SG:With Ebola: an important story. 'I sort of fell into this'. No model for it, hopes others will follow. #NIH #scicomm
11:11am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: Acknowledges he wishes he spent more time with his family, sometimes dangerous. 'You do these things to make a difference' #NIH #scicomm
11:10am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: 'It's busy but I enjoy the split.' Dealing with patients, now much more curious about his patients, their own stories #NIH #scicomm
SG:Splitting both professions 'make me love both more'. All of a sudden the 'outsider's point of view', doing a different job #NIH #scicomm
11:09am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG:The 50/50 split - mine happens to be the media. Not too different than others (who do research in add'n to clinical) #NIH #scicomm
11:08am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG:Q:How do you juggle all of this? 50% time as a neurosurgeon? A:Never enough time. "I love being an MD" #NIH #scicomm
SG: Even epilepsy - we need double-blinded case-control studies on this. #NIH #scicomm
11:06am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG:Have done 2 documentaries, a 3rd in the works on this topic. Collins: no case-control studies, all observational #NIH #scicomm
11:04am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG:Hard to do research on Sched 1 substance; there is evidence of help where nothing else worked. (Dravet syndrome.) #NIH #scicomm
11:02am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG:Q:Medicinal use of marijuana? A:Paid attn to pts and other scientists, 'it was clear we hadn't studied this enough' #NIH #scicomm
11:01am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG:Ebola exposed some of the inadequacies of the public health system. #NIH #scicomm
10:58am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG:They know that there are other stories that compete for attention; may surface it again in a fuller way another time #NIH #scicomm
10:57am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG:Q:Ebola anxieties, up to 12; yet >10K in west Africa. A: Still a priority - vaccine trial w/Fauci, may go back to Africa #NIH #scicomm
10:56am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: People in the US started paying attn when Ebola patients flown here. Just b/c it isn't on the front page, still worked on #NIH #scicomm
10:53am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: We reported on the story for 'some time', and bring it up again. Ebola - another example. Little attn at the beginning #NIH #scicomm
10:52am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG:Q:What about stories that flare & die, but are still impt? A:The endoscope story was on a slow news day. #NIH #scicomm
SG: After 14y - at the start you have high ambitions, just like research; but there are still gains. #NIH #scicomm
10:49am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG:The risk of overstating - the loss of credibility. 'The stories is what people remember.' Sometimes a metaphor. #NIH #scicomm
SG:Q:How to deal with poor science journalism? A:You do what you do, the idea you think what's important, a great product #NIH #scicomm
10:48am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: "This is kind of like Oprah!" #NIH #scicomm
10:47am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG:People don't expect me to equivocate; they want the facts, that I've done my homework, authentic & genuine. #NIH #scicomm
10:46am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG:Sometimes you call it for what it is. An op-ed: "I can't believe I'm writing an opinion' regarding a fact. #NIH #scicomm
10:44am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG:Q:Vaccines? A:Easier for him than others; surprised at the equivocation of other science journalists. 'Pandering' #NIH #scicomm
10:43am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: Never miss an oppy w/the current event world, to explain a scientific concept. Example - heart health & pres. Clinton #NIH #scicomm
10:40am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG:Stories may not have a 'big payoff'. Alzheimers, Parkinsons: can be visualized, can explain the science, handled diff. #NIH #scicomm
SG:Q:How to explain basic research? (I.e. BRAIN) A:There's an appetite for this. 'Wildly fascinating, always relevant' #NIH #scicomm
10:38am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG:'Why did you get interested in this?' Then a story comes out. #NIH #scicomm
10:36am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG:See if they can understand it; 'you are going from a microscope view to a telescope view'. Just a conversation. #NIH #scicomm
SG:Q:Tips for scientists? A:w/3 kids (eldest 9yo) he aims to explain so she understands. Try the story out to others #NIH #scicomm
10:35am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG:Scientists have reasons for their research; you find the 'why'. 'Is it impt to me? As a viewer? #NIH #scicomm
10:33am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: Now onto Q&A session w/@nihdirector - what makes a good story? A:Stories often surprise people; turn to scientists' w/why #NIH #scic
SG: Photo of @nihdirector http://t.co/V7a35lBHK3 to conclude his presentation. #NIH #scicomm
10:32am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: @nihdirector with guitar, motorcycle. Not creating information, but knowledge. To affect people's lives, to change them. #NIH #scicomm
10:30am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: The Flynn effect - the increase in IQ plateauing - a Prezi set of slides of @nihdirector - now all with a beer! #NIH #scicomm
10:28am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: And the time devoted to it is shrinking - 2 minute segments. Will there be a demand for the level of knowledge we have? #NIH #scicomm
10:26am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: Humor & telling stories - getting people to remember. In-depth science reporting 'is becoming more challenging' #NIH #scicomm
SG: My wife 'encouraged me to try to be funnier'. 'But there are no jokes about neurosurgeons'... #NIH #scicomm
10:24am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: 'Think of the camera as a patient or a good friend' 'It's important that they understand'; they walk away w/something #NIH #scicomm
10:23am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: 'Don't sit facing away from the street' 'Don't wear pants with belt loops' (can be snatched easier) #NIH #scicomm
10:22am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: Starting something brand new: why not try it? A war correspondent, given advice 'make sure your phone works' #NIH #scicomm
SG: "Devil Doc's" embedded in Iraq - asked to take care of people in the field. "Tremendous respect for these docs" #NIH #scicomm
10:21am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: Suddenly - 9/11. Stories of people injured. Anthrax: Fauci's expertise. 'If you present facts, it can help calm fears' #NIH #scicomm
10:19am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: Getting home safely - 'that part is important by the way'. Started in '01: thought it was going to be health-care policy #NIH #scicomm
10:18am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: No idea what he was getting into - parachuting into a tsunami, landing in Haiti. 100 countries visited. Gunfire. #NIH #scicomm
SG: And there's tremendous impact - to educate, but you have to really understand the issue well first. 'Paramount importance' #NIH #scicomm
10:17am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: 'With both you do a LOT of homework'. He's reading more than ever now. Losing credibility: you've lost a lot #NIH #scicomm
SG: Medicine and Media 'fall along the same spectrum' - opp to educate people, in person, on TV, in articles. #NIH #scicomm
10:16am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: Thinks of himself as someone who can foster conversations. Designed not to end with the story - to make you think & share #scicomm #
10:15am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
SG: Sanjay Gupta ddressing the #NIH community. http://t.co/HI6jmnJGlO
SG: "There's not enough science journalism out there" "If done well it can make a tremendous difference" #scicomm #NIH
10:14am March 25th 2015 via Hootsuite
