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December | 2013 | Senior moments by Sean Ninan
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Senior moments by Sean Ninan. Musings of an elderly medicine reg. Welcome to the elderly medicine ward. My name is Dr Sean Ninan. It is still important that you learn about geriatric medicine in order to provide a good quality of service, and hopefully you will still enjoy it, and take some of what you have learned into your future career. I also hope that we can convince some of you along the way to join us in geriatric medicine in the future. I hope you enjoy your time here.”. I was watching a TED talk...
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February | 2014 | Senior moments by Sean Ninan
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Senior moments by Sean Ninan. Musings of an elderly medicine reg. Twenty (One) Tips for junior doctors working with older people. Be good to older people. Many of your patients will be frail and vulnerable. Much of society may view them as a burden. You should not. These are mothers, fathers, husbands and wives. They have been. Because they are complicated, it may be helpful to write summary lists of problems (active, and inactive). It is also useful to consider nutrition, mobility, continence, and m...
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Senior moments by Sean Ninan. Musings of an elderly medicine reg. We’re just begging you not to make it any worse. In the last year, two junior doctor friends of mine, who I had rather hoped might join me in geriatric medicine quit their jobs. Dramatically. Handed their notice in and everything. I had worked with both of them before and know them to be bright and hard working and caring. So why have they quit? Why would half of doctors recommend an alternative career? Why then, are all the geeks from sch...
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Start With Why | Senior moments by Sean Ninan
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Senior moments by Sean Ninan. Musings of an elderly medicine reg. Twenty (One) Tips for junior doctors working with older people →. Welcome to the elderly medicine ward. My name is Dr Sean Ninan. I hope you enjoy your time here.”. This is (an abbreviated) version of the introductory talk that I intend to give each set of junior doctors that rotate to my firm when I (hopefully) make it as a consultant. Obviously, some of it will include housekeeping and ground rules but a large part of it is about mot...
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Help The Aged | Senior moments by Sean Ninan
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Senior moments by Sean Ninan. Musings of an elderly medicine reg. Start With Why →. I can see it everywhere. In the TCI list for AAU – “acopia.”. In the nurse’s voice “Can you give her some lorazepam please? In the SHO’s tone “Another one admitted with falls. Nothing wrong with them.”. In the referral letter – “This lady has no (insert your own specialty here) -ological issues. Please could you take over her care”. Why won’t they stop smoking? Why won’t they stop drinking? Imagine the scenario of a frail...
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Twenty (One) Tips for junior doctors working with older people | Senior moments by Sean Ninan
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Senior moments by Sean Ninan. Musings of an elderly medicine reg. We’re just begging you not to make it any worse →. Twenty (One) Tips for junior doctors working with older people. Be good to older people. Many of your patients will be frail and vulnerable. Much of society may view them as a burden. You should not. These are mothers, fathers, husbands and wives. They have been. Because they are complicated, it may be helpful to write summary lists of problems (active, and inactive). It is also useful...
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Twenty (One) Tips for junior doctors working with older people | Senior moments by Sean Ninan
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Senior moments by Sean Ninan. Musings of an elderly medicine reg. We’re just begging you not to make it any worse →. Twenty (One) Tips for junior doctors working with older people. Be good to older people. Many of your patients will be frail and vulnerable. Much of society may view them as a burden. You should not. These are mothers, fathers, husbands and wives. They have been. Because they are complicated, it may be helpful to write summary lists of problems (active, and inactive). It is also useful...
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