Tag: advice
Every Deep-Drawn Breath: A Critical Care Doctor on Healing, Recovery, and Transforming Medicine in the ICU
A world-renowned critical care doctor offers hope for ICU patients and their families in this timely, urgent, and compassionate narrative. Over the next ten years, 40 to 60 million people in this country will be admitted... read more
Life Lessons After a Career in Intensive Care Medicine
I have spent the past 30 years working in intensive care medicine. I was drawn to intensive care as a trainee for several reasons. First, I enjoyed the opportunity to care for the sickest patients in the hospital and to use... read more
Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation
Being a doctor typically involves high-intensity, time-pressured working patterns. These can lead to sleep deprivation and fatigue, effecting doctors' health, well-being and performance, their safety and that of their patients.... read more
Will You Be My Mentor?
The origins of mentoring date back to Odysseus, who entrusted care of his son to Mentor when he set off to fight the Trojan wars. Mentor became a trusted advisor, teacher, and friend to Telemachus, epitomizing the attributes... read more
A part of patient care that I was not taught in medical school
How physicians express condolences. Recently, I’ve been thinking about how physicians express condolences. This weekend, I attended calling hours to visit with the family of a recently deceased patient. As I drove back... read more
Healthcare Providers and Exercise Specialists Struggle With Prescribing Physical Activity
TCTMD asked cardiovascular health professionals how they approach the challenge of prescribing physical activity, their answers may surprise you.... read more
