Can “Improv for Healthcare Professionals’ Help Us to Provide Safe, Quality Care & Enjoy Rewarding Careers?

So much of what we study for careers in healthcare is clinical,  scientific, and can be learned from a book, whereas developing relational competencies such as empathy, self-awareness, and management of our feelings is more about behavioral learning and inherently involves others.  For instance , we can learn the intellectual aspects of listening such as paraphrasing, validating, suspending judgment, and using receptive body language [...]

Educational Carribean Cruise with Pat Iyer & Barbara Levin: What’s On Board for RNs February 2014?

I’ve known Pat Iyer for several years through her work as a Legal Nurse Consultant and as a an advocate for Patient Safety.  I met Barbara Levin recently at an Advance job fair where I heard her speak about social media issues in healthcare, which was fascinating!  I have the utmost respect for both nurse [...]

Please Share Invitation to FREE Innovative Workshops w/ Doctors, Nurses, & Allied Healthcare Professionals

I’m writing this post from my friend’s cozy couch at Josias River Farm in Cape Neddick, ME.  I’ve got a fire going in the wood stove and a cup of coffee.  One of the three dogs is barking and I should probably let her in….I should also feed the goats soon, but am going to [...]