David Alderson

SurgeonEducator inspired by the ways that arts and humanities can transform our perspectives on healthcare.

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[David Alderson @incisedlines]

OK...deep breath. This morning I'm starting a new blog: medical humanities, medical education, professionalism, other stuff... https://t.co/p7QlOYBnBp Read the background https://t.co/3EZQ1fJEFJ My first post: perspectives on medical error https://t.co/3EZQ1fJEFJ #medhums #MedEd

[David Alderson @incisedlines]

Great performances of #TrueCut at @RCSEd: public engagement event and full day workshop for senior surgeons: making sense of mistakes in clinical practice. Thank you Margaret Murphy, patient safety advocate, for wise insights. @EdViney #PatientSafety #mentalhealth

[David Alderson @incisedlines]

Exciting conversations today with director @EdViney about the staging for this performance of #Truecut in June. Follow the link to book your place in Edinburgh!

[The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh @RCSEd]

There's still time to book your spot at True Cut, a stage play written by ENT Surgeon David Alderson that asks: "What happens when things go wrong in healthcare?".

Learn more: https://t.co/Bo0Dng9cUx

[Lindsey Hilsum @lindseyhilsum]

Sometimes I re-read this poem by Bonaro W Overstreet.

[David Alderson @incisedlines]

An emotionally exhausting but critically important day powered by drama

[David Alderson @incisedlines]

@KenZeroHarm @RCSEd It will be a public event. The play #TrueCut is based on verbatim transcripts of surgeons and patients and aims to encourage open and nuanced conversations which promote greater mutual understanding of the problem #patientsafety #mentalhealth

[David Alderson @incisedlines]

Fantastic day at Buckfast Abbey. Using drama to help colleagues make sense of the inevitable place of mistakes in every surgeon’s practice. How do we support and prepare surgeons? How do we respond to patients and families. #patientsafety #mentalhealth

[David Alderson @incisedlines]

Starting a 4 day workshop with staff from Torbay Hospital operating theatres with artist Kirsten Lavers to explore the impact of mistakes on clinical staff. @incisedlines on insta #medhum #mistakes #PatientSafety

[Ariadne Labs @AriadneLabs]

"Not having a process hurts everybody." -@LeilaniS

Transparency is about respect and dignity for patients and families.

Join our webinar tomorrow to learn how the PACT Collaborative can help health systems better respond to harm: https://t.co/ytAUkzp1e4

[David Alderson @incisedlines]

Someone’s getting excited about Christmas…

[David Alderson @incisedlines]

Delighted to be asked to contribute to Poem of the Week in #Totnes by @harula_ladd ‘And breathe…’ : #Mindfulness and counting my blessings as one response to the pandemic… #Covid_19

[Harula Ladd @harula_ladd]

This week's #poem in the window at #Totnes community bookshop is And breathe... by @DavidJAlderson Enjoy! #poetry #poetrycommunity #POEMS #poetrytwitter

[David Alderson @incisedlines]

Last chance to see Jo Sargasson’s wonderful pictures in the HeArTs Gallery at Torbay Hospital

[Marcel Proust @Daily_Proust]

I wondered whether music might not be the unique example of what might have been—if the invention of language, the formation of words, the analysis of ideas had not intervened—the means of communication between souls.

[David Alderson @incisedlines]

Looking forward to @MoorOfALife sharing his tales of Dartmoor: poems and films. looks amazing Nick.

[Dr Luis Felipe Cabrera Vargas MD FACS @PipeCabreraV]

Who couldn't love this 👂 🎶 sound 🔪💥👇⤵️👁 ? #SoMe4Surgery #medtwitter Is one of the best sounds in the 🌎🌍! @LiangRhea @pferrada1 @pturnermd @drdevirgilio @jmills1955 @SWexner @juliomayol @Cirbosque @MISIRG1 @almagoch

[David Alderson @incisedlines]

One of the joys of living in South Devon is sea swimming. This award winning short film sums it up. https://t.co/9h0TjfBYO8

[David Alderson @incisedlines]

What would I most like for Christmas? A literary agent please Santa... #litagent 🙂

[David Alderson @incisedlines]

Thanks to everyone for all the positive comments after sharing excerpts from my new novel 'cutting' yesterday @C4CHEd conference. Exploring the harmful coping strategies we all may adopt when dealing with mistakes.

[HellomynameisSarah @sarah_janemad]

Absorbed with session from @DavidJAlderson looking at when ‘💩 happens’ & making mistakes, exploring the reality of care & the coping mechanisms we adopt as HCPs good & bad. A great resource for Anaesthesia, Theatres, Crit Care & Emergency Care #CompassionHealthEdConf2021

[David Alderson @incisedlines]

To those who asked where they could get hold of a copy of 'cutting' - I just need to get it published...

[David Alderson @incisedlines]

I'm talking about 'making and living with mistakes' (promoting a more nuanced conversation via stage plays, poems, pictures and a novel) at Compassion in Healthcare Education conference online-Free registration-Great looking programme 15th Dec https://t.co/bf12oqSBCj @C4CHEd

[David Alderson @incisedlines]

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A view from the frontline - a personal psalm of hope for Good Friday

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@MoorOfALife @beckyartistpoet @SueWaterside @ED4MEDPRAC