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#GoldenGirls A doctor from Grady Primary Care in Atlanta, GA shares a twitter thread of a patient conversation - an example about how reactions, listening, and empathy made all the difference.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoAugust 17, 2020Topics: Background info / Communication / Empathy&Sympathy

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It's a terrible day in the neighborhood... and that's ok. Mr. Rogers may have been a children's television notable, but his lessons in emotion acknowledgement, acceptance, and management are as pertinent for adults as they are for kids.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoJuly 31, 2020Topics: Background info / PerspectiveKeywords: emotional intelligence / emotions / Mr. Rogers

It’s a Terrible Day in the Neighborhood, and That’s O.K. - (aka why we do reflective practice) Fred Rogers’s belief that we should validate emotions, not suppress them, is wisdom for all ages. This is why we do a course on Reflective Practice. We have feelings - and it turns out, it's ok.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoDecember 30, 2019Topics: Background info / Communication / Empathy&Sympathy / Perspective

If ...then.... Rituals to make you more reflective in the moment We all have important things we want to accomplish, but there are so many distractions and stumbling blocks that may get in our way. Here, writer Bina Venkataraman shares a startlingly easy strategy to use to defeat future challenges.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoNovember 12, 2019Topics: Background info / Reaction

Withholding surgery: How gaps in policy fail people who inject drugs A recent New York Times article described a harrowing situation faced by some people who inject drugs and develop endocarditis, a life-threatening infection caused by bacteria that enter the bloodstream and settle in the heart. The article described doctors in Tennessee deciding whether to perform repeat costly heart surgeries on patients who were re-infected with endocarditis as a result of ongoing illicit drug use—and at times declining to operate. There are policy failures that are to blame, too, for how and why resources are allocated this way. This looks at those failures and how our bias influences both the policies and how they are applied.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoOctober 3, 2018Topics: Addiction / Background info / Bias / Provider-Patient RelationshipKeywords: addiction / bias / opioid / policy

The happy secret to better work? (10min) What if we led go of medical-student-itis and indulged in everything that was great about this life...how would our perspective, work, attitude and productivity look? A reflection on this idea.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoSeptember 9, 2018Topics: Background info / Distraction/Mindfulness / MindfulnessKeywords: happiness / positivity

Medical charts may be biased a quick article about how subtle differences in descriptions may convey bias from one provider to another.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoJuly 12, 2018Topics: Addiction / Background info / Compassion Fatigue / Provider-Patient Relationship / Racism

Cognitive bias - it's influence on clinical diagnosis Our clinical decisions are often influenced unconsciously by our thoughts and feelings; cognitive bias is one of the leading causes of diagnostic error. Here is a look at why and what to do about it.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoJuly 11, 2018Topics: Background info / Communication / Distraction/MindfulnessKeywords: bias / heuristics

The Art of Listening (first 5 min, last 20 min) Listening — to loved ones, strangers, faraway places — is an act of generosity and a source of discovery. In this episode, TED speakers describe how we change when we listen deeply.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoMay 7, 2018Topics: Background info / Empathy&Sympathy / Perspective / Vulnerability

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