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Dr. Sat Bir Singh Khalsa to Speak at American Meditation Institute’s 10th Annual CME Conference for Relieving Physician Burnout with Yoga Science as Mind/Body Medicine

AVERILL PARK, NY – April 17, 2018

Noted researcher on mind/body medicine and yoga therapy, Sat Bir Singh Khalsa PhD, will join the faculty of The American Meditation Institute (AMI) for a 32-credit hour mind/body medicine CME conference for physicians and other health care professionals, October 23-27, 2018 at the Cranwell Resort and Spa in Lenox, Massachusetts. Entitled “The Heart and Science of Yoga,” this 10th annual comprehensive training, accredited through the American Medical Association and Albany Medical College Office of Continuing Medical Education, is designed to help identify, prevent and relieve physician stress and burnout.

Now in its tenth […]

2018-08-17T09:33:31-04:00April 17th, 2018|Burnout Resources, Press Release|

AMI MEDITATION Techniques Can Relieve and Prevent Physician Burnout

AVERILL PARK, NY – April 3, 2018

According to The American Meditation Institute founder Leonard Perlmutter, AMI MEDITATION techniques that can relieve and prevent physician burnout, will be taught at the 10th annual mind/body medicine CME conference October 23-27, 2018 at the Cranwell Resort and Spa in Lenox, Massachusetts. Entitled “The Heart and Science of Yoga,” this 10th annual comprehensive training in Yoga Science is designed to help identify, prevent and relieve stress and burnout currently being experienced by physicians and other healthcare professionals.

In 2009, in support of the American Meditation Institute’s continuing medical education accreditation for physicians (through the […]

2018-09-04T13:46:10-04:00April 2nd, 2018|Press Release, Relieve Burnout Symptoms|

Stemming the Physician Burnout Tide by Helping Medical Students

The American Meditation Institute offers yoga and meditation instruction in Albany NY. Accredited Nursing CME & Physician CME Courses. Meditation and Yoga Retreats in Albany NY area.The American Meditation Institute offers yoga and meditation instruction in Albany NY. Accredited Nursing CME & Physician CME Courses. Meditation and Yoga Retreats in Albany NY area.

2018-06-29T16:04:50-04:00March 29th, 2018|Burnout in the News, News in Brief|

Susan Lord MD: Physician Burnout Can Be Relieved And Prevented By Integrating Food and Nutrition Practices

Holistic physician Susan Lord MD will join the faculty of The American Meditation Institute (AMI) for a 32-credit hour mind/body medicine CME conference for physicians and other health care professionals, October 23-27, 2018 at the Cranwell Resort and Spa in Lenox, Massachusetts. Entitled “The Heart and Science of Yoga,” this 10th annual comprehensive training, accredited through the American Medical Association and Albany Medical College Office of Continuing Medical Education, is designed to help identify, prevent and relieve physician stress and burnout.

At the upcoming conference, Dr. Lord will present two CME lectures entitled “East Meets West” and “Food as […]

2024-03-07T14:54:10-05:00March 20th, 2018|Press Release|

Calculating Burnout

What is the cost of physician burnout? Now hospitals and practices can take a hard look at the financial impact by using an online physician burnout calculator created by the American Medical Association (AMA).

Data shows that it costs between $500,000 and $1 million to replace an existing physician. According to Christine Sinsky, MD, FACP, vice president of professional satisfaction at the American Medical Association (AMA) and practicing general internist, “This is a conservative figure. It doesn’t include many, many other sources of financial costs to burnout.”

In addition to quitting their jobs, physicians may respond to burnout by cutting back to […]

2018-08-17T09:33:24-04:00March 13th, 2018|Burnout Resources|

Mobilize Your Mind to Build Resilience and Alleviate Trauma/PTSD Related to Physician Burnout

Jesse Ritvo MD joins the faculty of The American Meditation Institute (AMI) for its 10th annual mind/body medicine CME conference October 23-27, 2018 at the Cranwell Resort and Spa in Lenox, Massachusetts. Entitled The Heart and Science of Yoga this 10th annual (32 CME comprehensive training) accredited through the American Medical Association and Albany Medical College Office of Continuing Medical Education, is designed to help identify, prevent and relieve physician stress and burnout.

Reprising his lecture on “Alleviating Trauma, PTSD and Building Resilience,” Dr. Ritvo, a conference favorite, explains that, “The AMI conference provides a comfortable, collaborative peer environment […]

2018-09-04T13:58:42-04:00March 6th, 2018|Press Release|

Yoga Science Conference for Physician Burnout

The American Meditation Institute’s (AMI) ninth annual continuing medical education conference to relieve and prevent physician burnout was held October 24-28, 2017 at the Cranwell Resort and Spa in Lenox, Massachusetts. Entitled “The Heart and Science of Yoga,” this comprehensive training in Yoga Science as holistic mind/body medicine training was accredited through the Albany Medical College and the American Medical Association.

A recent American Medical Association and Mayo Clinic study found that compared with the general U.S. population, physicians worked a median of 10 hours more per week, displayed higher rates of emotional […]

2018-08-17T09:33:17-04:00March 1st, 2018|Burnout Resources|
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