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Editors‘ Notes
What‘s your view on philosophy on World healthcare Technology Management?
By Lub and Dub
(for those of you who listened to the ‗car guys‘, will understand this reference)
How I see the world of Healthcare Technology Management:
Looking at the globe, I‘m reminded of a puzzle. I wonder how the continents fit together. I
don‘t mean geographically, but how do we fit together as a human race. Albert Schweitzer
wrote, ―It was and is still my conviction that the humanitarian work to be done in the world for
its accomplishments, call us as men, not as members of any particular nation or religious
body‖. I‘m not saying that anyone is doing humanitarian work but what I get from Schweitzer
is that when we look at connecting with others, either across the nation, or around the world,
we should first connect as people. When I make my rounds at the hospitals that work with
my program, I prefer to drive to each hospital and do the old fashion face-to-face meeting.
This helps me to understand their circumstances and how I can better work with these
healthcare technology managers; more accurate, these people, my friends.
Getting together and working toward a common goal is not so much a professional decision
as it is a personal one, for me. However, making personal decisions that affect a greater
community takes a tremendous amount of consideration and patience; and now-and-again,
some forgiveness for our presumptions. Our personal passions can get the best of us. I
hope some of this makes sense to you.
QUESTION OUR BASIC NOTIONS:
Where ever you go, you are likely to hear conversation of the common good, the common
good being something that equally benefits everyone in a community.
Here in the U.S, one common good has been healthcare. Healthcare reform has been a
heated debate for many, many years. Being in healthcare technology management, this is
something well within our horizon, well within our view. It‘s been said that the common good
arises from the needs of the individuals. So I question this basic notion. How well do we
know the needs of the individuals and how well does the individual understand their needs
in a relation to the society as a whole.
“What does a fish know about the water in which he swims” --Albert Einstein
We need to question this basic notion especially when we want we look at the world in
which we swim. (metaphorically speaking) When you open your mind and heart to the different countries and continents, look but don‘t forget to listen. I‘ll keep this editor‘s note short
and look forward to reading what people have to contribute. I learn something every time;
either about the topic or the person who wrote it.