Pilgrims together: leveraging community partnerships to enhance workplace resilience

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Published: Dec 10, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26443/ijwpc.v3i1.110
Keywords:
Mindfulness, Education, Healthcare, Collaboration, Interprofessional

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Andrea Nadine Frolic
Hamilton Health Sciences

Abstract

Many of today’s healthcare personnel find themselves in a double-bind. The question is: How to remain connected, caring and compassionate with patients, while mitigating the impact of chronic workplace stress? Mindfulness is emerging as a means for addressing this dilemma as it has the potential to both reduce workplace stress and boost employee resilience, while enhancing the patient experience. This article describes the development of a unique collaboration between local hospitals, primary care teams and a university, aimed at bringing mindfulness to life in healthcare. This is a conventional story of program development and evaluation, as well as an unconventional story of personal discovery, community-building, and organizational transformation. Each section of the paper highlights a critical success factor that we have uncovered in our journey, and poses a series of questions for contemplation.  This paper aims to fill a gap in the literature by describing the key ingredients for developing and sustaining a community-wide collaboration aimed at integrating mindfulness into the healthcare system.  

 

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Frolic, A. N. (2015). Pilgrims together: leveraging community partnerships to enhance workplace resilience. The International Journal of Whole Person Care, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.26443/ijwpc.v3i1.110
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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2016): Whole Person Care: More Than Just A New Name
Section
Theoretical Papers

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Author Biography

Andrea Nadine Frolic, Hamilton Health Sciences

Director, Office of Clinical & Organizational Ethics

Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University

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