A few weeks ago I attended our final AMWA-NE Chapter meeting for the year, and I have to say, it was a great evening.
We met for good food and wine at an Italian restaurant, in Wellesley, MA, and were fortunate enough to have a guest speaker for the evening – Dr Julian Seifter, a nephrologist at Harvard Medical School.
In addition to being a leading nephrologist here in the US, Dr Seifter has experienced the “other side” of the doctor-patient relationship. During his talk he recalled memorable stories of working with patients, and his story as a patient dealing with his own chronic illnesses. And he talked of how dealing with his own conditions has helped his approach to his patients.
You can also check out this link to a conversation he had with The New York Times in 2010.
If you ever get the chance to hear him speak, I’d thoroughly recommend it – he was extremely engaging, and I could have listened to him all night.
With the help of his wife, Dr Seifter has written a book about his experiences – this is the image of the book from his website – it’s a wonderful read, and again, one I didn’t want to finish.
If you haven’t already done so, don’t forget to join AMWA and check out your local chapter meetings.
And if you’re local to the New England region, please come and join us.
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