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It is crucial to make critical decisions when you're informed that your life is under threat due to a lifestyle you've been living for some time. It's essential to pivot, just as Rick Rose faced a similar choice. Let's see what he did: either quickly extricate himself from the situation and avoid a hospital visit, or ignore it and contend with the resulting consequences. Not many individuals possess such strong willpower and commitment to making sound decisions regarding their healthcare. Kudos to Rozy.

Let's talk about shame in our healthcare corridors. Why SHAME? Each one of us has either been shamed or shamed someone in the line of care. Sometimes it is patients, most of the time it is our colleagues. And we do it both consciously and subconsciously. The shame culture in healthcare is woven thickly into the fabric of our profession. We are taught to associate vulnerability with weakness, instead of courage. And to never show any weakness. In healthcare, each day is filled with uncertainty, risk, emotional exposure and new discoveries. The way we handle shame impacts the way we treat each other and communicate with patients. It affects our responses to medical errors and affects the way we relate with each other at work. We are trained to recognize discomfort in patients. We are not trained how to recognize our own pain or name the emotions we feel. We are not trained to cope effectively with death, medical errors or malpractice suits. These very issues are what perpetuate a toxic culture leading to burnout, high turnover and very poor patient experience. And the environment we find ourselves in becomes the greatest enabler of the shame culture. Learning to deal with shame is part of self-care in health care. And when clinicians practice self-care, patients receive exceptional care. Join me next Thursday 20th June as we discuss: ✔️What is shame in healthcare ✔️how it shows up at work ✔️strategies to repair a shaming culture in an organization as a person and as a team. For us to find #joyinwork and Improve the #patientsafety and #patientexperience, we shall have to start with the basics of being HUMAN FIRST. Have you ever been shamed? How did it make you feel?

Physician burnout has been in the limelight, but the narrative around it doesn't capture the entire story. There's a deeper, often overlooked, dimension known as moral injury. While burnout hints at individual fatigue, moral injury focuses on systemic failures preventing doctors from prioritizing patient care. Most interventions have focused on individual resilience, insinuating that the individual is somehow deficient & needs "fixing.” We need inclusive & system-wide conversations about what healthcare workers actually need to do their jobs safely, ethically & with meaning.

Burnout, Moral Injury, and Compassion Fatigue: It's essential to recognize their unique features and understand they stem from a broken system, not a broken individual. Targeting Solutions: Differentiating and reframing the issue is key for addressing the root causes of distress. 💡 Revolutionary Solutions: Beyond better pay and staffing, transformative tools are needed for a fulfilled, stress-free life. Systemic Shift: Let's focus on fixing the system, not just individual responsibility, for a healthier healthcare environment. 💬 Explore Innovative Solutions: Join me in transforming the healthcare landscape! Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gAE3v2iZ #HealthcareTransformation #Wellbeing #Innovation 🌈👩⚕️ #nursesonlinkedin #nurseleadership #cno

Did you know that physicians have one of the highest suicide rates of any profession, with an estimated 119 physicians dying by suicide every year in the United States? It is essential that as leaders in healthcare, we talk about and address moral injury. As Dr. William A. Haseltine explains, “The term is defined as the strong cognitive and emotional response that can occur following events that violate a person's moral or ethical code or when they feel betrayed by authority figures. It should be distinguished from the term "burnout," which is often used to describe the effects of ongoing stress in the workplace, but the two conditions can overlap.” In the healthcare environment, we must remember that moral injury can be caused by: ✔️ Witnessing chronic patient suffering ✔️ Experiencing staffing shortages ✔️ Enduring abusive or poor leadership ✔️ Feeling conflicted over prioritizing patient care over their own personal safety ✔️ Not having the chance to debrief after experiencing tough patient cases or situations With these alarming statistics getting worse each and every day for all of our healthcare clinicians and professionals, we must take steps immediately to address the culture, reduce any administrative burdens, and create a healthcare system that is truly people-focused. What steps would you add? #heartleader #healthcare #medicine #physicians #healthcareonlinkedin #nursesonlinkedin #burnout #culture #management

We have to be willing to acknowledge and face these problems head on. They aren't easy to talk about, especially when they affect you personally. At the core, being a physician is a noble profession. Even if it is just another day at the office for them, physicians are having more impact on their patients than they would ever realize. The problem is that patients have 15 minutes with their doctor and little ability to acknowledge their work. When the "bosses" do the opposite of acknowledgement, it has to be crushing on their souls. You want to feel good about your work, but you are 'rewarded' by longer work hours, more patients in less time, and a tighter grip from insurance and big business. The problem hides in plain sight, the statistics show the end results of the problem, yet the cause of the problem keeps pushing forward at a faster pace.

See below for my most recent Substack post!

My most recent Substack post is on speaking up and speaking out, because change never happens from a place of silence or comfort. So let's get uncomfortable together, shall we? The problems are too urgent not too. This post is specific to pain care and to partnering with people with pain in academia and health systems, but the general concept applies to all the hard issues the world is facing right now. #Pain #Research #Healthcare https://lnkd.in/gmDNqX4B

It is National Stress Awareness month, and here are FOUR key ways for healthcare professionals to adeptly manage work-induced stress! ✅ Schedule routine visits with healthcare providers to maintain overall physical and mental health. ✅ Allocate 30 minutes daily for exercise unrelated to work ✅ Streamline administrative processes to boost efficiency and alleviate unnecessary worries. ✅ Keep open communication with supervisors regarding workload or scheduling challenges. And, to tie it in with accelerated medical billing, ensure integration of efficient billing systems to streamline administrative tasks and alleviate additional stress. We hope you’re all looking after yourselves this April ☀️ #CF2H #PrivateHealthcare #MedicalBilling #StressAwareness

Healthcare is a serious business. And yet, all that seriousness adds additional stress my clients hope to lower. Working with me, clients know to “send up a flair” (i.e., message) if unsure or confused. A flurry of new appointments created ambiguity about the purpose of this particular doctor’s visit, resulting in a quick chat. Because I work with clients over time, I have a keen understanding of their pressures, mood, and anxiety. Here, I shifted the energy of this chat to feel positive and uplifting. I could almost feel a sigh of relief when we ended the conversation. If you (or your family) face health challenges that stress you out, we should talk. DM or comment below to learn more. #patientadvocacy #patientsafety #patientsatisfaction #patientengagement #patientexperience #medicationsafety #medicationmanagement #riskmitigation #patientcenteredcare