Healthcare Musings For December 16, 2022
December 16, 2022 Dear Interested Readers, Why Are You In Healthcare? The question in this title assumes that you are a healthcare provider or work in healthcare. I know for a fact that many of the readers of these notes do not work in any aspect of...
Healthcare Musings For 12 July 2019
12 July 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Flipping the Conversation From Burnout to Joy Almost two years ago I reviewed The Patient Centered Value System: Transforming Healthcare Through Co-Design by Anthony M. DiGioia and Eve Shapiro. Then a little over a...
Finding Joy In Practice
My wife volunteers a half day a week at a thrift shop that is run by our local VNA. The aging crowd in our community donates great items for sale either before or after their demise. Some know that their children don’t value what they once thought were the earmarks of...
Healthcare Musings For 31 May 2019
31 May 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Relationalism and the Joy of Practice I imagine that other retirees do what I do and spend a lot of time thinking about what happened during the years of their careers. The goal is to be able to say, “It wasn’t...
Tis The Season To Be Jolly, and Try To Be Positive
I spend a lot of time with my memories. I have very few regrets and an abundance of warm fuzzy moments that come to mind when I reflect on all the mostly rewarding and joyful years that I spent in the practice of medicine. Some of my warmest memories are from the...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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