Stop calling it burn out…

I agree it is more of a moral injury: Moral injury refers to an injury to an individual's moral conscience resulting from an act of perceived moral transgression which produces profound emotional shame. The concept of moral injury emphasizes the psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual aspects of trauma. I stumbled across this video from Dr. Z who does a video podcast that …

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Special K…

No not the cereal obviously which was named as part of a diet developed by Kellogg’s for those of you that did not know. What I am talking about the anesthetic Ketamine now being approved by the FDA to treat the depressive disorder. It is best known to the public as a club drug.  For …

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So, flight crews are now experts in psych, ID, and Derm…

First off, I get it someone can bring any bug onto an airplane; however, I am curious at what level this kind of crap stops? Two years ago, while I was in graduate school, I flew with my husband to attend a weeklong skill pass off in Boston (for school). On the return trip, I …

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Vampire on a motorbike….

Well not the name of a song, although… I just went out and bought a new to me, motorcycle. I can hear the collective groans of all the providers, nurses, and anyone in healthcare that has dealt with motorcycle injuries. I am no different. I have seen some scary assed stuff in my years with …

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