Comments on: Lessons from Osler 002 http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2010/03/lessons-from-osler-002/ Emergency Medicine education blog Thu, 24 May 2012 04:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Becoming an Oslerphile - Life in the Fast Lane Medical Bloghttp://lifeinthefastlane.com/2010/03/lessons-from-osler-002/#comment-24286 Becoming an Oslerphile - Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:27:28 +0000 http://lifeinthefastlane.com/?p=13910#comment-24286 [...] an introduction to one of my greatest teachers.The Lessons of Osler — 001 The Master Word 002 Have fun and cultivate your sense of humo(u)r 003 Learn the Art of Observation 004 Treat the patient, not the diseaseOnce you’ve learned [...] [...] an introduction to one of my greatest teachers.The Lessons of Osler — 001 The Master Word 002 Have fun and cultivate your sense of humo(u)r 003 Learn the Art of Observation 004 Treat the patient, not the diseaseOnce you’ve learned [...]

]]> By: Marcushttp://lifeinthefastlane.com/2010/03/lessons-from-osler-002/#comment-4476 Marcus Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:02:23 +0000 http://lifeinthefastlane.com/?p=13910#comment-4476 Tragically, too many in the profession compensate for personal sacrifices with an increasing sense of self importance in the workplace. Humour is an early victim, defeated by stress and seemingly infinite demands. It explains why the much maligned Y Generation are wary of making the same personal sacrifices as their forebears. Those who grumble along hospital corridors wondering how to get through the day, having parted with humour many moons ago. Better ask the intern about pulmonary hypertension. That'll be a laugh. Tragically, too many in the profession compensate for personal sacrifices with an increasing sense of self importance in the workplace. Humour is an early victim, defeated by stress and seemingly infinite demands.

It explains why the much maligned Y Generation are wary of making the same personal sacrifices as their forebears. Those who grumble along hospital corridors wondering how to get through the day, having parted with humour many moons ago.

Better ask the intern about pulmonary hypertension. That'll be a laugh.

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