The Medical Improv Toolkit: 10 Simple Activities to Promote Safe Care, Healthy Workplaces, & Rewarding Careers!

About This BookWho is it for?Healthcare Leaders, Managers, Consultants, & Allied Healthcare & Theatre ProfessionalsThe VisionImagine a resource that provides you with everything you need to help healthcare professionals & paraprofessionals develop critical interactive skills. Skills which contribute to positive relationships, dynamic teamwork, transformative leadership, and a culture of safety. AND in doing so, empowering them to have a positive impact on all outcomes!Part One includes an introduction and 5 short chapters describing how and why Medical Improv and the underlying “YES AND” mindset is an effective experiential teaching modality.Part Two includes 10 activity-based chapters. Each of which focuses on one simple activity adapted from the world of improvisation and theatre education. Each activity-based chapter includes: overview, estimated time, skill-building opportunities, video links, "YES AND" Story , facilitation tips, variations, virtual adaptations, & Case Scenario!Endorsements... I love everything about this book—its treasure of practices, its supportive videos, its design that highlights stories and case scenarios... - Margaret Wheatley, EdD, author of 12 books, from Leadership and the New Science to Restoring Sanity...Clear and engaging and most of all doable...- Diana Crowell, PhD, RN, author of ComplexityLeadership: Nursing’s Role in Health Care Delivery...a brilliant way to train on the skills that accelerate trust as we improv our way to better engagement, retention, and patient outcomes. Best of all she makes it fun. - Quint Studer, Co-author with Katherine A. Meese, PhD of The Human Margin: Building the Foundations of Trust…you will walk away with the understanding and practical application of the “Yes And”.. - Tom Dahlborg, President & CEO, Dahlborg HealthCARING Leadership Group, LLC…a rich resource for anyone interested in creating transformational communication and connection in any context, medical and beyond… - Lorenz Sell, Co-Founder, Sutra...Wow! What an amazing book! ….I can’t recommend it highly enough! - Dr Esther Waterhouse, FRCP, Palliative Care Consultant and Director of Medical Improv GB…an invaluable resource for anyone looking to foster effective communication and create a supportive and dynamic healthcare environment…- Eric Kruger, PT, DPT, PhD - The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center…Even psychologists, who have been practicing for years, will have light-bulb moments…Anita Remig, EdD, Psychologist...highly digestible nuggets that can help the earnest healthcare leader integrate these simple yet profoundly effective exercises into their leadership toolbox. Keith Carlson, BSN, RN, NC-BC, Nurse podcaster, career expert, and author…A fascinating read that is chock full of interesting, valuable information and user-friendly exercises. So much yes to this book! -Jude Treder-Wolff, LCSW, CGP, Certified Practitioner of Applied Improvisation…a bracing and inspirational refresher course in the value of theatre study to interpersonal communication and basic humanity. - Mary Guzzy, Professor, Theatre and Humanities, SUNY Corning Community College...takes the sharp edges off the barriers to good communication...helps us all be better! - Peggy Ann Berry, PhD, RN, COHN-S, CLE, PLNC, FAAOHN…positively impact patient safety, communication, teamwork, and leadership. Read and use this book! Barb Bickford, Owner and Principal, Bickford CollaborationRead complete endorsements here: bit.ly/3xuotqX Read more