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bye59950: To talk of diseases is a sort of Arabian Nights entertainment.,William Osler,disease, humor, medicine, science,

Stephen_Groner: To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals - this alone is worth the struggle. Sir William Osler

LongwoodsJobs: Clinical Manager, Laboratory - William Osler Health System, Brampton, ON

Kikee_a: Day 72: On the Value of the Struggle To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals — this alone is worth the struggle. —William Osler

stopchasingpain: It is much more important to know what sort of a patient has a disease than what sort of a disease a patient has. -William Osler

JTMLX: In 1896, William Osler, a founder of Johns Hopkins Hospital, wrote: “Humanity has but three great enemies: Fever, famine and war; of these by far the greatest, by far the most terrible, is fever.”

JTMLX: In 1896, William Osler, a founder of Johns Hopkins Hospital, wrote: “Humanity has but three great enemies: Fever, famine and war; of these by far the greatest, by far the most terrible, is fever.”

henrytirla: “To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals — this alone is worth the struggle. —William Osler”

RandyResist: In 1896, William Osler, a founder of Johns Hopkins Hospital, wrote: “Humanity has but three great enemies: Fever, famine and war; of these by far the greatest, by far the most terrible, is fever.” We now have technologies that give us a chance to better prepare, manage‌ and…

bonill07: Sir William Osler said, “The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.”

NickCozziMDMBA: Osler’s “A Way of Life” address to Yale’s medical students is a fantastic read as is Harvey Cushing’s “Life of Sir William Osler. Just wonderful.

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JesusChrist_II: Mind you this is for William Osler Health Care that I spoke to regarding feedback, don't expect other places to do the same thing, some of them already do, to be honest, children's hospitals, Sunnybrook is also a good one too. Honestly, there can be better effort in the designs.

fadfield: Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability. ~Sir William Osler

lifesty05568175: Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability. ~Sir William Osler

TheQuoteFirst: Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability. ~Sir William Osler

dan0rchard: "The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals." Sir William Osler (1849-1919) - Physician/Professor of Medicine

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GetChimdi: "Live neither in the past nor in the future, but let each day’s work absorb your entire energies, and satisfy your widest ambition." - William Osler

DrTonyLeachon: Taking care of your gut: Understanding your symptoms and the risks of colon cancer - William Osler Health System

aakash_pg: Monday Motivation The practice of medicine is an art, not a trade; a calling, not a business; a calling in which your heart will be exercised equally with your head. - William Osler Download the Aakash PG Plus application now:

delan82: ‘Medicine is a science of uncertainty, and an art of probability’ WIlliam Osler - Canadian physician 1849-1918. He founded the discipline of internal medicine and bought medical students out of the lecture hall to the bedside for training, known as the "Father of modern medicine"

NAZALKARADAN: “He who studies medicine without books sails an uncharted sea, but he who studies medicine without patients does not go to sea at all”. — William Osler (1949-1919)

quotepage: "Live neither in the past nor in the future, but let each day’s work absorb your entire energies, and satisfy your widest ambition." - William Osler

DennisAmoni: "He who studies medicine without books sails an uncharted sea, but he who studies medicine without patients doesn't go to the sea at all". - William Osler.

FyzicalStandley: The trained nurse has become one of the great blessings of humanity, taking a place beside the physician and the priest.” — Dr. William Osler, Canadian physician and founder of Johns Hopkins University

Fyzical_Rock_CO: The trained nurse has become one of the great blessings of humanity, taking a place beside the physician and the priest.” — Dr. William Osler, Canadian physician and founder of Johns Hopkins University

DonPJenn: "With half an hour’s reading in bed every night as a steady practice, the busiest man can get a fair education before the plasma sets in the periganglionic spaces of his grey cortex." William Osler, MD

DonPJenn: "Fifteen or twenty minutes day by day will give you fellowship with the great minds of the race, and little by little as the years pass you extend your friendship with the immortal dead." William Osler, MD

JaySavla15: Humanity has but three greatest enemies: Fever, famine and war; of these by far the greatest, by far the most terrible, is fever. - Sir William Osler

