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2/ And - while acknowledging my privilege as a white doctor in this system, and ***with IMMENSE gratitude toward our entire care team*** - the #healthcare system sucks even worse for patients, than it does for docs & nurses.
3/ I **understand** how the system works ... and the day-to-day is still opaque!!
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But the bottom line is clear:
I& #39;m tired.
My son is tired.
His docs and nurses are smart and kind, but they are tired too.
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But the bottom line is clear:
I& #39;m tired.
My son is tired.
His docs and nurses are smart and kind, but they are tired too.
4/ I& #39;m tired of the idea that just because pain can& #39;t be seen, somehow it isn& #39;t real.
5/ I& #39;m tired of the hierarchy & the patriarchy. It serves no one.
6/ I& #39;m tired of seeing colleagues worn out by their inability to provide top-notch care despite trying their hardest. 
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I& #39;m equally tired of the messed up incentiveshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💵" title="Banknote with dollar sign" aria-label="Emoji: Banknote with dollar sign">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💻" title="Personal computer" aria-label="Emoji: Personal computer"> in the system, which do NOT reward what patients (or docs & nurses) really care about.
I& #39;m equally tired of the messed up incentives
7/ I& #39;m tired of hearing (not by my care team, or at my hospital, but on #socialmedia) that "patient experience" is bs.
Let me be clear: it is not bs.
Medicine is rarely a straight line. In the interim, humanity matters. Feeling listened to matters. Respect matters.
Let me be clear: it is not bs.
Medicine is rarely a straight line. In the interim, humanity matters. Feeling listened to matters. Respect matters.
8/ And I& #39;m tired of a system that makes it difficult - not impossible, but very challenging - to deliver an experience that meets patients& #39; & families& #39; needs.
A system that makes it challenging for patients & docs & nurses to truly be on the same team. To feel MUTUAL respect.
A system that makes it challenging for patients & docs & nurses to truly be on the same team. To feel MUTUAL respect.
9/ Honestly, we need a new model of #healthcare, don& #39;t you think? Not just a new financing model - but a truly new model of care delivery. Cuz TBH, we are serving NO ONE with the current, anachronistic structure.
10/ To any patient or family member I& #39;ve been too busy to really hear: I& #39;m sorry and I will do better. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😥" title="Disappointed but relieved face" aria-label="Emoji: Disappointed but relieved face">
And to all the docs, nurses, techs, and ancillary staff who truly care: thank you.
And to all the docs, nurses, techs, and ancillary staff who truly care: thank you.
More to come. I welcome input and stories (& healing thoughts for my kiddo).
(Ps: Thank you @GitaPensaMD @drjessigold @NicoleNugentPhD @RobinCogan @njoshi8 @Rsbeidas for listening & validating today. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💗" title="Growing heart" aria-label="Emoji: Growing heart"> )
