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Course Title: |
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Understanding the Many Faces of
Physicians: Insights for Improvement Within Your
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Presenter: |
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Larry Vickman, MD, MHA, FACEP |
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Course Overview: |
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This presentation provides the participant with an
understanding of the social and professional development
of physicians leading to a better understanding of how
they think and operate. A discussion of many divergent
social and professional roles faced by physicians adds
further depth and understanding. Characteristics of
unhealthy practices are reviewed and insights for
improvement are offered based upon the work of Maslach
and Leiter (The Truth About Burnout, Christina
Maslach & Michael Leiter; Jossey-Bass, 1997). |
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Course Objectives: |
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The
attendees of this program will learn the following in
this program: |
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Social characteristics and birth-order |
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The physician socialization and training process |
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The divergent pulls and roles physicians need to live
and balance |
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How physicians tend to think |
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Symptoms and root causes of an unhealthy practice |
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Insights for improvement |
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Program
Modules |
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This presentation can be offered in one block of
about 1.5 hours, or in two 1-hour blocks: |
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Birth-order, socialization,
training; divergent social pulls and roles, and
MD thinking |
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Symptoms and root causes of unhealthy practice
with suggestions for improvement |
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Methodology |
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Lecture material is interspersed with much
personal experience as a practitioner, and is
interactive with the audience |
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Physician presenter has the ability to be more
direct with physicians and their issues |
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Issues relating to physician behavior addressed
openly and directly without judgment |
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This presentation could be given in conjunction
with other presenters, e.g., legal counsel or
insurance company staff experienced in these
matters. |
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Presentation Timeframe: |
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A minimum timeframe is 1.5 hours. |
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Audiences |
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Health care
administrators (medical group, hospital),
hospital staff, nurses, and physicians. |
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Methodology
in presentation: |
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This is a
presentation by the speaker using examples from
everyday practice. It is interactive with the
audience, as their thoughts on discussion topics
are requested and encouraged. The speaker
frequently offers insights from his personal
perspectives on individual topics; it is not
always about physicians as them but frequently
about the topic from the perspective of we. A
question and answer session with discussion is
built into the presentation depending upon the
time allotted. |
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Handout
Materials: |
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To include copies
of the overhead transparencies to aid in note
taking. |
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Equipment Needed: |
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Overhead projector for
transparencies, with screen |
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White board or flip chart with
pens |
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Sound amplification depending
upon size of room |
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