1/ #Empathy tweetorial: I overheard an awesome narrative building, empathic conversation enroute to the hospital today. Two #interns merged behind me (both wearing masks, btw):
Him: “How has your week been so far?”
Her: “It’s been pretty good but sorta overwhelming” 2/It could have ended there with him saying, “That sucks,” or “Me too."
Instead, he said, “Why was it overwhelming? What did you have to do?”
Her: “I went to meetings that reminded me of how many things I have forgotten. (insert details about what she had forgotten)”

MICU Day #7: Disclaimer: I am an Intensivist, not an ID doc. What follows are lessons learned from 7 days of caring for COVID patients. There are no RCTs or solid evidence in this message, just my personal experiences, feelings, and current beliefs (highly subject to change). 1.Everyone needs to be reminded to not run to a code without appropriate PPE (even in radiology, even in a “non-COVID” patient), and we need to limit the number of teams/people that go at all. We can’t save anyone if we get sick!