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A compilation episode of the last 5 episodes:

2:17 Ikigai

A Japanese concept of finding fulfilment or purpose in life.

As simply as possible it represents the intersection of four ingredients in life:
What you love,
What the world needs,
What you can be paid for, and
What you are good at.

If your working life can be covered by all those areas that is ikigai.

The best diagram I found to describe this is at betterup.com:
https://www.betterup.com/blog/what-is-ikigai

And the best description of the philosophy of ikigai is at Positive Psychology:
https://positivepsychology.com/ikigai/

11:16 Error

We are human and as such we are all prone to errors. In this episode I tell the story of a medical error I made and explore what happened.

As well as trying to reduce error as individuals we need to understand that they will happen and understand what we can learn from them, both for ourselves, and also for our colleagues and the systems we work in.

A lighter look at an error in the Oscars ceremony in 2017, which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KeOxeuiZjs is covered in the podcast: Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/cautionary-tales-with-tim-harford/id1484511465?i=1000603311578
Imagine making an error live in front of 33 million people ...

What systems do you work with or have in place for yourself to reduce error in your work?

This is the story of an error I made over 20 years ago; I have altered some details about the case to anonymise the patient involved. The error and complaint were fully investigated at the time by my employing hospital.

22:37 Leadership

All workers in healthcare are leaders in some form, from small projects with one team member to large scale managerial teams via spontaneous clinical teams that need to be lead in the moment.

Be kind to others, they will be kind to you in return and you will be a better person by being kind.
Awareness of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is helpful: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs

Curiosity is always helpful to understand your team better, and you can also be curious about yourself and the decisions you make.
Understanding Johari's window explores why sharing with your team and being curious about them will help your leadership: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johari_window

35:56 Assessment

This is not a comprehensive guide on how to pass exams, however, some thoughts on simple presentation techniques to come across more professional and how to interact with an examiner and a patient while being assessed.

For specific in depth information on clinical exam techniques, skills and knowledge I can thoroughly recommend Geeky Medics: https://geekymedics.com/

47:25 Refocus

It's time for JMACeducation to refocus, and the podcast is going to be paused for a while.

When did you last refocus your workload?
How do you meet the challenge of more goals being added to your work?

Some thoughts about how

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It's time for JMACeducation to refocus, and the podcast is going to be paused for a while.

When did you last refocus your workload?
How do you meet the challenge of more goals being added to your work?

Some thoughts about how to manage it in this episode.

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Assessment

It's exam season in the UK, as well as lots of people requesting work-place based assessments for their portfolios.

This is not a comprehensive guide on how to pass exams, however, some thoughts on simple presentation techniques to come across more professional and how to interact with an examiner and a patient while being assessed.

For specific in depth information on clinical exam techniques, skills and knowledge I can thoroughly recommend Geeky Medics: https://geekymedics.com/

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Leadership

All workers in healthcare are leaders in some form, from small projects with one team member to large scale managerial teams via spontaneous clinical teams that need to be lead in the moment.

This podcast focuses on Kindness, Curiosity and Comfortable shoes and how they apply to leadership.

Be kind to others, they will be kind to you in return and you will be a better person by being kind.
Awareness of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is helpful: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs

Curiosity is always helpful to understand your team better, and you can also be curious about yourself and the decisions you make.
Understanding Johari's window explores why sharing with your team and being curious about them will help your leadership: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johari_window

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Error

Definition: The state of being wrong in judgement

We are human and as such we are all prone to errors. In this episode I tell the story of a medical error I made and explore what happened.

As well as trying to reduce error as individuals we need to understand that they will happen and understand what we can learn from them, both for ourselves, and also for our colleagues and the systems we work in.

A lighter look at an error in the Oscars ceremony in 2017, which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KeOxeuiZjs is covered in the podcast: Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/cautionary-tales-with-tim-harford/id1484511465?i=1000603311578
Imagine making an error live in front of 33 million people ...

What systems do you work with or have in place for yourself to reduce error in your work?

This is the story of an error I made over 20 years ago; I have altered some details about the case to anonymise the patient involved. The error and complaint were fully investigated at the time by my employing hospital.

Support the show

Thanks for listening,

James

@JMACeducation

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Ikigai

A Japanese concept of finding fulfilment or purpose in life.

As simply as possible it represents the intersection of four ingredients in life:
What you love,
What the world needs,
What you can be paid for, and
What you are good at.

