PonderMed #7: Simon Flemming. Orthopod and Anti-Bullying Campaigner #HammerItOut

Great morning recording with @Ponder_Med, talking about #MedEd, #HammerItOut and all sorts.

Absolutely worth a listen, so watch this space. pic.twitter.com/NtLaibBJoU

— Simon Fleming 🔨 (@OrthopodReg) October 26, 2018

About Simon

Simon Flemming is a senior orthopaedics trainee and former President of the British Orthopaedics Trainee Association (BOTA). He is currently working on his Medical Education PhD.

He is the man behind the #HammerItOut campaign which tackles bullying, undermining and harassment in orthopaedics. The campaign has been so successful that other specialties are now following suit and Simon has become a leading voice for culture change in the NHS and global healthcare.

Stuff we chatted about

00:10 Robbie’s update
Check out the other members of the Adventure floor Fampany (my new mutual workspace)
Sanctus (super cool Mental Health startup)

02:24 Mr Bingo

05:39 Why does orthopaedics have a brash/arrogant/misogynistic reputation?

12:36 BOTA, and the inception of #HammerItOut

15:32 Bullying, undermining, harassment (definitions)

18:20 Data from BOTA census

21:28 What interventions has #HammerItOut introduced? Who is involved?

22:34 #KnockItOut (anaesthetists), #CutItOut (pan-surgical)

25:04 How to introduce culture change in healthcare

27:45 “If you want to change the world, all you have to do is change yourself”. Simon’s TEDxNHS talk

30:27 The important of good role modelling

31:34 Being stressed is no excuse for rudeness

34:11 Playing the “patient’s lives are on the line” card to excuse rudeness
What do Emergency Medicine and Donald J. Trump have in common? (Robbie’s blog post)

37:09 Why is this issue personal to Simon? His experience of being a victim of bullying

40:45 The future of #HammerItOut
#CallitOut (Emergency Medicine)
#WhipItOut (Urology)
#PushItOut (Obs and gynae)

42:06 #MedEd, Simon’s PhD

43:15 #MedEd lessons from #BawaGarba and a discussion on the issues around reflective practice (there are lots)
Resources on the case:
– Long BBC News piece
– BMJ article with timeline of case and loads of relevant links/resources

50:35 The future of reflective practice in medical training

51:01 How much information should we be sharing with the public (our patients) regarding doctor performance?

Want more from Simon

#HammerItOut homepage

@OrthopodReg on twitter

@OrthopodReg on instagram

Simon on LinkedIn

A video of Simon chatting at Healthcare Leadership Academy

Simon’s book recommendation

“I, Lucifer” by Glen Duncan

Until next week.
Robbie
@Ponder_Med