Samier Kamar
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 12/30/2020
Amygdala hijack: when instincts support patient care
As healthcare providers, are we taught to follow our intuition or gut feeling? Or are we taught to be methodical, sensible and have justification for every single one of our actions? When is it okay to follow our intuition? Does it matter when it comes to judging the demeanor of a patient given their physical presentation versus being skeptical about adherence in a patient for a life-saving medication? What if the situation entailed picking up on non-verbal social cues of your patient’s partner alluding to abuse, oppression, or vulnerability? When is it too far to follow your gut feeling as a healthcare professional? - 7/30/2020
Our patients, our family
Why do patients come to see us is one question, what keeps them coming back is another - 4/16/2020
Time is like a sword
As frontline healthcare providers during this pandemic, time is not on our side. But we can try to make every interaction count - 3/16/2020
'Hello 9-1-1? Fraud in progress'
Why I decided to call the cops when I caught a forgery at my pharmacy - 1/23/2020
The stigma of an STI
Helping our patients get appropriate care is our job, even when the patients are wary of doing so themselves. - 12/8/2019
The rapid heart and the anxious soul
Pharmacists can be key players in building a more proactive health system, if our governments recognized our value - 11/17/2019
Different tongues
Identifying conditions starts with connecting with patients, and ends with knowing when to refer and when to treat
