Posted in Dialogue, Transformation, patient centered on Jan 1st, 2004 No Comments »
A friend sent me a link to this poem. I pass it on to you. It is good and it rings true. It is by a doctor and more or less for doctors. But all may appreciate the sentiments.
A few lines:
“For the head will explain but the final common pathway is the heart whatever kingdom may comeFor [...]
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 [...]