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Why Is Everybody So Irritated?

WHY DOES IT SEEM LIKE EVERYONE IS MORE IRRITATED THAN USUAL LATELY?

by Michael Foutz, MD

I can understand this being the case during the pandemic. It’s been a year or so, though, since the height of the pandemic and, yes, we’re having some economic difficulties; but it seems like the irritability level is still high.

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Book Banning Represents Misguided Effort

Book Banning Represents Misguided Effort

By Stephen Asher, MD

Like many of the literate community, I am concerned about the nationwide push to ban books that the self-appointed few opine as unsuitable. Book banning represents a misguided effort to kill ideas, particularly those that are felt antithetical to a narrow set of beliefs or attitudes. These efforts, many threatening monetary fines and violations of law, have resulted in the intimidation of librarians, booksellers, school boards, university departments, and open-minded citizens.

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Dr. Jim Souza 2022 ACMS Physician of the Year

Dr. Jim Souza, 2022 ACMS Physician of the Year

 

Dr. Souza has played a very strong and visible role as Chief Medical Officer of St. Luke’s Health System over the past 5 years. During the COVID crisis, he provided a reasoned and empathetic voice about public health matters in news interviews, testimony to public health boards, and with the medical staff of the System. He also stood fast against the politically motivated intimidation of St. Luke’s employees during an imminent danger child welfare case earlier this year. Under his leadership, SLHS has remained in IBM Watson Health’s Top 15 Health Systems for nine years running.

Since becoming the CMO, Dr. Souza has helped oversee the development of SLHS’ Provider Well-being Center of Excellence. He championed its creation, staffed by a part-time physician leader (a former ACMS board member) and a full-time administrative dyad to support the effort. He remains an active clinician practice pulmonary and critical care medicine with St. Luke’s – Idaho Pulmonary Associates on a limited basis, keeping him very much in touch with the challenges which physicians face daily.

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Micro-Affirmations have Macro-Implications

Micro-Affirmations have Macro-Implications

by Steven Reames, ACMS Director

Most of us have heard about microaggressions in the workplace, a term for brief and commonplace daily, verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities. They communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative prejudicial slights and insults toward any group. The "micro" refers not to the insignificance of these exchanges, but rather to their being so commonplace that they hardly draw any attention. Even though a comment may not be intended to offend or cause harm, it does not change its effect on the receiving party.[i]

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Growing Something New in the Medical Culture

By Steven Reames, Executive Director, Ada County Medical Society

Throughout this past year, as the medical profession has been overwhelmed with responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous voices have called for transforming medical culture. A couple of examples:

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