John tells us how his work environments influence the content of his work. In his experiences with two settings, he illustrates concretely how this happens and what difference it makes to him as a physician-person.
Guests
John Brennan
MD, General Practitioner, Ballyhale Health Centre, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland.
More about John
John was awarded a Diploma in Quality Improvement in Healthcare and Patient Safety from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) in 2017.
He served as Quality Improvement Scholar in Residence with the RCPI and the International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua) in 2016/17.
As well as being an ISQua Fellow and Board Member, John currently works with the RCPI in designing and delivering Quality Improvement and Patient Safety education across a number of platforms, including in collaboration with the Health Service Executive.
John tells Paul how the settings he works in influences the work he is able to do.
Supplementary materials
Readings
Ballatt J, Campling P, Maloney C. “Cultivating Intelligent Kindness” (Chapter 14) Intelligent Kindness: rehabilitating the welfare state. 2nd ed. 2020; Cambridge, UK; Cambridge Univ Press
Li S, Jeffs L, Barwick M, Stevens B. Organizational contextual features that influence the implementation of evidence based practices across healthcare settings: a systematic integrative review. Systematic Reviews (2018) 7:72. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-018-0734-5
Di Blasi Z, Harkness E, Ernst E, et al. Influence of context effects on health outcomes: a systematic review. Lancet (2001) 357:757-62