Free Mindfulness Seminar

The September 2009 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) presented a research article regarding the increasing problem of physician burnout. Of particular concern are the consequences of physician burnout: poorer quality of life, poorer quality of services, and lowered ability of 'being present' with their patients. Implementing mindfulness training was found to have significant positive effects at increasing mindfulness skills, empathy, and emotional stability while reducing burnout and total mood disturbance. Physicians were thus better able to attend to their patients and engage in a more productive manner. Health care providers need to find a way to reduce job burnout in order to provide quality patient care. To this end, MindBodyHealth is offering a FREE 2-Hour Mindfulness Seminar for all those working in a health care related field in which they have direct contact with patients (physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, PA's, dietitians, chiropractors, dentists, social workers, massage therapists etc). This class will include a mindfulness tutorial and experiential mindfulness exercises of Body Scan, Sitting Meditation, and Walking Meditation, that reflect skills taught in the JAMA research article. These skills are crucially important to helping YOU reduce burnout and improve quality direct patient care. DETAILS *FREE Mindfulness Seminar *Saturday December 5th *10AM - 12Noon *Healthcare Providers with Direct Patient Care *MindBodyHealth Offices: 1115 Grant Street, Conference Room *RSVP Today! (Space is limited) Article Link (JAMA, September 23/30, 2009-Vol 302, No. 12)