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Your Least Favorite Emotion, and What to Do with It.

Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

Shirzad Charmaine's book Positive Intelligence can give more information). Physicians often neglect their own mental health for a variety of reasons, tuning in late to the need is just one factor. This brings me into the present instead of in the immediate future or past and is calming and focusing. Positive social interactions.

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Episode 209: Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 12 – Our Land is Our Health: Addressing Anti-Indigenous Racism in Medicine

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Dr. Neuner reminds us of the importance of centering Indigenous Peoples in our research and data because this information helps drive policy and health initiatives that can address barriers to health in the community. Do not exclude Indigenous peoples in your research narratives.

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The Physicians Foundation Finds that Physician Wellbeing Remains Critically Low; New Survey Unveils Impact of Healthcare Consolidation

The Physicians Foundation

The State of Current and Future Physician Wellbeing Since the pandemic, the state of physician wellbeing remains low—and the wellbeing of residents and medical students is even lower. Burnout is leading to challenges and tragic outcomes affecting mental health with many still afraid of seeking help.

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RCT of Chaplaincy: Lexy Torke, Karen Steinhauser, LaVera Crawley

GeriPal

Alex Practice-PC Program Information: UCSF’s Practice-PC program is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 year. But everybody might, when I was a chaplain educator, I taught medical students as summer chaplain interns because everyone needs to know how to be able to recognize spiritual distress. Alex, is it okay if I ask?

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Exploring the Nature of Chronic Pain with Haider Warraich

GeriPal

Something that I’d very little experience of having been a medical student in Pakistan. Every time you experience pain, it is informed by so many different things. We’ve seen the stigma associated with mental health. Sometimes it is that simple. Very, very few centers are providing those services.

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2024 Summer Pinecones E-Newsletter -- ADVOCACY News

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

We support the Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act (HR 7681), hitch would reauthorize payment for virtual visits as well allowing for two primary care visits per year which would be covered by health plans and not be subject to the high deductible. Read more in the AAFP’s statement.

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STATEMENT RELEASE: Doctors for America Condemns Inhumane Immigration Enforcement

Doctors for America

Detaining individuals in overcrowded, unsanitary facilities without timely access to medical care directly endangers their lives. Children and families are experiencing severe psychological distress, toxic stress, and long-term harm to physical and mental health due to forced separations and the constant threat of deportation.