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Youth for Understanding needs “Welcome families!”
When I fly, and I fly often, I usually read a book or work on my writing. But on my flight to Iowa, I met Pamela Van de Walle of Silver Spring, MD who works for an international exchange student...
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Lean Into the Sorrow
Lean into the SorrowLast fall I was reading Sheryl Sandberg’s book “Lean In” on a plane. I looked around my aisle at seats filled with business travelers and the majority of them were men. As I read...
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Speaking in Kansas City Sept 12-13, 2013
I am very exited to tell you I will be speaking in Kansas City on September 12-13 at The University of Kansas Medical Center. This event is sponsored by the Center for Interprofessional Education. I...
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Let’s Talk Murals In DC
Please join us to discuss “Capital Colors”Saturday, Sept. 14 Site: Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave., NW Washington, DCTime: 3:00-5:00 pmDC muralists step up to offer interpretation and...
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Finals
Surely, you remember those days. The sleepless nights filled with cramming knowledge into tired minds preceded days of testing. We walked around in a caffeine-fueled daze; our pencils sharp prepared...
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Time to Leave the Island
This is #NHITweek, that would be National Health Information Technology Week, to the twitter illiterate. I had the honor and pleasure of painting once again in the great hall of Health and Human...
View ArticleReturning to Cerner
Returning to CernerIn a little less than a week, I will return to Kansas City to attend the Cerner Health Conference 2013. It has been a year since my last visit when Cerner hosted the Partnership...
View ArticleReporting out from #CHC13
The opening day of the Cerner conference was a wonderful day!I was honored to meet with Ross Martin, MD from AMIA and member of The Walking Gallery for a quick breakfast. He told me about the speech...
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Launch
This is the painting “Launch.” It is my third painting onsite at Health 2.0's annual conference. This year Health 2.0 was held Sept 29-October 1st, 2013 and I love painting at Health 2.0. There is a...
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"Healing Through the Pain"
I met Courtney Mazza many years ago as a fellow preschool teacher at CCBC. She is beautiful person overflowing with kindness. My husband and I sat beside her and her husband at many school events....
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Best Practices Every Medical Conference Should Embrace
(I rarely do a list post, but could not help myself today (blame it on my daily reading of @Cracked…)I often attend medical conferences and hear about the best practices applied within medicine, but I...
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The Christmas Tree of 1987
I looked upon the crumpled box with its porcupine interior of evergreen branches and smoothed out the bill in my hand. Scrawled in red sharpie the price of $1.00 drew me toward the dismembered tree....
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2013: In the Rearview Mirror
Our FamilyThis was a great year. On the home front, I began the home school process with eldest son Freddie. Younger son Isaac continues to thrive in public school. He is now a proud 2ndgrader.We...
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"A process cannot be understood by stopping it. Understanding must move with the flow of the process, must join it and flow with it."Dune ~ The First Law of Mentat, quoted by Paul Atreides to Reverend...
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Dying with a Time Stamp: a story in status lines
My dear friend Ted Eytan once asked me, “When are you going to name names? When are you going to tell people the names of the hospitals?” I responded that I already did that as it was happening....
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Time to Spin
Today is January 7 and this day is known as Distaff day. Other than my friend Julia Cooper, I doubt very many of you will celebrate this day in its traditional way. Today is the day we leave the...
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What I know about Charles Denham
What I know about Charles DenhamIn 2010 I wrote a post entitled: “Praying with Chuck Denham.” Yesterday evening before bedtime I began receiving emails from various leaders in the patient safety...
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Tip Jars and Sustaining Members
In my line of work and type of advocacy, I get a lot of requests for pro bono work. I support my life’s mission and a family on the money I earn from painting and speaking. Though I am always trying...
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Companionable Silence
This coming week is Valentine’s Day. It is a holiday for couples, so I feel somewhat out of place in its celebration. As a single Mom, I get used to going to Cub Scouts and watching the other...
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Tomorrow
On November 26, 2013 I arrived in the city of Saskatoon in the province Saskatchewan, Canada. It was close to midnight when I passed through security. The agent looked at my passport and asked about...
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