The , published by 缅北强奸's Programs in Whole Person Care, aims to serve as a scholarly forum for how we approach health care, with an emphasis on the existential/spiritual aspects of health research and practice. The journal is interested in scholarly work that addresses the intersection between personhood, health and suffering as well as approaches that facilitate congruence between patients, practitioners and their environments.
This Journal showcases the efforts of healthcare professionals and their patients, researchers and others from around the world working to treat the person holistically with dignity and compassion. It also encompasses the whole person of the practitioner based on the postulate that well professionals foster well-being in those they serve. This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Please feel free to go to the site and browse articles of interest. All articles are freely available without subscription or price barriers.
Call for聽submissions -聽Special Issue on聽Wisdom
Exploring Wisdom in Healthcare
Wisdom is an essential, yet elusive, aspect of healthcare.聽Knowledge and skills聽鈥撀爌illars聽of our professional world 鈥撀燾an鈥檛聽guarantee its presence.聽Experience and careful thinking聽are essential components, but聽wisdom聽is more than a cognitive process. It is also born from our state of being 鈥� a delicate balance of engagement in the present moment聽with聽mindfulness of the past and future.聽Finding and聽sustaining聽this聽balanced perspective聽can be a daily challenge,聽especially in systems that sometimes seem designed to disrupt it.聽And, yet, despite these obstacles, many of us find meaningful ways to聽cultivate wisdom聽within ourselves and others.聽
We want to hear聽your perspective on聽Wisdom in Healthcare
This special issue of the journal focuses on first-person narratives that explore the theme of wisdom in healthcare. We invite submissions聽that explore how wisdom may have influenced聽any aspect of your work in healthcare. For instance, how聽has wisdom influenced decision making in charting the聽trajectory聽of your professional career, or聽influenced your experiences with聽patient care, ethical conflicts,聽and/or inter-personal challenges.聽We welcome submissions from clinicians and researchers across professional settings and career stage. Please submit a brief paper (up to 3000 words) on the theme of wisdom in healthcare.
缅北强奸 Programs in Whole Person Care Trainee Writing Award
Current trainees in either a health professional clinical program or health-related research program are invited to submit a brief essay (up to 3000-words)聽focused on the theme of wisdom in healthcare. The winning essay will be published in the next issue of the journal.
Submission Guidelines聽
- Submissions can be made through the聽Commentary聽stream of the Journal鈥檚 online portal:聽
- Please email the Managing Editor (angelica.todireanu [at] mcgill.ca) regarding any questions.
- Submission deadline: November 29th, 2024
