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March 24, 2020 | 1 min read

Exercising for Wellness During the Pandemic

By Erica Leonard, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

With the drastic changes to our lives due to COVID-19, we can still stay active. Exercise during this challenging time can help improve everyone's emotional well-being and physical health.

March 3, 2018 | 2 min read

Six Steps to Make Wellness Work

By Laura Hanyok, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Our well-being as physicians is an essential part of professionalism. If we aren't well, we can't provide the best care to our patients, who deserve our best.

October 1, 2020 | 3 min read

3 Tips to Improve Your Body Language

By Adam Koenig, Medical Student, University of Toledo

To build a strong patient-clinician relationship, position your body with an open posture and make good eye contact.

September 21, 2020 | 4 min read

Full-Body Under White Coat

By Kayla Eboreime, Medical Student, University of Texas Medical Branch

To increase the comfort level of all patients, it’s imperative to weigh people privately. Displaying inclusive images on our walls and avoiding stigmatizing language is essential to make all patients feel welcome.

September 8, 2020 | 1 min read

10 Ways to Cultivate Well-being During the Pandemic

By Rachel Salas, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine

It's important to make an effort to improve your sense of well-being to help prevent burnout, especially during the strain of the pandemic.

"Many of us made unfair assumptions about the ability or willingness of older patients to embrace telemedicine, and have been humbled in recognizing our biases."

August 11, 2020 | 3 min read

Insights From Practicing Telemedicine

By Jeffrey Millstein, MD, Penn Medicine

To make the most of video visits, stay attuned to your patients' nonverbal cues and avoid any background distractions in your environment.

July 22, 2020 | 4 min read

Virtue Ethics

By Awais Aftab, MD, Case Western Reserve University

Virtue ethics emphasizes the importance of self-knowledge and can help us to understand our patients in the context of the totality of their whole lives.

May 29, 2020 | <1 min read

If you’re able to take a vacation this summer, what purpose will it serve and what might you do?

Vacation=Digital Detox. Take time off—at home or away—with the phone off the hook.

April 13, 2020 | 3 min read

Social Distancing, Not Emotional Distancing

By Loveleena Virk, MD, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland Medical Center, California.

Creating space to recognize and manage feelings of helplessness is critical to prevent burnout and maintain wellness during the pandemic. We share strategies in this piece to help you cope during these challenging times.

February 4, 2020 | 4 min read

How to Respond to Questions About CBD

By Ryan Vandrey, PhD, Johns Hopkins Medicine

With the massive expansion of interest in CBD products, clinicians need to know how to address their patients' questions.