DR. WAJEEHA ISSUES

Hello people,  Let's compensate for the  three months sabbatical!  My first touch to the concept of leadership was in 2020 as a team leader of 6 doctors in final year of my residency , I clearly remember me getting overwhelmed, taking a time out to let it settle. There has not been any looking back after that. Overtime, I came across the LEAD-ER course by society of emergency medicine India in 2021 which discussed subtle changes in thought process to look at the problems through a different perspective. The course was extensive where concepts were given in bits and pieces over 1 month with online interaction followed by offline face to face workshop that extended over 2 days.  My curiosity towards thinking of a leader never ceased and I continued my research on how leaders think by following podcasts of world and business leaders to broaden my horizon. One day, I stumbled upon this course by NHS Leadership academy that spoke about subtle biases we carry and face ever...

Hey all This article is picked from Dr Anthony Rodigin USA , was published on the iem journal. Found it really nice. Thought of sharing it. During your emergency care career, you will not be able to avoid seeing the so-called VIP (very important…) patients from time to time. Whether it’s a VIP according to someone else higher up, general society or even your own perceptions actually does not matter – the end game is one and the same. The best time to ponder and prepare regarding your future approach to VIP patients is now – before you are in the midst of the actual situation. Now, if you are an idealist, things may seem blatantly easy. You shall and you of course will evaluate each one of your patients the same, regardless of anything about them! It may in fact feel insulting if someone were to insinuate that this case deserves or requires that “special” or “above and beyond” care. Doesn’t that imply that all of your other patients so far have been getting just average or so-so treatme...

Hey everyone!  Sometimes days are rad sometimes they're bad! In the best interest of your mind. It's better to surrender to moments. But then, the best move would be to retrospectively understand and visualise the best possible interventions that could have been done or can be done to make the situation RAD! So far so much

Hey people As a kid I would play with a new toy 24x7 and put it down when I would get tired, then the memory of its existence would just vanish out of my mind. The power of leadership is like a sword , you become combative initially and the zeal wears off over time. However, I've realised it comes with a lot of responsibility. You have to use it carefully like your tongue. It's pretty tempting! If you don't handle it with care , you end up hurting your ownself. So far so much

Hello everyone,  Human mind is a closet of very many things. It comes to us naturally to listen to somebody with a pre existing notion about their mannerisms, shortcomings and judge what might have happened than what actually HAS happened.  Something I am working on. But yes, human brain doesn't stop err-ing.

Hey all How are you? Slept last night peaceful? Had a good meal? You're one of the luckiest being on planet earth. So blessed?! But How ?! Yes , I envy people who have peace of mind. People who can sleep well at night. You don't understand what a blessing you carry.  It's important to have good physical health to be mentally fit they say... I am having my baby steps towards it. Trust me I am going to break bones if this is a just shitty quote ... I swear! See you after attaining some peace of mind. So far so much.

Hey all Being a leader , is a new place to be . Wearing new pair of shoes you make yourself vulnerable to shoe bites which all our parents say we will get used to once time passes by.  To have somebody listen to your struggles all day is a blessing. To have somebody to listen to your struggles EVERYDAY is too much to ask for. Because you know nobody is willing to listen. Nobody got time. Nobody got time to listen to the minute hassles , fights , pleasures , troubles , escapades . It's practically not possible in the year 2020.  You don't want to be talking also because you don't want them to judge you because it's your own journey. You want to share not more than a piece to seek an advise.  My way of dealing has changed to be talking about them to the person who gives it to me everyday. (The Almighty) .This will prolly continue till he finds me a therapist!  So far so much!

Hey all,  It's always a good day to learn to save lifes. It's even better to have deep conversation with healers, wounded healers. I was in quarantine because of high titres of positivity (COVID 19) . I happened to discuss a topic with now an ex team member.  I was in full energy after a long time . She told me how much she missed working with me. I was trying to be nice and say your new leader is also great, all you need is time. I was trying my best to be diplomatic and not say anything otherwise because you know one tends to speak nice of you if they get attached to you.  But her change in attitude towards work scared me a little. She went on to say ," I miss working with you ... It was like learning new procedures without pressure, it was like I had no leader but a team member who would work with me, I felt energetic at the end of the shift. But now I don't feel like going to work, work seems stressful . All I want to do is complete documents and shift the patient ...

