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Passion in the Medical Profession
Dropping Out, Surviving, or Thriving
July 6, 2020 | 3 min read
The practice of medicine inherently involves intense emotional experiences. Instead of avoiding these feelings, we must embrace them if we want to grow.
Lifelong Learning in Clinical Excellence
5 Steps to Regulate Our Emotions
July 15, 2020 | 5 min read
Sometimes our feelings are difficult to manage. When working with patients and colleagues, recognizing, understanding, and labeling our emotions can help us to respond more thoughtfully.
Lifelong Learning in Clinical Excellence
Virtue Ethics
July 22, 2020 | 4 min read
Virtue ethics emphasizes the importance of self-knowledge and can help us to understand our patients in the context of the totality of their whole lives.
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It’s critical to make time to understand how your patient communicates best, learn their strengths, empathize with their challenges, and give them as much autonomy and choice as possible @HopkinsMedicine @KennedyKrieger @AutismSociety @autismspeaks https://tinyurl.com/y2htzzyr
There are situations that can make us feel uncomfortable when caring for patients. Acknowledging these feelings may result in more meaningful relationships @phebbar28 @MUSC_COM @mdmdaware @BhavyaVarma12 @i_shivanibhatia @MarcHeince @michellegyenes https://tinyurl.com/y46orynr
Clinicians can and should encourage patients to document their wishes regarding medical decisions in case they’re unable to make these decisions for themselves @AMehtaMD @HopkinsMedicine @AmerGeriatrics @jesscolburn @PalliativeMedJ @AAHPM https://tinyurl.com/y2fqj4yd
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It’s critical to make time to understand how your patient communicates best, learn their strengths, empathize with their challenges, and give them as much autonomy and choice as possible @HopkinsMedicine @KennedyKrieger @AutismSociety @autismspeaks https://tinyurl.com/y2htzzyr
There are situations that can make us feel uncomfortable when caring for patients. Acknowledging these feelings may result in more meaningful relationships @phebbar28 @MUSC_COM @mdmdaware @BhavyaVarma12 @i_shivanibhatia @MarcHeince @michellegyenes https://tinyurl.com/y46orynr
Clinicians can and should encourage patients to document their wishes regarding medical decisions in case they’re unable to make these decisions for themselves @AMehtaMD @HopkinsMedicine @AmerGeriatrics @jesscolburn @PalliativeMedJ @AAHPM https://tinyurl.com/y2fqj4yd