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Pausing to Recharge
Posted By Dr. RoyerRecently I had the honor of presenting to the entire staff of an organization I have been working with a Webinar entitled, “ Pausing to Recharge”. I was asked to do this because the company, like most in healthcare, are facing enormous challenges, including an uncertain future. These challenges, as expected, were causing many of the staff to be increasing anxious, experiencing a high-stress level, ...Continue Reading -
Addressing Violence in the Workplace, Including Bullying & Sexual Harassment
Posted By Dr. RoyerIt seems as though nowhere is protected from offenses at the workplace. Every day in the news we hear the same words: Sexual Harassment Bullying Physical Violence Verbal Abuse But what we don’t expect is for these offenses to be happening in the very places that are supposed to protect, nurture, and heal people. Over the last 50 years, I have spent my career in healthcare, first as a practicing ...Continue Reading -
First, Do No Harm
Posted By Dr. Tom RoyerThe Latin “Primum non nocere”, which translates to “ first, do no harm”, has been a guiding principle for physicians since the beginning of time. It means that whatever the intervention or procedure, the patient’s well-being is the primary consideration. Although this phase is not implicit in the Hippocratic Oath, which nearly 100% of physicians recite on graduation from medical school, its intent ...Continue Reading -
Innovation
Posted By Jay HerronInnovation Recently I had the opportunity to participate in an annual event called Dallas StartupWeek. This event provides a forum for innovators, investors, entrepreneurs, incubators, founders and anyone interested in starting a business to network with just about anyone that has something to do with innovation and startups. The week includes programs focused on everything from gaming to social ...Continue Reading -
Healthcare and Complexity Science
Posted By Jay HerronDuring the past forty years, behavioral economics and complexity theory have emerged in helping to explain why organizations and individuals act the way they do. Behavioral economics has become very main stream because of a number of best selling authors book production including, Richard H. Thaler, Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely, Charles Duhigg, Jonah Berger, Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner and ...Continue Reading
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