Compilation Episode 5

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