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A toolkit for healthcare workers. Working in healthcare is hardwork; on top of that the media, especially social media, will only spread negative thoughts about the state of healthcare. This podcast aims to help with both of those: a bit of positivity, a few helpful thoughts to improve your work, all starting with kindness, curiosity and comfortable shoes. A JMAC education production
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Send us a Text Message. A compilation episode of the last 5 episodes: 2:17 Ikigai A Japanese concept of finding fulfilment or purpose in life. As simply as possible it represents the intersection of four ingredients in life: What you love, What the world needs, What you can be paid for, and What you are good at. If your working life can be covered …
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Send us a Text Message. It's time for JMACeducation to refocus, and the podcast is going to be paused for a while. When did you last refocus your workload? How do you meet the challenge of more goals being added to your work? Some thoughts about how to manage it in this episode. Support the Show. Thanks for listening, James @JMACeducation…
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Send us a Text Message. Assessment It's exam season in the UK, as well as lots of people requesting work-place based assessments for their portfolios. This is not a comprehensive guide on how to pass exams, however, some thoughts on simple presentation techniques to come across more professional and how to interact with an examiner and a patient wh…
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Send us a Text Message. Leadership All workers in healthcare are leaders in some form, from small projects with one team member to large scale managerial teams via spontaneous clinical teams that need to be lead in the moment. This podcast focuses on Kindness, Curiosity and Comfortable shoes and how they apply to leadership. Be kind to others, they…
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Send us a Text Message. Error Definition: The state of being wrong in judgement We are human and as such we are all prone to errors. In this episode I tell the story of a medical error I made and explore what happened. As well as trying to reduce error as individuals we need to understand that they will happen and understand what we can learn from …
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Send us a Text Message. Ikigai A Japanese concept of finding fulfilment or purpose in life. As simply as possible it represents the intersection of four ingredients in life: What you love, What the world needs, What you can be paid for, and What you are good at. If your working life can be covered by all those areas that is ikigai. The best diagram…
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Send us a Text Message. Compilation Episode 3 This is a bonus longer episode; a compilation of episodes 17-23 of the podcast so you can listen to them back-to-back. 2:12 Episode 17 - Resolution In early January, how many people have made a resolution, and how many people have not kept it a week later?? This episode covers resolutions or work object…
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Send us a Text Message. Leave Why is it important to take time away from work? It should be self-evident but many of us, especially in healthcare do not prioritise this important part of working life - not being at work! Survey of health workers in England and Wales, 'Looking after health and social care workers in 2021': https://www.randstad.co.uk…
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Send us a Text Message. Targets Are they an object to be shot at or the means to achieve progress against a priority? Healthcare work is full of targets - what do they mean to you and your work? Support the Show. Thanks for listening, James @JMACeducationBy James McFetrich
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Send us a Text Message. Compassion Most people enter work in healthcare because they have a strong sense of compassion – that emotional response to someone’s pain or suffering and wanting to help them. Why do we sometimes lose compassion in our journey in healthcare? The Professional Quality of Life Scale can be found at https://socialwork.buffalo.…
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Send us a Text Message. Death It's going to happen to all of us at some point. As healthcare workers we need to be comfortable thinking about, talking about and managing dying patients and their death. A key useful phrase to think of is "Sick enough to die" to help acknowledge a potential outcome of a patient. I first heard this from Kathryn Mannix…
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Send us a Text Message. Debrief My definition is to question someone or a group in detail about the work they have done and think about the rationale behind the work and what we can learn. The dictionary definition is questioning someone (typically a soldier or spy) about a completed mission. Debriefs can be hot, cold or personal and I cover all th…
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Send us a Text Message. Life Sometimes life gets in the way of things you want to do, so this is not a normal episode. Please get in touch to help support the podcast and get involved. Social Media: @JMACeducation Email: hellokccpodcast@gmail.com Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jmaceducation Support the Show. Thanks for listening, Ja…
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Send us a Text Message. Resolution Definition - A firm decision to do or to not do something In early January, how many people have made a resolution, and how many people have not kept it a week later?? This episode covers resolutions or work objectives and how to use SMART to help clarify your thoughts about them and increase the chance of you sti…
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Send us a Text Message. Compilation Episode 3 This is a bonus longer episode; a compilation of episodes 11-16 of the podcast so you can listen to them back-to-back. 3:06 Episode 11 - Connection We are all bound by the connection of treating patients and working in healthcare. Why do we forget that at times? And how can we improve that connection. 9…
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Send us a Text Message. Compilation Episode 2 This is a bonus longer episode; a compilation of the episodes 4-10 of the podcast so you can listen to them back-to-back. 1:54 Episode 4 - Sleep We all need it and never get enough of it. This episode focuses on those intrusive thoughts about work as you are trying to get to sleep. Easy to read articles…
