20-hour video series for doctors


Professor Eric Cassell, eminent medical ethicist and internist, on the importance of treating the person, not the patient:

Professor Eric Cassell, eminent medical ethicist and internist, talking about the importance of treating a person, not a patient:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rVhanPxepU&feature=related

An awesome collection of talks by the awesome Professor Atul Gawande

On the importance of mastering rescue from failure:

How do we heal medicine?

Advice to surgeons and doctors in general:

Professor Alan Basbaum, leading pain researcher, summing up the science of pain and how best to manage it:

Dr Sean Mackey, anesthetist and Chief of Pain Management Division, Stanford Medical Center, giving an update on fibromyalgia and treatment options:

Professor Jose Montoya, Stanford University Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), giving an update on chronic fatigue syndrome and treatment options:

Update on how to improve balance and reduce falls

How can I get myself to exercise?

Answer:  Put on your exercise clothes!

This is what Atul Gawande, author of The Checklist Manifesto, suggests.

Watch the  video from 1′ 26 “:

How can I be a better doctor?

Answer:  Use checklists. Listen to Atul Gawande, author of The Checklist Manifesto explain why.

What questions do I ask a patient who is dying?

Answer:  Consider asking them Susan Block’s four questions:

  1. Do you know your prognosis?
  2. What are your fears about what is to come?
  3. What are your goals; what would you like to do as time runs short?
  4. What are the trade-offs you’re willing to make? How much suffering are you willing to go through for the sake of the possibility of added time?

How to Talk About End-of-Life Care with a Dying Patient from The New Yorker on FORA.tv

How can I improve?

Answer: Engage a coach to take you through the four stages of mastery.

Atul Gawande explains how in this 3-minute video: Do Surgeons Need Coaches?

Atul Gawande: Coaching and the Four Stages of Mastery from The New Yorker on FORA.tv