Hospitalist Abhi Kole tells a story about the ethics — and the art — of blocking patients. This episode was made possible by Vocera Communication’s Experience Innovation Network an organization that has investigated the impact of stress, divided attention, and cognitive load on clinicians, and published data on how it affects communication and emotional wellbeing. Learn more at https://www.vocera.com/experience-innovation-network This season of The Nocturnists was made possible by the California Medical Association. Learn more at cmadocs.org Illustrations by Lindsay Mound. Original theme music by Yosef Munro. Other music comes from Blue Dot Sessions. Check out our website at thenocturnists.com.  We invite you to support us with a donation here. You can also make small, recurring donations through our Patreon page.