Free Sushi!

A general rule for residents is that they always go where the free food is. The attendance of a noon conference with lunch provided always beats one that says, "bring your own lunch."

So it isn't surprising to see that last night's dinner event at a local Japanese restaurant drew a full house of residents (as well as some attending doctors) from different hospitals. It's free sushi we are talking about here! The talk, which is on hormone replacement therapy (HRT), is sort of interesting. Of course, the fact that the event is sponsored by the makers of Premarin makes some of the recommendations somewhat unconvincing (the take-home message I got seems to be, "when in doubt, give patient the lowest dose" rather than considering not starting the therapy). It is also to my slight surprise that according to the WHI studies HRT actually reduces the risk of cardiovascular events in younger postmenopausal women.

Academic aside, the dinner is fun. The sushis were actually just "alright" at best (and my spoiled palate from the recent Tokyo trip did not help at all!) but the atmosphere is joyful and laid-back.

And did I say it's free? ;-p