Hey all, To pose dignified calm when you want to break bones , shout at your level best , cry your heart out is the toughest thing to do. I specially now have high regards for anyone who does so. There are days when you're mad as a hatter on shift. All you want to do is break somebodys bones without being charged for it for them asking incessantly of things you can't help.  Sometimes you wonder if all this is what you want from life.  You wonder if you had studied med school to be managing such bombastic shit. You wonder if this is worth dying young... Pizza is atleast tasty! You wonder if yelling like a lunatic lady  in a sophisticated place worth the deal. But if you think of a better bigger picture , if you can save more life , provide better quality care, it's all worth it.  My mental health... Well , it's high time almighty finds me a therapist!  So far so much!

Hey all , Hope life is treating you well . It takes guts to read my blogs . You're a warrior already! Working in a team as a team leader for a month I was startled with the observations I would make everyday. Everyone is different and caught in their ownself that their reaction to same thing presented at same place everyday is different.  I had the junior most resident who was doing well everyday . This one fine day, ER was a hot air balloon filled with pressured air , he had this one case that got settled in one to two hours (too much as it was already a settled case by a previous team) I held my calm as it was still manageable. 4 hours later I gave him a case to handle , he asked me for some more time as he wanted to settle down a issue from the previous case.  You cannot ask for some more time! You HAVE to settle this case ! I FIRMLY answered which again I had settled with respect to investigation, and initial management. He understood what I meant. He quietly took up the c...

Hey all During a hustle of being something you are hesitant to be , you learn a lot. I had always put down the idea of being a leader misinterpreting as boss. If you see and experience it closely you will understand. 1. Being social A boss may be very social, but a leader takes social responsibility. Responsibility that how his actions , his behaviour may just create a beautiful change or a disaster by the pack thats following him. A boss tends to have less social responsibility . 2. Getting things done A boss gets done what he wants whatsoever.  A leader knows how to get things done, invests time and energy along with the team. 3. Checking on people A boss finds his team sick , grants leave. A leader checks on them , tries to help them emotional and i. whatever way possible. 4. Growth A boss thinks about his growth . A leader not only things about his growth, but his teams growth and their personal growth. Grooms them to be leaders. A boss goes faster bu...

Hey all ,  As emergency physicians we take not less than 30-40 decisions per minute. As a team leader it only multiplies. You have to be accountable not just for your mistake but everybody elses mistake. This marathon of decisions goes for 6-7 hours or if its a night shift for 12 hours . So for a 12 hour shift around 43 thousand decisions .  Every thing is supposed to be accountable sensible and legit. Lot of trouble shooting. You reach home , crash on bed and not move. No calls made, no decisions to take . Yes , the mind reacts like a car that was running at speed of 120/min suddenly hits a brake . You are likely to have concussion and multiple injuries. The same way if not tamed , the mind thinks and overthinks.There needs to be a regulator. Trying to looks for one because the long flight of thoughts my mind is taking is leaving my body in fatigue. So far so much.

Hey all There is a time of life your body rejects change , any new change. Your body is not willing to accept any new change. In turn it starts to show disgust towards the change in the form of fatigue, pain , irritability and unhappiness. You try to move out of your comfort zone to grow. On your path to the growth you realise your body just doesn't want to move, it just doesn't want to get along with you. The emotional distress it causes is something you cannot describe . Its more like deceit from someone very close.  You look for medical causes , and medicine doesn't have answers . With your experience , you know that your body is making excuses. Excuses not to move out of comfort zone , excuses not to move on to next path , excuses not to give up to the change. In an attempt to align your willpower and body, mental peace is lost somewhere . The sleep just is out of sight. So far so much.

Hey people Screwed it up! Sometimes you wake up from the wrong side of the bed...  Everything done in the best interest of the patient backfires! All your weaknesses show up on the same day. Not in a mood to elaborate.  So far so much! Bye!

Hey all People say being mom is difficult, being a dad is difficult. What I find being leader is both but for 6-8 hours of your time. You kick your team members, you've to be protective as hell about them , nurture them , appreciate them , criticize them , take responsibility of their mistakes.  So now at the age of 26 , I feel I am being given the responsibility of a 35-40 year old.  Damn ! the stress is going to kill me early. So far so much