Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program
For Healthcare Professionals
COURSE LED BY DR. KARIN SCHIFF & DR. KATHY STEPIEN
STARTS OCTOBER 17, 2020
MBSR is an 8-week evidence-based program developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Stress Reduction Clinic in the 1970s and is one of the most studied mindfulness programs.
MBSR is an intensive secular mindfulness program that uses a combination of mindfulness meditation, body awareness, mindful movement, and exploration of patterns of behavior, thinking, feeling and action.
Mindfulness is not about sitting quietly in a monastery in faraway lands. It’s about being here now, present in this moment, with curious awareness.
Research has shown mindfulness to reduce stress, and help with anxiety, depression, cardiovascular health, and pain among other health indicators. Note: These are not promised results, but are representative of others' experiences.
Are you struggling in medicine? Has Covid pushed you to the limits? MBSR is proven to help healthcare professionals!
Evidence shows that this course reduces clinician burnout, improves well-being, enhances meaning, and leads to more patient-centered care.
A mindfulness course decreases burnout and improves well-being in healthcare providers
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Enhancing physician well-being with an MBSR course
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Join us for the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program!
Sharing experiences in small and large groups is an integral part of the course. Participants experience a greater sense of well-being, a different relationship to stress, improved communication, and heightened compassion, among other benefits.
Course Schedule
We will meet weekly over Zoom for 2.5 hours for 8 weeks, plus a 6 hour day of mindfulness. A one hour orientation will take place on Oct 10, 2020.
All classes will meet 10:00am-12:30pm Pacific Time on Saturdays unless otherwise specified.
| Oct. 10 | Orientation 10-11am Pacific Time |
| Oct. 17 | Class 1 |
| Oct. 24 | Class 2 |
| Oct. 31 | Class 3 |
| Nov. 7 | Class 4 |
| Nov. 14 | Class 5 |
| Nov. 21 | Class 6 |
| Nov. 28 | No Class, American Thanksgiving |
| Dec. 5 | No Class |
| Dec. 6 (Sun) | Day of Mindfulness 9am-3pm Pacific Time |
| Dec. 12 | Class 7 |
| Dec. 19 | Class 8 |
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Karin Schiff, MD
Dr. Karin Schiff is the Director of Clinician Wellness at Neighborhood Healthcare, a non-profit community health center in San Diego, California. She grew up in Montreal, Canada, where she attended McGill University Medical School. Dr. Schiff completed her Family Medicine Residency at University of California, San Diego in 2004, serving as Chief Resident. After residency she started practicing primary care at Neighborhood, providing high quality care to low-income patients of all ages. At Neighborhood, she held several leadership roles including Clinical Team Leader, Medical Director of Quality, and currently addressing clinician wellness and burnout. After struggling with personal burnout she discovered the benefits of mindfulness.
Dr. Schiff is a Facilitator of Mindful Practice®, a program developed at the University of Rochester that aims to improve the quality of care that doctors provide while improving their own resilience and well-being. Dr. Schiff teaches Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and is on the certification pathway through the UCSD Center for Mindfulness. Dr. Schiff facilitates small and large group wellness activities for audiences of all kinds. She is committed to improving the lives of her patients, co-workers, colleagues, and others who want to live their best lives. Dr. Schiff lives in San Diego with her husband and 2 sons.
Kathy Stepien, MD
Dr. Stepien is a board-certified Pediatrician in active practice, and the director of The Institute for Physician Wellness. She graduated from the University of Washington School of Medicine in 2007. Prior to entering medicine, she practiced physical therapy for many years. She holds a graduate degree in Philosophy where she focused on ethics.
Dr. Stepien teaches Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC.) She is on the certification pathway through the UCSD Center for Mindfulness. Dr. Stepien lives in Juneau, AK where you might find her out hiking with her 2 sons.
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One of our goals is to support members of marginalized groups such as BIPOC, queer people, and those with disabilities, as well as people in financial need (persons who wish to attend, but cost to attend is not financially feasible). Please pay at the highest level you are able to afford.
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