Tag: Physician wellness
Danger in the ER
Many years ago I had a patient in the emergency department who was young, accompanied by young friends and very demanding. I recall being terse with him. I was young and proud of myself for ‘taking a stand.’ (I’m not sure terse...
Read MoreWho was That Dead guy?
by Edwin | Feb 17, 2023 | Emergistan and Medicine, substack | 0 |
Originally posted on my Substack page. Please consider subscribing! https://edwinleap.substack.com/p/who-was-that-dead-guy There was a very nice medical student in our ED recently. It was her first rotation in the...
Read MoreThe Physician Satisfaction Score
by Edwin | Mar 30, 2022 | conference, Emergistan and Medicine | 1 |
Today is, apparently, ‘National Doctors’ Day.’ Go team! As such, and in homage to the current culture of ‘customer satisfaction,’ I offer my reflections on how to...
Read MoreChristian Behavior During COVID
by Edwin | Feb 14, 2022 | Emergistan and Medicine, faith and medicine, Uncategorized | 1 |
I’m concerned about some behaviors out there regarding COVID. Before I go there, let me give some preface. First, I believe in vaccination. From my own personal experience in the emergency department, vaccines save lives. I have...
Read MoreLife in Emergistan: The Debt we Owe Our Parents.
by Edwin | Feb 13, 2022 | Emergistan and Medicine | 0 |
This is a link to my current column in Emergency Medicine News. We physicians think we’re so strong and independent; but we owe a huge debt to the people who helped us along the way. Especially our parents....
Read MoreSocial Workers are Essential to Hospitals
by Edwin | Feb 9, 2022 | Baptist Courier, Emergistan and Medicine | 2 |
The Unsung Hero of the Hospital When we think about healthcare, and about hospitals, most people conjure up images of physicians in surgery, or of nurses in scrubs moving quickly and efficiently between sick patients. Indeed,...
Read MoreWinter Storm Izzy in the Age of COVID
by Edwin | Jan 15, 2022 | Emergistan and Medicine, faith and medicine, Slider | 0 |
Looking out the window in the town where I’m working tonight, I can see that low, heavy cloud cover which speaks of snow and ice. Yes, I know that from watching the weather reports. But also from growing up and living in...
Read MoreER Night Shift in Winter
by Edwin | Dec 9, 2021 | Emergistan and Medicine | 3 |
I have been a physician for 31 years. Mind you, that includes my three year residency in emergency medicine. But that’s a long time anyway you slice it. And over those years I have learned to love...
Read More“Your Name is Not Doctor.” Christmas Insights and Wishes For My Colleagues.
by Edwin | Dec 1, 2021 | Emergistan and Medicine | 0 |
This is my EM News column from last December. Merry Christmas my treasured colleagues! https://journals.lww.com/em-news/Fulltext/2020/12000/Life_in_Emergistan__My_Name_Is_Not_Doctor.10.aspx...
Read MoreCOV-erload. Dumb things related to COVID this week.
by Edwin | Oct 6, 2021 | Emergistan and Medicine | 3 |
A few silly things, COVID related. 1) My kids who are at Clemson University have both been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. And yet every student there has to be tested every single week, regardless of vaccination status or...
Read MoreOf Course it’s Misinformation! It’s Facebook!
by Edwin | Sep 17, 2021 | Emergistan and Medicine, Issues, humor, hobbies and all the rest, Uncategorized, Writing | 0 |
I see a lot of my physician colleagues online, ranting about all of the misinformation about COVID that they read on Facebook. They are shocked, stunned and disgusted that people would say things that were untrue, or...
Read MoreLife in Emergistan: What it Means When Ethics Miss The Mark
by Edwin | Aug 9, 2021 | Emergistan and Medicine | 0 |
My latest column in Emergency Medicine News. Ethics matter. All of our ethical behaviors as physicians matter. But they have to begin at even the low levels. These are hard to monitor, so they depend on our own internal moral...
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