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