PDF-(BOOS)-Medicine at the Crossroads: A Collection of Stories and Conversations to Forge

Stories and Conversations to Forge a Vision for Health CareMedicine at the Crossroads is a collection of essays based a column originally published in the WacoTribune Herald by renowned cardiologist Dr Michael Attas It touches on three perspectives the physician the patient and the healthcare system and addresses some of the most pressing questions in medicine today Individually each story of illness medicine and healing provides a tiny fragmented glimpse into the heart of a problem Collectively it is Dr Attass hope that these stories forge together to reveal a larger narrative truthThe collection originated among scores of bright inquisitive students in the classrooms of Baylor University where Dr Attas founded the Medical Humanities Program The program was the first of its kind in the United States and it redefined how students prepare for a career in health care Dr Attas and his students explored medicine and the human condition through stories of brokenness and redemption pain and loss and joy and despairBut the stories that have emerged from Dr Attass 40year career are not just for students The conversations are for all of us Whether you are a physician patient or other participant in the healthcare system may you be bold enough humble enough and vulnerable enough to listen to these storiesand to the stories of those around youwith wonder and aweWhile this collection may offer some solutions with fear and trembling it does not dare claim to have all the answers The purpose is simply to start conversations So let us take a collective breath and examine our personal feelings and expectations of medicine May we each glimpse the possibilities and discover our own fresh creative solutionsUltimately the purpose of Medicine at the Crossroads is to help us find our way to compassionate humane health care for all Together may we find healingfor ourselves our loved ones and our systemWhat leaders are sayingFor years Dr Attas has been prescient about changes in medicine and the physicians role In a time of radical change in health care when the very practice of medicine is in question he shows us that the essential relationship is between the patient and the physician United States Ambassador Lyndon L Olson JrCandid transparent and provocative this is a stained glass collection of stories for talking about health care through the lens of the medical humanities helping us understand how the science and art of medicine intersect A mustread for anyone entering or serving in health care Joel T Allison FACHE Retired CEO Baylor Scott and White Health Senior Advisor Robbins Institute for Health Policy and LeadershipDr Attas reclaims ancient wisdom and offers a new vision This is not only a handbook about recognizing patients needs in body and soul but about how those holding life and death in their hands at work can recognize and meet their own needs of body and soul I hope every clinician reads it Kerry Egan MDiv Author of On LivingAt the intersection of faith and medicine Dr Attas grapples with the dilemmas and dissonances of modern medicine in stories that are both personal and prophetic This important conversation about the future of health care reminds future healthcare professionals of their sacred duty to care for patients and urges us all to build a healthcare system based on compassion wisdom and justice Lauren Barron MD Director Medical Humanities Program Baylor University. Our Moment in History. John Saultz, MD. Professor and Chairman. OHSU Family Medicine. To share the story of how our discipline’s new strategic plan, . Family Medicine for America’s . Health. , came about. Why conversations matter. 2. Conversations matter. 90%. . of people say that talking with their loved ones about future health care decisions is . important . Only . 27% . actually have . 3. Source: The Conversation Project National Survey . John Saultz, MD. Professor and Chairman. OHSU Family Medicine. To share the story of how our discipline’s new strategic plan, . Family Medicine for America’s . Health. , came about. To outline the plan’s core recommendations. 17th June 2014. Improving the health and wellbeing of people by . promoting. good health decisions, . preventing. ill health in the first place, . achieving better outcomes . when ill health does occur &. Adjei, B., Agyemang, S., and Mensah, C.M.. KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KUMASI. 2012 GHANA GEOGRAPHICAL/GHANA GEOGRAPHICAL TEACHERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE. KNUST, KUMASI. 1-4 AUGUST 2012. Unit 1 History of Health Care Primitive Times Common belief was that disease and illness were caused by evil spirits and demons. As time went on, people began to study the changed to the human body and began to disagree with “evil spirits” History of Medicine. How did Egyptians deal with health care?. Identified certain diseases. Earliest health records. Priests were doctors (Ex: . Imhotep. ). Embalming. Done by special priests. Gauze similar to today’s medical gauze. ZSMU. Department of general practice – family medicine. First term . primary health care (PHC) . is found in scientific studies of Lord Dowson (1920, UK), Millis, Willard (1960-1969, USA), and M. Lflonde (1974, Canada), which mentioned in their writings about PHC, but none of them gave a definition of this concept.. Julie K. Wood, MD, MPH, FAAFP. Senior Vice President for Health of the Public . and . Interprofessional. Activities. AAFP Partner Summit. December 4, 2017. AAFP Vision and Mission. Vision. The vision of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is to transform health care to achieve optimal health for everyone.. 1. 5. -17 June 2018. WHO . International Standards for . Vision Rehabilitation. Dr.. Filippo Amore. This document is the outcome of a consultative process to elaborate international standards on vision rehabilitation. The process, which began in 2014, culminated in the International Consensus Conference on Vision rehabilitation, Rome (Italy) 9 – 12 December 2015. It was organized by the World Health Organization and supported by the Italian National Reference Centre for Services and Research for the Prevention of Blindness and Rehabilitation of the Visually Impaired, a WHO Collaborating Centre. In all branches of medicine, effective communication between health care professionals and patients, families and carers is essential to ensure first-class treatment. Increasingly public awareness of health issues and the ready availability of health information have lead the public to be morewidely informed about common conditions and the treatments available. Patients therefore attend a medical consultation better informed so the need for improved communication skills is even greater. Skill in communication is a matter of personal ability which varies widely between individuals in themedical profession as in any other. In response, the aim of this book is to dispel the anxieties which contribute to poor communication.This book covers ethical and legal issues, planning difficult conversations, the patient\'s and doctor\'s perspectives, issues surrounding special groups such as children and the elderly, and conversations with patients from different cultural backgrounds. Outlines of possible clinical cases posingspecific problems are included with guidance on how to handle them. th. century B.C. The healthcare system as we know it is much younger with advancements in technology and better understanding of diseases and medications todays medicine is . roughly . just 50 years old . COMMUNITY HEALTH LITERACY. OUTREACH PROJECT. Introductions. Nancy Wheeler, Coordinator, ICAA Crossroads Literacy. Margarete Cook, WI Literacy Regional Consultant. Allison Machtan, Health Educator, Security Health Plan. Putting It All Together . Practice Exercise. Segment 1: . Begin / Discuss the Patient’s Surrogate. Segment 2:. REMAP – Reframe, Emotion, Map, Align, Plan. Segment 3:. Discuss Life-Sustaining Treatment, Summarize, Close .