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     We give our patients solid advice in living a healthy life, but tend to infer: "Do as I say, not as I do." It's as lame as when spoken by parents.

     How can we learn to "walk the talk"?

     How can we live healthier, more balanced lives?

     How can we embody the ideals that inspired us to be healers in the first place? 

     How can we heal our culture?


     YOUR ideas are needed - students, residents, as well as practicing health-care professionals - WRITE your COMMENTS.

     "Enlightened health care invites patients and caregivers into a relationship of healing that is a mutual journey towards wellness.  During the journey both parties are encouraged and enabled to grow, to learn, and to heal.  Such a journey includes acceptance, respect, mindfulness, compassion, and humor."          Harvey Zarren MD       http://www.healinghealthcareassoc.org/learningmodules.htm

RESOURCES:

Rachel Naomi Remen's excellent links:
http://rachelremen.com/links.html

Rachel Naomi Remen's workshops:
http://rachelremen.com/workshop.html

NY Times article on Medical Student Wellness:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/22/a-medical-school-more-like-hogwarts/

Wellness initiatives from Medical / Dental Students at McGill:
http://students.med.mcgill.ca/events/annual/wellness%20week

McGill's "Whole Person Care" program
http://www.mcgill.ca/wholepersoncare/

Postgrad Medical Student Wellness at University of Toronto:
http://www.pgme.utoronto.ca/wellness/physician.htm
 
Canadian Physician Wellness:
http://ephysicianhealth.com/

ADA Policy Statement on Dentist Health & Wellness (p115-6):

http://www.ada.org/4497.aspx

CMA Center for Physician Health & Well-being:

http://www.cma.ca/living/centrephysicianhealthwellbeing

Authentic Medicine blog:
http://authenticmedicine.com/

Physicians' Mindfulness Website from Plymouth UK:
http://slowmedicine.weebly.com/index.html

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