Patient care is always at the heart of every optometric practice, but just as ECPs work tirelessly to look after their patients, they shouldn’t forget to take care of themselves too. In this ECP Viewpoints Podcast, Dr. Justin Kwan and Dr. Jennifer Martin Maples discuss how to bring mindfulness into the myopia conversation, ways for ECPs to stay excited and avoid physician burnout, and how a collective mission can motivate the entire practice team.

Key Points:

· How self-care and self-awareness can influence how ECPs show up with patients.

· Reflective listening and body language prompts ECPs can use to better connect with patients.

· How ECPs can turn “no’s” into data on which factors pose barriers to parents saying yes to myopia treatment.