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Mindfulness in Medicine: How Mindfulness Can Help Support Physician Well Being

By Liz Ferron, MSW, LICSW On April 17, 2018 · Add Comment · In Emotional, Physician/Provider, Spiritual
In our 2015 Physician Stress & Burnout Survey Report, 46 percent of physicians reported severe stress and/or burnout. In a rapidly changing healthcare market, physician stress and burnout is likely going to increase. Stress and burnout leads to many concerns and issues for the physician—as well as the organization. But what if there was a [...]
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5 Takeaways from the Whole Life Challenge

By Jenna Olson, CPT-ACSM; Solutions Coordinator On March 12, 2018 · Add Comment · In Emotional, Physical, Relational, Spiritual
Whole Life Challenge and Well Being From January 20 – March 2, 13 VITAL WorkLife employees participated in the Whole Life Challenge, which focuses on seven daily habits to improve our health and well being: nutrition, exercise, mobility, sleep, hydration, well being and reflection. For six weeks participants followed guidelines for each habit and reported daily [...]
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How to Cope in the Aftermath of Witnessing a Traumatic Event

By Sarah Prom, MA, LPC, ODCP On October 3, 2017 · Add Comment · In Emotional, Physical, Relational, Spiritual
Our thoughts go out to the victims and survivors of the mass shooting at the Route 91 Country Festival in Las Vegas. It is difficult — if not impossible — to understand what would compel someone to cause such devastation to so many innocent people — and we may never truly know the reasons why. [...]
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How to Address Addictive Behaviors in Physicians

By Shawn Friday, MEd, LPC, CEAP On September 25, 2017 · Add Comment · In Emotional, Financial/Legal, Physical, Physician/Provider, Professional, Relational, Spiritual
Identifying the Problem The rate of physician addiction among current practitioners is between 10 and 15 percent, similar or higher than the general population. As with the general population, alcohol is the most commonly abused substance; but not surprising, there is an increased level of addiction to prescription opioids, benzodiazepines, and stimulants due to ease [...]
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Helping Patients Spirituality Needs

By Shawn Friday, MEd, LPC, CEAP On June 15, 2017 · Add Comment · In Physician/Provider, Spiritual
Addressing the Spiritual Side of Medicine The Joint Commission mandates that healthcare institutions “Identify patient cultural, religious, or spiritual beliefs and practices that influence care” and accommodate them when possible.1 Their stance is that patient beliefs and practices may affect a patient’s (and/or family’s) perception of the illness, the treatment plan and the possible outcomes.  [...]
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Pause to Refuel

By Kay Roberts On March 15, 2017 · Add Comment · In Physician/Provider, Spiritual
How often have we heard this phrase? Dr. Amit Sood, Professor of Medicine – Mayo Clinic suggests in his video The Happy Brain that we take time in our day to consciously develop our gratitude and connect with others with compassion. The beginning of spring can be a great signal to take time; time to reflect, [...]
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Protect the Environment and Save Money

By VITAL WorkLife On January 18, 2017 · Add Comment · In Financial/Legal, Spiritual
Rain Barrels Some say that when it rains, it pours, but regardless of your thoughts on precipitation, it can’t be denied that rain is not only useful, but necessary for survival. Even if the rain forces your activities indoors, you can take advantage of it to save money on water costs and protect the environment [...]
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Physician Podcast: How To Address Your Well Being

By Susan Otten, ABC, SCMP, MBA On November 3, 2016 · Add Comment · In Dimensions of Well Being, Emotional, Physical, Physician/Provider, Professional, Relational, Spiritual
Emergency Physicians: highest level of burnout among all medical specialties As an advocate for Emergency Physicians, Jay Kaplan, MD, FACEP, President of the American College of Emergency Physicians, supports a balanced, holistic approach to well being. Discover how well being can be learned by studying Noah’s Ark, from his podcast on Physician Wellness: Don’t Miss the [...]
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3 Reasons Why Mindfulness is Important in Business

By Kay Roberts On September 9, 2016 · Add Comment · In Emotional, Spiritual
Mindfulness Taught to NYU MBA Students Mindfulness training could help your business leaders to: Become more self-aware Be more focused Better recognize and understand their own thoughts and emotions NYU’s Business School has some new courses and programs with the goal of “transforming the lives of the next generation of our business leadership.” Founded through Stern’s Leadership Development [...]
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How Does Authentic Leadership Impact Others?

By Kay Roberts On March 31, 2016 · Add Comment · In Dimensions of Well Being, Leadership/Management, Physician/Provider, Professional, Spiritual
Leadership. It takes many forms. One of the key elements of leadership is for our actions to match our words, to “walk the talk.” When our professional narrative is what people truly experience about us, we are modeling authentic leadership. All of us, no matter the role we play (Physician/Provider, CEO/Manager, Administrator/Account Executive, Engineer/Entertainer), has [...]
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