145: The Mindful Physician: Michael S. Krasner, MD, FACP

<p><em>The CE experience for this </em><em>Podcast</em><em> is powered by CMEfy - click here to reflect and earn credits: </em><a href= "https://earnc.me/gCRWQ6">https://earnc.me/gCRWQ6</a></p> <p>Michael (Mick) Krasner (he/him), MD, FACP is a Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the<br /> University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Dr. Krasner has been teaching <br /> Mindfulness-Based programs to patients, medical students, and health professionals for more<br /> than 23 years, involving over 4000 participants and more than 2000 health professionals, and <br /> continues to facilitate Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for employees and dependents of <br /> the University of Rochester. He was the project director of Mindful Communication: Bringing<br /> Intention, Attention, and Reflection to Clinical Practice, sponsored by the New York Chapter of <br /> the American College of Physicians, funded by the Physicians Foundation for Health Systems<br /> Excellence, with results reported in JAMA in September 2009. This program led to the <br /> establishment of Mindful Practice Programs at the University of Rochester which he codirects, offering continuing educational programs to health professionals and educators locally <br /> and internationally for the past 13 years, and incudes a multi-year teacher training program for <br /> future facilitators of Mindful Practice. He has been engaged in a variety of research projects<br /> including the investigations of the effects of mindfulness practices on the immune system in <br /> the elderly, on chronic psoriasis, and on caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients.<br /> <br /></p> <p><img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/187244/d2d-logo_V1_blue_CodeBold.png" alt="" width="432" height="117" /></p> <p>Today's Episode is brought to you by <a href= "https://join.doc2doclending.com/landing/mdcoaches" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Doc2Doc Lending</strong></a>. Doc2Doc provides Match Day loans of up to $25,000 to fourth-year medical students and current residents.