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In How Healing Works, practicing family physician, integrative health and whole person care expert, researcher, and author, Dr. Wayne Jonas, will connect with experts and innovators in the field of whole person care to educate, encourage and inspire other clinicians on a better approach to healing by improving their patients’ quality of life. Listen in to learn more about topics like whole health, spirituality, placebo effect, integrative therapies for cancer care, chronic disease, and pain management, and how we can change the health care system with evidence-based practices.


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Disclaimer: All information and stories stated are for information purposes only. The information is not specific medical advice for any individual. The content provided on this podcast, on Dr. Jonas’ social media channels and in his videos should not substitute medical advice from a health professional.

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Send us a textDr. Namita Seth Mohta serves as an advisor to ianacare and is Executive Editor at NEJM Catalyst.SummaryOur guest, Dr. Namita Seth Mohta, discusses the Serious Illness Care Program at Ariadne Labs, which aims to ensure that all individuals affected by serious illness feel known and cared for on their own terms. The program utilizes the Serious Illness Conversation Guide, a set of structured questions that help clinicians elicit patients' goals, values, and priorities. The program...
Send us a textSummaryIn this episode, Dr. Channing Paller and Dr. Alyssa McManamon discuss shared decision-making in oncology and its relationship to whole person cancer care. She shares her journey to becoming an oncologist and her passion for studying natural compounds and whole person care. Dr. Paller emphasizes the importance of incorporating the patient's values and preferences into the treatment decision-making process. She provides examples of shared decision-making in different scenar...
Send us a textSummaryDr. Jeff Geller discusses the use of group medical visits as a treatment for loneliness and a way to provide healthcare in underserved areas. He shares his journey of starting group visits and the various types of groups he has facilitated. Dr. Geller emphasizes the importance of listening to patients and connecting their health to what matters to them. He also highlights the benefits of group visits, such as reducing loneliness, providing support, and improving outcomes....
Send us a textSummaryJasmine Souers, founder and CEO of the Missing Pink Breast Cancer Alliance, discusses the need for collaboration and innovation in cancer care, particularly for minority communities. She emphasizes the importance of engaging patients as integral members of the care team and addressing the unique challenges they face. Souers highlights the lack of representation of minorities in clinical trials and the impact it has on access to the best treatment and care. She also emphas...
Send us a textSummaryThis conversation explores the concept of doing more or less in cancer treatment and the importance of evidence-based medicine and guidelines. We discuss the need for physicians to keep up with current science. The Choosing Wisely campaign is introduced as a way to de-implement low-value practices. The conversation also highlights the trend of doing less in oncology and the importance of person-centered care. It explores the concepts of precision oncology and personalized...
Send us a textSummaryIn this episode, Dr. Wayne Jonas and Dr. Alyssa McManamon discuss when and how to deliver whole person cancer care. They highlight the importance of integrating whole person care into different phases of the cancer journey, including diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and end-of-life care. The conversation emphasizes the need for early engagement and communication with patients, as well as the impact of whole person care on patient outcomes and quality of life. The episo...
Send us a textSummaryThis conversation explores the topic of cannabis and cancer, focusing on its potential benefits and risks in managing cancer treatment side effects and improving patient quality of life. The guest, Greg Garber, is the director of Oncology Support Services at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center and part of a program that educates patients on the therapeutic claims of cannabis. TakeawaysCannabis has shifted from being perceived as a gateway drug to being recognized for it...
Send us a textSummaryIn this episode, Dr. Alyssa McManamon and Dr. Wayne Jonas discuss the results of a yearly IQVIA survey on attitudes and access to integrative approaches for whole person cancer care. The survey shows an increase in positive patient attitudes and usage of integrative oncology. However, there is still a gap between what patients want and what health systems offer. Patients are using complementary therapies to improve their survival odds and manage side effects. The survey a...
Send us a textSummaryIn this episode, Dr. Alyssa McManamon and Dr. Wayne Jonas discuss the concept of whole person care in oncology. They explore how whole person care encompasses lifestyle, behavior, and wellness practices that can complement conventional cancer treatment. The conversation highlights the importance of addressing the physical, mental, spiritual, and social aspects of a patient's life to improve overall well being. The HOPE Note Toolkit, which includes the Personal Health Inve...
