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Do you wish you understood others better? Do you want to master your own emotions? In recent years, it’s become increasingly obvious that emotional intelligence just as important, if not more so, than simply possessing a high IQ. Research suggests that people with higher emotional intelligence lead more successful, productive lives. They are happier, healthier, and generally better at achieving their goals. But what is emotional intelligence? How does it differ from IQ? And how can you learn to improve yours?

At a hospital down the road from where Nelson Mandela grew up, the rural community still lived without the standard of health care their compatriots took for granted. More than a decade into the country’s democratic era, the hope and promise of freedom hadn’t yet changed the chance babies had of being born alive, or children making it to their fifth birthday. Making life “better for all” takes more than rhetoric and policy. It requires real people, doing real jobs, often under difficult circumstances. At Zithulele, a “sticky core” of four doctor friends responded to the call to ...

Иван Михайлович Сеченов, смог превратить физиологию в точную науку, благодаря его исследованиям искусство диагностики болезней шагнуло далеко вперед. Однако путь успеху знаменитого врача был очень непрост. Его мать, крепостная крестьянка мечтала, что сын когда-нибудь станет профессором. Ивану пришлось самому пробиваться в жизни.

Insightful, uplifting enlightening, inspirational, enriching, and transformational for cancer patients and their loved ones around the globe. In her masterpiece, The Path to Soul Immunity: $oul Currency for Life and the Big C with Dr. EB, Dr EB delivers and narrates in her unique style of prose with soothing cadence, laced with grace, bounded by love; her insight: her patients seen through her lens; their voices within heard louder than they can utter; the story of not just their lives, but the fears they harbor inside.

Half a world away from home in 1976, 18-year old Anne B. Thomas awakens on the side of a two-lane road paralyzed from the chest down. Fast forward through a rigorous year of physical therapy to when her doctor gives her an ominous warning: “You will live a long time and be a burden on your family for the rest of your life unless you check yourself into a nursing home”.

On the road to becoming a physician, Dr. Kelly longed to find serenity in a world of conflicting ideas and aspirations. The demands of his medical training left little time for personal growth, so he reached out to those around him. He took notes on the lessons of life he learned from his patients and their families. They opened their hearts and exposed their wounds. He paid attention and listened, and his patients became his teachers.

Transform Your Medical Practice with the Power of Artificial Intelligence Are you a busy physician, clinician, or healthcare leader struggling to keep up with documentation, research, and administrative overload? Discover how AI can revolutionize your daily workflow—without replacing the human touch that defines great medicine. In AI for Physicians, you’ll discover how doctors are using Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and intelligent automation to reduce burnout, improve efficiency, and enhance patient outcomes. You’ll learn step-by-step how to use AI as your medical ...

Direct Primary Care is an affordable and highly efficient primary care delivery model that promises unrestricted access to your personal doctor with same-day appointments and 24/7 remote access for a flat monthly fee. No deductibles. No copayments. No office visit charges. No insurance required.

Por Qué Nos Rebelamos describe lo que está mal con la medicina industrializada, como ha corrompido su misión y ha dejado de cuidar del paciente. Montori rescata el lenguaje del cuidado del paciente y propone una revolución de compasión y solidaridad, de conversaciones sin prisa, y de una atención cuidadosa y gentil.

Discover how you can get more from your healthcare appointments. Whatever your reason, you can learn how to get more from your healthcare appointments. While working as a registered nurse, I was diagnosed with a degenerative autoimmune disease. The one thing that helped me the most was my experience of sitting on both sides of the desk. Just because you haven't had that experience firsthand, it doesn't mean you can't learn how to make your healthcare appointments work for you, too.

Once feted like Gods, doctors today are considered villains. Dr Vidhu Bhatnagar’s audiobook is a noble attempt to humanize them. It talks about the sacrifices, sweat, tears and blood which go into the making of a specialist doctor. 'Knock Knock' is a heartfelt account of an anaesthesiologist, through the years of her post-graduation, opening the hitherto secretive portals of medical science.

In Instilling Hope in Healthcare, seasoned physical therapist and clinic owner Tom Loyd, MPT invites you to rediscover the heart of healing. With over two decades in outpatient orthopedics, Loyd understands the strain providers face—burnout, pressure for productivity, and disconnection from the “why” behind the work.

Let’s be honest. It can feel like the world is in a downward spiral. Bad news, division, and negativity can leave you feeling hopeless. Worse still, it can make you wonder if God even notices or cares. In Compassionate Love, Rick Allen answers the question: Does God care? with a resounding yes, and he proves it through multiple compelling stories of medical professionals serving in under-resourced locations around the world. These are stories of health, healing, and hope that will uplift, inspire, and open your eyes to God’s blessing.

How can you protect your right to a balanced life, in a profession that demands perfection? Medical life is challenging. The culture is competitive, the environment intense, the machinery complex and unwieldy, and the expectations high. Under such constant stress, many doctors sacrifice their own wellbeing to try and provide the best possible care for their patients. Coaching offers a way to immediately start bridging this known gap. You are a whole human, and it's time to treat yourself like it.

Since her childhood, Kelechi A. Uduhiri, MD, MPH, MS wanted to be a physician. Inspired by the bedside manner and kind deliberations of her family's house-call doctor, she finally realized that dream, as the first woman in her family to become a medical doctor. She delighted in the time spent with her patients, hearing their stories, understanding them more deeply. As years passed, however, she spent less and less time with her patients, ending up at a shocking seven-minutes-per-patient timeline due to the enormous amounts of paperwork and documentation.

Rebuilding Trust in Healthcare: A Doctor's Prescription for a Post-Pandemic America centers on the patient-physician relationship as the fundamental building block of any proposal for health-care reform. Paul Pender, MD, a passionate advocate for patients and physicians, describes how trust develops between doctors and their patients and how that trust has been eroded by internal and external factors.

Atif Zafar is a neurologist, researcher, entrepreneur, advocate, mentor, coach, and a life-long student of science and leadership. In Why Doctors Need to Be Leaders, he shares his insights and perspective on physician leadership and why the evolution of physician mind-set in the current healthcare system is crucial. In this book, he wishes to converse with medical students, trainees, early career physicians, and other stakeholders to stimulate a transformative discussion and to instigate leadership.

If you are an accomplished dentist who wonders why patients continually miss appointments and don’t follow your recommendations, know that you’re not the only one plagued with these questions. In The Well-Referred Dentist, Dr. Bita Saleh addresses the missing factor essential to patient compliance in all stages of dental treatment by identifying and resolving the patient’s “triad” of obstacles - fears, anxieties, and limiting beliefs.

The practice of medicine has never been easy. Years of demanding education. Long hours. Weekend call duty. Stress-laden procedures. Burgeoning regulatory requirements. Even a worldwide healthcare crisis. How is a physician to cope? This indispensable anthology of essential essays offers practical solutions. 'Physician Well-Being During Sustained Crisis' features over twenty authors, including active physician executives, counselors, and healthcare chaplains, addressing three core concepts related to the well-being of physicians.

Transform your relationship with anxiety and take charge of your mental well-being with "Mastering Anxiety: Through Calming Mindfulness Techniques." This comprehensive guide offers practical strategies to help you understand the root causes of anxiety and build effective habits to manage it. Whether you’re facing occasional stress or chronic anxiety, this book combines mindfulness techniques, cognitive behavioral strategies, and actionable exercises to empower you to regain control. From identifying triggers to developing personalized coping mechanisms, each chapter provides clear, step-...