Last week I had the pleasure of attending the 2021 International Nursing Congress. The theme was Nursing Around the World. More than 5500 nurses from 132 countries were registered to attend the biennial event, co-hosted this year by the Emirates Nursing Association....
Recently I led a webinar with two Case Management Leaders. Melanie Price is the President of CMSA, and Colleen Morley is the incoming president of CMSA. Colleen will take office at the June 2022 Annual Conference, which will take place in Orlando, June 1-4. Both have...
I was talking to my nephew over the weekend. He is a general manager at a restaurant in Philadelphia. As part of his role, he is responsible for hiring staff and overseeing the restaurant’s day-to-day operations. We were talking about how hard it is to...
Saw this image and message on LinkedIn recently and I thought I would share it in my Blog this week. I hope you take time to ponder the choices you make each day. What are you choosing?
Happy Case Management Week! This is a week that professionals specializing in case management take time to ‘toot’ their own horn. If you, a family member, or a friend ever had a case manager, you know they are special people. In this post, I want to...
Entering the healthcare system is challenging, intimidating, and stressful. In this post, I wanted to share some insights into who’s who and who you can depend on to answer your questions and help you make your hospital experience worthwhile. The Hospitalist: If you...
Caregivers are the unsung heroes of our healthcare system. This post shares a story shows that for those who are injured or have a chronic illness having a caregiver is critical! Recently I have been working with a patient named Troy who sustained a spinal cord injury...
I have been connected to Tom Dahlborg on Facebook and LinkedIn for the past few months and have found his posts thought-provoking and in line with many things that I see as distressing in our healthcare system. In one of our email discussions, I learned he recently...
There are a few events that people live through and remember where they were and what they were doing years after an event. September 11th is one of those events. On September 11, 2001, four coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States forever changed the...
As we leave for long Labor Day Weekend, I hope you take some time to read this poem and think about your life. The last year and a half has been difficult for all. The pandemic has made us question so much in our lives and rethink what is important. We have all...
