Sep 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
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/
http://www.crocvip.com/
https://twitter.com/CrocVip
https://www.facebook.com/CROCVIP
Sep 26, 2021 | The Caregiver Relationship
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)
Sep 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
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
Sep 19, 2021 | The Caregiver Relationship
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
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…
Sep 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
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
Sep 12, 2021 | The Caregiver Relationship
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?
Sep 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
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
Sep 5, 2021 | Survivor Psychology
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
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
Aug 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
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
Aug 29, 2021 | The Caregiver Relationship
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
Today’s Kick Off Story: Back to the future
Photo by Danielle MacInnes on Unsplash
CROC gratitude shout outs