DonPJenn: "Spend the last half-hour of the day in communion with the saints of humanity." William Osler, MD

DonPJenn: "Before going to sleep read for half an hour, and in the morning have a book open on your dressing table. You will be surprised to find how much can be accomplished in the course of a year." William Osler, MD

ChronicUTIAus: LISTEN "Listen to women. Listen to patients," Tara Moss. "Listen to your patient; he is telling you the diagnosis," Sir William Osler. "The clinical history, symptoms and signs always take precedent over any of the tests, including the urine microscopy," James Malone-Lee.

insauga: William Osler Health and Niagara Health awarded for reducing ‘low-value’ tests and treaments

glidemode: One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine. William Osler

jvdhubsjbdy: The future belongs to Science. More and more she will control the destinies of the nations. Already she has them in her crucible and on her balances.,William Osler, The Life of Pasteur,balance, crucible, destiny, future, nations, science,

RealitySelect0r: We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life. William Osler

nica6384: "We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life." William Osler

BramptonReddit: “William Osler Health System Receive Choosing Wisely Canada’s Highest Honour.” Submitted by u/VapidCanary via Reddit:

narrowlanemedia: “To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals — this alone is worth the struggle. —William Osler”

iojkkl9: We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it. ~William Osler

rathodajit4545: "Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability."- sir william osler

peseoiiii: We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it. ~William Osler

RealitySelect0r: We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life. William Osler

WiseLifeQuotes2: “We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life.” -William Osler Via Wise Life Lesson

AntonioBarros_: Saturday night reading. Sir William Osler- Aequanimitas.

DonPJenn: William Osler, MD: "In the first place, in the physician or surgeon no quality takes rank with imperturbability,.... Imperturbability means coolness & presence of mind under all circumstances, calmness amid storm, clearness of judgment in moments of grave peril, immobility,

DonPJenn: shows that he is flustered & flurried in ordinary emergencies, loses rapidly the confidence of his patients." Photos - The great one himself, the unflappable, imperturbable Sir William Osler, MD.

rgtrendsetter: The philosophies of one age have become the absurdities of the next, and the foolishness of yesterday has become the wisdom of tomorrow. -William Osler RALPHGAIL ASAPaKENsiAYUMI

HolographicMD: Aequanimitas was one of Sir William Osler's most famous essays (1886), it was delivered to new doctors. He advocates two qualities: "imperturbability" and "equanimity". Some criticize the radical “cool detachment” but actually it’s a fertile soil to reflect on humanistic empathy.

AngryIndian010: We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it. William Osler BRAND ICON SHIV THAKARE

fmekfoikkd: We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it. ~William Osler

3dom13: 1/2 Modern society and its participants are desperate to dismiss the fact that many (some listed below) from decades & centuries ago got the concept of "science of health" right! Dr. Russell Trall Dr. Ulric Williams Dr. Henry Lindlahr Dr. William Osler Dr. Herbert Shelton

imbiaro47382349: The teacher's life should have three periods, study until twenty-five, investigation until forty, profession until sixty, at which age I would have him retired on a double allowance.,William Osler,Life, Age, Study ,

_ayyumii: The value of experience is not in seeing much, but in seeing wisely. -William Osler RALPHGAIL ISIPBATAsaSHOWTIME

Stephen_Groner: To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals - this alone is worth the struggle. Sir William Osler

asimcheema333: Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability. -William Osler

MerlinLarsonMD1: Sir William Osler advised graduating medical students (1889) to develop the skill of "Aequanimity", whereby their facial expressions do not show panic during stressful events. Osler's collection of essays might be a fitting gift to give graduating anesthesiology residents.

