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June 24-25, 2019 | Philadelphia, USA

Mental Health 2019

Journal of Mental Health and Aging | Volume 3

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PSYCHIATRY DISORDERS, MENTAL

HEALTH ANDWELLNESS

World Summit on

OF EXCELLENCE

IN INTERNATIONAL

MEETINGS

YEARS

A REGULATED MIND IS A HEALTHY MIND: MAKING THE CASE FOR MINDFULNESS TO

ADDRESS BURNOUT AND RESTORE HEALING IN THE WORKPLACE

Brown F

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, USA

hysician’s burnout has reached epidemic proportions as documented in national studies and published in

peer reviewed journals. Exposure to prolonged, work-place stress has far-reaching consequences; affecting

patients, doctors, and hospital systems. Characterized by emotional exhaustion, disconnection and diminished

self-worth, doctors experiencing burnout are at higher risk for depression, anxiety, substance use disorders,

marital discord, being reported as “disruptive”; placing their license to practice in jeopardy, strident relation-

ships with patients, colleagues and staff, insomnia and fatigue making them vulnerable to medical errors that’s

reported to be responsible for approximately 250,000 patient deaths annually and most seriously, death by

suicide. Mindfulness is a disciplined, skills-based, mental training; scientifically proven to enhance individual

awareness, attention, intention and connection. As an intervention, it’s an efficient, effective, non-intrusive

practice that can be leveraged to mitigate burnout, promote relational healing, while also decreasing system

liability.

Brown F is a Counseling Psychologist, Performance Strategist, Author and Speaker. She completed her doctorate in Counseling

Psychology from Argosy University, USA. Her research, “Exploring Oncologists Attitudes Toward Seeking Mental Health Services”

led to establishing a practice to address the health and well-being of physicians, authoring a book entitled Burnout: The Gift, and

to her appointment as an Adjunct Professor at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harlem, USA to build wellness models for

doctors in training.

BIOGRAPHY

Brown F, J Ment Health Aging 2019, Volume 3