Comms Lab: Name the Emotion
Respond to Emotion by Naming It. The NURSE acronym represents a series of well-studied skills for responding to emotion - a valuable toolkit for empathy.
Mindfulness: tools for transitions
Mindfulness and the emergency healthcare professional, Chapter 6: defining the terms and choosing the right tools for the job
Comms Lab: Structure
Structure Difficult Conversations. Adding structure, and continually orienting yourself and your counterpart to that structure is so valuable in tough conversations
Carl-Gunnar Engström
Carl Gunnar Engström (1912 – 1987) was a Swedish physician and engineer; inventor of the Engström universal respirator a positive pressure mechanical ventilator
Comms Lab: The Strong Finish
Getting started in a difficult conversation, is at least half the battle. Here are the 3 most valuable strategies for navigating the back half of any difficult conversation.
Pediatric CXR Cases 023
October 2021 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Chest X-ray interpretation with Neha Ray, MD and Bradley Harris, MD
Mindfulness: down the rabbit hole
Mindfulness and the emergency healthcare professional, Chapter 5 - decision time - take the red pill, and down the rabbit hole
Ferdinand Sauerbruch
Ernst Ferdinand Sauerbruch (1875-1951) was a German thoracic surgeon. Eponyms: Sauerbruch chamber, Sauerbruch hand, Sauerbruch grip to name a few...
Guillaume Dupuytren
Guillaume Dupuytren (1777-1835) was a French Surgeon. Eponymously associated with Dupuytren's contracture (disease)
Mindfulness: does it really work?
Mindfulness and the emergency healthcare professional, Chapter 4: neuroanatomical changes with meditation - what does the research say?
Comms Lab: The Good Start
Often the hardest part of any difficult conversation is just getting started. In the time-pressured world of healthcare, embarking on a difficult conversation is a particularly daunting prospect.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 337
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 337 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind, enter the medical trivia of FFFF.