Tuesday, April 21, 2020

5 Qualities of a Successful Emergency Physician


O. John Ma, MD
An emergency physician is a person who takes care of patients at the emergency department or is someone who takes charge of contingency situations and management of other life-threatening cases. His responsibility is to provide immediate recognition, evaluation, care, and stabilization. Well, there is no evidence-based literature that would guide you to those 5 habits and qualities but most of the information provided and gathered is from the right sources and experienced Emergency Physicians. To deal with everyday unforeseen events at the hospital and successfully treating patients by seeking their ease and well-being all you need are the following tips.

Complete your sleeping hours:

With so much workload, mental stress and working overnight shifts sleep patterns might be disturbed causing Circadian Disruption (CR) and sleep deprivation. To ensure a patient's well-being you need to look after your mental as well as physical health. Having a good sleep helps to manage stress and multitask.

Prevent substance abuse:

Working all day long in the emergency department might cause a lot of stress and depression. Studies have shown that EM Physicians have been rated 3 times greater involvement in substance abuse than physicians from other specialties. This underlying cause of substance abuse affects the performance of a doctor resulting in negligence of the patient's health.

Focus on self-reporting:

Make a to-do list for your daily tasks in the emergency department and mark your performance alongside each task. This will help you to access your progress, identify problems early and gauging your patient's recovery making you more attentive and focus at your work. This self-reporting mechanism will ultimately lead to patient's satisfaction, increasing your prestige at the emergency department.

Don't let the fear of litigation overtakes you:

The threat of litigation affects clinical practice, diagnostic tests ordered and patient disposition decisions. The best way to deal is to acknowledge the risk and take savvy steps to reduce it by complying with safe patient care standards that are in the patient's best interest and ethically precise.

Exercise safety measures and universal precautions:

When you are working in the emergency department you are most exposed to infectious and life-threatening diseases. Before patients' safety and health, an emergency physician should exercise safety measures necessary to prevent exposure to blood and other body fluids. Conforming to adequate space, equipment and preparation would reduce the chances of accidental exposure.

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Ways to Start A Career in The Healthcare Industry


O. John Ma, MD
Are you thinking of starting a career in the healthcare industry? Well, if you are, then you should know that there are various important things that you will have to focus on so you can make things easier and better for yourself. It is always necessary for you to focus on the details that will help you come up with a great solution. Make sure that you are paying close attention to all the important factors that will allow you to manage things in the right way. 

If you are not taking care of all the important factors that matter the most, then you won’t be able to get the desired outcome. We will be discussing all the important details that you will have to keep in mind so you can manage things in the right way. Let’s have a look at how you can start a career in the healthcare industry. 

Find a mentor

First of all, you should consider finding a mentor that will help you throughout your career. Make sure that you are finding a good mentor so you don’t have to face any problems later on. It is one of the most important things that you will have to keep in mind so you can manage things in the right way. It is always necessary for you to go through the details that will allow you to make things easier and better for yourself. If you are finding a good mentor, then it will become a lot easier for you to manage things in the right way. 

Determine your skills

The next thing that you will have to do is to determine your skills. It is always necessary for you to go through the details that will allow you to manage things in the perfect way. If you are determining skills, then you will be able to make things easier and better for yourself. It is always necessary for you to go through the details that will allow you to get the desired outcome. 

Take courses

The next thing that you will have to do is to take courses. If you are taking courses, then you will be able to make things easier and better for yourself. Make sure that you are paying close attention to every single detail that will allow you to manage things in the right way.

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Health is Wealth

O. John Ma
“Health is like money, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it.” Josh Billings

What is good health?

Health is wealth does not only mean that one is free from every kind of illness. It means that a person has good health. Good health, however, refers to both the physical and mental health of a person and that one does not even possess any bad quality that might later lead to bad health or cause any kind of disease or problem for a person. A person consuming unhealthy food is not leading a healthy life but is rather making bad choices which could lead to a bad health situation eventually. To lead a healthy life, it is vital to make decisions that are healthy and help follow a good lifestyle. Maintaining good health and a great lifestyle requires good and sensible decisions and consistent habits. These habits also include exercising which eventually contributes to good mental and physical health. 

Benefits of Good Health

Following a good lifestyle which includes good eating habits, as well as exercise, can turn out to have amazing benefits on a person. Having good health is a luxury that everyone cannot afford, therefore those who can afford it should avail the opportunity and keep themselves smart. 

Leading a healthy lifestyle can keep one free from the tension of getting medical attention all the time. An unhealthy person pays continuous visits to the hospital and ultimately suffers from mental issues affecting mental health as well since the individual is concerned about his health all the time. On the contrary, a relaxed mind helps one to stay happy and free from all kinds of tensions. 

Health is wealth as individuals who have good health are more focused on their goals and can achieve their targets timely. They are motivated while the ones with bad health are more procrastinators and not able to maintain their focus on any specific goal and lack the energy to do anything. 

Conclusively, good health is a great blessing that should not be taken for granted and be taken care of. Good health is the source of happiness and success in life and can help in going a long way. Every individual is responsible for their health therefore the best decisions should be made to achieve the best in life. As said by Mahatma Gandhi 

“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of silver and gold.”