Spreading the message via University flats near the motorway in Wellington.
Mistakes at work
I once took the wrong dad into the operating theatre. He sat there quietly watching somebody else's caesarean section. Neither he nor the mother said a word until the very end when I congratulated them both.
I took a patient to the consultation room who was carrying
a white cane. I helped her by saying she could hold my arm and follow me in, which she did. At the end I apologised we didn't have any braille leaflets. It was at this point I realised she was carrying a curtain pole.
Zoom dysmorphia
The pandemic had catapulted people into a world of Zoom calls and Teams meetings, and staring at their own mug on a screen, day-in day-out, can have a negative impact on our self-image. New research from Harvard explains: "The term 'Snapchat dysmorphia' was coined in 2015 to describe the growing numbers of people who wanted to look like they'd been put through a face-altering filter in real life, all big eyes and sparkling skin. But Zoom dysmorphia is different. Video conferencing distorts our appearance in ways ... Front-facing cameras distort your image, like a funhouse mirror, and make noses look bigger and eyes look smaller. This effect is exacerbated by proximity to the lens, which is generally nearer to you than a person would ever stand in a real-life conversation. Looking down at a smartphone or laptop camera is the least-flattering angle. Knowing this surely helps. (Via Wired Magazine)
