L.B. Grotte, M.D. - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/149039.xml L.B. Grotte, M.D. - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Doctor Challenges Medical Profession to Study Magic http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb286272.htm One way to improve the communication skills of doctors is to learn the performance techniques that magicians use, according to Lee Grotte, M.D., who has teamed with the faculty of the well known McBride School of Magic to offer a workshop in November especially geared to medical professionals. Dr. Grotte believes that better rapport is the solution to an increasingly impersonal medical system. (PRWeb Sep 20, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb286272.htm Talk to Strangers: Teach Children Confidence, Not Fear http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb283800.htm Teaching children to be afraid is counterproductive when the fear is irrational, according to Lee Grotte, M.D. He cites the example of bad advice that everyone has heard so much that they believe it is the truth: “Don’t talk to strangers”. In reality, strangers are much more likely to be helpful than dangerous. In this installment of his series on our “Culture of Fear”, Grotte says we should start talking to strangers ourselves, and then we can teach our children not to be afraid. (PRWeb Sep 13, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb283800.htm Doctors Study Magic to Transform Fear into Confidence http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb281773.htm Aside from pain, fear is one of the most important concerns for patients, according to Lee Grotte, M.D. "I believe that creating confidence is the primary method for overcoming fear." Magicians must also create confidence in themselves and their audience. Grotte and master magician Jeff McBride will share their skills with doctors in a first of its kind workshop at McBride's Las Vegas magic school in November. (PRWeb Sep 7, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb281773.htm Talk to Strangers: Doctor Challenges Common Myth http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/08/prweb277810.htm If we never speak to strangers, we will never learn anything, have any friends, or ever be truly secure. L.B. Grotte, M.D., believes that giving this advice to children actually makes them less safe. It is time to challenge the assumption that we should obediently accept living in a culture of fear. Dr. Grotte recommends six steps for reducing fear in your life. (PRWeb Aug 30, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/08/prweb277810.htm Wizards Teach Medicine to Doctors http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/08/prweb259893.htm An unlikely alliance between two famous magicians and a physician has led to a program at the McBride School of Magic in Las Vegas to help doctors improve their communication skills. Their proposal: “modern medicine could use a little magic.” (PRWeb Aug 2, 2005)

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