Send us a Text Message.A compilation episode of the last 5 episodes:2:17 IkigaiA Japanese concept of finding fulfilment or purpose in life.As simply as possible it represents the intersection of four ingredients in life:What you love,What the world needs,What you can be paid for, andWhat you are good at.If your working life can be covered by all those areas that is ikigai.The best diagram I found to describe this is at betterup.com:https://www.betterup.com/blog/what-is-ikigaiAnd the best desc...

Send us a Text Message.It's time for JMACeducation to refocus, and the podcast is going to be paused for a while.When did you last refocus your workload?How do you meet the challenge of more goals being added to your work?Some thoughts about how to manage it in this episode.Support the Show.Thanks for listening,James@JMACeducation

Send us a Text Message.AssessmentIt's exam season in the UK, as well as lots of people requesting work-place based assessments for their portfolios.This is not a comprehensive guide on how to pass exams, however, some thoughts on simple presentation techniques to come across more professional and how to interact with an examiner and a patient while being assessed.For specific in depth information on clinical exam techniques, skills and knowledge I can thoroughly recommend Geeky Medics: https:...

Send us a Text Message.LeadershipAll workers in healthcare are leaders in some form, from small projects with one team member to large scale managerial teams via spontaneous clinical teams that need to be lead in the moment.This podcast focuses on Kindness, Curiosity and Comfortable shoes and how they apply to leadership.Be kind to others, they will be kind to you in return and you will be a better person by being kind.Awareness of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is helpful: https://en.wikipedia....

Send us a Text Message.ErrorDefinition: The state of being wrong in judgementWe are human and as such we are all prone to errors. In this episode I tell the story of a medical error I made and explore what happened.As well as trying to reduce error as individuals we need to understand that they will happen and understand what we can learn from them, both for ourselves, and also for our colleagues and the systems we work in.A lighter look at an error in the Oscars ceremony in 2017, which you c...

Send us a Text Message.IkigaiA Japanese concept of finding fulfilment or purpose in life.As simply as possible it represents the intersection of four ingredients in life:What you love,What the world needs,What you can be paid for, andWhat you are good at.If your working life can be covered by all those areas that is ikigai.The best diagram I found to describe this is at betterup.com:https://www.betterup.com/blog/what-is-ikigai And the best description of the philosophy of ikigai is at Po...

Send us a Text Message.Compilation Episode 3This is a bonus longer episode; a compilation of episodes 17-23 of the podcast so you can listen to them back-to-back.2:12 Episode 17 - ResolutionIn early January, how many people have made a resolution, and how many people have not kept it a week later??This episode covers resolutions or work objectives and how to use SMART to help clarify your thoughts about them and increase the chance of you sticking to your resolutions.SMART - Specific, Measura...

Send us a Text Message.LeaveWhy is it important to take time away from work? It should be self-evident but many of us, especially in healthcare do not prioritise this important part of working life - not being at work!Survey of health workers in England and Wales, 'Looking after health and social care workers in 2021':https://www.randstad.co.uk/market-insights/emerging-workforce-trends/looking-after-health-social-care-workers-2021/Forbes magazine article 'Why taking vacation time could save y...

Send us a Text Message.TargetsAre they an object to be shot at or the means to achieve progress against a priority?Healthcare work is full of targets - what do they mean to you and your work?Support the Show.Thanks for listening,James@JMACeducation

Send us a Text Message.CompassionMost people enter work in healthcare because they have a strong sense of compassion – that emotional response to someone’s pain or suffering and wanting to help them. Why do we sometimes lose compassion in our journey in healthcare?The Professional Quality of Life Scale can be found at https://socialwork.buffalo.edu/content/dam/socialwork/home/self-care-kit/compassion-satisfaction-and-fatigue-stamm-2009.pdf It is worth having a look at this and think...