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Tips For Giving Medical Updates to Families

WEBHere are 8 tips I’ve learned from being both a physician giving updates and a family member receiving updates: 1. Give frequent and scheduled updates. Daily …

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The Healing Circle as a Holistic Framework

WEBThis is Part II of “Circle Medicine: A Holistic Approach to Health for Clinicians and Patients.” Indigenous perspectives on healing. My work with the circle of the Hero’s …

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The Pros and Cons of Clinician Self-disclosure

WEBWhen done appropriately, clinician self-disclosure can enhance the patient-doctor relationship by helping the patient feel understood and cared for, enhance patient …

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Understanding the Sacrifices we Make in Medicine

WEBViewing these sacrifices as part of the project of the purpose of medicine—the health of patients—allows clinicians to understand, even accept, these sacrifices. When …

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Integrating Psychology and Primary Care

WEBMore than a century ago, Sir William Osler articulated the value of blending psychology and medicine. Among his many insights was a holistic focus on care of the …

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Storytelling in Medicine

WEBBy Susan Lehmann, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine. Storytelling is a uniquely human endeavor that can promote understanding, empathy, insight, connection and …

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Engendering Trust in the Care Team

WEBNo single clinician can be available every time a patient is in need. While this sounds obvious, the breadth of responsibility it involves may be less so. We are all …

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The Circle of Whole Health

WEBIn the center of this circle is “me,” which means that the Circle of Health applies to all human beings, not just patients, or those with a specific diagnosis – it is …

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General Internal Medicine: An Opportunity to Engage Holistically

WEBGIM is a specialty that prepares practitioners with the knowledge and skills to confidently promote the well-being and manage the health of all adult patients – from …

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"The Danger of a Single Story"

WEBTakeaway. A single narrative creates biases, reinforces stereotypes, and can prevent us from seeing the full potential in ourselves and others. Appreciating …

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Medical Activism: A Foundation of Professionalism

WEBBecoming a medical activist. Dr. Samuel Shem wrote of the “doctor’s disease,” and how to resist the “inhumanities of medicine:”. 1. “Learn our trade, in the …

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Navigating Power Relations in Healthcare

WEBThis summer, I chose Adrienne Rich’s poem “Power” for one of our spring term’s final Narrative Medicine workshops attended by a group of interprofessional …

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5 open-ended questions to learn more about your patient

WEBA high quality relationship between clinicians and patients may improve health outcomes due to more open and honest communication between patients and …

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Six-word Memoirs From Physicians

WEBTakeaway. Six-word memoir: write six words on the arc of your career. Passion in the Medical Profession | September 9, 2022 | <1 min read.

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Treating Every Patient How I Would Want To Be Treated

WEBBy Mitchell Goldstein, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. My approach to patient care is to treat every patient in a way that I would want to be treated. …

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What word do you wish we would delete from use in medicine …

WEBMargaret Chisolm, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Addict – it dehumanizes people, by defining them by their illness. I would replace the word …

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Identity: Knowing How Our Patients Describe Themselves Matters

WEBThis complexity of identity is what makes “getting to know your patient” important, and allows for deeper cultural engagement, exchange, understanding, and, …

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Lessons From 1865: What Clinicians Can Learn From Juneteenth

WEBAs clinicians, there are at least six important lessons we can learn from Juneteenth that will help us give the highest quality care for all our patients through …

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