In episode#5 of Dignities and Disasters, Robert MacNaughton and Dr. David Tusek of Cloud Medical Center in Boulder Colorado, embark on an exploration of the turbulent world of healthcare and share some visions for what’s possible ahead. While the rage and disappointment can lead to despondency, healthcare workers are finding ways to get back to doing what they have always wanted to do–ensuring people have healthier lives. How can we extract the good from the broken and forge ahead with inspiration? Dr. Tusek seems to be several steps ahead of the pack.
Some of the topics we explore:
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A quick tour of the 3 “dominant logic systems”: traditional/ethnocentric, modern/meritocratic, postmodern/pluralistic/progressive (developmental psychology, spiral dynamics, integral theory)
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Us vs Them – creating the right energy for change
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The #1 cause of bankruptcy, the #3 cause of death, and the profession with the highest suicide rate
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Iatrogenesis – “Harm done by the healer”
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What does “holistic” healthcare look like?
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The Four Disconnections – Body, Higher Self, Relationships, and Nature
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40/40/40: Produce local and reduce waste
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Direct Primary Care and the importance of the primary care relationship
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The system we need and the examples already in practice
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Ravel.health and a developing vision for the future of distributed (vs socialized) healthcare
Shownotes:
07:00 – Us vs Them
19:00 – Rage and the need to grieve
27:16 – The 10 Heartbreaks, or the 10 P’s: Payment
40:20 – Practice
48:19 – Profit
52:57 – Power
58:17 – Potential
1:07:48 – Precision
1:12:00 – Perspicuity
1:14:04 – Privacy
1:16:38 – Personal Freedom
1:18:45 – Passion for Medicine
1:23:44 – Healthcare vs ‘Sick’care
1:24:39 – The Four Disconnections
1:30:30 – Farmers and food
1:35:43 – 40/40/40
1:39:21 – Ravel Health
Dr. David Z Tusek, MD
Founder / CEO at Cloud Medical Centers in Boulder Colorado
Dr. Tusek is a board-certified family physician who also has experience as an emergency room doctor. He is a member of the Academy of Sports Medicine, the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, and the Institute of Functional Medicine. Dr. Tusek relishes the close connectivity with his Cloud DPC patients, whether they are training for the Olympics, dealing with an illness, or simply trying to lose a few pounds. He believes that enhancing your quality of life is just as important as extending the quantity of your years. Dr. Tusek combines expertise in advanced diagnostics and optimization of brain and body function using a broad-based approach, blending cutting edge technologies with a natural orientation. He uses a wide variety of gentle, needle-based therapies to treat musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions and injuries (including PRP and botox). He performs various office-based surgeries, cryosurgeries, and treatments of minor trauma. In 2004, he became one of the first practitioners in Colorado to offer bio-identical hormone implants, and has been working closely with compounding pharmacies (those pharmacies that prepare personalized medications for patients), to provide the purest, most effective forms of natural therapies. In 2009, Dr. Tusek co-founded one of the nation’s first DPC programs, which he sold in 2016. He then went on to launch Cloud Medical DPC, and currently oversees several other healthcare ventures including Cloud Collective.
Robert MacNaughton
Host
Executive coach and facilitator, Robert is a pioneer in the fields of Integral community organization, leadership development, and experiential education. Robert focuses on supporting leaders with execution strategies, fostering healthy work culture, and navigating interpersonal conflict both personally and professionally. Robert co-founded the bygone Integral Center in Boulder, Colorado in association with renowned philosopher Ken Wilber, which hosted an international community of thought leaders, practitioners, and "evolutionaries."