Lee Lipsenthal, MD

Lee Lipsenthal, MD, is the Founder & CEO of Finding Balance in a Medical Life. Dr. Lipsenthal has created and delivered programs for practicing physicians, medical students, and resident in practice, community settings, hospitals, and medicals. He is also the Medical Advisor for HeartMath, LLC, a company that delivers training and consulting services to large organizations. These programs focus on finding value in the workplace, managing emotions, and enhancing productivity. He is a member of the Physician Wellness Committee of the AMA and a Consultant. He has been the Medical Director for Lifestyle Advantage, The Preventive Medicine Research Institute, the Benjamin Franklin Clinic, Medical College of Pennsylvania, as well as a Research Associate for the NIH and Howard University College of Medicine. He has received numerous awards in the academic and medical field and holds many editorial board positions and is published in many medical publications throughout the world.

Presentation by Lee Lipsenthal

Wednesday Pre-Conference Institute:

W1 Skills for Engaging the Spiritual Dimension in Psychotherapy and Healthcare Settings (CE units available)

For most people, spirituality is a fundamental part of the human experience. However, few psychotherapy or healthcare programs include advanced training in how to integrate the spiritual domain into their work. This workshop focuses on concepts, attitudes, and skills that together make up spiritual competencies: taking a spiritual history, understanding the role of spiritual practices in health and wellbeing, differentiating spiritual issues from physical and psychological symptoms, and working with spiritual or religious problems. In this workshop you will learn what these competencies are, how you can apply them in your setting, and specific ways to appropriately engage the spiritual dimension in your work.