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November 11, 2020 | 2 min read

Final Journeys

By Elizabeth Gundersen, MD, Florida Atlantic University

Today, we remember patients who have served our country. We are grateful for the honor and privilege of caring for these veterans through their final journeys.

"Helping Hands," by David Kopacz. Copyright with the artist.

November 3, 2020 | 4 min read

Beyond Resilience: Fighting the Causes of The Burnout Pandemic

By David Kopacz, MD, University of Washington

Clinician wellness should be a shared responsibility between individuals and institutions. Beyond facilitating clinician resilience, institutional transformation is needed.

September 1, 2020 | 2 min read

How to Help When Home Isn’t Safe

By Galina Portnoy, PhD, Yale School of Medicine, Jessica Keith, PhD, University of Central Florida, Kelly Buckholdt, PhD, Veterans Health Administration

The pandemic has resulted in everyone spending more time at home, which has increased the potential for being physically, sexually, and psychologically harmed by others. After ensuring that patients feel safe during telehealth appointments, clinicians must directly ask if they are experiencing intimate partner violence and develop a safety plan.

April 14, 2020 | 3 min read

“Fall Down Seven Times, Get up Eight”

By Kittane "Vishnu" Vishnupriya, MBBS, Johns Hopkins Medicine

By persevering together, we can get through any crisis. We must try our best to face the current challenges with grace and compassion for others.

United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. Public domain.

March 2, 2020 | 3 min read

Universal Trauma-informed Care

By Sadie Elisseou, MD, Boston VA Health Care System

Understanding perpetrators of violence as potential trauma survivors can inspire empathy in clinicians and contribute to a universal, trauma-informed approach to patient care.

September 27, 2019 | <1 min read

Is there something hanging in your office that inspires you?

Artwork, photographs, framed quotations …

August 15, 2019 | 1 min read

The Circle of Whole Health

By David Kopacz, MD, University of Washington

You can use the Circle of Health to support veterans in coming home in heart, mind, body, and spirit.

Poseidon's Temple, Greece. Photo by Panagis Galiatsatos.

August 9, 2019 | <1 min read

What would you like to bring back into your life that you had to put on the back burner during your work and training as a medical professional?

Painting, pottery, poetry, paddle boarding, travel, music, and eating healthy!

July 31, 2019 | 3 min read

The Healing Circle as a Holistic Framework

By David Kopacz, MD, University of Washington

As can be learned from a Native American healer, to heal profoundly, one must holistically integrate mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects of being human.

July 19, 2019 | <1 min read

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