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Narrative in Medicine

Posted in Dialogue, Information Flow, Organizational Development, Transformation, patient centered on Oct 29th, 2003 No Comments »

My invaluable assistant, Jill Hickok, told me about an NPR presentation on the use of story telling in medicine. We are trying to do something similar in Whatcom County to heighten the awareness and understanding of the relational aspects of medicine, especially chronic conditions.
We are coming to believe that among all the change and stresses of [...]

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QualityHealthcare.org, take a look around

Posted in Cooperation in Health Care on Oct 21st, 2003 No Comments »

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement and  the British Medical Journal with support from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and others have developed a very useful site, QualityHealthcare.org, for anyone working on healthcare improvement. If you have not seen this, log-in and take a look around. It is free.

 

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Albert Camus on Community, Hope and Creativity

Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 21st, 2003 2 Comments »

“Great ideas come into the world as quietly as doves. Perhaps then , if we listen attentively we shall hear, among the uproar of empires and nations, the faint fluttering of wings, the gentle stirrings of life and hope. Some will say this hope lies in a nation; others in a man. I believe rather [...]

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From Programs to Movements

Posted in Access, Cooperation in Health Care, Organizational Development, Spread, Transformation on Oct 21st, 2003 No Comments »

The Bureau of Primary Health Care has successfully jump started the 100% Access 0 Disparity movement in America. Spokane, WA area is implementing a similar approch.
There is a summary of the BPHC experience that is very enlightening, if you wish to switch from projects and programs to “movements”. I highly recommend reading it if you need [...]

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