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Dr Elizabeth A Piazza's avatar

In my profession which is pharmacy, I held the relationships I made with my patients, front and center. When I worked this is what I did. I held my patients in high esteem, seeking to provide what was needed. Not only medically, but mentally, emotionally, psychologically, and spiritually. I pray society understands the values found in relationships.

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Bryan Vartabedian's avatar

I understand the pressures that retail pharmacists are currently under -- the push for volume has all but eclipsed this connection with the pharmacist. In fact, I suspect that things will come full circle and this thing that is so rare, connection, will become the scarce and valuable thing. I hope. Thanks for chiming in, Elizabeth.

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Dr Elizabeth A Piazza's avatar

Thanks

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Josh Briscoe's avatar

Clinicians’ (really, humans’) ever persistent hope that their tools will save the day. Not saying that should stay the same, but it will.

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Bryan Vartabedian's avatar

Do you mean our technology?

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Josh Briscoe's avatar

Yeah. I’m no Luddite, but our capacity to use tools well and wisely needs to match our capacity to innovate. Or else we just become the sorcerer’s apprentice: https://open.substack.com/pub/familymeetingnotes/p/unwieldy-power-when-our-medicine

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