Hi Keith,
echoing Paul, I trust you are on the way to full recovery, my husband will likewise undergo open
heart surgery in the near future, and hope that he receives the same level of care.
My intervention in your statement however, is that the emphasis is on the word 'practice' rather than
skill, art or creative. That is how I interpret your observations of the CMO (his embodied experience
which involves seeing) inculcating the trainee (which involves first listening then seeing) into HIS
practice, which, significantly, differed from the surgeon's practice. Note, creative, art and skill are
implied (in practice) and not singled out for, dare I say, special treatment.
all the best,
teena
> > For the CMO the ICU is a studio. He gets patients who have undergone
> radical surgery. They have known conditions brought about by surgery. They
> have expected pathways of recovery. There are numerous milestones along
> the way. There is a huge amount of data. There is a desired outcome
> (leaving the ICU in a stable condition). Also, there are many unknowns and
> complicating problems that must be solved if the best outcome can be
> achieved. Balancing these many requirements is a skill, an art, and a
> creative practice.
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