Wednesday, January 12, 2011

On Perfusion Leadership... An Excerpt

As we ease into the New Year, many of us ponder our current situation and establish resolutions to become better in our approach to living by way of our personal habits and professional goals. I thought I'd share a story that is rich with inspiration in the spirit of this New Year ahead...

Recently a colleague of mine told me about a cable TV show she'd seen (Discovery Channel?) that featured a perfusionist monitoring an ECMO. Over time, the patient's condition declined and it was baffling to all the doctors. The medical team was beginning to feel there was no hope. This patient was fairly young with a strong physique and something gnawed at the perfusionist such that he couldn't give up the faith that the patient could be saved.

READ MORE in the January 2011 Edition of The Heartbeat....

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