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Medicine by Committee – physicians and patients creating solutions together
I recently filled in for a friend who teaches at a medical school. The curriculum that day focused on professional ethics and the power differential that usually exists between us and our patients. One student asked if physicians needed to … Continue reading
The examined life – happier and less stressful! A physician coach takes the seat of observer
Mounds of dirt. Beeping trucks. Parking blocks away from our house. No water. This was our reality for months as our street was torn up, day after day, in order to replace the sewer line. When I turned on the water … Continue reading
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Tagged communication in healthcare, Joe Dispenza, Physician coaching, Physician fulfillment, relationships, work life balance
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Which me is needed here?
As a physician, I’m often asked by family and friends to advise them, or at least to explain what might be happening with their health or in their interactions with medical professionals. It usually feels good to use my experience … Continue reading
A Powerful RX
Recently I had the pleasure of hearing Mark Tercek, CEO of The Nature Conservancy, speak at the meeting of the American Medical Women’s Association (check it out http://www.amwa-doc.org). He laughed as he explained that people often find his career path … Continue reading
Posted in building relationship with patients, mindfulness, physician coach, physician coaching, physician communication, physician fulfillment, physician work life balance, work life balance
Tagged Building relationship with patients, communication in healthcare, Physician fulfillment, Physician work life balance, work life balance
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Being Persona Non Grata
Last week, I was a patient. I was brought to an exam room and interviewed by a friendly nurse with a great bedside manner. She introduced herself, showed her human side, and then left me alone in the room, with … Continue reading
Got community?
There I sat, waiting to have my blood drawn. Sitting with me were a young boy with his mom, an elderly woman in a wheelchair accompanied by her daughter, a preteen girl sharing a seat with her mother, and many … Continue reading
The Elephant in the Room – How to make friends with the monitor in your exam room
At a recent doctor’s appointment, I was ushered into the exam room by an assistant. She never introduced herself and spent our entire time together with her back to me, facing a computer screen. As you can imagine, the interaction … Continue reading
Nipping it in the bud
Over the weekend I attended a terrific workshop on EFT, the “tapping technique” that has helped millions of people decrease pain and anxiety, change negative thought patterns, get over traumas, etc. In the beginning of the workshop, one attendee announced … Continue reading
What’s in a smile?
At a recent conference, I spoke about communication in the healthcare setting and suggested that the major premise of Malcolm Gladwell’s book, Blink, has a lot to tell us about how we interact with our patients. Gladwell provides data showing … Continue reading
Naming the fear – a simple way to reach our patients
Last week I saw a patient who was concerned that his post-treatment course wasn’t what he had anticipated. The pain he had originally was gone, but now he had a new pain that was interfering with his sleep. As I … Continue reading
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