Ep31: Words

Module: What you DON’T want from your caregiver
Episode: Words

Words can be as soothing as a mother’s embrace or as sharp and hurtful as a kick in the pants.
Today we play excerpts from a short film written, directed and produced by Dr. Eanelli starring local Hudson Valley actors dramatizing real life actual events.

CROC gratitude shout outs

Angel Santana – https://www.spreaker.com/show/have-faith-let-it-begin-introduction
Rod Freeman – https://www.SmallBizUp.com

Charlotte Larsen – http://www.charlottelarsen.net/
Michael Benzaia – https://www.michaeljohnbenzaia.com/

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Ep31: Words

Ep31: Words

Overview

Words can be as soothing as a mother’s embrace or as sharp and hurtful as a kick in the pants.
Today we play excerpts from a short film written, directed and produced by Dr. Eanelli starring local Hudson Valley actors dramatizing real life actual events.

Module: What you DON’T want from your caregiver

Episode: Words (Part 1)

Referenced on the show

CROC gratitude shout outs

Angel Santana – Have Faith Let It Begin
Rod Freeman – Small Biz Up

Charlotte Larsen – http://www.charlottelarsen.net/
Michael Benzaia – https://www.michaeljohnbenzaia.com/

Photo by Glen Carrie on Unsplash

Wishing all of our cancer survivors a very long, healthy, happy and cancer-free life.

Ep30: Caregiver burnout

New module!: What you DON’T want from your caregiver

Episode-Caregiver burnout

Our CROC nation has been feasting on the module, “what do patients want from their caregivers?”
Today Angel and Dr. E begin a new module exploring the opposite question and take a deep dive on the all too common phenomenon of caregiver burnout; how to recognize it in yourself and your healthcare team and how to manage, treat and prevent this nefarious enemy of great oncology care!!!!

CROC gratitude shout outs

Angel Santana – https://www.spreaker.com/show/have-faith-let-it-begin-introduction
Rod Freeman – https://www.SmallBizUp.com

Charlotte Larsen – http://www.charlottelarsen.net/
Michael Benzaia – https://www.michaeljohnbenzaia.com/

http://www.crocvip.com/
https://twitter.com/CrocVip
https://www.facebook.com/CROCVIP

Ep30: Caregiver burnout

Ep30: Caregiver burnout

Overview

Our CROC nation has been feasting on the module, “what do patients want from their caregivers?”
Today Angel and Dr. E begin a new module exploring the opposite question and take a deep dive on the all too common phenomenon of caregiver burnout; how to recognize it in yourself and your healthcare team and how to manage, treat and prevent this nefarious enemy of great oncology care!!!!

Module: What you DON’T want from your caregiver (Premier)

Episode: Caregiver burnout

 

 

Referenced on the show

Burnout In Radiation Therapy: Examining The Six Leading Influences

Abstract

Recent studies are highlighting the dangers of burnout amongst healthcare workers, including radiation therapists. Since burnout is associated with an increase in medical errors (Sanchez-Reilly, 2013), it affects both the well-being of the patient and patient satisfaction scores, which are important to a hospital’s reputation. Burnout has a positive correlation with job dissatisfaction and increased employee turnover, making it both a financial and quality issue. Organizations acknowledge that burnout leads to unhappy employees, and unhappy employees are less likely to be engaged in their work, thereby not producing the best “products” (Sehlen, 2009). By examining which components seem to be the most influential on pronounced expressions of burnout, leadership can focus on reducing the major influences effect on their employees…

CROC gratitude shout outs

Angel Santana – Have Faith Let It Begin
Rod Freeman – Small Biz Up

Charlotte Larsen – http://www.charlottelarsen.net/
Michael Benzaia – https://www.michaeljohnbenzaia.com/

Photo by Mulyadi on Unsplash

Wishing all of our cancer survivors a very long, healthy, happy and cancer-free life.

Ep29: That guy in the jersey is my doctor?

Module: What do you want from your caregiver?

Join Angel and Dr E as they take a deep dive on an old paper that turns the stodgy, stiff white coat doctor template on its ear, and offer a contemporary model that combines empathy, compassion and friendship – yes I said friendship – into a newer, better model that has been proven to improve patient satisfaction and outcomes – yes I said outcomes!

CROC gratitude shout outs

Angel Santana – https://www.spreaker.com/show/have-faith-let-it-begin-introduction
Rod Freeman – https://www.SmallBizUp.com

Charlotte Larsen – http://www.charlottelarsen.net/
Michael Benzaia – https://www.michaeljohnbenzaia.com/

http://www.crocvip.com/
https://twitter.com/CrocVip
https://www.facebook.com/CROCVIP

Ep29: That guy in the jersey is my doctor?