Send us a textSummaryWelcome to Season 2 of How Healing Works focused on healing and cancer. We are so excited to introduce you to Dr. Alyssa McManamon, who will co-host this season with Dr. Wayne Jonas. For the past year, Dr. McManamon and Dr. Jonas have worked together to write their latest book, "Healing and Cancer," as a way to share their experience and knowledge of how to deliver whole person cancer care. In season 1 you got to know Dr. Jonas as family physician, researcher and author w...
Send us a textIn this podcast, Dr. Wayne Jonas and Dr. Alyssa McManamon discuss whole person care in the context of cancer. They introduce themselves and their backgrounds, highlighting their experience in oncology and primary care. They emphasize the importance of understanding what truly matters to the patient in order to improve health outcomes. The hosts also mention their collaboration on a book called "Healing and Cancer," which focuses on whole person care in cancer treatment. The podc...
Send us a textThanks to all my listeners for joining me for the first season of How Healing Works. It's been my pleasure to connect with others on how they deliver whole person care in their setting. Join me for Season 2 as I invite Dr. Alyssa McManamon as my co-host. The focus will be on whole person CANCER care. Be well!Check out the book: "Healing and Cancer: A Guide to Whole Person Care"Visit https://www.healingandcancerbook.com/ for more information.Connect:Twitter: @DrWayneJonasFa...
Send us a textIn this episode, I sit down with Dr. Audrey Stillerman as we explore a difficult topic that everyone has experienced in some shape or form: trauma. In every episode we discuss whole person care, but today we discuss a more specific type of whole person care called trauma-informed care (TIC). Audrey shares how clinicians can care for their patients understanding that many patients have faced past trauma although they may or may not display behaviors or conditions related to traum...
Send us a textIn this episode, I welcome Dr. Jill Jin to discuss clinician wellbeing from the perspective of the American Medical Association (AMA). In our conversation, she reinforces that everyone in the care team needs to be working to the highest level of their license, unnecessary work should be eliminated, and necessary work is shared across the team to improve the culture in each practice. Dr. Jin has worked with the AMA in combating physician burnout, particularly in developing the co...
Send us a textIn this episode, I am joined by Dr. Cortney Crespo who shares an important message and mindset change around the topic of weight, specifically weight inclusive care, a term new to me. Dr. Crespo is a family medicine physician in Massachusetts, MA completing her Integrative Medicine Educator Fellowship at Tufts University Family Medicine Residency, a novel fellowship designed to foster leadership, teaching, and research in Integrative Medicine. Her goal is to provide and teach co...
Send us a textIn this episode, I sit down with Dr. Richard T. Lee, who was an instrumental member of the committee to analyze and review the health literature related to integrative approaches to manage pain in patients with cancer. The Society of Integrative Oncology (SIO) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) published the guidelines developed by the committee. The guidelines recommend and rate the level of evidence for specific integrative approaches, like acupuncture, acupr...
Send us a textIn this episode, Dr. Lauri Medina joins the program to discuss her path to integrative health and whole person care as a surgeon in rural Colorado. She always knew there was more to health. As one of the instructors of our new CME Course: Introducing Whole Person Care Into Your Practice, she strongly urges all clinicians and clinical teams to explore the course. She shares how she incorporates the HOPE note and the Personal Health Inventory into her practice using it not only wi...
Send us a textIn this episode, I had the extreme pleasure to sit down and speak with Dr. Gladys McGarey, who has just published her latest book, “The Well-Live Life, A 102-Year-Old Doctor's Six Secrets to Health and Happiness at Every Age.” How often can you say you had the chance to speak with a centenarian, especially one as accomplished as Dr. Gladys? She is known as the “mother of holistic medicine.” During our conversation, she shares stories about growing up in India learning from her p...
Send us a textIn this episode, I’m joined by the effervescent Jasmine Souers. She is the CEO and founder of The Missing Pink Breast Cancer Alliance (https://themissingpink.org ). The Missing Pink’s mission is to connect change agents in the pursuit of health equity for communities of color affected by breast cancer.Jasmine has first-hand experience with breast cancer. She received her diagnosis at the young age of 26, and from that day forward has made it her mission to advocate for ALL peopl...
Send us a textWelcome to our inaugural episode of How Healing Works! I'm happy you're here. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Kavitha Reddy, the Associate Director of Employee Whole Health in the VHA Office of Patient-Centered Care and Cultural Transformation (OPCC & CT). Dr. Reddy has a wealth of knowledge to share in the area of whole person care. This is why I asked her to be our first guest. We discuss the Veterans Affairs’ perspective on whole person care through a program called ...
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