Post by Admin on Mar 19, 2019 13:33:44 GMT -5
Meet Dr. Zubin Damania, a.k.a. ZDoggMD. He is a physician who also is a satirist and dynamic speaker around themes of health care systems on ZDoggMD.com and many platforms and publications on the web in the media and print publications as well.
I received a newsletter of mindfulleader.org which shares Dr. Damania's take on the subject of 'so-called burnout' and Moral Injury as it pertains to healthcare. The video is short, to the point and addresses the issue of erstwhile 'burnout' among healthcare professionals, the helping-professions & clinicians. It references veterans' PTSD and asserts that just telling people to meditate within an unhealthy system just won't cut it. Be forewarned that this is by a doctor whose language can be a bit strong, much like his convictions.
As this theme of Moral Injury for veterans has been floating around PTS(D)-for-veterans discussions, thought this is a good place for it:
I received a newsletter of mindfulleader.org which shares Dr. Damania's take on the subject of 'so-called burnout' and Moral Injury as it pertains to healthcare. The video is short, to the point and addresses the issue of erstwhile 'burnout' among healthcare professionals, the helping-professions & clinicians. It references veterans' PTSD and asserts that just telling people to meditate within an unhealthy system just won't cut it. Be forewarned that this is by a doctor whose language can be a bit strong, much like his convictions.
As this theme of Moral Injury for veterans has been floating around PTS(D)-for-veterans discussions, thought this is a good place for it:
Meditation Won't Fix Burnout
www.mindfulleader.org/blog/16868-7mm-watched-meditation-won-t-fix-burnout
From Dr. Zubin Damania's Viral Video:
Burnout is a kind of victim shaming…
Maybe you should meditate… it’s all bulls@#t…
We’re not suffering from burnout…
We’re suffering from “Moral injury”…
When I watched this video it left me excited and defensive. Wait a minute… our organization encourages meditation into the workplace. We talk about resilience, promote wellness, and try to help people and organizations with burnout… what does this mean? Feels like he is trashing the work we promote while making some good points.
Over 8 Million people watched this video, it’s going viral. What Dr. Z is saying here I think relates to more than just health care profession and we all need to tune in.
What is Moral Injury? Below is a good short description.
“The mechanism of Moral Injury is the transgression of deeply held beliefs or expectations perpetrated by an authority. Because humans depend for survival on membership, in and validation by family and tribe, the cognitive dissonance between reality and the perception of what should be, can be extremely deleterious. “ Source: participatorymedicine.org/2016/healing-moral-injury-in-health-care/
Does this apply to more than veterans and healthcare professionals? How do we react? On this topic, I think there is much more to come.
- Mo Edjlali, MindfulLeader.org
View Dr. Zubin Damania's Video HERE
www.mindfulleader.org/blog/16868-7mm-watched-meditation-won-t-fix-burnout
From Dr. Zubin Damania's Viral Video:
Burnout is a kind of victim shaming…
Maybe you should meditate… it’s all bulls@#t…
We’re not suffering from burnout…
We’re suffering from “Moral injury”…
When I watched this video it left me excited and defensive. Wait a minute… our organization encourages meditation into the workplace. We talk about resilience, promote wellness, and try to help people and organizations with burnout… what does this mean? Feels like he is trashing the work we promote while making some good points.
Over 8 Million people watched this video, it’s going viral. What Dr. Z is saying here I think relates to more than just health care profession and we all need to tune in.
What is Moral Injury? Below is a good short description.
“The mechanism of Moral Injury is the transgression of deeply held beliefs or expectations perpetrated by an authority. Because humans depend for survival on membership, in and validation by family and tribe, the cognitive dissonance between reality and the perception of what should be, can be extremely deleterious. “ Source: participatorymedicine.org/2016/healing-moral-injury-in-health-care/
Does this apply to more than veterans and healthcare professionals? How do we react? On this topic, I think there is much more to come.
- Mo Edjlali, MindfulLeader.org
View Dr. Zubin Damania's Video HERE