If your working life can be covered by all those areas that is ikigai.

The best diagram I found to describe this is at betterup.com:
https://www.betterup.com/blog/what-is-ikigai

And the best description of the philosophy of ikigai is at Positive Psychology:
https://positivepsychology.com/ikigai/
This website also has other pages looking at quotes, books and exercises to find your ikigai - well worth a look if this is of interest to you.

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Compilation Episode 3

This is a bonus longer episode; a compilation of episodes 17-23 of the podcast so you can listen to them back-to-back.

2:12 Episode 17 - Resolution

In early January, how many people have made a resolution, and how many people have not kept it a week later??

This episode covers resolutions or work objectives and how to use SMART to help clarify your thoughts about them and increase the chance of you sticking to your resolutions.

SMART - Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound

Useful summary wiki article:
http://wiki.doing-projects.org/index.php/SMART_Goals_(Specific,_Measurable,_Attainable,_Relevant,_Time-bound)

10:30 Episode 18 - Life

Sometimes life gets in the way of things you want to do, so this is not a normal episode.

12:53 Episode 19 - Debrief

Debriefs can be hot, cold or personal and I cover all three types in this podcast.

Underlying this, it's important to think about people's emotions, describing an aspect of an incident in detail, analysing it to improve by applying lessons learned and summarising learning points.

A useful article from Life in the Fast Lane:
https://litfl.com/clinical-debriefing/

27:58 Episode 20 - Death

It's going to happen to all of us at some point.
As healthcare workers we need to be comfortable thinking about, talking about and managing dying patients and their death.

For clinicians I would also highly recommend the Resus Room podcast on End of Life care, featuring a discussion with Ed Presswood, a palliative care consultant:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-resus-room/id1090433226?i=1000628346236

36:45 Episode 21 - Compassion

 Why do we sometimes lose compassion in our journey in healthcare?

If you want to delve into the evidence behind the need for more compassion in healthcare I can thoroughly recommend:

Compassionomics: The revolutionary scientific evidence that caring makes a difference. Studer Group 2019. Trzeciak and Mazzarelli or find out more on www.compassionomics.com

What are you going to spend 40 seconds doing to show your compassion today?

47:44 Episode 22 - Targets

Are they an object to be shot at or the means to achieve progress against a priority?

Healthcare work is full of targets - what do they mean to you and your work?

55:19 Episode 23 - Leave

Why is it important to take time away from work? It should be self-evident but many of us, especially in healthcare do not prioritise this important part of working life - not being at work!

Forbes magazine article 'Why taking vacation time could save your life?':
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinecastrillon/2021/05/23/why-taking-vacation-time-could-save-your-life/?sh=3150ed7224de

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Leave

Why is it important to take time away from work? It should be self-evident but many of us, especially in healthcare do not prioritise this important part of working life - not being at work!

Survey of health workers in England and Wales, 'Looking after health and social care workers in 2021':
https://www.randstad.co.uk/market-insights/emerging-workforce-trends/looking-after-health-social-care-workers-2021/

Forbes magazine article 'Why taking vacation time could save your life?':
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinecastrillon/2021/05/23/why-taking-vacation-time-could-save-your-life/?sh=3150ed7224de

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Targets

Are they an object to be shot at or the means to achieve progress against a priority?

Healthcare work is full of targets - what do they mean to you and your work?

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James

@JMACeducation

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Compassion

Most people enter work in healthcare because they have a strong sense of compassion – that emotional response to someone’s pain or suffering and wanting to help them.

 Why do we sometimes lose compassion in our journey in healthcare?

The Professional Quality of Life Scale can be found at https://socialwork.buffalo.edu/content/dam/socialwork/home/self-care-kit/compassion-satisfaction-and-fatigue-stamm-2009.pdf

 It is worth having a look at this and thinking about your responses to these questions looking at compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue.

A helpful podcast that explains compassion in more detail is the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing podcast episode on compassion.

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-somerset-emotional-wellbeing-podcast/id1515287594?i=1000642771873 

Finally if you want to delve into the evidence behind the need for more compassion in healthcare I can thoroughly recommend:

Compassionomics: The revolutionary scientific evidence that caring makes a difference. Studer Group 2019. Trzeciak and Mazzarelli or find out more on www.compassionomics.com

What are you going to spend 40 seconds doing to show your compassion today?

Support the show

Thanks for listening,

James

@JMACeducation