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Send us a Text Message. Episode 16 - Christmas As healthcare professionals we know we are going to be working at some point over the Christmas and New Year period. In this episode I reflect back on what Christmas has meant to me working clinically over the years. I leave you with a link to a funny Christmas song which does contain some offensive ly…
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Send us a Text Message. Episode 15 - Charity This time of year always makes me think of charity and how lucky and privileged I am to have the life I have, and how so many people rely on charities for the basics of human life of warmth, food and education. In this episode I explore the benefits to healthcare workers of working with, raising money fo…
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Send us a Text Message. Episode 14 - Education Two definitions of education: "The process of receiving or giving instruction" or "An enlightening experience". Some thoughts on that definition and what I feel are the key components to bear in mind as an educator: Engagement, Understanding and Remembering. This episode is a couple of days late as I w…
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Send us a Text Message. Episode 13 - Reflection Reflection is defined as serious thought or consideration. How often do you give episodes of work 'serious thought or consideration'? Reflection can be used positively to enhance your work and improve your learning. In this episode I talk about how reflection can easily be added to your thoughts about…
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Send us a Text Message. Compilation episode I like the short format of these episodes, however, if you like a longer format for your podcasts here is a compilation of the first 4 episodes of the podcast so you can listen to them back-to-back. 2:42 Episode 0 - Introduction An introduction to the Kindness, Curiosity and Comfortable Shoes podcast. A l…
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Send us a Text Message. Episode 12 - Mindfulness Is mindfulness still a dirty word in your mind in healthcare? This episode explores what I feel it means in real life and I look at practical mindfulness techniques that you can undertake anywhere at anytime in healthcare - however busy or distracted you might be. Box breathing: Breathe in for a coun…
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Send us a Text Message. Connection We are all bound by the connection of treating patients and working in healthcare. Why do we forget that at times? And how can we improve that connection. A poem written about how we responded to the pandemic, published on line by the Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea that I think hel…
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Send us a Text Message. Episode 10 - Nights And more specifically night shifts. Most workers in healthcare will work shifts through the night at some point. There is so much to cover in this topic, in this episode I go through a few helpful points and tips to help you survive a night shift. A nice summary of top tips from the Association of Anaesth…
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Send us a Text Message. Episode 9 - Legacy What is your legacy at work? It doesn't have to be a building named after you, or a large financial donation. Every day at work , we have the opportunity for people to see what we are doing, how we behave in situations and take that into their working life having seen us as a role model. That is a common a…
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Send us a Text Message. Feedback Constructive feedback will help us work better in healthcare and help us understand our blindspot. This is an area in the Johari window that is known to others, but not known to us. For information on the Johari window this wikipedia article is a good summary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johari_window#:~:text=The%…
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Send us a Text Message. Episode 7 - Joy Joy is a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. Should we ever feel this in healthcare? The Institute for Healthcare Improvement has this web page with lots of thoughts on joy at work. https://www.ihi.org/Topics/Joy-In-Work/Pages/default.aspx Support the Show. Thanks for listening, James @JMACeducation…
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Send us a Text Message. Episode 6 - Complaints As healthcare staff we will always have to respond and react to complaints in some form. An example of a healthcare complaints analysis tool from the London School of Economics, published in BMJ Quality and Safety Journal in 2015: https://healthcarecomplaintsanalysis.com/ And an article about how to ha…
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Send us a Text Message. Episode 5 - Change After 25 years working in healthcare I've seen a lot of change, but it doesn't make it any easier to cope with. In this episode I talk about change in healthcare and why I think it is important to embrace it. Research showing why we should get involved in changes in healthcare from Nilsen et al in BMC Heal…
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Send us a Text Message. Episode 4 - Sleep We all need it and never get enough of it. There is so much to talk about with sleep, this episode focuses on those intrusive thoughts about work as you are trying to get to sleep. Easy to read articles about getting better sleep: https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/mental-wellbeing-tips/self-help-cbt-tec…
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Send us a Text Message. Look after yourself, be kind to yourself and buy a pair of comfortable shoes Support the Show. Thanks for listening, James @JMACeducationBy James McFetrich
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Send us a Text Message. Episode 2 - Curiosity Curiosity in healthcare is so important; ask "Why?" It's a good way to challenge assumptions and to learn. TEDS questions for open-ended questioning to help satisfy your curiosity: Tell me ... Explain to me ... Describe to me ... Show me ... Support the Show. Thanks for listening, James @JMACeducation…
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Send us a Text Message. 1st Episode - Kindness Why it pays to be kind, how to be kind in healthcare. Links: GMC's Good Medical Practice: https://www.gmc-uk.org/ethical-guidance/good-medical-practice-2024/get-to-know-good-medical-practice-2024 Civility Saves Lives: https://www.civilitysaveslives.com/ Support the Show. Thanks for listening, James @JM…
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Send us a Text Message. An introduction to the Kindness, Curiosity and Comfortable Shoes podcast. A little bit about me, and why the podcast is titled the way it is. Support the Show. Thanks for listening, James @JMACeducationBy James
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