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
Sense-making
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
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
Making sense…learning about sense-making
Remember the movie ‘Back to the future’ where Marty (Michael J. Fox) travels through time, whilst figuring out what is
The logframe…time to move on?
‘Those development programs that are most precisely and easily measured are the least transformational, and those programs that are most
Facilitating change: Five Lessons learnt facilitating training in Zambia
I am travelling to Zambia next week to evaluate and build on a project to improve access to emergency care
It’s more complex than it seems….19 babies received the wrong vaccines
A week ago there was an incident at one of the private hospitals. Nineteen new-born babies received the incorrect BCG
Functional boundaries and communication. ICU Congress part 2
It’s the same issues and similar workarounds…in every ICU that I’ve ever worked. Regardless of hospital, type of ICU, shift
Analysing organizational rhythm…shock advised…charging
Place two fingers on the inside of your wrist just the below the thumb and feel your heartbeat…every 0.8 seconds
A bad system will beat a good person every time
Remember the broken telephone game where one person whispers something into the next person’s ear and the message is passed