Doctors who take care of themselves:
Are better role models for their patients.
Are better role models for their children.
Have higher patient satisfaction and safety scores.
Experience less stress and burnout.
Live longer.
Use this Web site to find what works for you.
Interesting Reads:
In this course you will engage in a series of challenges designed to increase your own happiness and build more productive habits. As preparation for these tasks, Professor Laurie Santos reveals misconceptions about happiness, annoying features of the mind that lead us to think the way we do, and the research that can help us change. You will ultimately be prepared to successfully incorporate a specific wellness activity into your life.
THE SCIENCE OF WELL BEING WAS PRODUCED IN PART DUE TO THE GENEROUS FUNDING OF THE DAVID F. SWENSEN FUND FOR INNOVATION IN TEACHING.
Helpful links:
https://www.headspace.com/
Mindfulness for your everyday life
Stress less. Move more. Sleep soundly.
GET HEALTHY
When was the last time you saw a doctor?
Who is your personal physician?
Having a personal physician:
avoids the pitfalls of self-diagnosis and self-treatment
provides support from a person who uniquely understands the pressures of your job.
Are you due for:
Screening labs - lipids, glucose, hemocult, TB
Dental cleaning
Blood pressure check
Mammograms
Osteoporosis screen
Pap test
Sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy
Planning a Pregnancy
Preconception Planning - CDC
Zika and Pregnancy - CDC
Planning a Trip
CDC vaccination and travel advisory guide by county
Jet lag prevention - NIH
Helpful Reads:
Most Americans Are Lonely, And Our Workplace Culture May Not Be Helping
Mindfulness for Hypertension worth Contemplating
Building a Program on Well-Being: Key Design Considerations to Meet the Unique Needs of Each Organization
Creating the Organizational Foundation for Joy in Medicine
To Care Is Human — Collectively Confronting the Clinician-Burnout Crisis