Healthcare- 30 Years Emergency Medicine Experience Shared
“No Sir- People vaccinated for Covid-19 do NOT carry 251 times more virus in their nose.”
As I’m in the process of admitting a 70 yo gentleman to the ICU with complications of Coronavirus I remind him that getting vaccinated is still a good idea when he gets better. (Knowing … Read More...
A Review of the Most Recent Coronavirus Prevention Data –and the Importance of Wearing A Mask:
After months of admitting patients to my hospital with Coronavirus (Covid-19) I felt obligated to just make this statement: It is not to late to Please Wear a Mask, Socially Distance and Wash … Read More...
“No One Dies Alone”
The nurses on my Hospital’s recent Covid-19 designated floor have a motto… “No One Dies Alone.”
I gained a new appreciation of the importance of their care and compassion when I found myself sitting at my Mother-In-Law’s bedside and watched her pass away, but in her … Read More...
Power Distance is a term used and examined by organization seeking to become High Reliability Organizations (HRO). In the Healthcare Industry, a high degree of Power Distance can lead to patient harm and serious safety events. The George Floyd case is an extreme example of problems with Power Distance … Read More...
“Physician Heal Thyself”- Luke 4:23
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson
We have all heard this phrase “Physician heal thyself” but what does this have to do with the New Year? In our current healthcare setting with rampant … Read More...
“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results”- Willie Nelson
Why should you start giving yourself a 5:1 ratio of positive to negative feedback? Because it is proven it can make your relationships happier and also make your team safer!
This type of positive feedback … Read More...
“A ship is always safe on the shore, but that’s not what ships are for.”- Kendrick Castillo
“Is Kendrick OK?”
The answer to that question still haunts me. It was asked of me by my patient in the Emergency Department, who was a classmate of Kendrick’s. Just a few minutes … Read More...
“Listen to your patient, he is telling you the diagnosis”- William Osler
“Dr. Elliott- the patient in room 24 has just refused his Chest Xray”- radiology tech. “Dr. Elliott, the patient in room 24 does not want any further testing and wants to leave”- ED nurse.
I was somewhat surprised. … Read More...
Gratitude– “a recognition of the gifts that others give us, a recognition of the source of those gifts, and an appreciation of those gifts.”- Robert Emmons[i]
Every month one of our group leaders posts a very informative newsletter, and at the end is a list of positive patient … Read More...
-A Review
“Correct principles are like compasses: They are always pointing the way. And if we know how to read them, we won’t get lost, confused, or fooled by conflicting voices and values. Principles are self-evident, self-validating natural laws. They provide “true north” direction to … Read More...