Tragedy happens to all of us at some point in our lives. It’s just a fact of life. From divorce to the death of a loved one, we will all experience emotionally painful things in our lives. In many circumstances tragedy can derail us in our professional lives and send us into a spiraling, out-of-control, negative state that is sometimes difficult to recover from. By understanding a few coping strategies and how to employ them within the framework of our busy professional lives, we can put tragedy in perspective and even create our own “personal tragedy crusade.” What I mean by this is the “positive” we intend to practice in the world to, in a sense, use our own tragedies to better the lives of others. What I have learned about how to prevent tragedy from destroying your career I learned the hard way. My goal is to share my painful story and offer some practical advice on how to deal with tragedies that may arise in your own life. The central take home message that I think it’s crucial to state is that your career can wait until you heal. Your projects, your lectures, your commitments…they can all wait. People who love and support you will understand that you need time to be with friends and family. In fact, I will go a step further and say that you should dump all of your commitments. Get out of lectures, pull out of committees, and cancel travel. Free yourself to allow healing. Believe me, learn from my mistakes. People who love and care about you will understand, and that is what matters. By sharing the story of my mother, I hope in some small way I can help others start the healing process and prioritize when tragedy befalls them.
Bouncing Back After Tragedy: Perspective is key – by Rogers
-
SMACC Statement on David Newman
Peak Distapan, , The Talks smaccChicago 2015, chicago, columbia, cva, david newman, dogmalysis, mt sinai, newman, pseudoaxioms, rt-pa, smaccUS, smartem, smartem.org, stroke, thrombolysis, 0
David Newman was a keynote speaker at SMACC Chicago in 2015. He has since been convicted of serious sexual...
-
Prehospital CRM – Maximal Simultaneous Activity with Minimal Bandwith
Ka, , 2015, The Talks smaccChicago 2015, Communication, CRM, HEMS, PHARM, Sim, 0
Prehospital CRM – Maximal Simultaneous Activity with Minimal Bandwith Summary by: Ashley Liebig Veteran Airforce Pararescueman turned critical care...
-
Simon Carley – Medical error
Ka, , 2015, The Talks smaccChicago 2015, coping, critical care, Debriefing, medical error, Safety, 0
Medical Error Summary by: Simon Carley Error is almost inevitable in our clinical practice so we should be prepared...
-
Q&A: Beat the Bugs
Ka, , The Talks smaccChicago 2015, beat the bug, Chris Nickson, flavia machado, Kath Maitland, mark crislip, 0
Q&A: Beat the Bugs SMACC Chicago Beat the Bug Q & A session with Kath Maitland, Mark Crislip, Flavia...
-
Making Transitions of Care Safe – Pat Croskerry
Ka, , 2015, The Talks smaccChicago 2015, communication problems at transfer, safe, Safety, standardised transfer, transition biases, Transitions, 0
Making Transitions of Care Safe – Pat Croskerry Summary by: Pat Croskerry It is now well recognised that transferring...
-
Is Your Patient at Risk of Suicide? By Orman
Peak Distapan, , The Talks smaccChicago 2015, ASSESSMENT, chicago, COLUMBIA SUICIDE SCALE, DEPRESSION, emergency, ercast, ercast.org, IDEATION, orman, RISK, rob orman, SELF INJURY, smaccUS, SUICIDE, WRIST CUTTING, 0
Is my patient suicidal? This post is also on Rob’s website ercast.org – check it out if you haven’t...
-
Critical Care Proceedures: Chest Drain Insertion
Ka, , 2015, The Talks smaccChicago 2015, Arthrocentesis, Cadaver Lab, critical care, Emergency Proceedures, 0
SMACC Chicago Cadaver Lab Video 8. Arthrocentesis
-
Selective Aortic Arch Perfusion – Jim Manning
Ka, , 2015, The Talks smaccChicago 2015, aortic, ECMO, hemorrhage-induced traumatic cardiac arrest, non-traumatic cardiac arrest, ROSC, SAAP, Slective aortic Arch Profusion, 0
Selective Aortic Arch Perfusion Summary: Jim Manning Selective Aortic Arch Perfusion (SAAP) is an endovascular-extracorporeal perfusion resuscitation technique designed...
Such a relevant and important message, thanks Rob.