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The Mindful Health Care Professional
A Path to Provider Wellness and Patient-centered Care
- 1st Edition - August 31, 2023
- Author: Carmelina D'Arro
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 8 1 7 1 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 8 3 7 3 - 3
**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Patient Education**Research shows that what makes or breaks the success of a health care professional is more than the ability to provi… Read more
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Research shows that what makes or breaks the success of a health care professional is more than the ability to provide accurate diagnosis and treatment. An HCP’s success hinges on their ability to satisfy patients’ main concerns about HCPs namely, "do they care about me?" and "will the procedure hurt?" The Mindful Health Care Professional teaches HCPs how to train the mind to be calm, focused, and compassionate in ways that enhance their own well-being and their ability to provide patient-centered care. This book offers the core communication skills needed to convey care and build trust with a novel model that helps navigate challenging procedures and consultations. Finally, it contains many simple, evidence-based techniques for managing pain and anxiety during medical and dental procedures, allowing procedures to unfold more easily for all. Written by Dr. Carmelina D’Arro, a seasoned health care professional and qualified mindfulness teacher, this state-of-the-art guide is designed for students in all areas of health care and includes a fully searchable eBook version with each print purchase that provides links to numerous videos.
- Patient-centered care approach utilizes the ISLEEP (Introduce, Solicit, Listen, Empathize, Explain, and Power) model which encompasses not only consultations but also hands-on procedures.
- Trauma-sensitive mindfulness practices are tailored to health care professionals and patients, and help in integrating EASE (equanimity, attentiveness, self-awareness, and empathy) into practice.
- Evidence-based interventions are based on current pain theory, and include mindfulness techniques, non-pain stimuli, and active distraction.
- Case studies highlight challenging situations faced by health care professionals and patients and how to navigate them with ISLEEP communication skills.
- Procedure videos provide step-by-step instructions on how to practice mindfulness and other mind-training techniques.
- Focus on practical application includes opportunities for observation (videos), practice (simulation exercises), and self-evaluation (clinical tools).
- More than 20 videos demonstrate the ISLEEP method and how to implement it with patients and staff.
- Over 20 videos demonstrate interventions for procedural pain and anxiety.
- Tables and Figures highlight key research and concepts throughout the book.
- eBook version is included with print purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. It also includes videos of meditation practices, communication skills, and interventions for procedural pain and anxiety.
Practitioners seeking out lifelong, continuing education such as:
- Physicians & Surgeons (752,400)
- Family & General Practitioners (126,440)
- Registered Nurses (3,096,700)
- Dentists (151,600)
- Physical Therapists (258,200)
- Occupational Therapists (143,300)
All of these areas are expected to grow between 4% and 18% over the next 10 years.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Video contents
- Introduction
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- 1. What is your job?
- Your job from the patient’s perspective
- Benefits of patient-centered care
- References
- 2. At the roots: What we are
- Neuroplasticity and mindfulness
- Practicing mindfulness meditation and suggested program
- The first “E” in ease: Equanimity
- The “A” in ease: Attentiveness
- The “S” in ease: Self-awareness
- The last “E” in ease: Empathy (and compassion)
- Integrating ease: The practice of rain
- Cautionary note: Trauma sensitivity and mindfulness practice
- Conclusion
- References
- 3. The branches: What we say
- Background of ISLEEP
- ISLEEP: Introduce and interconnect
- Paternalism versus patient-centeredness
- ISLEEP: Solicit
- ISLEEP: Listen
- ISLEEP: Empathize
- Tying it together: Introduce/interconnect, solicit, listen, empathize
- ISLEEP: Explain
- ISLEEP: Power of the patient
- References
- 4. Applying mindfulness and ISLEEP skills to clinical challenges
- Caring for the caregiver in challenging clinical situations
- Caring for the patient during clinical challenges: Applying ISLEEP and mindfulness
- References
- 5. What we do: Interventions for procedural pain and anxiety
- Procedural pain
- Understanding and assessing procedural anxiety
- Interventions for procedural pain and anxiety
- Integrating interventions for procedural pain and anxiety with patient stories
- References
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- Appendix A. Mindfulness resources
- Appendix B. ISLEEP summary chart
- Appendix C. ISLEEP evaluation worksheet
- Appendix D. ISLEEP skills for the consultation (with examples)
- Appendix E. ISLEEP skills for pre and postoperative phases (with examples)
- Appendix F. ISLEEP skills for hands on mode (with examples)
- Appendix G. Explain using lay terminology
- Appendix H. Summary of ISLEEP skills in all phases of care
- Appendix I. ISLEEP applied to motivational interviewing
- Appendix J. ISLEEP skills all phases of care (including health counseling)
- Appendix K. Preprocedural screening for anxiety, trauma, and abuse
- Appendix L. Adverse childhood experiences questionnaire
- Appendix M. Identifying ISLEEP communication skills
- Appendix N. Identifying ISLEEP communication skills and interventions for procedural pain and anxiety (IPPA)
- Appendix O. CARE measure and corresponding ISLEEP skill
- Appendix P. Journal of mindfulness practices
- Index
- No. of pages: 208
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 31, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323881715
- eBook ISBN: 9780323883733
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Carmelina D'Arro
The author, Dr. Carmelina D’Arro, is a general dentist, dental educator, and speaker. Currently, she provides dental care for the underserved in her community while educating health care professionals locally and abroad in the areas of patient-centered health care and mindfulness. Dr. D’Arro has led numerous talks and workshops at the national and international level in the US and Canada. She has published in a peer-reviewed journal on the topic of mindfulness in dentistry. Dr. D’Arro is graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine and has been authorized to teach Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) by University of Massachusetts Medical School. Her passion is to help health care providers find a sense of well-being and joy in their lives, while serving others with compassion.
Affiliations and expertise
Dentist and Faculty, Adjunct Clinical Faculty, Christiana Care Health System.