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A Journey to
Catalonia Looking for the
Answers
A Story of Sabbatical and Personal Growth
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Course Title: |
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A Journey to Catalonia Looking for the Answers |
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Presenter: |
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Larry Vickman, MD, MHA, FACEP |
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Presentation Overview: |
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This
presentation is developed in a story format, with the
focus on balance and stress, making choices, risk
taking, and the possible outcomes. The presentation is
developed as a story relating the issues faced by a male
emergency physician and his struggles through a career,
divorce and single parenting, and the choice to take a
sabbatical in Barcelona, Spain. The story is developed
in a way that invites the audience to reflect on their
individual situations and to discover some ideas that
may create improvement for them. The final moments of
this story are particularly moving with an unusual
sharing of the drama of the family experience on the
sabbatical. |
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Presentation Objectives: |
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The attendees of
this program will learn the following in this program: |
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The
story of a career emergency physician as he
faced issues balancing family, career, and a
personal life. |
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The effects of a career in
medicine on the family and on himself and some of the
resultant outcomes. |
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The
important questions this person asked of himself and of
the family. |
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The process
that led to a sabbatical and the beneficial effects of
that experience. |
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Suggestions the audience that
can be applied to their lives without taking sabbatical.
The personal rewards experienced in this process. |
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The personal rewards experienced in this process. |
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A suggested reading list will
be offered as a handout. |
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Presentation Timeframe |
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1 to
1.5 hours, including time for discussion. |
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Audiences |
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Physicians and spouses together or separate |
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Physician spousal organizations. |
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Professionals who are in high demand or high
stress careers. |
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Executives of large organizations whose careers
entail personal relational risk. |
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Methodology: |
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Dr. Vickman will introduce the audience to a
musical and pictorial tour of Barcelona. He will
then tell the story of his personal journey in a
way that captures the audience. He will invite
others in the audience to ask themselves the
same questions he asked himself as a means of
involving the audience in the experience. He
will share the successes and failures, the
questions and his answers, and what he and the
family gained by this process. A recording of
the childrens personal reflections on the
sabbatical is offered at the end. Slides and
music are used to enrich the presentation at the
introduction and in the termination. It is
quite an emotional experience for the audience. |
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Handouts: |
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This includes a personal set of recommendations
and a book list. |
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Equipment Needed: |
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Carousel projector for 35 mm
slides, with ability to flip slides from podium. |
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Ability to play cassette tape or
CD from the podium, linked into room sound system. |
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Lighting control for room, preferably controlled
from podium, or person to assist with this on
cue. |
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