5.2 - Presence

<p>What does it mean to truly <em>be there</em> for our patients? Why is presence so vital to patient care? How can we grow in attention to our patients and those we love? </p><ul></ul><p>Join us as we discuss the mindful approach to treating patients and how our practice of presence can help us in and out of the hospital. </p><p><br /></p><p>References/Further Reading: </p><ul><li>"<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337015953_What_is_clinician_presence_A_qualitative_interview_study_comparing_physician_and_non-physician_insights_about_practices_of_human_connection" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">What is clinician presence? A qualitative interview study comparing physician and non-physician insights about practices of human connection</a>," Brown-Johnson et al. (2019) - British Medical Journal</li></ul><ul><li><p>"<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30153464/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Brief, daily meditation enhances attention, memory, mood, and emotional regulation in non-experienced meditators</a>," Basso et al. (2019)</p></li><li><p>"<a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/hast.1027" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Patient as Gift: Understanding the Clinical Relationship</a>," Dugdale (2020)</p></li><li><p>"<a href="http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/pdfs/GratitudePDFs/6Emmons-BlessingsBurdens.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Counting blessings versus burdens: An experimental investigation of gratitude and subjective well-being</a>," Emmons &amp; McCullough (2003)</p></li><li><p>"<a href="https://www.apa.org/topics/mindfulness#:~:text=Mindfulness%20is%20awareness%20of%20one%27s,judging%20or%20reacting%20to%20them" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Mindfulness, APA Dictionary of Psychology</a>," VandenBos (Ed.) (2007)</p></li><li><p>"<a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2758456" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Practices to Foster Physician Presence and Connection With Patients in the Clinical Encounter</a>," Zulman et al. (2020)</p></li><li><p>"<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20363650/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Mindfulness meditation improves cognition: evidence of brief mental training</a>," Zeidan et al. (2010)</p></li><li><p>"<a href="https://positivepsychology.com/neuroscience-of-gratitude/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="