March 2016 archive

Faith and Noncompliance

Noncompliance. A very frustrating aspect of patient care. Mainly because two primary expectations are at work. Expectation #1: Patients expect to encounter a knowledgeable provider who will not only diagnose their condition, but tell them how to successfully treat it. Expectation #2: Providers expect that having given the diagnosis and treatment plan, the patient will …

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Can I Get Some Peace?

Stressed? If you’re in healthcare that’s almost a given, right? Peace can be so elusive amongst the overbooked appointments, long hours, and thinly-stretched patience, all in a highly serious environment with little to no room for error. It can really weigh on you. At times, it can be a thankless job for all the chaos …

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Protect Your Heart

“Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness” – Ephesians 6:14 “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”. – Proverbs 4:23 Cardiology, as a branch of medicine, ranks as one of the most important areas of study. Life as we know and enjoy …

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