This searing implication of the US healthcare system is a must read for everyone in medicine. It raises important questions about the nature of medicine and how to have a healthy system. Does the current system allow physicians to fulfill their Hippocratic oath to “Do No Harm”? How does this impact those who practice medicine? The book is a collection of experiences of those who facing the conflict of patient care and possible care.
We are thrilled to sit down with Wendy Dean, MD an advocate for healthcare workers and Moral Injury. We will discuss her groundbreaking book "If I Betray These Words" With Simon Talbot, MD, Dean shares the struggle of a healthcare system standing in the way of patient care, and the moral injury of those who want to care for patients. Dean is the only individual to win the Sharp Index “Healthy Health Systems” award, as an advocate for changing the system. She is a thought leader for moral injury in healthcare, and started the nonprofit Fix Moral Injury to address systemic issues.
Book club is a monthly community meeting to increase education and connection. This authors’ series monthly event increases education about mental health and empowers advocates to get involved. We donate copies of the book to medical students each month and invite all to participate and increase education about mental health and healthcare. Donate to get a copy of this amazing book.
‘If I Betray These Words’ is now available in paperback! Get a copy at your local bookseller or on Amazon.
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