A couple of weeks ago we discussed the importance of friendships at work. In this piece, former surgeon general Vivek Murthy discusses our epidemic of loneliness (made worse I’m sure by the pandemic). Peer coaching is a great way to begin to address this. Find a colleague you trust and start talking with them. What […]
The medical school is moving to integrate structural vulnerability competencies into the curriculum. Key resources include … Structural competency: Theorizing a new medical engagement with stigma and inequality Structural Competency: Curriculum for Medical Students, Residents, and Interprofessional Teams on the Structural Factors That Produce Health Disparities (appendices are key … in particular participant workbook) Structural
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Tolstoy in the Time of Covid … … lessons from reading The Death of Ivan Ilyich.
Ilyich … lessons on covid Read More »
Berwick urges us to “embrace the moral determinants of health, including, most crucially, a strong sense of social solidarity in the US. ‘Solidarity’ would mean that individuals in the US legitimately and properly can depend on each other for helping to secure the basic circumstances of healthy lives …” Over 20 years ago Pellegrino argued
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Our friendships have always been an important part of our professional lives, but never so much as in these current days. Two great resources that speak to this are this article from HBR and this podcast episode about Malcolm Gladwell’s core friendship (thank you to my friend Justin Moore for sharing this with me). From
Kansas blacks with Covid die at a 4-fold greater rate than whites. There have been many articles discussing this recently. This one in JAMA is one I have found helpful … COVID-19 and African Americans …”The most effective strategy known to reduce COVID-19 infection is social distancing, but herein lies a vexing challenge. Being able
covid exposes our social wounds … Read More »
Christou/Doctors without Borders‘ comments are a good reality check. These remind me of the ‘future’ conversations I’ve had with many of you around the theme … “So let’s imagine it’s August 1 – the dust has settled, school of some sort is about to start, various restrictions are in place. As you look back over
Healthcare will never be the same … Read More »
I’ve found this article very helpful during these days we are in.
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In addition to our own wellness, as physician leaders we are called to support our staff and team member’s wellness. Some thoughts and resources … My own ‘watchwords’ for these days … Be kind … and Expect a marathon, not a sprint. Debrief, debrief, debrief. When things happen that are stressful, unusual, out of the
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It took a long time for me to have my first real art experience. It happened when I saw Paul Klee’s 1928 abstract painting “Howling Dog” on a college road trip to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, in 1983, and became mesmerized … read the rest here …
Paul Klee … an encounter with art … Read More »
