Stimulus Podcast 65 - Bouncing Back After a Tough Case

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The nature of medical practice dictates that we will have tough cases. Patients will die, we will have to deliver bad news, and we will, at some point, make mistakes. We have high expectations of ourselves so when we get figuratively knocked down, how do we get back up? In this episode, performance coach Jason Brooks guides us through strategies for dealing with the emotional and intellectual fallout of a bad case as well as how to re-engage during a shift when the last thing we feel like doing is seeing the next patient.  </span></p> <p><strong>Guest bio: </strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Jason Brooks Ph.D. is a performance coach helping healthcare providers, athletes, and other high-level performers live better, work better, and be better. Check him out at</span> <a href="https://phenomenaldocs.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Phenomenal Docs</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and connect with Jason:</span> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/jason.brooks.7393"><strong>Facebook</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href= "https://twitter.com/phenomenaldocs"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">email doctorjbro@Gmail.com</span></p> <div data-draftjs-conductor-fragment= "{"blocks":[{"key":"cvjup","text":"We discuss:","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[{"offset":0,"length":11,"style":"BOLD"}],"entityRanges":[],"data":{"dynamicStyles":{"line-height":"1.38"}}},{"key":"352if","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{"dynamicStyles":{"line-height":"1.38"}}},{"key":"9qkgd","text":"The fact that no matter how good you are in your medical practice, you are not immune to a bad outcome [02:20];","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[{"offset":0,"length":111,"style":"BOLD"}],"entityRanges":[],"data":{"dynamicStyles":{"line-height":"1.38"}}},{"key":"btit9","text":"Perhaps you made an error. Maybe not. Either way, it creates a sea of guilt, shame, and embarrassm