Helping doctors cultivate compassion | Tony Fernando [FROM THE YOUTUBE VAULT]

[This episode with Tony Fernando (28 August 2024) from the YouTube vault is released to compliment the episode with Stephen Trzeciak released last Sunday (25 August 2024). Tony's original YouTube episodes (released in two parts, 18 and 25 July 2021) can be found here: Part 1 and Part 2.]"As long as the sky exists, as long as there are sentient beings, may I remain to help and relieve them of their suffering." "Teams know what are the blocks to compassion, what prevents them from being compassionate, and what are the things that they do that can actually enhance it."Dr Tony Fernando is a psychiatrist and researcher in Auckland, New Zealand. He obtained his medical degree from the University of the Philippines and his internship at St Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital (Columbia University) in New York. Tony’s research interests are in sleep medicine and medical compassion. He plays the cello, is a cheap-eats foodie and despite his fear of the water, has swum across the Auckland Harbour and competes in ocean races and triathlons. In January of 2017, he received temporary ordination as a Buddhist monk in Chanmyay Myaing monastery in Myanmar. He completed his PhD at the University of Auckland, studying barriers to compassion in medicine. More recently, he started a weekly mindfulness and emotional balance programme for inmates at Mt Eden Correctional Facility in Auckland. LINKS:Beyond Compassion Fatigue: The Transactional Model of Physician Compassion. Barriers to Medical Compassion as a Function of Experience and Specialization: Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Surgery, and General Practice. How Do Health Professionals Maintain Compassion Over Time? Insights From a Study of Compassion in Health. Self-compassion as a Stress Moderator: A Cross-sectional Study of 1700 Doctors, Nurses, and Medical Students. If you would like to learn more about compassion focused therapy, you can find Dr Stan Steindl's book The Gifts of Compassion here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Gifts-Compassion-understand-overcome-suffering/dp/1925644480Say hi on social:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drstansteindlTwitter: https://twitter.com/StanSteindlInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_stan_steindl/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stan-steindl-150a5264/Website: https://www.stansteindl.com/