For Healthcare Practitioner(videos)

“Taking care of ME in medicine is taking care of YOU” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHdAFc9_tEA&feature=youtu.be Dr. Williams is the Medical Director and Founder of Healing Wings International, a wellness practice in the US. Her compassion has earned her a reputation as “a doctor with a difference”. Physician burnout is the leading cause for suicide among doctors but it’s rarely given any attention. It is characterized by the lack of motivation, lack of empathy, frustration and depression. Therefore, self care becomes vital for healthcare professionals Read More

“For the entire journey of a caregiver, we would like to be present for them, as companions, as they walk this journey” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOr6v5SElr4&feature=youtu.be Bhavana Issar, the founder and CEO of Caregiver Saathi talks about what compelled her to form this organization. She had seen first-hand the often overlooked role that family caregivers undertake, and the lack of healing this can bring. She thought about the common denominator between all illnesses and realized that the underlying thread is the family caregiver. Read More

“Palliative care is a paradigm from diagnosis through the end of life…This is not about the end of life, it is about life. It is not about the elderly, it is about people.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI-CnsKyOuk Palliative care is something that is commonly associated with either the elderly, or those suffering from severe diseases along the lines of cancer and neurological conditions. In this honest talk about palliative medicine, Dr. Timothy Ihrig examines the importance of palliative care not just medically, but Read More

“Important to look back on how you got into the commitments … They don’t remember saying yes, but they know for sure they never said no…” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRq1oLNnZNo Physicians are trained to help people right away even if it does not benefit them or overloads them with work, this tendency to never refuse a task creates an imbalance between work and life. Many times, they don’t remember the exact point at which they became burdened with tasks.  “Say no right away Read More

“This is the single most important factor to remember if you want to save yourself from vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue, keep the boundary between yourself and your patients very clear.”  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkJD4BbMLHA&feature=youtu.be During the COVID-19 outbreak, healthcare professionals are going through a lot of physical and mental exhaustion. Prachi Vaish, a Clinical psychologist, highlights the anxiety that these healthcare professionals face, especially during such a crisis. “Do not get emotionally attached to your patients… It is not your job to Read More

“This is not gonna come as a surprise to your patient or their family, they just need validation of what they already fear and know deep inside themselves.”  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kQ3PUyhmPQ Health care practitioners often find themselves in situations where they have to discuss difficult topics with patients and caregivers (e.g. Failing treatment). While many healthcare professionals may agree that having these discussions is beneficial for the patient, many of them do not initiate them, mainly due to the lack of training. Dr Diane Read More

“Each and every one of you will at some point in your lifetime become a caregiver to a loved one close to you. Today the experience of caregiving is far from ideal and as a designer, I believe it can be better. It’s time to redesign caregiving!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qil8M2xs_xQ&t=743s Lekshmy Parameswaran is a designer who has been working in healthcare innovation for 20 years. She studies and redesigns systems to make the interactions people have with care systems better. During her projects, she Read More

“The strong recommendation to take care of your self-care, today, is you pick something that you can implement right away instead of waiting for something that exquisite and planned out, but you will never be able to do” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-DtoZdKlrU&feature=youtu.be   This video has a few doctors sharing about their experiences of self-care and ideas for other healthcare professionals. Though these medical experts are based in the US, the inputs are relevant and applicable in the Indian context as well. Initially, Read More

“Hippocrates said -Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always – Our challenge is to find new ways to reconnect, to build communities and show we care” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwbMQYwgzWE As a Cancer nerd, head of Hematology at the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Dr.David Joske says he is very passionate about Cancer care. In his long years of experience he observes that even though modern medicine has come a long way, patients are still not treated in a humane manner. He has dedicated his Read More

“Our training does not include self-care so we don’t learn to recognize when we are feeling a little overwhelmed…..We need to all be taught coping strategies and how to  positively deal with emotions and stressors that come up when you’re dealing with distressing situations” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44Hj1ktZ8zY&feature=youtu.be Dr Leena Gangolli is a  Geriatric Palliative Care Specialist. In this video she addresses the under-recognized issue of burnout which is prevalent in the healthcare industry. She feels healthcare professionals address complex issues where they are surrounded Read More