TheTravelMDs: This is why we “practice” medicine…it’s constantly changing and evolving as we learn more and correct previous mistakes. “Medicine is a science of uncertainty, and an art of probability."-- William Osler, M.D. (1849-1919)

Abelsmi47516891: The future belongs to Science. More and more she will control the destinies of the nations. Already she has them in her crucible and on her balances.,William Osler, The Life of Pasteur,balance, crucible, destiny, future, nations, science,

youngdudeman: who betrays indecision and worry, and who shows that he is flustered, and flurried in ordinary emergencies, loses rapidly the confidence of his patients.” -Sir William Osler, Aequanimitas

syedabenazir12: The practice of medicine is an art, not a trade, a calling, not a business a calling in which your heart will be exercised equally with your head. WILLIAM OSLER

MeaningfulCareM: We're pleased to celebrate with the William Osler Health System in achieving the first hospital Butterfly accreditation. This is an innovative way to transform the experience for people in acute care settings, and we're excited to see how this practice can be shared with others.

drmaypole: Discuss. “Medicine is a science of uncertainty & an art of probability.” --William Osler, MD.

GalaOfWonder: Like a certain doctor when blowing the whistle about Covid and then got fired by the William Osler hospital, Charlie Pinkerton recently quit or was fired along with four peers who wanted to run the story. Ford will censor/fire until he is voted out. I never voted for him. Never!

walterhpierce2: This quote from Sir William Osler fits well into my Utilization, Innovation, Design, and Refine category. To study more quote-posters from this phase of the Creative Process go to:

CleanAirBot: "Patients should have rest, food, fresh air, and exercise – the quadrangle of health" ― William Osler

mintalviharju83: One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.” James Russell Lowell The value of experience is not in seeing much, but in seeing wisely.” William Osler

JaroJup: "To have striven is worth the struggle. We are here to add to, not to get what we can from life." -William Osler

OrganicPeoplePR: SIR WILLIAM OSLER ORGANIZED THE World-Famous Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford. (July 12, 1849- December 29, 1919.)

drnickUSA: “The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals”. ~ Sir William Osler Are we a "Pill Poppin' Nation??? Read on...

HeartOTXHeartMD: “We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it.” -William Osler (The father of modern medicine) It sounds like the good Dr Osler took The Great Commission to heart.

EuropeanArt_: 1876 - Phagocytosis was first noted by Canadian physician William Osler and later studied and named by Élie Metchnikoff in 1880.

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CleanAirBot: "Patients should have rest, food, fresh air, and exercise – the quadrangle of health" ― William Osler

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nijpbok: We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it. ~William Osler

nnnnio9: We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it. ~William Osler

OslerFoundation: A heartfelt thank you to Brampton’s Gurdwara Dasmesh Darbar for a $100,000 donation to Osler Foundation in support of equipment needs and ongoing redevelopment projects at Osler. Read more here:

impatient43: MAJESTIC SHIV THAKARE We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life.” – William Osler

baxirahul: Be a Master Listener “Listen to your patient; he is telling you the diagnosis.” —Sir William Osler 4/n

baxirahul: Treat the Whole Patient “A good physician treats the disease. The great physician treats the patient who has the disease.”—Sir William Osler 6/n

Psychodoctor06: Listen to your patient. He is telling you the diagnosis. Sir William Osler

Psychodoctor06: A good physician treats the disease. The great physician treats the patient who has the disease. Sir William Osler

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DrCarolLow: William Osler (who died in 1919): “It is much more important to know what sort of a patient that has a disease then what sort of a disease a patient has."

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awardoftruth: The young doctor should look about early for an avocation, a pastime, that will take him away from patients, pills, and potions. Dr. William Osler I work on my ranch, build model cars/planes and get outdoors frequently. What’s your avocation to help with burnout?

ypaorls: We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it. ~William Osler

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QueeredR: 2) "The greater the ignorance. the greater the dogmatism." ~ Dr William Osler, (1849-1919), Physician ~~~~~~~ Emma Goldman, (1869-1940), anarchist, political activist, and writer

QueeredR: 5) William Osler was a Canadian Physician frequently described as the father of modern medicine. He became one of four founders of Johns Hopkins Medical School, creating the first residency program for specialty training of physicians...

QueeredR: 6)...and he was the first to bring medical students out of the lecture hall for bedside clinical training... "Listen to your patient, he is telling you the diagnosis." ~ Dr William Osler

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