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Fix the Flaming Thing

October 1, 2008
Fix the Flaming Thing

We’ve talked about the Zen concept of ‘Falling Forwards’.
In Japan, they talk about ‘Kaizen’ – continuous improvement.
Locally, the concept might be expressed as ‘Fix the Flaming Thing’ – FTFT for short.
Some improvements require wholescale system changes. (The American Healthcare System, for example).
But some very simple policy and procedural changes by the ‘powers that [...]

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Zen and the Art of General Practice

January 29, 2008
Zen and the Art of General Practice

“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”
I have recently had reason to think about Tom Marshall’s propositon that ”General Practice is the best job in the world – you get paid for talking to your friends.”
Certainly [...]

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Molehills, Mountains and Change Management

December 3, 2007
Molehills, Mountains and Change Management

Do you think this is helpful?
Much of the work we do as clinicians involves behaviour change.
In a recent Health Report on Radio National, Norman Swan interviewed the American researcher Associate Professor Kent Harber. Prof Harber has done research on the affect the amount of social support and our available resources affect our [...]

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FancyName® – The GP Collaborative Guide to Health

October 17, 2007

The year before last, my patient Kevin had a heart attack. Last year, he lost 18kg using the products of ‘A Big Weight Loss Franchise®.’ But last week, he was 5kg heavier than when he started!
I seem to be having a lot of conversations with patients about weight loss. We really want them to think [...]

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