{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Containment: The Missing Skill in Modern Medicine","description":"In Episode 84, we named the problem: spillover. Today we turn to the structural solution \u2014 and why most physicians were never taught it.   Containment is the skill of designing the workday so clinical work stays largely within the workday. It\u2019s not about efficiency. It\u2019s not about typing faster or using better templates. It\u2019s about closing cognitive loops earlier in the workflow \u2014 before they accumulate into the evening.   Dr. Ryan Stegink explains why containment is absent from medical training, how it differs from efficiency, and what it protects: attention, identity, recovery, and the sustainable practice of medicine.   Key concepts covered: \u2219 Containment defined: designing the system to close loops whenever possible \u2219 Why medical training teaches clinical competence but not containment \u2219 Efficiency vs. containment: moving tasks faster vs. finishing them sooner \u2219 Unfinished thinking as the primary drain on physician attention \u2219 How containment creates margin for the unexpected \u2219 Containment as protection for physician identity beyond clinical roles \u2219 What containment looks like in practice   Resources mentioned: \u2219 Free Charting Tips PDF: mededwell.com\/chartingtips \u2219 Work with Dr. Stegink one-on-one: mededwell.com\/change   Previous episode: The Hidden Cost of Spillover (EP84)   Next episode: The Attention Problem in Medicine (EP86) ","author_name":"Wellbeing in Medicine Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.mededwell.com\/podcasts\/the-mededwell-podcast","html":"