Dr. Emma Jones is a hospice and palliative care physician, also worked as a pediatric oncologist and pediatrician. She’s been in the field for over 10 years and is active in helping healthcare professionals with burnout in the modern medical system. She is the author of The Phoenix Blueprint, Emerging Stronger from the Blaze of Healthcare
https://www.emmajonesmd.com
Sometimes you need to realize you may be part of someone else’s plan and get onto your own plan
Dr. Jones talks about the difficulties with working with pediatrics but also the amazing resiliency of kids and their parents
We are told that medicine is a calling and a privilege, and we should sacrifice everything in service of the patient – this is an unrealistic expectation
We talk about burnout and moral injury
Burnout a helpful term because it’s something we can all feel and understand and use to seek help
Moral distress or injury is something that occurs regularly - when there is discordance between what you want to do and what you are able to do - whereas burnout is more at the end of a line of moral injuries
Burnout triad: emotional exhaustion, cynicism, lack of fulfillment
If we can get the frontline healthcare workers out of burnout and the day-to-day strife, we can help them be part of the solutions to the problems we face
Dr. Jones talks about the philosophy of yoga and how it can help us flourish
Sleep is vital to healing from burnout. It allows the brain to clean itself; you are smarter after getting adequate sleep
A lot of us are not even giving ourselves the opportunity to get enough sleep
Lack of sleep makes it difficult to put things in their proper context and map solutions
We talk about core values and the importance of knowing what yours are and how they correspond to your actions
Emma shows the actions she takes to correspond with her core values
Joy and humor are a huge part of our humanity
Questioning your thoughts is key. All thoughts are lies. We recreate memories. Our memories are fallible and tend to degenerate the more we recall an event
Learn to let go of thoughts that do not serve you. Choose the ones that are helpful. You get to control them. You cannot believe every thought that comes into your head
Steven Covey describes 3 types of circles in our lives in The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. You have the circle of control you have direct control over but the circle of influence and circle of concern you have less control over. The point is to recognize what is worth focusing on and what is not worth your focus. For exampl
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Full show notes can be found here: Episodes - Practical EMS - Content for EMTs, PAs, Paramedics
Most efficient online EKG course here: Practical EKG Interpretation - Practical EMS earn 4 CME and learn the fundamentals through advanced EKG interpretation in under 4 hours.
If you want to work on your nutrition, increase your energy, improve your physical and mental health, I highly recommend 1st Phorm. Check them out here so they know I sent you.
1st Phorm | The Foundation of High Performance Nutrition
Everything you hear today from myself and my guests is opinion only and doesn’t represent any organizations or companies that any of us are affiliated with. The stories you hear have been modified to protect patient privacy and any resemblance to real individuals is coincidental. This is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice nor used to diagnose any medical or healthcare conditions.
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Dr. Emma Jones is a hospice and palliative care physician, also worked as a pediatric oncologist and pediatrician. She’s been in the field for over 10 years and is active in helping healthcare professionals with burnout in the modern medical system. She is the author of The Phoenix Blueprint, Emerging Stronger from the Blaze of Healthcare
https://www.emmajonesmd.com
Sometimes you need to realize you may be part of someone else’s plan and get onto your own plan
Dr. Jones talks about the difficulties with working with pediatrics but also the amazing resiliency of kids and their parents
We are told that medicine is a calling and a privilege, and we should sacrifice everything in service of the patient – this is an unrealistic expectation
We talk about burnout and moral injury
Burnout a helpful term because it’s something we can all feel and understand and use to seek help
Moral distress or injury is something that occurs regularly - when there is discordance between what you want to do and what you are able to do - whereas burnout is more at the end of a line of moral injuries
Burnout triad: emotional exhaustion, cynicism, lack of fulfillment
If we can get the frontline healthcare workers out of burnout and the day-to-day strife, we can help them be part of the solutions to the problems we face
Dr. Jones talks about the philosophy of yoga and how it can help us flourish
Sleep is vital to healing from burnout. It allows the brain to clean itself; you are smarter after getting adequate sleep
A lot of us are not even giving ourselves the opportunity to get enough sleep
Lack of sleep makes it difficult to put things in their proper context and map solutions
We talk about core values and the importance of knowing what yours are and how they correspond to your actions
Emma shows the actions she takes to correspond with her core values
Joy and humor are a huge part of our humanity
Questioning your thoughts is key. All thoughts are lies. We recreate memories. Our memories are fallible and tend to degenerate the more we recall an event
Learn to let go of thoughts that do not serve you. Choose the ones that are helpful. You get to control them. You cannot believe every thought that comes into your head
Steven Covey describes 3 types of circles in our lives in The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. You have the circle of control you have direct control over but the circle of influence and circle of concern you have less control over. The point is to recognize what is worth focusing on and what is not worth your focus. For exampl
Support the show
Full show notes can be found here: Episodes - Practical EMS - Content for EMTs, PAs, Paramedics
Most efficient online EKG course here: Practical EKG Interpretation - Practical EMS earn 4 CME and learn the fundamentals through advanced EKG interpretation in under 4 hours.
If you want to work on your nutrition, increase your energy, improve your physical and mental health, I highly recommend 1st Phorm. Check them out here so they know I sent you.
1st Phorm | The Foundation of High Performance Nutrition
Everything you hear today from myself and my guests is opinion only and doesn’t represent any organizations or companies that any of us are affiliated with. The stories you hear have been modified to protect patient privacy and any resemblance to real individuals is coincidental. This is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice nor used to diagnose any medical or healthcare conditions.
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