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Lead, follow or get out of the way

Physician's Practice

Yes, you can judge a book by its cover, and make no mistake, patients judge your practice within only four seconds of walking through the front door. For example, if you need to refer your patient to another physician for specialized attention, encourage staff to do the preliminary work and make the call and appointment for the patient.

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Should you have a coach? Greg Pawlson, Beth Griffiths, & Vicky Tang

GeriPal

I can either tell you, “Here’s what I want you to do and know,” or I can just give you a book and say, “Go read it.” Eric: … the acknowledgement more, do you want to specialize in geriatrics and be that your focus, or do you want to just have really good skills- Greg: Yes, absolutely. Greg: Yeah. .”

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Music as Medicine: Jenny Chen, Tyler Jorgensen, & Theresa Allison

GeriPal

My voice is nothing special. What’s your favorite book? There’s a small book called Music and Creativity in Healthcare Settings written by Hilary Moss. She has a new book coming out, but keep going. I rely on recorded music for my patients mostly, and I think that’s based on my singing.

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Comics and Humor in Palliative Care: A Podcast with Nathan Gray

GeriPal

Times , The BMJ , and Annals of Internal Medicine. . I think that there are times when we use humor to cope, and that’s a special and very tender space for of people to share in, but is not something that you want to expose to the light of the world. Alex: And you published in Washington Post, Annals of Internal Medicine.

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Poetry about Aging: Marilyn McEntyre and Guy Micco

GeriPal

And maybe, just maybe, we convince that poetry skeptic Eric Widera that there is a place for poetry in medicine after all. Links to essays and books by Marilyn McEntyre. She is written a number of books, including one that’s probably most relevant to today. Steve had a very special ability in that. AlexSmithMD.

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Books on Becoming A Better Mentor (and Better Person): Bob Arnold

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary Sometimes you read a book and get a flash of insight – that “ah ha!” That happened to me when reading “Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World.” Also hat tip to Matthew Growdon for recommending the book. Bob urges you to buy these books from your local bookstore.

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Trauma-Informed Care: A Podcast with Mariah Robertson, Kate Duchowny, and Ashwin Kotwal

GeriPal

Mariah 15:00 In books and literature that’s out in public, like the body keeps the score is probably one that many people have heard of, but there are others that I think talk about it more now than has been in the past. Eric 30:52 And this also reminds me of Dani Chammas article she just published in Annals of Internal Medicine.