This is a guest post by Dr Mya Cubitt (@MyaCubitt), an emergency physician in Melbourne, Australia. This post reflects her own opinions, which are unrelated to the organisations she is affiliated with. Mya thanks Michelle Johnston and Shahina Braganza for their help in preparing this post. One sunny day when my daughter was three years old, after a busy day at kindergarten, we … [Read more...] about Civility and compassion in the playground and the hospital
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Resuscitology: learning, connection, and positive change
This is a guest post by Cliff Reid (@cliffreid). Cliff is an emergency physician and prehospital/ retrieval physician with Sydney HEMS. He is the creator of Resus.ME, and co-creator of the RAGE podcast and the Resuscitology course. Chris Nickson (LITFL co-editor) collaborates with Cliff on the RAGE podcast and the Resuscitology projects. You don’t need to go to conferences … [Read more...] about Resuscitology: learning, connection, and positive change
Those we carry
"All of us have our own burdens, names chiselled on our hearts. We carry their bodies in silence. We carry them alone, refusing to cry. We hold them close, and keep the living at arm’s length. We shouldn’t carry these bodies alone--just as no one should ever die alone. “Lay us down,” they would tell us. Breathe deep. Hear them whisper. They want us to carry them home—carry … [Read more...] about Those we carry
The trouble with M&Ms
The widespread acceptance of cognitive bias theory, self-reflection and mindful practice can, in the absence of an equal weighting in systems-thinking training, lead to the notion that most errors are the result of individual failings. This self-recrimination can be compounded by ‘traditionally’ run M&Ms. How do we move away from the old "name/blame/shame/train" cycle of … [Read more...] about The trouble with M&Ms
Feed Me
Quick update... The cost of FREE can be huge and our bandwidth/hosting costs almost led to our closure in December. However, thanks to assistance from vocortex and iSimulate, we are back on track. We are currently rebuilding the site, but minimal disruption should be encountered. Libraries We are completing the final build of a series of … [Read more...] about Feed Me