>But it would appear that unless I get my ass in gear rapidly, that's not going to be the case, so I might as well share.<BR/><BR/>There's a book called Playing Doctor that talks about the history of the AMA, medical shows, and Hollywood - and to me, at least, it indicates that these issues have been present since media became media. It's not really a trend, so much as people are noticing it again right now. (I suspect if we were to go back to the early 80s, when there was an influx of medical shows and media-spotlighted medical cases, we would see and hear the same concerns.)<BR/><BR/>Neal Baer - exec producer of ER way back when - has also weighed in on this, as has, I believe, George Annas. However, there hasn't been too much writing or work on this in the las 10-12 years or so (just a piece here and there), so it seems like the academic market, as well as media market, is ripe, once again, for people to talk about this. <BR/><BR/>...but I'm pretty sure it's cyclical. It's just there are some variances in the cycle now that shows are not seeking AMA seals of approval, a la Dr. Kildare.<BR/><BR/>...I'll stop rambling now. Wouldn't want to give away ALL my ideas. ;-)Kelly Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15027400439081662699noreply@blogger.com