Nursing can be not only physically and mentally demanding, but also emotionally draining. Nurses must treat their patients with kindness and compassion for long and demanding shifts. Some nurses, however, can burn out on caring for patients. It’s called Compassion Fatigue, and Patricia Morton, former dean of the College of Nursing at University of Utah, explores what causes the condition, warning signs to watch for and steps nurses can take to regain passion for their work.

When discussing the topic of value in health care, you need to ask your patients how they define it. Dr. Michael L. Good, Dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine, talks about their value philosophy. He shares some specific initiatives, how medical schools can train future doctors how to better offer value, and makes a case for adding the concept of "access" to the traditional value equation.

Until recently, neurosurgeons lacked significant data to confidently predict the outcome of a surgery. In recent years, a registry of data gathered from how patients perceive their surgical outcomes is helping physicians—and their patients—have better forecasts for surgical outcomes. Dr. William Couldwell, a specialist in neurosurgery at University of Utah Health, talks about how this is becoming a valuable tool in the field of surgery.

Population health is a new way of approaching health care that emphasizes prevention in a population rather than treatment of an individual. Angie Fagerlin, chair of the Department of Population Health Sciences at University of Utah Health, explains how a population-focused approach could improve overall health and reduce the cost of care.

Health care organizations are utilizing modern electronic methods to find the specific costs of procedures. Dr. Ken Kawamoto, medical information officer at University of Utah Health talks about how this knowledge can help improve their quality of stewardship and patient care.

University of Utah scientists recently revealed a robotic drill that can reduce the most delicate part of brain surgery from more than two hours to just a few moments. The drill has potential to make a big impact on the future of neurosurgery, but what did it take to make this concept a reality? Dr. William Couldwell, one of the scientists behind the new drill, talks about what it took to develop this equipment and what it means for the field.

Divergent thinking and accepting failure as an important part of a learning process are part of what it means to be creative in medicine, according to Dr. Jay Baruch, director of the Concentration in Medical Humanities and Ethics at Brown University. He speaks with Dr. Gretchen Case about how doctors can tap into their own creative senses, why it's so important to do so, and how physicians can use creativity to engage better with patients.

Sometimes a complex health concept is best explained through an analogy — an easily understood comparison of two different ideas. A medical analogy can be an effective communicative tool for any physician. For example, saying “the heart is like a pump” basically helps anyone to understand how the heart works. Dr. Evonne Kaplan-Liss, physician and journalist at Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brooke School of Journalism, says analogies can also help physicians connect with patients. Learn more about what makes for a good medical analogy.

End-of-life care is a difficult topic to discuss—not only for patients and loved ones but also for the physicians who treat them. It’s an important conversation for a doctor to have with their terminal patient, but how can you, as a physician, approach the topic without taking away hope? On this episode of Health Care Insider, Dr. Anna Beck, director of Huntsman Cancer Institute department of Supportive Oncology and Survivorship, discusses the best practices for having end-of-life care and how it can bring a sense of peace and closure to your patients.

Women's health is complicated, and truth is, no physician can be an expert on "all things woman." So how can clinics provide quality, comprehensive health care for women? Dr. Melissa McNeil has worked to develop a comprehensive care clinic for women at the University of Pittsburgh, where she is a Professor of Medicine and Director of the Comprehensive Women's Health Program. Dr. Kirtly Parker Jones talks to Dr. McNeil about the need to unify separated disciplines and create a joint space for internal physicians and OB/GYNs to share expertise and strategies on women's health.