Monthly Archives: April 2016

Reading my EHR as a way to prepare

Posted on April 29, 2016 by mariahagglund

[Warning for oversharing – this post will contain details from my electronic health record] I’m waiting for my primary care center to call me back, and while I’m waiting I log into my online electronic health record. It’s always good to be … Continue reading →

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The importance of a shared meal

Posted on April 18, 2016 by mariahagglund

Food is important to me. I think everyone who knows me can vouch for that. I don’t know if people can be categorized into those that eat to live and those that live to eat, but I would probably belong … Continue reading →

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The story of illness

Posted on April 16, 2016 by mariahagglund

I’m a researcher in health informatics – but growing up, what I always dreamed of was being an author, a storyteller. As a researcher, I of course get to write. And write, and write. But the storytelling is seldom in … Continue reading →

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Academic rewards

Posted on April 16, 2016 by mariahagglund

I’ve had a couple of rough days (weeks? months?) and when life starts messing with you all of a sudden it becomes much harder to cope with the huge work load as well. I usually don’t have a problem juggling … Continue reading →

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Lifelines

Posted on April 10, 2016 by mariahagglund

I sneak by the room where you sit in your favorite chair – I don’t know if you’re sleeping. I don’t want you to see I’ve been crying. Again. I step carefully over the plastic tube that gives you oxygen. … Continue reading →

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Addicted to ToDo-lists

Posted on April 9, 2016 by mariahagglund

At times like these, when I simply don’t know where to start because I have so many things to do, I make lists. On little pieces of paper, on the back of reports I’m reading, and more recently in the … Continue reading →

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Physician Adherence

Posted on April 8, 2016 by mariahagglund

This amazing facebook post by equally amazing Hugo Campos deserves a blog post all to itself. Enjoy! Hugo turns the table on the old, worn out terms “compliance” and “adherence” which are usually used to describe patients and their behaviour … Continue reading →

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