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
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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...
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Malaria: Can clinical trials help? – Kathryn Maitland
Ka, , 2015, The Talks smaccChicago 2015, Clinical trials, critical care, Kathryn Maitland, Malaria, Mortality, 0
Malaria: Can clinical trials help? Summary by: Kathryn Maitland In 2013, ~500,000 children in sub-Saharan Africa died as a...
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Too Sick for Surgery – Steve Mathieu
Ka, , 2015, The Talks smaccChicago 2015, critical care, Damage Control surgery, Emergency Anaesthesia, Emergency Surgery, Operative Resuscitation, Resuscitation, Resuscitative Surgery, Too sick for surgery, 0
Too Sick for Surgery Summary by: Steve Mathieu This talk will cover what we should do for patients who...
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Critical Care Procedures: Pericardiocentesis
Ka, , 2015, The Talks smaccChicago 2015, Cadaver Lab, critical care, Emergency Proceedures, Pericardiocentesis, 0
SMACC Chicago Cadaver Lab Video 5. Pericardiocentesis
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Surviving in the Wild – Justin Hensley
Ka, , 2015, The Talks smaccChicago 2015, Justin Hensley, Physiology, surviving, 0
Surviving in the Wild – Justin Hensley Summary by: Rosy Wang You don’t have to be Bear Grylls to...
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Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Down, Not Out – Andrew Naidech
Ka, , 2015, The Talks smaccChicago 2015, Andrew Naidech, Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Modified Rankin Scale, 0
Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Down, Not Out Summary by: Andrew Naidech
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Religion and Critical Care
Oli Flower, , The Talks smaccChicago 2015, Uncategorized, care, coping, critical, critical care, crowe, doctors, hope, intensive care, liz, liz crowe, paediatrics, religion, smaccUS, social work, stress, 0
An abstract by Liz: The ultimate goal in working with any patient and their family is connection. This guarantees...
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“There’s a Hole in My Bucket” The Exsanguinating Patient
Ka, , 2015, The Talks smaccChicago 2015, Derek Sifford, Dr Clare Richmond, Dr Gareth Grier, Dr Howie Mell, Dr Thomas Dolven, Dr. Brian Burns, NREMT-P, 0
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Such a relevant and important message, thanks Rob.