tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10661747.post115538853885943971..comments2023-10-28T15:21:58.311+01:00Comments on I Am Not A Drain On Society : A change for the betterMeryshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973870561760066803noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10661747.post-1163515715950109512006-11-14T14:48:00.000+00:002006-11-14T14:48:00.000+00:00How to reply? I could point out factual inaccurac...How to reply? <BR/> <BR/>I could point out factual inaccuracies which there are at least 3. <BR/><BR/>In short though, I don't actually feel an obligation to reply to anonymous posters....if this was my blog, I'd not allow people to comment anonymously,(in fact if it was my blog I wouldn't allow comments at all - I'd merely give an email where people could talk to me - which I did here and you didn't do).<BR/><BR/><BR/>Blogs are not Forums, and hence I feel no obligation to make a retort. But the best of luck to you.Mathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16405766123373176246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10661747.post-1162638865525755792006-11-04T11:14:00.000+00:002006-11-04T11:14:00.000+00:00There is nothing that stops a person being both in...There is nothing that stops a person being both interested in disease and interested in people. As we have been repeatedly told my many different people (both of the high testosterone and of the touchy feely type): "when you stop caring about the 'meat on the table' - that's when you become dangerous".<BR/><BR/>When does a love of science and interest in the human body stop? When is an intervention a step to far, what about the patients best interest. If you don't care and don't engage, how do you know when you're coming up to the big glaring sign stating: <BR/><BR/>"STOP! Proceeding past this point a) is not in your patients best interest, b) is not going to change the course on which your patient is on, either in influencing disease tragectory or inproving outcome and c) will probably get up up before the GMC or on a civil charge..."<BR/><BR/>Your blog is great beer talk when trying to prove yourself to older doctors, who will probably agree with you, before telling everyone they meet the next day "what a tosser you are" and your boss "I think that person is dangerous, this is what they said to me..."<BR/><BR/>How do you want to make a difference? By having your name put to a proceedure, so in years to come students will be taught about 'the Mat proceedure?. Or would you rather know that you helped someone - a real person, with thoughts, feelings and a family and friends who love them... Even rapists, murderers and wankers... Especially the later - why is someone being a 'wanker'? Are they scared? Upset - has something horrific just happened to them which means they are no longer sure of who they are anymore? Are they congenetally that way? Work that out and not only do you make your working day a little less fraught, but you will also more than likely arrive at the correct diagnosis/treatment a hell of a lot quicker...<BR/><BR/>You might think that the old line in the personal statement about “Caring about people” is simply a meaningless cliché, but thankfully it isn't... I would like to reasure any non-doctory people reading this (not to mention potential appilcants to med school) that there are many, many doctors out there who do care about people... <BR/><BR/>Caring doesn't mean being someones best friend, spending an unprofessional amount of time with them being 'pally-pally', it's about stopping for a minute and actually thinking about what they are going through, posiible pre-empting any pitfalls to their recovery (if recovery is on the cards - mat, please promise me you will stay away from palliative care).<BR/><BR/>Also, from a selfish POV and in my experience, showing a patient you care can enhance your leaning experience greatly. I've seen patients with text book signs of specific conditions refuse to talk to certain students (with no ethnic correlation - although I have seen this too), probably as a result of them failing to think: this is a person, rather that this is a liver flap. Be nice to people, engage them and really empathise - properly, empathy isn't a check list you get given in pre-clinical communication sessions...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10661747.post-1155783877046945062006-08-17T04:04:00.000+01:002006-08-17T04:04:00.000+01:00Thanks for all the comments. Glad to know that oth...Thanks for all the comments. Glad to know that others agree with my sentiments.<BR/><BR/><BR/>MatMathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16405766123373176246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10661747.post-1155739744320045272006-08-16T15:49:00.000+01:002006-08-16T15:49:00.000+01:00Mat - this is a really good description of the per...Mat - this is a really good description of the person who will make it (and enjoy? it) in the healthcare profession. <BR/><BR/><I>Empathy</I>, not sympathyDoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633568840828759619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10661747.post-1155421810509318082006-08-12T23:30:00.000+01:002006-08-12T23:30:00.000+01:00Anon says.No worries, its just the pc monitor that...Anon says.<BR/><BR/>No worries, its just the pc monitor thats i'm using and the resolution.<BR/><BR/>SorryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10661747.post-1155421660081082802006-08-12T23:27:00.000+01:002006-08-12T23:27:00.000+01:00Please do something about the font size /colour/ c...Please do something about the font size /colour/ colour scheme its barely readable.<BR/><BR/>AnonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10661747.post-1155399351694668422006-08-12T17:15:00.000+01:002006-08-12T17:15:00.000+01:00Cool idea, I like it. No Mat I quite agree with yo...Cool idea, I like it. No Mat I quite agree with you, going into any health proffession with the idea of caring for absoluley everyone is both naive and unrealistic. We must do our best to heal people, but we don't have enough heart to give a bit to every single patient you meet. We need some emotion left for ourself.Carmelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269004809509677304noreply@blogger.com