The Conscious Clinician Movement

I am feeling so blessed 🙏 to have led these beautiful courageous souls 🤩 through our most recent Therapeutic Relationship Workshop. ⁣
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I am very proud 🥰 of all of our participants who took a big leap forward 🏃🏻‍♀️ in doing the personal work that our patients need us to do in order for us to provide unbiased, conscious healthcare 🏥 and stay healthy themselves! Throughout our day together, these clinicians 👩🏻‍⚕️ displayed strength 💪🏽 through vulnerability 👏🏽 and were truly accountable for the biases that all of us, as human beings, have. This amazing group moved towards holding a tremendous amount of love 💞 & compassion 🌈 for our patients, which is crucial to providing authentic genuine healthcare. ⁣
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As new Movement Makers join us in our vision of healthier ways to practice medicine I am more and more excited 🤓 for the future of medicine. ⁣
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What we really dream about is discussions about unconscious bias become so popular that we will have competition!🤼‍♀️ Competition means we have allies 👩🏽‍🤝‍👩🏻in The Conscious Clinician Movement and we can ensure this Movement continues to grow even beyond our lifetimes!⁣
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🌍 So for the sake of both patients and healthcare practitioners we need all of you, whether you have taken the workshop or not, to help the movement grow! We need you to talk about and normalize the discussion of unconscious bias as a way of practicing medicine. 🌍⁣
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Thanks so much to 💙 Cytomatrix 💙 for providing lunch 🥙🍏🥗🍣 & care packages 🎁 to all our attendees. The Cytomatrix care packages are comprehensive and include Zinc Bisglycinate, Nattokinase, Melatonin, ACES & Zinc, CytoD3, & IM Matrix. - Dr. Aaron Wong, ND, RTC 👨🏻‍⚕️⁣
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So many have contacted us 🙋saying you are riding the struggle bus 🚌. We’ve heard you! I'm sure when you envisioned practicing medicine you thought it would feel less frustrating & overwhelming?⁣
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We're human, so we too are susceptible to getting caught up in the hustle and bustle of life and catching the "hangries". Have you ever tried to hold it together in an appointment while you could feel the hanger pangs coming on? Sometimes we are so focused on work we just need to remind each other to take care of ourselves too! You deserve fuel⛽ that is both healthy🥗 and delicious😋. Planning quick & easy meals/snacks ahead of time while getting ingredients you are excited 🥳 about eating can really help. It makes it less tempting to do a grab & go 🍟, drive through 🍔, or take a trip to the vending machine 🍫. We all have felt the crash at one time in our lives from those options that usually just don't cut it when it comes to nutrition and will just slow you down 🤢. Another quick tip is to stake out places that have quick and healthy options close to where you work so you have all your bases covered. Make sure your meals and snacks are nutrient dense with veggies 🥒🥕🥗🥑 and protein 🌰🥚🍗🐟 so you have energy 💪🏽 and can think clearly 🧠 for your patients.⁣⁣⁣
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Watching the sunset 🌅somehow just sets the pace to slow down and take a moment to breathe 🌬️. Our brains 🧠 and our patients need us to do this. When you aim to have a clear working knowledge of your needs and how to meet them you are much more likely to maintain good rapport with your patient. You'd think it would be too small to matter but having little "reset moments' built into your day can make quite a difference! ☺️ Everyone resets differently and there are plenty of different work situations in the health care professions, so remember that you can choose what works for you. Some people might plan to get up, move around ⛹🏻🏌🏻‍♀️🏊🏻‍♂️ and stretch 🙆‍♀️ or walk 🚶‍♀️🏃‍♂️during their little reset. An alarm ⏰to remind you to pause ⏸️ for a 1 min meditation 🧘‍♂️ 1-3 times a day can be surprisingly effective. It can also be activity based such as when you take lunch 🥗 before you go back to work 👩🏻‍⚕️ you have your 1 min stretch 🙆‍♂️ or meditation 🧘‍♀️ or whatever works for you. Have a try and tell us how it went for you! ⁣
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As a healthcare professional, looking at how your own bias has an impact on the relationship between you and your patient is imperative for both your mental health and the patient’s. For this to happen physicians need to be better able to identify their own needs. You may notice benefits in your practice such as building better rapport and relationships with your patients and creating a less stressful environment to work in.⁣
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Cytomatrix Workshop Education Grant ⁣⁣⁣
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Another big thank you to for helping sponsor a participant to attend The Therapeutic Relationship Workshop Online on Sunday September 20th and for helping to support the evolution of doctors to transform healthcare.⁣⁣⁣
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Entry deadline for grant application submission closes Saturday August 28, 2020 at midnight.⁣⁣⁣
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How to Enter:⁣⁣⁣
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🌿 № 1 - Like this post⁣⁣⁣
🌿 № 2 - Follow on Instagram and/or Facebook ⁣⁣⁣
🌿 № 3 - Tag three friends in the comments that might be interested in this education grant⁣⁣⁣
🌿 № 4 - Click through to our Website and fill out a quick application form to tell us why you want to attend the workshop (Limited to a short paragraph). The grant will go to the person who we think best answers this question.⁣⁣⁣
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Eligibility:⁣⁣⁣
🌿 -Healthcare Professional or Student⁣⁣⁣
🌿 -Must be able to attend The Therapeutic Relationship Workshop on Sunday, September 20, 2020⁣⁣⁣
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Disclaimer:⁣⁣⁣
This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram/Facebook.⁣⁣⁣
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I am feeling extremely proud of all my students this term for finishing their clinical rotations during this unprecedented time! In all my years supervising students, we have never faced such a challenge. We made it through the term despite a sewage back up, COVID19, learning how to run our shifts online, learning telemedicine and a new EMR system. We managed to be extremely productive and connected with our time together, learning from real clinical cases, mock cases, practicing charting, doing mini master classes, and making time to talk about current challenges we are facing in the world, including COVID, social isolation, increased screen time, and systemic racism. I will never forget these wonderful human beings and feel very blessed to be educating our future doctors in this profession. ⁣
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Physician Heal Thyself: It’s in the Roots of Our Medicine⁣⁣
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Feeling honored to be published in this month’s Mind/Body edition for the Naturopathic Doctor News & Review (NDNR). All of the guidance we need is within our guiding principles if we so choose to see it. We are well equipped to set the example of sustainable healthcare practice that equally considers self-care and the care of others. ⁣⁣
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More now than ever is it important for Health care professionals to do their own healing work. Dare I say, it should actually be woven into the tapestry of our continuing education. If we are going to bring the best versions of ourselves into our healing work and be true leaders in healthcare, self healing work is the way forward. ⁣⁣
Link to article: https://ndnr.com/mindbody/physician-heal-thyself-its-in-the-roots-of-our-medicine/⁣⁣
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My heart is absolutely full from today's workshop. I'm feeling really inspired by witnessing what these courageous doctors and future doctors shared. I'm proud to see doctors doing their personal work and taking responsibility for their internal process so they can work more deeply with their patients while supporting and holding each other up. ⁣⁣
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We have two shots because the timer wouldn't play nice so we just decided to go with two shots of the lovely participants! ⁣⁣
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