Playing With Bees

<p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">How did a 33-year-old mother of two children and former wife of the author end up in the ICU with less than 10% chance of survival?</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Are you concerned or even scared to trust what you expect to receive as medical care today? Too many mistakes and wrongful procedures with little accountability.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">As a physician-scientist and quality improvement director Dr. Frederick Southwick has searched for answers to a </span><strong style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">failing healthcare system</strong><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">. Ironically, during Southwick's quest to find an answer, he also suffered a </span><strong style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">medical error</strong><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)"> resulting in the loss of his leg.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">As a patient his concerns about the medical error that led to his disability were </span><strong style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">silenced</strong><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">. His perspective as both an injured patient and a front-line physician provide </span><strong style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">unique insights into the challenges and solutions for transforming our costly and error-prone healthcare systems</strong><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">.</span></p><p><em style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Playing with Bees</em><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">&nbsp;is his answer. His book explores several levels: the challenge of improving safety in medicine; a deep look into author's first hand experiences; and insights into how he thinks as an expert as he addresses a myriad of healthcare issues.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">The writing is crisp and easy to read, the fast-paced narrative flowing like a novel. Who would have thought that </span><strong style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">honeybees could provide many of the answers</strong><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">. The reader comes away with a new appreciation of the dangers of medical care and with hope for a safer future.</span></p>