The Daily Apple™© Volume 1, Number 4

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

The Daily Apple™© Volume 1, Number 4

The Daily Apple™© Volume 1, Number 4

From Dr. Mike & Infinity Health Solutions

www.ihealsolutions.com

December 26, 2012 PGY 40 Day #179

BLUEBERRIES ARE GOOD FOR YOU TOO!

Take the Best Care™© of YOURSELF ...

What Can You Do To REDUCE Your Risk of a Motor Vehicle Crash?

Take Ownership for Self, Family Members, Passengers & Others on the Road: Be Responsible

In The Daily Apple™© we “use The Stress Management Workbook, to help maintain order and perspective in what has become an extraordinarily complex and fragmented “business of medicine”. Recently, I have been asked to create a blog post on safe travel tips. So, that leads me to this

StepWisely​®™© Check List:

Step One: Take the Best Care™© of YOURSELF

Top 10n Targets™©: To Promote Motor Vehicle Safety & Prevention of Motor Vehicle Crash

1.   DO Take this check list with you. O

2.   DO NOT drive if impaired in any way. O

3.   DO Take a Co-Pilot if possible.  O

4.   DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL/TAKE ANY DRUGS and drive.  O

5.   DO BUCKLE SEATBELT & USE CHILD SAFETY SEAT BEFORE YOU GO. O

6.   DO NOT TEXT and drive. O

7.   DO NOT drive if SLEEPY.  Pull over and NAP  O

8.   DO GET an IGNITION INTERLOCK, if FAMILY MEMBER has an ALCOHOL Problem O

9.   DO have a SOBER BUDDY at all times if U Plan to PARTY O

10. DO TAKE the KEYS from any IMPAIRED PERSON & NEVER LEAVE HIM/HER ALONE O

This link has more use ful facts from CDC.

http://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/impaired_driving/impaired-drv_factsheet.html

Wishing you Safe and Peaceful Holidays.

Dr. Mike

PS. Email dr.mike@ihealsolutions.com or comment on this blog, if you have any suggestions, or questions.

Mission: Healing October 3, 2011

PGY 39, Day 95
Recovering from another week in the ICU. This was a moderate week, in the sense that we had a strong care team and a patient population that did not exceed our capacity. In other words, we did not have to stretch beyond capacity at any time during the week and all patient care, teaching, research and administrative objectives were met. it is not uncommon that some unimportant things have to be put off, so that patients can get the care that they need.
For obvious reasons, patient care details can't go in here, but I can and do talk about my goals, objectives and methods ... patient care, teaching, research and administration. Patients and Patient Safety always come first in my book. Toward that end, I have developed some tools that are designed to keep inexperienced Doctors and Nurses on target with our Mission: optimal patient care. These are all part of the StepWisely(R) System that I have been using over the last few years.
Previously, I have given you bits and pieces in this blog and through twitter. Here is a bit more ... will expand on it over time.
STOMPP(TM)IT = Strategic Targeted Operations Management for Patient Protection & Preservation Integration Tool: A tool to keep the team on Target with the Optimal Patient Care Mission. This team development tool is a series of check lists that helps the members of the team to stay FOCUSED on the CRITICAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES that are most likely to result in a good outcome. They include General Patient Goals and TOPS(TM) (Targeted Organ Protection Strategies) that are patient & organ specific. In other words, they are designed for the management of each patient on the basis of each patient's specific needs. While I can't be specific about any real patients, over time, I will give theoretical examples of how these are used in the care of each critically ill patient.
That's all for now ...
If you have specific questions, you can contact me by email @ dr.mike.ihealsolutions
Ciao for now,
Dr. Mike