Johns Hopkins has a new ad campaign called “Moving Forward.” What does moving forward mean to you in regard to clinical care?

Dr. Scott Wright, Johns Hopkins Medicine

“Moving forward” in the care of patients serves as a reminder that each day brings new hope with the chance to do better than yesterday. It also makes me think about how we might creatively develop new methods or programs that will improve the quality of care & translate into better patient outcomes.

Dr. David Wu, Johns Hopkins Medicine

To me, “moving forward” in clinical care means more partnerships with those we care for in redesigning how we practice and teach; more interprofessional collaborations so we can better care for the patient as a person; and merging new technological advances with the art of medicine.

Dr. Leslie Miller, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Dr. Mike Fingerhood, Johns Hopkins Medicine

For me it means to set attainable goals.

Dr. Paul O'Rourke, Johns Hopkins Medicine

“Moving forward” to me leads me to reflect on the journeys we take in partnership with our patients. I imagine moving forward is helping our patients work toward their own unique health goals and aspirations—a path they choose and we walk along with them.

Dr. Roy Zeigelstein, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Moving forward with respect to clinical care means applying personomics, along with genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, pharmacogenomics, and other “-omics,” to deliver the best care to every patient. In this context, personomics is developing and applying an understanding of the psychological, social, cultural, behavioral and economic factors of each person, i.e., the individual’s unique life circumstances, that influence disease susceptibility, phenotype and response to treatment.

Dr. Neda Gould, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Moving forward in clinical care means acceptance:

—acceptance of the past (not that we agree with it or like it, but that the facts are true)

—acceptance of the present (not that we agree with it or like it, but that the facts are true)

—acceptance of at least some uncertainty of the future

Acceptance in these forms frees up energy to make better, wiser, and clearer decisions to move forward and create change.