Talk about being wrong
While listening to the radio, I was made aware of a TED talk called " Doctor’s Make Mistakes. Can we talk about that? " by Dr. Goldman. I have since checked it out and would recommend you do too. Although the focus of the TED Talk was on “medicine’s culture of denial” that keeps doctors from talking about their mistakes, I could see the link with other health professions. It got me thinking about some of the mistakes I’ve made in my practice. While I realize that my mistakes haven’t had “life or death” consequences, my mistakes are ones that I hope wouldn’t happen again. And when you expand the word “mistakes” to “ things that I should have done better ”, or “ things I’m not proud of ”, or “ I should have known better ” the list gets even longer. What stood out most to me was a tip Dr. Goldman was sharing with physicians (which I think can be applied to you): TALK ABOUT BEING WRONG. And for those of us who have practiced ...