Creating a new blogging habit
Getting back into blogging has been one of my goals for years, and it felt unattainable. I’ve been absorbed in […]
Research, Research supervision
Research, Sense-making
PhD reflection: getting it done
I (finally) submitted my PhD dissertation last week, after a rather arduous journey. Self-funding a PhD with no permanent income
Emergency care, Emergency Department, Health care, Operational management, Sense-making, Team
Sense-making in Emergency Departments
Interruptions, incessant multi-tasking, mobile equipment thus continuous reconfiguration of the physical space, noise, people, flux…. How do people that work
Emergency care, Health care
Emergency care…just like reality tv, not aviation
To any observer, the Emergency Department (ED) appears chaotic. There is an endless in-flow of patients, all with different presentations,
Culture, Emergency care
Stories matter, we should tell our stories
Everyone has a story, every story is different. I am currently data collecting for my PhD and speaking to various
Emergency care, Health care, Leadership
Returning to clinical work: the frustrations and opportunities for improvement
“Here is Edward Bear, coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin. It
Emergency care, Health care
Nursing in Africa
In large parts of Africa, decades of war, conflict and instability have left its people with limited access to basic
Emergency care, Health care
The end of the short course route to become a SA paramedic
For years there have been rumors about the end of short course training for paramedics in South Africa. It became
Emergency care, Leadership, Sense-making
Firefighters, tacit knowledge and rapid decisions
For the past week, Cape Town firefighters have relentlessly been battling fires across the city and it appears that every
Improvement
The garbage people: unintended consequences of change
With a capacity for 20 000 people, the cave church of St. Simon are said to be the largest Christian