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Michelle Peoples
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Feb 18
Decreasing Wait Times
One of the topics that consistently shows up on our pharmacy agenda is decreasing wait times for patients. Time is valuable. Nobody wants to wait an inordinate amount of time if it’s unnecessary, right? And I get it. Many of these patients have been up since 0-dark-thirty in the morning to commute to the hospital …
Jan 31
Go Ahead, Act Like Babies
Like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation 1 Peter 2:2-3 A couple of years ago, I was given the opportunity to babysit my two beautiful God-babies for three days while their parents went off on a well-deserved vacation. At the …
Jan 20
Deadlines Increase Productivity
Teach us to number our days, that we may present to You a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12 A common theme of 2016 was the constant reminder of the brevity of life. Many experienced personal losses of relatives or friends. News stories reported on mass shootings and terroristic attacks. Social media broadcast fatal police …
Jan 05
New Year Like a New Patient
After working in pharmacy for several years, you naturally build a rapport with your patients. You recognize their name when it’s called. You greet them with a smile or ask about their children or grandchildren. You notice the change in temperament when they’re in pain. You know who is likely to be friendly, and sadly, …
Oct 09
Placebo Prayers
The assignment from our Sunday School teacher was to memorize the Lord’s Prayer. She wanted us to be able to recite it together in class by the end of the month. So word by word, line by line my parents went over it with my brother and I at home in preparation for our class. …
Aug 25
Been with Jesus
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. – Acts 4:13 Rigorous training. Busy days juggling a full course-load. Long nights studying for exams. Fun and games exchanged for textbooks and flashcards. Sleep …
Aug 05
Prayer Apnea
Inspiration. Expiration. Respiration. Breathing. On average, adults at rest breathe 16 times per minute. That’s 960 times an hour. That’s 23,040 times per day! Each new breath is as indispensable as the last. For no breath equals no life. Just as firmly as life itself depends on each next breath, our spiritual lives depend on …
May 22
Submit to the Surgery
“Scalpel please!” Famous first words used at the start of surgery…at least as seen on TV. Surgeons have the unique task of making the distinction between healthy cells and perhaps cancerous, gangrenous, or otherwise infected cells. A thin line of delineation can exist between what belongs and what must be removed. So they don’t approach …
Apr 15
Concussion Prevention
In recent months, the concussion discussion consistently made the headlines. It primarily effected the world of contact sports. Protocols were revamped and updated to ensure proper diagnosis, treatment, and adequate recovery time prior to players returning to the game. Controversy surrounded the Hollywood movie release of “Concussion” starring Will Smith because a spotlight was shined …
Mar 25
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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