Plantrician Education Series – Whole Health Transformation: Integrating Nutrition, Lifestyle, Communication and Connection Medicine
Effective, high-quality communication between patients and their provider is at the heart and is the art of medicine. Research has shown that effective communication improves treatment adherence, diagnostic accuracy, builds trust that cultivates proactive relationships, reduces delays in diagnosis and treatment and adds psychological benefits for providers and patients.
Research on doctor-patient communication has demonstrated that patients desire better communication from their healthcare providers and often feel disconnected from their own healthcare decisions. Also, providers frequently overestimate their communication skills with one study revealing that 75% of physicians thought they communicated effectively but only 21% of the patients were satisfied.
What is “effective, high-quality communication” and what can providers do today to improve their connection with patients? Join NYT best-selling authors Drs. Matthew Lederman and Alona Pulde, with Plantrician Project co-founder and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Scott Stoll as they share the essential building blocks of meaningful connection and communication utilizing nonviolent communication practices. In this Plantrician Education Series, learn how to build trust, identify patient needs, find empathy, and better connect with your patients, friends and families.
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Founded by Drs. Matthew Lederman and Alona Pulde, WeHeal is a virtual healthcare model built on their book’s (Wellness To Wonderful) nine fundamental pillars of health: self, nutrition, activity, play, sleep, family & friends, work, spirituality, and the natural world. As evidence of the model’s efficacy, the Florida-based physicians point to results showing reversal of chronic illnesses like type 2 diabetes and heart disease, weight loss, and increased overall well-being.
The WeHeal platform is staffed by physicians and educators trained in nutrition, compassionate communication, and a number of complementary modalities, including Western & Eastern Medicine, Nutrition & Lifestyle Medicine, Mind-Body Medicine, Polyvagal Theory, Trauma-Informed Care, and Somatic Awareness & Pain Reprocessing. WeHeal offers virtual one-on-one physician consultations and health and wellness mentoring alongside cohort classes, sessions, and support groups. https://weheal.health/
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Scott Stoll, MD
Chief Medical Officer & Board Chairman, The Plantrician Project
Dr. Scott Stoll is recognized as an international leader in lifestyle medicine and whole food plant-based nutrition. He is the co-founder of the Plantrician Project, the International Plant-Based Nutrition Healthcare Conference, the International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention, and the Regenerative Health Institute, a unique collaborative project with the Rodale Institute that integrates a regenerative vision of human health, agriculture, and the environment. He served as the chairman of the department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Coordinated Health for 16 years, a team physician for Lehigh University and the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Team and was a member of the Whole Foods scientific and medical advisory board. Dr. Stoll is the Chairman of the board for The Plantrician Project.
Alona Pulde, MD and Matthew Lederman, MD - WeHeal
Touted as doctors of the future by Dean Ornish, MD and with their work supported by many experts including Sanjay Gupta, MD, Dr Alona Pulde and Dr. Matthew Lederman combined conventional Western medicine, Chinese medicine, Lifestyle medicine, Nonviolent Communication, Polyvagal Theory, and Trauma-Informed, Somatic Principles & Pain Reprocessing to create their groundbreaking health paradigm. They have been successful corporate leaders, starred in the life-changing documentary Forks over Knives, lectured for eCornell, served as adjunct medical school professors and corporate medical advisors, and are NY Times bestselling authors.
Together they have co-authored six books, including The New York Times Bestseller Forks Over Knives Plan, Forks Over Knives Family, and Keep It Simple, Keep It Whole. They co-authored The Whole Foods Diet and The Whole Foods Cookbook with John Mackey, co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market. Most recently they co-authored, “Wellness to Wonderful,” interweaving medical science, psychology, spirituality, and life wisdom to help people achieve lasting health, vibrancy, peace, and joy. They consult for companies such as Whole Foods Market and serve on advisory boards for various organizations.
Alona Pulde, MD is a board-certified practitioner of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine & Family Medicine Physician. She is particularly passionate about supporting clients with nutrition and women’s health.
Dr. Matthew Lederman is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician & CNVC Certified Trainer of Nonviolent Communication. He is particularly passionate about integrating mind-body health treatment and providing second medical opinions for patients with persistent chronic disease.
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