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WellDOM – Wellness in the Department of Medicine

WellDOM – Wellness in the Department of Medicine

Wellness in the Department of Medicine

The Department of Medicine's Wellness Committee (WellDOM) was formed in 2018 with the vision that all faculty, staff and trainees will be thriving. The committee developed focus groups to address the following goals:

  • Understand the leadership qualities that are most important for the development of a culture of wellness.
     
  • Examine the barriers to wellness that currently exist and find ways to remove the barriers to focus on solutions.


WellDOM's Strategic Pillars:

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Small Grants Program

WellDOM will fund up to four 12 month small grants of $2500 each. The goals of this program are:
1) to stimulate new, innovative wellness projects which have a strong potential to improve wellbeing among their population of focus
2) to empower University of Colorado Department of Medicine faculty, staff, and learners to use quality improvement to improve wellbeing for their teams
 
Priority will be given to projects with a strong rationale; that have the potential to be scaled to larger populations; and that can be achieved within the specified budget and timeframe. Learn more and apply.

APP Balint Groups

Balint Groups

No matter your level of training or experience, all clinicians find certain patients challenging to connect with in a therapeutic way. Balint Groups have helped clinicians worldwide to improve their ability to connect with and care for their patients. The supportive environment of a small group of colleagues helps clinicians to reduce burnout and rediscover joy in medicine. Watch this video to learn more about Balint groups and the Balint method.

APP Balint Groups Forming

  • 3rd Sunday of the month from 5–6 p.m. Contact Katie Dickerman to join.
  • 2nd Friday of the month in person from 7–8 a.m. Contact Matthew Pesko to join.

Past the Pandemic: Coping in COVID

Past the PandemicPast the Pandemic offers health care providers and other staff working in health care settings strategies to name, normalize and validate worries and experiences during this pandemic and beyond. Register now for the six weekly ECHO sessions held virtually from Oct. 5–Nov. 9 on Wednesdays from 8:30–9:30 a.m. MST.

Staff Mentorship Pilot Program

Mentorship and CoachingThe Department of Medicine Staff Mentorship Pilot Program was developed by the WellDOM initiative to help staff find experienced mentors who can guide them on their professional journeys and is tailored to the unique needs of administrative staff within the department. 

Key Dates:

End of January 2022 – Applications for mentors and mentees will be distributed
February 2022 – Applications submitted and reviewed. Mentors & mentees will be selected and grouped for the pilot program
March 8, 2022 – Program Kickoff

Biofeedback Pilot Program: HeartMath + Muse Mindfulness Coaching

WellDOM is excited to offer the opportunity to explore the use of biofeedback devices to enhance relaxation and mindfulness. Department of Medicine employees can sign up for a 6-week pilot project to experience a technology-based biofeedback tool. Choose from two devices:
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HeartMath
: a biofeedback tool that senses your heart rate variability and translates that into a visual output to help you increase relaxation and a state of coherence. Coherence is a specific sinusoidal pattern of heart rate variability that has been shown to correlate with improved mood, states of relaxation and increased energy. HeartMath is a device that is worn on the ear and communicates to your cellphone. 

Muse: a research-grade EEG device that passively senses your brain activity and translates it into the guiding sounds of weather to help you stay calm and focused. Muse is a device worn on the forehead and communicates to your cellphone. It measures brain wave activity and correlates types of activity with audible feedback. 

  • After enrolling, devices may be picked up at the Lowry Medical Campus or outside RC2 at the Anschutz Campus.
  • Enrollment is free, but a refundable deposit is required to reserve the devices.
  • Virtual training to use the devices will be provided upon request.
  • Participants will fill out a survey at the beginning and end to assess for hopeful benefit. 

For questions and to sign up for the program, please contact Lara Kirk-Bride Romero or Francie Palmer. 

WellDOM @ the Table

WellDOM @ the TableModeled after COMPASS Groups at Mayo Clinic, which saw a decrease burnout as much as 15 percent. Open to all Department of Medicine staff, faculty (APP's, MDs, DO, PhD's) and trainees, these self-formed groups of 6-7 participants meet 6 times in six months for at least one hour over a meal, and talk about a topic from a list of topics developed for the groups. If you are interested in forming and leading a WellDOM @ the Table group Contact Kristin Jensen (kristin.jensen@cuanschutz.edu).

WellDOM @ the Table Leader Instructions 2022–23

Recognition Program

Note of Gratitude V4

Lift up the many courageous, compassionate and extraordinary things that you and your teams do every day by recognizing your teams and people. DOM Employee Recognition Nomination Form

 


Stress Continuum Badge Cards

Stress-Continuum_SIDE1The Stress Continuum was first created for use by the U.S. Marine Corps for use in combat setting. Often used as a snapshot at how soldiers were managing stress in combat operations, Lauren McGladrey, PMHNP, senior instructor in the College of Nursing,  adapted the Stress Continuum for First Responders. 

The Stress Continuum can be used as a self-assessment tool, in order to provide those affected by single incident or cumulative stress to detect early and late changing reactions caused by overwhelming stress. Stress Continuum badge cards are available upon request by contacting Katie Morrison. 

 

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