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Well, hello there.

Thanks for coming over and checking out this course.

I'm Dr. Schneider.

As 2017 drew to a close, Dr. Schneider was facing five counts of bankruptcy fraud.

But he was still putting himself out there.

In fact, he'd found a new calling.

Bad conflict is a bitter distraction. It's costly

and can be destructive. Dr. Schneider had launched a new career. He wrote a book called The Health

Care Providers Guide to Conflict Engagement and Dispute Resolution. And he was taking that message online.

Conflict can become ugly and frightened.

In a series of videos, Dr. Schneider appeared as an animated cartoon version of himself,

white coat, stethoscope, and, of course, boots. Misrust, lies, trickery, and malicious behaviors breed suspicion and aggression.

In one section, he gives an example of a confrontation between a doctor and a nurse,

both played by an AI robo voice.

Nurse, what is wrong with you? Do my orders mean anything? Get your job done. The nurse pushes back, warning

that the doctor is endangering a patient. Your dose was 10 times what the patient should get.

Dr. Schneider doesn't mention that he'd lost his license in Wyoming for his role in the death

of a patient that involved over-prescribing. You were wrong, doctor, not me.

Now it might seem a little strange for someone so steeped in conflict

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