Jo Wood

There is little value in having a multidisciplinary team if the members don’t work in an interdisciplinary way. Without this approach, the team is little more than a collection of individuals going about their day, doing their own thing. Not really a team at all...

@charlie_psych One of my favourites 💙

I've found my way back to 'Tuesdays with Morrie' by Mitch Albom. I read it in my 20s as part of my clinical training for working with 'older people'. Now in my 40s I'm not so much reading it for the sake of learning about others, but more for me & just enjoying it.

@Pall_Care_Aus @WaltherPallCare @hediehm @Elissa_Campbell @KublerRoss @Priankabh @diana_mbhf @rachelcogs @ntizimira @Palliative_Scot @NaheedD @ElversonJo @kesleeman @AAHPM @access2care @palliumindia @amaranwosu @drleeroyw @jowoodSW @LucyAlexandria @hospicedoctor @SConnidis

Listen to Prof of palliative medicine @rmacleod5; pall care social worker @jowoodSW; Violet Guide & manager Rose Dillon; executive coach Terri Soller; ICU specialist @IA_Mitchell; & me. Each conversation shows one of us 'thinking aloud' as we reflect deeply on a conversation.

Delighted to share @Violet_org_au's new podcast, Violet's 5 Questions: a deep dive into deep conversations. In these 6 shows, experienced communicators and clinicians each reflect on a significant conversation from their own practice. omny.fm/shows/violet-s…

Told today by 2 palliative care units they are being closed & turned into COVID units. I know hospital management would not have wanted to make this decision. They are running out of options. Living with COVID 😢 @AHSRI_UOW @PCOCPallCare @ANZSPM @PCNAust @CroakeyNews @UOW_VC

@Banani31 @DrKate_Miller Yep, know this too well unfortunately 😔 I’ve recently stepped away from working in acute healthcare after many years, and saw this happen far too frequently.

When I visit aged care facilities, residents talk about their loneliness. They talk about a focus on tasks - that no one is seeing the real them. The person behind the task. A person with a rich life history. A person with likes, dislikes, fears, worries, interests & wisdom.

@DementiaStop @DrDebs_Oliveira Yes, exactly, happens far too often.

@jowoodSW @DrDebs_Oliveira So true, we only see the presence in front us and not the person behind the mask of some terrible condition. Unable to communicate I only hope they have the memories to hold on to.

@reelirishdancer @SWHPN I can relate to this big time! 😔

@jowoodSW @SLBaldry So much this. You might like this theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@DeSouzaRN @SLBaldry Thanks so much for sharing! I really love the way you have illustrated their stories. Beautiful!

@jowoodSW derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/people/mu…

Very exciting times at @Violet_org_au: a new #podcast series to deliver our Academy #training & #inspiration! Thank you to our advisors & thought leaders who have been so generous with their time & wisdom. Stay tuned! @_anniefox @rmacleod5 @drkathrynmannix @jowoodSW #socent

Pressuring people to be positive turns emotional intelligence into emotional labor. Toxic workplaces police people’s emotions. Healthy workplaces offer freedom of emotional expression. Showing stress or sadness isn't unprofessional. It's human. tedtalks.social/WLAdam @mervatim

@thelakesshow Unfortunately this happens all the time in hospitals and from a wide variety of disciplines 😔

Tell me you don’t understand what #palliativecare is without telling me you don’t understand palliative care. I’ll go first: #hapc

Life can be messy, uncertain & complex. The human experience doesn’t fit into neat little boxes. Sitting with distress is challenging. But, if someone can sit with my pain, then it gives me the sense that I can carry all of that complexity inside of me and survive.

@gerald_joseph90 Top right 🙌

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@ILM2018 It’s definitely not ok ♥️

@jowoodSW Thank you @jowoodSW The first time this happened to my human was about 25 years ago. The most recent time was last week. Thank you for validating her sense that this is not ok.

There have been times where I’ve sat on the floor with a person as they cried and screamed and wailed with raw grief. I didn’t talk, I just sat. Sometimes I held them. There are times where people don’t need words. They need presence. They need warmth. They need safety.

Your value as a human is not determined by your usefulness to another person, institution or system.

@ILM2018 I’m really sorry this happened to you...not good enough! 😞

@jowoodSW And they definitely don't need being hung up on, which is what has happened to my human by MH professionals far too many times. 😡😡😡☹☹☹