Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to C R Laurent.
The art of forgiveness is a significant managerial process for dealing with intrapsychic and interpersonal injury and error in the health care environment. The ability to forgive is essential if healthy relationships are to be maintained and job productivity is to be enhanced. This article outlines who needs to be forgiven, the process of forgiveness, why forgiveness is difficult, and strategies for the manager in the art of forgiveness.
Endoscopy, a we know it today, is far from perfect. In an attempt to make the interventions as little invasive as possible, the ergonomics of the procedure, for the surgeon, are often not dealt with at all. In an attempt to improve the surgeon-patient interface during endoscopic procedures, a new concept is presented to allow the surgeon a much more natural visual interaction with the inside of the patient. It is made possible for the surgeon to look around into the cavity, with a stereo endoscope, mounted on a robot arm. This robot arm is directed by the motion of the head of the surgeon.