Ep29: That guy in the jersey is my doctor?

Overview

Join Angel and Dr. E as they take a deep dive on an old paper that turns the stodgy, stiff white coat doctor template on its ear, and offer a contemporary model that combines empathy, compassion and friendship – yes, I said friendship – into a newer, better model that has been proven to improve patient satisfaction and outcomes – yes, I said outcomes!

Module: What do you want from your caregiver?

Episode: That guy in the jersey is my doctor?

Referenced on the show

CROC gratitude shout outs

Angel Santana – Have Faith Let It Begin
Rod Freeman – Small Biz Up

Charlotte Larsen – http://www.charlottelarsen.net/
Michael Benzaia – https://www.michaeljohnbenzaia.com/

Photo by Ciel Cheng on Unsplash

Wishing all of our cancer survivors a very long, healthy, happy and cancer-free life.

Ep28: For Whom the Bell Tolls

Module – Survivor Psychology

Episode 28 – For Whom The Bell Tolls

Join Angel and Dr. E. as they take a deep dive into the end of treatment Cancer Bell experience. Together with friend and survivor Becky Filipowski, they explore 2 articles looking at the pros and cons of this moving and inspiring ceremony.

CROC gratitude shout outs

Angel Santana – https://www.spreaker.com/show/have-faith-let-it-begin-introduction
Rod Freeman – https://www.SmallBizUp.com

Charlotte Larsen – http://www.charlottelarsen.net/
Michael Benzaia – https://www.michaeljohnbenzaia.com/

http://www.crocvip.com/
https://twitter.com/CrocVip
https://www.facebook.com/CROCVIP

Ep28: For Whom The Bell Tolls

Ep28: For Whom The Bell Tolls

Overview

Join Angel and Dr. E. as they take a deep dive into the end of treatment Cancer Bell experience. Together with friend and survivor Becky Filipowski, they explore 2 articles looking at the pros and cons of this moving and inspiring ceremony.

Module: Survivor Psychology (Premier)

Episode: For Whom The Bell Tolls

Referenced on the show

Today’s Kick Off Story: Becky’s story

Heuristics – simple, efficient rules, learned or inculcated by evolutionary processes, that have been proposed to explain how people make decisions, come to judgements, and solve problems typically when facing complex problems or incomplete information.

Peak–end rule  is a psychological heuristic in which people judge an experience largely based on how they felt at its peak (i.e., its most intense point) and at its end, rather than based on the total sum or average of every moment of the experience.

Articles referenced:

Ringing the Bell at the End of Treatment: Assessment of Patients’ Experiences in a Latin American Center

The Cancer Bell: Too Much of a Good Thing?

Coaches vs. Cancer

CROC gratitude shout outs

Angel Santana – Have Faith Let It Begin
Rod Freeman – Small Biz Up

Charlotte Larsen – http://www.charlottelarsen.net/
Michael Benzaia – https://www.michaeljohnbenzaia.com/

Cover Photo by Becky Filipowski

Wishing all of our cancer survivors a very long, healthy, happy and cancer-free life.

Ep27: Cleaning the table for trust

Module: what you want in your caregiver

Rewind episode: cleaning the table for trust

Join Angel and Dr. E as they rewind and take another look at Dr. Len Berry and Dr. Rana Awedish’s most excellent academic article entitled
“Trust-based Partnerships are Essential-and Achievable-in Health Care Service”

CROC gratitude shout outs

Angel Santana – https://www.spreaker.com/show/have-faith-let-it-begin-introduction
Rod Freeman – https://www.SmallBizUp.com

Charlotte Larsen – http://www.charlottelarsen.net/
Michael Benzaia – https://www.michaeljohnbenzaia.com/

http://www.crocvip.com/
https://twitter.com/CrocVip
https://www.facebook.com/CROCVIP

Ep27: Cleaning the table for trust

Ep27: Cleaning the table for trust

Overview

Join Angel and Dr. E as they rewind and take another look at Dr. Len Berry and Dr. Rana Awedish’s most excellent academic article entitled
“Trust-based Partnerships are Essential-and Achievable-in Health Care Service”

Module: What do you want from your caregiver?

Rewind Episode: Cleaning the table for trust

 

 

Referenced on the show

Today’s Kick Off Story: Back to the future

Photo by Danielle MacInnes on Unsplash

CROC gratitude shout outs

Angel Santana – Have Faith Let It Begin
Rod Freeman – Small Biz Up

Charlotte Larsen – http://www.charlottelarsen.net/
Michael Benzaia – https://www.michaeljohnbenzaia.com/