Kees Nydam, MBBS, FACEM, FAChAM, AFRACMA, MMEd, Clinical Director.
Between principle and compromise: We are all meat in someone else's sandwich
Article first published online: 9 SEP 2013
© 2013 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine and Australasian Society for Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine Australasia
Volume 25, Issue 5, pages 467–469, October 2013
How to Cite
Nydam, K. (2013), Between principle and compromise: We are all meat in someone else's sandwich. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 25: 467–469. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12127
- Issue published online: 6 OCT 2013
- Article first published online: 9 SEP 2013
- Manuscript Accepted: 12 AUG 2013
- clinical leadership;
- core competencies;
- reflective practice
Clinical leadership and workforce management are high profile topics in many recent healthcare journals and frequently the focus of discussion in this sectors dynamic environment. Emergency physicians, like their cousins in other medical specialties, are required to work collaboratively within an increasingly complex system in order to optimise the clinical outcomes of their patients. This article presents a reflective analysis using a fictional character, Ulysses, who encounters traps and potholes in his journey to clinical leadership and management enlightenment.