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Anybody on ITB? How is it working? It helps my resting tone a lot ( I now don't have to keep my legs strapped in my wheelchair when I move) so I'm much more comfortable, but it has not done much for my dynamic tone (the tone when I try to move my…Continue
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To provide a national forum for discussion of issues of mutual interest and concern to physicians with disabilities.
To open avenues for exchange of ideas and information, particularly as these apply to clinical practice.
To foster common bonds and lend support to each other.
To strive together to improve the quality of care and enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities.
To take a leadership role in influencing clinical education and research in matters pertaining to both patients and physicians with disabilities.
To act as a vehicle to inform and educate the public at large regarding the many facets of disabilities.
To be proactive in effectively influencing policies and laws affecting all people with disabilities.
As a new resident, it is not uncommon for me to find myself in highly emotionally charged patient encounters. During these encounters I often find myself feeling incredible warmth and compassion for patients. I have often heard of how a highly empathic style can lead to burnout, but this has not been my experience. I have found a compassionate style to be energizing, so I looked to recent literature to ask why some individuals are burnt out by compassion, whereas others are uplifted by…
ContinuePosted by Vera Krejcik on June 8, 2013 at 14:59
Dear Colleagues
I had the opportunity to present rounds at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. These are academic subspecialty rounds in Occupational Medicine and the title and content reflect that bias. Occupational Medicine it is one of those boutique small niche subspecialties that the Royal college is trying to get rid of by amalgamation with something else.
In a separate blog after I've wormed them out, I'll send along a bibliography of additional sources that…
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When I hear colleagues' stories of their struggles to fit into our profession while facing personal challenges, such as disability or illness, I often feel a great sense of sadness. I know colleagues who have pushed themselves to their limits to prove their worth, and I think that our medical culture is behind this trend.
Near the end of my undergraduate medical training, I rushed around the surgical ward not listening to my body, until the sleep deprivation and exhaustion led to a…
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CAPD president, Dr. Vera Krejcik, describing the early months of her disability experience
Posted by Vera Krejcik on November 3, 2012 at 13:00
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