Mindsets to avoid burnout – Julie humanizes the patient and understands that whatever difficult things we are dealing with are temporary and have gratitude
We must constantly recognize possible anchor bias and avoid cynicism to appropriately treat our patients
We talk about our interactions with EMS
Both Julie and I remember working in EMS and the value that EMS brings in their report because they often see a lot of things we don’t get from the history of the patient
Julies advice for the new APP/ER doc – don’t come to premature closure on a diagnosis, don’t be afraid to ask questions, pay off your loans over buying the biggest house and latest toys
We talk about the baseline level of stress we deal with
We talk about technological changes over time and imaging improvements
She talks about the challenges that the Covid pandemic presented and the shortages of different things we have now encountered
Julie still finds meaning in finding the hard differential diagnosis and working towards positive patient interactions, the teamwork in the ER
I talk about the importance of creating an approachable affect so everyone feels free to voice concerns
Go look at the patient when the nurse is concerned
Julie talks about the benefit for new EMT’s and paramedics to reach out and ask for feedback and follow up on their patients, often we don’t have time to pull them aside
EMS doesn’t have the best mechanisms in place for good feedback on every case like we do in the ER, where we see in real time how accurate our assessment may have been when the work up comes back
Everything you hear today from myself and my guests is opinion only and doesn’t represent any organizations or companies that any of us are affiliated with. The stories you hear have been modified to protect patient privacy and any resemblance to real individuals is coincidental. This is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice nor used to diagnose any medical or healthcare conditions.
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