Category: Global health & development

Stories of Us: How telling stories can change the world

(Excerpt from my recent webinar for Faculty of Medical Leadership & Management) Storytelling is a powerful tool for change. Throughout history stories have been used to translate values and inspire action, to bring people together, bind communities. My story starts with my first call to medicine, one of my earliest memories, enhanced over the years …

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Motivating remote healthcare workers

Whenever we are given power and respect in life it is our responsibility, no, our duty to give that power and respect back to our benefactors….as teachers, care providers, protectors and leaders! So today was my turn… I was honoured to be invited to give the introductory talk for remote community healthcare workers training program …

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Compassionate care for remote Nepal?

Here is the plan for training remote healthcare workers here in Bajhang, Nepal in compassionate care…including communication skills, patient counselling and patient rights and dignity 🙂 I realise the pictures are upside down, but that’s the best I can do from an iPhone, via dodgy wifi in the middle of nowhere! LOL

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