Mindfulness in Medicine

"Burnout Conundrum in Heath care professionals and Health care environments".

Benefits of Mindfulness in Medicine

• To Provide safety in rehabilitation and injury prevention.

• To Offer techniques that one can incorporate mindfulness in medical setting and make it a part of their lifestyle.

• To encourage active patient participation and build a relationship of trust and Safety.

• To embody slow medicine through integrating, Bio-psycho-social model of health and well-being.

Mindfulness is necessary in Healthcare environment -

• Over one half of Physicians experience Burnout (TP.Reith, 2018)

• Over one-third of Nurses experience symptom of burnout. (TP.Reith, 2018)

• Consequences are not limited to the physical well-being of the healthcare provider but detrimental to patient care.

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  WARNING SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

• Sleep Deprivation - excessive workload and long working hours

• Poor eating habits (salt or sugar cravings, skipping a meal, caffeine)

• Lack of energy, Fatigue

• Lingering cold, GI disturbances or frequent headaches

• Anxiety, feeling of exhaustion

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Most common stressors that one can experience in the work environment -

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• Negative co-workers

• Deadlines; conflict management

• Workload and interpersonal interactions.

• Leadership control, workplace bias, staffing shortage, etc.

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