Enacted sense-making in a dynamic setting
I recently spoke about enacted sense-making in a dynamic setting at a noon seminar hosted by the University of Cape […]
Charmaine Cunningham, Emergency care, Sense-making
Access
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
Access, Community First Aid, Emergency care, Health care
Emergency care in Africa: There is no free lunch…
Let hunger be ranked first because if you are hungry you cannot work! No, health is number one, because if
Gugu Zulu: A story about the barriers to access emergency care in Africa
In Africa, surviving serious illness or injury is like participating in Survivor. In order to survive, people need to outwit,