215905 What's Spirituality Got to Do With It?

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 : 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Bruce Nelson, MA , Community Services, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale, CA
Dennis DeLeon, MD , Administration, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale, CA
Doug Nies, PhD , Department of Psychiatry, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale, CA
Jack Yu, MD , Family Practice Residency Program, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale, CA
Sally Fontamillas Shaw, DrPH , Community Services, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale, CA
Jeff Eller , Administration, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale, CA
Wayne Judd , Administration, Adventist Health, Glendale, CA
Steve Kamajian, MD , Administration, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale, CA
Harold Koenig, MD , School of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Research shows that aspects of religion and spirituality may substantially contribute to better health, a longer lifespan, faster recoveries from illness, and lower utilization of medications during or following major medical interventions. However, only 5% of physicians feel that they are trained or able to effectively respond to patients with spiritual concerns regarding their health, according to a CNN survey. This video empowers physicians to address patients' health-related spiritual issues, as well as models the appropriate skills needed to integrate spiritual care into their practice of medicine. As a result, patients and their family members may be able to better integrate the benefits of spirituality into their recovery and disease management, as well as their overall health.

Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Administration, management, leadership
Other professions or practice related to public health
Provision of health care to the public

Learning Objectives:
1) Describe the role of spirituality in coping with stress. 2) Identify the need for spiritual care as a important component of whole person patient care. 3) Define spiritual care tools and techniques.

Keywords: Health Care, Religion

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I was involved as the Production Coordinator for the film and I oversee the project implementation and evaluation.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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