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When Good Intentions Go Wrong: Reconsidering Patient-Centered Care

When Good Intentions Go Wrong: Reconsidering Patient-Centered Care

Reconsidering Patient Centred Care: Between Autonomy and Abandonment By Alison Pilnick Emerald Publishing, 2022 I almost didn't pick up this book. The title felt like academic jargon, and honestly, I was expecting another dry critique of healthcare that would leave me feeling guilty about not being "patient-centered&

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A question is all it takes

A question is all it takes

Recently, I was introduced to the concept of “Question Thinking” at a workshop I attended. This was taken from the book “Change Your Questions, Change Your Life” by Marilee Adams, which chronicles how the protagonist discovers this concept and the stark difference it made to his thinking and actions. When

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Review: The Pitt

Review: The Pitt

Watching Noah Wyle on screen in an ER is like welcoming back an old friend, except now , it is not set in Cook county General Hospital, Chicago, but the “The Pitt” an emergency room in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. He is now more jaded, and he has aged. As an Emergency Physician,

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Being Shaped: VESSELS – A Medical Humanities Exhibition

Being Shaped: VESSELS – A Medical Humanities Exhibition

Some stories are too fragile to be told in words. Some emotions too heavy to carry alone. And sometimes, the best way to understand an experience is to shape it with your hands. That’s what Being Shaped: VESSELS is about. From February 10–14, 2025, at KKH Auditorium Foyer,

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