I am honing my storytelling craft after thirty years as an emergency physician, mother, and observer of the human condition. I will be creating new entries and pulling in some of my published works. Thanks for coming along.

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After Emergency Medicine…

#134 Docs Writing for Kids
Dr. Joan Naidorf Dr. Joan Naidorf

#134 Docs Writing for Kids

Physicians are writing all sorts of self-help, mystery, romance, and non-fictions books. Two young physicians have taken on writing about medical topics and specialties for kids. Here are my reviews of several in the Medical School for Kids series.

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#132 You can Change How You Think About Difficult Patients
Dr. Joan Naidorf Dr. Joan Naidorf

#132 You can Change How You Think About Difficult Patients

A gift for suffering clinicians:
Some interactions with patients & families stink
we feel terrible
Learn how both sides react
Ask better questions
Find a hidden truth
Accept reality
You can change how you think about difficult patients


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#131 Honoring our Legacy
Dr. Joan Naidorf Dr. Joan Naidorf

#131 Honoring our Legacy

My review of a great medical memoir and introductory lesson on the racial inequities of the American medical system. To understand how to improve, we can read this book to understand where we are now. Highly recommend

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