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Doctors make mistakes, can we talk about them?

Doctors make mistakes, can we talk about them?. http ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUbfRzxNy20. A Balint Group Mais GPST2 Psychiatry. History. P sychoanalyst Michael Balint (1896-1970) and wife Enid worked with GPs in L ondon

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Doctors make mistakes, can we talk about them?

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  1. Doctors make mistakes, can we talk about them? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUbfRzxNy20

  2. A Balint GroupMaisGPST2 Psychiatry

  3. History Psychoanalyst Michael Balint (1896-1970) and wife Enid worked with GPs in London better understanding of the emotional content of the doctor-patient relationship and so improve their therapeutic potential No lectures “Long interviews” First described in the book TheDoctor, his Patient and the Illness (1957) Now 22 countries - national Balint Societies

  4. What happens? ‘The doctor’ Present a case Questions “sit out” Group discussion Invite back in

  5. Theory? Who needs theory? EstiRimmer, Consultant Clinical Psychologist Paper discusses what, how and why? “In the nexus between safety and anxiety that creativity can flourish” Link: http://balint.co.uk/about/theoretical-aspects-of-balint-work/

  6. Ambivalence Significance Exclusion Cohesion Understanding Knowing Meaning Distress Not knowing Conflict

  7. The Group Safe place Discourage unwanted and intrusive questions See themselves (as doctors) but also as humans Not a therapy group although its effects can be therapeutic “The doctor’s dilemma”

  8. The leader Make it safe Ensure confidentiality is observed Members feel free to talk about their feelings and their work (including their mistakes)

  9. Benefits of Balint Help avoid professional ‘burnout’ A safe place The doctor will see their patients as human beings Group members may gradually reach a deeper level ofunderstanding of their patients’ feelings and their own 

  10. Let’s try it out!

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