tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1380146 2012-01-25T01:15:21-05:00 Musings on Medicine and the Art of Patient Care TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8342095bc53ef0163001452f9970d 2012-01-25T01:15:21-05:00 2012-01-26T22:22:32-05:00 S.A. Leys When I started college, I entered as an English major with a passion for Emerson and Thoreau as well as poetry and Russian literature (an interest that started in high school). I had "a thing" for Anton Chekhov and his...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=hyE-m1PfxUo:iiuD9RZClaM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=hyE-m1PfxUo:iiuD9RZClaM:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?i=hyE-m1PfxUo:iiuD9RZClaM:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=hyE-m1PfxUo:iiuD9RZClaM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=hyE-m1PfxUo:iiuD9RZClaM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?i=hyE-m1PfxUo:iiuD9RZClaM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=hyE-m1PfxUo:iiuD9RZClaM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8342095bc53ef016760383767970b 2012-01-09T07:15:00-05:00 2012-01-12T12:22:13-05:00 S.A. Leys If you look at the map, our hospital in WV is about 2300 miles from Tucson Arizona where 1 year ago today we shared our prayers along with feelings of sadness and loss with six families who lost a loved...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=FNNdqbEpXD4:mE4xMDDbGw8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=FNNdqbEpXD4:mE4xMDDbGw8:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?i=FNNdqbEpXD4:mE4xMDDbGw8:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=FNNdqbEpXD4:mE4xMDDbGw8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=FNNdqbEpXD4:mE4xMDDbGw8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?i=FNNdqbEpXD4:mE4xMDDbGw8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=FNNdqbEpXD4:mE4xMDDbGw8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8342095bc53ef01675fe60555970b 2012-01-04T18:55:47-05:00 2012-01-04T18:55:47-05:00 S.A. Leys Our patient had overdosed on a substantial amount of over-the-counter medication. He was admitted to our hospital and the next day, the Resident caring for the patient informed me that he wouldn’t be able to leave our hospital until he...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=yemPrv0dgXI:hPdNGxl2dyA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=yemPrv0dgXI:hPdNGxl2dyA:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?i=yemPrv0dgXI:hPdNGxl2dyA:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=yemPrv0dgXI:hPdNGxl2dyA:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=yemPrv0dgXI:hPdNGxl2dyA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?i=yemPrv0dgXI:hPdNGxl2dyA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=yemPrv0dgXI:hPdNGxl2dyA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8342095bc53ef01675f97e1c4970b 2011-12-29T09:47:21-05:00 2011-12-29T09:47:21-05:00 S.A. Leys "What do you do?" Asks the woman sitting next to me on the flight home from Sarasota FL. "I'm a Clinical Navigator at a hospital" I tell her. Silence. (I can feel the processing going on. Wait for it......) "Now...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=LW2CK1Ki6wA:6X-G_HV-yK0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=LW2CK1Ki6wA:6X-G_HV-yK0:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?i=LW2CK1Ki6wA:6X-G_HV-yK0:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=LW2CK1Ki6wA:6X-G_HV-yK0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=LW2CK1Ki6wA:6X-G_HV-yK0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?i=LW2CK1Ki6wA:6X-G_HV-yK0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=LW2CK1Ki6wA:6X-G_HV-yK0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8342095bc53ef015392bc2292970b 2011-11-01T13:34:53-04:00 2011-12-29T08:41:25-05:00 S.A. Leys "It's like the ebb and flow of the tides" my mom told me last week, when I had called her to review some of the more challenging events in my life that I have been navigating lately. In learning about...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=Q3pRGVm3UY4:6x6yymnaGdc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=Q3pRGVm3UY4:6x6yymnaGdc:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?i=Q3pRGVm3UY4:6x6yymnaGdc:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=Q3pRGVm3UY4:6x6yymnaGdc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=Q3pRGVm3UY4:6x6yymnaGdc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?i=Q3pRGVm3UY4:6x6yymnaGdc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=Q3pRGVm3UY4:6x6yymnaGdc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8342095bc53ef015392793e78970b 2011-10-21T01:53:19-04:00 2011-12-29T08:42:34-05:00 S.A. Leys The video above is one of the many songs from The Gap Band - this is one of my favorites. The title of this post is a lyric taken from their CD (at that time, it was a cassette) entitled...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=aJ__AEycFzk:1VuGqNVO5Io:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=aJ__AEycFzk:1VuGqNVO5Io:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?i=aJ__AEycFzk:1VuGqNVO5Io:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=aJ__AEycFzk:1VuGqNVO5Io:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=aJ__AEycFzk:1VuGqNVO5Io:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?i=aJ__AEycFzk:1VuGqNVO5Io:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=aJ__AEycFzk:1VuGqNVO5Io:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8342095bc53ef0153921e84d0970b 2011-10-06T17:03:28-04:00 2011-12-29T08:44:01-05:00 S.A. Leys Yesterday, upon hearing the sad news of Steve Jobs death, I went looking for this video as his commencement speech at Stamford is one of my favorites. There were a little over 6 million hits on this video. Less then...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=OUCvhG_IUlY:HWHF2vuL7-k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=OUCvhG_IUlY:HWHF2vuL7-k:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?i=OUCvhG_IUlY:HWHF2vuL7-k:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=OUCvhG_IUlY:HWHF2vuL7-k:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=OUCvhG_IUlY:HWHF2vuL7-k:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?i=OUCvhG_IUlY:HWHF2vuL7-k:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=OUCvhG_IUlY:HWHF2vuL7-k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8342095bc53ef014e8a6d6a1b970d 2011-08-06T09:01:16-04:00 2011-12-29T08:45:29-05:00 S.A. Leys Dedicated to all my Nurse Buds, Clinical Peeps and the Yacht Club Crew. Years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the planet, my brother and I raced one-design sailboats. Our purple bluejay “Chicken of the Sea” was a fun little boat to...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=VEHYr0lk2Ms:GT4eBrCBhLg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=VEHYr0lk2Ms:GT4eBrCBhLg:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?i=VEHYr0lk2Ms:GT4eBrCBhLg:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=VEHYr0lk2Ms:GT4eBrCBhLg:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=VEHYr0lk2Ms:GT4eBrCBhLg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?i=VEHYr0lk2Ms:GT4eBrCBhLg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=VEHYr0lk2Ms:GT4eBrCBhLg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8342095bc53ef014e86dd7581970d 2011-03-21T08:15:22-04:00 2011-12-29T08:46:04-05:00 S.A. Leys Stress can compromise our ability to navigate our busy healthcare careers on a daily basis. If left untreated, feelings aren't expressed, or the difficult situations we see every day are left buried deep within us, the results can range from...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=OCJKffRKNCg:7h8m2YJkRpI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=OCJKffRKNCg:7h8m2YJkRpI:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?i=OCJKffRKNCg:7h8m2YJkRpI:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=OCJKffRKNCg:7h8m2YJkRpI:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=OCJKffRKNCg:7h8m2YJkRpI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?i=OCJKffRKNCg:7h8m2YJkRpI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?a=OCJKffRKNCg:7h8m2YJkRpI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Saleys?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>